Evening journal., 1917-12-22
contlnued from FIrst page.

JOnbuueu from flrSJ rage.
Grohe, Grand Chaplain George A. Sal
mon, Grand Principal sojourner; VIII
liam J. Fisher, Grand Master of the
Second Veil; Harry Galbraith, Grand
Sentinel, and Francis Pezet, Grand In
structor. Murray Lawson. Past Grand
High Priest, Of Delaware, also was one
Of the distinguished visitors.
Several OF the visitors, including the
Grand Chapter officers and the Past
High Priests, made short but effective
addresses.
In addition TO delegations from Wash
ington and Lafayette Chapter and Delta
Chapter, this city, there were many Wis
ltors from chapters outside the State.
Among them were: Henry r. Luffbury,
high priest-eect Of Signet Chapter, No.
PSI, Philadelphia; Eli c.. Trumbauer,,
keystone Chapter, No. i75, Philadelphia,
Pa; r. Earle Jackson, II. II. Holkhardt,
George r. Clark, Walter II. Craig,
Charles r. Lewis, George NJ Laymon,
William w Johnson, J. Carlton Ed
wards, all OF Chester Chapter, No. 25s
Chester, Pa. A Virginia chapter also
was represented.
The election OF officers resulted as
follows High priest, Frank B. Newell
king, William w. Whitaker, 2d.; scribe,
Obediah Clark; treasurer, Walter w.
Bacon; secretary, j. Bayard Hearn. Mr..
Hearn declined a reelection on the
ground that his business duties and
the burden incident to secretarial work
in blue lodge and commandery. His
popularity and efficiency had been such,
/ however, that he was reelected and
forced to accept the ofilce for another
year in spite of himself
Brief but impressive services were
/ held in honor of the memory OF flvC
companions Of st. Johns who had dlec
/ this year. They were: C. Candy Hop
/ Nns, died May 20; Maurice Ocneltree
died July 30; George l.. Stradley, Jr.
died September 81; William w. Black
Jr., died October &c, and William w
Ward, Jr., died November 8. All oi
them were popular members Of the
chapter.
At the banquet delightful music was
supplied by Parry's augmented or
chestra and Hamilton Harris quartz
and octet. Choral singing of patriotic
and popular songs also was a pleas
ing feature. Everyone stood whel
America and "The star Spanglel
Banner" were sung. Behind the CUES
chamber there was a stand OF larg
silk American flags.
There were two surprise incident
during the evening which convulsed IN
companions with laughter and brough
moisture to the eyes Of those VIII
were the complimentary victims OF To
surprise. It is the practice in chap
ter TO present a solid gold jewel to Tn
retiring high priest Former MagiN at
Lewis Sasse, one Of 81. Johns mos
active members and ante-prandlal an
post-prandial orators, was selected t
b make the presentation to High Prizes
Lewis. The companions also decide
that something I'm addition to the 1ewC
also should go to him. They took u
camptown. raised a fund and pun
- chased the second present. A Dalanc
2 Of ST remained in the camptown. Nj
Sasse insisted that something shoul
be done with IL. Someone suggeste
b that il be refunded pro rata. Mr.. sass
objected, saying it should be applied l
, something. His associates on the con
mittee took the matter into their ow
hands and decided to use the 81 to er
able High Priest Lewis to spring q SUI
prise upon Mr.. Sasse-to play one ma
against the other, so TO speak. With Oh
I, larger fund they purchased a hanl
! some Gladstone bag for Sasse TO give
D Lewis, with the augmented balanc
5 they bought O large and handsou
spray bouquet Of yellow crysanlh'
NUNS, EMBEDDED i'm green and tied wit
j purple ribbon streamers. Each man VIZ
e pledged TO secrecy and directed TO q
S his best in the matter of formulatm
e a suitable presentation speech.
;. Well, in due time, Sassee presente
? the jewel TO Lewis, reserving the hanl
t bag presentation for the banquet tabl
2 Lewis accepted the jewel and then b.
r fore Sasse knew it, the tables wei
e turned upon him. I'm well-roundt