Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-11
new MASONIC TEMPLE
Plans Being Formed for an I'm
posing Structure.
COMMITTEES HOLD MEETING
Address by President Small of the
Association
THE BOARD OF MANAGERS
List Of the Lodges, Chapters and
Communicates Represented in
the Meeting.


The Masonic Temple Association held
meeting al the Scottish Rite Cathedral last
evening for the consideration of plans for
the proposed May festival for the benefit
of the temple fund. There was large at
tendance last evening and much progress
was made in this important fraternal en-
terprise.
The proposed Masonic May festival was
originally suggested by Past Grand Master
John Henry Small. jr., and has been cor
daily Endorsed by the committee to which
his recommendation was referred. This
committee was composed of William g.
Henderson. Henry X. Simpson. Ralph L,
Hall. Harrison Dingman, Harry Standi-
ford Ira w. Hopkins and John R. CARR
son. This committee reported to the gen
eral committee. as follows:
Your committee is of the opinion that
festival to be continued for about one week
would excite degree of enthusiasm that
would result beneficially in impressing the
members of the fraternity with the fact
that the board of management of the New
Temple Association is alive to the neces-
Sity of continuously and persistently doing
something to shorten the time when actual
construction of the contemplated temple
may be commenced. 1t is believed that an
exhibition or dCt1Nlty on the part or Lne
management, made in public manner, SO
that members of the fraternity will have
brought home TO them the fact that their
representatives are vigorously pushing for
ward the work, will SO impress the MEM
bers of the fraternity, individually and col
lectively, that they Will be aroused to
greater activity and liberalfty, and thus
will be made possible the earlier accom-
plishment of the end which all have in
view. The committee recommends that
festival be given in May under the auspices
of the association and the management of
the executive committee, as suggested in
our presidents report
President Small's Address.
/ Last nights meeting very enthu-
siastic one and indicates that the festival
will be a complete success In addressing
the association President j. Henry Small
jr, said:
Acting under the direction OF the Ma
sonic Temple Association, we have called
you together for the purpose of perfecting
an organization to devise and carry out
plans for a May festival to be held at Con-
vention Hall during the week Of May 81 to
20 inclusive. AS you already know. at the
annual meeting of the associa ton part of
the presidents address recommended
May rally or festival. Under resolution
of the Masonic Temple Association the mat
ter Of managing the festival was placed in
the hands Of its executive committee, who
decided to turn over the mana cement of
the festival to the representatives Of the
various bodies. reserving to itself the right
of engaging the hall, decorating same and
authorizing all expenditures, which are to
be taken out of the treasury of the Ma
sonic Temple Association. 1t is needless for
me to, rehearse even briefly what has been
accomplished since the movement to erect
temple In this Jurisdiction was started
twelve years ago. I will say, however, that
at the beginning of the year 1905 we needed
S125,000 before we could begin operations on
In no fan rvN1n .,
the effort to raise that money: the amount
of stock subscriptions received during the
year was very gratifying, indeed, the sum
total being approximately $4,000 Up to this
time we have received subscriptions Of
total amount of stock largely exceeding the
minimum required under our charter; the
subscriptions from ell sources amounting to
about 100000 representing 1900 shares of
stock. The total paid on This stock was
S1t6,5O leaving a balance due of $50 657
We trust and bellevethat the effort we are
now about to engage in will round out the
sum or sl25.OOO and enable us to lay the
cornerstone. and IL IS with this aim In view
that we are now directing our efforts.
know that every Mason in the Jurisdiction
realizes the Importance of the undertaking
in which we have embarked and each and
every one. feel satisfied will give 10 the
work his best endeayors"
The following is the general executive
COMMITTEES that will have charge of the
event: John H Small, president: Matthew
Trimble, John H. Olcott, James A. Sample,
Frank H. Thomas, Thomas P Morgan.
George w. Evans. s. r. Bond, Benjamin
s. Graves and Alex Mckenzie.
Lodges Represented.
The following are representatives from
various subordinate bodies. nearly all of
whom were in attendance last evening:
Columbia Lodge, No. 3-Walter H. Oil
yer, Harry Wilson, R. E. Burks
naval Lodge. No. Andrew j. White,
John Scrivener, E. Hume Talbert.
Potomac Lodge, No. 5-Charles T. Lind
sey. William s. Waddey George T. Fritch.
Lebanon Lodge, No Guy NJ Nicely,
Walter P. Tame, +. I. Beach.
The New Jerusalem Lodge. No. Evil
liam G. Henderson, G.. C. Coombs, William
McNeir.
Hiram Lodge, No 1O-George H. Walker.
Harry Kimball. Calvin Hummel. ,
ST. Johns Lodge, No. 1l-Wm. I. Jones.
Joseph II. Mlans. Samuel Hart.
National Lodge. No. 12-Chas W. Otis.
Lafayette Leaman, J. E. Payne.
Washington Centennial Lodge, No IL
Jno. Speed Smith, A. Sidney Jones. L. A.
Dent.
drew Wilson, James A. Wetmore, Harry
l.. Strang, jr.
Harmony Lodge. No. 1T-Clarence NJ Elk
ley. Lurtin r. CHM. w Hamilton Smith
Acacia Lodge No. Isl. C. Wilson, John
E. Borland, Fl. G. Brown.
La Fayette Lodge. No. 10-James L. Mar
shall. Victor f. Montgomery, VIM. T. Calf
her
Geo. c. Whiting Lodge, No. 22-E ii.
Smith. E. H. L. Myers. w. NJ. Bornheim
Pentaipha Lodge. No. 23-Philip Reiter,
Horace 9. Naylor. Harry McKeldin.
cry. Carey S. Frye Philip NJ Ashford
King David Lodge, No 28-Marvin NJ