Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-22
KIN TO Join IN RITES
Mai. Butts Brothers to Attend
Masonic Memorial.
ONE TO CROSS ATLANTIC
Edward Will Come All the Way
From Chester, England.
: HALL NECESSARY
Hero's Thousands Of Friends Are
Expected to Participate In
Washington Services.

Deeply interested participants in the
| Masonic memorial exercises for Mai
| Archibald w. Butt, President Taft's late
military aid. which under present plans
1t Is proposed to have at the National
| Theater Sunday afternoon, May 8. will
be Maj. Butts two brothers, Edward
| who will come all the way from Chester
England, where he resides, and L. ]
Butt, resident of Augusta, Ga. Me
mortal services are to be held in Augusta
| May or 3, and Mr.. L. J. Butt has no.
titled the committee he will come i'm
mediately afterward to Washington. Mai
Butt also has an aunt living at Atlanta.
Ga, but whether her age will permit OF
her travelling SO far has not yet been
ascertained.
Worshipful Master Carter b. Keene Of
Temple Lodge already is beginning to
feel apprehensive lest the accommoda-
lions Of the theater be insufficient to pro
vide for the admission Of the official and
Masonic guests, who must be looked
after, thus leaving the general public
out. This he is strongly endeavoring to
avoid.
Large Hall Is Needed.
The need Of a hall Of suitable size for
such a function as this is likely to be Is
ksorely felt at this time. he says. MAI.
Butt" he said, is one Of the most popu-
lar men I ever knew Of. His list Of
actual friends would outstirp an ordinary
mans whole list Of acquaintances. A
great host Of the army and navy are
anxious to witness the services and the
demand from Congress and other
| branches Of official life seems even
larger"
Mr.. Keene has designated nearly the
entire membership Of Temple Lodge to
serve on important committees of ar
rangements, and all are busily engaged In
their work. Several Of the committees.
notably the committee on cards Of ad-
mission, Stirling herr. jr., chairman. and
the committee on special guests, Merritt
o. Chance, chairman, will meet this even
ing.
Chairman Percy s. Foster of the music
committee said this morning that already
a large number Of leading singers and
military and naval bands have volunteer
ed their services.
Of the most elaborate Of the kind ever
held In Washington. because of the In
terest aroused by the tragic death OF
Maj. Butt and his heroism in the face of
danger.
Committees Named.
WOfSn1p1ul master hcenS announces
that all inquiries concerning the memo
rial should be made to the proper COM
mittees. The following committees have
heen appointed:
Advisory committee-Thomas C. Moves,
chairman; E Southland Parker. vice
chairman; DIR. Isaac 8. Stone, William
C. Fox, Thaddeus C.. Dulin, Edwin s.
NARROW. John Paul Earnest, John G..
Hodges, Arthur C. Moses. Charles e.
Berry, Louis A. Dent, George Oakley
Totten. jr.; Francis Winthrop Taylor.
BENJAMIN S. Minor, Joseph H. Gran
t.; William S: Washburn, Hylas T.
Wheeler. John S. Walker, Elliott Woods.
Julius Garfinkle. William F. GUIDE, Will
liam D. West, Price c. Claf1in, Frank p.
| Milburn, Edwin HI. Snyder. Roe Fulker-
son. DIR. Edwin s., Lothrop and Carter
B. Keene.
Committee on speal1ers-Cliford X.
Bergman, chairman: Frank A. Sebring.
vice chairman; DIR. D. DIN Leech, Dan
lei w. Edelin,, Joseph H. Curran and
Daniel Fraser.
COMMITTEES on tickets-Stirling Kerr,
jr.. chairman: Louis c. Wilson, vice
| chairman; w. Clifford Long. Henry G.
Hanford, Almus r. Speare. Leroy w.
Heron, Harry Giovannoli. Walter Klop-
fer, Benjamin F. Adams, Roy A. Dent,
Frank e. Sherry, Carlos B. Mirick,
George w. Miller, Lewis L. Thompson.
John e. Taylor and Frederick J. White
head.
Committee on grand bodies-Matthew
Trimble chairman; Harrison Dingman,
| vice chairman: William G. Henderson,
| idge, Alexander Grant, Joseph H. Milans
ip