Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-19
FELLOWSHIP CLUB
HOST At FUNCTION
Masonic Officers and Others
in List of Guests of
Honor.
ADDRESS BY JUDGE HAYES
ON UNSOLVED PROBLEMS
Praises the Work Accomplished by
the Organizations Represented
at the Gathering.

The Association of wcrshipful Masters
and officers OF the Grand Lodge, r. A.
A. NJ, OF the District OF Columbia were
guests last evening at the fall meeting
of the Fellowship Club. held In Pythian
Temple. J. A. Williams. president Of the
club, acted as master Of ceremonies and
introduced the speakers
The Association of worshipful Masters.
headed by President Fred NJ. Book,
marched In a body from Masonic Tenn
pie. 18th street and New York avenue, to
Pythian Temple. Here they were re-
ceived by the officers and reception COM
rnittee of the Fellowship Club.
Seated on the speakers platform
were j. A. Williams, Grand Master
Charles E. Baldwin. Past Grand Master
Ben w. Murch, Past Grand Master J.
Claude KEEPER. Past Master Carter b.
keene of Temple-Noyes Lodge, No. 80.
OF this Jurisdiction; Fred M. Book.
president of the Association of
Worshipful Masters; w. r. Metz. pres
fdent of the Trestle Board Club; f.
e. Roberts, president OF the Compass
Club: Past Grand Master John II.
Coles OF Kentucky. and Judge Arthur
B. Hayes of Virginia.
Address by Judge Hayes.
The principal speaker was Judge
Hayes, who complimented the organ
ization on the excellent work they
were doing and the many important
problems which were still before them
to be solved. He spoke of Masonry
and the home. In closing his address
hQ oh OF nf 1iu-
ing. saying that the population within
the past twenty years had increased
25 per cent and 30 per cent Of that In.
c. ease was in the cities. The result.
he said, is that in order to provide for
this increase 1t was necessary to in
crease the produce. The consumer had
grown In greater proportion than the
producer, and, therefore, in order to
Offset this more of the people would
sooner or later have to go back to the
country If conditions were to be equal
lied.
Brief Talks by Others.
Addresses were also delivered by Presi
dent Book, President Metz and Presiden
Roberts on the work Of their respective
organizations. Past Grand Master Coles
took occasion to amuse his audience a.
the expense OF Past Grand Master Ke. pei
When Past Grand Master KEEPER arose
to say a few words he charged Pas
Grand Master Coles with moi only TAX n
up his own time, but his also: Pas
Master keene odd how deep he wa
interested in the work Of the Feiowshil
Cub and the god advice that he has
heard given to the members OF the or
ganization in regard to caring Tor tn
sick and the needy. He urged mor'
systematic method of listing those wht
needed, not money or necessar1es or NE
but good-fellowship and comfort, and e
add sunshine in the homes of those who
were Ill and needed companionship more
than anything else.
The last speaker of the evening was
Martin r. Spec man, secretary of th'
Trestle Board Club.
Worshipful Masters Present.
The worshipful masters present last
evening as guests of the Fellowship Clut
were Harry M. Bedell, Columbia Lodge
No. 3; Frank II. Kramer, Naval Lodge
No. 4; Thomas Kelly, New Jerusalem
No. 8; August B. Douglas. Hiram Lodge
No. 10: Fred NJ. Book, st. Johns Lodge
No. IL: Leslie Cramer, BENJAMIN b
French Lodge, No. 10; James II. Windsor
Acacia Lodge, No. IS; Milton j. Fillius
Anacostia Lodge, No. 21 Maurice A
Beckham, George C. Whiting Lodge. No
%; Philip F. Pollard, Stansbury Lodge
No "a; George M. Seibert. Arm Mus
Lodge, No. %: Harry L. Parkinson. Osiris
Lodge No. %; Otto Hammerbacher, King
David Lodge, No. %; Howard ). Fisk
Takoma Lodge, No %: Bert V. Wolfe
King Solomon Lodge, No. 81, and Edwin
A. NJ. Lawson. East Gate Lodge. No. "a
The officers of the Fellowship Club are;
President, J. A. Williams: vice president,
BENJAMIN j. Goldsworthy: secretary, 7.
D. Harbaugh. and treasurer, Glendie B.
Young. The club is composed of members
of the Masonic fraternity employed in
the bureau of engraving and printing.