Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-30
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Southern Jurisdiction. A. A. s. R. has an
nounced the resigna ton Of the office OF
great prior by Erasmus T. Carr and his
designation of Martin Collins of Missouri.
dean of the Supreme Council, as his sue
cessor The latter held the Office of grand
chancellor and this has led to a revision
Of the official line of the Supreme Council
as follows: Grand chancellor, George F.
Moore; grand minister of state w. Frank
Pierce; treasurer general, Richard J.
Mum; grand almoner. A. l.. Fitzgerald;
grand master Of ceremonies, Irving w.
Pratt; grand chamberlain, Frank NJ Foote;
grand equerry, Harper S. Cunningham;
second grand equerry,John F. Mayer; grand
standard bearer. John w. Morris; grand
sword bearer. Charles E. Rosenbaum, and
grand herald, Ernest B. Hussey. The ap-
pointees named are all active inspectors
general of the Supreme Council.
At the last regular convention of Orient
Comma ndery, X. r., the commandery
knighted three Red Cross companions and
one for Columbia Commandery. There
was present a delegation from Columbia
Commandery consisting of Sir Knight r.
A. Sebring, captain general of that COM
mandery and potentate of Afmas Temple:
Bradley. and from No. l, Harrison Ding
man. grand captain of the guard of the
Grand Encampment of the United States.
Mount Vernon Chapter, R. A. NJ. at its
stated communication Monday eevning
conferred the past and most excellent
masters degrees, and at a special meet
Ing held last evening gave the royal arch
degree.
DR.. G Frank Day. grand chancellor of
the Knights of Pythias. and the other
grand lodge officers, paid an official visit
last Tuesday evening to Excelsior Lodge.
This is the home lodge of Col Harry Cog
gins OF the platform rank. Past Grand
chancellor and Supreme Representative
Joseph B. Conner. Past Grand Chancellor
Benjamin F. Evans and Grand Keeper of
Records and Seal Henry J. Gasson, four
prominent Pythians of the domain. The
official reports were of the most favorable
character and showed Excelsior to he In
line with the most progressive lodges of
the domain. although 1t is one OF the
senior subordinate bodies of the order.
There were handsome bouquets presented
to Grand Chancellor Day and Grand.
Keeper of Records and Seal Gasson. With
this exception :, there was no speech
making, which is quite a novelty at Pyth-
ian visitations. At the conclusion of the
official business the grand officers retired
and the lodge was closed Following this
came an entertainment in the form of
Scotch skit entitled "Roderick Dhu."- The
actors were Past Chancellor John NJ
Woicott of Imperial Lodge, Grand Rapids,
Mich. and his sons The music incidental
to the entertainment and official session
was furnished by William M. Jardine of
the Caledonian Club, and the Memorial
quartet.
The Pythian grand visitations will close
Monday evening at Century Lodge, No.
~, of which Grand Chancellor Day was
the charter chancellor. This lodge. the
youngest in the domain, was chartered
early in 1900.
The guards Of National Hive. L. o. T.
NJ, are looking forward-with interest to
the entertainment to be given the Rich
mond team In January. The two hive
teams will enter into friendly competition.
each team having the privilege Of drill
ing as it pleases. National Tent on this
occasion will present an entirely new
drill. A theater party and other diver
sions have been arranged for the visiting
team.
The annual election of officers of Ma
tional Hive, l.. o. T. NJ, will occur Fri
day evening, December 6. This hive has
such large membership that the election
Is sure to be interesting. The hive held
linen euchre party last evening.
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge of Balti-
more, Md, last Monday evening returned
the fraternal visit of Esther Rebekah
Lodge Of Washington, D. c., and CON-
ferred the degree on nineteen candidates
in the auditorium of the /. o, o. F. build
ing before one of the largest and most
enthusiastic audiences ever assembled to
in this city. The visitors. to the number
of seventy-five. arrived at the Union
station about o'clock, and were met
by committee from the membership OF
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the 1. o. o. F. building, where splendid
luncheon was served. Among the guests
of the evening were J. b. Goodwin, grand
secretary of the Sovereign Grand Lodge;
Gen. NJ. A. Rainey general commanding
the Patriarchs Militant: several officers
of the Grand Lodge OF Maryland, and the
officers of the Grand Lodge of the Dis
trict. After the comforting of the degree,
and several short addresses were made.
the guests departed feeling that the meet
ing had been productive Of much good.
The degree team is composed Of: Cap
tain, William H. Abbott noble grand.
Grace Wright: vice grand. Anna Morrow;
chaplain. Susie Jones; past noble grand,
warden, Emma G. Davidson: outside con-
ductor, Kate Stansbury: inside conductor.
Hattye Humphrey: Rebekah. Julia Abb
bolt; Rebekah's attendant, M. e. Won
Gerhardt: Rebekah's attendant. Carrie "
Grace; Abraham. Christian Smith: Isaac,
Theo. D. Schek; Eleazer, William Beutels-
pacher; Naomi, Elmiro DeShon; Ruth,
Emma Knabe; Orpha, Annie Beutels-
pacher; banner bearers, Maggie Lauster,
Annie Beall, Annie Chambers. Margaret
Klank; altar supporters, Carrie Kaiss and
Mamie Coalhouer; torch bearers, Mollie
Morrow, Carrie Ford. Nellie Hutchinson
and D. A. Conover: king. F. w. STAINS
bury; queen, Mary Rhodes; guards,
Horace Ford, James s. Chambers, Bert
ram w. Gore and r. E. knabe; pianist,
Mabel Quandt; leader Pearl McGrlffin.
The guests and visitors were John b.
Goodwin and wife, VIM. H. Abbott and
wife. F. w. Stansbury and wife, VIM.
Beutelspacher and wife. John NJ. Eads
and wife. r. Fuller Wright and wife,
Horace Ford and wife. Chas. NJ. Thomp-
son and wife, r. E. knabe and wife, M.
J. Polak and wife, Harry Grace and
wife, James F. Chambers and wife. Will
liam A. Jones and wife, Mrs. Martha
Most, Mrs Carrie Oswald. Mrs. John F.
Murnma. Mrs Elmira DeShon, Mrs. Rob-
ert Davidson, Mrs. Kate Heller. Mrs. M.
E. Won Gerhardt. Mrs Julia Bentley, Mrs.
Eugene Late, Mrs. j. c. Reid, Mrs. D. A.
Conover, Mrs. Geo. P. Klein, Mrs. Geo.
Morrow, Misses Margaret Klank. Pearl
McGriffin. Mary A. Crandell, Gertie stein,
Carrie Kaiss. Mary Rhodes. Lydia b.
Smith, Mabel Quandt, Maggie Lauster,
Ida Upton. Hattie Humphrey, Alice VIII
son, Margaret Lauster, Annie Beall. Kate
Schek, Julia Spriggs. Mamie Coalhouer,
Nellie Hutchinson, Medora Wilson, Anna
Morrow, Marie Koestner, Florence Busch,
Messrs J. Ed. kroh VIM. Naumann. VIM.
Kerr. Theo. D. Schek, w. F. Ki-kwood,
Cbr;et;op Smith 7 Wilson Talbot Rer-