Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11

ball game between members of Thomas
JEFFERSON Council, No. II, and one OF
the leading amateur teams of the Dis
triet. Other interesting features are
on the program.
The Uniform Ranks of the District OF
Columbia met Wednesday evening IN
the council chamber of Edward ]. Ross
Council. No 26, at Old Masonic Temple.
report was received from the COM
mfttee on the recent entertainment
, The entertainment will be repeated in
the fail by the officers of the ranks.
A vote of thanks was extended the Of
fcers and committees.
All business sessions have been post
poned during the summer until Tues
day. September IA. The next meeting
will be held at Columbia Council. No
80.
Members of Martha cambridge Coun
Gil. No.. l. Mizpah Council. No. 3. and
Fidelity Council. No. 4, d. of A.. will go
to Marshall Hail Friday evening with
Potomac Council, No. 20.
Liberty Bell Council. No. 55. met
Tuesday night at Northeast Temple,
H. B. Chew. state council deputy, was
present. Officers for the ensuing term
were installed by the, deputy and re-
marks We're made by all the new Of
councillors jewels to. Past Councillor
H. E. Brady and B. J. Brown. who, were
given the honor Of past councillor for
services rendered, and also a rising
vote of thanks. Refreshments were
served;
Thomas Wilkinson was initiated in
Jehu Tent, No.%22, Tuesday night. The
report of the finance committee was
read an dapproved- The deputy high
tent chief ruler installed the newly
elected officers.
Edward j. Ross Council. No. 26. We'd
neSday evening learned from the report
of its auditing committee for the term
ending June 80 that twelve members
had been added to it's rolls, and the
finances of the council also were sat
isfactory. there having been received
S1,616. The expenditures had been
s1.4S7.70. Of which amount s252 had
been paid for sick benefits and $3.50 for
death benefits, leaving a surplus of
s12S55, which, with $1s5.s7 in the
hands of the treasurer. $2,0S6.35 in
vested, and $457.5o as the appraised
total assets S2,S67.7. Complimentary
tickets were sent to the inmates of the
Baptist and Methodist homes for the
excursion to be given July Is to Mar
shall Hall. 3;
Among the visitors were Past State
Councillor w. P. Evans, State Vice
Councillor D. w. Cromwell and the
councils deputy, State Council Warden.
L. Hurley. The latter installed the
newly elected officers of the council.
T. 1t was decided to meet next Wednes-
day evening at o'clock SO that the
business could be transacted in time to
visit Ballston Council, Ballston, Va.
I Thomas Jefferson Council, No. -,
has elected. and installed the follow
ing officers: Junior past councillor, S. C.
Curtis; councillor, S. oliver: vice
councillor, Jesse Newton: recording
secretary, R. H. Yates; financial secre-
tary. G. E. Flynn: treasurer, C. D.
worthy chaplain J. A. Haxton: inner
sentinel, X. Hinwood; outer sentinel,
F. w. Burgess; trustees, Milton Beck.
J. E. Flynn and ]. H. Hinwood. Dele
gates to State Council, ]. A. Haxton,
r. H. Yates. ]. E. Flynn, r. c. Nc
Chesney and G.. E. Flynn.
The council presented w. E. Flynn
and S. c. Curtis each a gold pin for
having each brought in five new men,
bers. The excursion was talked up
and the newly installed councillor made
an address.
J. T. Foy, who has been Sick for some
time. was reported as slowly improv-
ing. and F. H. Baxter, who is confined
to his home with a broken leg, was
also reported improving.
The council was requested by coun-
Gil of New Jersey to look after a men,
her who is located in Washington and
reported sick. One application was re-
ceived and referred to an appropriate
committee At the close Of the meet
ing the good OF the order committee
served refreshments.
. More than twenty-five per cent of
the entire membership was present at
the meeting.
I Constellation Council, No. SO, met last
Thursday evening, and the officers were
installed for the following term, as fol-
lows: L. LIE Roy Hurley, councillor: G.
S. H. Carroll, vice councillor: Louis Fris-
ard. financial secretary; F. G. Fellinger,
recording secretary; w. L. Jenkins,
treasurer; k Be1ier. conductor; s. N
Hedges. warden; D. L. Blessing. inside
sentinel: J. w. Granger. outside SEN
tinel. Brother c. S. Hilbert assumed
the. chair of junior past councillor The
representatives to the, state council are
w. L. JenkinN Lawrence Hurley, F. j.
Scofield, c. s. Hilbert and Louis Frisard.
The council will go to Marshall Hall
next Thursday. The councillor appoint
ed hall committee to secure a larger
meeting hall, as the council is growing
and the present quarters are found too
small. Remarks were made by the new
hOfficerS and other members.