The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-04-04
OUR SOCIETIES.
Masonic MONS.

The st. Johns Mite Association will hold
It's monthly meeting saturday evening next.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection will hold its
monthly meeting at Scottish Rite Hall Tuesday even-
Ing next
The Masonic Female College at Lumpkin,
Ca, was destroyed by fire the 25th utimo. The loss
was $50, 600, Tor which there was no Insurance.
The Grand Lodge of England has voted
Goo for the relief Of the sufferers in Ireland, which
is placed with the Duchess OF Marlbcrcugh's fund.
The Grand Chapter of California will
meet at san Francisco the 18th Instant and the
Grand Chapter OF Georgia at Atlanta the ssth in-
slant.
Items-Concerto of the Washington Masonic
Choir for the beneft of the Grand Lodge Library the
22d instant. Pay concert Of the Georgetown Ma
sonic Choir at Curtis School Building the Goth In
slant,
The concert of the Washington Masonic
Choir the 22d Instant win he at Congregational
Church, the stage at Masonic Temple not being
ample enough. The tickets are now being distributed
10y the Grand Lodge Library Committee.
The Grand II. A. Chapter of Michigan at
Its recent convocaon In jackson appropriated s 900
the entertainment OF the General Grand Chapter,
which will meet In Detroit August -, and appointed
n committee Of seven to make the necessary arrange
mcnts.
AT the special meeting of the Grand Lodge,
Monday evening last, the Committee OF the Grand
Lodge Library were authorized to dispose of some
1--WE or six hundred volumes reported as not suitable
with the proceeds.
The Chicago Inter Ocean says, in relation
to the coming Templar display In that city: 'The
indications are brighter than ever Of amost august
gnthefng-suoh one as was never before seen since
| the days Of Godfrey lie Bouon, the Tempar King
Of Jerusalem There Is doubt but what It win
| he an august - gathering.
| Brother George II. Martin, of Naval Lodge
No. 4, died Tuesday last at his residence, No. $50
| Twentieth street, and was buried Thursday after
noon. ut 2;30 O'Clock, from St. Johns Il. T.. Church,
sixteenth and II streets. The funeral was attended by
the Lodge and a detail of thirty mounted police,
| Brother Martin was member OF the Masonic Mutual
| Relief since November, 1870.
| At the triennial meeting of Robert de
| Bruce Council Kadosh Monday evening last the
following officers elected for the ensuing term of
| three years: william VI. Ireland sd degree, Com
mander, (reilected for the third successive termD
samuel V. Noyes, 32d degree, LIST Lieut.. Com; John
Wilson, 32d degree, I'd Lieut.. COM; A. T. Longley,
3sd degree, Chancellor, tredlectedD William Il. sim
gleton, ssl degree, Orator, ueslccted;l Weston
gree Recorder. trei.lected:) Allen Wall, 32d de.
4 gree, Treasurer, ((ietiected.)
Masonic PERSONALS. - Brother r. NJ. C.
Graham, 33d Degree. Grand Representative OF the
southern supreme Council near the Northern Coun-
ell. was In the city last week Sir Morse X Taylor,
assistant surgeon of the Army, stationed at San
Antonio, Texas and prominent Knight Templar,
WINS re6one Of ST. johns O' Loase No. IT. saf
fered slight stroke of paralysis Monday last, bnl
was out again Yesterday Brother e. q. Barnard
10 to Columbia Lodge No. 3, loss to No. 10 and Il
great gainto No. 3.
Brother |. S. Tichenor, p. NJ. of Harmony
Lodge No. IL, has been appointed and commissioned
as the Representative of the Grand Lodge OF Califor-
nia the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia
In place OF Joseph W. Marin, deceased Col. Itch.
en0r is one of our best known prominent members o.
the fraternity, and no appointment would meet will
hearter Endorsement at the hands OF the brethren
here. singular coincidence In the Representatives
between the Jurisdictions adds the interest Brothe
TclpuOr formerly resident of California,
, Brother Alexander G.. Abel the present Grand Sec
! rotary of California and the Representative of thu
District of Columbia near that Grand Lodge, wa
formerly resident OF this city.
The anticipated return visit of Lafayett,
!, Lodge No. 10 to King Davds Lodge No. 6s, of Bal
timore, Will take place Tuesday evening next, and
more brethren have made extensive preparations (,
receive their guests, and promise royal entertain
, ment. The members of No. 10. with their invited
guests are expected to be at the Temple dressed IL
dark clothing, with white gloves and aprons, at
' O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, in order to take The
more and Potomac depot at precisely $3.50 O'Clock
The return train will leave Baltimore at A. NJ.
Wednesday morning, that all will be homeagaii
! In time for business. We will be there time.
We have received the sixty ninth annua
report of the Grand Lodge of the District of Colum
ba, containing 19l pages of printed matter, eighty
four pages of which is the report of the Committee OF
singleton, Grand Secretary. butwhic we have not a,
time to examine. The business report gives the fol
+ lowing showing: Number of members last report
,702: entered during the year, H.; passed, ZIG
raised Ie6: affiliated, 40; reinstated 81; withdrawn
~; died, AZ; dropped for n p. D.. 1885, expelled,
: expended for charity g. aa5 "A; assets Of Lodges
So Sd The report of the Grand Treasurer show
q and amount to credit of Grand Lodge Library Fund
sl57.s..
G The Swedish corvette which has Just ar
II rived In New York harbor appears to have had OF
board an envoy from King Oscar II. of Sweden, as
a signed to visit England and the United States for
special purpose. The corvette is under the charge
i. Commander A. shonmyer, and the envoy is name
Darn ring the recent visit as s Mr. Abert
y Goodall, president OF the American Bank Note Com
pany, to Europe, where he was empowered to act a
representative of several of the higher Masonic Order
e in the United States he visited Sweden, where ),
found difference existed In that country relative
l. what Is here known the Masonic Order OF Knight
Templar. King Oscar ii is Grand Master of tha
Order In Norway and Sweden, where It is known a
the " Poor and Holy Order of Jesus Christi Fo
$50 years this Order has kept itself aloof from tn
Religious and Military Order OF knights Templar
Of which the Prince of Wales is Grand Master
Master in the United States 1t Is claimed In Swede
h that the seven Knights Templar who escaped I'll
ne years ago took to Sweden the ritual of the OF
, der written palm leaves, and that the same is
among the archives In Sweden. 1t Is, however, no
~ known to the King of Sweden that the Order
ID knights Tempar has extended largely over the civ
M iize world and the object of the Masonic envoy is
ID ascertain and report to the King theresu of watev
ID investigations he may have the opportunity to MAKE
m AS such Masonic envoy Cheyalier Ernst Frolch Wis
ted the Masonic Temple In New York at the last
ri clave OF Morton Cominandery No. 4, Of which NJ
Goodall is the Eminent Commander, and there ha
or the rempe IS nlstps that q,
>, envoy viii pursue his investigations still furth
l. which is the headquarters OF Knights Templa
e Ism In the United States and where next August Il
g majority Of the knights to the number Of maj
III w cekly Courant, Columbia, Pa.
81 Odd Fellowship.
70 The Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows h;
y fund OF $780, 600. an average of Es Is I'd to ca
le member.
" Brother John +. Havenner, G. r., Ina
another attack Of his old enemy, the govt, last
but was able to DO out yesterday
Brother Hugh Latham, p. g. NJ. of Potom
Lodge No. IS, Alexandria, is slowly recovering fro
lie his long Illness. but is yet very feeble and much
so duced.
at Metropolis Lodge No. 16 will pay frate
to nal visit to Central Lodge No. Friday evening
Oh the occasion Of the lecture before the latter Lod
IL by Brother +. A. sitter.
~ ts The Grand Lodge of Virginia will no
TO Its annual session In Richmond commencing the IA
r. instant. immediately after Its adjournment
:, Grand Encampment VIII meet.
en- Covenant Lodge No. Is, in connection wi
Hermione Lodge X. Of l.. Of Georgetown, VIII 81
an entertainment Tuesday evening next at Cur
School Building In aid Of n worthy widow, wh,
" husband had been member OF both organizations.
"a Items.-Lecture before Central Lodge N
Az by +. A. steir, T.. q. OF No. 10, Friday event
2. next. Second anniversary OF Federal city Lod
lei No. 20-musical and literary entertainment and
nj perthe i2t instant Thirty fourth anniversary
a | Excelsior Lodge No. ~ the 18Th instant.
r. The Uniformed Battalion of Patriarchs he
=, meeting Friday evening last The total receipts
expenses Of the recent entertainments foot up ga
with some tickets 70 hear from. Drills were ORDER
every Tuesday and Friday evenings from this time
u. TO the 26th Instant ON the day of the parade u
silk American Dag viii be presented to The atiali
~ by Its lady friends, and which, added to the VIII
~ Ords nd aft la RAT "a