Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-25
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twenty-fir degree. Patriarch Noachite.
1907 G street northwest The stations will
be occupied by Gustav Ayres. 32d degree.
lieutenant commander; Allen Bussius.
33d degree. warden Of the north: Stirling
south; Fred E. Book. K c. C. H.. Count
Reinfred: Alexander H. Holt. SD degree.
Adolph, the Saxon; F. Warren johnson.
3sd degree. grand warden. and Henry r.
| F. Brice as electrician.
Ruth Chapter, Order Of the Eastern
| Star. dispensed with business at its
evening to an entertaining program in
GLIDING a one-act farce. entitled "Sister
Masons. in which real live William
Goat was introduced into the initiation
startling climax by the discovery OF an
intruding mouse. The play created much
amusement. The following is the cast:
| Sister Angelcake. master of the lodge
E. B. McAleer: Sister Gossip. highback
| jellymixer. second in command, Miss
Mary Lamond: Sister Busybody. most re-
! fulgent pincushion. Miss Lena s. Phillips:
Sister Thankful. grand chow chow. inner
guard, and keeper of the goat, Mrs Her
man Rayerman; Sister Lonesome.
widow. Mrs Emma Coumbe; Sister Blue
| blood, new member. Mrs Dollie Pitt:
Mrs. Paddock. hardware dealers wife.
| Mrs. Ipecac. the doctors wife, candidates.
Mrs Elise Zimmerman and Mrs. Anna
| Jones; Policeman. one of the members,
H. B. Elliott; Sister Royal Peek Aboo.
Miss Clara Hughes; Sister Backbite. Mrs.
| Gussie Sherwood; Members the painters
wife, the grocer's wife. the dentists wife
and the bank cashiers wife, Misses Ida
| Gould. Katherine Thorn: Elizabeth Schnei-
/ der and Mrs Alice Sellers.
Favors were distributed to all by the
star points" assisted by Nora L. Henry,
with a cleverly arranged May-pole effect
| The following grand officers were present:
Guide W. G. p; Past Grand Matrons
Alcena Lamond. A. S. Williamson. K. L.
NJ. Guide and Clara E. Ball; Past Grand
Patrons L. c. Williamson George w. Mo
bray and ]. J. Faber all Of whom m ade
appropriate remarks. The speech of the
worthy grand matron was particularly
pleasing and seasonable.
After the program refreshments were
served in the adjoining banquet ROOM
and Easter Monday of 1908 goes into his
| tory as another overflow meeting of Ruth
Chapter, there being about $50 present.
| initiatory services in its new home We'd
nesday evening last. putting through a
| class of twenty. which is the limit set
| by the Grand Lodge for any one meeting
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in the hands of committees about sew
enty-five applications. Last Wednesdays
work was the first performed by the
new exalted ruler. Ernest w. Emery.
| and the other officers. and at its con-
clusion all were congratulated upon its
excellence. Chairman Fred ]. Mersheimer
of the Easter entertainment committee
| and his associates came In for great
dea; of praise for the management of
the affair. which was successful beyond
eXpectatiOn.
The present board of trustees Of the
lodge. Emil G. Schafer. p. T. Moran and
August Brill. were appointed as house
ensuing year.
| II it is necessary to use skin grating
young attorney Of Towson. Nd. who was
| burned while cleaning tube of his au-
tomobile last Tuesday morning, the nee
essary skin, says the Baltimore Sun. will
son Lodge of Elks. Exalted Ruler John
| c. Perkins of the lodge said that q num-
Der of its members had volunteered to
come to Mr.. Yellott's assistance II nee
prominent officials Of the state. Mr.. yell
lott is patient at the Church Home
| and Infirmary, on North Broadway, Balti-
| more. The burns are over his face. hands
will not be affected. The accident was
caused by the explosion of gasoline vapor.
The annual meeting of the Grand Lodge
of Maryland of Odd Fellows has just
erded. 1t was decided to hold special
sessions and rallies of the Grand Lodge
In the course of the year at Salisbury,
st. Michaels. Crisfield. Mount Airy and
elected: Grand master. John w. Young
of Cumberland: deputy grand master.
William w. Varney of Baltimore; grand
warden, DR.. John 8. Green of Glenarun:
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| timore; grand treasurer, J. F. Plummer
of Baltimore; grand representatives, Eu-
gene S. Anderson of Baltimore; William
Grason. who holds office another year.
Grand chaplain. Rev. John R. Edwards
of Gainesville: grand marshal. D. l.. Clay
| ton Of Cumberland; grand conductor. A.
Frank Miller, Mount Airy; grand guard
ian, John G. link of Baltimore: grand
herald. Matthew Longridge. Barton.
The retiring grand master. Mr.. Robert
w. Mowbray. was presented with a past
grand masters jewel by Monumental
| Ledge, of which he Is a member.
1t was stated that the past year has
been the greatest In the history Of Odd
| Fellowship for over fifty years, and the
indications are for an increase of 1900
for this year and number Of new
Mr.. William A. Jones. grand secretary.
was instructed to attend the Grand Secre-
taries Association. which will meet in
| Denver next September, when the Sow
eleign Grand Lodge will meet
Rathbone Temple No l. Pythian Sis
tiers, initiated class Of nine at its meet
ing the nth instant The temple is max
ing rapid strides in it's member ship this
year.
| Grand Chancellor c. II. Woodward and
his associate Grand Lodge officers paid
their spring visit to Amaranth Lodge. No.
%. Knights Of Pythias. at Northeast
Temple last Monday night This is the
home lodge of Grand Prelate w. E. Brad
| ley. There was the usual large attend
ance Addresses We're delivered by Rev.
F.. E. Marshall. member Of Decatur
Lodge, No. 8. on Fraternity" and by MIR.
| Iocor Waterman of Myrtlo I odup No