The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
Masonic Activities.

King David Lodge, No. %. F. A. A. M.
Brookland, D. c.. has chosen the fol-
lowing officers: Olin w. Roakes, mas
ter; Howard L. Leslie. senior warden;
Ernest c. SALESMAN, Junior warden;
Chas. z. Holster, secretary: Marvin Nj.
Mclean. treasurer; Louis ]. Hughes,
senior deacon: Earle D. Stocking, ju-
nior deacon; J. Walter Karsner, senior
steward: Elmer W. Reese, junior stew
ard: ]. L. Sherwood. trustee for three
years; Moses D. Null. delegate Ma
sonic Board of Relief; William c.
Perry. delegate st. Johns Mite Asso-
ciation:' Millard J. Holmes, board of
managers. N. & E. S. Home; Marvin
NJ. Mclean and Millard ]. Holmes,
board Of temple managers, King Da-
vid Lodge.
The officers were installed at the
last meeting by Past Grand Master
Charles f. Baldwin, with Past Master
William c. Perry acting as master Of
ceremonies.
The annual election of National
Lodge. No. IL. F. A. A. NJ, was held at
Masonic Temple Tuesday evening, with
the following result: John L. McGrew.
master: Edward BurkhoIder, S. W.;
Herman ]. Lange. J. W.; Dan C.
Vaughan Up. M. secretary Te-elect-
ed): C. Taylor Wade, treasurer Ore
elected); John w. Kimmerling. s. D.;
DR.. r. L. Spire. ]. D.: J. H. Richards
jr., S. s.; Richard E. Vincent, ]. S;
]. Z. Payne P. M. NJ. C: Roger
O'Donnell Up. M. degree director;
Chaplain James J. Kane. U. $. Navy
tretired). chaplain; Raphael Koester.
organist: Henry A. Kruger. choir lead
er: John ]. Hill, tiIer; Merrick Will
Jams. assistant tiler; George L. Sher-
TO tn "a
Mite Society; J. E. Payne (P. M. dele
gate to Masonic Board of Relief 1.-TWO
years.: Ernest Carnes (P. M. rep
resentative on board of managers, Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home; T. John
Newton Up. G. M, Joseph f. Falk Up.
M, and NJ. NJ. Rich. trustees; Joseph
E. Falk CP. M. incorporation of Ma
sonic Hall Associations: Merrick Will
Jams. representative on board OF man
ayers of Lodge Room No. 2: John w.
Kimmerling. r. L. Spire and J. H.
Richards, jr.. proxies to Grand Lodge.
The committee appointments were as
follows: Charity. John L McGrew.
Roger O'Donnell Up. NJ. and James
E. Tibbitts Up. NJ; finance, Hunter II.
Laughton. William T. Hastings Up. M J..
and Stephen H. Takes; instruction.
John w. Kimmerling. r. L. Spire. J. H.
Richards. jr.. r. F.. Vincent and Claude
holder. Herman j. Lange and Clarence
E. Schooley; visiting sick members,
Merrick Williams. L. V. Hoffman and
10. w. Wyatt.
The new officers were installed the
same evening by Past Grand Master
T. John Newton. following which Geo.
L. Sherman. in behalf of the lodge,
presented to the retiring master.
Frank A. Tuck. a handsomely engraved
lior a. In1 -
The Grotto.
Monarch George H. Emmons. jr an
nounces a business meeting of Kalli-
polls Grotto at Chamber of Commerce
Hall on December %. The principal
business will be nomination of officers
for next year. The annual meeting
and election will be held in the same
hall on January rs.
The Grotto ladies' night, to be held
at the New Willard Hotel on January
! Is. is becoming one of the leading
| topics of conversation among the
Prophets. Prophet Charles D. Shackel-
ford is general chairman. For the pre-
liminary plans he has selected to assist
him Prophet William T. Wade. OF the
Grotto Band: Prophet Percy V. Keat-
ing. of the Drill Corps: Prophet Cas-
tleman P. Boss, of the Glee Club;
Prophet Andrew J. Walker, of the
Grotto Baseball Club. and Past Mon
arch E. W. Libbey. The entire COM
mittee will be announced later.
The Grotto Band gave its annual
oyster roast and entertainment at
Eagles Hall on Monday evening last
After Prof. Julius Hamper had led the
band through several numbers. Prophet
Charles Zurhorst asked permission to
conduct the band during the rendition
of the national anthem. He did it in
mastery style.