Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-05
TIE LEVEL AND THE SQUARE.
MASONRY IN THE DISTRICT,
History Of the Grand Lodge.
How That Body Was FOrmed-Events
OF Its Early Years-Its Present Of
hcers and Members-The Sub
ordinate Lodges and
Their Officers.

airy 49, 1911, though for a score of years anC
more before that lodges existed in Alexandra
Georgetown and Washington. When Washing
ton laid the conversions of the Capitol he wa
assisted by the Masonic lodges OF the thre'
Cities and the ceremony was Masonic.
The first meeting of delegates to form
Grand lodge was held December IL, 1917,
which the following lodges were represented
viz: Federal lodge, No. Is, from Grand Lodge
Of Maryland, by Alexander Mccormick, Patric2
Magruder, C. Willis Weaver, Arch. Van Horn
and Charles Glover; Alexandra Brooke lodge
No. A. from the Grand Lodge of Virginia. By
James Gait Amos Alexander and James Car
son; Columbia lodge, No. IS, from Grand lodga
of Maryland. by John Davis of Abel. Shadraeh
Davis, Joseph Cassin, James Kemp and David
lodge Of Maryland, by Henry Pyfer, Danls
kurtz and Lewis Z. W. Balch. Alexander Nc
Cormick was chosen president and Chas
Glover secretary.
A second meeting was held January 8, 1911,
when the following officers were elected: Val
entine Rented of No. 43, RW.G.M.; john
Kinkaid OF No. 2, r. .D.G.M.; Alexander Nc
COrmlck Of No. 15 R.W.S.G.W., Joseph Cas-
sin, jr., of No. Al. R.W.J.G.W.; Charles Jones
of No. IS, RW.G.S.
elected treasurer. At meeting February 10.
ISL, an invitation was extended to
TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LODGE
Of Alexandria, Va, to join, but that lodge de-
clined.
At meeting held May q all the other grand
officers were elected: Andrew L. Mccormick,
&C; Thomas Arbuckle, SGD; Nicholas L.
Queen, u. NJ; Francis Clark, G.S. Miriam Beall,
G.S.B.; John McGIll. G.P.; Barney Parsons,
G.E. In July following resolutions were re-
eeived from the Grand lodge of Maryland rec
ognizing the new Grand lodge. In the sessions
that followed in these early years many ques-
tions were settled and good precedents estab-
hshed.
From the beginning the Masonic lodges here
enjoyed great prestige on account OF the
Character OF the members. Some OF the
MOST DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS
OF Washington and Georgetown have presided
over the Grand lodge and the constituent
lodges. Among these were Valentine Rented,
Alex. Mccormick, Amos Alexander, John
Davidson, Daniel hsntZ, Vim. H0wett VIM. w.
Seaton, Samuel Burch, John N. Moulder, Gen.
Roger Q. Weightman, Clement z. Coote, VIM
W. Belling, Marmaduke Dove. Robert Key
worth, John Mason; VIM. NJ. Ellis, DR.; VIM. B.
Magruder. Benz. B. French, Geo. c. Whiting.
Chas. f. Stsnsbury, Yelverton p. Page, James
l. +. Holmead and III. A. Whitney.
TIE ASTI-MAsoSIC KXcITxMENr.
In the anti-Masonic crusade wagsd between
the years 1926 and 1886 not a single lodge in
the District suspended work and the Grand
lodge held its regular meetings During the
height of the anti-Masonic excitsment the
records of Federal Lodge, No. 1, show that
Gen. Andrew Jackson, past grand master of
Tennessee, who was thsn President of the
United States, was elected honorary member
January 4, 1880. Another interesting fact in
the early history Of the Grand lodge Is that the
establishmsnt of the first meridian for the
United States was due TO its efforts. At a ses-
a.. rxaN0
NJ. w. grand master and WIN. W. Corcorsn
and Thos. Engle were the committee &C
counts, resolutions were adopted commencing
the exertions of Vim. Lambert to secure the ss-
Enlistment of such a meridian. The Grand
lodge subsequently and repeatedly pressed
upon the attention of Congress the necessity
for such a meridian until at last the requisite
legislation was had and the observatory war
established.
OFFICERS OF TEE GRAND LODGE.
The present w. grand master of the Dis
trict is Mr.. Harrison Dingman. who, a. cor
responding secretary Of the trisnnial commit
tee and chief Of staff Of the grand marshal, has
been most active IN arranging for the
Templar csnclsve. The other officers ars:
Jas. A. Sample, R.W. D.G.M.; Ihos. Z.
Gibbs, R.W.S.G.W.; T. G. Alexander, R.W.
jew; W. r. Singleton, R.W.G.S.; c. c. Dun
canson, R.W.G.T.; Jos. Hamachsr, VIC. L.:
{. b. Smith, Rev. and W. q. c.; l.. c. William
son. WI VI III. >. Merrlll, N.S. d.: ID. G.
Dixon, W.J.G.D.; Robt. Ball, W.G.S.B.; Geo.
W. Baird, W.G.P.; ]. NJ. Eggleston, VS. .S.;
]. f. Blackmar, WIGS. Ihos. j. Edwards,
CT.
OTHER MEMBERS.
The other members Of the Grand lodge are
as follows:
Past Grand Masters-R. B. Donaldson, JOS
s. Mccoy. Noble u. Larner. Robert W. Best,
Ihos. p. Cbifelle. Isaac L. Johnson. Eldred G..
Davis. Z. ii. Chamberlin, NJ. NJ Parker, J. NJ.
lznaga. Jesse ". Lee. jr.
Past Deputy Grand Masters-Peter H. Hooe,
G.. A. Hall. Jos. ii. Jochum, L. d. Wine, John
Locke, J. II. Russell, r. Clark, b. F. Fuller.
Past Senior Grand Wardens-J. J. Beall. +.
A Jackson, W. F. Hutchinson, A. Glass, Chas.
o. Brown.
Past Junior Grand wardens.-J. E. Rawlings.
Abner II. Lonsley, Warren II. circuit, George
". Balloch. NJ. G. Baxter, W. VI. Smith, A. &.
Fowler, G.. +. Corson.
Past Grand Secretaries-J. Lawrsnson, c. w.
Hancock. ". \. Yates.
Past Grand Treasurer-W j. Stephenson.
Kepresentatives-No.1 Geo. z. COLLISION, VIM.
Platt, G.. y. Alice, J. J. Burrows. W. H. Proc
tor. l. Fairbrother. No. 3.-Hsrry c. Darragh.
Granville Mason. George s. King, W. W. Wet
gel, W 5 MaeGiIi: A NJ. Muzzy. No. A J.
syInonds, Z. +. Warren, N. Falconsr, Chas. A.
StocSett. p. y. Otterback, Z. NJ. Boteler
No. 5.-Janes S. Hays, Malcolm Seaton George
J. fritch, Robt. l. Amery. benj +. snyder,
Cornelius OIlVer. No. TT. u. DsMoll. L. j,
Bernhard, Vim. A. Taylor, Henry Orth, N A.
Acker, II. VI. Schneider. No. "A H. Fisgen-
baum. Jas. b. Henderson, s. c. Thompson. A.
W. Kelley, W. u. Henderson. W. L. Dsnni-
son. No. l0.-F. W. Ritter, Jas. Il.
Newlin, Joseph JOuy, Geo. q. Walker,
W. G. Bickford. Ira W. Hopkins.
No. lie. W. Bennett, A. W. Pentlsnd. II.
StandlfOrd. Elias y. Leonard, Alex Mckenzie.
Robert Dellet. No. l2.-John w. Dunn John
Jolly Jones. Chas. W. Wolcott, VIM. T.. Hardy.
a. +. Kingsley, Thee. Frisbus. No. IA. J.
Marsh, II. n. Ksens, +. Z. Tasksr, A. II. Lam
beth, Charles II. Smith, A. p Bogus.
No. lj-Sathan Hszsn, II. N. Gilman, L. q.
Chapman, L. Nanderhoef, W. III. Hills, q. w.
Albright. No. lS-B. +. Larcombs, jr, U. L.
Thompson. W. J. Lown, III. II. Hazard, ]. N.
Birkhead, j. II. Trimble. No. IF. h. SWEET,
". Ham. Smith, J.. d. Cannon, L. r. CHM. II.
Nee. Crisvell, +. 5. Williams. No. Is.-Chss
ID. Elliott. Geo. W. koonce. Jas. Z. Iesford,
VIM L. GGrley. John A. Bunyan, }. A Sutherland.
No. IA. NJ McKenny, James H. Wardle.
James IL. Scaggs, J. G. Allen. Boone Chambers.
Arthur b. Smith. No. 20.-ClareRcs Lewis
VIM. Briggs. J. III. Cunningham. VIM NJ Craw-
ford, II. l. Shomo, q. W. henshsw. No. I'll
James Z HALEY. Alex. b. Garden, David l..
Pitcher, Jas. E. psney, J. c. Garden, J. E. Leo.
No. NV. Il. Easton. +. J. Tennyson. G. a.
Graham, Henry Il. Hughes, Edw. J. Dav. J. +.
T. APPleby. No. 23-Wm. r. Bushby A a
Reylmun, W. J. Saylor, Abram Frsy, + O Nc.
Cleary, U. p. Montgomery. No. 2i-Jobn W
Ray, H. >. Lichau, DIG. Mount T. N. DoWlipy
+. q. Alexander, Henry Yost. No. 25.-Jobn
Toense, Jacob jose, Moritz Glasser. T n.
kies, l. Goldschmidt, Werner Koch.