Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-26

| Lodge. No. L. l. o. @. F.. of Washington.
T! ID. c.. at their home. ia street northeast. .
recently. the occasion being the second Of
| the social entertainments given by the men,
bers OF Dorcas Lodge refreshment commit
tee. Vocal and Instrumental music was
given and a delightful game. in which all
present took part, WIS a feature of the
evening. The prizes were handsome and
were carried off by Mr., Daleyremple Miss
Anna kiedl and MIR. Wilson.
National Circle. No Ga. p H. C. gave
its first excursion to River View Wednes-
day. Prizes We're offered and donated by
the guardian. Mrs Griswoud but decision
as To the winners has not been reached. AT
the last meeting OF the circle a farewell re-
oeption was rendered the state deputy's wife
and daughter. Mrs. f. IL and Miss Gertrude
Tellum.
Mrs. Ida J. Maxwell deputy supreme COM
mander, Ladies' OF the Maccabees of the
world has gone to Frederick Md. to at
tend meeting of the hive. she recently
organized here.
National Hive l. o. r. NJ. reports having
on its rolls over 300 members A congratu-
latory letter has been received from the
supreme commander Mrs. Lillian NJ Hollis
ter on the success Of the hive. The hive
was organized by. the supreme commander
In 1896
The national encampment OF the Grand
Army of the Republic will be held at Dem
number of Washington veterans are prepar-
ing to attend. The District OF Columbia
now has the office of commander In chief
which devolved upon John r. King upon the
recent death of Commandments w. w.
Blackmer of Boston. Col. John ]. McCardy
of this city is the commander chiefs
chief of staff. The following his aids
oe-camp for the adjacent department of
Maryland George H. Hartman. Thomas J.
Henrik G. Hubert Schmidt. Charles w.
HUH John w. Mccullough. John III. Mtten.
John G. Taylor. The Headquarters of the
commander-in-chief and chief of staff will
be at the Brown Palace Hotel
The national encampment of the Woman's
Relief Corps will be held at Denver the
9TH and Sth proximo during the sessions OF
the G. A. r. The meeting will be on an
suspicious anniversary, for the w. r. C.
was founded at Denver twenty-five years
ago. Anna s. Hamilton of this city has
been designated a member of the Womans
Relief Corps reception committee.
A reunion OF Berdan's Sharpshooters.
national organization. will be held at Dem
yer during the convention.
The most interesting feature of the G.. A.
R. encampment will be the contest for
tional commander. One of the most promi-
nent candidates is Corporal James Tan
ner. register of wills of the District and
former commissioner of pensions.
The Washington Grand Army party will
leave over the Chesapeake and Ohio Friday.
with a special train of several cars. and go
by way of Cincinnati. Chicago. Kansas City
and Colorado Springs to Denver. In the lat
ter city it will make the Savoy Hotel its
headquarters.
Mthras Lodge of Perfection. A. A. S. r..
is arranging to confer the fourteenth degree
in superb form the evening of October Is.
This will be during the biennial convention
of the Supreme Council of the southern
jurisdiction. A. A. s. r. The various sta
tons will be filed by the best ritualists in
this jurisdiction. and the work is expected
t1Nr fta.s TlN.f ant
gree Is of the most beautiful of all in
the Scottish Rite and is the highest one
conferred in the Lodge of Perfection. Grand
Commander James ID. Richardson and the
other officers of the Supreme Council are
exhibiting keen interest in the arrange
mentS which are being made, and VIII do
their share toward making the event one of
the most interesting affairs in recent Scot
fish Rite history.
Just think OF President of the United
States belonging to the Order OF Eagles!
This Is Carrie Nations latest. That erratic
lady is now stamping in Ohio for the prohi-
bition party, and in addition to this COM
ment on the Eagles. she is calling the
lobster" and of the democratic candidate.
John NJ. Pattison former member of Con-
gress, says: You have lobster for gov
e. .Ior, but 1t will be just the same II the
democrats elect their candidate. for you
might just well expect the devil to close
hell as to expect either of the old parties to
close the saloons"
Washington officers of the Eagles are very
much amused at her expressions. and the
suggestions has been made that the COM
ment on the President be framed and hung
in the lodge room of Aerie, No. l.
The Washington knights Templar who
have been spending the summer Lake
Chautauqua have had merry round OF
pleasure and enjoyed number of enter
tainments at jamestown. The most recent
was dinner in their honor by the Templars
of that city. They had previously been
entertained by the Blue Lodge and Royal
Arch Masons. The latest banquet took
place at Sheldon Hall and was in the form
of a muscallonge and spring chicken supper.
The jamestown Journal says: Those pres
ent included five notable members of the
order who spending a portion of the
summer at Chautauqua the past command
ers and the officers of jamestown Com
ma ndery, No. 81.
The guests of honor We're: Most Eminent
Sir Warren LaRue Thomas of Pittsburg,
past grand master of the Grand Encamp-
ment. X: T.. u. s. A; Very Eminent Sir
Frank II. Thomas of Washington grand
captain general of the Grand Encampment
X. T., U. S. A; Right Eminent Sir B. A.
Allen of Washington. grand commander OF
Knights Templar of the District of Column
bia Right Eminent Sir Alex Mckenzie of
Washington. past grand commander OF
Knights Templar of the District of Column
bia; Sir II. w. Thomas of Washington CAP
tain general of his commandery.
cat the conclusion of the dinner highly
interesting and enjoyable speeches were
made by the first four named eminent
Templars. The affair throughout was
pleasant Late boats up and down the lake
conveyed the fraters to their homes"
One of the most interesting of the nu-
merous Chautauqua entertainments in
which the Washington visitors participated
was Masonic reception at the Mems Club
last Saturday night. OF that event the
Chautauqua Assembly Herald says: In
view of the fact that nearly 10 per cent of
the members of the Chautauqua Mems Club
Masons. 1t fitting that the club
building should be the scene of a Masonic
reception. A large party of members of
the various Masonic lodges gathered to
meet the guests of honor. who were Warren
l.. Thomas. past grand master, X. T., u.
s. A: Frank III. Thomas. grand captain
general of the Grand Encampment. U. s.
A; Alexander Mckenzie, past grand high
'priest, also past grand commander of the
District OF Columbia. and B. A. Allen,
grand commander, X. T, District of Column
bia.
The Washington visitors expect to remain
at the lake for about a fortnight longer.