Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-09
MASONS ARE HOME
FROM RIVER TRIP
.TempIe-Noyes Lodge Members
Had Enjoyable Outing on
Bay and River.

| After an ideal outing that included a
water trip from Baltimore on the steamer
Three Rivers of the Maryland Delaware
| and Virginia Railway Company down
| Chesapeake bay. around Point Lookout
and up the Potomac. the nearly four
score officers and members of Temple
Noyes Lodge. No 81 F. A. A. NJ. who
LETT Washington in special cars on the
Pennsylvania railroad Saturday after
noon for Baltimore. arrived safe sound
and apparently happy at the 9TH street
wharf early this morning
/ The first big incident of tn. trim oc-
CURED shortly after supper Saturday
| evening in the waters of ANNAPOLIS
where the great fleet of battleships was
anchored Quickly the entire party was
summoned To the upper deck, and. with
| hats Off and handkerchiefs waving
salute. The Star Spangled Banner and
America We're sung. Strung out In
reputation order and Illuminated with
electric lights from mast to water line the
great SHIPS made an imposing display.
Later ana until bedtime the party was
entertained in the saloon OF the steamer
with dramat rectations by Merritt 0.
Chance and musical selections by Charles
Roth. John T.. Shoemaker, Joshua l..
Callahan. Richard Beall and others.
|. Religious Services Aboard.
Sunday morning at 10 O'Clock religious
services were conducted in the saloon of
the steamer by Rev. William Tayloe
snyder Chaplain of the lodge and rector
or the Church Of the Incarnation
Harry G. kimball officiated at the
piano. IN the absence of an organ, and
cnoral music was furnished by Temple
MOVES Lodge junior choir. under the d-
rection OF Louis c. Wilson.
AFTER passing Point Lookout many
stops were made of more or less dura-
tion at the river landings, including Kin
sale, Lodge Landing. the site of one OF
the earliest Masonic temples in the
United States: Piney point where a stop
was made and brief reception given
the visitors by Warren Tolson: Leonard
town. where hours delay enabled the
excursonists to inspect the ancient river
metropolis and other points. At kinsale
and other points the delays were en-
gathered about the WharveS. gauntlet
races and find the DOODLE games
sunday evening literary and musical
entertainment was given in the saloon
or the steamer, under the direction of
Charles Roth. and at the close cape jas
samine boutonnierres were presented by
Rev. DIR. Snyder to all the members of
the party. and to the woman passengers
on the boat.
Just before supper one of the pleasant
est incidents of the trip occurred when
Worshtpful Master Stirling Kerr, jr., in
a graceful speech presented Capt. Will
Lam c. Geoe hogan of the Three Rivers
who will shortly celebrate his fiftieth an
niversary as Mason. with a pair of
Masonic solid link sleeve buttons, on pc
half of Temple-Noyes Lodge.
The buttons We're appropriately en-
graved and conveyed in a lasting in
scription the appreciation of the mem
bers of the lodge of what was de-
scribed AS the most delightfully."- en-
joyable outing ever recorded in the
annals of Temple-Noyes Lodge
Purser Also Gets Buttons.
A similar remembrance was made to
Furser Norman ID. Todd of the Three
Rivers. and both he and Capt. Geohe-
gan responded by turning the steamer
over to one of the most appreciative
and courteous bands of good fellows