Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23
DATE OF MASONIC FAIR
Plans of Board of Control Be-
ing Rapidly Perfected.
CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES
Headquarters Established in the Len
man Building.
LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE
Convention Hall Secured for the Fair
From April Is to May
1, 1907.
CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES
LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE

It has been decided to hold the Masonic
fair from April 10 to May l. 1907, between
which dates the corner stone will be laid For
the new Masonic Temple to be erected at
the junction of 18th street and New York
avenue. Besides deciding upon the dates
of the fair the board of control which met
last night in the Lehman building, on New
York avenue. selected the chairmen of the
various committees which are to carry out
the fair project. With the appointment OF
these chairmen. who. with the officers OF
the general fair committee. compose the
board of control. the actual work OF prep
aration for the various features of the big
festival is put under way.
The officers of the board Of control, as
chosen at the previous meeting and last
night. as follows:
b. F. Smith. president; Lurtin R. CHM,
first vice president; Jacobus s.. Jones, sec
ond vice president: Frank A. Sebring, third
vice president: Frank r. Underwood, secre-
tary; John J. Boobar. assistant secretary;
James A. Sample, treasurer; Greed M. Full
ton, general counsel; Harry Stamford, dl-
rector general: H. A. Johnston, assistant
director general.
The choice of Harry Stamford as d1rec-
tor general is regarded by the committee
as happy one. He is past grand mas
ter of the local Masonic bodies, and has
been high in Masonic circles for many
years. He has always taken an active in
terest in it's affairs.
Chairmen of Committees.
The committee chairmen. a schosen and
announced last night, are as follows:
Advisory committee. J. Henry Small, jr.
Finance, James A Sample
Cash contributions. Arthur C. Moses.
General contributions. Robert N. Harper.
Outside donations. undecided.
Music. D. G. Pfeiffer.
Entertainment Lem Towers. If.
Ladies' committee. James L. Marshall.
Visitors. Hylas L. Wheeler.
Press. w. w. Jermane.
Auditing, Sterling Kerr.
Printing and publicity, Arthur d. Marks
Public comfort and order. Maj. Richard
Sylvester.
liner.
Stock subscriptions. Thomas c. Noyes.
Tickets and badges. w. H. Franklin.
History and archives, Milton E. Allies.
Public safety. William I. Belt.
The office of the fair committee will be
on the second floor of the Lehman building
where quarters have already been secured
and the meetings of the various committees
and of the board of control will be held
there hereafter. 1t was also decided that
the board of control should meet every
Tuesday evening until the fair is over, but
as the next two Tuesdays fall on holidays
it was decided that the next meeting shall
be at the call of the president
President Smith stated last evening that
Convention Hall and the annex had been
secured for the fair. from April Is to May
l, and the leases signed.
The charmen of the various committees
will at once proceed to choose the mem
bers, and it is expected that the compost
ton of the committees will be determined
upon before the next meeting Of the board
of control early in January.