Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12


1 witness the grand visitation of the grand
chapter. On February will occur the
annual election of officers of Mount Horeb
| Chapter
Mount Horeb's dead of the year. for
| whom last nights memorial services were
held. were follows. each deceased COM
| panion's name being followed by that Of
| the companion who responded TO his MEM
ory and briefly and appropriately paid
| tribute to his personal character and his
Masonic record: Moritz Glaeser. died
| March 10. 1905. address by Harry Roth
| schld; John NJ. Fernandez. p. II. p. died
! March 81. 1905. address by n. E. Vowles;
| George H. Walker. p. G. II. p. died May
s. 1906. address by Robert Armour p. g.
H. P: Charles e. Zange. p. III. P. died
october q. 19ou. address by William III.
Landvoigt: Paul G. Raisse. died October
| l6, 1906 address by Philip NJ Ashford.
| New Jerusalem Lodge. No. 3. F. A. A. NJ.
| conferred the fellow craft degree at its
| regular convention Thursday evening. On
the I'D instant the degree of entered APP
| prentice will be the business of the even
| ing. In his first official circular the new
| master. William McNeir. pays his respects
| to the lodge and its members in the fol-
lowing expression: with this. my first
official communication. l desire to again
| thank YOU for the honor conferred upon
me, and to ask Your aid and support dur
| ing the present year that the honor. glory
and reputation of our lodge may be main
! tanned at its present high standard Your
| frequent attendance at our communications
| is earnestly requested and will be highly
appreciated by your officers. I wish You
| all most happy and prosperous new
! year"
The new line of officers of r.ex Jerusalem
| Lodge is as follows: Master. William Nc
! Ner; senior warden, f. S. GARRISON: junior
| warden. John G. Schotield; secretary, VIM.
| f. Dennison: treasurer. Robert V. Goldman:
senior deacon, Warren ]. Coffin: junior
! deacon. w. Ivanhoe Jochum; senior stew
ard. George w. Kennedy; junior steward
c: G. Dougherty; master of ceremonies. A.
| oil o. lhnrt d.Il fVIC
| tee, Edw. Matthews: representative to
| board of managers, lodge room. No. 1.
James o. Roller: representative to st.
Johns Mite Association. James o. Roller:
representative to New Masonic Temple AS
! ISOLATION. W. G. Henderson; representative
| to Masonic board of relief, c. c. Coombs
and representative to Masonic and Eastern
Star Home George w Smith.
| At the regular convention of Webster
, Lodge, X. of P. this week. ]. c. Wilson,
| who has been keeper of records and seal
| of the lodge for over thirty years. retired
from office and was succeeded by Edward
| Saxton. In recognition of his long and
| faithful service to the lodge he was pre-
sented with a handsome gold watch, the
presentation speech being made by Past
Chancellor M. A Lease.
| Rathbone-Superior Lodge, No. %. Knights
| of Pythias. had its new officers installed
at a special convention held at Pythian
Temple last evening. The attendance was
| more than usually large and the ceremony
| was impressively conducted by the deputy
grand chancellor and his assistants.
The officers CT Myrtle Lodge. No. %.
| knights of Pythias, were installed Tues
| day evening by Grand Master of Exchequer
| John H Mitchell. installing officer. acting
as deputy grand chancellor The lodge
conferred the work of the second rank after
| installation. The officers for the ensuing
term are as follows: c. c., H: NJ. Shook:
v. c.. F. H. Meiick; p, H. F. Mitchell;
X. of R. and S, F. B. Crown: NJ of w,
Roland Steiner; NJ. of F., NJ. C. Thompson;
M of E., H T. Adams; NJ. of A, J. T.
| Tucker l. G.. John Mitchell: o. c.. d. Y
| Wood; delegate to relief bureau, r. A BY
| mum: trustees, NJ C. Thompson Jacob
| Nussbaum, T. A Bynum. H. T. Adams and
| H. E. Smith; representatives to the grand
| lodge, H. T. Adams, T. A. Bynum, T. B.
| Crown, Samuel w. Edmunds and H. E.
Smith.
The installation of officers of Hermione
| Lodge, No. II, K. of P, took place Wednes-
| day evening, January 8. The following be-
| ing indicted into office by ]. N. Mitchell.
| for that purpose: Thomas J. Hartford, c.
| c.; Bert A. Carver, V. c.: Lee Mockbee
| prelate; r. P. Shelton, master at work, F.
s. Neikirk. keeper of records and seal; DR..
| h. 5. Walmer, master of finance, vice
| Henry @. Wagner, who has held Office for
! thirty years. Henry G. Wagner. master of
! exchequer vice Samuel c. Palmer who has
| held office for thirtynine years; William NJ
| Bentzel. masterat-arms ]. W. Jeffries in
| ner guard: Edward Journey, outer guard
| Trustees-Henry G. Wagner, F. S. Nekirk
! and DR.. E. S. Walmer. Representatives to
| the Grand Lodge-H. w. Boteler. Edward
| Journey. R. P. Shelton, F. S. Neikirk and
| DR.. E. S. Walmer.
Past Grand Master w w. MILAN. assist
| ed by a staff of acting grand officers, in
| stalled the officers-elect of Washington
Lodge. No. 6. l. o. O. F.. the evening of
January S. as follows: Alfred LindstTom.
| noble grand: Alfred H. Noakes. vice grand;
]. T Allison. recording secretary: T. P.
Maitland. financial secretary: George A.
Martin, treasurer William NJ Cowell war
den; James L. Patched. conductor; E. w.
Davidson, o. G.: Frederick Waterholter.
l. G.: J. NJ. Gibson. chaplain; w. J. Hoke.
R. S. N. G.; w. B. Coppersmith. l.. S. n.
G.; Ray L. Smith. r. s. V. c.; William
Jardine. l.. S. V. G. The meeting was at
tended by many members of the order from
other lodges, and the exercises were inter
esting and impressive. Mr.. Milan, the act
ing grand master for the evening. addressed
the meeting at some length on the welfare
and good of the order, and referred with
much feeling to the work of the passing
and the living heroes of Odd Fellowship.
He named Past Grand w b. Coppersmith
of Washington Lodge. forty-year member
of the order. as living example, and closed
his remarks by presenting the latter with
token of appreciation from the lodge
Grand Patriarch John l. Brown, accom-
panied by the officers of the Grand En-
campment. installed new.y elected officers
of Mt. Nebo Lncampment, NO D, l. "
o. F. at the last regular meeting as fol-
lows: S. G. Taylor. chief patriarch; Joseph
Burroughs. high priest; Thomas Shelton.
senior warden A. f. Shoots. junior war
den Thomas w. Fowler, scribe; A. R. Yer
million, treasurer.
The new officers of Columbian Encamp-
| ment, No 1, l. o. o. F.. were formally in
stalled by the officers of the Grand En-
campment at the regular meeting on Janu-
airy as follows: Roscoe Wines. chief pa
triarch; John H. Annandale, high priest:
William H. I-ohmar, senior warden; +. ID.
Seiffert scribe; Z. w. Keck, treasurer
At the last regular meeting of Fred ID.
Stuart Encampment, No 4, j. o. .. F.,
after the transa ction of routine business Of
ficers for the current term were installed
into their respective stations by the officers
of the Grand Encampment, as follows: T.
H. Leary, chief patriarch; E. w. Bradford.
high priest; W. p. Humphrey, senior war
den; John d. Yoa KEY. Junior warden: G. l..
Clayton. scribe; j. K. Davidson. treasurer;
W. E. Lawson, guide; T. D. Felter, O. s.
Gen. NJ. A. Rainey, commander of the Pa
triarchs Militant branch of the order. was a
visitor and addressed the encampment