Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-22
|MASONS PLEDGE AID
|TOWARSTAMP SALES
Meeting Held at Which Heads
of Fraternity Units Prom
Use Cooperation.
PROGRESS OF D. C. EFFORT


Washington In the sale Of war savings
stamps was pledged at an enthusiastic
meeting held last evening at Masonic
Temple. The meeting was addressed
by z. D. Hathaway. chairman OF the
local committee on fraternal organiza-
tions. and Maurice Wertheim of the
national committee on fraternal bodies.
The meeting, which was called by the
District grand master. was attended by
the following heads of Masonic bodies:
Blue Lodge. James w. Witten, grand
master. and Lem Towers. jr.: Royal
Arch Masons. W. W. Jermane. grand
high priest; Knights Templar. William
S. Parks; Scottish Rite Masons. Stirling
Kerr. jr., grand commander; Grotto, l.
S. Goldsmith; Order of the Eastern star,
T. Frank Morgan: Masonic Clubs. L. H.
Troutman: Shriners, 1. Whiting Estes
All those present expressed them
selves as being heartily behind the war
savings movement and gave assurance
of their earnest support. In addition,
they accepted positions on Chairman
Hathaway's central committee. the first
meeting of which Will be held Wednes-
day evening, January 2.
Colored Workers Hold Meeting.
At meeting of colored workers in
the war savings campaign, held yes.
terday afternoon in the board room OF
the District building, j. r. Hawkins,
secretary of the financial department
OF the A. NJ. E. Church, urged colored
residents of the District to get behind
the war savings movement and DO Mt
tie more than their share. He told his
hearers that no one had a more vital
interest than they in the success of the
war. Daniel ]. Callahan, director of
war savings for the District. also
spoke, and highly encouraging reports
were made by those in charge of the
work.
Prize Winners Announced.
Louis S. Kayser won the prize of $40
offered by Robert Berberich's Sons for
the letter carrier selling the largest
number of stamps. His route Is in
Cleveland Park. Other prize winners
A. Clark. ss77.22; James P. Conner.
John O'Neil. S313.75; ]. L. K. Main.
$453.23; George l. Webster, $400.52; J.
A. Brown, s2sos5. and S. I. Cole
$243.37.
Asked to Reinvest Interest.
Cashier C. S. Pearce of the United
states Treasury today instituted the plan
of asking all persons who presented inter-
est coupons Of the first liberty bonds for
payment to reinvest the proceeds in war
savings stamps at the salesbooth near
the Treasury entrance. Most complied
and stamp sales there rose
to a new high record. Miss Mary b.
Beanie. Treasury clerk, was the first to
apply. She received $1.75 from an inter-
est coupon and bought seven 25-cent
thrift stamps from Mrs. E. F. Van Zandt,
who presides at the war savings booth.
Committeeman Named.
John Dolph, chairman of district No.
s. has named the following persons to
serve on his committee: j. A. Whitfield,
G. E. Dunkum. Leo A. Rover. Dr. Hugh
3. Callahan. Clarence F. Donohue, D. A.
Edwards. DR.. H. r. Schrieber. s. c. Red
mond, John c. Yost, Evan II. Tucker,
c. G. Van Enron. Joe N. Johnson, DR.. s.
L. Battles. Dale S. Venable. Dr. Percival
Hall. v. C. Dickey, w. r. Lewis, DIR. L.
p. Wood. Mrs. William B. Hardy. Mrs.
Joseph N. Saunders and Hubert New
som.
The following committee will serve
under Chairman w. F. GUIDE. for Dis
trict No 10: c. ]. James, Charles w.
Ray, Daniel e. Roper. E. J. Myers. DR..
Robert w. Frischkorn, A. w. Machen,
J. G. McGrath. Marvin NJ Mclean, C. A.
Maj d. S. Fletcher. George S. Vain
wright. Chas. P. McCurdy and L. F.
Randolph.
Committee for Geographic Canvass.
Gilbert H. Grosvenor, chairman for
district No. 9. has appointed the follow
ing committee to organize the war
savings campaign among the 5000 res
ident members of the National Geo
graphic Society: Mr.. Grosvenor, chair
man: John o. La Gorce, vice Chairman:
George w. Hutchinson, secretary; Will
liam Joseph Showalter and Ralph A.
Graves The following members have
been added to Mr.. Grosvenor's district
committee: George X. McLanahan, Mr..
Gilbert II. Grosvenor, as president of
the Twentieth Gentry Club; Miss Ernst.
John Joy Edison. Barry Bulkley. Freder-
George Hewitt Myers
There are sixty-two apartment houses
In district No. 8, and Mr.. Grosyenor
plans to have committee Of at least
ten members In each.
Chairmen for these committees have
been named as follows: Scott Nesbitt
Cairo: Senator Atlee Pomerene. High
lands; DR.. Kate E. Lozier, OLYMPIA:
Herbert B. Collins, Somerset House: a
!; Peters, Woodley: T. H Taliaferro.
ton: Miss NJ. Ella Morgan. Harding;
o. j. Rider. Fulton Court. Brig. Gen. &
Mordecai. U. s. A.. Westmoreland: Miss
Janet Z. Richards. Wyoming; Miss
EtHei W. tracy, wilson, Z. B. Popenoe.
Wizard Courts: Miss Ida Hammond.
Victoria: Mrs. julius Lansburgh, Wood
ward: Rev Edwin NJ. Bliss, Fontanet
Courts: Capt. Andrew Parker, Flor
ence Court. p. A. Surgeon w. A. Eaton.
I. S. N, Farnsboro; Albert Guy Durgin.
Duddington: o. p. Hopkins. Emerson;
John 7. Harris. Octavia: p c. Arth,
1870 Irving street: Alex. Kennedy
Meek. Romaine: Henry Farquhar.
Parker apartments; Rev. Henry E.
jackson, Chatham Courts; Mrs Su-
zanne Oldberg. Beverly Courts; Miss
Fannie Wise. Belgrade; Norman Hem
Erickson. Cavendish: C. c. Adams, Rut-
land Court; Miss Ethel Bagley, Du-
pont: Gen. w. p. Hall. Decatur: Mrs.
Fred A. Schmidt, Creston; Arthur II.
Stevens. Coronado: Robert r. Ralston,
Cordova: Edward ]. Cantwell, Lambert:
David Currier. Lamont; James F. Hood,
Ontario: DR.. e. L. Mason. Portner: Miss
IS. P. Casey. Oakland; Alex. Sidney
Lanier. Netherlands: Mrs. George Ii.
knight. Mendoza: E. A. Goodwin, ORES
den; Miss Alice B. Sanger. Imperial;
Thomas g. Sherman, Balfour; Mrs. M
f. G. Motter. Bedford; Miss Edna p
Brighton: Willard Warner. Concord !:
Miss Nora II. Highlen. Hillside: Mrs.
Mary c. Beach. Seville: Mrs. Mary E.
Gheen. wellington; Franklin Fisher,
Argyle; Alex. B. Calf. ST. Regis; c. r.
Ames, Alwyn; Mrs. Helen NJ. III Ohm
sted. Falkstone Courts; Fayette B..
Dow, Kenesaw; Miss Meta Boynton.
Webster. Altamont: Capt Howard III.
Johnson. U. S. A.. Northbrooke Courts /:
Mrs. A. L. Mills. st. Nicholas; William
Julian McE,lhinney AlbemarIe. louis