The Washington herald., 1907-04-15
FAIR OPENS TO NIGHT
Annual Fete to Raise Money
for Masonic Building.
PRESIDENT TO LIGHT HALL
VIII Press Golden Key That Flashes
ON Electric LeEend-NO Way TO In
duce Money spenders 30 Separate
Themselves from COin Has Been
OverIooked-PIan to Raise $4,000.

When President Roosevelt touches the
golden key in the White House Tonight
at o'clock chat will open the Masonic
fair for 1897 there viii be flashed on the
crowds IN Convention Hail. outlined in
letters composed Of electric lights. the
name OF the enterprise. Then will the
Masonic barker begin his work to sepa-
rate the visitor from his money. As all
such touches" will go for the laudable
purpose Of erecting new Masonic tenn
pie. the mulcted ones viii stand for the
separation with good grace, and it is be
lieved that the project Of raising $4,000
will be accomplished without the neces-
sity Of using a sandbag, as there are mul-
Hilarious methods Of more refinement at
the disposal Of the MasOns. II there is
any way TO spend money not provided,
Director General StandlfOTd will be open
to suggestions.
Incidentally, you are expected 10 get
your moneys worth. for it is well known
that at fetes Of this kind anything you
&c; Is well worth the price
Nothing Old or Initiative.
"step this way! Right this way. Here
we have the only and original whatever
It may be-will be the insistent cry Of
the barker. who will work for the success
Of the lodge he represents. and which is
trying 70 eclipse the results OF all other
lodges. There are 80 limitations. Every
thing is fresh and in the original pack
ages, and the Masons have vowed that
none Of plethoric appearance may escape
in this campaign for building dollars.
Harry Standiford, director general, and
Henry A. Johnston, assistant director,
who have worked untiringly IN the inter
est Of the fair, were yesterday engaged
IN directing the last details, and by this
morning all will be IN readiness for the
/ formal opening.
Grand Master Francis d. Woodman
will formally open the fair. the invocation
being delivered by the Rev Joseph Daw-
son, grand chaplain. He viii be followed
1 by B. r. Smith, president of the board
Of control. who will make the opening
address. Commissioner Macfarland will
welcome the public. the ceremonies clos
/ ing with a short address by Grand Master
I W0Odman.
The guests invited for the opening night
are:
/ Commissioners H. B. F.. Mcfarland, Henry l.
West and Col John Biddle; William Loeb, T.,
secretary 20 the President Col Charles $ BroE1-
we'll. a. = A AQIuirll " huuE0 EUHL EENtrEs dtii4
I =. Mclean. Samuel tiompeTs president Federation
I Of Labor; William J. Bryan, Z. S. Parker JOAN
Joy Eds1n Charles J. Beu. Gen. George H. hsrries,
DIR. sam Houston. justices Seth Shepard, Louis P.
/ McComas. n. If. Cisbaugh. job Barnard, T. II. An
I dersnu A "A Could D. r. Wright W. p. Stafford.
District Attorney Daniel W Baker. Assistant Dis
/ trict Attorney Harvey Given. Judges l. G. Kim
I ban aud A. r. Alull0wney. N. A. Winter, and Ms.
Donald Mclean president general .. A. X,
Officers OF Grand lodge.
omcers Grand Lodge Of MasOns. Dis
/ trict Of Columbia:
/ Francis J. Wo0dman. grand master; Augustus r,
Z Coolidge deputy grand master; A. ". johnston
| grand secretary; Henry X. simpson. senior grand
/ warden; George C. Ober junior grand warden
James A. sample. grand treasurer; Thomas n.
Young. grand lecturer; Joseph Dawson. gTand chap
LAIN ]. Russell NerbrycEe. assistant grand chaplain
! J. Claude keiper grand marshal. Ben V. Mucb,
/ senior grand deacon. Charles Z. Baldwin, junior
/ grand dcaea: T. John Newton. graad sword
/ bearer: John Speed Smith, erand puFsuivant. Alex
/ andcr McKenzie. ssRi1r grand steward Alexander
I Grant, iunidr grand steward, Warren {. Bickford.
/ grand tier; Past GTAUd Masters r. :. Douaidson.
I Eldred e.. Davis, joseph s. Mccoy. N
l Af Parker Jose n. Yznaga, Jesse " Lee,
/ Harrison Dingman. James A. Sample. 7. G. Alex
I ander l. G. Williamson. henry S. Merrill, David
e. Dixon George W Bsird Matthew Trimble.
/ Samuel C. Palmer. John II. Small T. William G.
/ Henderson, Harry standitqrd, James A Netmore.
Iurtm K. Ginn. and Walter A. Brown.
ether Grand Body Officers.
/ omcers Of other grand bodies, District
Of Columbia;
Grand Chapter-Claude F. King. grand high priest
/ = ST Clair Thompson. deputy grand high priest,
/ Grand Commander William i. Hunt, grand com
manderi Thomas P. Morgan. deputy grand eom-
msndsr.
! Omcers OF other bodies:
| Frank A. sebriug, potentate, Amss Temple and
I Harrison Diuqnan past imperial potentste, Order
I Of the Mystic shrine. Thomas J. Shryoek. grand
| master Grand Lodge of Maryland William T.
Bevan. grand high priest and Charles =. Coch-
rsne deputy grand high priest. Grand Chapter Of
Marylands William Mohr grand euInmander. Mary
land Francis y. Winston, grand master, NoTth
Carolina Alex h. Andrews. H., grand commander,
! North Carolina: T. C. Linn. potentste. Oasis TEN
pie Mystic Shrine. Salisbury. \. C.; James ID.
Richardson. grand commander Frederick Y. Web
ber secretary general. and ". Prank Pierce, treas
urer general supreme Council Southern iurisdiction
/ Scottish Rite George J, Hooper. potentate, Aees
Temple Richmond Va: W. Freeland kendrck
potentate Lnlu Temple. Philadelphia. Pa William
r Richardson, p0tentate Zembo Temple. Harris
burg Pa.
Special Entrance for Officers.
These guests will be admitted at the
annex door on / street, and will assemble
In the reception-roOm. At O'Clock they
will be escorted 20 the band stand. where
the ceremonies will be conducted.
Prof W. A. Haley, director OF tht
washington Orchestra Band, has ar
ranged a pleasing programmes for to-
night, including a saxophone solo By
Jean Moermans, concert solo by W
Grosskuth. and a trombone selection. bS
Messrs. Walton Sunderland. and Will
Jams. The following is the complete
musical programme:
March American Republic .Thiel
atz, Wedding CT the Windsi' ---.------..---H Hal
liectian George Washington Jr ......-'. .Cohai
Intermezzo. 'Naa''- -Delltc
Fantasia. MY Old KENTUCKY Home ........ .I4ange.
March THE Director General heitinge
Overture. Poet and Peasant" Supls
Patrol "Amerlesn" Meaehan
Selection Carmen Bize
March, "On Jersey Shore .Pryo
Among the displays which win appea
to the taste of tie feminine visitors, an6
upon which they viii only be permitted
to cast an admiring glance. Is a $50
Partisan gown donated to Ruth Chapter
No. 1, O. r, s.. by James Lansburgh
This is to be disposed Of by voice.
Federal Lodge is the pOssessor OF a con
signInent of Imperial Palace Tea pre-
sentel by the Chinese Legation, and o
such exquisite sfiavOr as to be touche,
only by the lips of the Emperor, tn
D0wager Empress, and mobiles of IN,