Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12

Dec Mizpah, No. $.
| Dec. I6-Areme, No. 10.
| Dec. 17-Esthcr No. ).
| Dec. lS-Martha, No. i.
The annual meeting of the Grand Lodge
of Masons for the District of Columbia
for the reading of the grand masters ad-
dress. reports and other regular business
will be held at the new temple Wednes-
day evening. December 16, at I o'clock,
and the meetings of all subordinate lodges
that would ordinarily be held on that
date are ipso facto called off. Election
and installation of officers will take place
at the st. Johns day meeting, Deem
Der IS.
Benjamin 3. French Lodge No. IL, will
celebrate its forty-fifth anniversary with
a banquet at the Hotel Raleigh the even
ing of January - The program for the
occasion will include dialect recit atoms
by competent artists, seance of ma
terializations and legerdemain. a trip to
the homes of the lodge. past, present and
to come, DR.. j. Henning helms in per-
Torrance of unusual merit and other
things expected but not yet scheduled
Potomac Lodge, No. ). the proud pos
SCISSOR Of the historic, gavel used by
George Washington in laying the corner
stone Of the United States Capitol. after
one of the most successful years in it's
history elected the following new officers
at it's communication Monday evening:
4 Irwin b. MoultOn. worShipful master; W.
Clyde Hunt, senior warden: Thomas g.
King. junior warden: DIR. ]. H. Yarnall
secretary tre-elected); Isaac Birch, treas
urer (re-elected): A. S. Mccoy senior
deacon: +. c. Handy, junior deacon; Nor
rlS Hoffman,, senior steward; r. A. Rose
berry, Junior steward, and George Allen,
tiler.
Armat Stoddart. the librarian at tho
| new Masonic Temple has succeeded IN
getting the library in splendid shape and
it has become a favorite visiting place
for the brethren who are inclined to be
literary. A handsome new leather-cov
cred settee has been recently installed and
is now affectionately dubbed 1.-The merry
go-round." Mr.. Stoddart reports that the
library is being enriched with donations
of books by brethen who have learned
of the efforts of the soliciting commit
tee. NJ. F. Lord of Federal Lodge. No.
|, recently donated fine set of Charles
Reade's novels. and DR.. James A. Hunter
six volumes of literary and historical
works.
Columbia Lodge, No 3. has elected and
installed the following new officers: w.
NJ, Jacobus Seneca Jones: S. w. w.
Scott Macsin: j. W., William S. Hern-
don; s. D., James II. Slice; ]. D.. Harry
NJ. Bedell: S. S.. Robert F. Mentzel: ]. s.,
Thomas b. Young; master of ceremonies.
Emmett NJ. Dodson: tiler, J. j. Hill of
Lodge No. IA. Representatives and dele
gates were chosen as follows: Masonic
board of relief and Masonic Temple Asso-
citation, Frank 3. Curtis. past master; st.
Johns Mite Association, Louis II. Silver
man, past master; Masonic and Eastern
Star Home Joseph Solomon. past master;
trustees, Alex F. Mcmillan and George
Bedell; secretary. J. Claude KEEPER;
treasurer, John r. Sutton: board of lodge
room No. ., j. Claude KEEPER. and chair
man of finance committee, Luther r.
Speer.
| Potentate Roe Fulkerson of Alma s
| Temple Mystic Shrine, announces a meet
| Ing of Almas Temple for the nomination
of officers for the ensuing year the even
ing of December IS, and the date of cleo
ton as December 80. instead of December
%, heretofore announced, which is
st. Johns day and the date for the
election in the Grand Lodge.
Temple Lodge. NO -. broke preccdents
| Thursday evening In re-electing for the
ensuing year all its elective officers for
the current year. as follows: w. M,
Thomas G. Noyes; S. w, Louis c. Will
son: j. W., John Paul Earnest; secretary,
| Louis A. Dent; treasurer, Frank A.
Sebrng. and Merritt o. Chance, trustee
| for three years. The remaining officers.
/ representatives and delegates are APP
return of Mr., Moves. who is now absent
| from the city.
Announcement has been made that the
| banquet of the Masters Association for
| 1908 will be held at the Hotel Gordon the
| evening of December %, after the grand
| master for the ensuing year has been
chosen and installed. The toasts and
| POSTMASTER have not yet been made
| known.
| Harmony Lodge No. II. has elected and
| installed the following officers for the en-
SUING year: w NJ, Roe Fulkerson: S. w.
o. j. De Moll; j. W.. F. n. Westerman:
S. D., Robert Young: j. D.. Z. S. Wolf
S. s., Rufus Pearson: j. s.. H. Hoover
Hanger; secretary. w. Hamilton Smith
| tre-elected); treasurer, o. S. Firman IRE
| elected for the twenty-fifth term) Rep
| resentatves and delegates were chosen
| as follows: Masonic board of relief John
May: Masonic Temple Association. Ar
vine w. Johnston, the grand secretary;
| Masonic and Eastern Star Home DR. F.
! NJ. Caldwell: tiler. John May: organist
Harry G. kimball. past master of Lodge
No. 10; musical director. j. Walter
Humphreys; choir. Alex. Mosher. Perry b.
Turpin and j. Henry Kaiser The install
lation ceremonies were conducted by Past
| Grand Master Lutin r. CHM after
which the lodge retired for refreshments
w. Clifford Long Will be in charge OF
the COtIiiHltite OF AIndS temple, MYSTIC
Shrine. for the distribution of the usual
Christmas basket relief.
The High Priests Association will meet
| at the Hotel Gordon Thursday evening
December II. when the p. NJ. degree will
be discussed by the council officers OF
! Washington Chapter, No. ..
Hiram Lodge. No. 10 has elected and
| Installed the following officers for the
ensuing year: w. NJ. Calvin F. Hummel
S. w, William Gleason Pond: j. W.
Charles w. Pimper; secretary. Fielder
]. Hunter; treasurer. Philip II. Ward: S
D.. William p. Herbst: J. D.. August b
Douglas: s. s.. DR.. Theodore T. Moore
j. s.. Adam ]. Dckhaut: tiler Charles w
Bouvet: chaplain. Rev. DR.. George Bal
ley; master of ceremonies John T. Mea
ny: orsanist. Past Master Harry G.
kinball; trustees. James b. Lamoie. Pass
Master Ira W. Hopkins and Fred W
Boone. Representatives. were chosen as
| follows: Masonic board of relief Past
Master Mark i. Finley: ST Johns Mite
Masonic and Eastern Star Home, Pas,
| Master James b. Lambie.
Al the regular meeting Of George e.