Evening star., 1914-11-15
Junior past state councillor. Emory L
Balderson. in behalf of the council.
Refreshments were served.

Potomac Council. No 20. met Tuesday
evening in Odd Fellows Hall. George
were adopted for increasing the mem
bership by May 10, 1915. when the
| council will be twenty-six years old
! and the Oldest council in the District of
Columbia. under the jurisdiction of the
State Council. A resolution was adopt
ed to invite the State Council of the
District of Columbia to hold it's 1915
annual session in this section of the
city. The council adjourned early so
as to attend the anniversary of Wa sh-
ington Council. No. 13. in body.
The nineteenth annual session of the
Junior Order United American Me-
chanics of the District of Columbia
convened Wednesday and Thursday
evenings in the hail of Edward J. Ross
Council. No. &c. Old Masonic Temple,
9Th and F streets northwest. and the
hall of Liberty Bell Council, No. So,
| Northeast Temple. 18th and II streets
northeast. respectively, with the state
council. James A. Madison. jr. pre-
| siding.
Fraternal delegates George Ford.
state secretary of Pennsylvania: Thom-
as Ivey. state secretary Of Virginia:
Past State Councillor L. J. Fandry and
Junior Past state Councillor G. Z. Ber-
ger both of New York, and Junior
Past State Councillor Frank X. Muter
of New Jersey; president of the five
state general executive board were
present and delivered addresses The
| floating of the flag over the public
! schools was discussed at length. and
| the reading of the Bible in the
schools. according to the principles Of
| the order. Reports of the state coun-
! cilor, state vice councillor. state secre-
| tary, state treasurer and junior past
state councillor showed that the order
| had made an increase of about 10 per
cent during the year in membership
and financially. A resolution was
adopted for the appointment of com
! mittee of five to look into the care Of
| the orphans of deceased members of
the order.
! An official receipt was adopted for
| the benefit of mem bers who are travel
ing throughout the country The prize
offered by the State Council was
awarded to Edward J. Ross Council,
| No. 26, for making tho largest increase
| in membership during the year.
A resolution was adopted allowing all
past state councillors a voice at the
sessions, but not vote.
The newly elected state officers for
the 1914-1915 term were installed by
Past state Council William L. Jenkins
of the District of Columbia, follows:
State councillor, Charles S. Jones. NO
%: state vice councillor. Dwight l..
Bromwell. No. 50; State Council secre-
tar., Edward P. Hazelton. No: "a. re-
elected: assistant State Council secre-
tary, William Z. Saunders. No. 26;
state Council treasurer. Charles II.
Summers. No. 20. reelected; state
Council conductor, G. T. Barksdale. NO.
26 State Council warden. Laurence
Hurley, No. 50: State Council inside
sentinel. William Kidwell: No: n;
State Council outside sentinel. J: H.
Hummer, No. 13; State Council chap
lain. Washington p. Evans, No. ~;
state Council trustees. D. NJ. Weeks,
+. l.. Lingle and Harry A. Beck, all re-
elected.
The session was adjourned after ad-
dresses by the newly installed ofhcers
Edward ]. Ross Council. No, 20
| transa ed only routine business Wed
nesday evening in order that the ma II
could be used by the State Council TOT
the first evening of its nineteenth an
nual session.
Andrew Jackson Council. No. :. met
Thursday night with Sixty ihet.'pe. .. =
nresent After the business OF the
evening was finished an address was
delivered by National Representative
| Mc(;ill of No g. The following were
! present representing the general gooa
If the order committee: J. III. Cran1oro,
i No is, chairman: Lumsin. NO 30; Price
No 3 and Hargott, No. 10, and all made
remarks
Mr. Slagle of this council entertained
the members with jokes. The counGil
is making preparations to attend the
THANKSGIVING service on the Zsth III
| slant. at Ryland Chapel. at 10Th anu
| ID streets southwest, where al .ne
councils and the d. of A. Will JON;
| Cigars were served. The council auu,''
ten to it's membership the past mon'h'