Evening star., 1921-07-24
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Benning Council, No. 81, conferred the
degrees on Wilbur Newton at its last
A. T. Gray. State Council Deputy. Keyes
and representation from Friendship
Council. No. /. Fraternal Patriotic Amer
icans. were present. Roy Presgraves
was elected to membership. A. T. Gray
was appointed chairman of the enter
tainment committee to succeed George
V. Meile, resigned.
Monday evening Deputy State Coun-
cilor Frank Mairgum installed the fol-
Forge Council. No. 80: Junior past
councillor. D. L. Bromwell:. councillor. ].
B. McDevitt: vice councillor, g. l.. Dice;
recording secretary. l.. NJ Green; assist
ant ansnrssf recording secretary !: =; 9oder;
urer. ]. w. Huntington; conductor, G.
L. Ward; warden. B. F.. Chrisman:
chaplain, E. c. Scaggs; inside sentinel,
Clyde Mock; outside sentinel, T. L. Bell;
trustee for eighteen months, Turner
Hall. An address was made by Junior
Past State Councillor F. D. Seiffert.
Mount Vernon Council. No. 10. has
installed the. following officers: G. r.
Ludlam. councilor; r. r. Moran. vice
councillor: G. L. Edick, inside sentinel: /:
! David r. White. chaplain: H. A. CAL
lahan. conductor: F. l.. Barkley. Junior
past councillor, and George Robinson.
treasurer. The councillor has appoint
ed John Hargett degree master. and
! John Smallwood captain of the drill
team. The following were appointed
on the good of order committee:
David r. White. chairman; Maurice
| Peabody. treasurer; G. L. Edick, Sec
retary; F. L. Barkley. c. E. Scott. r.
r. Moran and Richard Umnharr. The
next social will be given the latter
part of September.
! The Reptile Oriental Court. No. 10.
VIII meet in Mount Vernon Hall. Sd
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
wednesday at 1880 pm. to confer the
| Ihe court also will elect officers for
the next term. Refreshments and
smokes will be served.
In Scorpion Oriental Court. No 1. re-
Gently. candidates were introduced to
the degree of o. NJ. A.. after which
, unique refreshments were served.
; tuesday eight candidates will be in
tltiated: The committee on the oriental
! excursion to be held at Chesapeake
Beach. August 10. will report on the
program. .
Anacostia Council. No. Is. Monday
conferred the three degrees upon
seven candidates. with Gus E. Tour
ney and John u. Simpson as masters
of ceremonies. and Capt. L. N. Thomas
In charge of the degree team. Ma
tlonal Representatives J. A. Smithson
OF No. 16 and T. f. Skinner of No. 6
made report. of the proceedings of
the National Council at Los Angeles.
Calf, June 81 to %. T. E. Skinner
Officers were installed as follows:
tCounciior. E. A. Delhi: vice councillor.
G. L. Law: junior past councillor. Gus
r.. Tornsy; recording secretary. r. A.
Estep; assistant recording secretary.
F. c. Prather: financial secretafy.
per; conductor. Mathew Neal; warden.
r. H. Norton: inside sentinel. Walter
Mitchell: outside sentinel. J. w.
ISmithson; trustees, F. c. Prather,
Joseph A. Smithson and P. J. Martin.
! At its last meeting. America-Jeffer-
son Council had a visit from Cootie
Oriental Court. No. /. The councillor
Iappointed c. r. Brown chairman of
good of the order committee. the ap-
lpointment of the remaining commit
tteemen being left until the next meet
ing. The reports of the officers and
trustees, it is said. showed the coun-
Gil with an increase in membership
and finances.
At the meeting of Cootie Oriental
Court fourteen candidates received
| the ueSEee. tnt team OelHS
fast Grand Orient s. Oliveri. w. E.
Flynn was appointed chairman of the
icommittee on excursion to Chesa-
peake Beach. August "a. George p.
Ames. Frank d. Seiffert. John Prem
der and r. H. Yates. State Council
officers. were present
/ The board of control has appointed
each representative "a booster inves-
| igating and delinquent committee"
for his council, and the following
committees on excursion to Chesa
peaKe Beach. August "a: Fun, NJ. H.
Wooden. chairman: H. E. Brady. G.
Ackerman. S. 4. Flynn. E G. Beck
G. L Dice and w. E. Flynn; tickets,
]. f. Flynn. chairman. assisted by the
representatives of, the board; enter
Itsinment of wounded soldiers Of the
order. S Oliyeri. chairman; r. F. Bur-
CESS, ]. E. Flynn. T. F. Newton. w. H.
Reuchling. and publicity. George Prem
lder. chairman.