Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-09

Grand Chancellor Jefferson Middleton was
the installing officer. and on behalf OF the
lodge presented the retiring chancellor COM
mander. II. A. LAWSON with handsome
gold ring with a Pythian design. MI Middle
toms remarks in making the presentation
were very felicitous. He congratulated the
lodge on its prosperous year during Mr.. La
VISIONS administration. Mr.. LAWSON re-
sponded in an appropriate speech. The new
W. Morcock; " C.. David Pollock; prelate.
H NJ Orr; NJ of W., H.~A. Lavisson; X. OF
R. and G., H. w. Bassett: NJ. OF E.. Jacob
Faye; M of F., g. Albert Freer; M. at A.,
Chas T. Graft; I. G.. E. 8. Poole; 0. g..
Ed Bryan: trustees. Fritz Trede. Chas. T.
Graft A. M. Jacobs: grand representatives.
Fred E. Weber. Frank T. Qu.gley. John
Gottsman. r. L. Graves, Ed. Bryan; dele
gate to relief bureau, John Gottsman.
The following were installed as officers Of
Germania Lodge No. Is. K. of p, on Tues
day evening": Chancellor commander, John
P. Hinkle (re-elected): vice chancellor, Geo.
H. Berkerschmid: prelate, T. G. Anger
mann; M. of the W.. Henry Nau: K OF H.
and s., Henry J. Laubach: Nd. OF F., VIM
Fischer Ge-elected): NJ. of E.. F. w. Helbig
(re-eIected. tenth term): NJ. of A. Andras
Lervis: inner guard. F. w. Helbig. 5r.: outer
guard. Geo. Groener; representative to re-
lief bureau. H. Nau; representative to
Grand Lodge. F. w. Helbig. Henry Nau.
Morris Glaeser Henry Laubach and T. g.
Angermann.
Inc nOteQ western MdSOH, dthcl w M
K. Wheeler. who lately. at the age OF
ninety, conferred the Master Masons degree
in Doric Lodge of Grand Rapids, Is native
of Thetford. vt. When two years old his
earlier years Of his life were spent in that
state. He went to Grand Rapids in 1S46:
1t was three years later, In 1919, that
Grand River Lodge No. "a one of the old.
est in the state, was organized. Father"
Wheeler was initiated into this lodge In No
vember Of that year. taking his second de-
gree In the same month and his third on the
tenth of December following. In 1851 he
was appointed Senior deacon and after adj
vancing through the warden's chairs was
elected master of the lodge in 1855. holding
this Office for one year.
Valley City Lodge was organized in 1853
and in the following year Wheeler Omitted
from the parent lodge to become a member
of this one, and was elected master in 1851.
He held this office for seven years continu-
ously. doing an immense amount of work
during this time In 1869 he was reelected
and served for two years more.
In 1876 Doric Lodge was organized with
thirty-two charter members from the other
lodges. Wheeler was chosen to be the first
master of Doric, serving five years and five
months.
In all he has served as master Of different
lodges for fifteen years and five months.
There are ninety-eight Elks In Congress
and more coming Senator Penrose has
just been elected to membership in the
Philadelphia lodge and will soon join the
dnticTcQ NtTu. S6ndtOT JUG DidChUuILi, WIZ
recently took the Elks degree at his home
lodge In Lexington, KY. can tell him all
about how it feels. Senator Fulton of
Oregon. who is past exalted ruler Of the
aistic work, and might be prevailed upon
to go over and help put the tall Pennsyl-
vanian through There are eleven other
Elks in the Senate.
In the House there are enough Elks to
organize a big lodge, and on several occa-
sions 1t has been seriously proposed that
a congressional social session be held under
the auspices of Washington Lodge, No. 10.
Representative Pearre of Maryland Is past
exalted ruler of Cumberland lodge, and
Representative Townsend of Michigan is
the present esteemed loyal knight Of jack
son lodge. Nicholas Longworth Of Cincin-
natl is a life member Of the Cincinnati
lodge. This order Is the fraternal society
Mr.. Longworth belongs to. There are four
other representatives in Congress who are
Elks and have no other fraternal affilia-
ton. These are Messrs. Cassel of Pennsyl-
vania, Draper of New York, Slayden or
Texas, and Richardson of Alabama.
The following is a list of the members OF
both Houses of Congress known to belong
to the Benevolent and Protective Order,
with the lodges to which they belong:
Senators-Ankenny. Washington. Walla
Walla; Blackburn. Kentucky, Lexington;
Burrows. Michigan, Kalamazoo; Clark
Wyoming. Rock Springs; Culberson, Texas,
Dallas Foster, Washington. Takoma; Full
ton, Oregon, Astoria; Hansbrough, North
Dakota, Grand Forks; McComber, North
Dakota, Fargo; McCreary. Kentucky. Rich
mond; Mitchell, Oregon, Portland; ITALIA
Zero. Florida. Jacksonville; Warren, Wyom-
ing. Cheyenne. Total. 3D.
Observation-Disclosures Ohio Columbus;
Bartlett. Georgia, Macon; Bates. Pennsyl-
vania. Meadville: Beall. Texas. Waxah-
schie; Beidler. Ohio: Cleveland; Birdsall,
Iowa, Fort Dodge; Bishop, Michigan, Lud-
ington; Bowers. Mississippi, Jackson ss9aa
South Dakota. Sioux Falls; Burleson,
Texas Austin; Burnett, Alabama. Gads-
den; Caldwell, Illinois. Springfield; Cannon.
Illinois. Danville; Cassell. Pennsylvania.
Lancaster; Cassingham. Ohio. Coshocton;
Cromer. Indiana. Muncie; Cooper. Texas.
Beaumont; Daniels. California. Riverside;
Draper. New York. Troy; Dick. Ohio.
Akron: Driscoll. New York, Syracuse;
Michigan. Saginaw; Garner. Texas. Del
Rio; Glass, Virginia, Lynchburg; Goldfogle.
New York. New York: Graf. Illinois. Peo-
ria: Hardwick. Georgia. Milledgeville; Hay.
Virginia. Charlottesville; Hemenway. Indi-
ana. BoonvilIe: Hermann, Oregon. Rose
burg; Hildebrandt, Ohio, Wilmington: Hin
shaw, Nebraska, Beatrice: Hogg. Colorado,
Telluride: Holiday. Indiana, Brazil; HUFF.
Pennsylvania. Greensburg; Hughes, West
Virginia, Huntington; Humphrey. Wash
ington. Seattle; Humphreys. Mississippi.
GreenviIle: Kehoe. Kentucky. Maysville;
Kinkaid, Virginia, Norfolk; Lands
(Charles) Indiana. Crawfordsville; Long
worth. Ohio. Cincinnati: Loud, Michigan.
Port Huron: Loudenslager. New Jersey.
Camden; Mccarthy, Nebraska, Norfolk;
MCGUIRE Oklahoma, Guthrie; McLachlan.
California, Pasadena: McNary. Massachu-
sets. Boston: Marshall, North Dakota,
Fargo; Miers. Indiana. Bloomington; Muir
dock. Kansas, Wichita; Needham, CaIifor-
mia, Stockton; Patterson. Tennessee Men,
phis; Pearre, Maryland, Cumberland: Rich
ardson, Alabama. Huntsville; Rodey, New
Mexico Albuquerque: Robinson. Indiana.
Fort Wayne; Scott Kansas, lola; Sheppard,
Texas. Texarkana; Sibley, Pennsylvania.
Franklin; Skiles. Ohio, Mansfield; Sherman,
New York, Utica; Slayden, Texas. San An
tonic; Snapp, illinois, Joliet; Shook, Ohio,
Paulding; Spalding. North Dakota. Fargo;
Stanley, Kentucky. Henderson: Stevenson.
Minneapolis, Crookston; Swanson, Virginia,
Staunton; Taylor, Alabama, Demopolis;
Townsend Michigan. Jackson Vreeland,
New York Jamestown; Wachter, Maryland
Baltimore: Wade, Iowa, Iowa City; Wan