Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25

perial Mandolin and Guitar Club; comic
songs. George Powell; Rotations. MISS
spates; Rotations, Miss Karney, vocal
solos. with guitar accompaniment, Prof.
Thornton; piano solo, Miss Lottie Hughes:
vocal solos. Miss Antuine: instrumental
music by Juvenile orchestra. under the di-
rection of Mr.. N. J. Oats The program
was interspersed with remarks by Supreme
Representatives A. G. Stevens and w. q.
Cooper. Past Supreme Ruler L. III. Patter-
son and Past Grand Architect George w.
Spillman. A handsomely worked pillow
was ratified or drawn for the benefit OF
recently sick member, and Supreme Repre-
sentative Stevens was given the useful
prize Refreshments were then served.
The affair was managed by committee
consisting of Past Grand Architects Ed
ward Stevens and ]. P. Heare, Past Mas
ters w. E. Potbury, J. w. Thomas and
julius Brown. and Grand Architect Henry
Franklin.
The effort to reorganize America Com
mandery, Knights of the Golden Eagle is
proving to be successful. Buffers Hall, at
No. 600 c street northwest, has been Sc
cured in which to hold meetings every Fri
day evening at o'clock. An interesting
time was had at the last session, in which
a number of the members of the order
took part and great interest was displayed
The old commandery will be reorganized
and at the next meeting new officers will
be elected.
At the regular meeting of Washington
Court, No. l. Tribe of Ben Hur last Tues
day evening, large number of new mem
bers were admitted and many matters en-
gaging the attention of the body were dis
posed of. Washington Court was organic
ed several years ago with nine members.
At present there are over 235 names en-
rolled on it's roster.
Many members of the Masonic fraternity
in Washington are accredited as represen-
tatives to the District Grand Lodge from
foreign grand lodges, F. A. A. M. The old
est in commission is Richard G. Lewis. who
has represented Rhode Island for twenty
one years. Past Grand Master Malcolm
Seaton and Past Grand Master Henry Mer-
rill come next in seniority, having repre-
scented Louisiana and New York, respec-
lively, since 1895. The revised list shows
the following as representing other grand
jurisdictions here: Alabama, Francis J.
Woodman; Arizona, Andrew w. Kelley;
Arkansas, JOS. s. Mccoy; British Columbia.
Chas. J. O'Neill; Canada, Jos. H. Jochum;
Colorado, Alex. H. Holt; Connecticut, Geo.
E. Corson; Cuba, Arvine w. Johnston Del
aware, Myron M. Parker; Florida, Louis
D. Wine; Georgia, Harrison Dfngman:
Idaho, Eldred G. Davis; Illinois L. Cabell
Williamson; Indiana. James A. Sample; In
dian Territory, Frank H. Thomas; Ireland,
Myron M. Parker; Maine, VIM. A. Galley;
Manitoba, Jas F. r. Appleby; Maryland.
Smith; Minnesota, Chas. w. Hancock; Mis-
sssippi, Robert B. Donaldson; Missouri,
Alex Mckenzie; Montana, Geo. H. Walker;
Nebraska, Fred. G. Alexander; Neither
lands. Herman H. Gerdes; Nevada, Geo.
w. Baird New Brunswick, John H. Small,
jr.: New Hampshire, Geo. w. Balloch; New
Jersey, John H. Olcott; New Mexico, Wm
A. DeCaindry; New South Wales, Angus
tus 3. Coolidge; New Zealand, Samuel G.
Palmer; North Carolina, Jesse w. Lee, jr;
North Dakota, E. st. Clair Thompson;
Nova Scotia, VIM. A. Craig; Ohio Jose NJ
Yznaga; Oklahoma, Jas e. Hutchinson;
Oregon, Chas A. stockett; Prince Edward
Island Matthew Trimble; Quebec, Chas.
Cyrus Coombs; Rhode Island, Richard Z.
Lewis; Scotland. Robert Armour: South
Australia, VIM. G. Henderson; South Caro-
lina James A. Wetmore; South Dakota,
David G. Dixon; Tasmania, Edmond Cot
terill; Tennessee, Benz w. Murch; Texas,
Thos. F. Gibbs; Utah, Richard B. Nixon;
Venezuela Jose M. Yznaga; Vermont, Geo.
c. Ober; Victoria, Francis Nye; Virginia,
Myron M. Parker; Western Australia;
Henry X. Simpson; Wisconsin, John H.
Small. jr.
There are vacancies in the representation
of the Grand Lodges of England and Italy
here due to the recent death of Past Grand
Master Noble D. Larner. The District
Grand Lodge also exchanges a representa-
tive at each Of the Grand Lodges above
named One of the most prominent Is
United States Senator Nelson w. Aldrich,
It's representative to the Rhode Island
Grand Lodge