Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-12

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FORM thef cover q deep green and the in
closed pages very yellow orange. The
artist who made the illustrations is also
Keen satirist. Potentate % shrens, attired
In all the Arabic glory of his Office is de-
picted riding a singular water beast-a
combinationybf lobster. crawfish and snail
IN fact water ''sucker'-pointing to the
fore with his wand of office and exciaiming:
There mrfst pc no backward movement this
year., si1%A
On another page there is an excellent pic
ture of the potentate in his full robes of
office. Onerofethe pages is also adorned with
a cartoon OF Admiral w S. Schley, by
NOBLE q X. Bergman. He is represented
as a bewhiskered Mick st Donnybrook,
stick in hand pipe in stovepipe hat and
dancing an ancient Irish reel. The legend
underneath reads: 1.-The followers of st.
Patrick are rsly fellows behind the guns"
ire last pages of the circular are devoted
to twin picturesque of Noble Louis Gold
smith, padding away in his private tub
yacht ''Deutchland under the legend
'Shrner, Diner, Winer Reiner, Feiner,"
with scared fish on the side observing
That's one on me-" and frog with rain
umbrella sitting on a rock observing a
centlpede-lesged Shrine fez disappearing in
the distance. The whole circular is queer
work of Shrine art
1t is probable that a large number of
members of Amas Temple will take part
IN the approaching thirtieth annual session
of tie Imperial Council at Atlantic City.
The committee in charge of arrangements
consists of Fred w. Behrens, Harrison
Dingman. George II. Walker. William F.
Guide, and Edwin b. Hay.
Federal City Lodge. No 20 l. o. o. F..
conferred the intiatory degree on one cam
dldate, at its last meeting, with the follow
ing cast: Noble grand, j. T. Cam; sup
porters. p. X. Pennington and II NJ Gun
derson; vice grand, c. Garrels; supporters,
"A. c. Mclean and r. S. Claiborne; past
grand. ID. c. Cook: warden. w. B. Dorsey;
conductor, W. T. Parker; inside guardian,
d. Y. Chisholm; outside guardian, j. w.
Sherwood; scene supporters, w. II. Single
ton and c. W. McHugh; bearers. c. F.
Cooke T.. r. Fontaine, A. w. Cash, c. l..
Dalrymple; lights and curtains, Il. Il.
Russ; custodian. w. G. Lang: musician, r.
X. Munsey; degree director, E e. Rankin.
The committee on non-attendants made
satisfactory report of progress. The lodge
attendance was good Among the visitors
were Past Grand j. r. Fague and Vice
Grand j. N. Cunningham of Beacon Lodge
and Past Grand A. B. Troup of Ohio.
Increased interest and activity prevail in
Uniform Rank circles in this Pythian do
main. Additions are being made to COM
panies that have been somewhat inactive,
and the outlook is encouraging to officers
and knights loyal Columbia Company,
No. 3, recently installed its officers. They
have promised their best efforts to make
the company one of the best in the SUI
preme domain. Washington Company, No.
/, and Coldwell Company No. I, are re-
ported to be active, enthusiastic and pros
porous. 1t. is the desire of the. Uniform
Rank to see one or more companies repre-
senting the domain of the District of Co
lumbia in the competitive drill at the
Louisville encampment in August
Washington Company was the guest of
Coldwell Company Wednesday evening.
buffet lunch was served and songs and in
strumental music followed short talks by
Col. Harry Coggins, Lieut.. Sanford, Adjt.
I~,,;. 4 nt-r1 .Nf
ington Company. and Capt. T. E. Landon,
Lieut. c. L. Saur and Recorder Thomas A.
Bynum of Coldwell Company.
About eight hundred members and friends
of the Modern Woodmen CT America par
tcipated in, the late reception to the ma
tional officers of that order at Masonic
Temple. The opening address by w.
f. Albertson. He was followed by A. r.
Talbot of, Nebraska. the head of the order
in the world. Mr.. Talbot told of the mag
nitude Of the order and its wonderful
growth. 1
E. +. Murphy of Leavenworth. Kan, one
of the board of directors of the order, spoke
next. followed by c. j. Byrns of Ishpening,
Mich, also, d member Of the board of d.
rectOrs. He made a hit with jolly stories.
State DeputyiG. II. Russell said the banner
Of Woodefaft had been planted in Wash
ington to stay and that the order would
continue to grow in the District of Column
bia until this city could claim the national
banner and the largest local membership
OF any jurisdiction of Woodcraft. w. A.
Rodenburg, Representa- tive in Congress from
Illinois. gave a history of Woodcraft. Jas.
I. Lloyd of. Missouri also member of
Congress. spoke in glowing terms of the
order. and said he was from the state where
the order had shown" and added that he
had seen all. ]. j., Esch of Wisconsin. an
other member of Congress. spoke of Wood
craft in the badger" state. and said that
unless a man belonged to the order he did
not amount to much in that commonwealth.
There followed speeches by State Consul II.
A Donnelly of Cumberland, Md: State
Physician Chas. T.. Goodell of Frederick,
State Lecturer Stanley A. FoutZ of Balti-
more and Head Sentry w. f. Beachley of
Hagerstown, j. W. Crooks. president of the