Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
Roe Fulkers0n Ne,U Masonic
Grand Master of d. c. Lodges
Election Is Climax
of Eleven Years.
Progress.
Other Officers Ad-
danced One Sta
ton or Place.

After devoting II years to pro-
crossing through the various stations
and places in the official line" Roe
Fulkerson last evening was elected
Grand Master of MasonS Of the Dis
trict of Columbia for the ensuin G
Masonic year. The meeting was the
annual, or st. Johns day, communities
ton of the Grand Lodge, and was held
in Masonic Temple Thirteenth street
and New York avenue. The new head
of Blue Lodge Masonry here succeeds
Grand Master Charles f. Roberts, who
becomes n Past Grand Master after
an unusually active and successful
year.
Each OF the other Grand Lodge
officers, by election, were advanced
one station, or place, as follows:
Sydney r. Jacobs, deputy grand mas
ter. Gratz L. Dunkum, senior grand
warden; James T. Gibbs, Junior
grand warden; Wisdom D. Brown.
grand marshal; James A. West, senior
grand deacon; c. Fred Cook, Junior
grand deacon; Reuben A. Bogley,
grand sword bearer: Harry G.. KIM
ball, grand pursuivant, and Vernon
G. Owen, senior grand steward.
Others Are Reelected.
Holders of continuing officers were
reelected or reappointed, as follows:
Past Grand Master J. Claude KEEPER,
grand secretary; Past Grand Master
Charles Z. Baldwin, grand treasurer;
Thomas H. Young, grand lecturer;
Bert V. Wolfe, assistant grand lee
turer; Rev. John c. Palmer. grand
chaplain; Rev. Charles +. Fultz, as
sistant grand chaplain, and William
p. Herbst, grand tiler.
After a spirited contest. george
Roscoe Davis was elected junior
grand steward. This means. II the
present policy remains unchanged,
that he will be grand master OF Ma
sons here in II years.
l. Thomas II. Young was eiec1eo
grand lecturer emeritus and Bert "
Wolfe was elected grand lecturer.
Lawyer and Orator.
Mr.. Davis, who was elected to the
foot of the Grand Lodge me- as lu.
Nor grand steward, is past master or
St. Johns Lodge, No. II; past high
priest. Mount Vernon Chapter, No. g.;
past commander Washington Com
mandery, No. I, K. T.: a thlrty-tnlFo
degree Mason of the Scottish Kite ana
a past officer in all the local scottish
Rite bodies. Mr.. Davis is a lawyer
and public speaker.
Retiring Grand Master Roberts an
nounced that he had granted dispen-
sation for a new lodge to be known
as Theodore Roosevelt Lodge y. y.
(under dispensation).
The officers were installed in their
new stations and places by Past Grand
Master KEEPER, who also presented a
magnificent past grand master
jewel to the retiring grand master
The later also received a grand
ia ther clock, the gift of the constit-
uent lodges, presented by Needham Z.
Turnage of st. Johns Lodge, No. II,
president Of The Association Of Wor-
shipful Masters of 1924.
Native of Tennessee.
The new grand master, Roe Full
kerson, was born 50 years ago IN
MaryvilIe, Tenn, where he received
his education. He attended Maryvilie
College, where he was supposed 10
be trained for the ministry, but ran
away and Joined minstrel show.
He came to Washington when Il
wears of age to engage in the optical
business. After few years of ex-
perience and training he went IN
business for himself. Four years ago
he retired from active business to
devote himself entirely to writing.
Fifteen years ago Col. Fulkerson
began to write for trade journals In
connection with his professional
work. This led to other literary en-
beavers, which gradually grew to
such proportions that there was not
time enough for selling glasses and
writing stories. Col. Fulkerson has
accomplished the extremely difficult
Journalistic feat of writing two fun
ny stories every day for many years