Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-19

A joint meeting of the separate commit.
| tees from the various branches of the or
der was held in the blue room, /. o. O. r
Hall. Tuesday evening. and was well at
tended. Thomas J. Gates, D. G. NJ. was
made permanent chairman; William J.
Hope, p. G.. vice chairman: e. l.. Dunn,
p. G.. secretary, and John D. Yoakley, p
g.. treasurer. The following committees
were selected: Program COMMITTEES
Charles d. shacl<eiford, chairman; Past
Grand Master Richard A. Ford and D. w.
Keck. p. G. R.; Mrs. Estelle Yoakley, p.
N. G., and Mrs. Anna Billings, p. N. G,
The printing committee will be Frederick
A. Royse. chairman;:J. T. Allison, P. C.,
and John J.. Cherry, p G. The next meet
inE OF the committee is called for Monday
evening. April 4. at 7:3O O'Clock in the
blue room. I. o. o. F. Hall. 7th street
northwest.
The visitation to Central Lodge, No. /,
occurred Friday evening. After the ex-
animation of the officers by tie grand
representatives social hour was held.
during which Mr.. Smith entertained with
an exhibition of over one hundred stere-
opticQn views of the Isthinus OF Panama
and the work now being done on the ca
nal. accompanying the exhibition with an
| interesting description Of each point Of in
terest exhibited. After the close of the
the blue room. where refreshments were
served. The attendance was excellent. all
except three lodges being represented
Canton Washington, No. /. has been
temporarily divided into three companies,
Company A being. commanded. by CAPT
H. A. Humphrey, Company by Lieut..
John Chisholm. and Company C. by En-
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assemblies oEe evening each week for drill
ana instruction, the object being to per
feet the members in sword exercise and
the foot movements. 1t is the intention
OF the canton. officers to select. at an
early date. a sufficient number from the
three companies to form the drill team
that will be sent to Atlanta, Ga, in Sep
TENDER next to compete for the prize to
be given the canton showing the greatest
proficiency at that time Much friendly
rivalry is being manifested ~ the mem,
bers OF the three companies. and. ID fs
said. the new members Of the canton. are
showing marked ability and will make the
older members work hard to retain their
places on the Atlanta drill team
Monday evening The grand officers will
pay Naomi Lodge. No. I. their annual
visit and 1t is expected there will he a
large attendance from other. lodges In
this and other Jurisdictions. It s,said the
officers of Naomi Lodge are we'll Up In the
work. and as 1t is the plan of Grand Mas
ter Dugan to make the visitations this
year more Of a social gathering than a
school of Instruction. thereby ena bling the
membership to become better acquainted.
pleasant evening is promised. -
Tuesday evening the officers Of the
Grand Bncampment will pay Fred d.
Stuart Encampment, No. Z. their semi
annual visit. Several applications for
membership will be presented. 1t is re-
ported the committee In charge of the
program for the evening will have much
of interest to present. The encampment
is making arrangements to give one of
the degrees in competition at the coming
session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge at
Atlanta, Ga. The officers are under the
instruction Of Grand Representative John
II. Wood. who Is a member of the camp
1t Is reported they are well up In the
rendition of the unwritten work. A large
attendance of members of sister eneamp-
ments will be present.
Grand Patriarch George S. COLLISION has
for the past two months been called upon
to contend with much Illness in his fam
lily, which has prevented him from at
tending to his fraternal duties. It is now
reported that his wife and mother have
shown much Improvement. and he expects
to be able to attend the visitations from
now on.
Grand Secretary w. E. Clapp reports