Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-02
NAMONGTnE.


| ~ d MA 1 AkXV1 x1kOhI
| Grand Commander Thomas P. Morgan
| of the Grand Commandery OF Knights
| Templar has submitted to the five sub
ordinate Communicates proposition that
| there be united Christmas observance
this year. Heretofore 1t has been Gus
tomary for the communicates to meet
/ separately, either at their several aSy
! luIns or near to their places of assembly.
The observance is universal over the
| Templar world, and has prevailed many
| years. It consists of a toast TO the grand
master of Templars offered at high noon,
and his response, followed usually by
an exchange of courteous greetings be
tween commentaries and a few brief and
appropriate remarks Should the joint
observance take place this year it will
probably be at the hall in Masonic Temple
and be in charge of the Grand Command
cry cooperating with the five subordinate
organizations
Columbia Conmandery. No. 2. knights
Templar conferred the orders of the
temple and Malta last evening. The COM
mandery also acted upon several appliCa-
lons tor the orders. Eminent Command
er Charles E. Baldwin compliments his
| frate:s warmly in his most recent official
circular on the good work done by them
at the annual inspection and review. He
says: The commander desires TO ex-
press his appreciation of the efforts put
Iorth by the sir knights of our COM
fnandery In making the inspection and
drill success. The number in uniform
was very satisfactory. and Columbia
Commandery made a showing that she
can we'll be proud of The crowning
event of the day, of course was the com
petitive drill in which our boys easily
took first honors and were awarded the
pennant offered by the Grand Commando
cry. Too much praise cannot be ac-
corded Capt. Frank E. Gibson and the
sir knights who composed the drill team
for the splendid showing they made
They worked hard and faithfully in per
tecting the drill, and they richly earned
the honor"
The present official line of Columbia
Commandery is as follows: Commander.
Charles E. Baldwin; generalissimo,
Charles P. SWEET: captain general. Fran
CTS A: Sebring; senior warden. Charles A.
stewart: Junior warden. William McAleer;
prelate. James H. Mcintosh; associate
Prelate; William z. Andrews; treasurer,
Fast Grand Commander George Gibson.
recorder: Faber Stevenson; standard
bearer. J. Frank Trazzare; sword bearer.
Frank R. Underwood: warder, Harry G,
Z. Stiles third guard. A. Howard Duckett;
second guard. William W. Jernane; first
guard. p. Richard Gasch: sentinel, Ed
ward koib; surgeons, DIR. Charles w.
- ~, IL L dIh lTlDSOn, DR. Oscar
~ Coumbe and Or. -. Clifford Cox; ad-
1utant Frank E Gibson; commissary,
LOUIS Behrens: color bearer, Albert S
riddle: armorer, John A. Ellinger; herald
1harles s Woodin; musical director.
Perry B. Turpin; organist Oscar A. Dan.
zenbaker: quartet. Alexander Mosher.
Perry 3. Turpin, J. Henry Kaiser and
Charles w. Hancock
Inc recorder of Columbia Commanderv
NO. z Sir Knight Faber Stevenson, sprung
q fria
getting married on the 2lst ulttmo. to which
connubial circumstance the eminent com
mander made a pleasant allusion in his
circular During Recorder Stevenson's alb
sence from the city Past Grand Com
stead. III MS
Coi9mola Commandery suffered a severe
LOSS during the week in the death of Sir
hnlght Samuel w. Stinemetz. for many
years its quartermaster and one of its
most popular members. He was b,r,ad n,7
me morning of the day of the conclave
with full Masonic and templar honors.
- orient Commandery, No. s. knights
p peihplar. Will confer the order of the
req cross on Monday evening. The com
mandery promises to have a brisk winter
season. and to hold its position as one of
me most progressive and prosperous of
Inc. templar bodies in this jurisdiction
with pardonable pride and pleasure Emil
nent Commander Edward H Tompkins
Iecounts the recent success of Orient
Commandery in again carrying the ban
ner- In his current circular he saws:
L am happy to state that my call to
the colors was heard by 112 faithful and
loyal Sir knights Of Orient. Their pur-
pose was accomplished. as we again with
proud hearts, carried off the coveted prize
the beautiful silk flag. May it forever
wave over Orient Commandery. and be
an incentive for us to hold the record
we nave thus established. | consider if
one of the greatest honors of my life to
De the one to receive and bring back
TO Orient those beautiful colors and from
the depths of my heart | thank the sir
knights for their loyal support in this
Undertaking. As it has ever been my aim
TO serve and do the will of Orient Com
mandery, so it is pleasure for me to ioin
m her success. 1t was certainly grand
making such display that it was plain to
De seen over whose heads the prize
would wave. Now under this inspiration
Keep up the enthusiasm and be ready to
obtain other honors next year" The
eminent commander congratulates Coum-
bia Commandery upon its excellent drill
and says the fraters of that commandery
well deserved the honors achieved.
Orient Commanders asylum in Naval
Lodge building has been handsomely re-
decorated, and the eminent commander
felicitates his fraters upon this circum-
stance.
The circular contains memorial cards
for two sir knights who passed away last
month-John Helmus, died October y, and
Wilbur Huson, died October IS
Orient Commandery has the rare record
of having every one of the men who
have been its eminent commanders still
living and some affiliated past COM
manders in addition. The list is as fol-
lows: Past Grand Commander Alexander
Mckenzie, 1861; Jesse w. Lee. 1915;
George c. ODER. 1859; c. A. Stockett
1S99-190O; Grand Recorder Arvine ".
Johnston, 1901; Francis ]. Woodman
(present grand master, 1902; E. B.
Hesse, 1923: William E. Miller 1904;
Allen Bussius 1904-5; Fred. S Cawson,
1906 and William Mehm, 1867
Tuesday evening Albert Pike Consistory,
No. l. A. A S. R.. closed the series of
limitations by which a good-sized class
of Washington members of the Masonic
fraternity has been advanced from the
fourth to the thirty-second degree, which
is the last under the authority of the con-
sistory. Beyond the thirty-second degree
there are only the honors of knight COM
mander Of the court of honor and the
honorary inspectors general of the thirty
third and last degree, both of which are
within the control of the Supreme Coun-
Gil. which lately closed its biennial ses-
sion here
Venerable Master of kadosh Sterling
Kerr. jr., th:rty-third degree, and his
official line have receiyed MANY