Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
B. P. o. ELKS.

Inc session or January IL was pre-
sided over by Past Exalted Ruler
sossa F.. Downing. assisted by
Past Exalted Ruler William Fin
and Fred Mercheimer. The lodge gave
Il vote Of thanks to the officers.
Washington Lodge will be IS years
old in February. 1t was founded by
John I. Ward, a member of Baltimore
Lodge, No. Z, who afterward became
affiliated with Washington Lodge.
Two OF the charter members are still
on the rolls of the lodge, George w.
Harrison and Michael G.. Mccormick,
who has been the treasurer Of the
lodge for 81 years, being elected to
the office in 1890.
The charter was presented by the
founders to Justus H. Rathbone, the
first exalted ruler, In the year 1882
at the, club headquarters, then known
as Mdores Hall, located on Pennsyl.
Vania avenue near Tenth street. From
there the club located at Thirteen
and-a-half and E streets. The next
location was at Pennsylvania avenue
and Ninth street. The then growing
membership demanded a new home
and the property located at 1006 e
street. was purchased, wherein a club
house was erected which housed the
Elks and the famous Mysterious Mems
Club. The corner stone Of the present
club was laid February IL, 1907, at 919
II street, by Exalted Ruler Hugh Har-
vey. The lodge in the near future
will begin plans for an Elks Club,
which will be one Of the handsomest
and finest of the many beautiful homes
of the order.
The session February 9. will be Past
Exalted Rulers night Exalted
Ruler James E. Collif1ower,- has an
nounced that Past Exalted Ruler
William Finkle will preside, with
Past Exalted Ruler James A.
3alderson. leading knight: DIR. Tracy
M. Payfair, loyal knight: Rosa
f. Downing. lecturing knight;
! Fred Merscheimer, treasurer: Thomas
King, tiler; James L. Ward, chaplain:
Lem Robey, esquire; David LaPorte
and j. Moriarity, color guards; the
drill team in command of Maj. Eugene
Edwards and John HI. Marville, or
ganist. A large class of candidates
will be initiated and the new exempli-
fication of the order will be given.
The principal address will be made
by Past Grand Exalted Ruler Judge
Rush l.. Holland former Assistant
Attorney General. The lodge will go
in session at 1880 pm. A social ses-
sion furnished by the board of stew.
ards and the trustees, with an enter
tainment by the Elks' Comedy Club
will follow
Nominations for the officers and a
trustee of the lodge will begin at the
session Of February 2. The election
will be in March, and the installation
Of the newly elected officers will be
held at the first meeting in April.
Maj. Eugene Edwards is in need of
several more members for the drill
team.
The jolly Antlers are planning q
number Of outings for the club 1t
is announced by their chief funmakers,
Ed Kreig and Buck Waddell.
Grand Exalted Ruler Charles H.
Crakelow and his suite will pay a
visit to Washington Lodge Febru-
airy %. Details for the reception of
the grand exalted ruler are being
planned.
Chairman Frank v. A. Brown an
| nounces that the regular Thursday
night dances of the club will have
many new features added.
The following visiting members reg
istered at the club during the past
| week, William H. Hackey, Boston,
Mass; Mathew Drew. Gloucester.
| Mass; d. M. Lifts, Centralia, Wash /;
b. w. Doty, Alpeana, Mich, and Joe
Levenson, Lynnbrook, N. Y.
JR. O. u. a. M.
State Councillor John Simpson led
the State officers in the fifth of their
| annual visitations to Liberty Bell
Council, No. 55. at the Northeast Ma
sonic Temple January 20. Addresses
we're made by State Chaplain Meyers,
Past State Councillor Alderman, Rep
resentative Seifert, w. r. Suit and
e. A. Thomas Of Anacostia Council,
deputy State councillor to Liberty
Bell Council. State Conductor Edward
G.. Beck closed the council. A. c..
Columbus and Mrs. A. E. Boswell, as
sisted by members of Liberty Bell
Council, gave selection. r. w.
Frame. managing editor Of the Fellow
ship Forum, gave an address on the
Economic, Religious and Political
| Situation Between the United States
and the Latin American Countries"
| Anacostia Council, No. is, met
| Monday night In the Masonic Hall,
Fourteenth and U streets southeast.
The council will raise a flag over the
Oxen Hill School February 13 at 8
pm. There will be prominent speak.
ers and music by the Jr. o. u. A. M.
Band All members Of the order and