The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
THE WEEKLY MASONIC CALENDAR

I tary; Charles Scherer, treasurer. Proxies
/ to Grand Lodge. Walter w. Deal, Benta
min F. Williams, and William r. Bedell
Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. S3-EdwiI
Allan Swingle. worshipful master; Will
lam T. Hackett, senior warden John w
Ward. junior warden; Harry d. Cramer
p. NJ, secretary Cre-electeD; Charlie:
Some, treasurer (re-electcD; Charles II
Bradley, P. NJ. master OF ceremonies
Rev. Herbert S. Pinkham, chaplain: VII
bur S. Hauer. senior deacon; Howard s
Austin, junior deacon; John F. Putnam
jr., senior steward: George w. Jones
Junior steward.
Washington Centennial Lodge. No. H.
F. A. A NJ, held its annual election last
Wednesday night, the following Officers
being chosen for the ensuing Masonic
year:
Jason Waterman, worshiptuI master;
Leonard p. Steuart, senior warden; Paul
Lesh junior warden; A. Sidney Jones
(re-electeD, secretary; Walter B. Pettus
Cre-electedD. treasurer; Emmett c. El-
more (re-electedD, representative to st.
John Mite Association; Henry F. Wood
ard, trustee lodgeroom No. i; Evandel
French (re-elected), corporator Old Ma
sonic Temple Association; Edison Phil
lips (re-electedD, representative to Ma
Robert X. Cooke, ir.; DIR. Turner and
Latimer B. Slime. committee on finance
and good of the order, all reelected.
The lodge will hold a special communi-
cation next Saturday evening at 7:S(
o clock. for the purpose Of installing the
newly elected officers and working the
r. A degree. At this communication the
newly elected wOrshipful master will an
nounce the appointment Of the deacons,
g.
BY a vote of the lodge the regular
communication OF January l, 1913, was
called off.
At its stated convocation Tuesday
evening last, La Fsyette Chapter. No. :,
Royal Arch Masons. conferred the Royal
Arch degree, the following composing the
cast for the occasion:
Erwin S. Hubbard, excellent high priest;
]. Gordon Jones. king; Louis II Myers,
scribe: Jesse Thornton. captain OF the
host: William II. Parsons. principal So
journer: Frank SprigE Perry. Royal
third vail: James s. Mccarthy. master
second vail: William S. ouinter. master
first vail; William a. Craig. secretary:
Albert +. Fox, treasurer; and William
+. Chroniger. sentinel
Refreshments were served at the con-
CiusiOn Of the degree work.
The celebration OF its 18th anniversary
and its annual family and veteran night
by Federal Lodge, No. l, +. A. A. NJ.
last Friday night with a banquet at the
New Ebbitt was a most auspicIous oCCa-
sion.
William T Richardson. master OF the
lodge. presided as POSTMASTER over the
gathering OF more than 80 members Of
the lodge and their families. Addresses
We're made by Grand Master Ben w.
MurCh on Masonry in Its Relation to
the Home and Community" Rev. Hugh
T. Stevenson. chaplain. on Masonry in
Its Relation to the Church and Society"
Mr.. Richardson and Charles F. Bonja-
min. secretary of the lodge. who spoke
on the veterans.
Twenty-Five Union and three Confeder-
ate veterans are on the membership roll
Of the lodge all Of whom have been
members for more than twenty-five
years.
Officers Of the lodge are: William T.
master; W. T. Ballard. SEN
Tor warden; l.. b. Nye. junior warden;
{. 7. Benjamin. secretary. w. A Har-
rles. p. NJ. treasurer: Rev. Hugh T.
Stevenson mo. ~. chaplain; W. s. Rob-
bins. marshal: W. 7. Hyer. senior dea-
con: c. f. Williams. Junior deacon; p. F.
Grove. senior steward: w. 8. Quinter.
junior steward; J. r. Riggles. tiler. and
J. W. Cheney (NO. 80. Organist.