Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-12

| Gould.
Six new members were elected
Charles f. Baldwin, Thomas H. Gale.
way. Louis Knott, Charles J. O'Neill
Alfred Walford and John J. Crawford
Past Grand Master Harry ]. Simpson
| had charge of the installation of Off
GERS. which followed their election. An.
nual reports We're made by the retir-
| ing president, Jacobus S. Jones. an6
the secretary and treasurer. The or
ganlzation was shown to be in a -four
ishing condition, with nearly 275 resi-
| dent members. Eighteen deaths &C.
CURED during the past year
The annual dinner of the association
| Will take place the evening of January
"a at the Ebbitt
The Trowel Club. composed of mem
| bers of the Masonic fraternity en-
ployed in the Department of the In
| terror, held a ladies' night at the Home
Club Thursday evening. The Chami-
| made trio, composed of Miss Elsie
Raner and Miss Ruth Jones, with Miss
| Adele Robinson at the piano, sang. as
j did the National Quartet, composed of
Mrs. Elizabeth Maxwell, Miss Lillian
Chenowith, William E. Braithawaite
and Joseph Schofield. with Miss Edith
Garrett Johnston at the piano.
The drill team of Columbia Com
| mandery. No. ,, Knights Templar. was
| host to members of the comma ndery
and their ladies Tuesday evening. The
| following program was given: Recita-
| ton, Mr.. Bell: contralto solo, Mrs. A
| Julian Brylawski: reading, Miss Blanche
Peters: tenor solo, Roy Tilder; recita-
| ton, Miss Irwin: soprano solo, Mrs.
| Gottsman, and selection by st. Paurs
| English Lutheran Church Quartet. The
! accompanist of the evening was Mrs
Bailey. In the banquet hall, which was
| decorated with American flags, a buff
fet supper was served and dancing fol-
| lowed until late hour
| w. W. Wellington. grand master of
the Grand Council of Royal and Select
| Masters, who visited the city the past
| week, was rendered complimentary
dinner at the University Club Thurs
| day evening by the two local cryptic
bodies, Washington and Adoniram
| Councils.
Lodge. No. 264. celebrated it's annual
! banquet and ladies' night The hall
was decorated with cedar, running
pine and the Masonic emblems. the
color scheme of red and green being
| carried also in the favors. Guy n.
| Church was chairman OF the committee
! on decorations and DIR. Charles F. Rus
sell of the reception committee, George
| r. Bready, DR.. Robey and DIR. Huddle-
son composed the banquet committee;
/ William H Dawson provided the enter
tainment and Ralph r. Reed headed
| the ticket committee. Edgar Z. Gill
! cite. worshipful master of the lodge,
presided as POSTMASTER. Among those
! on the program were Henry K. Field,
senior warden, of Alexandria: George
S. Mankin, past district deputy grand
| master of Falls Church; DIR. Merton E.
Church of Falls Church. district deputy
grand master: DR.. George Townsend of
Washington, c. c. Field of Fredericks-
| burg, Walter T. Oliver. past district
deputy grand master of Fairfax; DIR.
| Frank w. Huddleson, district deputy
grand master: Elmer E. Lewis. past
master, Ashburn Lodge, and DIR. Charles
F. Russell, marshal.
Covers were laid for 100. Music was
rendered by Washington orchestra.
The banquet was the largest and most
important event of the season.
The following results in the blue
lodge elections of the past week have
been reported:
Columbia Lodge. No. 3.-Harry E.
sengstack, master; Joseph NJ Marzolf.
senior warden; John c. W. Beall, junior
| warden; J. Claude KEEPER, secretary;
] Harry Wilson. treasurer. proxies to
| Grand Lodge: Stafford G. de Lesdernier,
| for master: Harry B. Plankinton. for
j senior warden, and Elmer T. Kalten-
| bach, for junior warden.
Potomac Lodge. No. 5.-Herbert A.
Williams, master; Joseph A. Bennett.
senior warden: Luther H. Waring.
| >,
| tary tre-elected): Isaac Birch, treas
urer (re-elected); Walter x. Handy,
senior deacon: Montgomery Hunter,
| junior deacon; E. NJ. Hasbrouck. senior
steward: Thomas Hartford, junior stew
ard; Charles T. Lindsey. master of
ceremonies; J. H. w. Blake, chaplain
! John C. Ballou, organist: Robert Ack-
ers, tiler. Past Master Charles H. Will
| liams installed the officers-elect. Rich
ard S. Roseberry. the retiring master,
| tod h or ct or G
jewel.
| Lebanon Lodge. No. Charles E.
Alexander, master: Lester J. Kelley,
senior warden: Elmer G; Wood, junior
| warden: Walter W. Ludlow, secretary
Carl Kattleman. jr.. treasurer: proxies
! to Grand Lodge, Carl Van White, for
master; William B. Freeman, for SEN
| Tor warden, and Joseph F.. Schofield, for
| junior warden.
National Lodge, No. 12-Frank A.
! Tuck. master: John L. McGrew, senior
| warden; Edward Burkholder, Junior
warden; Dan G. Vaughan P. Nj, secre-
| treasurer (re-elected); Herman J.
| LANCE. senior deacon: John w. Kim
merling. junior deacon. Charles w
| Norton, senior steward: DR.. r l.. Spire.
junior steward; J. E. Payne o. NJ,
| master of ceremonies: Roger O'Donnell
| Up. M, degree director: Admiral j. j
Kane chaplain: Raphael Rooster. or
/ ganist; A l.. Simpson, Richard Back
| ing, J. S. Hicks and T.. ]. Aiken. choir;
| John J. Hill, tiler: Merrick Williams
! assistant tiler; George l.. Sherman fP
NJ, delegate to st. Johns Mite So
| ciety: T. John Newton Up. G. NJ. dele
| gate to Masonic board Of relief (two
years.; Ernest H. Carnes Up. NJ, rep
| resentative on board Of managers Ma
J sonic and Eastern Star Home; T. John
| Newton Up. q. NJ, Joseph +. Falk Up
| NJ and NJ. NJ. Rich. trustees: Joseph F.
Falk Up. M. representative in Masonic
Hall Association; Merrick Williams
lodge room, No. . Herman J. Lange
John W. Kimmerling and Charles w
Norton, proxies to Grand Lodge.
The committee appointments were as
follows: Charity, Frank A. Tuck. Rog'
er O'Donnell Up. NJ and James f. lib.
bits fP M. finance, Hunter II. Laugh
| ton. William T. Hastings P. ND and
man ]. LANCE. John w. kimmerling
Charles w. Norton. r. l.. Spire, l.. w
Siebuhr Claude d. kesler and w A
| Barbour: examination, John l.. McGrew
Edward Burkholder and X. T.. Vincent
visiting sick members. Lafayette Lea
man Up. Nj, 6. +. Mayer. J. +. Fields
William bona ldson, Samuel J. Gompers
and Ray Low Smith.
Tie new officers were installed by
Past Grand Master T. John Newton
following which Roger ODonnell. IL
! behalf of the lodge. presented to tn
retiring master. Ernest ii. Carnes. {
diamond studded past masters jewel
BENJAMIN 3. French Lodge. No. Is
James =. Schick, master: lliam II
4 Written, jr.. senior warden; Charles a
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