Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-09
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deputy grand master in 1s62-'63, and John
Locke in 1868, while W. E. Hutchinson was
senior grand warden in 1865 and Andrew
Glass in 1867. Warren ii. circuit was SEN
Tor grand warden in 1862 while Dr. Donald
son was grand master. All these gentlemen
are residing in the District and most of
them in active attendance on the Grand
Lodge.
Locke. who served in 1871. Andrew Glass
was grand king in 1866. Charles W. Han
cock In 1S6I-'6S and Henry A. Whallon in
in 1869.
Templars is Frank II. Thomas, who served
in 1896. and who is now grand captain
general of the Grand Commandery Of the
United States. All the past grand COM
Noble d. Larner, who was the first of the
line. The senior living past commanders of
each commandery are as follows: Wash
ington No. !, Eldred G. Davis, 1S16-'77;
Columbia, No. .. Charles w. Hancock, 1870;
Potomac, No. ). George Corson 1S79-'s1 !;
De Moay, No 4. Andrew w. Kelley, 1877;
Orient, No. >, Alex. Mckenzie, 1896 The
following is the present membership of the
Grand Commandery: Officers, ID; past
grand commanders, 10: representatives, 10;
past commanders mot including officers
and past officers) 81; total, o. In is
body each member has one vote.
The senior past high priests of the differ
ent chapters are as follows: Columbia
Chapter Ia,; No. l. John Locke; 1ses-'69;
Davis, 1874; Mount Vernon Chapter, No. g.
Charles w. Hancock 1867; Eureka Chapter
No. 4. Edwin S. Holmes, 1874: La Fayette
Chapter, No. 3. Joseph S, Mccoy, 1874
Washington Naval Chapter No. 6. Andrew
Glass, 1869; Mount Horeb, Chapter, No. T.
James B. Lambie, 1873; Potomac Chapter
No. 8, George e. Corson, 1875; Brightwood
Chapter, No. 8, Henry Yost. ST., 1891; Hiram
Chapter, No. 10, Martin r. Thorp, 1893.
The present membership of the Grand
Chapter Is as follows, each member hav-
Ing one vote: Officers, 10; past grand high
priests, 81; past deputy grand high priest
l; past grand kings, 4; past grand scrbes,
2; representatives, So; past high priests mot
including officers and past officers), 10;
total, 30
The first stated communication of the
Grand Lodge is fixed for this Saturday
evening. and the others will occur as fol-
lows: May 8, September %, December Is,
December 81.
priest, is a native of the District of
Columbia, and received his education in
the public schools of this city. He left
school at an early age, and became
yey west of the one hundredth meridian"
After few years he was transferred to the
Indian Office as a clerk. While serving in
this capacity the Indian agent at Shoshone
him an experienced clerk. Mr.. King ap-
piled for and received the appointment
some years before he was of age. AS he
expresses it: 1T was truly wild and woolly
in those days out there. To shoot man
was an ordinary occurrence, and for 1t
there was apparently no legal punishment.
Every man went armed, and the one who
could draw his gun first and shoot from
the hip had all the law there was on his
side. Many and varied were my expe-
riences during this period of my life. An
all-night ride with a sheriffs posse after
Indian cattle depredators Selling them in
the beds in the camp of the war chief of
the Arapahoes. and ride of $50 miles to.
the railroad. and what little civilization
there was to cure a case of inconsistencies
were the extremes" While in this service
the present grand high priest learned two
Indian languages, and was on friendly
terms with the Indian tribes. Mr.. King re-
turned to Washington and studied law in
Georgetown University. from which insti-
tuition he graduated, but has never engaged
in practice. The eleventh census was then
under way, and an appointment to posi-
ton In 1t was accepted by Mr.. King. On
the appointment of Harrison Dingman as
assistant director of the Porto Rican CEN
s,is Mr.. King went with him as an official,
and returning to the United States, he was
continued as an expert In connection with
the Porto Rican and Cuban census scfed-
ules. When Harrison Dingman was APP
pointed supervisor of the twelfth census for
the District of Columbia Mr.. King resigned