The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-23
POTOMAC LODGE AT BANQUET
Concludes the Celebration of It's
Anniversary.
Past Master j. a. Lacy Acts aa
TOastmaster-Guests Are Pres
ent from Other Cities.

Concluding the celebration Of its 1lSth
anniversary, Potomac Lodge. No. 5, F. A.
A NJ, entertained its members, their
wives, sweethearts. and invited guests at
banquet last night at Masonic Hall,
on Wisconsin avenue Georgetown. There
were also a number Of members Of the
craft present from other cities. Lemuel
Towers. jr, worthy master Of the lodge,
made a short speech OF welcome, and APP
pointed J. A. Lacy, past master, as toast
master. Mr.. Lacy dwelled on the an
tiquity of the lodge, and said in this con-
nection that Potomac Lodge was the sue
cessor Of St Andrews Lodge which re-
ceived its charter in 1877 from Scotland.
and was at that time instituted in George
town. Nc matter how old man may
grow said Mr.. Lacy. Potomac Lodge
gathers strength, power. and influence
for the good as years pass on"
Charles T. Lindsay responded to the
toast THE Grand Lodge" and. arising 10
say something in glOrifcation OF "Our
Country" George n. Brown said, among
other things:
In these days Of undertaking and graft
in the government. the commercial world
and everywhere, and daily accounts in the
public press recounung day after day the
corruption that seems to exist in private
life. we're apt 10 say there isn't anybody
honest. Make no mistakes. brothers The
American people, as a whole, are the most
honest people under the sun. and II they
are cleaning and purifying their OWL
stable, it goes TO show that they have the
moral courage to DO so. The days are al
ready here when it only pays a man tc
be strictly honest; not only negatively so
but thoroughly and sincerely so Ou
success in government is chiefly due "a
4 the Intellectual influence Of our women. '
The Rev. George W. King made briet
remarks on the order, and Henry X
Simpson, in responding to the toast. "OuI
Ladies" ascribed to them and their noble
qualities the prominent position this
country now occupies among the nations
IN humane endeayOTs. Prof Stanley c.
Billheimer, D. D., past master Good Sa-
marian Lodge, No. 1886, Gettysburg, Pa.
had a parting word the invocation and
benedictiOn being pronounced by the Rev.
Stanley Billheimer, the son of the former.
The committee In charge of the banquel
consisted Of J. G. Huddleston. chairman,
/ Leroy c. McNeal, George 5. Waters
Isaac Birch. Charles T. Lindsey, +. a. G
Handy, A s. Mccoy, r. S Clifton, VIII
/ lam s Waddey and !. B. MOultOn. The
following were present:
/ Messrs. S. @. Barnard, II. Krick James
/ T. Greaves, D. S. Dunberth, c. n Brown
/ J. A. Lacy J. II. Ruth. W. S. Waddey
/ ]. G. HuddlestOn. +. A. G. Handy, T. c
/ Blake, William Z. Greaves, II. S. Garrett
/ F. Carl Dams. II. Clyde Grimes, z. z
| Putnam, J. W. LOveless, ". J. Loveless
/ w. f. Barlow. DR.. R. f. Layton, Leor
/ Towers, Walter X. Handy, j. W. Akers
/ A. W. Parker, r. Horace Rice, r p
/ Waddey, Charles T. Lindsey, Henry Grit.
/ tin william A. Brodie, c. J. Hanmerly. E
/ S. Smith, and Mesdames b. Lipschutz, r
/ Horace Rice, f. s. Smith, CsJ. Hanmerly
/ Z. c. Blake a. W. Parker NJ. Kennedy
/ J. ". LOveless, NJ. Lewis, Grace Kerfoot
/ R. Layton, w. F. Barlow, Jennie Darcy
/ Maud G. Hurley, E. z. Putnam, H CLYDE
/ Grimes, Mabel l. Fritch. Mary McKin-
/ tOsh. William Z. Greaves. William A
/ BrOdie. Nellie Burrows. NJ, P. Handy, J.
/ G. Huddleston, V. Ada Grigg. Charles T.
/ Lindsay, NJ. F. Grigg, J. A. Lacy. G. n
Brown, D. T. Dunberth, Rose Krick, and
/ o. II KriCk.