Evening star., 1914-03-31
W0RSHIPFUL MASTERS,
F. A. A. NJ, HOLD BANQUET
Officers of 1918 Form Permanent Or
ganization and Elect
Officers.

"Get together-Stay together was the
slogan of the Worshipful Masters of 1918.
r. A. A. NJ, at a banquet held last night
at the st. James Hotel, and as a result a
permanent organization was perfected
and officers elected for the ensuing year.
1t was the first gathering of the masters
since retiring from office last December.
The following officers were elected:
President, Bert V. Wolfe, King Solomon
Lodge. No 81; vice president, James II.
Windsor, Acacia Lodge, No. IS; secre-
tary-treasurer, Milton J. Fillius, Ana
Master Charles E. Baldwin, King David
Lodge, No. %, and Harry NJ. Bedell,
Columbia Lodge, No. 3, as members of
the executive committee, together with
the three officers of the association
Drink Silent Toast.
The program of the evening opened
with drinking silent toast to John I.
Painter of Dawson Lodge, No. 16, whose
death occurred near the close of his
Masonic year. Bert " Wolfe, chairman
of the committee on arrangements, acted
as temporary POSTMASTER. introducing
Past Master Jason Waterman of Wash
ington Centennial Lodge, No. IA, who
performed the duties of POSTMASTER dur
ing the remainder of the evening.
Brief speeches were made by Past
Grand Master Charles E. Baldwin and Past
Masters Fred NJ. Book, Jason Waterman.
Stirling Kerr, jr., Bert V. Wolfe, Philip
F. Pollard, Harry NJ. Bedell, Charles 8.
Shreve jr, Harry l. Parkinson, Howard
S. Fisk, DR.. Grant S. Branhart. Milton
]. Fillius and Herman W: Walther.
Musical selections were rendered by an
orchestra during the evening, while Mil
ton j. Ffllius sang several solos,.
The question of forming a permanent
organization was discussed at length
and those present voted in favor of the
proposition. The officers will hold office
until the annual banquet and meeting in
March, which it was decided to hold
each year. Other meetings will be held
during the year.
Photographs Distributed.
Large photographs containing pictures
of the members of the 1913 organiza-
ton of masters were distributed to those
present. The original picture from which
the reproductions were made probably
will adorn the wall in the room endowed
by the Masters Association of 1913 in
the new Masonic and Eastern Star Home
near Takoma Park, D. C. The matter
was put in charge of the officers of the
association.
Those in attendance last evening in
cluded: Past Grand Master Charles E.
Baldwin, Harry NJ. Bedell, Columbia,
No. 3; Charles S. Shreve, jr., Lebanon,
No. Z; Thomas Keely, The New Je-
rusalem, No. 8; Fred NJ. Book, ST John,
No. IL; Jason Waterman, Washington
Centennial, No. IA: James H. Windsor,
Acacia. No. Is; DR.. Grant S. Barnhart,
Hope. No. 20; Milton ]. Fillius. Anacostia,
No. 21; Philip F. Pollard, Stansbury, No.
"a; George NJ. Siebert Arminius No.
25 (worshipful master also 1910; Harry
L. Parkinson, Osiris. No. 26; Albert H.
Pike. Myron M. Parker, No. 81: Howard
s. Fisk, Takoma, No. 29;. Herman w.
Walther, William R. Singleton, No. 30;
Bert V. Wolfe, King Solomon, No. 81;
Stirling Kerr. jr.. Temple-Noyes, No.
b, and Edwin A. Swingle, Mt. Pleasant,
No. 33.
The committee in charge of last night s
affair was composed of Bert V. Wolfe,
chairman; Otto Hammerbacker, Milton
J. Fillius, F. H. Kramer and James H
Windsor.