Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-18


inaugurating the now almost universal
Templar practices Of attending divine service
in a body at least once year. the first oc-
casion being Good Friday. 1867.
Columbia occupies a prominent place in
the Grand Commandery Of the District of
Columbia and in the Grand Encampment of
the United States. From 1895 to 1898 V. E.
Sir Frank H. Thomas was grand captain of
the guard. and is now junior grand warden
of that body.
Past Commander Walter H. Klopfer OF
Columbia COmmandery has lately received
the unusual honor of election to honorary
membership in Washington Commandery
No. l. The latter has sent Eminent Sir
klopfer handsomely engrossed certificate
of honorary membership. Mr.. Klopfer is
graduate of Georgetown University, law
yer by profession and a member of the bar
of the Supreme Court Of the District of
Columbia. He Is now a principal examiner
in the United States pension bureau. He
has shown much fidelity in and aptitude for
Templar work. His administration as com
| mander of Columbia was very successful
and his Templar zeal has continued unfiag-
ging since his retirement from that office
The following are the present officers OF
this commandery: Commander Harry F.
| captain general j. Harry Cunningham: Sc
nior warden, David H Fenton; junior war
den ia. Meyer: prelate, j. Eldridge Burns:
assistant prelate, James II: Mclnte S,a
phen M. Ryder; standard bearer. J. OC.
Roberts; sword bearer. II. W: THOMAS;
warder. Granville NJ. Hunt; third guard
Frank G. Butts; second guard. Chas r..
| Baldwin; first guard, A. ]. Brown; sentinel.
| Charles I. Shook; surgeons Charles w.
! Brown, NJ. D., Robert r. Cooke, NJ. D..
| Frank E. Gibson, NJ. D., Oscar II. Coumbe
M. D.; quartermaster. George II. Getz;
| commissary, Louis Behrens; color bearer
Frederick j. Miller: armorer, John "A. FL
linger: herald, H: Santelmann: mus
John M. Rieman; quartet. Alex Mosher,
Perry b. Turpin ]. Henry Kaiser, Chas
w. Hancock
| The Washington Shriners returned from
! the Saratoga pilgrimage are full OF praise
| for the good work done by the AlmaS dele
| cation in the Imperial Council and the f1ne
| showing made by Almas Patrol OF mounted
| Moslems escorting the imperial potentate.
| Noble Edwin 3. Hay. one OF the represent
tatives to the Imperial Council. In particu-
lar, did effective work on the floor: He
| made snsle-handed fight for the admis-
sion of Jaffa Temple of Altoona. Pa, and
succeeded, although all the temples in
| Pennsylvania, except Lu Lu of Phfladel-
phia strongly opposed the increase IN
| Quaker Shriners. On the floor he simply
captured the Imperial Council, and his win
| ming speech was interrupted by frequent
| cheers.
Noble George H. Walker, another impe-
| rial representative, made great sue
| cess chairman of the special committee
| to adjust some differences affecting juris-
! dicton which had arisen between Lu Lu
and Boumi of Baltimore. The Washington
| delegation also played a conspicuous part
| In the election OF Potentate William j:
| Cunningham Of Baltimore in the Imperial
| Council line He was nominated by George
| II. Walker and supported by Frank X.
| Raymond. and won handsomely.
| 1t will interest the Washington nobility
| to learn that the admission fee remains the
| same as before.
| The following the present represent
| atives of the various grand communicates,
Knights Templar.of the United States to the
| Grand Commandery of the District of Co
| lumbia by Jurisdictions: +. B. Hay. Alaba-
ma: Geo Gibson. Arizona: Eldred G. Davis,
| Arkansas: David G. Dixon. California; Re-
| Yin w. Darby. Colorado: Frank II. Thomas,
| Connecticut: Chas. +. Scott. Florida; Geo.
| G.. ODER. Georgia.; John f. O'Neill, Illinois:
! Chas. w. Hancock. Indiana Martin O'Con-
| nor Indian Territory: II. X. Simpson, Iowa:
| B. A. Allen. Kansas: Alex. Mckenzie. Ken
lucky; Thos p. Morgan. Louisiana: Geo. E.
| Corson. Maine: s. NJ. Yeatman. Maryland;
| f. M Marshall Minnesota: A. B. Jackson,
mississippi: NJ. NJ. Parker Missouri; J. F.
| r. Appleby. Montana: Chas. T. Caldwell,
| Nebraska; Jesse w Lee, jr.. New Hamp-
| shire: VIM. T. Galliher. New Jersey; John
| S Loud. New Mexico: Harrison Dingman.
| New York: John II. Olcott. North Carolina;
! Chas. A. Stockett. North Dakota; Martin
| r. Thorp. Ohio; John Lynch. Oregon: Jose
M. Yznaga. Pennsylvania: r. w. Hardy.
| South Dakota: p. B. Otterback, Tennessee;
| W. II. II. Cissel. Texas; VIM. f. Hunt. YER
! mont: Geo. II. Walker. Virginia: NJ. Trim
BILE. Washington: ]. II. Small. Jr., West
Virginia; w II. circuit. Wisconsin, Daniel
Johnson. Wyoming.
The District Grand COmmandery also
commissions prominent residents of other
states to represent it in the various jurs-
dictions. Senator Clarence D. Clark is the
representative in Wyoming and Governor
Winfield r. Durbin in Indiana.
All the arrangements for the national con-
vention of the Elks next week have been
completed by the committees of the order
at Baltimore Ex-Representative Charles
r. Schirm is the present exalted ruler OF
the Baltimore lodge and has shown much
activity in the work Of preparation. The
subordinate committees have all worked
diligently, and there is more hard Work
ahead for most of them The commi tees
to meet the visitors at the railroad stations
| are all appointed. and expect to put in a
lively week.
The following committee of Baltmoreans
will meet the Washington visitors at Cam
den station on their arrival: Meyer j.
Block. Harry Goldman, l.. II. Sprasne.
John G.. Roth. Louis CadWailader Samuel
Adler, Simon Strausberg. Samuel W. Deer,
John II. Carr. Max Cans, Richard Laws
Lee, A. w. Wallinghorst. Harry L. Gold
man Henry f. Boyd, II. w. Rowland,
Frank G. I.ehnert Albert II. Hook. Harry
c. Roberts, Henry w. Walker, John j.
Hanson.
Representative Frank G. Wachter is
chairman of the committee to receive visit
ors at the Union station. The following
committee of ten will receive and cntert an
Grand Lodge officers: Charles II. Knapp.
Lawrence Emerich, Joseph p. Nolan. John
=. Nixon John J. Hanson Edward Her
ford. Charles S. Watts, Henry Brehm, Au-
gust Danneberg Leon Schifr.
Speculation is rife about the probable
winners of the respective prizes for individ-
ual Elks In the parade to take place We'd
nesday morning A diminutive Elk from
New York state will have almost sure
thing of the short Elk prize. This is Ad
miral Dot, well-known Elk Of White
Plains N. Y. who stands but little over
three feet. Admiral Dot has won many
prizes owing to his small stature and will
be a feature Of the parade The Baltimore
organization has good show in the con-
tests for the award for the tallest Elk and
the heaviest Elk. as it numbers some Splen
did specimens of physical humanity One
of these is Mr.. John Policeman quarter
master sergeant of Company G, 9Th Mary
land, National Guard, who is almost four
inches over six feet. Mr. Policeman will
find opposition in herculean Elk who is
said to be on his way to Baltimore from
Manila and who will certainly get the prize
| to be given to the Elk covering the longest
distance.
Carpenters mechanics and decorators are
very active around Baltimore headquarters.