The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
FINE HOMES OF WASHINGTON,S FRATERNAL SOCIETIES

pie. No. and Friendship Temple, No. 3 ;
Uniform Rank, Washington Company,
No. 1, and Coldwell Company, No. Z, and
Ascalon Temple, No. 81, Dramatic Or
der Of Koresan.
Growth of the Eagles.
Washington Aeria No. 125, Fraternal
Order Of Eagles. was instituted March
IL. 1901. The first elected president of
the aerie was r. F. Downing, and the
first meeting place was at 906 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest.
In 1906 the membership had Increased
to more than 400. and a committee, COM
posed OF r. F. Downing, chairman;
Myer Fisher. vice chairman, and E. II.
Neumeyer. treasurer. was appointed to
recommend either the erection or pur-
chase Of suitable home for the order.
On July 1. 1906, the aerie moved into its
present home. located at the corner Of
Sixth and E streets northwest, which
was formerly the residence of Salmon
P. Chase, Chief Justice Of the United
States.
The present home Of the order Is
equipped with a rathskeller. in the
basement; reception rooms, buffet, and
billiard and pool rooms on the first
floor; spacious lodge. room on the
second floor. and. committee rooms and
gallery to the dance hall on the third
floor.
The membership Of the order is now
over the 800 mark. and Is steadily in
creasing that number The present off,
GERS Of Washington Aerie are Col. r. L
Montague. past president; William
Clarke. president; Joseph A. Daily. vice
president: David Wolf. chaplain; ]. d.
Britt. secretary: ]. L. Feeney. treas
urer. and Col. r. L. Montague, G. W.
Brahler, and William E. Cowen, trus-
tees.
knights of Columbu
Washington Council. No 224. knights
Of Columbus. which was Instituted on
April %. 1897. was the first council Of
that order in the District of Columbia
The forty-five charter members of this
council were initiated at the Washing
ton Light Infantry Hall, and the officers
chosen at that time were Bernard NJ.
Bridget. grand knight; Clement S. Ccker,
deputy grand knight; Henry ]. Sohon,
chancellor: DR.. Louis A Johnson, record
Ing secretary; Bernard F. Locraft.
financial secretary. and Charles Rausch-
er, treasurer. The first and second de-
grees were given on this occasion by
fremont Council, Of Boston. and the
third by John j. Delaney, with his select
corps from New York.
From its beginning the growth Of this
order in the District was rapid, and in
1909 committees were appointed by the
various councils to consider the pur-
chase of a permanent home for the Or
der. The E Street Baptist Church, which
is the present home of the Knights IN
the District, located at Sixth and E
streets northwest. was purchased for s23.-
600, and the first meeting was held In
the present home by Carroll Council on
July u, 1862. The improvements which
have been made on the property. since its
purchase now bring its value up to s45.-
COO
The first floor OF the biflding IS given
over to reception rooms. committee
rooms. and club rooms, and the second
floor Is now a modern lodge ROOM
The present officers of the Building
Company are DR.. Henry ]. Crosson,
president; Walter D. Nolan, vice presi-
dent: Joseph A. Petty. treasurer; E. c.
Colford, secretary: Thomas X. Gallaher.
chairman of house committee. and DR..
W. E. Pairo, John A Eckert, Charles r.
Murray, p. 1. O'Brien. and W. F.
Moran, members of house committee.