The Washington times., 1905-01-15

ization OF Washington CommandeEy, No.
1. knights Te,nplar
The celebration took the form of one
OF the most artistically cooked and serv-
ed banquets of the season, and the af-
fair came oft at the New Willard on
the site where there stood a small tavern
eighty years ago. in which the comman-
derry was formed Andrew Jackson was
the President of the United States then,
in that dim past
Jones the Tcastmaster.
Eminent Sir Jacobus S. Jones' com
nlancer of the organization, and chair
man of the executive committee, pre-
sided at the ratification, and with him
in charge of the affair We're Right Emf
nent Sir Eldred s Davis, first vice chair
man; Right Eminent Sir Harrison Ding
man, second vice chairman; Sir Albert
+. Fox, treasurer. Sir Henry S. Merrill.
secretary; Eminent Sir Henry *. Simp-
son, Enline.at Sir George II. Walker,
Eminent Sir Thomas P Morgan, Sir
Albion x. Paris. Sir George W. Baird.
Sir Augustus b. Coolidge, Sir James B.
Lambie. Sir James A. Sample. and Sir
Harry Standiford
In the Banquet Room.
The banquet room of The hotel and the
tables were beautifully decorated with
red. yellow, and white roses and tulips,
palms and sn1ilax. Music was furnished
by Haley's Orchestra. On the menu
were Buzzard Bay oysters, chicken
gnmbo. escalope of Potomac bass, Nor
mande quaiis roasted and stuffed with
truffies. and all kinds of hotheuse vege-
tables. Naturally. there was an appro-
w
Three hours were spent discussing the
efforts Of the chef
Prior TO the beginning OF the banquet
there was a reception lasting over an
hour.
Invocation and Tcasts.
The Invocation was asked by the Rev.
Sir j. Russell yerbrycke, and then
toasts were responded TO as follows
The Grand Lodge, Free and Accented
Acsons, District OF Columbia Sir Iur-
I'm X CHM, gram master of Masons
The Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sens. District of Columbia. Sir Angus
tns B. Coolidge, most excellent grand
high priest.
The Grand Cornraanae.,v. Knights
Ie9npiar. District Of Columbia Right
Eminent Sir Andrew W. Kelley, grand
comma nder.
The The Grand Eneampment. knights
Sral.
Our Sister Commanderies. Eminent
81. John A Lacy. past commander, Po-
toTnac Nc 5.
Washington ComInandery: Her
EightietE Birthday" Eminent Sir Henry
* simpson past commander
Tho Press. Sir Frank IL Hosford.
Washington Commander
The Menu Souvenir.
The menu and program was printed in
book form on bond paper, guaranteed
to last q lifetime, the whole being a
handsome souvenir Of the occasion. The
enthusiasm was fast and furious. and
certainly Saturday night had fled be-
fore the last CT the go had made their
welI-satisfied way homeward. The
guests were located at the tables as
follows
Commanders Table-Jacobus S. Jones
commander and postmaster; ]. F
Grant F. w Behreas, Allison NaiIo,-
~, W. G. Henderson, w. T. GalIiher
gan w H. Klopfer, Allen Bussius. ]
A. Lacy, ]. A. Rutherford, Digby EEL
Harrison Dingman. A. B. Coolidge, J
a; Oliver g f King, c. T. Caldwell
william Barnum. Harry Standiford ID
g. Dixon. II. X. Simpson, G. H Walk
CT. r. u. Donaldson j. H Cunnin gaa m
r. Verbryche. W. Fl. Yerkes, jr, Z
Davis, F. FL. Thomas, and L., r. CHM
all of whom are officers or former off
Gers OF Masonic bodies
Jolly at Tables.
Table A-C- H. Smith. william
Broun, Edward Kolb, j. 3. Lord, W. H
Scott, J. ". Eoteler, w b. Holzc,aw
James Acton, j. J. Chapman, J. II. Hen
drick, Robert Bowdier. c. e. Stevens
Gfaries Alien, r j. Bernhard. II. 3
ioelaigne. J H. simms. J. E. SHAY, "
Z. Peake: Milton Patterson. S. NJ. Lett
Il lNanaTnan <zA L
Duakhorst. c. j. Utiloff. Warner Slut
Ter, = s Lothrop, "a Z. .Buri1lin, c. L
Hath lea III =; Z; Vaughan, w; T. Hastings
) y Wright, n, j. T. Williams, W S
Quinter. 2. F. Handy. John Walker
J. Walker, w. F. Roberts O. X
derson. J. ": Bell, J. H. HensIey, T
!. III. Mitchell. +. o McNew, f. II. HoifofY
Il, s b Barnes, ] n. Baker, Paul Pear
Charles Jacobsen. W. c. Long e. S
Cochran, T. j. Newton. Z. w Yea. ]. p
X Lee, G. H Townsend T. w. Peace
and ]. T. Collins
Table c-sieorge spransy, H. L. Turner
=. H. Snyder. Owen owen, S. S. Shedd
E. s. Smith. C. e. Berry, r. P. An
drews, w. ]. Wallace, T. ". Cadicl:
L. a. Barr. w. P. Van Wicl1le. r. I.
Eliot. Edward Green, w. c. Fowler
J. l. Skidmore. T, e. ogram. f. W
andre VS.. D l. Rice. James Sharp. J. +
Hood. l.. B. Swarmstedt, j. B. G. Gusts
and C. f. Schneider
Table Do. f. Comstocl, J. c. Rau
J. O. Evans, G. N Perry, Isaac Pear
son, G. w. Hurlebals A Ii Moreland
c. A Erney. r. NJ. Brown. " II. Spig
uui. II. c. Espey. j. b. I-ambie. Andrew
Parker, A. F. Fox. George Ryneai ir
f. G. coIdren, Louis Behrens, G. V
Buck, August Peterson, ". p Hazen
F. E Mack W c. Johnson, J. r Oys
ter w f. Bowen. G. w. Fairfax, S
r. Waters, r.. G. Donaldson. A VI
Lethrop, S. w Woodward, c. K Berry
man
Some of the Others
Table FL. c. KEEPER, r. E. Burks
Roe F:Ilkerson. +. " Moore, j Z
falk, j. f. Gibbs. *. S. MaegiIl w. Nj
Harper. H. G. Perdue. c. W Simpson
II. NJ. Schooiey. x. w Gates, A. K Par
RS, ID. p. Hickling. Lee Pitchlynn. c. T
bearing, II. L. MeNulty. W H Frank
In A. Hunter, 8. NJ. Moore, Harr.
Wilson T. F. Davis, ]. A. Schneider
J: l. Kennedy. S. p. Johnson. ]. l.. At
kins, w d. Mcfarland, g. e. Johnston
]: Henderson,, L. A. Dent. and w. b
Hibbs
Table F-w w. Georges. II. A. Car
roll. w. c. Babcock. j. w. Nicholson
W. III GiisSore r, - E,ffy-r,ev Fl I Pofb