Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-20
SOME INVITED GUESTS
PROMINENT PEOPLE TO ATTEND
THE MASONIC FAIR.

The list Of prominent people who are to
receive invitations to attend one or more
sessions of the Masonic fair of 1907 Is rap
idly being completed. AS giving some idea
of the scope of the work which Is being
done by the committee on visitors. 1t may
be said that the invitation list will en-
brace very many of the prominent people
of this city and the states of Maryland
and Virginia. Some of the people accred-
tied to the District of Columbia who are
to be invited are the President of the
United States and Mrs. Roosevelt the Vice
President of the United States and Mrs.
Fairbanks, the members of the cabinet and
their wives. the secretary to the President
and Mrs. Loeb, such members of the Sem
ate and House of Representatives as may
be in the city or are living at places local
to Washington, the justices of the Su-
preme Court of the United States and their
wives. the justices of the Court of Appeals
and of the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia and their wives, the Com
missioners of the District of Columbia and
their wives, members of the diplomatic
corps and their wives, the chief of staff
of the army and Mrs. Bell, the admiral of
the navy and Mrs. Dewey Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, the officers of the Board of Trade,
the officers of the Business Mems Associa-
ton, officials of the street railways and
steam railways stationed In Washington,
the governor of Virginia and staff, with
ladies: fCrmer Lieut.. Governor Joseph E.
Willard and lady, the mayor and council
of Alexandria, the governor of Maryland
and staff and ladies.
Frate1nal Courtesies.
1t is also the understanding that invita-
lions are to be extended the Odd Fellows,
knights of Pythias Elks, knights of CO.
lunbus, Royal Arcanum, Loyal Legion,
Legion of Loyal Women. Grand Army Of
the Republic, Daughters of the American
Revolution. Daughters of the Cenfederacy,
Confederate Veterans and to various other
secret and fraternal orders of the city.
From Masonic circles the invitations will
represent the grand master and other Of
ficers of the Grand Ledge of Virginia, the
Masonic bodies of Richmond and Alexan-
dria, the Elks, Odd Fellows and knights of
Pythias of Alexandria, the blue lodges of
LeeSburg. Herndon and Fredericksburg, and
the Virginia Eastern Star bodies; the grand
master and other officers of the Grand
Lodge of Maryland, the Baltimore blue
lodges, commanderies and shrine, the East
ern Star bodies of Maryland, and the blue
lodges of Hyattsville, Rockville, Bethesda,
Gaithersburg, Kensington and Laurel.
1t is the understanding that during the
fair there is to be Virginia night and a
Maryland night 1t is also quite likely that
some provisions will be made for inviting
the children of the various orphan asylums
of the city to one of the afternoon enter
tainments during the fair.
The list of donations continues to grow.
All articles In this category are to be sold
during the fair for the benefit of the tenn
pie building fund. The donations of the
present week include one $50 safe from the
York Safe and Lock Company, York, Pa;
one 500 safe from the Mosler Safe and
Lock Company, Hamilton, Ohio; $50 suit
of mems clothes from George T. Keen, a
500 oil painting from B. H. Warner, en-
titled out All Night hunting scene.
Mr.. Warner is now touring the Holy Land,
and while there he will gather up a num-
Der of interesting and unique souvenirs
from the vicinity of the first temple of King
Solomon. These are to be properly pre-
pared and then donated by Mr.. Warner to
90 with the oil painting.