Evening star., 1908-01-11

Commander Of Mt. Vernon Tent NO. =.
has made an excellent presiding officer.
The tent has made rapid progress under
his administrations. He hopes ultimately
to see 1t the leading tent numerically IN
the Jurisdiction. Mr.. Adamson is also
connected with other fraternal organiza-
tions of Washington.
Last Saturday evening District Com
mander Gall installed the following OF
ficers for Anacostia Tent. No. l. Is. u.
T. NJ: Commander Z. A. Parker; lieuten-
ant commander. B. n. Estep, record Keep
err r. A. Estep: chaplain, j. M. England;
sergeant, Lewis y. Burch. physician. Dr.
Thomas d. Mudd; master-at-arms. {. X.
Brooks: first master of the guard, j. L.
Mari: second master of the guard. I. j.
Smith; sentinel, E. w. Aubank; picket,
+. T. Ash
Monday night the following officers OF
National Tent, No. 1. were installed:
Commander. N. F. Featherstone: lieuten-
ant commander, Harry Warfield; record
keeper. H. z. Crouch; finance keeper, d.
B. Gusdorf: chaplain, Joseph r. Moore;
sergeant. F. Shambough; physician. DIR.
j. S. Arnold: master-at-arms. Henry
Void; first master of the guard Walter
p Scott second master of the guard. r..
NJ Phelps; sentinel. F. Sellinger; picket,
l.. Luders.
Anacostia Tent, No. I, District Tent,
No. S, and Metropolitan Tent, No. l.,
X. o. T. NJ, each won prize from the
Supreme Tent for getting in new members
preparatory to the use of the new ritual,
which is being distributed.
Louisa Tent. No. 81. of Virginia also
won the Supreme Tent prize last month.
and it stood alone in the state IN this re-
spect. Two new tents in Virginia are
ready to be instituted, one at Lamber
Point, formed by j. {. Bass, and the
other at Doreswell. by Howard Urbach.
National Tent, No.. 1, Maccabees of the
World, held a meeting last Monday night
at which time the state deputy supreme
commander installed the officers.
II. E. Crouch, record keeper of NationaI
Tent No /, has been under treatment
in Garfield Hospital for several weeks,
but, is rapidly recovering.
Brightwood Tent No. 3. will give
dance Thursday evening, the 10th. at
Thomas Hail. at the junction of Bright
wood avenue and Longfellow street.
Emery E. Stoy has been elected captain
of Winfield Scott Schley Division, No. l.
of the Uniform Rank, X. o. T. Nj.
Brightwood Division. No. ), last Tues.
day night installed three new members.
and next Tuesday night additional MEM
bers will be admitted and officers elected
and installed.
At the last regular review of Mount
Vernon Tent, after the routine business
was over, a general debate was had on
the subject Shall immigration TO the
United States be restricted? The de-
cision was for the affirmative. III. M L.
Cunningham opened the debate Tor the
dIDTHlaIlNe, 1OiloWcu Dy ddh anu
Charles G. Gates for the negative. 4.
J. Cunningham and B. Tubman for the
affirmative and f. Hannah and GER for
the negative.
Illustrious Potentate Roe Fulkerson of
Almas Temple A. A. O. n. M. S.. has
designated Past Potentate Francis A. Sc
bring to act as treasurer of the temple -
succeed the late Allison Nailor. jr.. who
had filled the office with ability for q
number of years.
The New Jerusalem Lodge, No. Q. +. A.
A. NJ, conferred the fellowcraft degree
at it's regular meeting Thursday evening,
and will have the entered apprentice de-
gree Thursday, January 23, followed by
refreshments. The new master of the
lodgs Edwin S. Clarkson. in an address
to the membership, wishes all happy
and prosperous new year and expresses
hearty appreciation of the honor con-
fer-ed in his election as master
The following is New Jerusalem's COM
pleted line of elective and appointive Of
ficers: Edwin S. Clarkson. master: John
G. Schofield, senior warden; arren ].
Coffin. junior warden; c. c. Coombs
P. Nd, secretary; R. V. Goldman. Up.
M. treasurer: W. Ivanhoe Jochum.
senior deacon: George W.. Kennedy, junior
deacon: thomas Keely. senior steward:
Wifred f. Lawson. junior steward: Al
bert s. Riddle, tiler: A. w. Kelley (P M.
master of ceremonies: Raphael Koester.
organiSt; Edward Matthews (P. M, trus-
tee.
The annual visitation of the officers OF
the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Ma
sons to Mount Horeb Chapter, r. A. NJ.
took place at the Scottish Rite Cathedral
last evening. The chapter was presided
over by Excellent High Priest William
FL. Landvoigt, and the grand officers were
received in due capitular style. The grand
chapter officers presented their reports OF
the condition of the chapter. which was
found to be first class in every respect.
and the excellent high priest and his.
associate officers We're warmly congrat-
ulated by. Most Excellent Grand High
Priest Claude F. King. An interesting
program was presented by Mount Horeb's
committee. headed by Chairman William
W. Jermane. the present scribe of the
chapter. The following are the principal
officers of Mount Horeb for the term just
closing: Hight priest, William III. Land
voigt; king. Claude j. Allen; scribe, Will
liam W. Jermane: secretary. Fielder l.
Hunter, and treasurer. Robert Armour.
The present grand master of Masons.
Augustus b. Coolidge. was grand high
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