Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

George Gibson,
President Masonic Veterans Association.
of the world When Past Grand Master
Sample assumed the chair as POSTMASTER
he dispensed with its use. for by that time
the bung was duly started.
First on the program after the menu
we're letters of regret from James w.
Brown and M. B. V. Davis of Pennsylva-
ria, John NJ. Carter of Maryland, Thomas
N. Davis of Virginia. Charles II. Hubbel1,
IL. w Greenland of New York, Senator J.
H. Gallinger, Jacob D. Barron, Admiral
Winfield Scott Schley, E. G. Davis, Adam
Gaddis, G. w. Chamberlain of ST. Paul,
Mimi; j. H. Arlington of Rhode Island,
Gen. G. w. Balloch, Representative Irving
P. Wagner of Pennsylvania. Past President
Simon Wolf and Fred Weber, one of the
founders of the association
In the course of the evening Past Com
mander Charles w. Hancock of Columbia
Commandery, K. T., sang vocal solo.
and Prof William Haley of Washington
Commandery. No. /, gave flute solo,
Responses to Toasts.
Ex-Representative William E. Andrews,
now auditor of the Treasury Department,
responded to the toast, 1.-The President of
the United States" in a very appropriate
and complimentary manner. and Grand
Master CHM extended greeting and good
wishes from the Grand Lodge; Rev. U. s.
G. Pierce, introduced by POSTMASTER
Sample as SKY pilot" suggested that
when any of the veterans went to New
York they should visit the Fourth Presby-
terrain Church in New York and read the
tablet there. which reads: John Hall, D.
D. He labored forty-five years in this
church He giveth His beloveth Sleep"
In a more serious vein he said that Ma
sorry assumed two things-frst, that by
the very nature of mans being he is re-
ligious creature. Exactly as he Is
thinking being s,o SO he Is ,a religious dous
more to awaken and to keep religion
on the high way than any other institu-
ton. Thousands believe the most sacred
thing In this world is lodge Of men
act on the level The second point was
that Masonry had given to the world a
nucleus for universal brotherhood. 1t chose
the strongest men, and he said that he
hoped Masonry would never become
missionary institution and take men to re-
form them-but leave that work to the
church
A. B. Hays spoke on the Masonry of the
west and the toasts closed with excellent
remarks by Past Grand Commander c. c.
Isaacs of Baltimore on THE Masonry of
Maryland" and Past Master B. w. Murch
of George c. Whiting Lodge on Woman"
the latter an effort of exceptional excel
lence.
Those at the Table
The following members of the association
were present: Jesse l.. Adams, Charles AL
len, Motley Anderson, G.. Y. At Lee George
W. Baird, George T. Bassett, Conrad F.
Bennett, Isaac Birch, A. L. Bliss, E. ].
Burt, j. H. Byram, Edward r. Campbell,
Henry p. Cattell George e. Corson. John
B. Davis, Harrison Dingman, David G.
Dixon, r. B. Donaldson, George w. Evans,
Albert, c. Floyd, Henry Franc, Abram Frey,
R. E. Fugitt, Adam Gaddis John r. Gar
rison, George Gibson, Edward w. w. Grit
fin, William H. Griffin, Charles w. Han
cock, John j. Narrower, Abraham Hart,
Theodore Housnfan. Augustus Heimer, War
rem l.. Kinds. John p. Hinkel, Allen w.
Hodgman, William E. Hutchinson William
T. Hutchinson, Albion 3. Jameson.
William NJ. Jones, James b. Lam
bic. James Lansburgh, James II. Nc
Intosh, Daniel ]. Macarty. William B.
Marche. Henry Morgan, George J. Mueller.
Lewis 1. ONeal. John II. Olcott. Warren
H. circuit, Henry H. Parmenter. Isaac
Pearson, Benjamin F. Queen, Henry A.
Robbins. Richard Rothwell, James S. Roy,
James A. Rutherford, James A Sample,
Nathaniel Shatswell, Frederick e. Sher-
wood. Benjamin Sinsheimer. Francis H.
Smith, James D. Smith. William R. Smith,
Arson S. Taylor. Frank H. Taylor William
B. Thompson. Charles G. Thorn, JOHN A.
Travis, James II. Trimble, Burnett r. True
worthy. George H. Tucker. Albert H. Van
Deusen. John N. Walker. William T. Wall
ker, Huyler z. Wells. John F. Wild. L.
Cabell Williamson. Charles S. Willis. Ed
ward NJ. Willis. Edward w. Woodruff, Ed
mund S. Woog. George Wright John r.
Wright John V. Wurdeman, John s..
Yoeckel and Nicholas e. Young.
Among the guests in attendance on this
occasion We're Lurtin r. CHM. grand mas
ter Of Masons: W. f. Andrews. A. B. Hays,
Gen. w. A. Hall. Walter H. Klopfer, s. NJ.
Ryder, ]. P. McGrew, Fred M. Weber, w. II.
Yerkes. Victor Montgomery. T. F. Trazzad.
G c. Isaacs. w. H. Hahn of Baltimore.
representatives of the press
Prior to the banquet the Masonic Veterans
Association had a meeting at the Scottish
Rite Cathedral, on G street northwest, at
which the business of the annual session
was transacted. The following new mem
bers were elected, most of whom after
ward participated in the banquet: Charles
B. Gayley. Frank s. Campbell Gabriel F.
Johnson, Charles Kreimer, Henry 8. Lich-
on George Newton. Andrew W. Pentland.
bartholomew T. Smith and Samuel Slime
metz.
Tile present officers of the association are
as follows: President, George Gibson; first
vice president, George e. Cerson: second
vice president, George w. Balloch: secre-
tary, Albert II. Van Deusen: treasurer,
James B. Iambie; finance committee, Abra-
ham Hart. Major w. Bayliss and George
w. Evans: almoner James A. Sam
Pile: stewards G. Yorke At Lee. Frank
sen; chaplain, Daniel McFarlan: marshal.
Jacobus s. Jones: tyler. John F. Wild: al
moner's committee Robert Armour, Sam
uel C. Palmer and David G.. Dixon.
There are two surviving past presidents
of the association. Simon Wolf and DR..
Robert B. Donaldson, the latter the dean
Of the past grand masters of the Grand
Lodge, F. A. A. M, Of this jurisdiction.