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

The Grand Lodge, F. A. A. NJ, meets to-
| night at Masonic Temple for its first stated
communication of the current year. The
| present officers of the Grand Lodge are as
| follows: James A. Wetmore, grand master;
| Lurtin r. CHM, d. G. master; Walter A
| Brown S. G. warden; F. ]. Woodman, j. u
| warden; a. w. Johnston. G. secretary;
| James A. Sample G.. treasurer; Thomas H.
| Young. G. lecturer; Claudius B. Smith. g.
chaplain; D. w Skellenger. Asst G. chap
lain: A. B. Coolidge, c. marshal; Henry X.
Simpson. S. G. deacon; George c. Ober j.
1 G. deacon; ]. Claude KEEPER g. sword
| bearer; Ben w. Murch, G.. PURSUANT;
| Chas. E. Baldwin. S. G. steward; T. John
| Newton. j. G. steward; w. c. Bickford
| grand tiler. In addition there are twenty
one past grand masters, six past deputy
grand masters two past senior grand war
dens, three past junior grand wardens' one
past grand secretary and one past sfd.iu
| treasurer The representatives from the
| twenty-sx subordinate lodges are as 1oi-
lows, each having also a proxy: Nat b.
| Fugftt Ralph w. Lee. JOS. r. Fague. JOS
Solomon, Walter B. Harrison, Walter H.
Oliver. L. C. Blake, Andrew j. White, John
! H. Wolf. Benz B. Hunt, Chas. T. lAnesey
Chas. H. Williams VIM. F. Bowen DanI
W. Beach, jr. c. S. Heinline, j. FRANK
| Button. j. II. Jochum, jr., Thos. c. HendeF-
son, Claude j. Allen. e. S. Hubbard VIM
| w. Stevens, Jos. II. Milans, A. h. Eooe, d.
/ NJ Casell s. W. Pegues, ]. A McDan-
mel L. Kronhemer, James ". Nltten
E,vander French. Clarence K. Duiour, N.
w. Barksdale. Townley A. Mckee AhdreW
| Wilson. f. G.. Thompson. VIM f. Lahhah
| NJ. Stra sourger. NJ. ID. ROSENBERG HlaIeiJe
/ A. Weaver Clarence NJ. EXley. Paui L.
! Webb. Chas T. Stevens, Louis C. wilson
| V. F. Montgomery, Jas. l. Marshail' d. r.
Lichliter. Alex. Wolf. Won f1eTrinaIti; ri
| Y. Davidson Chas. ]. James Warren Ioi-
| son, E. R. Balderston, A H. Johnson ho-
ward s. Smith, VIM. H. Harrison: m; a.
! Kimmel W. w. Jermane, VIM. ". -AaA-
| we'll Arthur c. Shaw. Herbert r: lVsrs'
Harvey T. Rogers, Harry Rothschlid, JOS
! Baesgen. Leon Pohlmann, VIM. Montgom-
cry. T. H. Unsw0rth, sydney X. 'aooo9
VIM G. Glenn. Chas. F. whitney; D. =.
SoufhaU M. NJ Mclean, w. I. Andrews,
| VIM Mehn. Geo l.. Tarbell Saml o. Wen
del Fredk F. Robey and Thos. M. BOWL
| ing. ...o oe tho
| The present standing committees OF tne
| Grand Lodge are as follows: ~
| Bylaws: mes s. Raeburn, Louis D. cat-
man. Claude +. King, John A. Meyer, Z. a.
| Stockett ~ c,
O'Neiu. VIM. f. GUIDE, w. w. Ludlow. W.
Correspondence: Geo. w. Baird. +. A.
sebring. VIM. T. Hastings, Frank B. curtis
library: ". l.. Boyden. C. X. Bergman
Frank H. Thomas, S. Clifford cox A. w.
| Kelley IT
| Caliiher. G.. Y. AtI.ee Louis Godschmdt,
C. c. Lamond.
Jurisprudence: R. B. Donaldson. F. ID.
| Davis. W. G. Henderson, Geo H. Walker
| VIM. Barnum.
Work and lectures: VIM. J. Naylor, NJ. d.
Null Geo ]. Frtch, MOritz Glaeser, John
| S. Beach.
Past Supreme Chancellor George W; Lind
| say of Maryland, who was widely known
among Pythians of the District DOMAIN
| recently passed away. aged seventy-elSht
He was one of the founders OF the fytliah
| order.
Since the first of the year there have
| keen nineteen deaths of Blue Lodge Ma
| sons in this jurisdiction, of whom three
| were members of Dawson Lodge. No. 49,
and four were members of Lebanon Lodge,
| No. Z. The remaining lodges escaped with
| but twelve deaths, all told.
! De Molay Mounted Commandery. No A.
| knights Templar. conferred the orders OF
| the Temple and Malta last Tuesday night
| The attendance was large.
| The joint committee in charge of the trl
| enlial conclave excursion to San Francisco
| on the part of the grand and subordinate
communicates of knights Templar of the
| District has made formal report, which
! has been submitted to the COMMANDERS.
| The following itinerary has been agreed
upon: Leave Washington at midnight. Au-
| gust "A, via Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
| arriving at st. Louis Friday. August ~. at
| O'Clock am. where two days will be
| given to the exposition. Leave st. Louis
| Saturday. August ~, 10 pm. via Missouri
Pacific railroad for Kansas City, Mantou,
| Pixies Peak, Garden of the Gods. Colorado
| Springs. Denver; thence by special train to
| Georgetown Loop, Silver Plume the Con-
| tinental Divide; thence to Pueblo. Canyon
| City, Royal Gorge, Tennessee Pass, Glen
| wood Springs. reaching Salt Lake City
,fsylf njy,p
| there and visiting Great Salt Lake. reach
] ing San Francisco Saturday, September ).
| Six days will be passed in and about San
| Francisco, leaving there Friday night via
| Southern Pacific railroad for San Jose,
| Monterey, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles.
| San Pedro Santa Catalina Island returning
| to Los Angeles: thence to Riverside. Red
! Lands Pasadena, Mt. Lowe, reaching Sac
| ramento Thursday. September -. Thence
| to Humboldt. Ogden, Rawlins. Omaha, Chi
| csgO, arriving home Tuesday, September 20.
! The round trip will be made in special
| train of chartered Pullman SleeperS. The
| trip will be divided follows: Ten days
| going, six days in and about San Francisco,
| six days the southern trip and five days
returning, total, twenty-seven days.
The trip outlined for the special tenn
| plar train is the result of months of study
| of itineraries by other organizations at
| various times and gives wide range for
| sightseeing and at moderate cost The
| Grand Commandery of Maryland and it's
| subordinate Communicates join with the
| District Knights Templar in the excursion.
| Eminent Commander Claude f. King of
| Washington Commandery, No. l, Knights
| Templar. says in his last official circular:
| 'Our last conclaVe was great success,
| many Sir Knights being in line. We wee
| honored on tSat occasion by visit from
| Mr. Alex Mckenzie. grand commander,
| and it was pleasure to all the Sir Knights
present to see him and TO know that he
! had entirely recovered from his recent
| illness. The eminent commanders of Co
| lumbia. Potomac. DeMolay and Orient
| Communicates. accompanied by many of
| their officers and other members, were
present. We hope their visit may often be
| repeated
| The annual grand visitation of the grand
| master and associate grand officers of the
| Grand Lodge. 1. O. o. F., was made re-
Gently to Ruth Rebekah Lodge. No. ..
This lodge has had good term under the
| administration of Noble Grand Ella &.
| Howison. There were short addresses at
the visitation by Deputy Grand Master w.
| III. Mcneil and others. followed by the
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