Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10

Federal City Lodge 10. 20. l. o. o. F..
installed it's officers Wednesday evening
at Northeast Temple. Past Grand J. ID.
Yoakley of Columbia Lodge, No. 10, being
the installing officer. The reports showed
the lodge to be in fiourishing condition.
with both financial and numerical gains.
Past Grand o. A. Booth, on behalf OF the
lodge. presented the retiring noble grand,
Frank E. LIE Gros, with gold chain and
emblem charm as token of appreciation
of his work. There was large attend
ance and the enthusiasm manifested
promises a prosperous year. Grand
Master Easterling was present ana MADE
an address. The following officers will
conduct the affairs of Federal City Lodge
| for the ensuing six months:
| Noble grand. w. NJ. Johnson: vice
grand, G. J. Weber; recording secretary,
Henry Weber: financial secretary, D. G.
Cook; treasurer. George II. Eakle; custo-
| dian, S. n. Mallory; r. S n. G.. w. F.
| Dement,: l.. S. n. G.. w. E. Lang; K. S.
V. G., J. B. Marshall L. S. V. g., Sam
| Wright; warden, A. E. Barger: conductor.
Ridall: outside guardian. w. II. McCon-
nell, and trustee, J. T. Cam.
| Next Tuesday evening the first degree
team of No 20 will confer the work for
| Serepta Lodge at Alexandria and a large
| delegation from this city is making prep
| arations to attend. Next Wednesday
| evening Federal City Lodge will confer
the first degree in it's lodgeroom in the
4 NOTlnSdSL 1tHple, " Which, ali Nuu ISi-
I lows are cordially invited.
The officers of Golden Rule Lodge. No.
| q, /. o. o. F., were installed Tuesday
evening as follows: Noble grand. w. H.
| Smoot: vice grand, j. A. Quisenberry; re-
cording secretary, Joseph Burroughs;
| financial secretary, c. Ed Bartlett; treas
urer. ]. III. Crew: chaplain. w. S. keiser;
warden. ]. A. Willamette; conductor, P.
NJ Hallback; inside guardian, w. w.
Louk; outside guardian, G. w Hutchin-
son; right supporter noble grand. F. A.
| Norwar; left supporter noble grand. l.. 5.
| kann: right supporter vice grand, A. r.
| I.indstedt; left supporter vice grand, II.
Joseph Hornstein; left scene supporter.
w. T. Ledbetter; sitting past grand, j.
C. r. Main.
The ceremony Of installation was con-
| Quoted by Grand Marshal Thomas j.
Gates acting special deputy grand master.
| and his corps Of assistants from Harmony
Lodge, No. .. with Past Grand E. l.. Dunn
acting grand marshal. A vote Of thanks
| was extended to the installing officers for
the beautiful and impressive manner in
| which they had conducted the installation
| ceremony.
The noble grand appointed the following
| committees: Finance. A. Quisenberry,
J. A Willamette and W. w. Louk. En-
tertainment-S. o. Magnuson, 8. H
Gwynne ]. A. Quisenberry, w. W. Louk
| and William Rogers Press-W. 5. kelser
| and J. G.. r. Main. Music-W. A. Dodge
/ Following the installation short adj
dresses were made by Grand Marshal
Thomas J. Gates, Past Grand Master
Thomas ]. Jones. Grand Representative
James H. Crew, Past Grand o. W. Wyatt
and others.
to the retiring noble grand, J. G. r. Main
for the faithful manner in which he had
| performed the duties Of his office, to
! which he responded with appropriate re-
marks.
Edward J. Ross Council, Jr Q. L. a.
NJ, held it's first regular meeting of the
new year Thursday night.
The officers for the ensuing term (as
given I'm The Star last Saturday, were
duly installed by State Councillor d.
Luther Smith.
The reports Of the financial officers
showed substantial increase in assets,
and gain of S1xty-one In membership
in the last quarter.
| Six applications were received and five
new members initiated. Among those in
itiated was Edwin II. Easterling grand
master Of Odd Fellows of the District OF
Columbia.
At the last meeting Of Mount Vernon
Council, No. 10. Jr. o. L. y. NJ, the fol-
lowing officers were installed for the
present term: Councillor, George A. Co
hill: vice councillor, E. j. Herring; re
cording secretary ninth term), John E,
Smallwood: financial secretary (second
term, William c.. Carter; assistant re-
cording secretary sixth terml. II. F
Steele; treasurer lfifth term), William II
Pyles: warden (fifth term9. John A. Fl
Hargett; conductor, Harry Talbert; in
side sentinel, H. w. Howell; outside SEN
tfnel third term. George r. Bateman
chaplain, ]. w. Watts; trustees, w NJ
Bobb, F. F. Kress and w H. r. Martin
Junior past councillor, c. w. Tabert.
Visitations Of the state council officers
Jr. 0. L. A. NJ, of the District of Co
lumbia for the year 1909 are announced
as follows:
Independent. No 2. February q It'll and
D streets northwest third floor; Thoma.
Jefferson, No. IL, February 8, Northeas
Temple, 10Th and H streets northeast
Washington. No. 13. February 16, 500 2otf
street northwest: Potomac. No 20
February %. 1915 31st street north
, west, near NJ Champion, No IL. Feb
ruary 81, 623 Louisiana avenue northwest
Benning, No 81. March ]. Benning, d. c.
Francis Scott Key. No. %. March TO- I'll
and d streets northwest third floor
Jasper, No. %, March j., AZ and c
, streets southwest; Old Glory. No. 81
. March "A, 80 PENNSYLVANIA avenue south
east: Capital No %. April .. 419 10ti
street northwest; Edward J. Ross, No
%. April 8, 9Th and D streets northwest
third floor: Columbia, No 80. April u
. $50 Goth street northwest: Constellation
No. 80, April q, 62' Louisiana avenu
northwest; Valley Forge, No 81 Apri
%. 419 10th street northwest: America
No. "a, May 3, 304 Il street southeast
. National Hive, No. /. Ladies of tn.
) Maccabees of the World. will give the
anniversary dance at Masonic Temple, al
and + streets, January 20, 1909
There was a meeting of Mount Verno
Tent No. 4, X. 0. T. NJ. Thursday night
The following officers for the ensuing ST
months were installed: Past commander
w. w. AdamsOn; commander. A J. Gun
bingham; lieutenant commander, A
WRECKS; finance keeper, F. Hanonan
chaplain, j. Becker: master at-arms B. j
Geier; sergeant, ]. W. Mandley; frs
master of guards. W. Wengel; secon
master of guards, H. King; sentinel. c.. F
King; picket. c. Hahn. The new degre
3 work was used by the newly installed of
a ficers. Two candidates were initiated
= Other degrees will be conferred upon Their
z at the next review.
< Under the head of good of the order in
teresting remarks were made. A gol
watch was presented to the past com
$ mander for his efficiency as commando
> for five successive terms. A pleasing pres
e entation speech was made by Adolph Sic
e verling. Sir knight Kelley presented
$ gavel to Commander A J. Cunninghau
|. The gavel was made of mahogany an
f holly taken from old portions of tn
). United States Capitol, having mounted
;. each a relic of the battleshp Maine and
: souvenir of the Goddess of Liberty on II,
:. Capitol.
j Refreshments were served.