Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-22
BUILDING NOT COMPLETED
Effort to Raise Money to Meet Neces.
sary Expenditure.
COMMITTEE ON APPEAL NAMED
Meeting Held Last Night at Which
Grand Master Presides-Pledges
Are Made.

resentatives of all the constituent lodges
of the District of Columbia. Is to be
made to raise the funds to complete the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home. at La
mond station. near Takoma Park. This
was determined at largely attended
meeting at Masonic Temple last evening
at which the masters and council officers
of the lodges and representatives from
the Eastern Star chapters. together with
dignitaries from the grand body OF EACH
were present and participated.
The meeting was called by Grand Mas
ter Murch with a summons to each or
the masters such as. it Is said. is rarely
sent out by an authorized Masonic OF
fetal The grand master presided at
the meeting and stated its object briefly
He was followed by Past Grand Master
Lurtin r. CHM, who stated that the de-
mands upon the home were beyond It's
capacity: that the embarrassment OF the
directors was great in being Obliged to
deny admission to worthy appncants'
that the members of the Order OF the
Eastern Star had, almost unaided by the
fraternity, secured the grounds and erect
ed a building which, at modest talua-
ton was worth nearly $4,000, and that
it was now UP to the Masonic bodies
TO render substantial aid and enable the
officers and directors of the home to COM
pIete il according 10 the original pan.
He suggested an appeal to each OF the
lodges and the chapters of the Eastern
Star TO raise sum equal to per
capita of SO, based upon the member
ship in good standing And his sug-
gestion was adopted, after considerable
discussion and roll call Of the various
lodges and Eastern Star chapters.
Substantial Aid Pledged.
Among those who spoke for the
proposition or it's modification were
Worshipful Master Carter B. Keene of
Temple Lodge No. 80. who pledged his
lodge to contribute the full amount:
Worshipful Master Robert H. Young of
Harmony Lodge, No II: Grand Worthy
Patron Charles +. Roberts. master Of
Anacostia Lodge, No. 81; Mrs. Alcena
Lamond. past worthy grand matron.
Master L. Cabell Williamson. past SUI
preme head OF the Order of Eastern
star: Mrs. Fannie Taylor. grand worthy
matron; Past Grand Master Henry X.
Ella Espey, together with others repre-
Senting the various lodges and chapters
of the Eastern Star.
Those who answered for the lodges
represented We're as follows: Charles F..
Benjamin. for Federal Lodge. No. l.;
James II. Slice. w. NJ. Columbia. No. );
G.. A. Berry. w. NJ. Naval No. 4: A.
$. Mccoy. w. NJ. Potomac. No. ): Thorn
as S. Sergeon, w. M. Lebanon. No. Z;
George w. Kennedy. W. NJ. the New
Jerusalem. No. 8: William P. Herbst.
W. NJ. Hiram, No. 10; Robert Meyer.
w. NJ, National. No. II; Wallace
streater. W., NJ. Washington Cen
Benjamin B. French. No. 10: j. 1.
Painter, s. W.. Dawson. No. 10; Robert
III. Young. S. w. Harmony. No. II; II.
j. Robertson, W. NJ. Acacia, No.
Is: Charles II. Galliher. La Fayette.
No. 10: Harry G. Sherwood. w. NJ, Hope,
No. 2k Charles F. Roberts. w. NJ, Ana
costa, No. II: Z. II. Fowler. w. M.
George c. Whiting, No. 81; Paul SEIZURE
man, S. w. Pentalpha. No. %; =. F. Pol
lard S. w. Stansbury. No. "a; Henry
Sunwold, w. NJ, Arminius. No. %: Harry
l.. Parkinson. S. w. Osiris. No. 70; John
\. Meyer. +. NJ. Myron NJ. Parker. No.
q; Laird l.. Neal. w. NJ, King David,
No. IS, J. E. Simpson, W. NJ, Takoma,
No. 20 Delos W. Thayer, King Solomon.
No 81; Carter b. keene, w. NJ. Temple.
No g. and Charles II. Bradley, w. NJ,