Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-09
IN THE LODGE ROOM.
Past and Coming Events Among the
Secret Societies.

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| DoINGs AMONG FRATERSAL BoDIEs-PoISTs OF
| INTEREST FROM THE MAsoxs, THE JEWISH
SOCIETIES. AND OTHER BENEVOLENT ORDERS N
WASHINGTON.
The following Masonic bodies of the A. A.
8. Rite meet in their cathe dral rooms. No. 1907
G street northwest:
| Albert Pike Consistory, No. 1, NJ. r. s., on
the third Monday in January, April, July, and
October. It's officers elected at its triennial
meeting, held for that purpose, on the 9th day
of December last, are as follows: Alex. II. Holt,
| 32d degree, ven, master of the kadosh; George
W. BallOch, 32d degree, prior; L. Cabell Will
hanson, 32d degree, preceptor; James Lans-
burgh, 32d degree, chancellor; Alonzo J. Marsh,
sd degree, orator; Joseph Hamacher, 32d de-
| gree, almoner; Robert Ball. 32d degree, regis
trar; Allison Nailor, jr., SD degree, treasurer;
/ A. Floridus Steele, sd degree. prelate; John
u. Olcott, 32d degree, master of ceremonies
James H. Trimble, SD degree, expert; G. w.
| Leannarda. sd degree assistant expert; Ed
ward NJ. Willis. 32d degree, standard-bearer;
John A. Zoos. SD degree, master of the guards;
Leonard Stoddard, jr., sd degree, tiler.
Robert de Bruce Council, No. /, h. H., on
| the fourth Tuesday in each month. Its pres
ent officers are: Joseph c. Taylor, SD degree,
| first lieutenant commander, acting commander;
Jesse W. Lee. jr., SD degree, second heuten-
ant commander acting first lieutenant COM
mander: Edward Fitzki, SD degree, chancellor;
VIM. r. Singleton, SD degree, orator; Abner T.
Longley, SD degree, almoner: Alex. II. Holt,
| sd degree, recorder: VIM. S. Roose, SD de-
gree, treasurer; F. J. Woodman, 32d degree,
master of ceremonies: Jas. Lansburgh, 33d de-
| gree, turcopelier; Isaac p. Moves. SD degree,
draper; Thos Hynes. SD degree, first deacon;
| Warren j. Lown. 32d degree, second deacon:
Chas. W. Hancock. SD degree, bearer of beau
seant; John A. Zoos, SD degree. lieutenant of
the guard; Thos. J. Edwards. SD degree, SEN
tinel. An election will be held on the 26th inst.
! to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
| John Wilson, SD degree. as commander
| Evangelist Chapter of Rose Croix No. 1, on
| the second Tuesday in each month. Its officers
are: George f. Corson. SD degree wise master
John II. Olcott. 32d degree, senior warden: Jas.
Lansburgh, SD degree. junior warden; Robert
L. Flemings, 32d degree, orator; VIM. J. Hay,
| 32d degree, almoner; Thomas p. Chiffelle, SD
| degree, secretary; Thomas Somerville. SD
| degree, treasurer: James II. Wardle. 2lst de-
gree, master of ceremonies; Leonard C..
Woods, 18th degree, expert; Theo. o. Ebaugh,
2lst degree, assistant expert: Edw. W. Doherty,
| 32d degree, standard bearer; Martin O'Connor,
| 32d degree, guardian of the temple; Leonard
Stoddard, jr.. SD degree, sentinel; Isaac P.
NOyes, 32d degree, senior warden: Chas W.
Hancock, sd degree, junior warden, council of
| Princes of Jerusalem
Mithras Lodge of Perfection, No. /. on the
| first and third Tuesdays in each month. The
| third day OF Adar commenced at shutdown on
| Sunday, the Sd instant. and ended at shutdown
| on Monday. the 4th instant. and the statutory
triennial meeting for the election of officers of
| Mithras lodge was held on that day. resulting
| as follows: William Oscar Roome. 33d degree
venerable master; Francis J. Woodman. 32d
! degree. senior warden; Thomas D. Singleton
32d degree. junior warden; Henry s. Merrill,
! 18th degree, orator; Edward Fitzki 33d degree,
! almoner: AlonZo J. Marsh, 32d degree. secre-
! tary; Warren ]. Lown, 32d degree, treasurer
| After which the venerable master announced
| the following appointments: James III. Trim
| bic, sd degree, master OF ceremonies Gran
/ vile Mason, 18th degree. assistant master of
| ceremonies; A. b. Coolidge. 18th degree ex-
pert Henry W. Smith. sd degree, assistant
expert; John A. Foss, SD degree, captain of
| the guard; William J. Hay 32d degree, tiler.
The venerable master then invited Brother
Alex. II. Holt, sod degree. past venerable
master. to assume the gavel and install the
officers present. which he did in accordance
| with the ritual of the rite.
Tuesday, the 5th instant. Mithras lodge con-
| ferred the fourth and fifth degrees of the rite
on eight candidates.
Wednesday, the 9th instant. Evangelist Chap
ter Rose CrOix conferred the fifteenth and
sixteenth degrees of the rite on three and on
the It'll instant the seventeenth and eighteenth
degrees on three candidates.
Friday, the Sth instant. Robert de Bruce
council. X. H., conferred the twenty-fifth,
twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh, twenty-eighth
| and twenty-ninth degrees on three candidates
The following bodies Of the York rite also
meet at 1907 street northwest.
Washington council of roya and select masters
on the last secular day of each month ex-
cept February. Its officers are: Harrison
Dingman, tn. Ill. master; Joseph Hamacher
Rt. Ill. Dep. master: Alex. H. Holt, Ill. p C. of
work; James Lansburgh, treasurer; George E.
Corson, recorder.
The Veteran Masonic association of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, composed of masons who
have been such more than twenty-one years,
Gen. Albert Pike, is president, and A. T. Long
ley, secretary.
Colombia lodge No. 8, F. A. A. NJ. on the
first and thifd Wednesdays in each month. II.
G. Darragh, ". NJ: NJ. A. Tappau, secretary
Harmony lodge No. II, I. A. \. NJ, on
second and fourth Thursdays in each month.
F. X. Sweet. W. NJ; Vim. A. Yates. secretary.
Acacia lodge, No. 18. F. A. A. NJ, on the sec.
ond and fourth Tuesdays in each month Chas.
II. Elliott, W. NJ; John J. Little, secretary.
Armlnlus lodge, No. Is F. A. A. NJ, ON Sec
ond and fourth Mondays in each month John
Toense. W. NJ; II. H. Gordes. secretary
All Of the bodies of the A. A. s. rite and York
rite are in healthful and fourishing condi-
ton, doing good work and much Of it.
There will be special excursion over the b.
and 0. railroad of members of the Scottish
rite from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
and Washington to Cincinnati Tuesday the
18th, to attend the annual meeting of Cincin-
natl consistory. whose cathedral and parapher-
MALTA are unequaled in the history of the rite
The delegation will be received and enter
tanned here by the B. b. of the A. A. 8. R., at
the cathedral, 1907 G street northwest.
The Jewish Societies.
Among the many secret societies of the
United States there is none that plays a more
important part than the Jewish. 1t is now
nearly fifty years ago when in the city of New
York half dozen Jews. men of rare inteili-
gence, character, and culture. formed the idea
of creating Jewish order, which should have
for its aim and object the education, elevation
and recognition of the Jew as a man and
citizen of the United States. At
that time quite number of Jews. reput-
able in every way, had. either through igno-
rance or prejudice, been rejected by the Ma
sonic fraternity, and in consequence thereof
these men above mentioned. came to the wise
conclusion that it was time to cry halt and do
some thing tangible to prove to the world that
the Jews had been wrOnged.
Thus the Jewish order b mai Birth COR Sons
of the Covenant) was formed, and to-day num-
bers 10000 members, having lodges in every
part OF the United States and Canada in Ger
many, Egypt, Jerusalem, and in Roumania
This order has sent its missionaries not TO
proselyte for religion, but for humanity, to
distant lands where their fellow coreligionists
were oppressed II has founded and is sup
porting schools in the orient; it has made
the condition OF the Jew in countries where
they are oppressed more tOlerable and