Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
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Liberty Bell Council. No 55, met in
the Northeast Temple Tuesday evening.
Three candidates were initiated. and
one was received by card II. W. Chew,
state council deputy. installed the finan-
cial secretary and one trustee. made
necessary by the resignation of E. J.
Brown. The good of the order COM
mittee served coffee and sandwiches,
and the committee on joint excursion
reported progress. Among those pres
ent were L. E; Rector. Messrs: Dawkins.
Lanham. Walker, Mangum, McCulloch,
Bachman. Hironimus, Cunningham,
Love. W. S. Lingebach, W. L. Lingebach,
Alderman, B. J. Brown, c. NJ. Brown,
l. II. Poole, Dyer, Rock, Wolfrey, Rich
ardson. W. c. Brady, Kerr, II. E. Brady
and Page.
Potomac Council, No 20. Tuesday
evening conferred the degree of patri
Ferguson appointed his standing COM
mittees for the term. Grover f. Payne.
past councillor. presented in behalf of
the council past councillor jewels to
Harry S. Stowe. Junior past councillor,
and John w. Milstead. past councillor.
who thanked the members. The good
Of the order committee was instructed
to prepare an entertainment for the
near future.
]. c. Mastin, deputy state councillor,
spoke Of the initiation. Dwight l.
Bromwell. state councillor. and his staff
will make Thomas Jefferson Council,
No. IL, its annual grand visitation
Thursday evening at Sth and F streets
northeast.
Mount Vernon Council, No. 10. We'd
nesday night, in Mount Vernon Hall,
with Councillor Albert L. Kirk presid-
ing. made preparations to participate
in the class initiation to be held at
Reno Council. No. as. February I.
The conference of the national board
Of officers. state councillors and state
council secretaries which was to be
held February 2. and 4. it is said,
has been postponed indefinitely.
J. H. Howell, secretary of Fidelity
Council. No 4. has extended to the
officers and members of Mount Vernon
Martha Washington tea to be given by
the Daughters of America in the near
future.
last meeting was well attended. and
after the regular business the degree
team gave rendition of the new
ritual. The council then closed for
which several candidates were mi
tiated.
The election of officers for 1916 re-
suited as follows: Grand orient. w. L.
grand Ray Beller. grand prince; c.
W. Shipman. grand prophet; S. H.
Hedges, grand herald; F.. X. (Buck)
Beller. parchment keeper: F. Blaine.
assistant; L. Frisard. purse bearer. and
]. w. Granger, sentinel: Refreshments
and cigars were served by the enter
tainment committee, headed by Grand
Prince c. II. Hilbert.
DIR. Dorsey of Mount Rainier, Md,
gave an illustrated lecture, assisted b.
j. Duling, also of Mount Rainier. on
THE Mystery of the Oyma.'
Anacostia Council. No. is. met Tues
day evening and Endorsed the action
of the general good of the order COM
mittee in opposing the change in the
school system in the District. Six APP
plications for membership were re-
ceived. One member was received by
ready to take part in the class initia-
ton to be held February II at Reno
Council. No. 46.
Wednesday evening, after receiving
five applications for membership and
acting favorably on the demit of a
member from another council. adj
1ourned early SO that the hall could be
used by Rev. w. a. Melvin. a. member
of the council, to give a stereopticon
lecture on his travels in the Holy Land
for the entertainment of the members
of the order, their families and friends
Thomas Jefferson Council. No 10, met
Tuesday evening. Several things of
Importance Were brought to the atten-
ton of the council by the State Coun-
Gil secretary, who was a visitor.
The sick committee reported c. Bur-
CESS. J. E. Holmes, J. F. Frye and w
Evans as improving. The funeral COM
mittee reported it had attended the
burial of ]. F. Clocker, who died Mon
day. and was buried in Baltimore
Wednesday. The services at the grave
were performed by Mr.. Beck as coun-
cilor, and Mr.. Yates as chaplain.
Oriental Court in this council will be
organized the last meeting in Febru-
airy. 1t will have about forty members.
Members of the order are invited to
attend the first visitation of the year
to be made to Thomas jefferson Coun-
Gil. Thursday. A good time is prom