Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-30
MAS0NS AT BANQUET
WITH INVITED GUESTS
Fiftieth Anniversary Of Acacia
Lodge, No. Is, Celebrated by
It's Members.
DR.. Daniel McFarlan, Only Surviving
Charter Member, Reviews His
tory Of Organization.

Members of Acacia Lodge. No. Is +. A.
A. ", with their wives and daughters
and number of invited guests, celebrat-
ed the semi-centenniaI anniversary of the
lodge with a banquet at Rauscher's last
night, the affair being the final function
of the observance. which began with a
special service at st. Marks Episcopal
Church Sunday night.
DR.. Daniel McFarlan, who bears the
distinction OF being the only surviving
charter member OF Acacia Lodge, was
the special guest of honor. DIR. McFar-
Ian gave an interesting historical review
OF the lodge which was chartered De-
cember IS, 1868. Other features of the
program following the invocation by Rev.
William A. Haggerty were an address OF
welcome by Worshipful Master William
W Conner, solos by Richard II. Backing,
James T. Hicks and Mrs Helen Donahue
De 70 and brief addresses by members.
The committee having charge of the ar
engagements for the banquet was COM
posed of William w. Conner. chairman;
edward Il. Coladay, Samuel T. Farmer,
Deics NJ. Carter and Harry III. r. Hell
wig
Guests at Table.
Among those VINO were present DIT INC
banquet were:
Rev. C. f. Stetson. Mrs. Milans,
Calvin Milans, St. Johns Lodge; Charles
i. Baldwin. junior past grand master;
Mrs. Whitley, Rev. Earle Whitley, T. John
Newton. grand master; Mrs. O'Neill,
Charles ]. ONeiil. Mrs. Conner, William
w. Conner, Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral \. VI. Dockery, Mrs. Haggerty, Rev.
William \ Haggerty, Dr.. Daniel Nc
- Il
chaplain; w. Z. Anderson, r. P. Backing,
Mr.. and Mrs. p. l. Balch. Mr. and Mrs.
{. c. Barnes. Z. Z. Blodgett. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Boate. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. z. Bor-
Joseph Burroughs, Mr.. and Mrs. A. v.
Burdine, Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ. Carter. Mr..
and Mrs. c. Cameron. Mr.. and, Mrs. L.
4. Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. Z. E. Clement,
Mrs E. F. CoIladay. S. T. Covert, Mr..
and Mrs. s. S. Culbertson, W. G. Cole
man. A. w. De La Vergne Mr.. and Mrs.
9 II. Dkeman. A. b. Douglas, w. T.
and Mrs. D. A. Edwards, Mr.. and
6. D. Ellsworth. H. English. Mr.
and Mrs. r. Entenmann, Mr.. and Mrs.
; T. Farmer, Mr. and Mrs; Charles
Fass. Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Fischer. c. Il.
flather. l. Fortune, DR.. Franzoni, +.
CARRIERS, Mr. and Mrs. Fl. j. Gotthold
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Gunther, j. c. Haley,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Halliday. F. X Hal
ter. r Hart. Mr.. and Mrs. D. j. Har-
wood, Mr.. and Mrs. H III. r. Helwig,
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Hesse, w. P. Heyg-
ster. w. NJ. Heyl. J. T. Hicks, E. H.
Honey. Mr.. and Mrs. C. S Hunnicut,
Dr. and Mrs. IL j. Hunt Mr.. and Mrs.
II. W p. Hunt, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Hur-
die. Mr.. and Mrs. T. Jarvis, Mr.. and
Mrs 9. f. Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. c. r.
kIose. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kolb. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Kraemer. II. Kur,
T.. X. kulp, A. Lancaster, Mr.. and Mrs
+ r. Lamson. +. h. Landa, j. III. Levin
sohn. Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Lusby. Mr..
ana Mrs. Il. &. McAuley. w. $. McFar-
H. Maltby. G G. Melody, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
J.. Meyer, F. W. Moore, A. B. Myer. B. p.
Myer. Guy Fl. Norwood. MIR. and Mrs. u.
O. Perry, Emil Petersen. Mr.. and Mrs.
T. W. 5. Phelps. Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ.
Poynton, DR.. and Mrs. D. W. Prentiss.
Mr.. and Mrs c. w. Renshawe, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. j. Robertson. Mr. and Mrs. r.
". Rogers, X. Rothschild, Mr.. and Mrs
l. @ Rousseau. Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. w. Rut-
ledge, Mr. and Mrs Z. d. Reverson. A.
-. Schmidt, Mr.. and Mrs W. Schoneber-
ger. Mr. and Mrs II. \. Silbert. Mr.. and
Mrs. 3. r Smith, G. A. Smith. j. c.
i. J. Stanberry Mr.. and Mrs. j. y. Steed.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. d. Steen, Mr.. and Mrs
Fl. NJ. Steen. Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Stevens,
Mr.. and Mrs a. III. Strasburger, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Sutherland, J. r. Tisinger. A. ].
Tolman, Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Topping. ".
f. Torney. Mr.. and Mrs. e b. Tyson, MI
and Mrs. ]. Vorkoeper, Mr.. and Mrs. X
q. Watts, G.. W. Weber. Mr.. and Mrs. T.
T. wetson. Mrs. II. c. Wilkinson. Mr:
and Mrs W. d. Williamson, Mr. and
Mrs. j. H. Windsor, Mr.. and Mrs. F. g..
Woodward and \. S. Wright.