Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-03

F. NJ Marshall. ]. S Mccoy. B. R. Ross,
Albert F. Fox, w. Harry Olcott, John n.
olcott Hiram H. Martin, William S: Parks,
scaggs, l. c. Wood, T w. Cridler ]. Will
son Townsend, A. B. Coolidge, F. Warren
| Thomas P. Morgan. Benjamin S. Graves,
E. S. Parker,@ Henry s. Selden, ]. Chester
Bowen. William T. Galliher, Henry c.
Bragg w. Spencer Armstrong, Victor F.
| Montgomery, John B. Hopkins and James
L. Marshall. The present line officers of
Lafayette are: Jacob H. Lichliter. wor-
shipful master; Hart Momsen. senior war
| den; William H: Wanamaker, Junior war
den; John H Olcott, P. NJ, secretary; AL
! bert F. Fox, P. M. treasurer; John f.
Dawson, senior deacon; John B. Nichols,
junior deacon; GratZ E. Dunkum, senior
steward; Raymond Outwater, junior stew
ard; James l.. Marshall, p. NJ, master of
ceremonies; Victor F. Montgomery. P NJ,
instructor of Work, and Cummns c. Hell
mick, tiler.
Observations by Recorder Harrison Ding
man OF AlmaS Temple A. A. .. n. NJ. s.,
in his announcement for this weeks gath
ering Of the temple may be quoted fol-
lows "Inasmuch the prophet hath
and well being of temple that the
worship at the shrine should be constantly
surrounded by truthseekers. you are urged
| to keep your signal lights burning brightly,
trat any unreSenerateQ GneDer seeking q
safe harbor may steer his batty old boat
into the placid waters of comfort and find
| refuge from worldly cares In the harbor of
our temple
be: DO not keep the alabaster boxes of
your love and tenderness sealed up until
your friends are dead Fill their lives with
sweetness. Speak approving. cheering
words while their ears can hear them, and
| while their hearts can be thrilled and made
| happier by them; the kind things you
! mean to say after they are dead and gone
| say before they go. Rather have a plain
| coffin without flower. funeral without
| an eulogy, than a life without sweetness
of love, sympathy and good will Let US
| learn to anoint our friends beforehand for
| their burial. Postmortem kindness does
not cheer the troubled spirit; flowers on the
! coffin cast no fragrance backward over
| life's weary way. Remember, we travel the
| road of life but once; let US try to make
| the world better for having lived
| Columbia Commandery, X. T, conferred
| the Red Cross at its regular conclave last
| evening. The commandery is arranging to
give a theater party, November 10, and
| Commander Meyer has named the following
committee to have the affair in charge:
| Charles P. SWEET, chairman Edgar A.
Nelson, jr., vice chairman; ]. Frank Traz-
zare, secretary; Hillebert W. Thomas,
Charles E. Baldwin, Faber Stevenson, j.
Harry ningham, Alexander Grant
Walter H. Klopfer, Harry F. Riley. ]. H.
Small. jr., Jackson F. Blair, Lincoln Bonn
berger, Charles II. Bradley, Emmett NJ.
Cummins, Charles S. Domer, A. Howard
Duckett, H. c. yesterday. Newton Ed
| monds, John A. Elnnger, William G. Gent
ner, Frank E. Gibson, George E. Hebbard,
Arthur E. Hess, NJ. A. Hess, James q. Hud-
son, w. w. Jermane, Gustave A. kneessi,
John w. Lynn, c. H. Longacre, William
McAleer, William B. McGrain c. B. Mat
thews, j. Z. Meisenhelder Francis a. Sc
mi iNh1rloz ri
! Harry c. c. Stiles, 1. d. Porter, Stanley n.
Recher, E. w. Clair Thompson, Seaton W.
Trunnell, Frank r. Underwood, Thomas 4.
Walker, Harry e. Walls, Robinson S. Wal
ter, William E. Walton, w. c. Wise and G.
c. Yeabower.
The commandery is also contemplating
the organization of Saratoga Springs
savings club for the approaching triennial
conclave. Eminent Commander Meyer is
chairman of the commandery's triennal
conclave committee. eX-otticio. and his as
sociates are Charles Z. Baldwin, HILBERT
w. Thomas. Charles P. SWEET. Walter II.
Klopfer, J. Harry Cunningham, Harry +
Riley, Frank e. Gibson. Frank C. Under
| wood, George E. Hebbard. ]. Frank Traz-
! zare, Townley A. Mckee, C. B. Matthews
and S. w. Stinemetz.
The Royal Arcanum this week suffered
the loss of it's supreme secretary, William
o. Robinson of MaSsach usetts. He was a
native of Maryland, having been born at
Royal Oak in the neghboring state sixty
three years ago. He had held the office of
| supreme secretary for many years and was
considered excellent official
The knights of the Modern Maccabees Of
the District are arranging for a big class
| initiation to be held at Northeast Temple
on the evening of November u. Col. y.
s. Boynton of Port Huron. Mich, the great
| commander of the order: DR.. J. H. Jung
haus, supervising deputy for Ohio; s. S.
English. deputy great commander of the
District and others high in the councils
Of the order will lend their presence to the
occasion.
Columbia Lodge, No. SIS, Improved Benev-
olcnt Protect,ce Order of Elks of the World
(colored), has completed arrangements to
receive its grand exalted ruler, z. +. How
ard of Covington, KY, and grand organizer,
Dr. NJ lis of Norfolk, Va, on Tuesday Oc-
tober 30. at Odd Fellows Hall, 1906 NJ
street northwest. Prominent speakers VIII
be present The committee in charge IS as
follows: Daniel Self. DR.. Willston, c. II.
Freeman, A. ]. Gaskins, w. J. Thomas
O. D. Norris. H. w. Hunter, ]. NJ. Jackson,
j. Dilworth. Charles Williams, George p.
Thompson, James Gray. Louis Costley,
Benjamin Goodwin. S. H. Wilkins, S. I.
Craig. f. w. Brent. John c. Dancey, r L.
Jones. w. L. Pollock. Ed Green of Alex
andria Lodge, No. As. and w. l.. Houston.
The grand visitation to Federal City
Lodge, No. 20, l. Q. o. F., by the officers
of the Grand Lodge of this Jurisdiction on
Wednesday evening was a novel and highly
entertaining affair. In the lodge room the
official business was transacted in the
examination of the lodge officers to test
their knowledge of the unwritten work
well the ritualistic and parliamentary
duties of the officers: and the rendition
Of such work by Noble Grand J. S. Ashford
and Vice Grand F. A. Royse was nearly
letter perfect while the other officers ex-
hibited familiarity with their duties
After the official visit proper had ended
the members of the lodge and many visit
ing members from other lodges and jurs-
dictio2s, together with the members of
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge and the wives of
Federal City Lodge members, as invited
guests, formed IN tho reception rooms and
marched TO the concert hall below, which
was transformed into a grotesque yet ar
tistic banquet room, with decorations every
where to remind that it was Halloween
Tho electric lights were extinguiShed, and
only the lights in miniature pumpkins as
lanterns Illuminated the face outlined on
EACH winking and blinking in long lines
above the three tables reaching the entire
length of the hall. Here and there, bob
bling up and down and round and round,
were witches suspended from invisible wires
for each table was a huge pumpkin with
faces outlined on four sides. To music
by section of the Rebew Orchestra, H.