Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17

this year
A meeting of the ladies' OF Columbia Com
mandery. No. ,. X. T., will be held at go
pm Monday at the asylum. Masonic Tenn
pie, for the purpose of receiving the report
of the committee appointed to draft a con-
stitution and bylaws and to complete the
organization of a Ladies Auxiliary.
Eminent Sir ]. Harry Cunningham COM
manGer of Columbia Ccmrnandery X r.
has issued an official circular in which he
offers the following knightly counsel and
instruction to the fraters under his com
mand:
1T is the earnest desire. naturally, OF
each commander to achieve a modest de-
gree of success during his administration
and TO advance the standard of our order
a, little higher, if possible. than his preGe-
ceSsor. To create Knights Templar. to
bring worthy companions Royal Arch
Masons under the influence OF this chiVal-
rlc order. is desirable and in that ambi-
ton we are reasonably successful: 10 In
terest oUr caHn sir knights in the affairs
OF the ccmmandery, to compel their atten-
ton and attendance on the conclaVes is
more desirable. and to that end the efforts
or your commander for the remainder of
his administrator. will be directed
In the ake1ing of the co.nmandery by
renewed effort on the part of its officers
the drills, the ladies' auxiliary the pros
pectiNe social events and other features of
interest. We ask each of our sir knights to
participate and to become Il factor in the
accomplishment of these efforts. which will
add to the pleasure of all and rebound to
the glory OF our commandery.''
Templar news notes from circular of
Eminent Commander Cunningham of Co
lumbia Commandery, No. .. Knights Tenn
piar The comforting of the order of the
temple by Past Commander Thomas at last
stated conclave was an event in the tenn
plar year. This order will be conferred by
othei. past comma nders, from time to time,
and the regular corps of officers will en-
deaVor to confer the illustrious order of
me Rea cross in such manner will
cause 11e membership generally to come
out whenever any work Is to be done
The drills on the second and fourth
Fridays of each month are increasing in
interest from meeting to meeting. .
=: Itafr! III. Heist, past commander of
Mary Commandery, No SO X r. of Phil
adelphia, with whom the members of Co
iumbla Commandery are !rtima tely ac
qualnted has been elected potentate of
Lulu Temple, a. A. O.. N NJ. S. of that
city by Roosevelt majority
The annual Christmas observance by
Washington Commandery. X. T.. will be
held AT toe Budd cafe, and that by Column
pia Commandery at the Queen cafe Each
VIII open at 1880 IN. standard time. and
the toast 10 and response from the grand
master OF templars Will be at high noon.
The annual elections Of the officers of the
subordinate Masonic lodges closed this
week with the regular conventions of Daw-
son Lodge on Monday evening and Har-
mony on Wednesday evening.
Superior Lodge, No. 81, Knights of Pyth-
las, heid IT'S annual election at its temper
airy castle hall 9th street northwest
IHufsday evening. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing Pythian wear:
Ihanceior commander. Jacobus Seneca
Jones vice chancellor. S. II. Bassett: mas
ter OF work. a. H. Ellis; keeper of records
ana seal and master of finance Il G Get
ZihSer: master of eXchequer Harry Come.
inner guard. Justus c. Nelson: representa-
yves s 70 the grand lodge. FRANK H Hos
Iofd, George II. Walker Richard p Evans
William w. Poultney ana George G. Den
hlsoh- Ine installation of these officers
Will occur at the new castle han OF Sn
pellof Lodge in the Pythian temple the
iirst Tuesday in January.
reception will be rendered Mrs lillian
NJ Hoiilster, supreme commander of the
ean,es OF me Maccabees of the World. on
saturday evening at Carroll Institute The
reception VIII be in charge of the local
hlves of the L. o. T. NJ. and of National
Hive III particular. Muse will be furnished
by the Marine Band
AT the twelfth annual communication of
Eureka Lodge. No. ,. F. A. a NJ Non
u5E night the following officers were elect
5. W. Watson. S. w; E. L. Webster. j d,
l.. G. Bailey treasurer, and E \. Watson
secretary. ''
ne program of entertainment presented
by Company A OF the Boz Lancers Of tho
junior Recha bites, at Odd Fellows Hail
iast Thursday evening was as follows:
Junior order of Rechabites. Prof. Cohen
ana ms orchestra; laughabIe sketch enti-
tied THE Fellow That Looks Like Ne !"
Messrs Colbert. Hines and Mrs Alice NuI-
Verhiil; Our Soldier Boy in His Club Exer-
cises. MI r. NJ. Lutz; Mr.. Edwin Bennett
IN IN ms specially; MI A Mari in his Cuckoo
song; Miss Jeanette Moore in her origi-
nal comicalities and songs: Miss Blanche
N. Ihyson, soprano solo, The Message of
me Nlolets; Our Boys in their Dril; Miss
Mary Ford in her own selections: coon
song. by Miss Mary Wood ACCOMPANIED by
the Regleman Brothers and Mr. John A.
Mitchell: Messrs. Downey and FIFTEEN i'm A
character duet; the Only Charley Mcintosh;
ballad by Mrs Hood; recitation THE Bow
in Blue. by First Sergt. Noble Mitchell
he whole concluded with a Imaginable
farce, Going Somewhere" Mr. Bennett.
Miss Mary Ford and Mr.. Leroch.
National Lodge No. -. F A 4. NJ. held
its annual election at Masonic Temple cor
ner of 9th and F streets northwest, on Tues
day evening. The installation ceremonies
We're conducted by Past Master Joseph NJ
Esgiestcn. master of ceremonies. The fol-
lowing is the list of officers elected 10 serve
during the ensuing Masonic wear Jos,ph
Mcdaniel worshipful master: Louis Kron-
he:mer, senior warden Lafayette Leaman.
Junior warden; Dan c. Vaughan. secretary;
G. Taylor Wade, treasurer; Joseph NJ Egg
gleston master of ceremonies; James e.
Payne, senior deacon; Arthur Coykendan
junior deacon: James E. Tibbitts. senior
steward Charles 4. Van Zandt, junior stew
ard: John j. Hill tNo. IA, tyler
Grand Master w. H. McNiel and the other
grand officers made the annual visit to
Lodge, No. 16, |. O. o. F., this
week The members of the lodge. as well as
visitors were out in large numbers. 20 give
them a hearty reception. Noble Grand NJ |
D. Null welcomed the grand officers The
report of the grand secretary showed net
gain of one in membership.
The following officers have been elected
by the local tents of the Maccabees: Golden |
Rule, Tent No. 3-Commander, W. G. Shop |
herd; lieutenant commander, A. j. Posen:
record keeper, DR.. Z. D. Thompson; finance |
THE PROGR
From Harper's Weekly.