The Washington herald., 1914-02-01

Hoizman).
O,Neiu Heads Masonic Assoeiatien.,
Brother Charles j. o'Neill was elected
president of the Masonic Mutual Lfs
Association last week, to I'LL the vacancy
caused BY the resignation OF Charles .
/ Nssbit, who has been appointed superin.
tendent Of insurance Of the District oi
Columbia
Lebanon Lodge Entertains Visitors.
At a special communication of Lebanon
Lodge, No. z r. A. A. NJ. last Thursday
night the Master Mason degree was con-
ferred on several candidates- ABOUT ~
brethren were present to witness the de-
tree which was conferred in an excellent
manner by the officers Of the lodge
worshipful Master C. d. 6hackelford.
presiding. The other officers taking part
were n. b. Yerger, c. Z. Alexander' w.
w. Ludlow, Carl Kattieman, d. A.
Beach, Lester ]. Kelly. e. c. Wood. {.
v. White. W. B. Freeman, ana =. N.
| Blair Mckenzie, ]. b Wilson and quar-
tet composed Of r. E Backing. E l.
Dunman, r. c. Schaffer. and c. E. Moore.
At the conclusion of the degree ban
| quet was served by the ladies of the
lodge, Mrs. Blair Mckenzie, chairman;
| Mrs c. d. Shackelford. Mrs. NJ b.
Yerger, Mrs Thomas s. Sergeon. MIS-.
Charles 8. shreve, Miss Mckenzie, and
others.
Lebanon Lodge quartet was a popular
contributor to the after-dinner festivities,
responding to several encores- Members
of the quartet are Richard Backing. z.
L. Durham, r. c. Scffaffer. and Charles
Z. Moore.
worshipful Master william q. Lieual-
len. of East Gate Lodge, No. "a, the
baby lodge" of the District with thirty
two members Of his lodge. were special
guests.
Those who took part in the minstrel
show were William Thornton, interiocu-
ter, and Louis Brown and Harry Shack
elford, end men. The ladies' OF the chorus
were Mrs. L Delano and Misses ]. Dem
mark. Ella Cole. Efie Darnell. Bessie
Darnell. Naomi Gates, Irene Moore, and
Helen Moore.
The affair was arranged by the follow
ing committee: Blair Mckenzie. Thomas
E. sergeon. Charles s. Shreve. d. w.
Beach, and ]. Gordon Jones.
Among those present were Samuel z.
Aler, George w. Riley. Henry Phillips,
John F. Akin. c. W. Hafie, c. H. Gerlach,
X. w. Miltenberge. s. Sandman. r. l..
Phinney, W. N. EscavaiIie. ST.. J. r.
Schwinger, ]. F. Wondraek, Joseph F.
Schevlin, New York; ]. A Perley. W. G.
Lieuallin. Z. A. W. Louson, c. W. Keil.
A. E. Fletcher, A. s. Henderson. T.
Homer Hall, G. L. Bedwell, c. z. Sener.
U. F. McCardell. H. D. Beach. II. s.
Burgess. J. w. Greene. l. R. Schwinger.
r. B. Thomasson. J. W. l. Caldwell. W.
r. Coon. c. L. Mendel. W. T. Hackett.
z. A. N. Lawson, A. F. Bauer. W. NJ.
Gutridge, Edward F. Jack. A II. RosseIl.
William D. Cunningham, W. L. Curry, ].
T. w. Miller. Paul G. Bidault, Charles
E. Getz, George l. Martin, Clarence p.
Brewer. C. r. Tillotson, ]. ]. Membert.
Charles ". Moore, F. c. Schaner. r. W.
Dunham, ]. B. Wilson. n. L. Fitzhugh.
r. P. Backing. H. r. Stewart. c. NJ.
Smith. II. NJ. Singleton. George E Jacobs,
]. Reed Cheseldine, Arthur Armstrong.
James NJ. Leckie, ]. Ben Middleton.
Thomas E. Snyder. W. C. Meyers. F. C.
Gieseking, G. B. Reeves, T. G. Allen. W.
F. Wagner, Lee Petchlynn, s. Landsman.
NJ. ]. Waple, n. S. Ballen, W. Lester
Baker. R. E Griffin, A. B. Douglas. w.
]. King. c. Kattleman, jr.. Peterson.
]. G. Schuerger. F. I. Beach. Thomas s.
Sergeon. d. Stuart Jones, William F.
Bowen. Pierre Dubois, W. W. Price. ].
l. Stull, Blair Mckenzie, d. 9. William
son. @. Albert Scott Charles II. Squier.
John Mcpherson. f. F. Ramsey, William
F. Hortman. L. F. Holden. William L.
Burkhart, J. Ed Dennis, II. W. Winter,
o. B. Atwood. ]. F. Putnam, A. S. Hen
derson, L. B. Strickrott. w. +. waple,
VI. B. Yerger. B. r. Sonen, Charles F.
Granholm. R. A. Farmer. Preston C.
Wheeler. Mosby Williams. ]. H. Goodrich.
James X. Kerr. J. E. Inman. r. E. Lee,
c. C. Grimsley, F. NJ. Dierhoph. Samuel
Evans. ]. ]. De Moll. George G. Seibold.
Furman B. Wise. Paul B. Cromelin,
Henry A Baker. J. W. Greene. F. S.
Benham. G. NJ Lands. E. B. Baldwin,
F. W. Sharp, Lehigh L Nettleton. II.
s. Burgess. Carl Kemp. John William
Lyons, Elwood z. Basr. W. r. Fitzhugh,
Hy Bauer. and C. II. Buelin.
James 8. Mccarthy to Have Charge. |
The stated communication OF Washing
ton Centennial Lodge. No Il. F. A. A. NJ, |
next Wednesday evening, will be followed |
by a program and entertainment under |
the direction Of Junior Warder James s. |
Mccarthy.
1t is expected that Jnnior Warden Nc
Carthy will spring some very interesting |
surprises in the line OF entertainment for |
the exact nature Of the program has not !
been divulged. 1t is now believed that 1
the attendance next Wednesday night |
will be larger than for many months.
X a1lipolis Grotto to Have Benefit.
Kallipolis Grotto Band will be benefited
by the proceeds OF the oyster roast and
to be presented by the
OF Kallipolis Grotto, No. Is.
Mystic Order OF Yelled Prophets OF the
Realm. and OF the band. next
Wednesday night. at the rathskeller of
Eagles Hall, Sixth and E streets north
west.
At the annual business meeting and
election of officers. held by the grotto
last Thursday night, Peter R Pullman
was elected monarch; Edward W. Libbey,
chief Justice: Oscar A. c. Oehmler. mas
ter OF ceremonies; Harry L. Strang, jr..
secretary: Joseph Curran. treasurer;
B. Walker, sentinel, and William
II. Wunder, trustee.
The Kallipolis- Richmond conventionl
committee has also made plans for
benefit performance at Polls Theater on
February II. In addition to the regular
show. specialties will be introduced be-
tween the acts.
Hold Banquet.
The Matrons' and Patrons Organiza-
don Of 1911, Of the Order Of the Eastern
star, held their annual dinner at the New
Ebbitt House last Thursday night. The
annual election of officers was held at i
he business meeting which preceded the
Inner.
Wallace Streeter and Ethel Baker con-
ributed the principal speeches. Jason =
Waterman was toastmaster. Tho elec- ,
ion resulted as follows: President, Mrs. I
Clara Hughes; vice president. Edgar J
whitman; secretary, Walter Hagen; ,
reasurer, Mrs. Bena Barnhart: executive !
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