Evening star., 1926-12-26
NATIONAL UNION.


nial. participated in by all the asso
ciated councils of the city, was held In
the auditorium Of Pythian Temple
| Saturday evening before a large at
tendance. The degrees were conferred
upon 30 young men by the junior Ma.
tional Union degree team, in full dress.
Former President Harry e. Enans of
| Trenton, N. j.; Senate Secretary Ed
| win A. Myers Of Toledo, Ohio, and
President Edward ]. Smejkal Of Chi
cago, ILL.,, made addresses. The com.
mittee having the ceremonial In
charge was: Jack Marshall. chairman
Arthur A. Wright. vice chairman;
John e. Rhodes. Frank e. Ferguson,
| Charles F. Haden, J. Harry Jones.
Crawford Bennie, George Boyd, J. e.
Borland, Arthur s. Brown, Everett M.
Pershing, A. P. Brooks, J. A. Williams
and e. r. Gibbons. The entertainment
closed with a turkey distribution and
smoker.
Victory Council met Friday evening
and elected the following officers:
President. William T. Bell: vice presi.
dent, Clarence w. Ferguson; speaker.
Warren w. Jones; ex-president. Sam
uel Trupp; secretary, J. Harry Jones;
financial secretary, Crawford Bennie;
treasurer, w. w. White: chaplain,
John c. Stewart; usher, Charles C.
Mothersead: sergeant, Ernest w.
Stebner: doorkeeper, Lawrence Polling:
trustees. John G. Stewart. Elmer Web
ster and Warren w. Jones.
United Council met Friday evening
and elected the following officers:
President. David B. Albright: vice
president, w. T. Wilkinson; speaker,
Robert l.. Hollowell; ex.president, r.
PArGhinc.
man: financial secretary, Arthur S.
Brown; treasurer, Finis D. Morris:
chaplain, w. Gordon Bell: usher, H. r.
Coping; sergeant, P. W. Michaels;
doorkeeper. Charles Webel: trustees,
Charles F. Haden, E. NJ. Pershing and
w. Gordon Bell: delegate to hospital
association. Arthur s. Brown; dele
gates to executive board. Charles r.
Haden and e. M. Pershing.
Mckinley Council last Tuesday eve
ming elected the following oficers:
President, William J. O'Brien: vice
president. William j. Carey; speaker.
H. j. Stahl; ex-president. Jesse B. K.
Lee: secretary. r. J. Jones: financial
secretary William G. Belts: treasurer,
e. c. Walker; chaplain. Charles s.
Harris; usher, Thomas P, Ryan; ser
Eeant. e. Fl. Arnold; doorkeeper, r. H.
Thomas H. Dooley, G.. w. Wallace;
delegate to hospital association, Thorn
as p. Ryan: representatives to execu.
tive board, T. P. Ryan and William J.
O'Brien.
National Capital Council elected the
following officers at its meeting Fri.
day evening: President. DIR. George w.
Smith; vice president, J. w. McDevitt;
speaker. F. s. Hutchinson: ex-presi-
dent, Andrew McGarraghy; secretary,
B. j. Cady: financial secretary. Peter
Hahn; treasurer. William Gibson:
chaplain. B. Ralph Cady: usher. w. H.
Scott: sergeant, Martin Mcnamara
doorkeeper. H. Fl. Mckee; trustees,
DR.. George w. Smith. F. s. Hutchin-
son. B. r. Cady; representative to ex-
ecutive board. r. s. Hutchinson.
Government Printing Office Council
met Saturday evening and elected the
following officers: President, Daniel l.
Laene; vice president, James r. Shrtg-
ley; speaker. Charles r. Hartman: ex.
tary, Stanley Fl. Ridings: financial sec.
retary. John j. Pepper; treasurer,
Castleman P. Boss: chaplain, to be
elected; usher, r. W. Burgess: ser.
geant, Henry J. Frank; doorkeeper
William A. jenkins; trustees, E. w.
Davis, c. r. Hartman and James G..
Roberts; delegate to hospital associa-
ton, Castleman' p. Boss: representa-.
ttves to executive board, Henry j.
Frank, John D. Lyon.
The officers will be installed at the
January meetings, and representa-
tives Of the executive board have been
assigned to the various councils as
installing officers