Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-19
HE Nas0ns and liie Monument Dedi.
cation.

Cation
THEY WILL TAKE PART IN THE CEREMONIES.
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
There appears to be some miSapprehension in re-
g2rd TO the position OF the Grand Lodge, F.AA.M,
OF the District OF Columbia, relativG 20 the cere-
monies connected with the dedication OK the Wash
in5t1l monument 1t is a well-recOgniZed law in
al OF our grand Jurisdictions, which was first
tabilShei iii 11i2 by the Grand Lodge or England,
III consequence OF the great abuse Of the privilege
o. appearing, IN public paradrs. that Masonic Lodges
should not participate In pubic paradeS unless Tor
Masonic purposes (See Nackey's Ency.-''Scald
Mas0n.') When it Was officially announced by the
Washington monument commission that by the act
OF congress or may 18Th. ISL, tue monument must
be delclted by the President OF the United states,
and there was not any provision made for Masonic
ceremonies the Grand Lodge decided that IT couil
not. consistently be present. merely TO adj TO the
procession Under the gneral invitation TO all sOcie
ties
am now at liberty. however, to announce that
the washington monument commission, under date
OF JANUARY 18th. 1850 invited he Grand Lodge
TO De present and perform such N sonic ceremonies
as are uSta! at lie lOrlin complexion o. Struct
ure, The cornerstone OF which had been laid with
Masonic E0Aore. These ceremonies viii be Per
formed under the direction OF The NJ W. Grand
Master, assisted by the other grand officers. All
the Grand Lodges In Iraternal Correspondence with
tl!a Grand Lodge and Their Constituent bodies viii
bodies desiring TO be present Will lisp be cordially
received and welcomed D. the Grant Lodge and
proper POSITIONS assigned 10 them In the orier OF
Masonic procession. W. Il. SINGLETON.
The Woman Suffrage Convention.
The seventeenth annia. convention Of The Ma
ti0nal Woman's suffrage association VIII begin at
All Souls church to-Iaorrow. ana Will continue
through three days. There Will be Two sessions
each day. i nuInber OF the most prominent woman
SIfralstS in the country Will be Ill tttendd nee as
delegates, among them Elizabeth CaGy stanton,
Susan J. ANTHONY. heerieta r. Shattuck. Nary
seymour Howell. LlufI Ge f0rc3 GORDON, caro- Inc
G;Sey Rogers, Frances El.en BAR, E...n suy FRAY,
Commence :. Lozier. Matilda Hihdman. Rev.
olympia Brown. Lille Dert relux Blake. Clara b.
Colo. Dr. Ma T. stoclh iln .brth B0yntOn
May Wright Seven ami Others.
a Church Property Case Decided.
ONLY LAND ACTUALLY OCCUPIED By CACRCHEs Ex-
EHFr FROM TAXATION.
To-day in the Court III General Term the case OF
Archbishop Gibbons against the District OF Column
pa decided, Chief Justice Cartier delivering
i. opinion Of the court,) dsinis5ing tie bill Lots
- e 20, squire $40, belonging 10 81. Pdtrick'S
PARISH. were -One years ii c. sod for taxes. from
~ hlcI the church c41tIyd u bc exempt. The bill
WAS 1ieG j .ry 9Th, 1885,, and PRAYED that the
s.e6 De ann I!.et and the cJud removed from the
jitt"- TIL certified to the General Term
70 DC head IL the first SI.nce. and was argued "A
few weeks since. The District claimed that the
property not actually occupied and used by the
church was not exempt. and the court so decided
and dismissed the Til.
ORDINATION AT EPIPHANY CHCgcp-Thfs SANCTIONS
ana beautiful Episcopal church has recently been
the scene OF OF impressive services result
Maryland. VIZ: Tn conservation OF Dr. Paret TO
me c.ocopate on the Sta instant: the conservation
O. the 5uTch edilice, on the 14th instant, and the
hts oTGiA1tion service OF The new bishop. the
18TH Instant The ordination service yesterday oc.
Cured 2t II a. ~. when the Rev. {. G. Griffith
ueac0s ana junior assistant minister OF Epiphany
WiS ;t:Fancel 10 the priesthood. The Episcopal
nut for the ordination OF priests Is very similar
% tatJ Tor the conservation OF bshops the few
pvisjs 81 divergence being where the more en-.
laTStd functions and government OF the order OF
nie mop i,o.yc difference OF phraseology. Bishop
tbs cilaacei yesterday: The Rev. Dr. Alsop Of
Grace church, Ph;ladeipna. Pa, the pre- Cher who
DELIVERED an address appropriate TO the OCCASION;
tit Rev samuel Il. Griffith, father of the newly
ordained priest, and VINO presented him for Ordin;,-
ton: the K II. n. Griffith. brother Of the latter
anu the Res Irving McElroy, J. NJ. Z. Mckee. Al
eNt.ndef Shi-as, d. D., and I. L. Townsend ID. d.
al 81 whom participated In the interesting cere-
monies.
CHARGES OF PETIT LARcENy.--In the Police Court
t!.is inGf'Iing John Bold1n, coaored, was charged
WAS continued until Wednesday; bonds $500 A
diIninui;ve ccored boy named YIN. Shorter plead
"a guilty 10 stealing large ham from Chris Wag-
Jail
THE GEISTE RscHaFT SYSTEM OF TEACHING MOD
ERS LaNGUaGgS.-Dr. X. s. Rcsenthal inventor OF
the iow "ei-known meisterschaft system OF
teaching mo0ern languages, will give q free expo
sitlon Oh his rapid method OF mastering language
IN lecture az willard hall tomorrow afternoon al
O'clock Arrangements have been In:r!e for DR.
KoSentha 10 remain In Washington Tor a few Weess
during which tiEae he Will fnauyurate classes in
french, German and Spanish, ON the mesrerschaft
system.
BISHOP PARET AT TRISIrY CHURcH.-Iast even
ing SUNDAY this unique and pretty Episcopal
church received visit fgoin Bishop Paret. Who de-
nyered an able and Lucid address from the text:
1--WE Know That we have passed from death unto
life because We love the brethren" Besides the
Rev. Dr. Addison. rector or the church, there were
present the Rev d.. Matiack, of PHILADELPHIA pa
ana TIE Rev. MIR. Mckee, OF Emmanuel Church ID
e. Inc two latter ciergymen reading Evening
Prayer. lie church was filed on the occasion
HEROES NysEUa.-Pauiine Markham will appear
III einotioIa. drsEla every afternoon and night
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