Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-20

| following list of candidates presented for
choice: Grand master, John NJ Richardson
! of Baltimore: junior grand master, f. NJ.
Skinner, Washington:-JO John w. Hecht, sr.,
! Cumberland; J. w. Linthicum, Maryland
| Charles H. Stein. Robert r. Smith, Henry
c. Schafer, G. Winfield Fischer . Baltimore;
grand secretary, William ]. Cunningham,
Gustav Engelhardt, Charles E. Sigmund.
Adrian Hughes, Baltimore: grand secretary,
w H. II: Sultzer, Baltimore; grand chap
! lain, S. n. Jones, Washington; W. H. AL
baugh, ]. S. Hayward. George Ground,
Jacob Gottschalk, Jacob Garrison. Balti-
more; grand conductor Charles Bell James
E. Dunn, Campbell Carter, John E. Tenny-
son, John Aspinwall. Baltimore; grand in
side guardian. Robert Dabney. Fred Duler,
Baltimore; grand outside guardian. George
Ground, Charles F. Booschel, A. w. Davis,
Charles E. Morris, F. w. Waldeck. John X.
Sparrow, Baltimore.
The Maryland State Council of the Junior
Order of American Mechanics has selected
| the following officers for 1918: state coun-
cilor, T. A Wastler, Cascade: state vice
councillor. G. w. Ritter, Baltimore; state
secretary. G. s. Davis, Baltimore: assistant
state secretary. c. l.. Carmine. Baltimore;
state treasurer. w. L: James Baltimore;
state warden. T. H. Adkins. Poweilville;
state inside sentinel. &. II. c. Wachter.
Walkers",llc; state outside sentinel, W. j..
! Ccriey, Weste:nport: state chaplain. II. L..
MeEnerick. Baltimore: national representa-
tives. w. +. Malin. George w. Webb, Jas.
A Young, F. G. Hasse. G. E. Mason.
Orient Commandery. 10. ). Knights
Tcnplar. held its first conclave under its
new lire OF off GERS Monday evening at
Naval Lodge Hall. on Pennsylvania avenue
southeast L was the 2J0th stated conclave
in the history Of the Ccmmandcry, and was
made TIE occasion OF the grand visitation
by Grand Commander William +. Hunt and
his srand officers. There was a good at
tendance, notwithstanding the opening of
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There was an interesting program and
the reports Of the grand officers were sat
isfactory and complimentary to the fraters
of ORIENT. The details OF the development
of Orient during the Fempar year have
heretofore appeared in The Star. In his
closing announcement to the oonnandery
Eminent ST. William Mehn, commander
for the Templar year just ended, says:
This Will lie my last official declaration to
YOU. and in bidding YOU farewell as COM
mander ! wish to express my sincere
thanks for the confidence reposed in me
one year ago, and for the hearty support
given me throughout the Templar year just
closed. For the fraters of Orient feel
naught but unreasonable gratitude and
fraternal affection. May He under whose
banner enlisted keep and protect
you. To my successor l promise my earnest
support, and my endeavor shall be to as
sist him to make this the banner year in
the history of Orient Commandery.'
Orients new official line is composed of
Edward H. Tompkins; generalissmo, VIM.
ii. Wunder; captain general, Joseph H.
Milans; senior warden Joseph A. Davies;
junior warden, Kenton n. Harper; prelate,
Richard p. Evans; treasurer John Schultz;
recorder. William E. Miller; standard bear
er, Daniel w. Beach, jr.; sword bearer,
Guy NJ. Nicely; warder, William J. johnson.
Arvine w. Johnston, grand recorder of the
Grand Commandery, is a member of Orient,
No. j.
Washington Commandery, No. /, Knights
Templar. will be visited by the Grand Com
mandery officers Wednesday evening next.
New Jerusalem Lodge No. o F. A. A.
NJ. will confer the entered apprentice de-
gree at its next meeting. April IS. Under
the leadership of WorShipful Master Will
lam McNeir this lodge has started out on
what promises to prove an exceptionally
successful new year.
The triennial concave of Templars is now
near at hand, and the local Communicates,
together with those of Baltimore, expect a
large attendance at Saratoga Springs. For
the conclave the railroads in trunk line ter
ritory announce the rate for the round trip
to Saratoga Springs and return for one
fare plus $l-tickets good going and return
ing via the same route to be sold July 6,
Z, and 3. and good for return to and in
Guiding July 10.
For the benefit of such oommanderes as
desire to occupy chartered Pullman cars
while at Saratoga Springs, the Delaware
and Hudson Company has Sc. aside track
age room adjacent to the temporary sta
ton, about equi-distant from the regular
station, the convention hall and the center
of the city. Unique electrical displays are
planned to be given at Hilton Park each
evening. 1t will be an electric light dis
play on the clouds Clouds will be manu-
featured, and then large SearchlightS cast
ing their lights on the clouds with calcium
effects will make of The prettiest pic
lures ever seen in the village, 1t is certain
that there will be no dull moments for the
visitors in Saratoga. for the committee will
have something doing every morning, after
noon and night Early in the week there
will be exhibition drill in front of the
Grand Union Hotel by Malta Commandery
No p, of Binghamton, one of the crack
communicates of New York Monday even
ing there will be a reception in the parors
Of the Grand Union Hotel to Most Eminent
Grand Master of Masons George NJ. Moul-
ton.
Tuesday will come the big parade. For
Wednesday the committee has a new line
of entertainment. On this day there will
be hish-class vaudeville on the lawn in the
park both afternoon and evening. On this
day will be given the competitive drill by
many famous drill corps of the United
States. A large tent will be erected in the
thing like 100 young ladies, who will act as
sponsors" for the corps and the sir
knights composing them.
Wednesday evening the drill corps will
trophies have all been presented and the
responses made each sir knight who takes
part in the drill will have pinned to his
coat a souvenir of the conclave and Sara
toga by one of the $50 young sponsors On
Thursday the entertainment committee has
arranged for the vaudeville entertainment
on the lawn in Congress Park for the aft
ernOon and evening. In the evening will
also occur the closing social function the
progressive ball, which will be given at the
United States Grand Union, Congress Hall
and Convention Hall at the same time The
Grand Encampment and Grand Command
cry officers will attend at each place during
the evening. Friday and Saturday will be
the last days of the conclave. Many of the
Communicates will visit one another say
ing goodbye and bidding farewell to the
scenes of pleasure and enjoyment that pre-
vailed in Saratoga this week. There will
be band concerts, exhibition dr. lis and
many pleasant events The sessions of the
Grand Encampment will close Friday
morning.
And the antlered fraternity is also getting
busy and buster for the forty-third annual
session of the Grand Lodge, B. P. O. E.
at Philadelphia which will be the occasion
of the twentyfirst annual reunion of the
order This will be held during the week
beginning July Is.
Next Friday evening will be chapter night
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