Evening star., 1908-01-18

Grand Representative Sovereign Grand Lodge,
j. o. .. i.
master A. r. Vermillion, has been one of
the most successful in recent years. and
the order has shown good growth during
the year.
His efforts received the hearty COM
mendatfOns of the membership, resolu-
tions to that effect being ordered en-
crossed. framed and presented TO the
Grand Lodge at it's next session for pre-
sentation to Mr.. Vermillion.
The grand Lodge approved PROPOSE
ton Of the /. o. 0. f. Home Association
TO hold large fair next fall. and it is
expected that it will be one of the larg
est demonstrations OF the kind ever held
In the District. Changes were made in
prize banners offered by the Grand Lodge.
which. 1t is thought. will add to the
beauty of the work. The proposition to
change the terms of Office in the sub
ordinate lodges from six months to one
year was postponed until the next meet
ing. The Grand Lodge treasury was
shown TO be in prosperous condition
and the per capita tax was lowered.
Edwin RI. Easttriing, the new grand
master. was born in 1863 in Iowa of
Quaker parentage. In the spring of 1870
his parents removed TO Kansas. where he
remained until 1890, when he moved to
Macon county. Mo, where he still re-
tains legal residence. He received his
sas. and in Kansas Normal College of
Fort Scott. Kan. afterward teaching in
the public schools. He was appointed to
a clerkship in the Treasury in 1892, and
is now employed jim the office OF the gen.
eral superintendent of the life-saving
service. The new grand master was in
itiatcd member of Federal City Lodge
Novembe- -. 1894. and has been one Of
the most active workers in this juriSdic
tion. He changed his membership to
TonfYQl 4 hp
Is now member. He was a charter
member and active worker in Dorcas Re
bekah Lodge. No. 4, instituted in 1897.
and became a charter member OF Esther
RebeKah Lodge. He Is also past chief
patriarch of Fred d. Stuart Encamp-
ment. No. I. He entered the Grand Lodge
line as grand marshal In 1904 and has
held the chairs of grand marshal. grand
warden and deputy grand master He is
Lodge. No. 15 F. A. A: NJ. and of La
favette Chapter. No ). r. A. NJ.
John I. Brown. grand representative to
the Sovereign Grand Lodge. l. 0. o. F.,
has already served two terms in the gov
erning body of the fraternity. He is a
native of Philadelphia, and removed with
his parents to Maine when one year old.
He has long been Washington resident
coming here to take a position in the pat
ent Office. where he has been continuous
ly engaged ever since. being now ex-
aminer. He joined Eastern Lodge. No. I.
/. 0. o. F. in 1885. He is past noble grand
of Eastern Lodge No. :, past chief pa
triarch o. Fred D. Stuart Encampment.
No. I. and was formerly captain of Can
ton Washington. No. l. He united with
Fred d. Stuart Encampment in 1888 join
ed the Rebekah degree. Naomi. No. /, in
1880. and in the same year became MEM
Der of the Militant branch. of which he
was elected department commander in
April. ls9S He also held the position of
grand master of Odd Fellows of the Dis
trict of Columbia for the term of 1897 and
1893. and was grand patriarch in 1906 and
1907. He was first elected to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge. /. O. o. F.. in 1904 and at
tended the sessions of that body held at
San Francisco in 1901. Philadelphia. 1905:
Toronto. 1906. and st. Paul in 1867. He is
at present a member OF the Sovereign
Grand Lodge committees on courtesies
and the Patriarchs Militant. He is now
the senior member of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge from the District.
The annual dinner of the Masonic Vet
Grams Association. which is fixed for
NEXT Thursday evening. January q tSt.
thirtieth in the history of the assocla-
ton. The officers OF the body have ar
ranged a neat souvenir for the occasion.
with portraits of some of the most prom
inent Of the veterans
Tllu dinner occurs at the Riggs House,
an4 reports received by Secretary A. H.
Vardeusen indicate large. attendance
This association was founded i'm 1870
and an interesting souvenir, giving a
review of It's history and lives and por-
traits of it's past presidents. has been
prepared. The presidents have been as
follows. all now deceased. excepting Simon
WOLF: George Gibson and the present
president. George F.. Corson: Albert
Pike. lS70-IS91: w. w. Upton. ls91-1Sa3:
Clement w. Bennett. 1Sa3-1s96: Robert
Ball. 1896 1887: William Gibson. lS97-1ao2:
Simon Wolf 1908; r. h. Donaldson. 1904 :
George Gibson. 19O5-190I: George f. Cor
son. 1907.
Grand High Priest Claude F. King OF
the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
ans his associate grand officers visited
threu of the constituent chapters of the
jurisdiction this week.
The visitation Ito Hiram Chapter No
TO- occurred on Monday evening. There
was an interesting musical program un-
der the direction of Pref. Walter F.
Smith and addresses were made by Rep
TO PREVENT THE GRIP.
| LAXATIVE BROMO QC1NINE removes the
cause There Is only one "BROMO GCININE."
Lo0k for signature Of 3. w. GROVE. SIC.