The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-18
OUR SOCIETIES
Mnannic Ma.

The last of the series of Masonic sofiahles
win I've given at Masonic temrle the asth instant
Tie regular meeting Of Mithras Lodge Of
Perfection viii he held At Scottish Flts Sanctuary
Tuesday evening next
The animal conclave ct Washington Com
manderv NoI Will he heid next Friday evening
when the " GA Gdari - w,i select odcers TOT The
ensuing YEAR
The Good Friday services hy Columbia
Coninandery No, Will I've held at Wesley Chapel
when Rev. Sic w, ]. Mckinney win preach sermon
appropriate to the occasion.
Last night irs q. u Mason aud Louis
Schoyer presented Sit William Frederick of Column
bla COmmaudery No, o, q handsome Templar, Chap
tor and Lodge combination jewel, as token OF appre.
citation for knightlv courtcsies extended.
The energetic committee OF Columbia Com
mardery No having In charge tue uteftty musical
aud social entertainment to be given 10y that orgNht
u0n the Both instant ate taking steps to make II ct-
coed III interest any OF their former efforts IN that
direction. Nicre anon
Brother +. A Stier delivered an interest
Ing address on the "flements OF Power before
Acacia Lodge No 49, Tuesday evening last which
was highly appreciated, and for which the lecturer
ceived the thanks ~ the Lodge, Bro. the Rev I'D.
Power will lecture before this Lodge the 9th instant
The peculiar Masonic ceremonies OF Maun.
day. thursday VIII be observed by Evangelist
Chapter Rose Croy, this week. The chapter VIII
hold a statutory meeting, n which Vt is Incumbent on
hour the annual Maunday- Thursday banquet viz
take place ut Wonn's, on sixth street
The Prescott (Arigona) Courier of recent
date has the following "NIat. Creary, paymaster
Of tho Army, arrived here from Tucson, relieved
Mai. Hall and paid the soldiers all In one day which
Is c0mmendablc to the Acting Chief Paymaster Of the
Department OF Arizona. brother ", + Creary Is
member Of Hope Lodge No. 90 Of this city, uud
his many friends here viii be glad to learn that he Is
regarded In An iona, where he is stationed as Q
genial gentleman and an excellent oticer
The Supreme Council tor the Southern
jurisdiction OF the aud A. Scottish Rite have pur.
chased the elegant Eives mansion, corner VI Thrd
aud = streets for headquarters Tor the Rite aud
Will occupy It next month. The library OF Albert
! Pike, Thltty-third Degree, Grand Commanders la,
been consigned to that body and at his death viii bt
/ placed In the Masonic Library at Charleston, s. G..
In the collection Is the manuscript volume written by
/ himself about thirty years ago on Masonry. It /,
handsomely bound and the are fastened bl
silver locks 1t Is said that no but the author ha
ever read this book. II was not written TOT puullca
ton, but when the General passes away members 81
the ThrtY-thrd Degree are to he allowed tn neise To-
pages. Gen. Pike, who L. Ia his seventy fouttl
year Is now transating from the sansctlt the tel
books OF the Rig Ne1a, and hopes to finish the task
Masonic Personals Sir Charles +. Goldbeck
/ OF Corlnthian Chasseur Commandery No. So, phila
delpha, IA, Is on business visit to the city, an,
stopping at Mades' brother william H. Nichols
OF Harmony Lodge No. and st. Felipe de Austil
Commandery Galveston, Texas, is In the city ookni
In the matter OF the Templar's trip to california.
Odd Fellowship.
Brother w. II. Frazier, Grand Patriarch
attended by the officers OF the Grand Encampment
viii officially visit the four subordinate Fncamp
ment No J., Wednesday. Nav 9. MaVeneun Wan NS !
saturday, May 20; Mount Nebo No. Q, Wednesday
May i6; Fred. II. Stuart No. 2, Tuesday, May ),
\ special meeting OF the Grand Lodge wa
called by the Grsnd.Maser Wednesday evening last
to take into consideration important matter relat
Ing TO the equal bearing of the laws of the GRAM
Lodge upon Its subordinates \ committee consist
Ing OF Representatives NJ. u. Months OF No A., n
Finley Hunt. of Nm. l. ThOmas Ia
OF No. TO- were appointed, to whom the subject wa
referred FOR Investigation and report.
Brother Thomas VI. Fowler, p. o. Nj
Of Columbia Lodge No. 40, Thursday evening last
celebrated the silver anniversary of his admission Il
the Order. As Scribe Of the Grand Fncampmsnt
Scribe of Mount Sebo Encampment No. 6, secretar
OF Columbia Lodge Library Association, Uniforme,
Battalion and Relief Association, lie has recorde
over 1000 pages of proceedings, sent ont 80 90
notices and postal cards, and collected In sma
amounts as dues and paid ;79, 900. lie is nov
In his thirty-seventh term as Scribe of No. o.
Washington Lodge No. 8 will give a musi
cal and literary entertainment, supper, and hop a
odd Fellows Hall Tuesday evening next. The eN
cellenty arranged programme consists OF reaalngs b.
Professor Townsend, Miss Eva Henderson, Miss Bes
sic Perry, and Mr.. William Iackey; vocal music b.
Mrs. Bette McEwen, Misses Grace X. Dutour, An
ME II. Haas, and NJ. f. II. Roberts, Col. ii. Il
Rogers, and the Mount Vernon Quartette instrl
mental music by Messrs. !. NJ Mcfarland, W. X
whistling solo by Mr. William Leese. Dancing viii
follow. The entertainment is given the benefit
tine WILLOWS anu orphans OF the Lodge,
Brother John Long, Grand Master, has ap
pointed the semi annual vsltations to the several
coordinate Lodges by the grand officers as follows
Central Lodge No. !, Friday, April Il; Washington
40. g. Tuesday, April l.; Eastern No. Z, FRIDAY
April 49, Harmony No. 9, Monday April .; Coum
bla No. 10. THURSDAY, April Il; Union 40. II
!, Thursday, April s; Friendship No. IL. Thursday
April 10; Covenant No. H. Monday April 20: Beaco
No. Is, Monday, April 9; Metropolis No. 10, Fri
day, April 70; Excelsior No. IL, Monday, April IG
Mechanics No. Is, Friday, Aprii -; Oriental No 10
Thursday, May 3: Federal City No. 20. Wednesday
: April I; Naomi Lodge No. /, ID. of r., Tuesday
May /.