Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-13

Everybody who met with apprOval-and
| everybody did-at the annual banquet of
| Temple Lodge, No. 30 F. A. A. NJ, at the
New Ebbitt House last night, was
saluted wthsthe words from the chorus
of popular song, Its Bear. Bear
was worked into the occasion in some
form or other in every conceivable shape.
Cliff Berryman's Teddy Bear was on a
table holding in his paw scroll bearing
the word welcome" There was actual
participation in the event by what had
once been a real. live bear, he being
served, roasted. as a part of a feast of
food, fun and frolic that will long live in
the memories of the 80 members of the
lodge who were present, as we'll as in the
recollection of their fifty prominent
guests from the official. professional and
business life of Washington.
Commissioner Rudolph was declared to
be a bear because he told so many funny
stories. Representative Stanley Of Kan
sas was likewise saluted for an apostasy
from the mountain dew" of his own
state in favor of the contents of the
punch-bowl provided by the lodge. Car
ter Keene, the retiring master Of the
lodge, was told In song that he was
bear because the bear meat served at
the banquet had been brought by him
from his farm In Maine for the occasion;
and Stirling Kerr. jr.. the incoming mas
ter of the lodge, was pronounced a bear
because of his assistance in presiding
over the ceremonies of the banquet.
Long Stories Under Ban.
There were those present who declared
that they could see no ceremony. formal
tiles being banned for the occasion.
Commissioner Rudolph set the example
in avoiding the address form of enter
tainment when he repeated a story told
by Speaker Clark recently about west
ern cowboy of the old days who caught
some one else calling on his girl. The cow
boy, it was related, drew his proverbial
six-shooter and announced to his new
rival that he was going to give him hve
minutes to get out of town. The rlvaA
announced that one minute would be
a plenty. Commissioner Rudolph toid
the diners that one-minute stories would
be a plenty for him. and that he would
not need five minutes for an address,
thereupon proceeding with various stories,
each of which was declared to be bear
Representative Stanley was introduced
by Carter Keene as "Mr. s. T. Stanley
Steel Trust Stanley. for short" The Ken,
tuckian declared that heretofore he had
always believed that only In his own
state was 'smountain dew mt TO be dis
ouet room Of Temple Lodge and meeting
the men gathered about the board: there
he felt satisfied that Kentucky's 'moun-
tain dew" and IT'S other famous drink
with the mint Ingredient had rival. He
said he had tasted the punch of Temple
lodge, and that that had one ingredient he
sometimes missed in Kentucky drinks. He
declared he did not know what this IN
gredient was, but that he suspected 1t to
be the flavor of true good fellowship.
Handshakes Much in Evidence.
The dinner was scheduled to start at
$50 o'clock but it was 10 O'Clock before
all the banqueters were gathered. Brief
addresses were made on various topics.
Masonic and otherwise, and songs were
sung by all in chorus, being led by any
one who chose to start them. Everybody
shook hands with everybody else every
little while, Roe Fulkerson shaking hands
with every one at the same time, meta
phorically, by holding his hands In hand
CLASH fashion in the air every time no
one was speaking For this he was de-
clared to be a bear, a salutation also be
stowed on Jacobus s. Jones and John e.
Shoemaker, who interpreted the new
dance 1.-THE chicken flap" for the benefit
of the diners Grand Master Ben w.
M,,rch of the District jurisdiction was
nresent and also was informed that he
was a bear for his remarks In regard 10
the fraternity. 49,, s
The annual meeting Of the lodge and
election of officers were held in the new
Masonic Temple preceding the banquet
The OFFICERS elected for the coming year
were: Master, Stirling Kerr. jr.; senior
warden. Leroy w. Herron; junior warden