Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-23

had since its institution. four years ago
last February. Mr.. Comm b a native OF
Creskyvflfe,y Pa. having been born there
April 16, 1894. He has Travelled extensively
In many parts of the country. and has long
been actively engaged in the hotel and res
| taurant business. His first Identification
with secret fraternal organizations was In
San Diego. Cal. He united with Red star
| Lodge. knights Of Pythias. in that city
some fifteen years ago. Some years since
he transferred his membership to SUI
perfor Lodge. No. q. Of this city. and Is
| recognized as one Of the most active ana
energetic members of that enterprising
| lodge. During the late Pythian fair MT.
| Coffin was vice chairman OF the special fair
| committee of the lodge (Thomas F. Walsh
being chairman), and made a popular and
| efficient officer. To him was largely due
| the success which attended Superior
| Lodges booth and smoker at the fair. Mr..
| Coffin Is the present master-at-arms OF SUI
perfor Lodge. He has also taken an active
| interest in Free Masonry. He Is a mem
Der Of New Jerusalem Lodge. No. 0, F. A.
| A M. and companion Of Mount Horeb
| Royal Arch Chapter. and has been an &C
| tive officer in each of those bodies. He Is
| a frater of Columbia Commandery, No. z,
| X. T.. a thirty-secoad degree member OF
| the Scottish Rite Lodge Of Perfection Coun-
| Gil, and consistory and a noble of Almas
| Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He is also a
| member of Martha Chapter, Order of the
| Eastern Star. and king Of Washington
| Shrine. No. 1. White Shrine of Jerusalem.
He is recognized as an energetic and eff
| fcient executive. and is popular in all the
| several organizations of which he Is
| member.
At the last meeting of Martha Chapter.
No. 4. 0. E. S., action was taken as to the
| suspension or disciplining of those mem
| bers of the chapter who have identified
| themselves with the White Shrine of Jeru-
| salem. The question at issue was one of
jurisdiction and in respect affected the
| members personally as to character, etc
| No action adverse to the members who
| have affiliated with the White Shrine was
decided upon.
The Pythian fair committee of Decatur
! Lodge, No. 8. gave a dance last Tuesday
/ night in honor of the ladies who assisted
! Decatur Lodges booth at the late fair. The
| ladies present were Mrs. F. E. Weber.
[ chairman: Mrs. II. A. Laveson, assistant
| chairman: Mrs. Alice Harrington, Mrs
| Blanche Worth. Mrs. McElhannon. Mrs.
| Perkins. Mrs Hannah. Mrs. Ed Morecock
| Mrs. Jacob Faye. Miss Nellie Hayes. Mrs
G. Albert Freer Mrs. Stucket. Miss Elsie
! Worth. Miss Ella Carstens. Miss Minnie
Carstens. Miss Martha Metzler. Mrs. Stella
| Tolson. Miss Josie Killigan. Miss Tessie
| Williams Mrs. Sill Mrs. David Pollock.
Mrs. OFT, all of the ladies' committee. There
| were about one hundred other ladies and
| gentlemen present and all had fine time.
|
| the occasion. Decatur Lodge thoroughly
| appreciates what the ladies did for them
during the fair. Refreshments were served
| during the evening. The committee in
| charge was composed of Wells II. Harrell
| chairman: Henry Larisson and G. Albert
| F'reer.
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine has
| completed arrangements for the annual ex-
| cursion down the river. This year 1t will
be to Marshall Hall, and the date is fixed
at June 16 The excursion is given in &C
| cordance with the yearly custom of Almas
| Temple for the purpose Of raising funds
| toward the usual Christmas charity offer
| Ing, and for such other pressing cases of
| need as may come to the knowledge of
! officials and mobiles of Almas Temple with
| in our order. Calls upon the charity fund
have been quite heavy of late and the spe-
| cial fund is all expended. Potentate Will
| liam F. GUIDE has named the following COM
mittees to have charge of the excursion:
Entertainment committee Samuel w.
| StinemetZ, chairman; Frank X. Raymond.
vice chairman Fred Albrecht j. F. Blair
| Flond D. Brooks c. H. Beatty, Fred w.
| Behrens, Walter A. Brown, H. Clay Brown
| ing, Harry B. Cramer. H. c. Espey. Geo.
| w. Evans, ]. D. Frazee. Jesse F. Grant,
Edward B. Hay. S. Porter House. Samuel
| Hart, VIM s. Knox, Ralph w. Lee, E. S.
NARROW, Thos. P. Morgan. Thos. H. Mckee.
| VIM. F. Roberts,J. Henry Small. jr.. Miles
R. Speare. Chas. E. Wood. Thos. B. Walker,
| Edward w. Zea.
| Ticket committee-HarriSon Dingman,
| chairman; Harry Standiford vice chair
man; VIM. J. Acker, H. o. Bailey, Harry
| E. Chaflin. VIM. E. Dennison, John A. Ell
| linger, VIM. H. Ernest, S. Frank Field Roe
Fulkerson, Louis Goldsmith. VIM. NJ. Ged-
| des S. Fred Holm, Samuel B. Hege, Frank
| H. Hosford, A. c. Jenkins, VIM. H. Jer-
| name. Harry A. Johnson, Carter B. Keene,
Andrew w. Kelley. Walter H. Hopper,
| John A. Lacy, Jesse B. X. Lee, VIM. E.
Luckett Edward NJ. Mix. Geo. L. Mertz,
Thos. r. Marshall, Frank o. McNew, B. F.
McCaully, John H. Olcott. w. s. Olive.
| Oscar J. Ricketts,, E. G. Schafer. Alex.
| Scott, H. w. Thomas. Jas. A. Tanner. Ed
| gar Warield. jr.. G. Taylor Wade, A. G.
| White VIM. H. Yerkes, jr.
| Fireworks committee-Wm. C. Long,
| chairman; Eugene Cochran, Robert Cook
| E. H. Daniel o. B. George. Charles Jacob
| son. Sidney r. Jacobs. Jacobus s. Jones, c.
| A. Kneess, G. Vernon Knox. Edward Kolb.
c: G. M. Loeffier. Charles Long. Charles B.
Matthews. E. c. Peach. Frank A. Sebring.
| A C. Steinbreuner. George H. Spransy, Lem
Towers. Clarence Weaver.
Committee on general comfort and order
| George A. Won Dahenhausen. chairman; A
E. Burklin, vice chairman: Edward L.
| Brice, Charles S. Hyer. VIM. L. Hughes, W.
L. AShby, VIM. F. Bowen. c. II. Blumer,
| George F. Brown. Frank c. Berens. VIM L.
| B. Hardy, Walter R. Hill, F. H. Hohoff
! Charles s. Woodin, Edward E. JONES' Chas
w. King, jr.. Hubert G. Mclean, Frederick
Sillers, Oscar G. Vogt, VIM. A. Voldkman
!
| Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter. r. A
| NJ, had large attendance at the comforting
! of the Royal Arch degree last night.
| A Masonic visitor of distinction who has
| lately visited Washington Masons is Ernest
| Richard Peacock of the Grand Lodge of
| Victoria, Australia. His title in the frater-
nifty is the very worshipful president of the
| board of general purposes.
| The annual report of the Grand Com
mandery's committee on foreign corre-
| spondence literally bristles with Templar
| information. 1t was prepared by Eminent
| Sir George H. Walker (the present grand
master of Masons), and bears many evil
| dences of the painstaking and arduous
| work of that officer Among the most in
I teresting features of the report are those
| giving the comments made by the CORE
| spondents of other jurisdictions on the Dis
| trict of Columbia. The report covers one
| grand jurisdiction for 1901, thirty-six for
| 1902 and three for 1903.
The foreign correspondence committee of
| Alabama, in commenting decision of
| Past Grand Commander Gibson of this dis
| trict touching supervision for non-payment
| of dues. says: 1T seems to US that a by
| law that suspends at the end of one year
conflicts with the statutes of the Grand
| Encampment, in that 1t inf1icts a greater
| punishment at the end of one year. And
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