The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-21
For Official Degrees.

Through the report of the credentials
committee the following past grands
were recommended for the past official
degrees;
r. C. Humphrey. Central Lodge; r. p.
Maitland, Washington Lodge; S.. George
Il Smith, Eastern Lodge; =. l.. Pay
Tor. Harmony Lodge; Frank B. .owden.
Columbia Lodge; Samuel y. HAYS. Tn
ion Lodge; Daniel G. Dugan. Covenant
Lodge; /. W Bennett, beacon Lodge;
Fred l.. Harris. Metropolis Lodge; "
7. Parker, Federal CITY Lodge. L +
Schrader. Golden Rule Lodge; r. 3.
Buckley. Salem Lodge; o. E. Patterson,
LangdOn Lodge; r. A. Ford, Amity
Lodge. and W. K. Graves, Phoenix
Lodge.
Grand Warden z. w. Bradford as
sisted ny Grand Marshal Philip Walker.
conferred the grand lodge degree, and
the past grand degree On all the past
grands mentioned. except :. y. Hays
and l. =. Schrader.
The following past noble grands Of Re
bckah Lodges also We're reported: Alice
5. Thomas. Naomi Rebelah Lodge. Ella
G. Howison. Ruth; Mary Allen. Martha
cas-
Appointive officers in committee will
be announced at the session.
Mr.. Crews Address.
One of the features of last nights
grand master, James II. Crew. Mr.
Crew referred 70 the earnest and gelcr-
Gus support he had received from mem
bers Of the lodge during his incumben-
cy Of the chief office and thanked his
associates heartily for their ready CO.
operation.
The retiring officers of the grand lodge
are: J. II. Crew, grand master; W II.
McNiel, deputy grand master. r. w
Bradford, grand warden Philip Walker,
grand marshal; a. 2. Vermillion, grand
conductor: W G. Phillips grand guar
dian; NJ. 3. Hundley, grand herald: d.
y. Lore, grand chaplain; +. T. Petten-
gill. grand secretary; J. A. B. Espey,
grand treasurer; F. A. Siler. grand rep
resentative (term expires July, 1853: ".
p Allan, grand representative
New Grandmaster.
Mr.. Mcneil. the new grand master.
has been resident Of Washington since
the first Cleveland Administration. ana
Is now an employee Of the auditors Of
nee in the Postofflce Department In 1884
n became member Of Liberty Lodge,
No 23.. A +. and A NJ in Little Elm,
Tex. and Of KIsmet Council. No. 1886.
Royal Arcanum. He was chsrter mem
her OF National Tent. No. :. Of Macca-
bees. IN Washington, and has twice beer.
its commander. His advent into the ODD
Fellows order was iH 1888, when he join
cd Cottonwood Lodge, No. I55, in Little
Elm, Tex. 20 later be elected recording
secretary. vice grand, and noble grand
For several years he was a member Of
Metropolis Lodge. No. TO- Of this city
and in 1899 became menDer Of Federal
City Lodge. No. - He is also Il member
OF Fred y. Stuart EucamDment. No. 2:
Canton " asulngJon, No. J. Patriarchs
Militant, and DOrcas Rebekah Lodge
No e.
he was noble grand OF the degree
STAFF of Federal City Lodge when II won
The frs. prize in Baltimore last year
as he had been when the team cap;ur-
ed similar hOnoTs at Richmond I'm 1870
He W.tS grand conductor ia the grand
lodge from July, 1888. % July 1901. grand
marshal July. 1901. 10 July. 1902. when
he was elected grand warden, 10 become
deputy grand master last year. One Of
the projects 20 which he has been de-
voted j. that OF establishing an odd Fee
lows Home ia this jurisdiction. lie l.
nov a director and vice president % the
association IN the District.