Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26

! ent quarters and in order to accommo-
| date its increas sing membership has been
compelled to lease the large hall over the
| Lincoln National Bank. where the initial
meeting will be held Thursday. October
| l. at which time there will he given a
.'housewarming" to its own. well as
| members of other councils, from 1:3o TO
$50 o'clock, after which cordial wei
| come will be given the public.
| Cypress Camp. No. I, Woodmen Of the
! World. held a large meeting In ITS
! hall, 32d and y streets northwest last
| Friday evening. r. A. Clark and w. D.
King were elected to membership. To-
! gether with the members elected at inc
| previous meeting, they Will be initiated at
! the next meeting, when II is expected 10
! have twenty-five candidates. All Wood
! men are invited to attend
The Red Mems Social Club held a meet
| ing last night at Idaho Council, ID. of 70
at which there was an attendance or more
than 100 Red Men from Baltimore ana
| Annapolis, who came to this city on spe-
cial trains of the Baltimore. washington
| and Annapolis electric railway.
The entertainment program consisted or
recitations by S II. Jacobson. Mrs f. H.
| Feather and Edward Soloman; Pianta-
| ton Melodies" by the Starlight Musical
! Club and coon songs by Fred Madison.
| Refreshments We're served after the en-
| tertainment.
l.. II. Macdonald. president of the Bal
! timore lodge of Red Men. delivered an al
dress, which was followed by brlet taikS
| by II. C. Miner, past sachem OF bd'i
| more; j. b. Altman grand sachem of Red
| Men of the District of Columbia. anu
John NJ. Kemper, president OF the WASH
| ington Club.
Columbia Commandery. No. ,. knights
| Templar, the organization in which the
| initiatory action was said to nave peen
| taken looking to the erection OF the new
| temple, will celebrate its departure from
| the old and it's occupation OF the asylum
| I'm the new temple in marked manner
| next Friday evening.
Commander SWEET has issued a call TO
| the sir knights to assemble in the old asy-
| lum at 9th and + streets. and the other
communicates have been invited TO come
| also in full uniform. Right Eminent VIII
| liam J. Milligan, grand commander OF
the Grand Commandery of PENNSYLVANIA,
| has sent word that he will be present, at
| tended by goodly number from Mary
Commandery, No. 30. of Phlladelphla,
which was also extended an invitation
| to be present.
| When the communicates are formed in
| line at 9th and F streets, the old temple
| will be given a dramatic farewell salute.
| and the procession will move to the new
| temple where the knights Templar asy-
| lum will be dedicated by the grand COM
| mander of the District of Columbia. ac-
| cording to the ritualistic provisions which
are said to be somewhat similar to those
| used in the dedication of the temple it
| self
After the exercises Of the evening are
concluded. Commander SWEET will enter
tain the Grand Commandery, the visitors
| and Columbia Commandery at banquet
| at the Hotel Gordon.
| Alfred D. Smith. master of Takoma
! Lodge. No. %. F. A. A. NJ, who recently
| returned from his honeymoon through
| the New England states, presided at the
| low mil "a CT
| ing in Takoma Hall. He was the recipi-
| ent of many congratulations from the
members of the lodge. who were sur
| prised when the announcement was made.
| The lodge has selected Tuesday evening.
December 90, for ladies night" the first
/ of its kind in the history of the lodge.
| Past Master William Mehn has been ap-
| pointed chairman Of the committee on ar
| rangements and he has selected his
assistants David S. Morse and Howard
Fisk. The chairman is making tour
of Canada and before returning to the
city will visit New York and New Or
leans. The committee Will hold its first
meeting upon his return.
Among those present at the meeting
were Past Grand Master Francis ].
Woodman. who is also a past master OF
Takoma Lodge. and Past Masters O. d.
SUNNY DIR. II. NJ Bennett, Wilmer G.
Platt and DIR. o. J. Eddy. At the next
communication. October Is. the entered
apprentice degree will be conferred, on
which occasion II is expected IHdJ the
master will advance all of the line officers
in order to prepare them for the work
during the next year.
National Union.
Joseph Henry Council held its regular
meeting at Oppenheimer' Hall Saturday
evening, September IS Speakers of the
evening were B. Pickman Mann, f. J.
Summers and Z. Comman, jr.
SpaciaI meeting of District of
Columbia Cabinet was held at Pythian
Temple recently for the purpose Of rati-
flying the action taken by the National
Union Club in arranging for a class intia-
ton in November and discussing the re-
port of the last session of the senate. Ad-
dresses were made by ]. d. Biddis, F. E.
Ferguson, Charles T. Miller Elmer john
son and other members present.
Bancroft Council met at Oppenheimer's
Hall Monday evening and listened to adj
dresses by NJ. II. Keys. G. G. Seibold, w.
T Hearst and H. c. Knapp
Mount Vernon Council held its regular
meeting at 514 9th street last Thursday
evening The attendance was large and
important business was transacted. The
speakers of the evening were G. w. Soil
ers, d. j. Marvin, Edward Saxton and
f. A. Mitchell
A meeting of PreSsman's Council was
held at Typographical Temple last Thurs
day evening. Addresses We're made by
F. A. Strckrot, Charles III. Schultz.
Joseph Wilkinson and w. il. Barnholt
Following adjournment refreshments were
served.
Federal Council met at Schmidts Hall
last evening and listened to addresses
by j. Eliot Wright l.. X. Beatty and VIII
liam r. Gatchall.
Mckinley Council held an important
business meeting at Washington Hail
Sd and Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
I.,et Mo .ltt al W
and much interest was displayed in the
proceedings. Addresses were made
Jesse Il. *. Lee. John &. Rinehart,
Thomas 3. Lear and j. Il. Burdine.
BRACES WIDOW DEAD.