Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-23

meeting in the encampment room Of the 7th
street hall, for the purpose Of Installing the
ofhcers-elect. The ceremony was performed
by Grand Master ]. II. Crew. assisted by
Master w. n. Mcneil. Grand Warden q.
w. Bradford. Grand Secretary e. T. Pettin-
gill. Acting Grand Treasurer w. w. Milan,
=. G. M: Grand Marshal Philip Walker.
Grand Conductor A. r. Vermillion, Grand
Chaplain D. D. Love. Grand Guardian w.
G. Phillips and Grand Herald NJ B. Humid
ley. The officers installed were as follows:
Central Lodge-Ray A. Humphrey. noble
grand; William J. Hyde. vice grand: w. r.
Hunt. P. G.. recording secretary: w. H.
Emert, P. G.. treasurer: L. p. Humphrey.
financial secretary; Charles Bennett. con-
ductor; H. L. Vaughan. inner guardian; J.
II. Jones. outer guardian.
Metropolis Lodge, No. 16-Fred L. Harris,
noble grand; Moses D. Null. vice grand; w.
=. Belts. P. G.. secretary; H. A. Bales. p.
e., treasurer; H. L. Rowe. warden; r. w.
crouch. conductor; F. A. Farling, inner
guardian; ]. L. Conner. P. G., outer guard
ian.
The address Of the evening was delivered
by Past Grand Master w. w. Milan. It
was listened to with attention by all pres
ent. During the evening H. 8. Harrell, past
grand Of No. 16, presented the grand master
with handsome bouquet of roses. The fol-
lowing presentations were made to members
or NO. !: To the retiring noble grand, a
badge. by the grand master; to Past Grand
1. K. Donaven. rocking chair; to w. R.
Humphrey past grand, a rocking chair.
The speeches in giving and receiving were
all IN vein suitable to the occasion. The
members then repaired to the blue room,
where refreshments were served.
Lieut.. Charles L. Saur Of Joseph T. Cold
well Company, Uniform Rank, K of P,
and Mrs Saur entertained members of the
Uniform Rank and their ladies Wednesday
evening last. Col. Harry Coggins, Maj. B.
w. Beebe, Capt. r. T. Whiting and Capt.
Thomas E. Landon and many knights loyal
and their families were present.
The Masonic Veteran Association Of the
District of Columbia has arranged to hold
It's annual dinner at the music hall in Ma
sonic Temple tonight. This is the first
dinner since the union Of the two Masonic
veterans associations of this District. For
many years two distinct associations ex-
listed here. They are now consolidated,
and tonight's dinner will be in a sense a
celebration of the successful fusion of the
two bodies. The total membership of the
new body is 449 of which 426 are resident
ter list includes many distinguished men,
one Of whom Is ex-Vice President Adlai E.
Stevenson. The remainder are as follows:
Clarence H. M. Agramonte, Mexico; Ed
ward P. Allen, Ypsilanti, Mich; Jeffery
Barton, Pasadena, CAL; Charles E. Coon,
Port Townsend, Wash; William Gaddis.
Helena, Mont; Thomas F. Gibbs. Mont
clair, N. j.; VIM. H. Harrison, LAUREL Md
Henry Liddell, New York city; Henry s.
Lubbock, Alameda, Cal; James A. McKen-
zie, Oak Grove, KY. John w. MacKnight,
New York city; James F; Miller, Gonzales.
Tex; John Miller, Chillum, Md; James
Bright Morgan, fernando, Miss; John
Nichols, Raleigh, N. c.. Dwight j. Particle.
United States consul at Sonneberg, Ger
many; Thomas L. Patterson, Cumberland,
Md; Samuel Ritter Peters, Newton, Kan
Joseph D. Sayers, Bastrop, Tex; Josiah c.
Stoddard, Garrett Park, Md; Henry M.
Teller, Central City, Col; James B. Wake
field, Blue Earth, MINI.
The present officers of the Masonic Vet
Grams Association are as follows: Prest-
dent, Robert B. Donaldson; first vice presi-
dent, George E. Corson; second vice prest-
dent, George w. Balloch; secretary, Albert
H. Van Deusen; treasurer. James B. Lam
bic; stewards, Allison Nailor, jr., and An
drew w. Kelley; almoner, James A. Sam
pie; chaplain Daniel McFarlan; marshal,
Jacobus S. Jones; tiler, John F. Wild;
finance committee, Abraham Hart. Major
w. Bayliss and George Gibson. Almoner's
committee, Robert Armour, Samuel c..
Palmer and David G. Dixon.