Evening star., 1922-02-12
B. P. O. ELKs.

The following have been nominated
Tor ofiice: For exalted ruler, Daniel
ontrich; esteemed loyal knight. James
A Ralderson: esteemed Iecturing knight.
William A Finkle: secretary, William 8.
Shelby; treasurer, Michael g. McCor-
mick; ttler. Thomas ]. King; trustees.
Frank v. A.. Brown and A. F. thinner
man: delegate to the Grand Lodge, Ex-
allied Ruler Patrick J. Callan; alternate
delegate to the Grand Lodge, Past Ex-
alted Ruler Howard NJ. Peter. Other
nominations are in order during Feb
ruary. The election will be held We'd
nesday. March !. at the club.
The lodge celebrated its fortieth ami
versary last Sunday. Michael g. Nc
Cormick. treasurer Of the lodge, one OF
three original charter members, ad-
OF the order and the present day men,
bership.
Additional features for the charity
ball. which will be held at the New
Willard Hotel, Tuesday. February 81.
are being arranged for. This affair.
which Is Informal, promises to be the
banner event for charity in the lodges
activities Of the past year.
The members of the executive COM
mittee in charge Of the ball are Howard
M. Peter, P. e. R.. chairman; Frank v.
A. Brown. vice chairman: William 8.
Shelby. secretary; Michael g. McCor-
mick, treasurer: James A. Balderson.
floor chairman; Exalted Ruler Patrick
mittee; Herbert Leach and Lee Sanford:
music; James A. Farrell, tickets. and
Arthur A. Riemer, publicity.
The chairman of the membership drive.
Edwin H. Neumeyer. will soon appoint
captains for teams. who will enter q
friendly contest to bring in worthy ma
terial. The lodge has now 5000 on its
rolls, and 1t Is the hope OF the exalted
ruler and the officers of the lodge to
increase this total to $500 by July !.
Abe Dresner. through the courtesy OF
Harry NJ. Crandall, presented the fol-
lowing at the entertainment at the spe-
cial session Wednesday night: Baby
Margaret. Roy F. Jones, the Gladding
Sisters. Jessie Bell and Prof. D. Zanzig.
Representative James T. Bogg from
Ohio delivered patriotic address.
The new improvements to the club
shape up. and the work under the d.
rection Of Samuel Richards. Gus Brah-
ler and Jim Farrell. trustees of the
lodge, 1t is said. will be more beauti-
full than the original plans outlined to
the lodge. When these improvements
members and their many friends will be
given.
BY direction Of the lodge, letters Of
appreciation for the noble work per-
formed by the Army. the Marine Corps.
lice and fire departments, the Walter
Reed Hospital unit and the Salvation
Army were sent to those organizations
for their care Of the wounded and the
dead at the Knickerbocker Theater dis
aster. A special letter Of sympathy was
ber Of this lodge.
The lodge band. through its presi-
dent. Herbert Leach, and secretary,
for any affair that may be given for
the relief Of the sufferers of the Knick-
erb )cker Theater. This band is one
Of the largest fraternal bands in the
country. In the absence Of Arthur s.
Witcomb. leader, who is abroad, the
An appeal is made to those members
who are employers by the employment
committee Of the lodge to report any
vacancies that may occur in their es,
tabllshments. 1t has been requested
that il labor Is desired the chairman Of
the committee. Arthur A. Riemer, Will
furnish the needed help.
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
Past Grand Presidents Frank E.
Herring and Conrad H. Mann will be
present in Washington Aerie Thurs
day evening, with the grand worthy
president. Representative John II.
NORM. when the aerie will receive
of establishing national headquarters
in the city of Washington. Several
available sites have been rendered this
committee, and it is proposed that a
structure Of artistic design which will
meet with the approval Of the Fine
be selected. The Order of Eagles now
has a membership Of close to a NIL
lion men, and the committee feels
that these headquarters should be To-
Gated in Washington. the capital of
the nation. 1t Is the wish of the
in the city attend next Thursdays 3
meeting to greet the distinguished
guests.
Under the seal of the aerie. directed
by President Rinehart. the secretary
was ordered to send letters of ap-
preciation to the Commissioners of
partments. the Marine Corps. the
United States Army. the hospital unit
of Walter Reed Hospital, the Red
Cross. the Boy Scouts and the Sal
walton Army for their splendid and
untiring good deeds rendered at the
Knickerbocker Theater disaster Sat-
urday night, January rs.
An entertainment committee con-
sisting Of Harry c. Given, Peter
White, James D. Britt, Luther Hayes,
Brono Fisher, C.. L. Smith, John
Spaulding. John Kapp and President
]. NJ. Rinehart is preparing for a great
initiation. social session and vaudeville
entertainment to celebrate the twen-
tieth anniversary of the local aerie,
March 12.
Announcement is made that the an
nual excursion will be held at Chesa.
peake Beach Wednesday, August 2.
JR. o. u. A. N.
State Councillor George P. Ames and
his stan Tuesday evening made a
joint visitation to Independent Coun-
Gil, No. 2, and Washington Council, No,
IL, in the hall of the latter, Wisconsin
avenue and M streets northwest
Addresses were made by Councillor r.
Stroeber Of Washington Council,
Past State Councillors James Madi-
son, Jr., T. Graves, w. H. Lanham,
and F. D. Seiffert and J. B. Tiffy, A.
Prender and State Vice Councillor
George w. Ackerman. State Council
secretary, spoke on what the order
has accomplished in the past year.
1t was announced that the next visi-
tation would be Joint one February
Is to Old Glory Council. No. "a. and
Potomac Valley Forge Council, No. 80,
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