Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16

| evening, January s, to arrange for It's
eleventh annual banquet. MONDAY
ly selected as the date. The newly
elected grand master. William W. Jer-
| name of Pentalpha Lodge. No. %, was
! president of the Association of 1908,
| and Lu-tin r. CHM of Harmony Lodge,
No. Il, was the grand master.
Monday evening the Lambskin Club
| of Master Masons of the Washington
navy yard met in Naval Lodge room,
4th street and Pennsylvania avenue
| southeast. and the officers elected for
the ensuing year were installed by the
| president of the advisory board of
Master Nasons' Clubs. assisted by a
! delegation from the board.
The exercises opened with selections
by the Masonic Club Band under the
direction of +. Wil>ens. The retiring
president, J. w. Dick, called the meet
ing to order and asked President
preside and install the newly elected
officers. follows:
President. E. c. Ford; vice president.
Fl. Ellis: secretary. A. w. Cummings;
Cox; sentinel. Dr. Fl. Z. Walls; dele
gates to advisory board. w. d. Cullen
and II. Fl. Smith; trustee. William
Hebbard
After the installation the following
program was rendered: Remarks,
President E. c. Ford; selection, or
chestra; vocal solo, Mrs. Wilfred f.
Lawson. accompanied by Miss Marie
Soepper; address. Roger J. Whitford.
assistant District attorney and pres
ident of Circle Club. NJ. NJ: solo. Mrs.
Windsor; selection. by the band; reci-
tation. Miss +. C. Dyer: address. w.
j. Dow. secretary of advisory board !:
presentation of watch chain to Past
for the Lambskin Club. for faithful
and meritorious services: selection by
the orchestra; bass solo. John w.
Jones, accompanied by Mrs. Helen
Mondy: address, by e. E. Carter, chair
man of get together luncheon COM
mittee"; selection by the band
freshments were served. and dancing fol-
lowed in the hall on the lower floor.
The masters of 1916 formally organ
lied their association week ago last
night by the election of James p.
Schick of Benjam B. French Lodg1,
No. 10. as president: William Clabaugh
of the New Jerusalem Lodge, No 9, as
vice president: Johnston r. thinner
man of Harmony Lodge. No. II. secre
Dawson Lodge. No. 16. and James S.
Lodge. No. "A. as members of the
executive committee. The next meet :
ing of the new association will be held
about February /. Retiring President
Paul f. Lesh of the 1915 ASSOCIATION.
and Grand Master William W. Jer-
name both made addresses, the latter,
it is said, one of especial interest to
the craft rather than for publication.
The members of the Masters Asso-
citation of 1916 were entertained by the
masters of 1915 at the University CLUB
with a banquet, with interspersed
stunts of an original character. One
of them was the introduction of a
mock issue of The Star, with an i'm
portant account of the doings of Re
firing Grand Master Alexander Grant.
Mr.. Grant was given other attention
also on behalf of the constituent lodges
of the District in the presentation to
him of a Victrola, an easy chair. with
two smaller companion chairs and 4
typewriting machine of the Reming-
ton brand. Paul +. Lesh. as toast
master. presided during an interesting
debate on the subject of smoking and
a burlesque of the proposed Masonic
employment bureau, disclosed, it is
said. the peculiarities of the various
masters of lodges in the District. Past
Grand Master J. Claude. KEEPER con-
tributed to the humor of the occasion
with an amusing address, and Mr. Lesh,
it is said. sang his swan song as a
has-been.'
The South Gate Club of Master Ma
pilgrimage to Alexandria Tuesday
evening in the private car Mount
Vernon" over the Washington-V Virginia
railway. with Fairfax Spencer. presi-
dent of the Southern railway; H. B.
Spencer. vice president; l. l.. Rose.
ter William w. Jermane. Past Grand
Master Alexander Grant, Rev. DR..
Abram Simon and l.. II. Troutman.
president of the advisory board of the
No oil he nf he iefr
guests.
They wended their way to the Ma
sonic Temple in the ancient Virginia
city, where William Lewis Allen of
president of the club. to Worshipful
Master c. Page Waller of Alexandria
Washington Lodge. Mr.. Waller extended
a cordial greeting to the members of the
club and George W. Zachary, custodian Of
the lodge. delivered description of
the historic relics in the Iodgeroom
Charles Fl. Callahan, past master, de-
livered an address on Washington,
the Man and the Mason" tracing the
history of Masonry from its conception
down to the death of Washington. 1t
was said to be mastery study. and
the speaker was given an ovation at
it's conclusion.
William H. Melchoir. chairman of
the committee on arrangements,
thanked the speakers for their ad-
dresses.
At the Westminster building supper
was served by the Presbyterian ladies.
Grace was invoked by Rev. John l..
Allison. ID. d.
During the dinner a band composed
of twenty-three members of the club
rendered number of selections
President Cooke presided as toast
master and brief addresses were made
by DR.. Simon. Representative Roden-
berg. and Messrs. Harrison, Grant,
Jermane and Troutman.
officers of the club are: r. r..
Cooke. president; W. H. Burton, vice
president; C. Il. MendeI. secretary; NJ.
X. Pimper. treasurer; w. H. Melchoir,
chaplain: Roy Wolfe. marshal; f. T..
Kaltenback. doorkeeper.
A new Masonic Club was organized
composed of master Masons employ ed
in the various offices of the District
government. Nearly fifty signed the
roll as charter members and already
that number has been increased to 49,
The club adopted as its name The
circle Club" and elected the following
ofhcers: President. Roger j. White
lord: vice president. Ben Prince; sec
rotary. Gus A. Schuldt: treasurer. Capt
Louis G. Wilson: sergeant at arms, Ed
win Hesse; tiler, Capt G. Il. f. F'lather;
executive committee. Alexander Nc
kenzie. Francis A. Sebring and Ben W.
| Murch; representatives to the advisory
board of Masonic clubs, Robert w
Williams and A. r. Speare.
Lynn II. Troutman, president of the
advisory board of Masonic clubs, ad-
dressed the meeting and stated that
the Circle Club made the twelfth or