The Washington herald., 1912-05-19
FELLOWSHIP CLUB
PLANS MANY FETES
Master MasOns Employed in the
Bureau Springs Surprise on
I. q. Troutman.

The first gathering Of the Fellowship
Club, composed of Master Masons en-
ployed at the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing, since the election OF John z.
Rhodes as president. was attended by a
large gathering last night at Pythian
Temple.
Suggestions and plans adopted by the
executive committee were reported and
adopted. They include a series of enter
tainments, ladies' nights. addresses by
prominent members OF the fraternity,
complimentary euchres and smokers.
A surprise sprung at the meeting last
night was the presentation by Past
Grand Master of Masons Claude NJ. Kei-
per, an honorary member of the club, Of
, beautiful scarfpin OF Oriental pearls
and a set OF gold cuff links tosthe retir-
ing president Of the club, L. H. Trout
man. The presentation was made on be-
half OF the entire membership, and IN his
response Mr.. Troutman thanked the
members in words to be long remen-
bered.
John H. Cowles, Secretary General OF
the Supreme Council Of the Thirty
third degree Of the Ancient and Accept
ed Scottish Rite OF Freemasonry OF the
Southern jurisdiction of the United
States. who is an honorary member of
the club, was present and received the
cordial greetings OF the members.
Among the honorary members Of the
club are Secretary General Cowles.
Past Grand Master KEEPER, Grand Mas
ter Zen w. Murch, Carter B. Keene,
master of Temple Lodge; d. n. Hoover,
ST.; d. n. Hoover, jr, and Edgar c.
Snyder, a popular Washington cofre-
spondent.
Following the business session OF
the club an excellent programme was
given. which included instrumental, vo-
cal, and monologue acts by Malcolm
Horton. vocal selections by the Lafay-
cite Quartet, composed of Samuel Skin
ner, first tenor; F. c. Scott. second ten
or; r. La Hayne. first bass. and NJ.
Morton, second bass; a cornet solo. by
Charles s. Woodin, comical coon songs
by Charles Mcintosh, a barytone solo
by z. L. Hutchinson, and piano solos
by z. r. Hart.
After the entertainment an elaborate
buffet supper was served.
Ladies Night" will be the attraction
at the next meeting of the club. on
June Is. The club is doing a good
work for the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home, and will give theater benefit
for this charity at the Columbia June
"a.
President Rhodes announced his stand
ing committees last night for the ensuing
year as follows: Executive, President
John E. Rhodes, Vice President J. A.
Williams. Secretary Oliver Bennett,
Treasurer @. B. Young, L. H. Troutman
and Charles Some; sick. Oliver Bennett,
Charles H. Bredin, and 70 B. OHara;
auditing. ]. A. Williams. A. E. Thomas
and John Reding; entertainment, R. E.
La Hayne, l. W. Harmon, William I'LL
man, William Brearly. and r. B. OHara;
press, S. T. Farmer, and Oliver Bennett:
and chairmen Of the various divisions Of
the bureau as follows: Printing division,
G. W. Talbert, section /; E l. Schrack.
section 2; T. @. King. section 8; F. c.
HUM, section 4: H. r. Stewart. section
5; R. R. Burrows. section s; W. A. Kirby.
section Z; 8. T.. Farmer, section s: J. d.
Mcintyre, section 9; c. B. Cameron. sec
ton 10: z. E. Putnam, section II, and Y.
ID. Harbaugh. night section; for engrav-
ing division, John Reding; engine and
machine division, ]. A. Williams; surface
division. Fred Ehllng, jr.; numbering
division. G. F. Peck; assigns and re-
views division, W. c. Cook; watch force
division Henry Thomas; ONCE. custodian
Of presses, vault, examining. and wetting
divisions. c. E. Marshall