Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-20
sPIRITUALIsM.
LOCAL FRATERNITIEs.

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LOCAL FRATERNITIEs.
DIT Molay Commandery Installs Of
fcers-Other Notes.
The new officers Of De Molay Mounted
Commandery were installed during the past
week at the Masonic Temple. The officers
elected were as follows: E. Sir James L.
Marshall, commander; Sir w. M. Beahm,
generalssimo; Sir Clyde c. Lamond, cap
tain general; Sir VIM. Hart Dexter, senior
warden; Sir Carl E. Burgdorf JUNIOR war
den; E. Sir Maurice Otterback, prelate;
Sir Emil G. Schafer, treasurer; Sir Charles
l.. Patten, recorder; Sir E. E. Thompson,
standard bearer; Sir C. A. Stevens, sword
bearer; Sir Theo. schonday, warden.
The commandery, about fifty strong, will
leave Washington July 8 for Saratoga,
where 1t will attend the triennial conclaye
OF the Grand Encampment of the United
States. The conclave will last four DAYS.
and in the parade July the commandery
Will be mounted on black horses The trip
from from thls city will be made on a specia,
train, and the return by way of the Hi,d
son river day boat uo'
A meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary will,
De held May 10 at GUIDES Hall, and the
i.
A meeting for the tender Of a s,I,,er of.-
ierlng by Camp No. 8, Patriotic Order of
America. for the benefit of it's relief
Iund, held recently, at its hall, on
renhsyivania avenue southeast, was re-
principally spent in dancing, the Virginia
reel especially being greatly enjoyed by
the the, older people as well as the younger
FOLK. Ice cream and cake were served
Following are the names of the enter
tainment committee: Mrs. ]. Bertha Ward,
chairman: Mrs. Elizabeth Hardin, Mrs.
cara Clark, Mrs. Mary P. Ball, Mrs. Eva
ton, Mrs. Lillian h.orEan, Mrs. c. E.
Thomas and Mr.. James E. Thomas.
The ladies' fair committee of Columbia
Commandery. No. 2, Knights Templar. held
of the chairman, Mrs. John F. Gibson, 927
street northwest. There was large at
tendance and plans for euchre, lunch and
rummage sale were discussed. Arrange
ments for q luncheon to be given by the
committee for Esther Chapter, No. 5, y. E.
s., were also under consideration.
After the regular business refreshments
were served and the remainder of the even
ing spent In social way.
Those who were present at the meeting
were: DR.. Frank F. Gibson, chairman ex-
officio; Mrs. John F. Gibson. chairman;
Mrs. Charles Long, vice chairman; Mrs.
Crawford, treasurer; Mesdames Bowling,
Bushell, G. Gibson. F. Hudson, A. Hud-
son, Hagin Price, Colburn, Crutchley, Lam
bert, Bradley, Wright, Kellar, Matthews.
Murphy, Hart. sGasch, Holiday, Misses
Annie c. Long, Hodges, Gibson, Murphy
and Six Knights George Gibson, Charles
B. Matthews, Richard Gasch, Wilson and
Reed.
The Philadelphia Elks are proceeding ear
nestly with preparations for the reception
of the antlered herds of America at the
coming national convention of the Grand
Lodge of that body IL July. Bids will be
nd f0v WI Of
which it is proposed to erect on Broad
street. This is to be the contribution of the
city of Philadelphia to the entertainment
of Elkdom, and will cost $4,000. Stands
will be erected on the north side of the.
city hall large enough to accommodate over
/ 600 public school children. Other stands
will be built, one at the southwest corner
of Broad and Arch streets for the judges
of the parade and grand officers of the
Elks and another on the opposite corner
for visiting women. The court Of honor
will be composed almost entirely Of series
of imposing columns: The architect says
the column display, purple and white in
color. Located at intervals on the ground
between the columns will be life-sized
statues Of elks. A bill appropriating 500
Philadelphia city council.
The Philadelphia Press says there is
every indication that the meeting of the
herd in America will surpass all its prede-
of honor, says the Press, will have two
main entrances, the northern one at Race
street and the southern one at Walnut
street. At each entrance there will be
two imposing towers, fourteen feet square
at the base and sixty feet high. Each
tower will be surmounted with the face of
a clock, the hands pointing at IL, the hour
when Elks pay silent tribute to the men,
DRY Of absent" brothers. On top of each
tower there will be large figure Of an
antlered elk. The names of all past grand
rulers. including that of Edwin B. Hay of
Washington, will be inscribed on the sides
Elks' design will be- worked out in electric
colored bulbs. The face of the clock will
be illuminated at night.
The columns will not be as high as the
towers, and each will be- surmounted by a
large ball, which will be illuminated at
night by hidden bulbs. Festoons of green's
in which will be mingled hundreds Of pur-
pie and white electric lights will be sus-
pended from column to column. The col
umnS will number fortyfour
The committee has decided to erect an
enormous grandstand south Of city hall,
on which will be seated one thousand
school girls dressed in purple and white and
arranged to spell the word Welcome"
There Will be another grandstand on the
southeast corner of Broad and Arch streets
for the use of visiting Elks' ladies and
grand officers of the order. On the north
west corner will be another grandstand for
city officials and the Elks' officers who will
review Tie pdTdue as well as three Judges
two of whom will be appointed by coun-
cils They will award the prizes
The Knights of the Modern Maccabees
of the District have arranged to hold their
annual banquet at Freund's, SIS 10th street
northwest. the evening of Thursday, the
23d instant, at o'clock sharp. The gem
eral organizer, F. W. Stevens of Port HUI
ron, Mich, will be present
Union Lodge, No. %, K. of p, held a
meeting recently, when heveral visitors
were present. This lodge took its degree
team to Ballston, VT, short time ago and
conferred the knight rank on several candi-
dates. 1t has accepted an invitation to
again visit Ballston and confer the page
ind esquire ranks. Wednesday, May %.
the lodge will have an entertainment
The Supreme Council, the governing BODY
Of the Royal Arcanum, convened re-
Gently in its thirtieth annual session. in
Boston, Mass, and the members are
rejoicing in the fact that the net gain
of the order is again in excess Of 600 each
month. The next supreme regent, Mr..
Robert Van Sands of Chicago ILL.,, has been
given the assurance, by the representatives
from the states wherein that order is the
strongest, that by May 10, 1908, the mem
bership of the Royal Arcanum will be in
excess of 215.000. Messrs. Claude r, Zap-
pone. ]. Ed. Swaine and John D. Biddis were
in attendance at the. session. representing
the 2.7o0 members of the order in this city