Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-28

Grand Master alarms Albert Kahlert:
Capital Lodge No. 24-Grand Master OF
EXchequer John H. Mitchell: Myrtle
Lodge. No. 25-Grand Lecturer Samuel H,
Keeper of Records and Seal H. ]. Gasson
Amaranth Lodge, No. 2S-Grand Vice
Chancellor Claude H. Woodward; Rath-
boneSuperior Lodge. No. 29-Grand
Chancellor G. Frank Day; Century Lodge,
No. 3C-Past Grand Chancellor jefferson
Middleton.
Myrtle Lodge, No. -. knights of
Pythias. elected the following delegation
to the Grand Lodge, X. of P, last Tues
dy evening: Past Chancellor Frank B.
Crown. Jacob Nussbaum, Rudolph Stein
er, jr.. Henry E. Smith and Henry
Adams, the present grand prelate.
Colleen Rule Tent, No 8. Order of the
Maccabees through it's record keeper. o.
w. Hammond, reports the tent to have
made net gain of twenty-five members
during the year and only four suspen-
sions, being in a better condition than
it has ever been in its history.
Metropolitan Tent. No. II, X. o. T. NJ,
will win prize this month from the Su-
preme Tent and will be ready to use the
new ritual. which will be distributed to
the tents about the first of January.
Anacostia Tent. No. Z. and District
Tent No. 8, X. Q. T NJ. have won and
received their prize and are getting in
shape to use the new ritual
Department Commander D. W. Gall
has appointed Capt Howard Urbach o.
Richmond, Va. department adjutant
for the department of the District of Co
lumbia and Virginia, X. O. T. NJ, with
the rank of major
Maj. Gen. William H. sletzer of Cleve-
land. Ohio. has commissioned Department
Commander D. w. Gall as colonel
Winfield Scott Schley Division, No. 1.
Uniform Rank, X. o. T. NJ, held a meet
ing last Monday nil ht in the Odd Eel
lows Hall, Georgetown. at which new
officers were elected. Department Com
mander Gall installed the officers. Two
new members were also admitted
Mai: Howard Urbach, one of the file
deputies. has been assisting the building
of tent at Louisa. Va. this month. and
next month will put in a new tent at
Mineral. Va.
Mr.. J. C. Bass, also a deputy in the
field, has charter list ready to institute
tent. X. o. T. NJ, at Lambert's Point,
Virginia.
Brightwood Division No 3. X. o. T. NJ.
will hold a meeting the first Tuesday
night in January for the election of of
ficers.
Mount Vernon Tent, No 4. K. o. T. NJ,
is contemplating the organization within
its ranks a division of the uniform rank.
The X. o. T. NJ. divisions in the Dis
trict of Columbia and Virginia have a
battalion, which is known as list Bat
TALON of the Department for the District
w. Burch. as major. in command
A special meeting of Brookland Chap
ter, 0. E: S.. was held Monday evening
OF the year 1908 A large number of Wis
itors and members helped to make the
occasion impressive. Among the guests
were L. Cabell Williamson. past most
worthy grand patron of the General Grand
Chapter, and J. ]. Faber. the present
worthy grand
mond. past grand matron; Mrs Elmira
Williamson, past grand matron; Mr.
George w. Mobray. past grand patron;
Mrs Faber and Mrs. Harper. past ma
irons OF Martha Chapter, and James H.
Irimble. past patron of Naomi, No. 3.
The worthy grand matron. Miss Clara E.
Ball, assisted by Mrs. Alcena Lamond,
past grand matron. acting as chaplain,
and Miss Ethel D. Baker, as marshal. in
stalled the following officers for the year
lNS: Mrs. Minerva r. Crawford, w. NJ.
Charles E. Molster. w P; Mrs. F. Lii
liam Holmes, A. NJ; Charles H. Cove, sec
rotary; Mrs. Lena V. Cheeseman. treas
urer; Mrs Belle Hampton, conductor;
Mrs. Lillian CARL. assistant conductor:
Mrs. Addison, chaplain; Mrs Mary SUIT
ton. marshal; Mrs. Jane Walker, organ
list; Miss Irene Williams. Adah; Miss Mar
garet Weber. Ruth: Mrs. Pearl Watt
Esther; Miss Louise Cove, Martha; Mrs.
Sidney Wright. Electa; Miss Sarah
Brown. Warder; Thomas ]. Jones, senti-
mel.
Brookland Chapter was instituted about
twenty months ago, and chartered by the
Grand Chapter, o. E. s., in October, 1906
1t is one of the most Furnishing chapters
IN the jurisdiction. The chapter has
succeeded far beyond it's greatest expec-
tations, having total membership of
ninety. The present worthy matron, Mrs
Minerva r. Crawford, was a member of
Naomi Chapter seven years Naomi
Chapter gave four of it's members to or
ganize the new chapter. Charles E Mol
ster. worthy patron. is the present master
of King David Lodge, No. 2S. F. A. A. NJ.