The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

for the benefit of the building fund of
the Grotto. Visiting members from Rich
mond, Alexandria, and Baltimore were
in attendance. The GrottO now has more
than 200 members, and it will increase
this number to LOO within the year if
the present rate is kept up. Adolph GUIDE,
potentate of AImas Temple of the Mystic
Shrine. was present, and predicted the
building fund will increase with leaps
and bounds
The tenth anniversary of Washington
Aerie, No. 125, Fraternal Order of Eagles,
vas celebrated Tuesday night at the
Eagles clubhouse.
Old Glory and American eagles, en-
blems of the order, we're evident on
every hand The entire club home was
given over to the celebration, and the
various rooms were turned into veritable
bowers of flowers and flags, the result
Of several days work of the decorators
The basement was converted into rath-
skeIler and the programme of musical
selections by the sOlOists of the Marine
Band orchestra and vaudeville numbers
was given from a platform in this room.
At midnight the emblem of the order was
flashed in a blaze of electric bulbs at one
end of the ballroom. The address of
II.
tague past worthy president. Myer Fish
eI, senior past president, spoke on the
organization of Washington Aerie ten
years ago. He said the aerie began in
1901 with I12 members and to-day its
membership totals so. Hugh F. Harvey,
J,ast worthy president, SPOKE on the pa
triotic spirit which permeates the order
itself. and mentioned the emblems, the
American eagle and Old Glory.
tine Metropolitan Quartet. composed of S.
Skinner. E. Patterson, r. Boswell, and
C. Sanderson, vaudeville sketch by
Messrs Fitzgerald and Quinn. from the
Gayety Theater; barytora solo by Neil
O Brien; clarinet solo. 'RiSoletto, YER
di. by Won POuke; a cello solo by Fritz
Mueller and a cornet solo by Arthur
Whitcomb, members of the Marine Band
orchestra, and selections by the quartet
from the Joy Rider troupe from the
Academy Theater.
The Ladies Auxiliary, No. s., to the
Union Veteran Legion, entertained the
members of Encampment No. Ill, Union
Veteran Legion, Tuesday night at 4l9
Tenth street northwest. Addresses were
made by Col. James 4. Mcdowell. Mrs.
Ada II. Weiss. national president of the
Ladies Auxiliary; Mrs. Frances Marsh,
Hallam past adjutant OF l. V. l.: Col.
C. c. kniffin, and the president of the
auxiliary, Mrs. Sarah Berry. Mrs Berry
welcomed the army men and presided
over the meeting. Col kEiffn, in his re-
marks, told of his visit 20 President Lin
coin in January, 1885,, just after the battle
OF Stone River, when he was detailed to
deliver a message in person to Lincoln
from Gen. Rosecrans. The musical pro-
gramme included a piano solo by Mrs.
Mary T. Johnson. vocal solo by Mrs
Eleanor Scott, piano SOLO by Thelma
Haynes: poem, Mustered Out" by Miss
Anna NJ. Roberts: vocal solo by s. E.
Todhunter. recitation by Mrs. Anna Ball,
and America" by the audience.
Decatur Lodge. No. q knights of
Pythias. at its meeting Monday night
adopted the plan OF holding but two
meetings a month instead Of weekly
gatherings as heretofore. The new order
will take effect April !.
Municipal Council, No. 2I3s, Royal
Arcanum. gaze a St Patricks progress
sive euchre party Wednesday night, at
Pythian Temple. for the members and
ladies. The ''hustling committee" pre-
sented several applications for member
ship and announced that a smoker will