Evening star., 1937-01-03
MASONIC MASTERS.
FORM ASSOCIATION
Milton D. Norman Elected
President for 81 on
First Ballot.

THSl OdlIUls
The newly elected worshipful mas
ters of the As Masonic lodges in the
District of Columbia were called to-
gether December 30 by Willard L.
Hart, president of the 1896 Masters
Association. and formed into an assc-
citation for the year 1887.
Milton D. Norman, local attorney,
and master of Samuel Gompers Lodge,
NJ. As. was elected president OF the
ASSOCIATION on the first tallot.
Other officers Of the association
elected were Henry Gilligan, master
of Bcnjlmin B. French Lodge, No. IS,
vice president: Alfred j. Steffen, mas
ter Of East Gate Lodge. No. "a. secre-
tary; and W. Preston Hunt. master of
Naval Lodge, No. f. treasurer.
Members of the Executive Commit
tee are Walter B. Jarvis, master of
Trinity Lodge, No. Al, and Charles
M. Boteler, master of Cathedral Lodge,
No. 40.
The association Immediately after
its formation received Paul B. Crome-
lin, grand master of Masons in the
District of Columbia, and elected him
to active membership of the associa-
ton.
Junior Past Grand Master Otto B.
Roepke, and Deputy Grand Master
Leonard P. Steuart were elected hon.
orary members
After short talk by Grand Master
Cromelin. the president received in a
body and greeted the members of the
1886 Masters Association, who had
just perpetuated themselves and elect
ed new officers.
Officers Of the Grand Lodge of Free
and Accepted MaSons of the District
OF Columbia elected and installed at
the st. Johns day communication De-
cember % were Paul B. Cromelin,
grand master; Leonard P. Steuart,
deputy grand master; Eugene E.
Thompson. senior grand warden: Need
ham c. Turnage, Junior grand warden;
j. Claude KEEPER. grand secretary;
Charles E. Baldwin. grand treasurer;
Aubrey H. Clayton, grand lecturer;
John c. Palmer, grand chaplain:
Simpson B. Daugherty. assistant grand
chaplain; Ara M. Daniels, senior grand
deacon; Noble D. Larner, junior grand
deacon; Carl H. Claudy senior grand
steward; Aubrey R. Marrs, Junior
grand steward; William P. HerbSt,
grand tiler
Federal Lodge, No. l, elected the
following officers at its stated COM
munication December 8: Oscar E.
Carlton. worshipful master; Henry
H. NAPLES. senior warden; Pryor E.
Hefner. junior warden Writ B. Furr,
secretary; Harmon K. Warner, treas
urer; Clarence G. Dudley. senior dea.
con: Arthur F. Middleton, junior dea.
con; George L. Russell, senior stew
ard; Irwin L. Chilcoat, junior steward;
trustees. William T. Ballard, S. Web
ster Adams and John R. Van Arnum.
The lodge will have charge of religious
services at the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home next Sunday. Rev. Charles
N Williams, chaplain, will deliver the
sermon and John L. Bateman will
lead singing
At the stated communication of
King Solomon Lodge, No. 81, F. A.
A. M, on Wednesday the fellowcraft
degree will be conferred and regular
business transacted. A special well
come will be extended to all brothers
who were raised during the month of
January of any year.
Samuel Gompers Lodge has elected
these officers: Master, Milton D. Kor-
man; senior warden, Joseph Hurwitz;
Junior warden, Jacob Sander; secre-
tary, Louis Rosenberg; treasurer,
Harry c. Racoosin; associate chap
lain, Rev. Aaron Volkman; master of
ceremonies, Past Master Louis ]. Rae
bach; senior deacon, Frank Paley;
Junior deacon, Saul G. Lichtenberg;
senior steward, Samuel j. Sherman;
junior steward, Samuel Block; tiler,
Joseph Lewis; historian and degree
director, Past Master Maurice A.
Goldberg; trustees, Clay Armstrong,
Jacque Heidenheimer and Past Master
Louis j. Raebach.
The installing officer was Brother
Junior Grand Deacon Ara M. Daniels.
Worshipful Master Milton D. Kor-
man of Samuel Gompers Lodge was
elected president Of the Masters As
sociation of 1887.
National Lodge will confer the en-
tered apprentice degree Tuesday and
will hold dinner and confer the fel-
lowcraft degree January 10.
Elbert B. Judson, the newly elected
worshipful master of Hiram Lodge,
was paid tribute by approximately
one-fifth of the resident membership
of the lodge at the last stated COM
munication, when he presided over
the lodge. Other officers elected were
as follows: Albert Andrews, senior
warden; Carl o. Hoffman, junior war
den: William H. Grass, secretary;
Philip H. Ward, treasurer: William
A. Barr, senior deacon; Lloyd Emmet
Meany, Junior deacon. Henry P. Hoff-
man, jr., and Pascal D. Fallon we're
appointed senior and junior stewards,
respectively, and Past Masters Sydney
J. Mayer and Joseph H. Stimson were
appointed master Of ceremonies and
tiler. respectively. Rev. William L.
Mayo was appointed chaplain.
The lodge has accepted an invita-
tion from La Fayette Lodge to wit
ness the presentation of Carl H.
Claudy's new play. Greater Love
Hath No Man." on Thursday. Both
lodges meet on the same evening and
the play will be presented by the Fel-