Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-22
GRAND LODGE SESSION
ORDER OF THE SHIELD OF HONOR
MEETEHERE.
Annual Reports su}HEnitted and officers
Elected for Ensuing Year
Representatives, Present.

The twenty ninth annual session of the
Grand Lodge, Shield of. Honor of Maryland
and the District of Columbia, commenced
yesterday afternoon at o'clock in Typo
graphical Temple, 425 street northwest.
Grand Master VIM. G.. watson presided
and William J. Cunningham grand secre-
tary. Fifty-one lodges were represented.
The meeting will be continued today. and
will probably conclude tonight. At the
night session Mercantile Lodge, No. g. OF
Baltimore, exemplified the work, ut the
close of which the annual banquet was
held.
The afternoon was taken up in comforting
the past masters degree on new members
and reading the reports Of the grand mas
ter, grand secretary and grand treasurer.
Grand Master Watson's report showed
the order to be in excellent condition. The
grand secretary reported that during the
year the order had maintained the numer-
ical and financial record of previous years.
The standing of the order was given in
detail as follows: The total membership IN
the jurisdiction December 81. 1902, was
5,S45; initiated during the year, 46S; REIN
stated, 10; received by card, 5.
Amount paid out in the Jurisdiction for
the year for death benefits, ST. 600; sick
benefits, $4,000; amount in hands Of SUBJ
ordinate lodges, $11O.O7332: total amount
year from all sources; including cash on
hand, SIT ,555.76.
Election Of Officers.
At the afternoon session the following
grand officers were declared elected: Grand
master, George E. Burrier; Junior grand
master Charles E. Siegmund: grand secre-
tary, VIM. J. Cunningham; grand treasur-
er, w. H. H. Sultzer; grand conductor,
John W. Buchta; grand inside guardian,
VIM. E. Morgan; grand outside guardian,
John 8. Dreamer
The grand finance committee announced
consisted of Frederick Megenhardt, r. VIM.
Arnold Harry C. Smith, Thomas E. Tolley
and Henry c. Schaffer. Representatives to
library board, John w. Meeks. Thomas Al.
vansant and w. H H. Sultzer; represen-
tatives to Supreme Lodge. VIM. c. Watson
and Robert J. McCuen; alternates, John c.
Fisher and John F. Balm.
During the last evenings session nomina
lions for grand officers. to be voted upon
next September by the past masters Of the
subordinate lodges. were announced: For
grand master, Charles E. Sigmund; junior
grand master, w. H. Kraft Milton c.
Davis, John G. Kaufman, Arthur George,
Harry B. King, w. E. Davis, H. c. Shafer,
j. w. Buckta and Adrian Hughes; grand
secretary, w. J. Cunningham, the incum
bent; grand treasurer, w. H. II. Sultzer,
the incumbent: grand chaplains, L. Snyder,
S. c. Grams, William Miles and Frank
M. Skinner; grand conductors, William
Morgan, John e. Waters, DeWight c.
Smith and John s. Creamer; inside guar
dams. J. K. Sparrow, John B. Vetra and
Charles Taylor and r. F. Lane; library
board, ]. w. Meeks, w H. H. Sultzer and
Thomas M. Van SAINT; financial committee.
r. w. Arnold, H. Bowen, II. c. Smith, VIM
A. Bennett, Frederick Megenhardt, John II.
Richardson, Louis Hoffman and ]. G. l..
Cole: representatives to the Supreme Lodge,
William c.. Watsons George 2. Burrier.
Charles H; Sinclair, Frederick Megenhardt'
Fisher, with Louis Hoffman. Charles Sim
clair and 8. c. Ford as alternates.
A resolution was unanimously adopted at
last evenings session providing for the ap-
pointment of special committee to ar
range for the permanent location of the
headquarters of the grand secretary in Bal
timore. Md. Messrs. George E. Burrier,
Charles E. Sigmund, William ]. Cunning
ham, W. H. Sultzer and Thomas Van SAINT
were chosen by the chair to perform this
task.
AS soon as the body recenyened today at
2 pm. reports of standing committees were
taken up and amendments to the constitu-
ton were being considered No action, how
ever, had been decided upon when The
Stars report for the day closed. 1t is ex-
pected that the convention will adjourn at
the conclusion of this evenings session.
Those Present.
The following officers and representatives
to the Grand Lodge were present: VIM. c.
Watson. Charles E. Siegmund, VIM ].
Cunningham. w. H. H. Sultzer, Walter H.
Kraft, John w. Buchta. James E. Dunn,
Samuel c. Ford. John w. Meeks, VIM. T.
Henry, VIM. F. Edwards, Frederick Megen-
hardt. Lewis Reitz. James H. Livingston.
r. VIM. Arnold. DR.. ]. F. Martenet. Thomas
M. Vansant, Harry C. Smith, John c.
Fisher, ]. c. L. Cole. DR.. ]. H. Junghaus.
M. A. Skinner, Hugh Waters, E. 8. Clark
VIM. A. RanOpft w r Ra10arat0n w
H. Newhall. Jas. H. Allen. F. M. Skinner,
Jas. s. Stone. John F. Balm. Charles H.
Fullwood. Joshua Busick. Robert J. Nc
Cuen. Chas. N. Parkinson. Walter l. Daw-
kins. VIM. F. Broening George E. Burrier,
Milton G. Davis, Benj F. Buck, DR.. P.
Gustav Dill. ]. August Herbst, Alex.
Cockey. Hugh G. Bowen. David B.
Schuchts. DR.. Vernon L. Norwood, George
w. Siebold. Adrian Hughes. Arthur Her.
zog. John H. Richardson. Benz. r. Lewis,
Frederick Grunewald. VIM. E. Miles. VIM.
J. Wilson. James B. Fogler. Louis w. Hoff-
man. James ]. Mcnamara VIM. r. Foster,
w. w. Hartlove. John H. Walkemeyer,
Chas. F. Boeckel. Albert C. Berg s. w. T.
Daley. Chas F. w. Hussman. VIM. G. Will
Hams. j. Edward Rice. Jas. G. Machin,
John Langkan. Theodore A. Watts, T. w.
Townsend. John S. Dreamer, Henry c.
D1shroon. John T. Bauer, Andrew George,
W. H. Boswell. 8. c. Grams, Thomas
Morse, j. n. B. Parker ]. T. Robb. Chas
G. Hankey Jacob Gottschalk, ]. T. Nc
Cune, W. s. Bennett. Charles r. Eyler, HI
ram ]. Smith. Harry B. King. John Diehl,
w. E. Davis. Walter Myers, Joseph J.
Eaton, j. M. Turner. F. A. George, Arthur
Andrews. John B. Vetra. VIM. s. Dawson,
Maurice N. Carew. VIM T. Harrington s.
A. Eason. A. II. Shannahan. John L. Har-
ris, J. III. Downing. Henry C. Pabst, Samuel
A. Jenkins. John B. Kaufman. Jos. j. Herr
isaac A. Steiner. VIM. II. Tyndall, J. E.
Johnson. Peter j. Nobel. James T. Gray,
George e. Wallis Christian Hax, T. A. Ma
lone. Wm T. Messick
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.
Odd Fellows Alsnnt In 4unveil Monu.