The Washington times., 1913-05-16
FORT. Y.N|NE NOV|CES
JOIN JOV|ANS' ORDER
New York Degree Team Assists
Local Officers in Work Of
conferring Degrees.

Members Of the local chapter Of the
Order Of Jovians, many out-of-town
quests, and national officers Of this CO.
operative oSganization. whose every
dAy Insignia il .'the little red devil"
eonspicuously displayed in the coat lapel
buttonhole. and whose slogan is .'all to-
eether al the time for everything cleo
tr1cal," Witnessed the elaborate initia-
tory degrees conferred upon forty-nine
nos1ces at the summer rejuvehation
een1ucted In the large assembly hall at
Hapscher's last evening.
; The dsstfnctiveness of the ceremonies
wos added to by the setting in which
they were carried Qua and by the unique
lighting effects that were employed. so
thar those who took heed and lent an
attentive ear to the call Of Eminent
0tafesman NARROW and his troupe OF
ODaned torturers." and who assembled
q 3oln In the festivities incident to the
k1ns1ng Of those in the dark to true
Jovfan light. and who appealed for
saccor from their blindness and ignor-
o6ce. Will have occasion long to remem-
ber the impressive teachings Of the Jo-
Wan o.der.
Cast of Characters.
.A6aasting the local officers Of the
chapter, Of which Edwin s. MARROW 10
eminent statesman: r. B. Patterson.
-1llernate statesman; Arthur Dunlop.
sth&esman ct large; c. B. Mirfck. sec
,retary. and H. r. Carroll. treasurer.
wAs 1 special degree team from the
New York Chapter. Jovians c. L.
HA1Ght J. e. Norey. George Feher. and
y. Nolan. They brought with them the
poraphernAlia as used for class fnitia-
don IN the New York and Brooklyn
special settings for the stage presentation
~ the dramatic exemplihcation OF the
ritual Arranged In three sections.
Commiesioner Cuno H. Rudolph well
.eoHaed the whiting guests and extended
.sfzeek1ngs to the candidates. In q brief
: sa10reas he declared "It is a pleasure
I'd be among you this evening. for the
lroabon that the principle Of Jovianism
- such . credit to the commercial
l61anlin6 Of the city. In that II shows
rs broadness OF mind possessed by
thooe allied to the electrical trade In
s<1,o National Capital and elsewhere.
Not % many years ago 1t was =
common custom for persons associated
nth competing firms to- kn,ck''@if I
ny be permitted to use the term-but
noW, through your order. there 10 prac-
0ea1ly q unanimous spirit OF co-opera-
tien ohoWn NOT only by the large cleo
.
ST mofs consideration is shown the
cGnounB4r Of electrical energy and those
D0Rehnatug material. be 1t q small screw
q l3eCt11c percolator."
6Gni oe the District militia. and presi-
11nt of the American Railways and Al-
.Ukd Associations, who was to have been
preoent. Was unable to attend. He ex-
tended greetings to the order by means
of = t6aephone message to Eminent
.okatoouHan NARROW which was communi-
-e4tod - the guests.
M coWplete cast and characters used
81 1h1t nights ceremonial was as fol-
leNs: Jupater. Robert B. Patterson;
VnitAn, c. Il. Haieht. Mars, George
Eoher: Hercules. 9. II. Maynard; Apollo.
~ ". Helne. and Mercury. c. o. Reed.
The Jovlan Order was established at
Ane1n, Tex. on May 5 1889. with
e3Axter membership Of forty-four. and
h1presentative men directly connected
WITH the electrical industry Such men
- Thomas A. Edison. George Westing-
house. c. A. Ccffin., Samuel Insul. Elihu
1A0msen aud others Of q like large
cA11ber. have been admitted to member
several hundred.
List d Novitiates.
Amer the ceremonial session last night.
Which was the first held in Washington
tnstWo years, an elaborate menu was
served During the course Of the ban.
Quet. music was furnished by the Co.'S
1os Orchestra, who also accompanied
several vaudeville acts that entertained
the members and guests.
The novitiaties who entered the realms
At Joyianism last night are E. II. Hen
6erUon, Mortimer Duperow, c. p. King.
W1nfem, Z. Clarke. E. Deb Weston. L.
D. Bliss. A. F. Carroll. John c. Bah
Geek, A. H. Brane. T. ]. Fisher. James
,. Taylor. Walter D. Briscoe. Ward F.
Q9rr1ckson. Oscar H. Bundy, Earl
Wheeler. Nelson g. Thompson. Clarence
A. Peterson, Elmer II. Catlin, william
a. Rodgers, Godfrey M S. TAFT, W. A.
Doying. w. B. Emmert, FREQ Austin;
J.rH. F1nney. Milton Mantz, Hairy Ste
ssns, Harry l. Wineland, S. F. Card
nef. Z. p Murphy, J. Kent White, ]. II.
EQynton. W. A. Woolford, james Rob
etteon. J. T. Shadwell. A J. Bachrach.
Hornig. l.. B. Schloss. Frederick
Jewell Whitehead, R B. Downing. X.
". DaFr. jr.. Edw. C. Wells. F. ]. Mer-
shetfner. d. H Hamilton. NJ ]. O'Con-
0edL d. 6. Cooley. c. II. Israel. c. II.
Dfnmark. W. F. Ham, and Charles 8.
Klmball.
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