Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-22
MASONIC CELEBRATION
HATH Aan1vrnsARk sor Porto
MAC LODGE, NO. s.
Banquet Given at Masonic Temple
The roasts and 4 81 Who Re-
sponded-TH CHESTS.

Potomac Lodge, No. 5lF3A. A NJ. cele-
brated the one hundredsand fourteenth an
niversary of it's institution last night The
feature of the celebration was banquet
given by the lodge at. Masonic Temple This
banquet was attended by the members OF
the lodge in large numbers and also by
their families and friends. many ladies be-
ing present. At the banquet Rev. Stanley
'Billheimer, past master of Potomac Lodge,
offered an invocation. Worshipful Master
W. C. Stump next introduced J. Holdsworth
Gordon as POSTMASTER. The latter gentle
man kept things moving briskly through
the evening.
The following was the program of toasts:
1.-The President of the United States" Judge
John A. Lacy; Grand Lodge of the Dis
trict of Columbia Grand Master George
H. Walker; Our Ladies' ex-Representa-
tive w. E. Andrews; Our Fraternity" ex-
Representative William u. Bynum. All the
speeches were very entertaining and were
well receivd by the members and visitors
The committee on arrangements in charge
of the celebration was composed of Charles
I. Lindsey, Lem Towers, b. B. Hunt. ]. G.
Huddleston, II. G. Mclean, Isaac Birch
Charles H. Williams, James S. Raeburn and
George A. Leissler. The officers of the
lodge, who aided in perfecting the details
OF the banquet, were, in addition to the
Worshipful master, B. B Hunt Charles T.
williams Lem Towers, R. S. Clifton Chas
j. Gilliss, /. B. Mouiton, George w. Allen
and Rev. William Tayloe Snyder
1t was announced last night that the
lodge Will send it's famous gavel once used
by George Washington, to St. Louis to be
used in opening the Louisiana purchase ex-
position. 1t will go in charge of commit
tee of members of Potomac Lodge. incIud-
b. B. Hunt and John A. Lacy.
Tho G11oSAo pra~onf
Among those present at Potomacs ban
quet were the following: Mr.. and Mrs. ].
F. Darcy. DR.. s. E. Watkins, Miss Mary
Campbell. George A. Brown. Miss Florence
Brown, Mrs. M D. Dickey, Ernest S.
Brown. Miss Irene Williams, H G. Mclean
Mrs. w. T. Powell Mrs. r. Powell Rich
ard Powell. Mrs c. w. Cornwel. Mr.. and
Mrs. II. 0. Howenstein Mr.. and Mrs J. A,
Oherer. F. N. Somervilie. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
w: Hudson. Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Gibson,
George J. F'ritch. Mr. and Mrs Samuel
Artz. Miss Jennie Artz. Mr. and Mrs. n.
clyde Grimes, James Simpson, Miss Nav
Simpson Mrs. George w. Allen, A. Nichol-
son. Mrs. Mamie H. PRICE, Mr.. ana Mrs.
Stump. l. Holdsworth Gordon, Mrs Richey.
Mrs. W. E. Andrews. Chaplain Pierce,
Grand Marshal F. J. .Woodman, w. l..
Gritty; B W; Murch, lanes s. Raeburn.
Richardson. Mrs B. B. Hunt, Rev. Stanley
Billheimer, Miss Eff1e Richardson, J. Ed.
Billhe1mer, Mr. and Mrs. r. L. Middleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Ashby, Mr.. and
Mrs. Irwin B. Moulton, Fl. B. MouIton.
o. F. Fischer. Miss Augusta H. Raah, A.
M. Woltz, Miss Marthai M. Knoll, w,
clyde Hunt, Miss Margaret Bell, Harry E.
Davis; Mrs. w: Kaletsehe, A. M. Fishel.
mrs -. II. l.. Myers, Mrs. E. B. Wise, L.
G. McNeal, r. M. MuiletH Ja1nes T. Greaves,
Benjamin Harper, w. S. Waddy, Robert
Council. S. r. Dishmar, H H. Brewer Mrs.
Charles T, Lindsey. Lieutenant A. T. Cliff
ton. r. c. Althouse. H.-W.-Barrett, W. H.
SwartZell, Mrs. c. H William, c. W. AL
len, Miss Sallie Artz; Ct WeCornweu w.
less. Mr. and Mrs. r. rAs q Handy, Miss
Louise Cunningham, r. r. Young, Mrs. W.
A. Cunningham, J. w. Akers, Isaac Birch,
8. M Dixon, w. K. Reeve, A. 8. McCay
M. w. Waters, p. A.-Ratife, NJ p Vim
cent, r. r. WOOL. Mrs. V. A Grigg, Frank
B. Curtis, r. s. Clifton. w. F. Tostet Mr.
and Mrs. N. B. Fielde. Mr. and Mrs. e. c.
Walters, Miss Lenora Wright. Mrs. e. B.
Gregory, Mr.. and Mrs A: J. Schippert, w.
Scwartzel, H. A Williams, Mrs. Nellie
Stowe. George T. Hilton, Mr.. and Mrs. a.
H. Johnson, Mrs, NJ. A. Hunt. Mrs. l.
Birch. E. II. L. Myers, r. F. Rooster, Miss
Rooster, A. NJ. Fishel, Miss Ida Levy. Mrs.
H. Bowling, DR.. Thomas Dowling John A.
M Wolff, C. J. Fischer. Mrs. &C. M
Fischer. Mrs. Ryon, Mrs. j. S. Roeburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Fischer Mrs. H. B.
Moulton. Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Hunt, Ben
jamin B. Hunt. Charles H. Williams. Lem
Towers, jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Bynum
w. E. Andrews, Miss Lavina Egan of
Louisiana, L. r. CHM and Mrs F. Came
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