Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-20

business purposes of a character that
should make the property readily salable
for such uses. while not suitable for the
uses of the order as some other location
! toward the northwestern section of the
city. 1t is believed that the present prop
erty, which is owned by the Grand Lodge
and several OF the Subordinate lodges In
| joint association, can be sold for sum
| that will enable the order to purchase and
| build modern temple. suited to its needs,
| where property is not only less expensive
| to purchase. but in location more desfr-
able for lodge purposes.
The recommendations of the grand mas
ter in regard to organizing members OF
other jurisdictions into social club was
very fayorably received and referred to a
committee to report as to the prospects OF
| successfully efTecting such an organization
and the plans for doing SO.
In addition to the officers elected and
appointed to fill the vacancies caused by
| the designations of Deputy Grand Master
and Grand Chaplain Clapp Grand Repre-
sentative John /. Brown was reelected for
another term Of two years to represent
this Jurisdiction In the Sovereign Grand
Lodge. His colleague is +. A. Stier. whose
term of Office will expire at the session
| next January.
In his report the grand master said: AT
| the last session authority was given for the
appointment of a special committee to re-
port n plan to assist in securing work for
members of the order when In need of such
| help Believing that this subject properly
lcomes within the jurisdiction of the commit
tee on the state of the order, and that it
can there be advantageously handled, re-
| ferred 1t to said committee, and have no
doubt 1t will form a part of the subject
matter of their report to this Grand Lodge
at this session. During the last six months
| several worthy brothers have sought the
help of the grand master in securing EN-,
ployment, and in each case have done all
! I could to assist them and in some cases
| with successful results
In announcing the death of past grand
master, past grand representative and
| grand secretary William P. Allan, Grand
| Master Bradford paid a high tribute to his
| ability and devotion to the order.
On the subject of the great successes
| which attended the local prize winning
| degree teams and Canton Washington No.
1 drill team at Philadelphia, the grand
| master waXed eloquent, as follows: 1T
is certainly a matter of great pride to
/ every member of the order that two of our
| lodges carried off first honors in the in
| ternational degree contests at the meet
ing of the Sovereign Grand Lodge. Co
lumbta Lodge No. 10 and Federal City
| Lodge No. 20 and the brothers who oc
cupied the positions of degree directors in
| said lodges, as well as the several men,
| bers of the respective teams deserve the
| warmest commentator from every Odd
Fellow in this jurisdiction for the enter
| prise shown and the excellent work done,
as well as for the result accomplished at
| Philadelphia last September.
Canton Washington again did its full
| share toward maintaining the standing
which the District of Columbia has at
| tanned in Patriarchs Militant drills. While
not successful in securing the first prize,
it won second prize and lost the first by
| such q small margin that the result was
no discredit to the canton nor to the juris.
| diction. Immediately after the return of
| these organizations I wrote letters to De-
gree Master ]. Edwin Fowler of Columbia
Lodge, Degree Master John Fl. Wood OF
| Federal City Lodge, and to Captain u. V.
Chisholm OF Canton Washington, express
ing on behalf of myself and the Grand
| Lodge our appreciation of the work done
by their organizations, and our obligation
| to them for the honor thus brought to
| this jurisdiction. These degree ans and
Canton Washington must certainly have
| all the enlargement that we can give
| them to undertake at Toronto TO defeno
| the honors they have won In the past, and
We must lend like encouragement TO any
other of our degree staffs that may enter
these contests. If we cannot excel other
jurisdictions in growth, let us continue to
excel in degree work and the Militant drill,
| Having secured one place at the top, let
US fight to hold it
Grand Lodge to hold its next convention
here the grand master closed his report by
saying: Il am one of those who believe we
are able to creditaby entertain the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge, and L think a meet
ing of that splendid body here would help
US greatly. l hope at no distant day TO
see this Grand Lodge inaugurate a move
| ment that will result in bringing such meet
| ings here"
The following persons have acted as
! grand instructors for the several subordf-
| nate and Rebekah Odd Fellow lodges. under
| appointments from Grand Master Bradford.
during the grand masters term: Wash
| ington. ]. T. Allison; Eastern, John |.
| Brown; Harmony, George A. Crawford;
| Columbia, George Gerberich: Union, H c.
Hazard; Friendship. James A Watt:
| w. Bennett: Metropolis, Joseph III. An
| nand; Excelsior. Enech Edmonston; Golden
| Rule, Charles L. Davidson; Salem. J. NJ
| England; Langdon, o. E. Patterson; Amity,
| II. G. wilson, Phoenix, L. S. Savage;
| Naomi Rebekah, Mrs. Georgia Burroughs;
| Ruth Rebekah, Mrs Annie E. Grigsby;
| Dorcas Rebekah, Mrs. Ella B. Russ, and
| Esther Rebekah, Mrs. Gertrude M Easter
| ling.
| The twenty-eighth annual dinner of the
Masonic Veteran Association of the District
| of Columbia will be held at Freund's res
| taurant on Tuesday evening, January 20
| Prior to the dinner the members will as
semble at Scottish Rite Hall, where a short
| business session win be held and new mem
bers proposed and elected. At O. clock
they will proceed in a body to the banquet
| hall at Freund's. Tfl. following stewards
are in charge of the entertainment: G.
| Yorke AtLee, Frank H. Thomas and Albert
II. Van Deusen.
| This association has two past presidents
Simon Wolf and Robert B. Donaldson. Its
| present officers are: President, George CID
| son, first vice president deofSe Il. CoL sun,
| second vice president, George w. balloon;
secretary, Albert H. Van Deusen; treasurer,
! James B. Lambie; almoner, James A. sam
| ME. stewards c. Yorke Alice, Frank II.
| Thomas, Albert II. Van Deusen; chaplain.
| Daniel McFarlan; marshal, Jacobus s.
| Jones: tyler, John F. Wild: finance commits
| tee Abraham Hart, Maj w. Bayliss,
! George W. Evans; almoner's committee,
| Robert Armour, Samuel c. Palmer and
| David G. Dixon.
| The association has 3S5 resident and thirty
| non president members The latter list Is
one of peculiar interest, including many
prominent men and Masons, who are now
''in strands afar remote" They are as
| follows: Clarence H. Nj. Agramonte. Mex
| leo; eX-Representatiye Edward P. Allen,
| Ypsilanti, Mich; Jeffrey Barton, Pasadena,
| Cal; William Bryan, Somerville, Mass;
| Lieut. Gov. Charles E. Coon, Port Town
send, Wash; William Gadd.s, Helena,
| Mont; Isaac s. Gray, Hyattsville, Md;
| William H. Harrison, Laurel, Md; Robert
s. Lacey, Ballston, Va; Augustus P. Le.dy,
Philadelphia, Pa; Henry Liddell, New York
| city; Henry 8. Lubbock, Alameda, CAL:
| Iahp w Mack night New York city. Ia unaa