Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02
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The Grand Council of the District VIII
hold ills annual session tomorrow ana
Tuesday evenings in the Ehbitt House.
Each of the ten subordinate councils
will he represented and general husi-
ness viii he transacted. The present
officers and committees are Grand Re-
gent Edwin 4 Mess. Grand Vice Re-
gent Frank =. Parks, Grand Orator
James II. Ruth, sitting Past Grand Re-
gent NJ. Barrow Mercer. Grand Secretary
Benjamin White. Grand Treasurer
George NJ. copenhaNer. Grand Chaplain
W. l.. Buckley Grand Guide James w
Scott. Grand Warden George {. Shinn.
Grand Sentry Charles II. ShacKetford.
Grand Trustees q. NJ. Foote. Il. r.
Logan and NJ. A. FOLSOM. representatives
to supreme council NJ. Barlow Merce-
and Glendie T. Young. member commit
tee on state of the order, \. X. keefef.
finance committee. II. G. Brinkley. NJ II.
Schafer and j. T.. E.ckloT, committee on
laws and appeals Charles j. James. Guy
F. Alien and George II. sullivan, SUPER
wishing medical examiner, pr. Z. w.
FranZoni.
Deputy Supreme Regent Roswell II.
Starrett of Brooklyn. y. v. VIII install!
he new officers Tuesday evening. mn
uediately following which the annuai
banquet viii he held in the same h"tc!.
IL. Ruth. +. :. Parks and A. Il. kecfer
The r. A. Bowling League will close
the season with banquet AT which tho
prizes will I've awarded April IL. in X. y
Han. Sd street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast
Nationa! Council Monday admitted as
new members James r. Atkinson, VIII
bur u. Coan. FLOYD :. Gillespie. Samuel
| L.. Montgomery and William H. tirich.
| To whom ROYAL Arrapum buttons were
presented IL Grand Regent r. y Mess
| Regent W. IA. ozburh presided and ora
| tor John q. Nash had charge OF the
entertainment Grand orator James II.
Ruth spoke of the Grand Council ban
quot. and Grand Trustee q. NJ. Foot"
discussed base bail. Past Grand Regent
| John l.. Bcatie made report concern
| ing the r. \. Immediate Relief Assoc
citation and Deputy Grand Regent H. &.
! Tceeier spoke of membership oblica-
| lions. others present were Past Grand
Regents T. r. Eynon and NJ. Barlow
| Mercer, Past Regents II. y. Donaldson.
Guy +. Allen. George NJ. Evans and
| F.. w. White and Messrs. Perry l.. Cle'e-
! land. \. Barber. J. D. Free. s. \. Long.
! {. u. Cryer William II. Boleu. Edgar r.
| Jenkins. John G. McCreight and f. r.
Mcdowell.
Tw" hundred members aud guests at
| tended the ladies night given by
! Oriental Council TUESDAY evening i'll
| old Masonic Temple. The hall was
| decorated with flags and bunting and
| refreshments were served. The pro-
| gram included an address by Grand
| Regent Edwin A. Mess. recitations by
Il. J.. McNulty. soprano solos by Mrs
\. kuilc. violin selections by George j.
| Jaeger, accompanied by Miss Bessie
Tegeler. tenor solo by Bernie F'itz-
gerald. accompanied by Henry Roddis:
coon songs by Edmund Murphy and
William II. Sanderson and an eNhihi-
ton of fancy dancing by Murphy and
| company. 4 march was PLAYED by the
composer. Henry Boddis. Gifts were
! awarded by Deputy Grand Regent II. G.
| Tegeler follows: Mrs. James T.
| Brewer. lady's fancy comb: Mrs. i. f.
| Hill blue silk parasol. and Miss Y. !.
| Sauter box of handkerchiefS. Past
| Grand Regent J. Ed siwaine was master
| of ceremonies and Orator J. II. G:uhh
chairman of the entertainment commit
! tee.
coded the social. the following new
members were admitted: Lawrence T..
| Boyer. Charles q. Graves. Rupert g.
Graves. Edward Holkamp. Paul Riedel.
| Walter a. Schmid. Charles L. Summers.
Malcolm +. Wiiloughby and V Il.
Mackey. The degree was conferred by
the oriental degree team. composed OF
Regent J. NJ, Hammerly. assisted by II.
l.. {. Morrison. W. u. Hill and J. F.
| Policy. Among those present were
Past Grand Regent W. W. Chase.
Grand Regent and Mrs. L. \. Mess.
| Past Regent and Mrs II. Z. Logan. Past
Regent and Mrs. William F. Ashford.
| Past Regents Charles J. James and A.
| Is. Keefer. Mir. and Mrs. charles E.
Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Wilhelm.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Grub. Mr.. and Mrs.
| George J. Jaeger. Mr.. and Mrs. +. !.
| Mcpherson. Mr.. and Mrs. W. \. Parsley,
| Miss Thelma Parsley. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Roth. Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Dyer.
Mr. and Mrs. ID. L. Weller. Mrs. T. "
| Boswell. Mrs Emma Davidson. Mrs
Charles f. Phillips. Mrs. Nesmith Mel
son, Mrs. T.. \. Riley. Mrs NJ J. Sauter
Misses \. NJ Becker. Ella Becker.
| Helen Boddis. Mabel King. May Lushey,
SiSne Gibson. Audrey Clear and Emma
| Clear.
| Municipal Council at Il special meeting
Wednesday evening conferred the degree
| according to the Eempton ritual uuou
| Adelbert S. Galloway. Fred T. Lacy.
| laurence Miller and aaz z. Sheer, wro
| received also the special third degree
| Grand Regent Edwin A. Mess distfih-
| uted special gifts and short addrassn,
| were ma.ile by Past Grand Regent Gle,-
| die 3. Young, Grand Trustee g. ".
| Foote and Past Regent E. H. Carnes
! Past Regent $. H. Takes reported that
arrangements are being made for an
| Easter ball April %. Orator II. W Pet
| tit captain of the bowling team. made a
| report. Regent William f. Aiken wei
coined Past Regents George D. Sullivan
and f. e Deardoff and other visitors
| from kismet and District councils. With
others present We're W. F. Drown w.
| NJ Schoonmaker. Edwin Smith. r. L.
Pile, Thomas Ellis J. w. Mullilss. n. L
! Clover. +. Z. F'innell and J. H. Rover
| Special meetings for The initiation OF
new members were held "Wednesday
evening by Francis Scott Key Come,
! and Friday evening by Oriental and Ma
tional councils.