Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-18
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of army and navy officials, together
with men of national affairs. will be
guests of the club.
The executive committee of the club
has been searching for talent for the
affair. Several vocal soloists OF ma
| tional reputation are expected An OF
chestra of twenty pieces will be in
attendance. and preparations have been
made to secure the Flower Girls" who
added to the attraction of last year s
banquet
The President, Vice President. Sec
rotary of State. Secretary of War. Sec.
rotary of the Navy. the chairman OF
the committees on military ana naVai
affairs of the House and Senate, to-
Eether with the Speaker of the House.
the Persian minister and the SWISS
minister. several senators and repre-.
sentatives. and Samuel Gompers VIII
be included in the clubs invited guests
St Johns Lodge. No. II. will have a
special communication, beginning at !
o'clock Tuesday evening. when both the
F. C.. and NJ. NJ. degrees will be pre- pre-
sented At the stated communication
Friday evening the E. A. degree is sched-
uled
Capitol Che pier. No II. r. A. NJ. closed
it's year with net gain of 90 in men,
bership. and with a total membership OF
176. High Priest l. c. I. Evans. in ms
last official circular. broke into poetry, as
surfing the companions that even tnoush
The Fraternity Band, composed of mas
/ ter Masons, is to give an entertainment
and dance next Saturday evening at the
new Masonic Temple. Sth and F streets
! northeast. The band will give concert
! at the Masonic banquet in Alexandria
! Thursday evening.
| King David Lodge. No IS. will have the
E. A. degree at its communication Tues
| day evening.
Dawson Lodge. No 1s. will have an
address by Grand Master Witten
Monday evening. February 26. when also
the L. A degree will be presented with
Senior Warden William II. Murray head
! ing the official line.
| Further elections in the Royal Arch
cha piers have been reported as follows:
| Washington Chapter. No. George l..
! Apple. high priest; Geo L. Lohrer. KING;
Omar J. Veley. scribe; John A. Colborn.
secretary: Louis Jacobson. treasurer
William H. Murray. captain OF host;
! Frank b. ketchum, principal sojourner
James r. Stringfellow. Royal Arch cap
| vail: Dudley w Fleming. sentinel. and
proxies to Grand Chapter. William H
Murray, Frank B. Ketchum and James r.
Stringfellow These officers were duly in
stalled by Past High Priest Jacob Pyrabx
past high priests jewel was presented
! to the retiring high priest by Past High
Priest John A. Colborn
| Thursday evening, the new high priest
says. in addition to degree work. there
will be .nusica! entertainment. and some
| light refreshments with plenty of good
cigars.
| Mount Vernon Chapter. No. 3-Wil-
| liam S. Atkins. high priest: George r.
Davis. king; Ernest H. Carnes. scribe;
Past High Priest James T. Gibbs. secre-
| tary; Past High Priest Arthur Bryant.
I treasurer: Leslie ellis. principal so
journer: Reuben A. Boagley. Royal
Arch captain: John D. Torrey. master
third vail; James P. Schick. master sec
ond vail: NJ. O'Brien, master first vail;
George c. Burke. sentinel.
After the presentation of the past
high priests jewel to Junior High
Priest Emmons X. Ellsworth the chap
ter retired to neighboring hos
telry for refreshments and impromptu
speeches
Eureka Chapter, No. 4-John Fl. Won
Hermann. high priest; Charles D.
shackelford. king; William F. Hort
man, scribe; Dan w. Beach, jr.. sec
| rotary; Theodore Friebus. treasurer.
priest: Daniel w. Masten, for king:
Leroy H. Freemire. for scribe.
Mount Horeb Chapter, No. William
w. Scott, high priest; Lucien G. Yung,
Fielder /. Hunter. secretary: Robert
| Armour, treasurer. Proxies-Ralph E.
Walker, for high priest: Edward w
Libbey, for king; James S. Briggs, for
scribe.
Potomac Chapter. No. s-High priest,
Rev. Luther Hess Waring: king, Will
! liam J. Kirkland; scribe, Bernhard W.
Spille; secretary, Charles T. Lindsey,
reelected: treasurer. Henry G. Wagner.
reelected: trustee for three years
Joseph A. Bennett: principal sojourner.
Ben G. Mcouay: Royal Arch captain,
Otto E. Woerner; master of third vail.
f., Henry F. Kunckel master of second
vail, ex-Companion Abraham S. Nc
Coy; master of first vail. ex-Companion
Thomas G. King; sentinel. Robert A.
Daw.
The officers We're installed by Most
Excellent Companion George e. Cor
son. general grand high priest of the
General Grand High Chapter of the
United States. assisted by Most Excel
lent Companion Lem Towers, jr., past
grand high priest, both members of
Potomac Chapter.
Excellent Companion Corson Joined
Potomac Chapter forty-six years ago
! and is now in command of over 500, 900
Royal Arch Masons.
Excellent Companion Towers Joined
Potomac Chapter seventeen years ago
and was grand high priest of the Dis
trIct last year. besides being the pres
ent grand commander, knights Tenn
| plar. and in line for grand master of
Masons of the District of Columbia
next year.
Brightwood Chapter, No. a-Pbi,in F.
| Pollard. high priest: Ovilun H George,
kirE: Benjamin +. Vernon scribe: Hem
~ Iost, jr. secretary: l.. q. MCINTYRE,
treasurer. Proxies. Phiiin p Brown,
Tor high priest; Percy D. Roach, for
| king: Joseph Steker. Cor scribe.
Hiram Chapter. No. to-Clarence
Peterson, high priest: John Hamilton,
king: James N. Mcdaniel. scribe: /
Davis Bradfeld. secretary, George w
l.inlsins. treasurer. Proxies, DIN ".
Eoa kes. tor high priest: Percy I. HaIch
/ for king; Robert r. ,aoister. for scribe
Capitol Chapter. No. 11--Charles :
! w oodin. high priest; T. Homer Hail.
king; George l.. Bidwell. scribe: An
! drew X. Lins. secretary: John A Movar
i treasurer; proxies. George H. Felt. for
| high priest: Lucian IT. Williams. for
| KING: George p. Walton, for scribe.
Anacostia Chapter, No. l2-Paymond
| D. Fiiiius high priest: John w Kim
merling. king; Milton ]. Fillius, scribe
Charles F. Roberts. secretary: Alex.
ander B. Garden, treasurer. Proxies
| William f. Lorentz, for high pr:e-;
John S. Mead. for king; George p.
Smith. for scribe.
Mount Pleasant Chapter. No. 10
Sydney r. Jacobs, high priest: Josepb
NJ. MarZolk. king: G. w. H. Post scribe
| Harry 3. Cramer, secretary, reelected
i Charles Some, treasure, re-c1ected
| Edwin F.. Putnam. c. of H: l. Tin
| Estes. =. s.; Vernon G. Owen X 4 C..
Nobel d. Iarner. master of third vail.
F.! John G. Hodres, master of second vail
/ Charles H. korts. master of first vail
ID. w. Fleming, sentinel J.. Within