Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14

Harrison: sketch. Bargains Ed Muth
and Miss Bessie Monaghan. After this
feature Of the celebration. refreshments
were served in the armory Dancing fol-
lowed and attrctive program, with
numbers dedicated to Pythian officers,
was enjoyed until late hour. The fol-
lowing committees were in charge and
made the event success and credit to
Decatur Lodge and the order: Committee
of Observation-Disclosures c. Harrell. chair
man: r. L. Graves. G. w. Jordan. Recep-
ton committee-Charles E. McAlister,
chairman: David Pollock. assistant chair
! man: NJ. c. Hartman. Clarence Hogarth.
Jacob Faye. E. w. Morecock. Carl Wilson.
]. Weaver. A. w. Grass. James G.
Roberts. H. A. LAWSON. Joseph Gonzales,
c. w. Moore. J. E. Paul. Floor commit
tee-Wells c. Harrell. G. W. Jordan. G. A.
Freer. R. L. Graves. M. Hanson, F. c.
Pendleton.
The supreme officers of the Royal Ar
canum visited Baltimore Wednesday, and
in the evening attended a class initiation
at which 1853 new members of the order
were initiated by the degree team of the
Grand Council of Maryland. The exer-
cises were conducted by Royal Coterle
Council by virtue of the fact that Its
members secured the greatest number of
applicants during the time the class has
been in preparation. the number being
thirty-four The class initiation was pre-
ceded by dinner at the Hotel Rennert
in honor of the supreme officers. Over
the coffee and cigars Grand Regent Ba-
den introduced Mayor j. Barry Mahool
of Baltimore, who is a member of the
order, and asked him to welcome the su-
preme officers to the city. This the may
| or did in a brief address, in the course
| of which the many good points of Balti-
| more We're duly impre ssed upon the Wis
| tors Supreme Regent Van Sands re-
piled briefly, expressing his appreciation
| of the many Inequalities shown him
while here and of the large addition to
the local membership of the order of
| which he Is the head The following su-
| preme officers attended the dinner and
class initiation Supreme Regent Robert
| Van Sands of Chicago. Past Supreme Re
gent Howard G. Virgins of Rome, n. ";
Supreme Secretary Alfred Turner Of Bos-
| ton, Mass, and Supreme Trustee j. NJ.
Johnson of Chicago.
| elected the following officers December
II, 1907: w. b. Davis, W. NJ; Roe Full
| kerson. S. W.; Otto ]. DeMoll J. W.;
w. Hamilton Smith, secretary tseEen-
| teenth term; o. S. Firmin, treasurer
(twenty-fourth term): f. A. Westerman,
S. D.; Lou Darrell. J. D.: r. H. Young,
senior steward; E. S. Wolf junior stew
ard.
The annual dinner of Hope Lodge. No.
|
was held in the Woman's Club building
| at that place last evening. number OF
| prominent members of the order from
other cities were present, including three
supreme court judges. The, speakers
were Brig Gen. Theodore Bingham, COM
missioner of police, New York city; Dr.
Francis J. Woodman, grand master of
Masons of the District of Columbia;
Gov. Edward Casper Stokes and Gov
elect John Franklin Fort. Judge James
I, Of thn of
peals,, who was a classmate of Gen. Bing-
| ham and Dr. Woodman at Yale in 1876,
| was chairman of the speakers commit
| tee.
Lodge, No. H. F. A. A. NJ. held last even
ing. the following officers were chosen:
Frank A. Ste-!-. rlaster; Harry S. Wolf.
| senior warden; Cha. les E. Babcock, jul
elected. ninth term, secretary; A. l..
Thomas, treasurer; r. A. Daniel. trustee
three years: r. A. Daniel, representative
Masonic Temple Association: William II.
Douglas. representative Masonic Mutual
Relief Association: Samuel Hart, repre-
sentative st. Johns Mite Association;
Levi David. Fred NJ. Book and Frank -
Metzrott, proxies to Grand Lodge.
This day Saturday. December I'D is an
! important anniversary of Masonry. 1t will
| be 1OS years ago this evening since the
death of Past Master George Washington
at Mount v ernOn.- Inc passing OF the IrSt
! President who, like his great compa-
triot Benjamin Franklin. was a devoted
member of the Masonic fraternity, occur
red between II and II o'clock in the even
Ling after an illness of less than two days.
His death was due to what would now
bly, be diagnosed as acute laryngitis.
He was buried four days later, and next
Wednesday will be the anniversary of his
| solemn funeral with Masonic honors at
| Mount vernon.
Orient Commandery, No. 5, knights
Tempiar, will confer the orders Of the
| Temple and Malta at its conclave next
Monday evening.
The annual election of officers of Kismet
| Council, No. 1856. Royal Arcanum, was
held Thursday evening. In addition to
| this attraction the supreme vice regent
and supreme orator of the order were
present and discussed the fraternal and