The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
COUNCIL
LISTS DELEGATES
Chooses Ten Representatives
For National Union
Assembly.

TOtomdc SOuncll neld It's regular
meeting on Monday last at Pythian
Temple with an unusually large at
tendance which assembled for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
assembly of June 20 at Typographi-
cal Temple at p. m.
This council is the largest in the
District and Is entitled to ten dele
gates to the assembly The follow
ing members were elected: w. D.
Clark. ]. Z. Borland, A. w. Askham,
NJ. J. Hole. Z. F. Gibbons, w. H..
Vessels, f. Rhodes. F. E. Fergu-
son, Samuel B. Reeder and Samuel
II. jacobson.
Friend Askham, captain of Po-
tomac Councils bowling team,
states that his team has won the
prize in the bowling tournament.
The council indorsed the cam
paign for raising funds for the Ma
tional Union Temple. Friend ]. Z.
Borland was appointed chairman of
committee to solicit subscrip-
tions. Among the visitors from
other councils who made brief re-
marks were Senator d. V. CHS
holm. District Manager J. /. Reese
and c. F. Haden.
United Council held its regular
monthly meeting on Friday evening
with large attendance which
turned out to witness the exempli-
fication of the ritual. This work
was performed by the councils own
team, comprising the officers of the
council. The new members ini-
tiated were as follows: F. Slagle.
Schum, II. Harms. r. c. Wilson. p.
]. Slusser and w. S. Dodge. The
musical part of the initiatory work
was rendered by Friend A. S.
Brown and ]. 1. Reese. After the
initiatory work was over an ad-
dress was made by former Presi-
dent c. F. Hadeen. who an
neunced himself as a candidate
for the office of senator. The eIec-
tion will be held at the assembly
meeting on June. 20. Delegates
were elected as follows: A. w.
Kaiser. c. F.. Haden. w. D. Groes-
beck. A. S. Brown and ]. B. Dick
man. The usual award of prizes
was then made and refreshments
were served.
National Council held its regular
meeting on Thursday evening and
elected w. S. Detwiler as delegate
to the assembly. Senator ]. Harry
Jones was present and addressed
the council.
The committee on extension and
publicity held a meeting at head
quarters on Tuesday last and made
further arrangements for pushing
the present campaign for raising
iunds for the erection of the pro-
posed National Union Temple to be
erected for the use of all of the
councils in this city. The commit
tee is pushing plans for increasing
the building fund. The excursion
10 be given for the benefit of the
hospital bed fund service at Chesa-
peake Beach on July 26 was also
considered and suitable committees
for handling the affair were ap-
pointed.
Congressional Council. at II.
meeting on Wednesday last. elect
ed the following members as dele
gates to the coming assembly: j.
T. West, G. T. Boyd. Elmer John
son. E. B. Bell, J. b. Pepper and
W. A. Smith. Arrangements were
maui Oy bHlS COUNCIL 10 personally
canvass all OF its members for sub
scrlptions to the building fund,
and after the transaction of rou-
tine business the members ad-
journed In a body to a nearby cafe
for a crab feast.
Central Council held an interest
ing meeting last week with an in
creased attendance. One candidate,
W. III. Jett. of the Southern Rail-
way office, was Initiated, the cere-
mony being performed by Senator
]. Harry Jones. After this the
members present were entertained d
with smoker. Friend Joseph
Jacobi was elected delegate to the
assembly and Friend George NJ.
Copenhaver elected as alternate.
State, War and Navy Council also
held its regular monthly meeting
last week, at which time DR.. o. H.
Coumbe was elected delegate to the
assembly and w. H. Lewis as al
ternate. After the council ad-
journed the members and visitors
were given an ice cream feast at
a nearby cafe. Friends C. F. Haden
and J. Harry Jones addressed the
council on the coming big drive
for a National Union Temple to be
erected near the heart of the busi-
ness center. This council promised
its support.