Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-28
DEPUTY JAMES A. WEST CHOSEN
MASONIC GRAND MASTER Old. C..
Succeeds Wisdom D. Brown,
Who Headed Blue Lodges
Since December II, 1923.
Vacancy at Foot of Line Is
Filled by L. P. Steuart in
Spirited Contest.

Deputy Grand Master James A.
| West was elected grand master of Ma
! sons in the District of Columbia at the
| st. Johns day communication of the
Grand Lodge, F. A. A. M, last night in
| Masonic Temple, Thirteenth street and
! New York avenue. He succeeds Wisdom
D. Brown, who had been the head of
| blue-lodge Masonry in the Masonic
! jurisdiction of the District of Columbia
since December 81, 1928.
Appointed to the Grand Lodge official
line as senior grand steward in 1922
. Mr.. West progressed through the several
places and stations in regular order
from year to year, until last night. when
he reached the top. The vacancy at
the foot of the Grand Lodge line as
junior grand steward was filled, after a
Leonard p. Steuart, past master of
Washington Centennial Lodge, No. IA.
Should he advance through the chairs
in regular order the new junior grand
steward will become grand master of
MasoES in the District of Columbia De-
cember 81, 1899.
Others Advance in Order.
At the election last night, Senior
Grand Warden C. Fred Cook was adj
vanced to the Office of deputy grand
master, Junior Grand Warden Reuben
A. Bogley to the Office of senior grand
warden, Grand Marshal Harry CT. KIM
ball to the Office of junior grand war
den, Senior Grand Deacon Vernon G.
Owen to the Office of grand marshal.
Junior Grand Deacon George r. Davis
TO the Office of senior grand deacon.
Grand Sword Bearer Robert S. Regar
to the office of junior grand deacon,
Grand PurSuivant Clyde j. Nichols to
nn off nf
Grand Steward Otto B. Roepke to the
Office of grand pursuivant and Junior
Grand Steward Paul B. Cromelin to the
Office of senior grand steward.
The following were reelected: Past
Grand Master j. Claude KEEPER, as
grand secretary; Past Grand Master
Charles E. Baldwin, as grand treasurer;
Past Master Frank M. Roller of st.
Johns Lodge, No. IL, as grand lecturer;
Rev. John c. Palmer, past master of
Benjamin B. French Lodge, No. Is, as
grand chaplain: Rev. Charles E. Fultz,
as assistant grand chaplain, and Past
Master William P. Herbst of Hiram
Lodge, No. 10, as grand tiler.
West Prominent Here.
Mr.. West, the new grand master, is
prominent in Masonic circles here and
elsewhere. He is a member of Pen
talpha Lodge, No. %, and was its wor-
shipful master during the year 1919
He was appointed to the Grand Lodge
official line by Past Grand Master
Charles Cyrus Coombs, who installed
him as grand master last night, in De-
cember, 1922. He is a member of Co.
lumbia Chapter, No. /. Royal Arch
Masons, and was its high priest in
1915. He is also member of Washing
ton Council, No. /, Royal and Select
Masters.
AS Knight Templar, he Is a member
of Columbia Commandery, No. ., and
was its eminent commander in 1913
He is also a member of Kallipolis
Grotto, AlmaS Temple of the Mystic
Shrine, Capital Forest, Tall Cedars of
Lebanon; the Gavel Club of Master
Masons and of Esther Chapter, No. s.,
Order Of the Eastern Star. He was
patron of Esther Chapter in 1912 and
grand patron of the Order OF the East
ern Star in the District of Columbia in
1923.
Grand Master West is native of
the State of Iowa, but has made his
residence in this city for the last 30
years, for Is years of which, he was
in the Government service and the bal
ance of the time engaged in private
business.
Steuart Mason Since 1908.
Mr.. Steuart, the new junior grand
steward. was made a master Mason in
Washington Centennial Lodge in the