Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-17

noble order of ours. ~
The Men in Line.
The military b. anch of the local knights
Of Pyth,as, the officers of the Grand Lodge
and the officers Of the nineteen subordinate
| lodges formed at the corner of New York
avenue and 18th street at 81 o'clock. and
preceded by military band marched to the
site of the new fraternal ho1heon 9th street.
Those in the line Were:
Military branch-Coloneh Harry Coggins;
lieutenant colonel, w. W. Kimmel; signal
officer W. H. G. Simmons; captain ad1utant
N. Bunch; quartermastefls I'll w. Helbig;
Washington Company, Nqrs1, r. 7. Whit
W. Haidell. captain Columbia Company, No.
8. Frank r. Smith, captain: Hermione Com
pany. No. 4. s. H Gladmcn, captain; J. T.
Coldwell Company, No. 7,f-T. E. Landon,
captain.
Grand Lodge, Domain of District of Co.
Iun,bia-Thomas A. Bynum, G. c.; James
w. Carter, G. v. c.; Henry Yenney, g. p;
Henry J. Gasson, X. X OF r. and s.; j. H.
Mitchell, G. M of E.; Jefferson Middleton.
G. M. at A.; George F. Day. G. I. G.; Rich
ard s. Sebastian, G. O. G.; Claude H.
Woodward, G. Lee; Thomas e. Iandon, G.
T.; ]. F. Skidmore, G. Il; g. Milton Thorn
as, q T.. George W. Baumann, 8. r.; John
c. Yost. s. R.
Subordinate lodges: Franklin, No. &c. E.
Palmer c. c.; Thomas Adams, K. of r. and
s.. Mount Vernon, No. 5,John NJ Kline
Webster, No. Edward Saxton. c. c.: ].
c. Wilson, K. of R. and 8. Decatur, No.
9-E. w. Morecock, c. c.; H. w. Bassett'
K. of R. and s. syraeusians, No 10
X. Of r. and s. Calanthe, No. liza. C.
Mclean, C. c.; G. w. Hall, K. of R. and
8. Hermione, No. 12-Thomas Hughes, c.
C.; F. s; Neiktrk, Z. Of r. and n 4 s: Ex-
Evans, K. of R. and s. Germania, No. 10
John p. Hinkel, c. c.; Henry ]. Laubach,
X. of R. and s. Equal, No. 17-John A. Mi
nor, c. c.; +. j. Henning, *. of r. and s.
Harmony, No. PIE. Lodge Hill, c. c.;
Ben C. McQuay, X. of r. and 8. Union,
No. 22-William H. Muckleston, c. c.; H.
G. Smith, X. of R. and s. Capital, No. 24-
W. T. Richardson, C. c.; ]. w. Carter. X.
c. c.; F. B. Crown, X. of r. and s. CO.
lumbia, No. 28-J Giovennett, C. c.; H. r.
Biddle. X. of R. and s. Superior No. 81
Warren J. Coffin, c. c.; p. w. Smith, K. of
c. c.; J. r. s. Dickens, X. Of r. and S.
Justus H. Rathbone, No. 20-William R.
Harr. c. c.; George Ide, K. of R. and s.
Century. No. 3O-Edward N. Bunker, c. c.;
Clarence Lewis X. of r. and S.
The laying of the corner stone concluded
benediction was pronounced by Rev. Ed
ward L. Hubbard.
The Several Committees.
On the platform during the ceremony
were the following:
Reception committee-John M. Kline
chairman; w. M. Hodges, vice chairman;
William r. Harr, Thomas R. Riley, John
w. Bradbury, ]. T. Clark A. j. Cunning,
]. F. Grant, John w. Hardell and R. C.
Glasscock.
Guests-Grand Commander A. w. Kelley,
X. T.; D. w. Gall, Maccabees; Grand Rep
resentative Boyer of Alexandria; H. B. F.
Mcfarland, G. c. TattersaH, Maryland; G.
w. Russell Modern Woodmen; Capt. CHS
holm, l; Q. o. F.; J. D. Biddis, Arcanum;
Grand Master Crew, l. o. o. F.; Grand
Architect Osborne, Mechanics; Grand
Sachem Madison, Red Men: Mr.. Hendler,
National Union; Grand Chief Collingsworth,
knights of the Golden Eagle, Mr.. Kelly,
Rechabites; Capt. Brian, 4ex-president Ma
tional Union. & isis
The ceremony was in charge of the fol-
lowing committees: sr,
Committee on laying corner stone-Edw.
Dunn. A. j. Cunning, Edward Saxton, e.
w. Morecock, ]. w. Bradbury, Allen C. Nc
Lean, S. A. Gladmon, J. B. Conner, F. w.
Helbig, J. R. Haskins, E. Lodge Hill,
George w. Haley. w. 7. Richardson, Hugh
Reid, II. P. Zeraga, Warren, j. Coffin, John
c. Yost, William r. Harr,s J.sfW. Tull, w.
A. Wilding, ]. w. Hardelb Frank r. Smith,
Frank ]. Henning. s7
Committee of rty-five-George w. Bau-
mann, chairman: John W. Hardeil, vice
chairman; Henry ]. Gasson, secretary;
Claude Fl. Woodward, treasurer; j. G.
ALgerman, Thomas A. Bynum, James w.
carter, John L. clark, FRANK II. Crown,
George F. Day, Basil A Duke. BENJAMIN
F. Evans, ]. s Fester, CfariesEH. Fletcher
George A. Freer, A. G. Graves, Amos J.
Cunning, George w. Hall, Fred w. Helbig
G. W.. Henderson, E. Lodge Hill, Charles
r. Hodges, William NJ. Hodges. Frank H.
Hosford, Samuel H. Jacobson, Edward ].
Journey, Albert Kahlert, John M. Klein,
jr., F. T. Knight, Martin A. Leese, Ben. c.
McQuay, P. w. Maston, E. w. Morecock.
w. T. Muckleston, L. Murphy, Henry A.
Nau, Frank T. Quigley, Frank Robertson
R. Shelton. w. H. G. Simmons. p. w.
Smith, Israel Sommers, F. v. Springmann,
G. b. Tallman, Ben laramie, II. Thomas
w. B. Usilton, Arthur R. Waite, George H.
Walker, e. S. Walmer and ]. c. Wilson.