Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-11
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tanned by the new grotto after the exer-
cises. At the banquet which took place
Phillips. John H. Shreve. Samuel F.
Shreve, DR.. W. II. Wunder. Achille Burk-
lin. August B. Douglas. Frank X. Ray
mond. A. G. Frey. DR.; Leon L. Friedrich
sang several solos. A feature Of the even
ing was the presentation of a goat to
Samis Grotto by Kallipolis Grotto, the
presentation speech being made by F. H.
Kraemer.
The Grand Encampment committee Of
knights Templar on christmas Observ-
ance" report the following sentiment and
response:
To our most illustrious grand master,
William Bromwell Melish:
May his administration be fortunate,
and may our brotherhood fully realize
our mission: To feed the hungry. clothe
the naked and bind up the wounds Of the
afflicted in the name Of our Lord and
Master. Emmanuel, whose birth we cele-
brate.''
To which the grand master sends the
following response:
1.-THE sentiment proposed is I'M
consciously in line with what has been in
my mind for weeks. While it Is true that
with most of us the spirit of Christmas
broods and sings of happy, hopeful things.
all for you and me. it is also true that
there are thousands who are needy and
| whose necessities appeal to us. and some
OF these are undoubtedly those left near
and dear to our departed fraters.
II call upon each grand commander to
ask each commandery in his jurisdiction
| to make notable the 1910 celebration Of
the birth of Him who is our great Elk
emplar. by the giving. as a commandery
| or by voluntary contributions collected by
each commandery Of its individual
knights. Of special offering Of thankful
ness and love in the spirit OF the Master
| to the destitute widows and helpless or
homes, children's homes, or to any chari-
table organization that reaches the help
less poor at Christmas time.
! 'If my beloved fraters will but do this
I will appreciate their compliance with
the spirit of the toast proposed to me as
grand master much more than any per-
! SOnal compliment shown me by letter,
message or telegram.
Our thoughts will go out at the happy
Christmas time to each Temp1ar in the
land. wishing him JOY in all his deeds and
days, wishing him time for the task, wis
dom for the work, peace for the pathway,
friends for the fireside and love to the
last"
The committee requests all true Tenn
plars and their friends, wheresoever dis
persed on land and sea, to Join in these
sentiments Monday, December rs the
25th falling on Sunday, at noon. eastern
standard time; II o'clock am, central
time.
Officers in the various constituent lodges
have been elected as follows:
| Columbia Lodge No. civilian b.
Herndon, worshipful master; James n.
Slee, senior warden; Harry NJ: Bedell,
junior warden: w. Scott Macgill. secre-
Mentzel, Thomas b. Young. E. M. Dod-
son, proxies to the Grand Lodge.
| Naval Lodge No. 4-William j. John
son, worshipful master; George "A. Berry,
| senior warden: Frank H. Kramer. junior
warden; Kenton N. Harper, secretary;
Maurice Otterback. treasurer (re-elected:
Edward W. Clements. senior deacon;
| Frederick w. Vivian, junior deacon; J.
Waterbor. JUNIOR steward; Joseph c. F.
Hartley. tiler; Adam Gaddis. Charles A.
Stockett and John Scrivener, trustees (re-
elected); Lewis A. Dellwig. representative
to st. Johns Mite Association ire
elected); Nathan F. Startzell. representa-
tive on Masonic board of relief ire
| elected; Kenton N. Harper, representa-
tive on board Of directors. and %. 8.
Home (re-elected), Elmer w. Holland,
Frederick W. Vivian and Edward w.
Clements. proxies to the Grand Lodge.
Potomac Lodge, No. 5rThomas g.
King. worshipful master: Abram s. Nc
Coy. senior warden: Frederick c: Handy,
junior warden; John HI. Yarnall, secre-
Norman, Richard A. RoseberrN, Joseph
q. Goetz, proxies to the Grand Lodge.
Lebanon Lodge, No blair Mckenzie.
worshipful master: Thomas s. Sergeon,
senior warden; Charles 8. ShIeve, Jr., 2a-
tary; William ]. Acker, treasurer; D.
". Beach, jr. W. r. Paine. c. Kattel-
mann. jr., proxies to the Grand Lodge:
The New Jerusalem Lodge. No. 9-Mas-
ter. W. Ivanhoe Jochum; s. W.. George
W. Kennedy; ]. W.. Thomas keely: sec
retary, Charles Cyrus Coombs. p. NJ. (re-
elected): treasurer, William McNeir, P. NJ.
(re-elected): s. d., Everett II. Taylor: J.
D., Charles G. Dougherty; tiler. Albert 8.
Riddle re-elected): trustee. Edward Mat
thews Gre-electeO; representative to
board of managers. lodge room No. 1,
James o. Roller. p. NJ. (re-electedD: repre-
sentative to st. Johns Mite society
resentative to Masonic board of relief
two years., Charles c.. Coombs, P. NJ.
(re-elected; representative to Masonic
and Eastern Star Home, George ".
GERS: S. S., Armand Offutt; ]. S.. Will
liam Clabaugh; NJ. of c.. Andrew w. KEEL
ley. p. NJ; organist. Raphael Rooster.
Proxies to the Grand Lodge: For the
warden, Charles G. Dougherty: for the
Junior warden. George w. Smith, p. NJ.
Finance committee: Edwin S. Clarkson.
P. NJ; George w. Kennedy and Charles
drew w. Kelley. p NJ; James 0. Roller,
P. NJ, and Howard D. Feast, P. NJ. Pro-
f1ciency committee: Warren ]. Coffin. +.
NJ: Charles c.. Coombs, p. NJ: the dea-
cons and the stewards.
Hiram Lodge. No. 1O-Charles W. PIN
per- w. NJ; William p. Herbst. S. W;
August b. Douglas. J. W.: Fielder l.
Hunter secretary; Philip II. Ward, treas
urer; Theodore T. Moore. Adam ]. Dick
haut and Frank NJ. Scott proxies to the
Grand Lodge.
master Levi H. David; senior warden.