Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-15

engagements was composed of the follow
ing, Eugene E. Thompson, chairman;
Charles A. Stevens, Charles F.. Roberts,
Henry T. Adams. Simon Bube, Charles
Walsh, James Mcpherson.
Members, of Esther Rebekah Lodge. NO.
). I. o. D. F.. attended a valentine" So
cial at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
B. Bennett. on Capitol Hill. last night. The
program consisted of music, valentines
and games after which refreshments
were served, the party breaking up at a
late hour Among those present We're:
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett. Mr.. and Mrs.
Easterling. Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison. with
Master William and Miss Catherine Nor
rison; ,Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins. Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillips, with Master Hugh and Miss
Marian Phillips; Mr.. Foose. Mrs. Wolff,
Mrs. Lewis, Miss Lang, Mrs: and Miss
Dunn, Mrs. and Miss Latham, Mrs.
Empey, Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Brimer. Miss
Albert. Mrs. Burton. Mrs. Woodfield.
Mrs. Gardella Mrs. Miller. Mr.. Miller and
Mr.. Malcolm Phillips.
Hope Lodge. No. 20. F. A. A. NJ. held
its regular stated communication last
evening at the Masonic Temple. and not
withstanding the inclemency of the
weather there was large representation
routine business of the evening had been
transacted the first or entered apprentice
degree was conferred. Hope Lodge is in
a, fiourishing condition financially, and
only one member was reported sick. I'm
der the administration of the master. AL
Ian r. Searle, this lodge will be kept in
the forefront, and one Of the most pleas
ing features o. its communication is the
excellent ritualstic work Of its officers.
The officers for the present years are
Allan r.. Searle. master; Edwin c. Dut-
ton. senior warden: Horace p. Mcintosh.
junior warden William A. Craig, PM,
secretary; John F. Collins. PM. treas
urer; John H. HOffacker, PM. marshal;
John c. Ballou, organist: Rudolph b.
Behrend, senior deacon; Harry G. Sher-
wood, junior deacon; Grant s. Barnhart.
steward: Charles F. Granholm. steward,
and John II Hill. PM. tyler.
The past /masters of the lodge are VIII
liam A. Craig, Thomas w. Sanner. George
W.. Baird P. c. NJ; Fed G. Deterich.
John S. Mills, William P. Challice, Clar
ence Lewis. William Briggs. ]. Harry
Cunningham, Charles /. Shook. William
A. Cohill, Charles w. Henshaw. Frank
P. Hays, Philip P. Rouse. Charles c.
Van Horn. Nathan S. Meyer. George A.
Long. John F. Collins, Alexander Wolf.
John H. vonHerrmann, Edward Y. David
son and John H. Hoffacker.
Its honorary members are j. Henry
Small. P. G. NJ, and Charles NJ. Shinn.
M.
The new rituals of the X o. T. NJ. are now
being received and the several tents are
supplying themselves with the properties
necessary TO the work of the three de-
grees. Two local tents. Georgetown. No.
8, and National. No. /. have already re-
ceived their outfits, and Alexandria, No.
9; Norfolk No. 9; Brambleton. No. %
ano jefferson, No. Is. of Virginia have
also installed their new properties.
]. c. Bass. deputy supreme commander.
who has been one of the field deputies in
Virginia. is in this city on account OF
the illness of his mother. and while here
has been placed In charge Of Arlington
Tent No. 10. Washington Hall has been
secured for the meetings on the first
and third Tuesday nights of each month.
Albert D. Gall of National Tent, No. 1.
son of State Commander d. w. Gall. is
in Baltimore attending lectures at Johns
Hopkins University.
The young members Of Mount Vernon
Tent, X. o. T. NJ, have in charge a
dance for March 3. which is to be held
for the, benefit of the charity fund.
Jefferson Tent, No. is. will admit
large class next Monday night. using the
new properties and the new ritual. This
tent is under the leadership of Deputy
A. NJ. Marston. who is also the record
keeper.
state Commander Gall instituted two
new tents during January.
Superior Lodge. No 90. X. of
P. held a business session last evening,
at which several applications were favor
ably acted upon and a team selected for
the rank Of page. At the regular meet
ing of the lodge February % the page
rank will be conferred.
New Jerusalem Lodge. No. Q. conferred
the fellowcraft degree at its stated COM
munication Thursday evening. The same
degree will be conferred at the next COM
n;n Of hn H.
ruary- 81.
Ggand Secretary Arvine w. Johnston of
the District Grand Chapter has received
notices of the demise during the last
capitular year of the date Gen. and
Senator Robert Enoch Withers of Vir-
ginia September 81 last. and the follow
ing distinguished Royal Arch Masons of
other jurisdictions: Eli Tucker Blackmar,
past grand high priest of California, July
Ii; Benjamin Franklin Tuttle. past grand
high priest of California. October o.: Mil
ton Hills Myrick. also past grand high
priest of Cal fornja, September is; Thom-
as Nicholl. past grand high priest of Col
orado. March %; George Keith Kinhall.
past grand high priest of Colorado. April
s.: Charles Otto Unfug, also past grand
high priest of Colorado. June %; Joseph
A. Bond. past grand high priest OF Della
ware. May, %: Philander w Barclay. past
grand high priest of Illinois. July 6:
Christian Felta., past grand high priest of
Indiana. October l. Thomas Bigelow
Lacey. past grand high priest of Iowa.
March "a: Daniel r. Ordeman, past grand