Evening star., 1908-01-25
.THIRT|ETA ANNUAL DINNER
MASONIC VETERAN ASSOCIA
TION HAS SOCIAL SESSION.
Responses to Toasts-Names Of New
Members and of. Those
in Attendance

Neither the storms OF winter nor the
weight of years had power to keep at
home members of the Masonic Veteran
Association. who assembled al the Riggs
House Thursday evening 10 participate in
the thirtieth annual dinner of the asso-
ciation.
Letters OF regret at not being able TO
attend We're read from President Roose-
welt. Vice President Fairbanks. Admiral
Schley. Senator Gallinser Secretary Loeb
and many others of distinction in the Ma
sonic world. Seated at the table of honor
in addition to President George Corson
were Grand Master Augustus E. Coolidge.
A. b. Hayes. solicitor of the internal
revenue: Cen Samuel S. Burdette, Rev.
George Bailey. Past Grand Master Sam
pie and Rev. L. G. B.sPierce
President Corson extended a cordial
welcome both To the members and their
guests. After the repast the evening was
given to speechmakng. toast TO The
President of the United States, Brother
Theodore Roosevelt. was drunk stand
ing. as also were later toasts to the
Grand Lodge and the Brethren VINO
Await Our Coming i'll the Unseen Tenn
pie Across the Valley
Responses to Toasts.
Grand Master Coolidge responded to the
toast the Grand Lodge of the District of
Columbia. and made a felcitious speech.
Rev. DIR. Pierce responded to Masonry
in the Religious Affairs of the World
Samuel S. Burdett to Masonry in Secular
Affairs a. B. Hayes to Masonry in the
Affairs of the Government and Rev DR..
Bailey 70 "Masonry in Charcter Build
ing" Near the close of the evening w r..
Andrews. auditor of the Treasury. was
announced. and in response to the invita-
tion of President Corson Ito address the
brethren. choosing his own subject
made speech ON Veterans and Their
Value
The new members received into the as
sociation at the business meeting. which
preceded the dinner. were Warren Choate,
William F. Coggins. John j. Costinett.
McGregor. John Ness. John William
Palmer. Charles D. Pennebaker. Hamilton
l. Rothrock. Leroy ID. Walter Charles +.
Warner. William Fl. Wun1er and Rich
ard p. Williams. Membership in the
association is limited to those who re-
ceived their entered apprentices degree
not less than twenty-one years age.
Albert II. Van DeuSen. to whose efforts
the success of the affair are largely due.
presented an illustrated souvenir. giving
the history of the association, to each
guest. During the evening Prof. Colgan's
orchestra rendered selections. and at the
close the assembly joined in singing Aud
Lang Syne.'
Resolutions were adopted expressing re-
gret and sympathy because of the recent
destruction by fire of the Masonic Temple
in Baltimore.
Names Of Those Present
Among those present were John II.
Miller grand secretary of the Grand En-
campment. Knights Templar. of Balti
more: Columbus c. Isaacs of Baltimore.
George B. Abrams Charles Allen. Motley
Anderson. Brainard Warner. Robert Ar
inour. William l.. Arnold. G. York At Lee,
James b. Austin. George w. Baird. Maj.
w. Bayliss. Charles F. Benjamin. Sam
nel G. Benjamin. Asaph l.. Bliss. Joshua
A. Brown. Samuel S. Burdette. Ellery J.
Burtt.' Louis D. Carman. George E. Cor
son, John B. Davis. Harrison Dingman.
Joseph NJ. Eggleston O. S. Firmin, r. Fl.
Forsythe, Theodore Friebus. Adam Cad
dis. George H. Gaddis. George Gibson.
Daniel Goodacre, w. II. II. Could
Charles W. Hancock. D. w. Harrington,
w. H. Harrison. W. T. Hutchinson. James
B. L.ambie, Charles D. A. Loeffier. D.
J. McCarty. W. b. Marche. w. h. Men
deDhall. S. n. Meyer. Henry Morgan, w.
w. Nottingham. Warren Fl. Orcutt. Isaac
Pearson. b. F. Queen. Rudolph Raven
burgh. James A. Rutherford, James A.
Sample. Henry X. Simpson. James d.
Smith. Hamilton Smith, w. NJ Somervile.
Harry Standiford. w. D. Swan. Arson s.
Taylor, w. 3. Thompson. j. S. Topham.
Alex. Grant, John A. Travis. Burnett L.
TruewOrthy. Albert Fl. Van Deusen, John
+. Wild. Leander p. Williams. Charles s.
Willis Frank Wolfe, George Wright
John V. Wurdeman. John l.. Yoeckel,
Charles +. Warren, William Gaddis of
Helena. Mont; Claude F. King. grand
high priest of Royal Arch Masons. and
Thomas p Morgan. grand commander of
the Grand Commandery. knights Temp
lar.