Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31

I. O. o. F., last July. At the session of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows,
held in Philadelphia last September, he had
the grand decoration of chivalry conferred
on him by Gen. NJ. A. Raney, commanding
the Patriarchs Militant l, Q. Q, F., of the
world.
Henry C. Wilmoth, the first vice president,
was born near Ellgtns, w Va, and received
g. common school education IN West Vir-
ginia, where he also taught school. The
distant plains of Texas proved TO be more
seductive than West Virginia, and In 1875
Mr.. Wilmoth and his brother left for the
Lone Star state. In Texas Mr.. Wilmoth
was engaged in a variety of pursuits, taught
school, enjoyed life a cowboy, clerlked in
g. large mercantile establishment, founded
the post office at Green Valley, Denton
county, and served as postmaster for nine
months, attended the Bethel Academy and
also the Kansas Normal College at Fort
Scott Kan. He was appointed from Texas
In February, 1889, to a clerkship in the Of
flee of the auditor for the Post Office De-
partment, where he now is. While employed
here and living in Vienna Va. he owned and
edited the Vienna Star.
Native of the District.
Mrs. C. II. Clifford, second vice president
is a native of the capital Mrs. Clifford
married Judge Clifford of San Antonio, go
ing there some years ago TO make her home
and residing there for some time, Judge
Clifford now occupies a government posi-
l4Oil, ana lhTS SllilOfu IS pack III dler early
home. Since the organization of the society
Mrs. Clifford has been chairman of the en-
tertainment committee, and as such con-
tributed largely TO the society's success.
Mrs. ChaS. h. Bruce, third vice president,
was born and raised in Sherman Tex She
Is a daughter OF Mr.. j. W. Pollard, who is
well known in northern Texas, and belongs
to the Pollards of revolutionary fame Of
Kentucky. Mrs. Bruce was educated in
the common and high schools of Sherman.
She came to Washington in 1902.
Walter E. Suddath of Fort Worth, re-
cording secretary, was born in Brownsville,
Tenn. He removed to Kentucky IN 1882,
and from there to Fort Worth, Tex, in
1885, residing in Texas continuously until
February. 1905. He graduated from the
Fort Worth public schools, with the class
of 1897. and was for a short time reporter
on the Fort Worth Daily Gazette. He en-
tered the government. service In October,
1899. as clerk in the Fort Worth post office,
and remained in this position until Febru-
airy, 1904, when he was appointed to a po-
sition as clerk in the bureau of insular af-
fairs of the War Department. He was
transferred to the office of the auditor for
the Post Office Department in October.
1904, and is now employed in that Office.
He was married May 81, 1902. to Miss
Bertha Dryden of Fort Worth.
Educated in Germany.
Gustave Bender corresponding secretary,
was born In Germany. He studied at Hell
delberg and Carisruhe, served in the Ger
man army and in the German government
service and went to Texas twenty-five
years ago, where he taught In the public
schools and later French, German and
Latin In the Weinar Institute. In Colorado
county, Tex. Was appointed to a clerk
ship in 1890, in the office of the chief of
engineers, U. S. A., in the War Depart
ment.
w. L. Alexander, treasurer of the So
ciety, was raised in Dallas county. Tex.
where the early portion OF his career WAS