Evening star., 1917-01-07
Jr. o. U. A. M.

Edward J. Ross Council, No. 26, We'd
nesday evening received the report Of
its auditing committee for the quarter
ending December 81. which showed the
receipts to have been $1.151.so. and the
expenses $1.o75.o5. a surplus Of receipts
Of $7s25. which. with $1s5.1s in the
hands Of the treasurer. $2.ss2.6o in
vested and $457.5o as the appraised
valuation Of other property. made the
total assets ss.sss.4s. Number Of men,
bers, 302.
day received ]. E. Lovelace by card.
The degrees Of virtue and liberty were
conferred upon e. B. Kidwell. Mr..
Fisher was reported sick and Mr.. VOL
frey better. State Deputy H. w. Chew
installed the officers for the ensuing
term, as fololws: Past councillor, w. H.
Dawkins; councillor. r. b. Page; re-
cording secretary. G. W. Ackerman:
assistant recording secretary, E. G..
Nash; financial secretary. II. E. Brady
councillor. r. F. McColloch; warden. l.
H. Poole; conductor. r.. L. Heironemus:
inside sentinel, F. s. Reed; outside
sentinel, w. L. Woltz; trustees, B. J.
Brown. L E. Rector and F. G. Mangum
The good Of the order committee served
coffee and oysters.
Anacostia Council. No. 16, Tuesday.
in Masonic Hall, received two app1ica-
tions for membership at its business
for the ensuing term. The general
good Of the order committee will be-
gin its visitation next Tuesday to
Andrew Jackson Council. No. 6. The
following committees were named Tor
the ensuing term: Delegates to the
general good Of the order committee.
J. w. Crawford. chairman; ]. D. Simp-
son. T. NJ Hardness. J. E. Frye. ]. A.
Smithson. Good Of the order com
mittee, F. C. Prather. chairman: L. w.
J. C. Owen. Press committee. F. c.
Prather, T. NJ. Harkness, E. r. Thomas,
J. C. Owen. J. A. Smithson.
Addresses were made by Messrs. Frye.
Prather. Mitchell. Crawford. Brashears.
Martin, Smith, Owen, Simpson, Carter.
Thomas and Estep.
State Councillor Laurence Hurley and
staff have completed the plans for con-
solidating Potomac Council, No. 20; VAL
ley Forge, No. 81. and Columbia, No. 81.
to be known as Potomac-Valley Forge.
No. 80. The following officers have been
installed for the ensuing term: Councillor,
George A. Herbert; vice councillor. J. w.
Huntington; recording secretary. George
w. Rue; assistant recording secretary. L.
M Green: financial secretary. John w.
Arnett: treasurer. D. Luther Smith; war
den, B. F. Chrisman; inside sentinel. Au-
Blackman: trustees, eighteen months.
Dwight L. Bromwell; twelve months.
Thomas E. Ferguson; six months, Harry
E. Chrisman: State Council representa-
tives. George w. Rue. Dwight L. Brom-
well, Augustus D. Schulz, John w. Mil
stead, Harry s. Stowe, D. Luther Smith
and Grover E. Payne, and chaplain, Gil
bert Hurd.
Councillor Herbert has appointed the
important committees on bylaws, good Of
order. etc.
John Prender. past councillor of Amer
ica-Jenerson Council, No. 12. presented
his credentials as deputy state councillor.
which were accepted with applause.
The following series Of grand visita-
tions have been arranged for 1917: To
America Jefferson. No. IL, February %:
Independent. No. 2, January IS; Cham
No. 1a. February IL: Benning. No. 81. Feb
ruary r.; Liberty Bell. No. IS. February
q; Old Glory. No. "a, March q; Capital.
No. 25: March 12: District. No. II. March
%; E. J. Ross, No. 26. March %: Constel-
lation. No. 80. April 8: Friendship. No. /.
April 10: J. M. Reed. No. 2. April 20:
Potomacvalley Forge. No. 80, April "a,
and F. S. Key, No. %. May 3.
Mount Vernon Council. No. 10, We'd
nesday night received two applications
for membership and conferred the degrees
Of Virtue, Liberty and Patriotism upon a
class Of eight candidates. The initiation
was placed upon the floor under the su-
pervision Of the degree teams. with Capt
John E. Smallwood in command. and
Past Councillor A. c. Columbus as master
Of ceremonies. The newly elected officers
were installed. and committees were ap-
pointed on good Of the order and delin-
Quents.
Officers reports for the quarter ending
December 27 were submitted, showing a
decided increase in finances and mem
bership. A past officers emblem was pre-
sented to Past Councillor George L. Watts
Among the visitors were G. Backenheimer
Of the Star Spangled Banner Council, No.
8. and Fast Councillor j. w. CRAWFORD of
Anacostia Council. No. 16.