The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-29

tiOn No. /, Tuesday, lst.
Acacia Lodge No. IS have called off during
July and August.
Mount Horeb Chapter will confer the Mark
degree on Thursday evening.
La Fayette Lodge No. 10 will confer the
third degree Thursday evening.
Potomac Commandery No. 3 have called of
until the first meeting in September.
Hiram Lodge No 10 will not have any work
at the next meeting, which occurs July +.
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Europe.
Columbia Commandery will not hold con
clave Friday evening (thc 4th) and have post
poncd all business, etc, until the conclave of
July IS
Osiris Lodge will confer either the second or
third degree Wednesday evening. \ special
communication was held last W Nednesday even
ing for the first degree
The communication of Lebanon Lodge No. Z
falling upon Friday evening, july 4, the lodge
will simply attend to routine business and then
close, all degree work being postponed.
Columbia Lodge No. 3 held a special meeting
Wednesday evening last and conferred the
third degree. AT the regular communication
Wednesday evening the first degree will be
worked.
La Fayette Chapter No, 5 held special con-
vocation Tuesday evening for the Past and
Most Excellent degrees and will confer the
Royal Arch at the regular meeting Tuesday
evening.
Washington Centennial Lodge No. II held a
special meeting Wednesday evening for the
third degree At the stated on Thursday, July
,, the second and third degrees will be worked,
and a special communication will be held on
Thursday July 9, for the first degree.
Benjamin B. French Lodge No Is, Potomac
Lodge No. ), Pentalpha Lodge No %, and An
acOstia Lodge No. 2l will not hold stated com
municatiOns tomorrow evening, it being the
fifth Monday in June. Ii any specials have
been arranged for they have not as yet been
reported.
Washington Council No l will probably con-
fer the degree Of Royal and Select Master
Monday evening, and will also act on the pro
posed amendment to the bylaws changing date
of meeting, which was postponed from the last
meeting. The Tn ILL., Master will shortly con-
fer the degree of Super Excellent Master upon
the fifty or sixty members OF the council who
nave never received it.
As will be seen by the advertisement in an
other column, the cornerstone OF the new Ma
sonic Hall of Anacostia Lodge will be laid by
the Grand Lodge on Wednesday evening, July
,, at , o'clock. The Grand Lodge will assem-
bic at the hall of Naval Lodge, and from thence
will be escorted by Anacostia Lodge to the new
building. copy Of The SUNDAY HERALD
containing this notice and other Masonic news
The menu card of the banquet rendered the
visiting Shrincrs at the Monongahea House in
Pittsburg Monday evening was very handsome
and strikngly emblematical. The frontispece
was a steel engraving of a moonlight desert
scene. \ camp of BedOuins and the pyramids
in the distance added picturesquencss to the
general effect. At the banquet Serene Poten.
tate George II. Walker, of Almas Temple, OF
this city, was called upon TO respond to the
somewhat peculiar toast, "Pecuarities of the
and the SlriDel' - VI q also a1
chairman Of the important crcdential committee
Of the Imperial Council.
Brother John +. Parker, Of Harmony Lodge
No Il, died Saturday morning at l O'Clock
Brother Parker was for many years connected
with the police department in the first period
Of its organization. For the past six month
he has been suffering from a complication o.
throat and lung diseases, which left no hope o
his ultimate recovery The funeral will occur
at 4:3O this afternoon, from his residence, Sl(
Sixth street northwest, Harmony Lodge No
II having charge of all the arrangements. IhC
interment will be made at Glenwood with Ma
sonic honoTs Members Of sister lodges ant
Master Masous Of other Jurisdictions residing il
the city are invited to attend.
The Shriners of the city attended the specia
meeting Of the Imperial Council Of the order q
Pittsburg, Pa, Monday last, in large numbers
4 very cordial welcome was extended by tn
local committees, and everything possible wa
done to make the visitors feel perfectly at HON
and thoroughly enjoy the occasion. Quite
number of the WashiugtOnians remained
the city several days, and upon their return el
pressed themselves as being delighted with the
reception and kind treatment The regula
meeting Of the Imperial Council, which viii J.
held in San Francisco during August will nc
be very largely attended by the Eastern Shrner
and the Pitsburg reunion was consequent
very successful.
The first lodges Of Freemasons which wei
held on this Continent derived their charter
from foreign sources, and in many instances til
ancient records have been kept, and to-day al
very valuable for reference as 10 the customs
the past, Though Blue Masonry has no nation
organization, yet the fraternal Intercourse of II
different grand lodges Of the United Stat
makes up in a great measure for what maI
authorities deem a sad defect, and have alwa
contended that such an organization shou
exist. While ii is not without the pale Of pos,
bility, yet it is extremely improbable that an
such body will ever be formed though the goo
results which would accrue from such an organ
zation cannot be too highly estimated. IN tb
connection the following history Of the dates
the introduction OF Masonry and formation
grand lodges in different States vii! be high
interesting:
Alabama Ireemasonry was introduced IL
this state by virtue Of charters granted from
Grand Lodges OF south Carolina and IennessC