Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-24

Gently appointed "a Representative TO
meet with Deputy Grand Master DIR.
E. -. Thompson as a Joint committee
to arrange for appropriate exercises.
The following are the representatives
of the lodges mentioned which have
up to this time been appointed TO this
committee: Central, No 1. .. Daumer;
Washington. No. 6, Daniel NJ. Greene:
Eastern, No. T. II. L. Anderson; Har-
No. 10, J. L. Shipman; Union. No. IL.
l. r. Schwinger; Friendship. No. II.
w. Fl. Sellers; Covenant, No. l3, j. w.
Annette; Beacon. No. Is, l.. W. Bennett;
Metropolis, No. Is. William Abel: Ex-
celsior, No. IL, NJ. Goldstein: Federal
City. No 20, J. H. Wood. p. G. NJ;
Golden Rule, No. 81, w. Fl. Smoot;
Langdon, No. 26. Milton S. Fall;
Phoenix. No %. A. B. Gray; Columbian
Encampment No l, A H. Noakes;
Nebo. No. 6. Nessmith: Fred d.
Stuart. No. Z. w J. Rich: Rebekah
lodges. Naomi. No 1, Miss NJ. r. Strobel:
Ruth. No 2. Mrs. a. a. Fleming; Martha
Washington, No. ). Mrs. O. Nj. Rogers;
Dorcas. No. 4. Miss Jennie Carmean:
Esther. No. ;, Mrs. Anna II. Epps;
Miriam, No. 6. Mrs. r. j. s Murray;
Canton Washington, No. J. Patriarchs
Militant. T. II. Leary.
Deputy Grand Master T.. ID. Thomp-
son represents the Grand Lodge and
S G. Taylor represents the Grand En-
campment.
A meeting of the joint committee
was held at the eth street temple Tues
day evening.
A permanent organization was effected
by the election of the following Off1cerS
Chairman, DR.. E. d. Thompson, D. G. Al. ::
vice chairman, s. q. Taylor. p. g.; sec
rotary. Daniel NJ Greene. p. g.; treas
urer j. w. Wood: L. 6. NJ. The chair
man then appointed the following sub
committees:
II. L. Anderson. w J. Rich. Mrs, .. Nj.
Rogers. Miss Jennie Carmean-
Hall-P. H. Leary. chairman: Q. Dau-
mer nj. Goldstein, Mrs. Anna II. Epps.
Mrs A. A. Fleming.
Badges-A II. Noakes. chairman: A. E.
Gray. Mrs. NJ. F. Strobel.
Printing-M S. Fall. chairman; ]. c.
Darnall. William Abel.
Sellers.
Press-D. NJ Greene, chairman; J. L.
Shipman. Nessmith.
The exercises will be held in the audi
forum of the eth street northwest tenn
pie and a program appropriate to the oc-
casion will be arranged. The prlncipal
speaker has not yet been selected but.
as in past years, he will be person
prominent in the official life of the city
The occasion will close with a grand
ball.
Ruth Rebekah Lodge, No. >. held its
usual entertaining evenings session We'd
nesday which was the tWenty-fifth an
niversary of the admission into the or
der and into membership of Ruth Lodge
of Mrs Henrietta Werner. the present
recording secretary and degree director
of the lodge. There We're present n large
gathering Of the members of the lodge
several of the grand officers and mem-
bers of sister lodges. Mrs. Werner was
much SURPRISED when. in the name of the
degree team and Mrs. Wells, Past Noble
Grand Mrs. Belle NJ. Carter, in an ap-
propriate address. presented her with a
handsome twenty-five-year veteran Jewel
Mrs Werner then, by request of tine
members o. the degree staff, presented
Mrs Annie Coleman. the permanent sec
retarv. and Mrs. Wells with a handsome
bouquet of carnations as token of the
appreciation OF the degree staff mem
hers for their and Mrs. Werners efforts
in providing the new set Of robes worn
! by the team at the initiation Of the can