Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-15
MASONIC FAIR TONIGHT
President Roosevelt Will Press
Button at 8 O'Clock.
ADDRESS AT THE OPENING
Hall to Be Illuminated by Over 1000
Electric lights.
LIST OF THE SPECIAL GUESTS
Order Of Eastern Star to Have I'm
portant Part-Dancing Pavilion
Offers Special Features.
LIST OF THE SPECIAL GUESTS

The Masonic fair opens tonight. All
preparations for the event have been made.
and ever thing is in readiness to carry on
the 'big show for tvo weeks to raise
funds which will go toward building the
me- Masonic temple. When the hands of
the clock reach the hour o. President
Roosevelt will give the signal to start"
by pressing the golden key which has been
placed at the White House. and which will
cause more than 1900 incandescent lights
of various sizes and colors to flash at Con-
vention Hall.
Following the lighting Of the hall by
the President, Rev. Joseph Dawson, grand
chaplain of the order, will offer prayer,
after whie; an address of welcome will be
| made by B. F. Smith. president Of the board
of control. A short address will be made
board Isl
ceremonies will be concluded with an ad-
dress by Francis ]. Woodman, grand mas
ter of MasOns of the District of Columbia.
These over with, the entertainments and
sales will be commenced, and the voices Of
the brokers' in front of the various
booths and shows will be heard. Previous
| to their being escorted to the stand where
the ceremonies will be held, tn invited
guests will be admitted at the annex door
on l. street and will assemble in the recep-
t1on room.
Everything in Place.
Every possible detail for the success Of
the fete and the entertainment of the Wis
itors has been arranged. according to Direc-
| tor General Harry Stamford, and he
breathed easy when he left the hall early
this morning after seeing that all the
booths and the exhibits had been properly
placed and constructed He said no posi-
Bile way to induce money-spenders to sepa-
rate themselves from coin has hQan
looked. and the much-desired $4,000 will
be easily raised.
During the fair the music will be fur
nisheI by tn Washington Orchestra Band.
| under the dictatorship Of w. A. Haley. A
| new program will be furnished each day.
| The solists will be Jean Moormans, saxo-
| phone; w: Groskuth. cornet; -hessrs. Sun
| derland. Walton and Williams, trombone
section.
The musical program for tonight will be:
] l. March. american Republic" .Thiele
.. Waltz. wedding of the Winds" -. Hall
3. Selection. George Washington, jr.". Cohen
4. Intermezzo- MALTA" .Delibes
8. Fantasia, MY Old Kentucky lome.''
6. March, "The Director General"
Heitlnger
7. Overture, Poet and PEASANT. .suppe
8. Patrol. American" ............. Mea cha IN
| o. Selection, Carmen Bizet
| 10. March, ION Jersey Shore. Pryor
The Special Guests.
| The following are the guests invited for
| the opening:
Commissioners H. B. F. Macfarland.
| Henry L. West and Col. John Biddle; Will
| liam Loeb jr. secretary to the President;
| Col. Charles 8. Cromwell. U.SA; Admiral
! Winfield Scott Schey, John H. Mclean.
| Samuel Gompers. president Federation of
| Labor; William J. Bryan, E. s. Parker,
John JOY Edison, Charles j. Bell, Gen.
George H. Harries. DR.. Sam Houston, JUS
| tees Seth SlpDar 0 Louis +, Mp('0maS
| NJ. Clabaugh, Job Barnard. T. H Anderson
A NJ. Gould. D. T. Wright. w. P. Stafford:
District Attorney Daniel w. Baker Assist
ant District Attorney. Harvey Given, Judges
l. G. Klmball and A. r. Mulowny, NJ A.
Winter. Mrs. Donald Mclean, president
general D. A. r.
Officers of the Grand Lodge of Masons,
District of Columbia: Francis J. Woodman
grand master; Augustus B. Coolidge, dep
uty grand master; \. W. Johnston, grand
secretary; Henry X. Simpson. senior grand
| warden; George c: Ober, junior grand war
| den; James A. Sample, grand treasurer;
Thomas II. Young, grand lecturer; Joseph
Dawson. grand chaplain: ]. Russell Yer
brycke, assistant grand chaplain; j. Claude
KEEPER, grand marshal: Ben w. Murch
senior grand deacon; Charles Z. Baldwin,
junior grand deacon; 7. John Newton grand.
sword bearer: John Speed Smith, grand
pursuivant; Alexander Mckenzie. senior
grand steward: Alexander Grant, junior
grand steward; Warren c. Bedford grand
tiler; Past Grand Masters r. B. Donaldson,
Eldred a. Davis, Joseph S. Mccoy, NJ. NJ
Parker Jose NJ YZnaga Jesse w Lee
Harrison Dingman. James A. Sample F. G.
Alexander, L. c. Williamson Henry S. Mer-
rill, David c. Dixon. George w. Baird, Mat
thew Trimble. Samuel c. Palmer. John II.
Small, jr., William M. Henderson, Harry
Stamford. James A. Wetmore, Lurtin r.
CHM, Walter A. Brown.
Officers of other grand bodies, District of
Columbia: Grand Chapter, Claude F. King.
grand high priest; E. ST. Clair Thompson
deputy grand high priest; Grand Command
cry. William F. Hunt, grand commander;
Thomas P. Morgan, deputy grand COM
mander.
Officers of other bodies-Frank A. Sebring,