Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04

tary "A W. Johnston OF the District Of
Columbia the loss by the sister Grand
Commandery of the Old Dominion Of two
past grand commanders during the year
Robert E. withers. past grand master OF
Templars, and James H. Capers. The
communications come in the form of care
fully prepared Biographical tributes te
the deceased. Past Grand Master Robert
E., Withers was long and favorably known
to the ,chivalric Masonry of Washington
before, during and subsequent to his serv'
ice' as United States senator from Vir'
GINA for the term extending from 1877
Virginia Regiment, in the Confederate
army; lieutenant governor IN 1873, ana
United States consul to Hongkong. emma
from 1885 to 1880 in President Cleveland
FIRST term He was srsnd master ter. OF ~ VII
high. priest. r. A NJ, in 1871 and 1877;
grand commander of Knights Tempiar In
1876. 1876 and 1877. and most eminent
grand master Of Templars In 1888 The
late Past Grand Commander Capers was
grand commander of Virginia In 1897.
Columbia Commandery, No. ., knights
Templar, is completing arrangements Tor
the proper celebration of the next ami
vefsary of the institution of the COM
mandery.t This. body, which Is next to
the oldest Templar organization IN the
District, will be forty-fiye years old Jan
uaSy II next, and will celebrate the event
on, that date. which comes the evening
of its next regular conclave. Ladies VIII
be invited to participate and an interest
Ing program Is being prepared by com
mittee headed by Eminent Commander
Charles e. Baldwin. with Past Grand
Commander George Gibson as vice chair
man. The other members of the comrn1t-
tee are Past Commanders Walter II.
Klopfer, Alexander Grant and John "A.
csr- ortl IL Srr-af
Francis A. Sebring, Charles A. Stewart.
Harry G. c. Stiles, Charles B. Matthews
and Frank e. Gibson.
Almas Temple of the A. A. o. N. M. 8.
has selected It's delegation to the session
of. the imperial council at st. Paul. In
addition to Past Imperial Potentate Har-
rison Dingman, who holds membership
IN the imperial council for life tex-of-
fcio), the delegation consists this year or
the incoming potentate. Roe Fulkerson;
the captain of Almas' Temple patrol, DIR.
Frank e. Gibson; Grand Commander OF
Templars Thomas P. Morgan. and Frank
A. Sebring, thirty-third degree, the retir-
ing potentate of Almas Temple. All of
them have rendered the Shrine long and
faithful service. and! each has also been
prominent In the Masonic bodies from
which the Shrine draws its novices. Har-
rison Dingman Is past grand master, past
grand high priest and past grand COM
mander. and is the present grand captain
Of the guard of the Grand Encampment.
U! 8. A. ,r
Imperial Representative and lllustrious
Potentate Roe Fulkerson Is the present
senior warden Of Harmony Lodge. F. A.
A.. N, and king of Mount Vernon Chapter.
RIA. NJ. -ser---c-
Imperial Representative Frank E. Glib
son. captain of Almas Temple patrol is
also the captain of the drill corps of Co
Mmbia Commandery, No. 2, which won
hnnors at the triennial conclave at Sara
toga Springs last year.
Imperial Representative Francis A. Sc
bring Is the retiring potentate of Almas
Temple, in which he served with distinct
ability. filing nearly all the line offices.
ami had an. excellent year at the head
Of Almas official divan. He Is past
was one of the charter members of the
new Temple Lodge. No. 80. F. A. A. NJ.
and IL It's frst treasurer. He Is general
isstmor of Columbia. Commandery. No. 2,
X. T.. and venerable master of Mithras
Lodge of Perfection, A. A. S. r. He
was crowned an honorary inspector gen.
erai. 33ds degree. BY the Supreme Council
At its session last October.
Imperial Representative Thomas P.
Morgan: has been active in the Masonic
etfe- Lodge. No. Up, March 5, 1891.
Shortly afterward he was exalted as
Royal Arch Companion in Lafayette
GheseeSN 5. In 1892 he was knighted
y, i,
became A noble of 4almas Temple. A. A.
o. N. MS&I April 3D. 1892. He is a past
.comranderNof Washington Commandery
No. I, x. T3; the present eminent grand
commaeder. = postmaster Of Lafayette
Dodge. <efhebber Of the board of trustees
ofSAlues Temple and of the Masonic
Umple Association. being chairman Of
tt4 building committee, and an active
nieRber of thszAxecutive committee. Mr..
Merriam is a<pdenber of the board of d.
he Va o<
1ra and chairman of the executive
comrfutee- he has been prominently
identiaed With the insurance business in
this ely since laSe<
perSn1E1t has had at any time since its
organization. twenty-five years ago next
Tuesday 1t has now LILO mobiles. and
dvrHg its existence has initiated in all
1.Nt@enenbers- of which number 239 no.
oies I'VE passed away. 1lS have Identified
and Ia have been suspended leaving
the preWnt membership as given. Dur
ing fore Sebring's term eighty-one
MOBILES were initiated, two affiliated and
three refnstated. There were four sus-
pensions sixteen mobiles Identified and
twenty-nine died. leaving thirty-seven as
the net gain for the Sebring administra-
ton. The last report of Treasurer Alli-
son Major. jr.. whose death THURSDAY
was heavy loss to the temple showed
Its assets at the close of the year 1907 to
be as follows: Stocks and bonds. as
shown by trustees report, s74OO; new
Masonic Temple stock, 50. 200; parapher-
MALTA. including patrol uniforms. insured
for $500; current receipts, $1OSS2
cseh In hands of treasurer, A41535:
total assets. s24 603 90: assets. last re-
port. 81, 5a2. 50; increase in assets during
year, 3l.0l0.u.
Esther. Chapter. No..5. o. E. S.. held
its first, stated communication for the
new year Thursday night. This meet
year Of existence. In her circular an
nouncing this fact Worthy Matron Har-
riet E Crump said: THE duty devolves
upon us or making this. In every sense
the best year of Esther's brilliant his
tory To realize our hopes in this re-
gard our members must work together
in unity. 1t has, been planned to make
each meeting during the year particu-
larry attractive and instructive The
chairman of the good of the order COM
. mittee. Sister Parsons, has in prepare
ton numerous plans for our entertain
rnent. edincation and profit. the nature
e OF (which Will be announced later AS
an additional incentive to activity Wor-
thy Patron Frank E. Elder has offered
as prize an Eastern Star pin to the
first member of Esther Chapter whose
name appears first on ten petitions of
+. candidates VINO shall be initiated in
Esther Chapter during the present chap
ter year. and before the last meeting in
ocsobeI'
Phe degrees were conferred on a large
class of candidates by the new officers of
the chapter.