Evening star., 1917-06-03
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| Installed the following officers for the
coming year: President. William H.
Melchior: vice president. Harry L. Park
inson; secretary. Roy H. Wolfe; treas
| urer. Harry X. Pimper: chaplain, w. A.
Campbell: marshal. Frank G. Burns.
| and doorkeeper. H. L. Schakieford
The newly elected president has an
nounced the following appointments:
| Ira d. rCockerille. chairman auditing
| committee; w. Mayo Herring. chairman
refreshment committee: Irwin L. Rose.
chairman entertainment committee: A.
Ernest Tate. chairman membership
! committee, and Thomas D. Fields, chair
man relief committee. The represent
atives to the advisory board are Will
liam H. Melchior. William H. Burton
and Robert r. Cooke. jr.
Past Master James P. schick Of Ben
jamin B. French Lodge. No. is. who
was president of the Masters Associa-
ton of 1916, has been invited by the
liberty loan committee to present De
fore the Masonic lodges of the Districu
the desirability Of subscribing lor
duty. Mr. schick has invited
as his assistants in this work Al
biou K Paris, Edmund 8. Wolfe. Eu-
gene F.. Thompson. Eli Swavely, WI.
liam C1abaugh and John C. Beali. AT
the first meeting night this month M, a
member of this special committee Will
visit each lodge in the District and ad-
dress its members. Mr.. Schicls delivered
addresses upon the subject before the
Masters Association of 1917 and the
High Priests Association THURSDAY
evening.
Orient Commandery. No. 5. Knights
Templar. tomorrow evening Will devote
it's conclave to 1.-The regular order. ana
other drill Of the drill corps formed
at the last conclave in conjunction with
the Philadelphia Club for the coming
encampment
Columbia Commandery. No. .. Friday
night appointed a committee, headed oy
Capt. c. C. E. Flather. to arrange 1or
Its summer excursion and barbecue.
The concIave was devoted chiefly to
social features and afforded the sir
knights an opportunity to congratulate
their commander. L. Whiting Estes.
upon his election as president OF the
Commanders Association OF 1871,
Thursday evening"
Secretary General John H. Cowles of
the Supreme Council of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite for the Southern
Jurisdiction has had the monument to
Gen. Albert Pike, at Sd street and In
diana avenue. decorated with Old Glory
and the Confederate flags. in anticipa-
ton of the Confederate Veterans re-
union. The distinguished Mason was
At banquet at the University Club
Thursday evening the Commanders As
sociation for 1917 was formally organ
lied by the election of l.. Whiting
Estes. eminent commander of Columbia
Commandery. No. 2, Knights Templar.
as president; of William A. Harries of
Washington Commandery. No. /. as
vice president, and Thomas w. Rose of
Orient Commandery, No. S, as secre-
tary-treasurer.
The speakers of the occasion included
Grand Commander William S. Parks.
Inspector General Edward P. Hazleton,
Instructor General Gratz E. Dunkum.
Past Grand Commanders Lem Towers.
jr.. and Edwin B. Hesse. Retiring Pres
ident Ben F. Larcombe. jr.. and Incom-
ing President Estes, with j. Claude
KEEPER, past commander of Washington
Commandery, No. 1.
The speakers discussed the Red Cross
the liberty bonds and the home defense
league chiefly.