Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
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LIZ FRATERNlTIES

! Past Master C. c. Coombs as secretary
He conducted the affairs of the secretary s
office for the remainder of the term with
distinct success. and being reelected has
| apparently started out on another vet
cram career of service at the desk
The lodge advanced or reelected it's en-
tire present official line. The list is as
! follows: Edwin S. Clarkson. master; John
/ @. SchOield, senior warden; Warren, ].
! Coffin. Junior warden. G. c. Coombs, p.
N Te-elected),: secretary: r. v. Goldman,
| =. NJ. (re-electeCD, treasurer: W. Ivanhoe
Jochum, senior deacon; George w. Ken
needy. Junior deacon Albert S. Riddle,
| tiler; Edward Matthews, PM, trustee;
| William G. Henderson. F. G. NJ, represen-
| tative New Masonic Temple Association;
James o. Roller, P NJ, representative
! board of managers, Lodge Room No. 1;
James o. Roller. P. M. representa- St.
Johns Mite Society; Edward Matthews.
| P. NJ. and c. c. Coombs, P NJ, represen-
tatives Masonic board of relief; George w.
Smith, P. NJ, representative Masonic and
| Eastern Star Home.
| In the last official circular Worshipful
Master McNeir reports a membership of
| There were thirty-one candidates raised to
the master Mason's degree during his ad-
ministration and two affiliated. The
lodge now has assets aggregating
s1O,557.62. with gain of s217 for the
year 1t holds $5.21O of Masonic Temple
stock. The worshipful master also
takes occasion to extend his thanks
to the brethren of the lodge for
| their aid and support during, the past
| year, and to assure them that whatever
success has attended his administration
| of the affairs of the lodge could not have
been attained without the loyal support
| he has had. In conclusion he bespaaks the
| hearty support of the membership for his
| s-lxf,.
merry Christmas and most happy New
Year
Mayor j. Barry Mahool of Baltimore is
| passing through the Masonic degrees In
| Monumental Lodge, A. F. and A. NJ, of
degree last Friday evening. Upon this
| occasion a dinner was given in the ban
| quet hall of Baltimore Masonic Temple.
By diSpensation granted by. Grand Mas
ter Thomas ]. Shryock of Maryland The
mayor is making his journey to the east
with expedition and dispatch.
The annual banquet of the Masonic
Veteran Association of the District of Co.
lumbia will be- held Thursday, January
% (St. John the Almoner's day., at
place not yet fixed.
The annual meeting of the association
for the receipt of reports and election OF
officers was held last Thursday evening
at Scottish Rite Hall, 1907 G street north
west. The present membership of the
association is 337, twenty-seven being
non-residents. These latter members en-
brace many men prominent In public life
of the past and present.
Among them are former Vice Presi-
dent Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois,
Senator Henry M. Teller of Colorado,
Gov Joseph D. Savers of Texas, ex-
Indian Commissioner Jones of Wis
consin and ex-Repre sentative E. T. AL
D Dnfo Of
Kansas and James B. Wakefield CT Min
nesota. The following members or the
association died during the year. many
of them conspicuous members OF the
Masonic fraternity: Frederick Webber,
November 4; James F. r. Appleby, Sep
TENDER 81; George w. Balloch, May II;
Thomas Cavanaugh, September II;
Thomas B. Creighton, February II, VIII
liam E. Dennison, June IL; Perley b.
Dickerson, April 16; Robert B. Donald
son, November 30; Anton Eberly. Au-
gust %; Robert l. Fleming, September
L.; Andrew Glass. November l6; Henry
Kronheimer. April %; Lewis J. ONeal.
August %; John E. Smith, January y;
Willis r. Speare. June p; Samuel w.
Stinemetz October 80, and Frank H.
Thomas, April Is.
The annual election of officers result
ed as follows: President. George Glib
SON: first vice president, George E.
Corson; second vice president, James A.
Sample; secretary. Albert II. Van Deu-
sen; treasurer, James b. Lamole, al
moner. James A. Sample; stewards,
Goodwin Yorke At Lee, Albert H. Van
Deusen. Theodore Freibus; chaplain
Daniel McFarlan; marshal, Jacobus s.
Jones; tiler, John Wild; finance com
mituee, Abraham Hart, NJ w. Bayllss'
A. B. Jameson; almoner'S committee,
Samuel C. Palmer, David u. Dixon,
Henry Morgan.
The Des Moines, Iowa, Capital is
holding an interesting contest as 70
who is the oldest Mason in the state OF
Iowa. There are plenty of contestants
for the honor. Mason City came Tor
ward with one, who was soon dropped
from the running as mere BOY,
Then Boone came forward with one
b. Mccall, who, having only been
raised to the sublime degree SO re-
Gently as 1S49. was declared not IN II
at all. Just at present the Eohnr 10
held by Jacob Springer of Vinton, Iowa.
who is a knight commander OF the
Court of Honor A. A. S. r., southern
Jurisdiction, having been elected IN
Washington May ), 1897. MT. Springer
became an entered apprentice Mason
sixty-one years ago this month, and
master Mason in January, 1S41.whlch
was some time ago. my masters!
John 7 Carton. president of the con-
stitutional convention now in session IN
Michigan was recently chosen an actlVe
member of the Supreme CouncE lot the
Northern Masonic JurlSOlcllOn Oh INC
United States of America, Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite. The election was
to fill a vacancy caused by the reslgna-
ton of Hugh McCurdy. for years one OF
the most prominent Scottish Rite MaSons
of the United States and past grand mas
ter of knights Templar, whose advanced
years and feeble health have for some
| time past prevented him from actively
| participating in the affairs of the Scot
| fish Rite body. Mr.. Carton has been for
| a number of years prominent in Michi-
i gan Masonic circles, and has served as
/ grand master of the Grand Lodge, F. and
| A. NJ. He is an ex-speaker of the Mich
| igan house of representatives.
Ascalon Temple. No. 81. Order of
| knights of khorassan. the dramatic and
| social organization composed of knights
| of Pythias, held a ceremonial session at
| the Pythian Temple Thursday evening,
! and conferred the work on a large class,
| composed of candidates from Richmond,
Baltimore and Washington lodges. A del
| egation of fifty knigts came from Rich
| mond, Va, headed by Imperial Sheik
| John Hallowell Dickinson, grand chancel-
| lor of Virginia. They were met at the
| Union station in the afternoon and shown
| the sights of the Capital city by a COM
| mittee of local KhoraSsans. At 40 p.m.
they Joined the members of Ascalon Tenn
| pie in escorting to the Pythian Temple a
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