Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-10
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The famous drill team of Canton WASH
5,,gtor No / Patriarchs Militant l. O. ..
= accompanied by several other members
Of the order. left this city at O'Clock last
,frht for San Francisco, where 1t Will COM
rcte for the 81, 600 cash prize and the chah-
rio,ship of the United States. which Is IN
c;dentaI to the program Of the meeting OIL
the military council of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge. The council VIII hold sessions from
September II TO "a, inclusive The local
team now holds the championship. which II
cautured at Baltimore last year.
The trip across the continent will be made
over the Southern railway to Atlanta,
Louisville and Nashville, TO New Orleans
and Southern Pacific through the Beaumont
oil fields Ell Paso. southern New Mexico
and Arizona. Los Angeles and Santa Bar
bara to San Francisco. The party is in
charge OF Mr.. Frank II. Foston, one of the
representatives of the Southern Pacitlc IN
Was hiugt0n.
The committee of the Odd Fellows in
charge OF ;he transportation is composed of
Brigudier General E. " Bradford. chair
man, Lieut.. Col John |. Brown and capt
ID. v Chisholm The comforts of the tour
We're arranged by Genera! Agent A j. POS
ton of the Sunset route.
Local delegates to the general military
council and the Sovereign Grand Lodge
among the party 1Hty are eNpSCteu
to arrive in San Francisco on the after
noon of September Is and will start home
on Saturday. September -. stop Will be
made at St. Louis. and thence the return
will be made individually by the excursion
lists either through Chicago. Cincinnati or
Louisville the regular trains.
An itinerary, when has been handsomely
pitt ted, describes mJhy points OF historic
interest that will lie viewed on the way
across the continent and back. In the party
:..e:
Capt d. V. Chisholm, Lieut.. c. d. Shack
elford. Ensign L. IL Earnest. quartermas-
Brown f. w. Bradford ]. L. Boast. \. E.
Burnley c. l.. Dalrymple. c. c. Dunning, ].
G.. Durfee. Thomas Frazier, T. J. Gates, G.
T. Gregory, S. j. Harry. ID. Henderson, J.
II. Hoffman. L. j. IA Vane. p. IL. Leary.
J. II. McChcsEey. y. N. Miller. p l.. Pay
Tor. r.. y. Humphrey. ] w. Rogers. II.
Hitchcock G. l.. Hess S f. Boyce. jr., -
Icoffer u Batsou Mi and Mrs w Reed,
J. S. Brown. Mr. Henry. Interior Depart
ment: Capt. L. IL. Wilson and Mrs l.. 4.
Gregory.
The funeral services over the remains of
Malcolm Seaton. a prominent Mason. were
held yesterday at 4 O'Clock at Trinity +. II.
Church Mr. Seatou was i'll but a short
time and died Tuesday at Marblehead
Neck Mass, where he was visiting. He
was seventy-fve years Of age. and had long
been identified with the Masonic order OF
this city He leaves a widow, son and Il
daughter.
Mr.. Seaton was past grand master OF
the Grand Lodge of Masons of the District
of Columbia. and members of that body
and OF the Scottish Rite Consistory for the
Southern Jurisdiction of the United States
oiticiated at the funeral He was the son
of the distinguished citizen and Mason.
William Winston Seaton. who was worship
full master of Lebanon Lodge, No Z for
seven years. and grand master of Masons
for the District of Columbia during the
years 1921. 1e22 and 1922. mayor of Wash
ington from 1910 to 1850. and editor of the
National lntelligencer until 1865
Malcolm Se9ton was born In this CITY
May II. 1929, and was educated in the pri-
waite schools of Washington and Alexandria
and at Kingsley's Military Institute New
York. He had long been in the govern
nent service, receiving his first appoint