Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-21
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| Valley Forge Council. No. 81. mot
! Wednesday evening at Its hall. 419 ION
street northwest. and made arrangements
| for the initiation OF several candidates
Charles S. Jones, and his staff. were re.
ceived in a body for their grand annual
, VISITATION to the council.
| The books. finances and records were
| reported by the State Council secretary.
| Edward T. Hazelton. and State Council
! Treasurer Charles H Summers. TO DO IN
| excellent condition. The officers or tho
council were highly commended
ilans for the proposed military COM
pany were discussed at length. 1t was
stated that every council in the turisdfc-
tlon is planning to make 1t a succosA
addresses were made by State Councillor
| Charles S. Jones and Past State Councillor
! William L. Jenkins.
Star Spangled Banner Council. No. s.
met Thursday evening at its hall. 623
Louisiana avenue northwest. with a good
Attendance Encouraging reports were
received from the relief committee con-
corning sick members. Two applications
for membership were received. Addresses
were made by National Deputy Councillor
| Shepperd and others This council was
well represented at the annual visitation
which was held at Reno Council, No. As.
| Monday night.
The annual visitation was made to
Reno Council. No. as. Monday evening.
There was large attendance from the
other councils. After routine business
good of the order committee, with A.
J. fowen presiding. The principal ad-
| dress OF the evening, on Patriotism"
was delivered by the Rev. John E. Fort
from Laytonsville. Nd. for the &C.
CASTOR. Chairman Crawford of the gem
eral good of the order committee. and
! Mr.. Frazier Of Mount Vernon Council.
NO. 10, the new national deputy. gave
| short talks. Among the other speakers
| were Messrs. Bobb, Connors and Co
lumbus of No. 10. Peabody and McGill
OF No. 8. Sewel Fort. councillor of No.
Cigars were served. After the speech
making several members of Mount
Vernon Council, No. TO- entertained
| with music.
Edward ]. Ross Council, No. 26. con-
| ferred the degrees on one candidate
| ana received two members by transfer
from another council, at its last meet
ing. Three applications for member
ship were also presented A communi-
cation was read from Constellation
Council requesting the drill team to
| confer the patriotic degree on candi-
dates of that council March 49,
Past State Councillor S. Brashears,
who has been suffering with erysipe-
las for the past two weeks. was pres
| ent.
Under the good of the order, remarks
! were made by H. A. Beck, W. H Ian
ham, J. A. Balderson, H. Heitmuller
and others.
At the last meeting Of Liberty Bell
council, No. 55, several applications for
membership were received The com
mlttee appointed to procure uniforms
Tor the drill team reported they had
| been purchased. The sick members
We're reported improving. Among the
visitors were Past State Councillor E. L.
Ba4derson and Past Councillor G. T.
Barksdale of Edward ]. Ross Council,
each OF whom addressed the council.
Remarks were also made by the coun-
CHS deputy, C. B. Chew: C. W. Walker.
+. H. Brown and E. R. Boyer, recording
secretary. 1t is expected that several
candidates will be initiated at the next
i meeting Of the council
Constellation Council. No. 50. was Wis
tied by the degree team of Edward J.
Ross Council. which assisted in Initiating
seven recruits. at its last meeting The
paraphernalia committee stated that
! uniforms had been ordered and would
be here by the next meeting Three ap-
| pllcatlons were received and twelve or
| hfteen are looked for at one of the fol-
lowing meetings All contests Of the
duckp1n league have been called off
| will now get busy
Thursday at pm. Ballston Council
or Virginia will assist In the flag rails
| ing and formal acceptance by the citi-
zens of the new Ballston schoolhouse
| at Ballston. Va. AS it Is not desired to
make the event purely Ballston affair,
a general invitation has been extended
! to members of the Jr. o. U. A NJ. in
Washington to help make 1t a sue
| cess. The State Council has been spe-
cially invited
~ Thomas Jefferson Council, No. -. met
| Thursday night in the New Masonic
! Temple, Sth and F streets northeast
its former meeting place being too
small to accommodate its members,
| large number of whom were present
| Two sick members were reported a..
| recovered and Mr.. Thompson as still
sick. but slowly improving. One ar
| plicatLon was received and referred to
the appropriate committee. State Coun-
! ell Secretary E. P. HazIeton was re-
ceived with the honors due his Office.
The new hall. 1t was stated. will give
! the drill team plenty of room to pre-
| pare for its work for limitations The
special auxiliary of Thomas Jefferson
Council held rehearsal drill after the
| close of the council
Valley Forge Council. No. 81, which
has recently received twenty new mem
| by the state councillor, o. S. Jones' and
his staff. The books were reported in
perfect condition by State Council
| Secretary T.. z. Hazleton and State
Council Treasurer c. H Summers. who
! complimented the officers. The secret
work was eXemplified by the vice coun-
cilor. The councillor was unable on ac-
count of sickness to be present An
address was delivered by H. E. Hughes
| of Beech Grove Council of Virginia
and short talks by Past Supreme Coun-
c;lor Evans and others. after which re-
! freshments were served