The Washington herald., 1916-03-10
ASHLAR MASONIC
CLUB BANQUETS
Humane Power of Fraternity
Emphasized by Speakers
at Celebration.
WELLINGTON KOO TALKS
Chinese Minister SlAaks on Spirit of
Amity that Has kinked U. S.
and China May Years.

ternity, its power to bring perpetual
peace to the universe, and it's power
to better the conditions 1.-THE human
race, constituted the theme of the
speakers at the second annual ban
quet of the Ashlar Club, at the New
Ebbitt House last night. More than
800 members of the club, which is
composed Of MasOns in the State, War,
Navy and Executive Departments at
tended.
In an address in which he portray
ed the peaceful relations of the United
States, Representative Collier, of Mis-
sissippi, asserted, It hope for a flu
turs lasting peace, but I believe that
we should be prepared to defend our
homes and country. The blessings we
now enjoy cannot be weighed in the
dollars and cents IL would cost to pre-
serve them with an adequate ma
tional defense"
vi Kyuin wellington Koo, Chinese
Minister to the United States, declared
that 1t was a source of pleasure to
observe the unbroken record of amity
that has existed between China and
the United States since Phillip Cush-
ing negotiated the first treaty between
the two countries seventy-two years
ago.
The other speakers Of the occasion
were Senators Chamberlain, Clapp and
Smith; Representatives Cannon and
Sission, Judge George w. Atkinson, of
the Court of Claims; L. whiting Estis,
and William F. GUIDE.
As Rev. George Buckler concluded the
invocation a score Of flower girls, daugh-
tiers Of the club members, under the d.
rectiOn of Miss Gertrude Brooks, dis
tributed bOutOnnieres among the diners.
The musical program was rendered by
the National Quartet, and an orchestra
directed by Watson B. Mundelle.
The officers of the club are: DR.. Mil
lard J. Holmes, president; J. D. Parker,
first vice president; DR.. Robert A. Daniel,
second vice president; William McNair
third vice president Hubert c. Mclean,
secretary: John Wilson. treasurer; DR..
Benjamin W. SUNNY, marshal; Frank Z.
Koch, herald.
reception committee was composed
of John r. Cox. chairman: Mai Curtis
W. Orwell, L. S. A; Capt. Gordon Robin
son. L. 5. A; John Z. Brooks, Nathan
Hazen, A. l.. Flint, N. p. Webster, Omar
!. Veley, f. L. Bennett, Frank E. Dodge,
W. y. Eaton, NJ. c. Leonard. Ward A.
FitZsimmOns, George Vankirk, w. G.
SpOttswood. Frank E. Murphy, C. NJ.
Clark, E. J. Duties. John Biggar and
Raymond f. Adams.
Among those attending were Senators
Chamberlain, Clapp, and Smith, Repre-
sentativcs Cannon, Collier. Sisson and
Williams. Judge George w. Atkinson,
Court Of Claims: vi Kynin Wellington
EOO. Chinese Minister: Gen. Henry P.
Mccain. adiutant general. U. S. A; Gen.
Albert L. Mills. Assistant Chief of Staff,
L. S A; Mai. L. 7. Hess, U. S. A; Mai.
Curtis w. dwell U. s. A; Mai. James
W. Van Dusen, L. S. A; Capt H. B.
Clark, [. 5. A; Capt. Gordon Robinson,
l. $. A; Mai. Raymond W. Pullman,
superintendent OF police; John II. Cowles,
past grand master of Kentucky; ].
Claude KEEPER past grand master of Dis
t,iCt of Columbia: T. John Newton, past
grand master of District Of Columbia;
Harry Standiford, past grand master Of
District Of Columbia: George E. Corson,
grand high priest of the Grand Royal
Arch Chapter. of U. S. A; L. Whiting
Estes. pOtentate of Almas Temple; VIII
liam F. Guide. past potentate Of Almas
Temple; Lynn H. Troutman, president
advisory board: Wilbur j. Carr, director
Of consular service: John Poole, president
Federal National Bank: c. B. Lyddane,
cashier Federal National Bank, John D.
Parker. DR.. Robert A Daniel, William
MCNeir. Hubert G. Mclean, John Wilson,
AlOnzO W. Skunk. DR.. Benjamin W.
Sunny. Frank E. Koch. A E. Adams,
John II. Adams. Raymond E Adams,
Carl L. Andreen. F NJ Ashbaugh, Oren
Bailey, jr.. Z r. Baker. Francis Bangert,
Z. L. Bennett. John Biggar. Jonas T.
Bitterman, J. S. Bowen, Capt j. r
Bowen. 5. r. Bowen, John Boyd, Hugh
Brewster, r. f. Logan. Almer LukkasOn
!. B. Mcintyre. Herbert P Middleton,
c. E Miller. o. Fl. Miller. William E. Mil
Ter. +. f Molkow. w B. MundeIe,
Frank E Murphy. T. P. NewbOld, P. B.
NOurse, c. J. Pussy, Elmer w. Reese,
w. n. Rocky. w. A. Saunders, Louis J.
Schroeder, Ralph Shepard, F. c. Shaw,
G. T. Simpson, William II. Shipman, w.
Prichard, J. P. Stirewalt, A. Grudd,
Robert f. Little. B. Franklin Smith, Ray
/. Smith. Z. H. Spang, Ralph Sterling,
William G. SpOttswOod, o. D. Sunny,
Washington Topham, George II. Vankirk,
Fred Tillman. Omer J. Veley, c. c. Wag-
ner. Stanton Weaver. N P. Webster,
Webster B. Wheeler Samuel Wilson,
Maitland S. Wright, A B. Whittet A. c.
YOunt, w. N. Britton, John E Brooks,
c. NJ. Clark, Richard ]. Clark, John r.
Cox, S. E. Evans, Louis E. FELTON,, w.
Ford Cramer. r. A. Crenshaw, E. N. CuI-
len, David Currier. A I. Daugherty, Z.
y. Davis. Ezra Davis, William w Davis
Marion H. DeErafT, F. Z. Dodge, IT., w.
F. Brown, E. J. Duties, DIR. Clarence NJ
Dallman. W. n. Eaton, Edmund L. Finch.
Ward A. Fitzsimmons, A. L. Flint. L N
F1uckey, G. D. Frazier, j. NJ. Lyons,
Wallach A. McCathran, W. H. McRae,
Albert G. Fisher, H. E. Galiett, F. w.
Gardner. John Gaub. A. A. Glaze, Barak
T. Graves, P. L. Greenberg, Alton P.
Hastings, DR.. E. R. Hagan, DR.. H. II
Hazen. Nathan Hazen, Irving S. Hall,
Wilbur S. Hover, Erwin s. Hubbard,
William Huckleberry. NJ. ]. Hudman. T,
II. Humphreys, Fielder I. Hunter, E H
James. H. c. James. R ]. Jenkins, ] II
Jochum. H. A. Johnson. Warren F. John
ston. W. T. Jones, W. J. Kerr, M. c
Leonard. l. a. Merritt. W. A. Milstead
DR.. Frank B. Chamberlain, A. C. shaw
F. C. Shaw, Henry Goodman, John Poole,
o. W. Roakes. Lee T. Turner, w. !
PeifTer, Amos Tyree, H. Fell, Joseph Mil
Ter, James E Wilmer. J. l. Speigelblatt