Evening star., 1914-01-18

and well being of the guests who inFaoe
the banquet ban:
James L: Marshall, Motley Anderson
George ". Evans. C. NJ. Enlin noi;5'
Thomas Sumerville. Jacob Stu!tz, Il. H.
| Warner, Samuel T. Hind. Fred II. ~ am
er. Thomas Grant, Samuel NJ Frazer
Louis H. Bichs. Charles Dietz. IL
Lam J. Kirkland. BENJAMIN w Murcn'
Charles a. Stgo6le. Rev. l.. II N'ilhg, ai3s
| A. Ellinger. V. NJ. Fooiies, Carey ;.
! Frye. Ernst Gerstenbere, \. r Eaf-'
nish. Fred ". Miller. Frank N. KAY
mond. {. r Samson, Edward s. SchTald'
Charles G. Nolk, john c. inefnali
ltarrv Stanaiford. Andrew Parker; James
| II. Lambie. d. Percy Hickling. Fred W.
! Behrens, Maurice Otterback, John Tex
ton, f. f. Thompson. Harry B. CranleT
C. c. Yea bower. Granville NJ. Hunt. VII
liam NJ. Beahm, Abram Frey, Clyde C.
Lamond, Z. l.. Gait. John c. ost
George G. Shaffer, A. c. Shaw, Louis
! Hartig. Charles Jacobsen, z. d. B!ackis-
tore, G. T. Bury, John Dolph, John -
Hayes. Charles Long. Henry Schneider
Lem Towers ir., Milton +. Ai!es, Otto
]. De Mon. Henry W. Eibe, George w.
! Engel l.. l.. Friedrich, p. G. Garden,
| Harvey Given. Harry +. Kennedy, Henry
! T. Ofterdinger. George w. Eca. II. r.
Sands. w. J. Nouderhe.de. Louis G.. VIII
son. Warner Stutler Thomas +. oSram
i. Il. Paris. Edwin s. La fetra. Samuel
c. Eberly. B. F. Bradbury. Charles j.
to'Neil Charles II. Fred, }. NJ Grady, j.
]. Costinctt Hugo Worch and w. H
| Harrison.
The executive committee which has had
the general direction of affairs is COM
posed of Grand Commander Henry x.
Simpson. DR. Frank L. Gibson. William
I 5 puinter Gratz f. Dunkun. Edward z.
4 lIaEleton and Jarret C. Huddleston.
! Grand Commander Simpson said yes
- he mir f,F "a is
/ a2ane pleasure. He welcomed it for the
| probable benefit that will come to the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home, hut
above all he regarded the bringing to-
, gcther OF the sir knights of the District
and their families t.. a function of this
. kind tending to more closely weld the
order il friendship and fraternal relation,
I which viii result in great good to the or
| der itself in ether ways. The sir knights
. are said to appear to appreciate this and
! are working like beavers for Il big sue
I cess.
! Anno Incement was made yesterday that
! those who could not secure cards OF ad-
mission through their conmandery repre-
! senta lies Wi&ht secure them from Grand
| Recorder Arvine W. Johnston ut his office
in Masonic Temple.
Closely following this big social func-
tion under the auspices of the Knights
b Templ3r will come the annual ladies'
/ night and entertainment of the local
[ Scottish Rite bodies at the House of the
| Temple, Sd and f streets northwest the
/ evening of January -. This year the
I function will be greatly widenad in scope
! by a general invitation TO all master
Masona and their wives, daughters. sis
! ters and mothers To be present. 1t will
/ he in a measure Scottish Rite tender OF
i the "g ad hand" to the blue lodge mem
] bershir of the craft.
! A unique program is being arranged for
! the occasion and its details are being
! carefully guarded by the committees in
( charge Stirling Kerr. jr.. deputy for the
I Supreme Council in the District. will be
/ the chairman of the reception committee:
/ Roe Fulkerson, chairman of the enter
! tainment committee: Henry r. Evans of
/ the press committee, and the ushers for
the occasion viii be the Camp Guard of
Albert Pike Consistory, Maj. Frank f.
Gibson commanding. This will be another
effort in Masonic line TO develop closer
| friendship and fraternal relations.
! Last Tuesday evening the local bodies
I entertained a special committee from
( Dalcho Consistory of Richmond. which
, came to invite the degree team of Albert
! Pike Consistory to present in full cere
/ monial form the thirty-second degree in
Richmond the latter part of May.
The Invitation was brought by Clifton
H. Rudd David C. Kennedy and Harry
J. Thornton. all thirtythird degree hon
orary Masons of Dacho Cons.story. 1t
was accepted on behalf of the local
bodies by Deputy Stirling Kerr, jr., thirty
third degree honorary. who said prepara-
tons would be commenced at once for
the purpose.
I of the sick, General Secretary Elmer
Z. Simpson was reported as still confined
in the hospital with the trouble with
his knee, but improving, S. :. Yoder as
doing nicely; Paul y. Cook as con-
valesc ng; Rev. William Tayloe Snyder.
as able to be out again, and George J.
SchIey and Andrew w. Kelly. as i'll with
\ the grip. the latter since before Christ
mas.
the tourname nj contests in pool. billiards,
five hun tred.' chess and checkers will
be awarded the winners. The Cathedral
Calendar invites q fail turnout to say
nice things to the successful contestants
and mean things" to those who failed
to win. Rev. DIR. -Abram Simon has an
/ effective contribution on Courage in
/ the last issue of the Calendar.
! The Masonic Veteran Association will
give its thirty-siXth annual nner at the
Metropolitan Hotel next Friday evening
I The object of the dinner, as stated in
I the call of the stewards of the associa-
ton. is ''soc.abiity, renewed friendship
and pure enjoyment. The dinner is al
ways held on St John the AlmouerS
day. A short business session of the
! association will be held at o'clock,
\ the hotel on the second floor. when new
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