Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-19
The Scottish Rite MasOns.
THE BIENNIAL SESSION OF THE SCPREM

At the biennial session of the supreme council,
southern Jurisdiction, Scottish Rite Masons,
which began yesterday, as stated in the STAR,
the organization was completed By the election
of Mr.. Fred Weber, of Louisville, Kentucky, rs
secretary general in the place OF Mr. Vim. NJ.
Ireland, resigned and DR.. John NJ Browne
United States Navy, was made treasurer general
In the place OF Mr.. Weboer. After "a recess
fraud commands. PIKE occupied over two
hours in reading his address. He spoke o. the
progress OF the order during the last TWO years,
referring To the fact that S13. 600 worth OF books
has been added to the library during that time
Then he alluded in turn TO each Oh t.ie following
gentlemen VINO had died since the last meeting:
J. III. hummer, South Carolina; Gen. Robert
TOoinbs, Georgia; Samuel V. Noyes, Washing
ton, DIR. james h. Gibbs, Washington; Ricn ;.
Corning. California; Gen. John l. Lewis, New
Orleans, and Luke T. Barber, Little Rock. The
meeting then adjourned 10 reasonable to-day.
The ninth annual meeting OF the Provincial
was held last evening at the Scottish Rite
sanctuary, 100. Or street. The order Was
conferred upon 3 number OF candidates.
AN ELoPEMENT SPOILED.-A specia, from
Cambridge. Nd, To the Baltimore sun. says: \
story OF u frustrated elopemeut at Nientia Dor
chester county WAS related by Z, resident of
thai Vicinity yesterday, as follows: Miss Stella
LeCompte, daughter Oh stephen b. LeCompte,
a highly respected citizen OF Vienna, has Tor
some time been suspected OF holding clandes-
tine meetings with a butcher OF that town
named Meanpon- Upon the discovery of the
Fact the parents demonstrated with her. and
nnaIly shut her up in the cellar OF their house.
she escaped, however, and LETT a note saying
she intended to e!ope with and marry Mean
pom. She WAS pursued by ner father and others
whom her father had asked to- help him, and
found in a woods near Vienna and Carried L.,
her home. Meanpon, il Is said, has lett for
parts unknown. lie settled ia Vienna some
time ago, and is said TO have lived IN Washing
Ion and later III BrIdgeville, Delaware.
THREATENS HIS WIFE WITH PERSONAL,
NloLENCE-Io-day in the Police Court IL man
named Samuel X. Downing was arralgnei on a,
charge OF making threats OF PERSONAL violence
nls we b e 1gisena ,n Downing
do IL any more The judge required him to
give 500 bonds or stand committed six
months The prisoner went back crying.
CHrLDRES's FAIR FOR RELIEF OF THE
EARTHQCAKE SCFFEREEs.-Tnere wa, a larve
Mr.. Joseph Pearson, 14l1 SD street. West
Washington, saturday evening. the occasion
being a fair given by seven little girls to raise
money Tor the Charleston sufferers. The room
was handsomely decorated with ferns and
flowers, and the tables were loaded with good
Things. A novel feature OF the occasion was the
6urlesque art gallery. presided over by Mrs Dr.
3. +. Newton. assisted by Mrs. Joseph Pearson
Miss Claudia Pearson, Miss Carrie Steele and
Miss Sadie Pearson. The little ones who gave
the fair were Misses Fannie Pearson, Oracle
Pearson, Laura Pearson, Alice Riley, Jessie
raised Sl4..5, which they have sent to The
STAR ONCE 70 be forwarded 10 Charleston
DEATH OF Mrs. ELIZABETH MAGRUDER-
Mrs Elizabeth Magruder died at Rockville,
AZ il
dence OF Mr. Fletcher Masruder. She was the
widow OF the late DIR. VIM. b. Magruder md
daughter OF the late Major Ephraim Gather
Her funeral will take place Wednesday.
The CHARITY ORGANIZATION SOCIETY
The third annual meeting of the Charity Organ
izalion society of the District OF Columbia Is to
be held in Spencerian college halls aud parlors
next thursday eyeLing. An Interesting pro-
gram - presented. consisting of "a solo by Nrs
h b. Mills, coDtralto OF ST. Cecilia Quartette.
reports OF WORK done by the society; a sketch,
OF the proceedings OF the 18TH na tional confer
ence of charities and corrections; "A baritone
solo byLeonard Garfield Spencer; an address by
Miss Clara Barton, president OF the National
Red cross association, and remarks of distin-
guished citizens on the problems OF vagrancy
and pauperism.
To BE TRIED FOR PERJuRY.-In the case OF
VIM. i. Benton. indicted for perjury In the
Belt divorce case, In which q demurrer To the
Indictment was argued Saturday in the
Crimina. Court, Judge Macarthur to-day over.
ruled the demurrer, SO the case now stands for
trial.
He PLEADS SELF-DEFENsE-Thomas Carter
the old eolored man indicted for the murder of
James Holmes on the 26tE of July last by cut.