Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-14
|(ANONG THE
il, F'RATEpNlTIES

Washington Command No. i. K. T..
has arranged 10 celebrate its eightieth an
niversary by banquet this evening at the
New Willard. The hour for the opening of
the banquet is 8 o'clock, prior to which
reception will be held. This function will
be in charge of a reception committee. COM
posed of fifty frat and Differed as fol-
lows. Past Commander William s. Parks.
chairman. Francis Nye, first vice chairman;
William L. Van Wickle, second vice chair
man: Louis A. Dent. third vice chairman:
r. Golden Doual dson fourth vice chairman
The last official circular of Washington
Commandery contains the following items
of Templar news:
AT the ninety-fourth annual communica-
ton of the Grand Lodge, F. A. A. M, OF
the District of Columbia seven OF our
chiyairic sir knights were honored by that
body. to wit. Walter 4. Brown. elected
deputy grand master: Augustus B. Coolidge
elected junior grand warden: James a.
Sample, elected grand treasurer: Henry IA
Simpson, elected grand marshal; j. Claude
Keeper. elected grand junior deacon; l.
John Newton. elected senior grand steward;
Albert b. Fox. elected trustee for three
years. Washington Commandery takes
laudabie pride in the advancement of these
distinguished fraters. To them heartlest
congra tulations Eminent Comman-
der Jacobus S. Jones is in receipt of COM
mission from Right Eminent Sir William J.
iurNel- grand commander, NHiShtS rem
plar State of Nebraska, appointing him
grand representative of the Grand Com
mandery for that state in this grand juris-
dictlOn.
At the conclave of Washington Comman-
dery this week the order of the Red Cross
was conferred, and the following fraters
We're detailed to assist in the work: Jesse
Il. *. Lee, Edward W. Yea. Charles w.
Fairfax. Mark F.. Finley. Roe Fulkerson,
William w. Georges, William II. Gibson,
Henry L, Gosling. Frances W. Halter,
Archie n. Hamilton William 7. Hastings.
William c. Fowler Robert ". Gates. Jas
I. Gibbs, John A. Gooder. Edward Green
]. st. Clair Hambly. B. Franklin Handy,
James H. Hensley, JamessA Hunter
The last official circular of Eminent Com
mander Cunningham of Columbia, pursuing
long-established custom of this organza-
ton. contains portrait and appreciative
sketch of Past Eminent Commander Alex
ander Grant The sketch gives the follow
ing facts concerning this well-known Ma
sonic and public official. He was born in
Monroe, Mich, in the fifties, and is of
Scotch parentage. He was educated in the
public schools and graduated from the high
school at the age of sixteen He imme-
diately entered the post office at Monroe,
as a clerk. and served as assistant post
master for two and a half years. He then
obtained a position mail route agent on
the Flint and Pere Marquette railway, then
just completed between Toledo and Bay
CITY. In 1872 The was transferred to the
west division of the great through trunk
mail route between New York and Chi
cago. his assignment, being between Cleve-
land and Chicago. In 1880 he was detailed
to the office OF the division superintendent
at Cleveland examiner. and in 1882 he
was called to- Washington to assume a
place in the office Of the general superin-
tendeut. In December. 1884, was made
chief clerk which position he held until
August, 1897, when he was promoted to the
position of assistant general superintend-
ent, which office he still holds
Past Commander Grant comes from good
Masonic stock His father was for several