Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25
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Our Most Excellent Grand Master. Viii
liam Bromwell Mellish." response by Past
Grand Commander William T. Galliher;
ITO Our Right Eminent Grand Conn
mander. DIR. George X. 'Ober," response
by Past Grand Commander Walter II.
Klopfer: ITO Our Most Excellent Grand
Higt Priest. kenton n. Harper, response
by Adolphus GUIDE: ITO Our Most Wor-
shipful Grand Master. pr. George q.
Ober, response by Charles f. Baldwin:
ITO Our Sister Communicates, response
by letters and kilograms. and. in silence,
ITO Our Deceased Fraters'' After prayer
by James II. Mcintosh and the doXology
the benedfction will be pronounced by
Rev. Walter f. Smith.
The idea of a joint celebration of the
Christmas observance, ii Is said, is unique
In this jurisdiction.
Orient Commandery. No. =. Knights
Templar, will celebrate its Christmas OBJ
servance tomorrow at noon. The COM
mandery has been called in conclave at
40 o'clock in the morning.
1t is also likely the other two COM
manderies. Washington, No. ]. and Po-
tomac, No. 3. will celebrate the Christ
compliance with the grand commanders
request, but no announcement has yet
been made public 10y then, I'm the matter
4 contribution to the Masonic and East
ern Star Home is the suggestion of Grand
Commander ODER as fitting feature to
the celebration.
Newly elected officers of La Fsyette
Lodge. No. 1e, are announced as follows:
Master, John r. Wright; senior warden.
Charles II. Galliher; junior warden,
James A. Hartsock; secretary, William
II. Wanamaker: treasurer. Albert F.
Fox; proxies to the Grand Lodge. Albert
A. Glaze, William 4. Sims and Eli
swayely.
Acacia Lodge, No. rs, will have charge
of the religious services at the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home Sunday after
noon January -, and Francis A. Spring
er its chaplain, has been requested by
the master to make the necessary ar
engagements.
Lodges scheduled to meet tomorrow
evening have called off because of the
celebration of Christmas.
Details Of the Grand Lodge centennial
celebration. beginning February IL. have
not yet been announced by the commit
tee in charge, which is composed of f.
st. Clair Thompson, chairman: Charles
]. James. Thomas c. Noyes. Andrew Will
son. Luther F. Speer and Claude F. King.
Roe Fulkerson is chairman of the SUBJ
committee OIL banquet for the occasion.
Pentalpha Lodge. No %, Monday even
ing installed the officers elected at the
previous communication, as follows: Mas
ter. Horace S. Naylor: s. W., u. Fulton
Harris: ]. W., Paul Schureman; secre-
tary. Isaac B. Field; treasurer, James b
Austin; master Of ceremonies. Philip
Reiter; S. D.. John c. Gordon; J. d..
ner: J. s.. Ralph H. Prescott: tiler.
George n. Stranahan. Rev. Walter F..
Smith was reappointed chaplain. and
Harry G. kimball, a past master of No.
TO- organist.
No degree work was scheduled, and the
evening was given up to the installation
and a social session.
Past Master William j. Naylor, who Is
chairman Of the Grand Lodge committee
on work, occupied the east during the
installation ceremonies, at the conclusion
of which he expressed his thanks for ,he
privilege. stating that he himself had
been indicted into Office by the late Grand
Secretary William r. Singleton, who was
charter member of Pentalpha, and had
now installed his own son, Horace s.
Naylor, as master. which he believed to
be unique occurrence in Masonry. in
this jurisdiction, at least. There are nu-
merous instances of father and son both
serving In the east, but none of a father
installing his son. The lodge called off
the communication of January >, 1911.
.Areme Chapter. No. 10. Order of the
Eastern Star, installed its newly elected
| officers Thursday evening, as follows:
Worthy matron, Beha Barnhart; pa
| iron. Walter L. Hagan: assistant ma
| tron. Genevieve Maley; secretary. Fannie
| Selinger; treasurer. Carrie Brookfield;
conductress. Marie Pierce; assistant con-
ductress. Carrie Loeb; marshal, Belle
Scott; chaplain. BERTHE Belt; organist.
John L. Apple: Adah, Maud Fellheimer;
, Ruth, Jennie n. Porter: Esther, Mabelle
Hagen: Martha, Frances Houghton;
Electa, Grace Harding: warden, Louise
Caps; sentinel. Grant Barnhart
Following the installment there was a
musical and refreshments were served in
the banquet hall.