Evening star., 1906-02-24

Worshipful Master, Lafayette Lodge. No. 10.
+. \. A. NJ.
recording secretary OF the board of man
ayers of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation OF this city, and Tor nine years ne
has been treasurer of the Sunday School
Association of the District of Columbia.
Lafayette Lodge is the largest lodge of
Ma sons the District OF COlum oia now
having membership of I65 ana number
ing among its members some of the most
prominent business and professional men
in the city.
The special committee on printing ana
publicity 10" the Pytmar fair held an I'M
portant meeting IN Grand Lodge head
quarters on Washington s birthday Every
thing promises well Tor the success of the
enterprise
Potomac Commandery of knights Tenn
plar held stated commune alton last
Wednesday, which was devoted largely TO
discussion of the visit paid by the com
mandery to Old Dominion Commandery or
Alexandria on the preceding Friday. The
exchange OF courtesies between the Ten
plars of the ancient cities of Georgetown
and Alexandria has long been pleasant.
Eminent Commander Lindsey of Potomac
says of the recent visit:
Those of us who attended Old Domin-
ion Commandery received what we ex
peCted, right hearty welcome, and had
what were assured Of a right good
time. southern hospitality is characters
tic of AIeXandrlans, and Ola Dominion
COmmandery Is made up of AleXandr1anS
ct their best. No need to say more ex-
| cept to express the appreciation of the
honor done Potomac by Old Dominion in
It's request that cur officers confer the Red
| Cross in its asylum, and to note the salts
! faction felt in listening to their con-
| gratulations on our work. Such fraternal
! visits are like a tonic in springtime."
At Potomac's first conclave in March the
! Order of the Red Cross will be conferred
/ several COmDlnlOQS. the mast N ID
| eTs officiating.
Harry B. Cramer, who is recorder and
| secretary of several of the Masonic bodies
| in Montgomery county. Maryland, has com
piled a neat Masonic directory for that
county. This shows the following exist
| ing bodies, and gives the names of their
| officers and members follows: Pentalpna
| Lodge. No. t94. A. F. A. NJ, Gaithersburg
! 90 members; Montgomery Lodge, No. 1876,
A. F. a. NJ, Rockville, % members; Ken
sington Lodge, No. 196, 81 members; Mont
gomery Chapter, No. 33, r. A. M, Rock
vile. II members; King Solomon Council,
No. 13, Royal and Select Masters Rock
vile, I6 members; Montgomery Command
cry, No. 13. Knights Templar. GaithersDurg,
- members. There is also a Past Masters
Association with forty members meeting at
Gaithersburg. The present grand high
priest OF Maryland, James F. Allen, lives
at Rockville. He is also past junior grand
warden of the Grand Chapter The Past
Masters Association of the thirty first
Masonic district of Maryland montgomery
county, is composed S follows: Officers
DIR. George H. Wright, president grand in
spector; James Franklin Allen vice presi-
dent; Harry Brook Cramer, secretary-treas-
urer Members-James B. Adams. James
f Allen Winfred Beck, John A. Belt Paul
Cook. Harry B. Cramer, ]. Harry Cunning
ham. Samuel F. Eastburn, Harry F. Frost
Thomas J. Fulks. Arthur b. Gleason, Alex
Jones, EEbridge d. Kingsley George H
Lamar, DIR. William l.. Lewis, John Miller,
! J. August Miller, Rev. Robert NJ. Moore J.
| II. Mccormick. l.. B. Mcintyre. Robert B.
! Peter, j. Enos Ray, sr., J. Enos Ray, jr.
| Joseph Reading, James Rourke, G. Edward
| Schultz Roger Shaw, George H. Snyder,
! IIattersley w. Talbot, William II. Trail.
! John w Townsend, Eugene A. Van Vleck
! Israel G. Wariield Brainard H Warner
! Thomas O. White, Benjamin o. Woodward
! George II. Wright and Herbert Wright
| county Masonic bodies are follows:
| Pentalpha Lodge-Thomas l. Fulks w
/ NJ; Alex. G. Carlisle, senior w; Robert B.
/ Moore, Junior w; Harry b. Cramer, secre-
| tary: Carson Ward, treasurer
| Montgomery Lodge-Roger Shaw, w NJ;
/ John Brewer. s. w; George E. Lewis, j
| W; James f. Allen. secretary r. H.
! Stokes. treasurer.
/ Kensington Lodge-Paul Cook. w M:
| Jarrett n. Shauck senior w. Gilmore Van
/ Fossen. Junior w; Edward K. De Puy, sec
retary; Loren II. Mlliken. treasurer
| Montgomery Chapter-Joseph Reading NJ
| +. II. P; Arthur b. Gleason, e. king; Rob
| ert E. l.. Smith. E scribe; James F. Allen
secretary; Thomas Dawson. treasurer.
King Solomon Council-Albert E. Gorham
T. l. NJ; Charles F. Chisholm. D, l. NJ ;
| George E. Lewis, P G. w; James F. Allen
| recorder; Thomas Dawson, treasurer
Montgomery Commandery-Arthur Buell.
| Gleason, e c.: Thomas Oliver White. gem
| eral; James Barry Adams, c. c.; Joseph
| Reading. senior w; Edwin s. Hege. junior
w; James Franklin Allen, prelate;; Harry
Brook Crarner. recorder; Perrie Etchison
Waters. treasurer.
After a journey of over 4,0oo miles. DR.
! +. George Lima has arrived In the city for
the purpose of reeiving the thirty third
degree Inspector general honorary, to
which he was elected at the session of the
Supreme Council in October last. This de-
gree will be conferred upon DIR. Lind by
the supreme council this week at the house
of the temple. DIR. Lind is special disburs-
ing officer for the United States reclama-
ton service and paymaster. for the eeie-
brated Roosevelt dam now building at
Roosevelt, Ariz. 1t is the largest project
now in course of construction by the re-