Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-07
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
ELECTION OF OFFICERS By FRA.
TERNAL ORGANIZATIONS.

Georgetown Council, No. 3. Independent
Order of Jonadabs, has elected the follow
Ing officers for the ensuing year: Worthy
chief, David Poore; vice chief, H. A. War
ner: chaplain, George Thomas: herald,
William Golden, jr.: assistant herald. Chas.
Golden; guard. Lester Golden: sentinel,
James McEwen: secretary. George E.
Parkhurst; financial secretary, Preston E.
Dewey: treasurer, Frank Poore; trustees.
James R. Maher. w. T. Golden and j. &.
Gates.
Robert w. Swami, blind man, who con-
ducts the cigar and stationery store at the
corner of NJ and Goth streets, which was
looted by robbers few nights ago be-
tween the hours of II and o'clock, de-
ciares that he is not unable to attend to
business, as has been stated, nor is he
over forty-ive years of age. He is
graduate of the Institute for the Blind or
baltimore and has followed many occupa-
tons. The burglars robbed. him of much
OF his capital. He had by perseverance
and close attention to his business built
up valuable trade, and it will probably
require months to recover from his finan-
ciaf loss.
The following officers have been elected
by Covenant Lodge No. 10, Odd Fellows, of
Georgetown: Noble grand, William G.
Berg; vice grand Joseph Clark; recording
secretary, w. E. Clapp; financial secretary,
j. W. Brewer; treasurer, Charles w. Cham
berlaln. James E. Chambers was elected
representative to the Grand Lodge.
On Friday night the officers of George
town Tent, No. g. knights of the Macca-
bees of the World, We're installed by State
Commander D. w Gall as follows: Past
commander, ID. NJ. Grams; comma nder, w.
w. Burch; lieutenant commander, A. {.
Dagenhart; record keeper, John l.. Neeb;
finance keeper Morton Wood; chaplain,
John W. Young; sergeant, Henry A Roth;
physicians. Drs. r. Munson and H. M.
Dixon; master-at-arms, J. NJ. Love- first
master of the guard, Thomas A Newman;
second master of the guard, William Hun
ter; sentinel, Charles Henderson: picket,
Thomas2 Garrison. Winfield Scott Schley
DIVISION, Uniform Rank, acted as escort of
honor to the state commander and the
ceremony was in full ritualstic form.
After the ceremony of installing the Off
GERS was concluded the entire membership
present repaired to the banquet hall, down
stairs, where a sumptuous repast awaited
them, and thus the social and fraternal
features of the order were more fully exem-
pllhed one new member was initiated and
six applications were filed. Speeches were
made by the officers installed and the state
commander and others.
Hermione Lodge, Knights of Pythas, of
Georgetown installed its recently elected
officers with impressive ceremonies We'd
nesday evening at Odd Fellows Hall.
The Masonic Hall Association of George
town held its annual meeting during the
past week and reelected all of the old Off
GERS and directors. The association is now
on firm financial footing all of its obi
cations having been liquidated and a sur
plus reported in the treasury.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Huntington, resi-
dents of Georgetown, who have spent some
time past in the Philippine Islands, left
Manila December Is and will return to
their home here.
Rev. f. II. Havenner. formerly pastor of
Dunn barton Avenue Methodist Church.
VINO was welcome guest at many George
ia hn1iI
turned to his pastorate at Baltimore
Rev Charles P. Stealey, pastor of the
west Washington Baptist Church, has ar
ranged series of lectures on Bible study
and training. There are eight lectures In
the series, the first of which will be given
within a few days.