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The Washington Post, February 24, 1890
Page 2


Masons at a Dinner.
Veterans of the Craft Enjoy Their Annual Reunion.
   The fourth annual meeting of the Washington Masonic
Veteran Association was held at the asylum of the
Masonic Temple last Saturday evening, the anniversary
of Washington’s birthday, that being the day
designated in the constitution for the date of the
meeting. The principal business was that of electing
officers for the ensuing year, which resulted in the
unanimous re-election of all the old officers, as
follows: President, Jose M. Yznaga; first and second
vice presidents, Noble D. Larner and R.B. Donaldson;
secretary, L.G. Stephens; treasurer, James P. Pearson;
stewards, James H. Trimble and Joseph Joury. The
following new members were admitted: J.C. Allen,
Robert Ball, Charles C. Borland, John Beck, Samuel
Bien, J.P. Crowley, Samuel G. Cabell, George W.
Colman, Marion P. Fisher, A.W. Hodgman, Thomas Hynes,
F.T. Howsen, John P. Hamlin, William Kennedy, William
MacKenzie, R.B. Nixon, Thomas M. Reed, James Sample,
J.E. Smith, James D. Smith, J.W. St. Clair, E.H.
Spang, Malcolm Seaton, W.R. Singleton, Rudolph Saur,
Matt Trimble, W.T. Turpin, H.O. Towles, Simon Wolf,
M.M. Whitney.
   After the transaction of the routine business, the
members and guests repaired to the small lodge room,
where the regular banquet was spread, and after doing
full justice to the menu, the president made an
address of welcome congratulating the brethren on the
fact that time has dealt leniently with so many of
them, and expressing the hope that they might be
permitted to assemble around the festive board for
many years to come.
   He then announced the toasts, which were responded
to as follows: “The Grand Lodge of the District of
Columbia,” M.W. Grand Master James A. Sample; “”The
Grand Chapter of the District,” M.E. Grand High Priest
Edwin S. Holmes; “The Day we Celebrate,” P. Grand
Master J.L. Johnson. Noble D. Larner, P.G.G. High
Priest of the United States, and R.B. Donaldson, P.
Grand Master, were toasted, and responded
appropriately…
   A.G. Heylman made a humorous speech, Samuel C.
Mills referred to the absence of any spirituous or
malt liquors at the banquet and congratulated the
association therefore, and Joseph C. Taylor made some
very interesting and instructive remarks, after which
the brethren joined hands and sang “Auld Lang Syne.”
The members present were:
   William Yorke AtLee, J.C. Allen, Charles A. Appel,
Samuel S. Bond, R.H. Boswell, James M. Busher, C.W.
Bennett, Thomas R. Benson, Robert Ball, Charles C.
Borland, Louis Burgdorf, G.T. Cook, J.P. Crowley, E.H.
Chamberlin, C.B.R. Colledge, George Y. Colison, Robert
B. Donaldson, Marvin P. Fisher, J.R. Garrison, Robert
V. Godman, Samuel J. Haislett, John Hayward, A.W.
Hodgman, I.L. Johnson, Joseph Jony, A.W. Kelley, Louis
Kettler, George W. Knox, John Q. Larman, N.D. Larner,
E.S. McCleary, H.S. Merrill, T.F. Maguire, Samuel C.
Mills, William MacKenkie, J.W. Palmer, Godwin Pierce,
J.P. Pearson, Louis P. Rodier, J.H. Schultze, John M.
Smith, W.J. Sterling, J.W. St. Clair, W.A. Short, W.S.
Tappan, J.S. Tomlinson, S. John Thomson, Ethan P.
Vaux, John N. Walker, E.M. Willis, Jose N. Yznaga.
   The guests were the M.W. grand master of Masons,
M.E. grand high priest, and Brothers Aaron Baldwin,
W.C. Bickford, J.F. Barnum, Harrison Dingman, William
J. Davidson, A.S. Dunn, H.M. Gilman, William Harley,
H.E. Riley, John Riley, Joseph C. Taylor, J.H. Wardle,
Abram G. Heylman, Goodwin Y. AtLee.