Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02

| DR.. j. T. Prendergast, junior deputy
/ grand tall cedar; NJ. L. Hart, treasurer;
Frederick r. Steffens, secretary, and
George E. johnson and c. A. Jaquette,
| trustees.
The newly elected grand tall cedar,
Alvah w. Patterson, has made the fol-
lowing official appointments: P. Ray
mond Bosch. preceptor and king: r..
S. Miller. sentinel; III. c. Tryon, chief
ranger; John @. Slye, chairman enter
| tainment COMMITTEES; J. r. Jenkins,
chairman stunts committee; HI. NJ.
Vandervort, chairman membership
committee; Harry E. Gladman. chair
| man reception committed: Harry E.
Rieseberg, chairman publicity commit
tee; Charles r. Brill, director of the
band and chairman committee on band
uniforms, with HI. M. VandervOrt
j. r. Prendergast, M. L. Hart, S. Deer
| ing Emery and w. S. Grim serving on
the committee: G. A. JaQuette, chair
man sick committee, with Harry E.
Gladman, J. r. Jenkins and Frederick
| r. Steffens as members Of the COM
| mittee.
At this meeting the grand master of
| Masons. Gratz r. Dunkum. was made
a Tall Cedar on sight by Supreme
| Tall Cedar J. Edgar Crater, an honor
| seldom granted or given in the order.
Supreme Tall Cedar j. Edgar Crater
also was made an honorary member of
Capitol Forest, No. 1o4, during the
evening.
At the annual election of officers
of the Gavel Club of Master Masons,
the following were chosen: Presi-
dent, DIR. J. Albert Bonnette; senior
vice president, M. F. Painter; Junior
MI Nya
secretary, A. f. Hopkins; treasurer.
Simon Feldman; marshal, w. Mar
tin Boyer: sentinel, Ed d. Gould
board OF governors, for 2 years. Sam
uel S. Bantam, Emil Esher, Il. B. Nc
Dowell. George H. Evans, William p.
Jacobs. Sidney Hass, John T. Crouch,
V. V. Straub.
The financial affairs of the club
were reported to be in excellent
shape, largely due to the efforts of the
retiring secretary, to whom a rising
vote of thanks was rendered. Re
freshments were served at the con-
clusion.
Elections.
Federal Lodge, No. /. DR.. Ray
mond E. Halliday, worshipful master;
Charles v. A. Smoot. senior warden;
Albert v. Becke, junior warden: w.
A. Harries. P. NJ, treasurer; William
S. Quinter, p. NJ, secretary; John r.
Van Arnum, senior deacon; Harmon
K Warner, junior deacon; Frank l..
Tracy, senior steward: Milton r.
Day, junior steward. Rev. John E.
Slick was appointed chaplain, j. p.
Hawkins tiier and Fred Muse mas
ter of ceremonies. The officers were
installed by Past Master w. B. Furr.
Harmony Lodge, No. II: c. Edgar
Bittinger, representative to the Ma
sonic Board of Relief: Henry G.
Tegeler, representative to st. Johns
Mite Association: Morris d. Rosen.
berg, lodge trustee for q period OF
three years; billiard C. Myers, master:
George c. Ober, jr.. senior warden:
Guy F.. Allen, junior warden; john
ston r. Zimmerman, secretary:
Orange S. Firmin. treasurer: George
NJ Evans, assistant treasurer; Andrew
Stewart senior deacons Louis II,
Hamm, Junior deacon: Carl II. Claudy.
senior steward; George w. Toombs
Junior steward: j. Walter Humphrey,
choirmaster: Max Abel, master of
ceremonies; Norman r. Grant, tiler:
Rev Clyde Brown. chaplain; finance
committee. c. Vaughan Darby, chair
man, Guy r. Allen, Henry G. Tegeler:
Rufus w. Pierson, representative to
Lodge Room No. 1; proxies TO the
Grand Lodge appointed and confirmed:
Master. Andrew Stewart: senior
warden. Louis H. Hamm; junior
warden. Carl II. Claudy.
Trinity Lodge, No. Il, John j. p.
Mullane, master; George z. Harris.
senior warden: Clarence West. Junior
warden; Walter Hartley, secretary;
Edward Stillwell, treasurer: Brooke B.
Nyce,f senior deacon; Russell NJ.
Brown. Junior deacon: Edward Tyler
junior steward; Rae Williams, senior
steward: DR.. Conrad Praetorius. p. M,
master of ceremonies, and Rev. E.
inckney Wroth, chaplain. r. ].
Toore re-elected). tiler. Charles r.
Bartlett, T. Griffiths Roberts and
Frederick l.. Halter. all past masters.
were named as the board OF trustees.
Chester Warrington and A. Walter
Collier were selected as representa-
tives to the Masonic Board of Relief
DIR. Praetorius was reelected to repre-
sent the lodge on the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home board Of directors.
The Washington Railroad Square
Club was addressed by Past Grand
Master James w. Witten at its De-
cember meeting
Past Master Joseph ID. Sullivan.
president of the Circle Club, invited
the members of the Railroad Square
Club to attend its installation of Off
GERS January 20 at Pythian Temple.
Arthur w. Brewer, past master of
Congress Lodge, No. 81; past patron,
Congress Chapter. o. e. S.: member
of Columbia Chapter, r. A. NJ: presi.
dent Pullman Supervisors Club and
member of the Board Of Trade, was
elected president of the Railroad
Square Club for the ensuing year,
Other officers elected were d. E.
Hardester and w. F. Hayes, first and
second vice presidents, respectively;
A. Frank Kregelow, secretary; r. r.
Foltz, treasurer; George F.. Mergell,
marshal; w. Roy Blanfors. inner SEN
tinel w. c. Pierce, outer sentinel;
Bernard r. Tolson and d. NJ FISHER
executive committee; A. Rawley
Doome and Oscar w. Riley. delegates:
Rev. S. b. Daugherty, chaplain.
Durward Bowersox gained new
laurels from new friends and old ad-
mirers with his violin, Mrs. Marie c.
Deal sang popular airs, with William
Isel at the piano. A turkey dinner
and cigars were served by the ladies'
of the club.
The annual joint installation of and
reception to the officers Of the Ma.
sonic clubs Of the District will be
held at the City Club Wednesday
evening at s o'clock.
1t Is expected that the following
clubs will participate: Anchor Of
United States Shipping Board. Cable
tow OF United States Postal Service,
Circle Of District municipal govern
ment, Craftsman Of United States Vet
Grams Bureau, Fellowship OF Bureau
of Printing and Engraving. Fellow
ship of Capitol Heights. Md; Five
Points of Interstate Commerce Com.