The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-01-21
OUR SOCIETIES.



Robert De Bruce Council of Kadosh will
hold It's monthly meeting at Scottish Rite sanctuary
wednesday evening next
The Masonic Veterans will pariake OF their
annual supper at the Metropolitan Hotel Tuesday
evening next. number OF distinguished Masons
viii be present.
Alexandria Washington Lodge, of Alexan.
drla Va, Is Indignant. Among relies loaned by the
Lodge to the Garfield Fair was the chair In which
George Washington sat while presiding oilcer Of the
Lodge, This chair was returned with big Slice Of
leather cut out of It's back by some tellc-hunting
vandal.
Wednesday, at san Francisco. at meet
Ing Of tho executive committee ~ the tri-anuual
conference Of the Knights remplar, It was suggested
that trophy symboli2pg the natural wealth OF the
state he offered prize for tho host drilled COM
pany, instead Of standard Of the order rs has here
tofore been done. The trophy IS to cost ~, 600.
The following published for the informa.
tion ~ our District Communicates The railroad
paues west OF the Missouri River viii not furnish
tickets at the reduced rates. except to knights Tenn
ad"s TSnSrs S Sos G rt and no 10
duced rate viii be sold any male person except he
he knight Templr. This order we understand to
be reromplcty and irtevocable.
The members of Lebanon Lodge No. 7
out fun force Friday evening to listen to
cuogy by Brother Joseph VI. Wilson, OF Lafayette
Lodge No. TO- on the life aud character OF the late
Brother Alexander Gardner. II was q graceful and
eloquent tribute to the memory ot bright Mason
aud good man. The thanks ot the Lodge were
requested for publication.
Sir Knight Ernst Sohmid, of Washington
Commandery No. l. was united In the bonds OF we'd
lock on Tuesday last TO pordta s. Altschuh, OF this
| city. The happy pair are spending their honey
moon In Philadelphia. ON their return to washing
ton they Will iud awaiting them In their new home
some beautiful tokens In the shape Of wcddi ng
friends, notably one from Sir Knight Schmid' 3
tcllow.olefks in the surgeon Generals ONCE
The annual meeting of the Masonic Board
Of Relief was held at the Masonic Temple on Friday
evening last, when the following Ufcets elected
No. u Vice President, T. Y. Gibbs, W. NJ. No. q.
| Treasurer, II. Dingman $. W. No. y; Secretary,
No, IL, and \. H. Olcott w.M NO ~, we're elected
to serve with the President, Nce President, and
Treasurer as executive committee and = VI. Yeat-
man, 5 w. No. 10, A. j. Marsh, H. W. No. II, and
\. NJ. Evans, y. W. No. 20, were appointed on the
finance committee.
Washington Cummandery No | celebrated
| It's hftyelghth anniversary Monday evening last
Tbeobseryance was Of an informal nature hut The
absence OF the set forms prescribed for such
rendered II all the more ENJOYABLE. After the Com
mandery opened. the acting Eminent Commander, Sir
William e. Moore, In his usual happy STYLE announced
the object for which they had assembled and read q
very Interesting letter from Sir William g. Brock,
Eminent Commander who assured the Sir Knights
that although absent by reason Of illness he was
present with them In spirit. aud wished them full
measure OF enjoyment Of this time hallowed custom
ot the tommandery. After the comforting OF the
| order OF the Red Cross the Sir knights, OF whom
there were about hundred present repaired to the
/ banquet hall and partook OF n sumptuous BANQUET
| during which couple of hours were delightfully."-
stent In social Intercourse and the reyvalot the many
pleasant "reminiscences IN the history OF the Com
mandery. Among the guests were Sirs Major W
4 Bayllss, OF st. Johns Commandety No. I, Ptoyl.
dence II. l.. Charles Il. Barker. OF Worcester Com
/ mandery, Worcester, Mass. Y. Il. Suits of
| St. Andrews No. 10, Richmond, Va, - Dunn,
| ~ Old Dominion No. II, Alexandria Va, and Slts
No. p Of this city. The 'Old Gu1rd' was Instituted
January Il, 1926 being then designated Washing
ton d Encsmpment No; " and its presiding officer
three council officers were Nicholas Blaisdell, John
/ Frank, and Benjamin o. Tyler who, with all of the
! original members, deceased. During the
tl-masoniC excitement the Encampment was for A
time dormant. but was revived the oath of April
lSi7, since which, 1t is said II has never failed to
hold Its regular Conclaves 1t Is universally known
for Its sturdy adherence to the traditions and land
marks OF the Order. For stability and the personnel
vi Its membership IL has held high rank among
the oldest and most time honored Communicates OF
the country the names of such distinguished Masonic
French c. F. stansbury, w. II. singleton, and
others being indssoubly woven in the web of It's his
! tory.
Odd Fellowship.
Brother August Koch, of Oriental Lodge
No. 10 and the /. q. O. F. Relief Association died
Tuesday morning last OF pneumonia, and was buried
from his late residence 0l3 II street Thursday after
noon.
Brother William H. Brown, of Friendship
Lodge No. i2, whose serious illness noticed in
last sundays issue, died early SUNDAY morning
His remains were forwarded to Michigan for inter
ment.
The anniversary entertainment of Federal
City Lodge No. 20. at Odd Fellows Hall. Tuesday
evening last, mot Thursday, the types made 1t last
week. was very pleasant affair. short and In
terestng address was made by Brother the Rev j. w.
Gray of the First NJ z. Church, Navy Yard followed
Gy an excellent musical and literary programme,
nei te direction OF btothef W. IL, Stansbury ending
specially invited guests partook Of banquet in honor
Of the occasion served in the supper ROOM
Brother w. $. Buchly, whose illness from
consumption has been noticed in this column for
several months past, died ut his residence, g2s C
street, Friday morning last. lie a member of
Columbia Lodge No. TO-, Columbian Encampment
No. /, Uniformed Battalion OF Patriarcbs and the
|. o. o. f. Relief Association; also Lafayette Lodge
/ No. 10 and Lafayette Chapter No. of Masons;
Columbia u, Lodge NO !, Independent Order Me-
Relief Association. His funeral will take place at =
o'clock This afternoon, and will be attended by the
odd Fellows Elks, aud Mechanics the various bodies
meeting at l O'Clock The interment will he made
IN Glenwood Cemetery.
The annual donation party of Metropolis
Lodge No Is occurred at their hall, Ninth street.
Friday evening last The offerings consisted OF Owe,
| $50 In cash and large number Ut orders for wood .
! coal and bread, while at the rear end of the room
/ was pyramid OF bundles of all kinds of groceries,
/ Including barrel of flour, The lodge room was
crowded with the friends OF the members, a large
| proportion of whom were ladies'. The welcome ad-
/ dress was made by Brother NJ. u. Brainard, q. r.,
after which excellent musical and literary enter
/ tainment followed, in which Mrs. McEwen, Mrs. C.
G. Adams, Misses Rachel Garrett Saunders, CharetoD
/ and Messrs. Townsend, JosephSmith, Norman Pruit
] Watson, Mckedin, DR.. Duncan, and Master Gle
phane took part. followed again by a generous dstr-
button OF an abundance of refreshments. During the
course OF the evening Brother Ed. Bawssl, p. NJ.
the efficient Secretary Of the Lodge. completely
surprised by being made the recipient of a magnlH-
cent solid gold Past Grand Master Jewel Of hands some
design, manufactured by Mr.. william Friedrich for
the Lodge and presented In behalf of the members by
Brother BiaiuaTd In few complimentary remarks,
/ to which the happy recipient made an eloquent
response, In which he protested that he did not de-
serve such mark of esteem from his brethren aud had
never done anything to deserve II and other equally
prominent falsehoods, which NOBODY who knew Of
his services TO the Lodge and the order would believe
but which were attributed to his well-known native
mOdesty and therefore eXcusabe. The whole enter
tainment was decided success, and reflected credit
on Brother Frank l.. Headley, who piloted the pro-
gramme as master OF ceremonies, and his colleagues
on the committee of arrangements, Brothers c. W.
Leannlrda, A. b. Smith, James A. X. Moore and
q. G. Mothershead
independent Order Mechanics.
Brother Thomas, of Centennial Lodge No,
80, Baltimore who has been sick for several weeks
and under care Of Anchor Lodge No o of this city,
is improving. The officers Of Anchor Lodge have
been very attentive to the brother.
\ number of amendments to the bylaws
of Columbia Lodge No. were approved: also an en-
tire new set OF by laws for Harmony Lodge No. IL
laws Past Grand Architect James NJ. Germond, OF
Alexandria, was present az visitor. The Grand
Lodge adjourned until the 3Oth inst, when the cleo
ton for grand officers Will be held
Among tne members OF the order from
Baltimore who will attend the anniversary sociae OF
Columbia Lodge No. I, at Abner's Music Hall to-
morrow evening" will he Past Supreme Ruler George
r. List Zone of the only three OriginaOrs of the
der living, Past Grand Architects Alexander j Den
son, James johnson, David A. BOdensick, and Past
/ Masters d. Nogel and Lewis Iiockhelmer.
Columbia Lodge No. will celebrate their
twelfth anniversary by a complimentary socable Mt
AbneT's Music Hall to- morrow evening. The names
Of the committee OF Observation-Disclosures ID. e..
Elcbelberger, VIM. l.. Seward, Rudolph GlesleT, j..
W. Kidwell, and r.. T.. Honman--is guarantee OF a
pleasant time. This Lodge was instituted Jan. 90,
1871, with charter membership OF IS. Since then
there have been admitted 702 members; total receipts
ELL 3Oi. 5i total expenses, So 567. r. the greater
part OF which has been paid for the relief OF Its
bers, their widows and orphans.
Al the annual session of the Grand Lodge.
last Tuesday evening Grand Architect T., q. CTunp,
Grand Secretary I'D. Bawsel and Grand Treasurer John
W.ThompsOn presented their reports which show the
order In the District 10 he In highly prosperous
condition numerically and financially. The follow
I ing-named Past Masters were admitted: X. A.
scaggs, Of No. /; W. A. Hammond, No. I; W. j.
Redstrake, No. G; George S. johnson, No. Z; George
I q. Burke, No, g; a. r. Evans, No. .; ". Daniels
aud George e. Click, No. 10; T.. Is. PannebakeT No.
II; j. NJ. Muudel, No. ~, and A. w. Gala han,
No. 10. by request Of Lafayette Lodge No. n,
Alexandria, the Grand Lodge degree was conferred
upon Past Master Thomas Kelly, OF No. II.
Society Notes.
q. 4. Ron invitation of the members