Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05

custodian. W. H. Singleton: orsanist. Geo.
Weber; electrician, E. b. Russ; degree d.
rector, John H. Wood. Addresses followed.
while the entertainment committee supplied
the brothers with refreshments and cigars.
Deputy Grand Master Vermillion con-
graduated the new officers on the prosper
ity of the lodge. Addresses were made by
Past Grand Representative Keck, Past
Grand Masters John H. Wood and w. II.
Mcneil, Past Grands Grumley. Wines.
Dodge and number of others. The second
degree was exemplfed in a most efficient
manner by the prize-winning degree team.
The ceremonies incident to the installation
or omcers for the ensuing term in Column
bia Lodge. No. 10, /. o. o. F., January
were witnessed by a large attendance OF
members and many visitors from other
lodges. Past Grand Master Theodore Mead,
the acting grand master for the evening.
was assisted In the service by efficient
corps of officers, and installed the following
named elective and appointive officers in
the lodge: B. II. Smart, y. G.: Roscoe
Wines, V. c.; 4. c. Grumley. r. s.: Robert
r. Williams. p. s.: 7. w. Fowler, treasurer:
Charles P. Thomas. warden: w. ]. Gal
braith, conductor: George q. COLLISION. r. 8.
n. G.: S. G. Taylor. l.. S. n. g.; w. w.
Keck, r. s. v. g.: Z. r. Laughlin. l.. S. v.
G.: Z. K. Phillips. L. S. s.; c. NJ. Morrison.
Moore. o. G.: J. H. Broderick. s. p. G.: d.
w. Keck, chaplain. After the installation
Of officers interesting remarks We're made
by the visiting members and others
At the last meeting OF Government Print
ing Office Council. No. oil, National Union,
the following officers were elected for the
term ending December. 1907: President, H.
J. Redheld; vice president. James r. Arm
strong; recording secretary, Joseph der
ken; financial secretary. T. A. Eynum:
treasurer, Thomas L. Jones: chaplain. Z.
ID. Norris; ushers. Elmer Dement,;
geant-at-arms, John II. Hogan: doorkeep-
er, II. l.. LAWSON; trustees. J. II. Bah
cock. H. F. ]. Drake Milo shanks; dee-
gates to the cabinet, H. +. j. Drake, II. T.
Brian, Joseph Dierken, James w. Hughes,
7. A. Bynum, ]. +. Cotton, II. j. Redfield,
]. R. Armstrong. c. p. Boss: delegate to
Immediate Relief Association, T. A. Bynum.
Mr.. ]. E. Cotton, the retiring president, In
assuming the station of ex-president, en-
tertained those present with interesting
talk on the order generally. Four candidates
were initiated at this meeting. The follow
ing named members were presented with
a turkey as a New Year Offering from the
council: c. T. Hendler. W. S. Cady. j. NJ.
Thompson. William B. Cameron. ]. III.
O'Brien, H. l.. Lawson. Elmer Dement,,
John T. Heck. Milo Shanks, A. F. lie Buffe,
Ii. F. ]. Drake, George n. Page.
Vice State Councillor P. T. Groves, assist
ed by a corps of officers installed the fol-
lowing officers of Edward ]. Ross Council.
No. 20, Jr o. U. A. NJ. January 3: l.. X.
Winter, councillor; G. w. Swift. vice coun-
cilor; w. f. Saunders, recording secretary;
o. ]. Redden. financial secretary; w. II.
Wootton, treasurer; w. F. Signor, con-
ductor: James Moulden. warden: g. l.. VIII
liams, /. s.; L. A. Payne, o. s.; w. j. Parr,
trustee The state council will visit this
council officially on January 10. Among
the visitors from out of the city present at
the meeting were Vice State Councillor
Thompson of New Jersey and Past State
Councillor Taylor of Virginia.
The state council of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
will install the officers of Bennings Coun-
Gil, No. 81. January Z; Washington. No. 13,
and Thomas Jefferson. No. II, January 8;
Potomac, No. %. of Georgetown. January
8, and Harmony, No. II, January IA
The next grand visitation of the state
council of the Daughters Of America will
be to Triumph Council. No. s, the evening
of January s. An interesting program Is
anticipated. Harmony Council, No. 10, D.
of A, will be visited January IA.
Seneca Tribe, No. IL. Improved Order of
Red Men, held its semi-annual election the
last Friday evening in December, when the
following officers were elected: Prophet.
James Quinn; sachem. c. F. Dickey, third
term; jr. sycamore. P. L. Lewis. second
term; chief of records. ]. B. Altman, eigh-
teenth term; collector of wampum, j.
Johnson sixth term; keeper of wampum. c.
d. Scott, fourteenth term: two-year repre-
sentatives to Great Council of the District
of Columbia, r. F. Martin C. F. Dickey and
]. B. Altman. The tribe is preparing for
class initiation in February.
Equal Lodge. No. II, knights of
Pythas, has elected the following Of
ficers: C. c., Robert Sroufe; V. c., CLAIR
ence Arrck; NJ. at A, Harry Poynton:
prelate, C. NJ. McCauley; NJ. of w, william
Mrmis; K. of r. and S, d. F. Brown; M.
of F., F. ]. Henning; NJ. of E., J: H.
Mitchell; I. G., B. Epstein; o. G.. William
Rose; trustees, A Lauxman, j. w. Hardell
and ]. X. Armstrong; orphans trustees, p.
X Cooksey, ]. r. Haskins and j. III. Mitch
ell; representatives to Grand Lodge j. w.
Hardell F. J. Henning, c. NJ. McCauley,
J. H. Mitchell and Andrew Lauxman.
DISCOVERY IN NEBRASKA.