The Washington herald., 1914-01-20
KNIGHTS TEMPT
HOLD INSPECTION
Five District COMMANDERS
Take Part in Imposing
Ceremony.
GRAND MARCH FOLLOWS
Grand Officers and Women Fnends
Give Benefit for Masonic and
,Eastern Star Home.

of the hve constituent commanueries v
Knights Templar of the District las
night in the auditorium of New Masonic
Temple brought out hundreds of 81
knights resplendent in their uniforms, &C
companied by their wives and womer
friends.
Promptly at o'clock the various com
manderies entered the auditorium OF tn
Temple to the strains of the march playet
by a large orchestra. and the ceremony
of inspection was conducted by Crane
Commander Henry X. Simpson. assisted
by his associate officers of the Crane
Commandery of knights Templar of tn,
District The Communicates. under theii
commanders, were well represented, and
the inspection was fully up to the stand
ard of former years.
Grand March Follows.
Immediately after the inspection cere-
monies the chairman of the floor COM
mittee, DIR. Frank L. Gibson, accompanied
by Miss Frances NJ. Stumph, led the
grand march. followed by Grand Com
mander Simpson, accompanied by Mrs
Simpson; the other members of the grand
commandery. accompanied by their part
ners. and Commander ]. NJ. Huddleston,
of Potomac Commandery, No. 5, accom-
panied by Mrs. Huddleston.
DR.. Gibson and Miss Stumph led the
sir knights through so many twists and
turns that 1t was difficult to know where
il was all going to end. The figures in
cluded the ser ,entire movement, a
formation of the maltese cross, one of
the insignias of the order, in which
twelve couples were used as markers;
and the final and most impressive fig
ure, the passion cross. In the latter
formation a flash light vas taken of the
group
During the dances to popular airs the
choruses were made enjoyable by the
presence of tenor singer who made
himself heard by means of a good voice
and megaphone.
The banquet hall was visited during
the evening from 10 o'clock to midnight.
when a buffet supper was served. A
piano was pressed into service in the
banquet hall.
The affair was given for the benefit of
a most worthy cause, the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home, which is receiving
the support of every Masonic body in
the District.
DIR. Gibson Floor Chief.
DIR. Frank E. Glib was chairman of
!hc floor committee, with Commanders
William S. Quinter. of Washington Com
nandery, No. L; Jarrett G. Huddleston,
81 Potomac. 10. 3: Gratz Z. Dunkum, of
Re Molay Mounted. No. 4, and Edward z.
Hazleton, OF O. lent, No. ), as vice chair
men.
The following composed the membership
Of the floor committee: James I. Gibbs.
Seaton w. Trunnell. Ernest c. Berger,
w. W. Biggs, Guy NJ. Nicely, DR.. Mark
f.. Finley, Lewis Fl. Meyers. J. R. String
fellow. William T. Hebbard, William T.
Hastings, George J. Mueller. George
Spransy. J. Claude Eeip"~. Edgar c.
Walford. DR. George H. Townsend. Will
lam A. Harries. Thomas w. Bramhali.
Frank II. Pierce, Irving ;. Hall. warren
w. Shearer. George Poole. William H.
McCray, Edward kolb. Oliver a. Phelps,
August e. Douglas. William III. Amiss,
George T. Strobel, Walter II. klopfer.
Charles T. Baldwin. Benjamin +. Lar
cCmbe jr, Charles h. Foster, James H.
Mcintosh. James s Mccarthy. Robert j.
Bell Edmund s. Wolfe, -.Ielvin \. Wertz,
Frank HeSneT, David 5. Hoover, BenJa-
min r. Coles, TIerford T. Cowling- Sam
uel RI. Deckman. William J. Hill, George
l.. Iseman. Thomas r. Manning, Albert
a. Roby. Charles ID. Shackleford. c. W.
Hoover Charles G. Volk, George VI.
Whiting, Charles B. Matthews, Charles
Long Edgar A. Nelson, jr., John ~
EIlinger. DR.. Charles c. zimmerman Dr.
George *. Baier, DIR. Grant S. Barnhart,
Dr. Charles w. Brown, Dr. oscar H.
Cournbe. Dr. s. Clifford Cox. DIR. Stuart
charles A. Stewart, William b. Hardy,
Herman Schumacher. DIR. F. NJ. Has
brouck, A. S. Mccoy, II. G. Wagner,
Charles T. Lindsey. John A. Meyer. r.
A. Daw. r. L. Frye, w. ]. kirkland.
3. +. Harper. F. S. Hodson, Diller +.
Iroff Helmer Rabild. Arthur {. Shaw,
Emil c. Shaffer, William II. Parsons,
John Texton, f. p. Weller, Samuel M.
Frazier. Charles A. Stevens, William n.
"
Samuel T. Hind. George B. Bury, George
A. Won Dachenhausen. George Z. Hebbard.
r R. Gasch. o. II. Gordon, V. NJ
Fcokes, Maurice A. Hess, William W.
Georges. w. C. Avery, G. F. Roberts,
Ferdinand Waldman. George L. Smith,
w T. F. Hines, Robert +. L. Thomas,
Collin f. +. Fathers, Frank E. Koch,
Elmer c. Wood. Dr. George ]. Sibiey,
Michael D'Manna, William Muehleisen,
rownIey Mckee, j. S. Hambley, A. T.
Leith, u. d. BlackIston. c. Lamond, Jo-
seph Costinette, John ]. Costinette, c. ].
O'NeilI, Parker II. Sweet, jr.; James Gra-
ham, E II. Graham, w. ]. Kirkland, ].
r. Helmer. L. p. Darrell, T. E. Hampton,
DR.. George A. Baker. A. c. wilkins,
Harry l.. Gordon, George III. Whiting,
Thomas A. Robbins. William J. Hill, Sal
vatore Desio. Ralph f. Bihlman, George
T. Smith, and CLAYTON Z. Emig. jr.
Heads supper Committee.
Sir knight Charles A. Stevens headed
the supper committee as chairman, as
sisted by Charles F. Roberts az vice
chairman, and the following Sir Knights,
who saw to the comfort of the guests
who invaded the banquet hall: JamesL.
Marshall, Motley Anderson, George W.
Evans. c. NJ. Emmons. Thomas Somer-
vile, Jacob Stultz, B. II. Warner. Samuel
T Hind, Fred II. Kramer, Thomas Grant.
Samuel NJ. Frazier. Louis II, Bicks,
Charles Dietz, William ]. kirkland, Ben
jamin W. Murch. Charles A. Stroble.
Rev. L. H. Waring. Bert II. Brockway,
salvatore Desio, John A Ellinger. v. M.
Fookes, Carey S. Frye. Ernst Gerstenberg.
n. r. Harnish, Fred W. Miller, Frank X.
Raymond, C. r.. Samson, Edward S.
Schmid. Charles G. Volk, John c. Wine
man, Harry Standiford, Andrew Parker,
James B. Lamhie,. d. Percy Hickling. +.
w. Behrens Maurice Otterback. John
Texton. z. z. Thompson, H. B. Cramer
= C. Yeabower, Granville NJ. Hunt, Will
lam NJ. Beahm. Abram Frey, Clyde G.
9. Shaffer, A. c. Shaw, Louis Hartig,
Charles Jacobsen. 2. d. Blackstone, G.
B. Bury, John Dolph Jehn B. Hayes,
Charles Long, Henry Schneider, Lem
Towers. jr.. Milton +. Allies, Otto J. De
Moll, Henry w. Eibel. George w. Engel,
T.. L. Friedrich, p. c. Garden, Harvey
Given. Harry r. Kennedy. Henry T. ONT
erdinger, George W. Rea, H. E. Sands,
w. ]. vonderheide,- Louis c. Wilson,
Warner Stutler. Thomas e. Ogram. A. X.