The Washington critic., 1890-02-09
G0lNGS-ON In MASONRY.
WHAT WILL TAKE PLACE DURING
THE COMING WEEK.
The Proposed District Grand Com
mandery--st. Johns Mite Associa-
tion- Defense OF the Mystic Shrine
Lodge Meetings TO Be Held.


Lodge Meetings to Be Held.
The following Masonic bodies meet
upon the evenings Of the ensuing
week:
Lodges es-Masonic Temple, Ninth and
streets northwest: Dawson, No. g, Mon
day, 10th; Federal, No /, Tuesday, llth;
New Jerusalem, No. o, Thursday, 18th;
81. Johns, No. II, Friday, l4th; Hope, No.
90, Friday, l4th.
A, A. s. r. Sanctuary, 1907 G street
northwest-Cathedral Harmony, No. II,
Thursday, 18Th. Lodgcroom: Arminius,
No 20, Monday, 10th; Acacia, No. Is,
Masonic Hall, High street, Georgetown:
George 9. Whiting, No. 22, Thursday, 18th.
Brghtwood Hall, Brightwood: STAINS
bury, No. "a, Monday, 10th.
Royal Arch hapters-Niasonic Temple
Ninth aud streets: Mount Vernon, No 3,
Monday 10th; Washington. No 2, Thurs
Masonic Hail. High street, Georgetown;
Potomac, No s, Tuesday, 1lth.
Communicates Knights Templars
Masonic Temple, Ninth and T streets: De
Molay, No 4, Tuesday, 1lth; Washington,
No /, Wednesday, 18th.
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Sanctuary, 1907 G street: Evangelist
NHdplVT hOso OTOlA, Iuttuhy, lltu.
EVENTS or THE COMING WEEK.
Dawson Lodge. No. 16, will confer
the second degree tomorrow evening.
Routine business only will be trans
acted in Stansbury Lodge, No. "a to-
morrow evening.
Arminius Lodge, No. 25, will confer
the second degree to. morrow evening.
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the first degree Tuesday evening.
Acacia Lodge, No. 18, will confer
the first degree Tuesday evening.
Harmony Lodge, No II, will confer
the second degrocc Thursday evening.
New Jerusalem Lodge, No. 0, will
confer the first degree Thursday even
ing.
st. Johns Lodge, No II. will confer
the first and second degrees Thursday
evening.
Hope Lodge, No 20, will probably
The second, may, however, be substi-
tutcd.
Mount Vernon Chapter, No. 3, will
confer either the mark or the the past
and most excellent tomorrow evening.
Potomac Chapter. No. s, will simply
transact routine business at the convoca.
vocation of Tuesday evening.
Washington Chapter. No 2. under
the newly. elected NJ. Il. II. p, George
w. Baird, is experiencing the usual
degree of prosperity. Companion Baird
is wcll-known officer of the United
States Navy, and several distinguished
brother officers of his are taking the
| degrees in the chapter over which he
! presides. AT the convocation of Thurs
day evening the past and most excel
lent will be worked.
Eureka Chapter, No. a, will confer
the past and most excellent Friday
evening.
Washington Commandery, No. 1, will
confer the Order of Red Cross Wcdnes
day evening. On account of unfavora
BILE action at q prior conclave the com
mandery recently decided not to again
take up the question relative to Grand
Commandery for the District of Colum-
bia.
De Molay Commandery. No. 4, will
confer the Order of the Temple Tues
day evening
Almas Temple, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, will celebrate st. Valentine S
day with the first of series of ladies
nights. The programme for the event
well. known talent of the temple and
the lavish hospitality which character
ICES their entertainments, denotes that
the anniversary of the merry saint will
be pleasantly and happily remembered.
ST. JOHNS MITE ASSOCIATION.
The st. Johns Mite Association
met last evening at Masonic
Temple to hear the report of the com
mittee appointed at the last meeting to
revise the constitution and bylaws
The committee has been diligently al
work and were ready to report. The
most important change is in the article
providing for membership, and in order
to interest the several lodges of the
jurisdiction more closely in the affairs
of the organization the committee
recommended to the association that
they request the lodges to elect an
nually delegate to represent then
in the association, and sucl
delegates are to be elected anC
confirmed by the association as the
board of trustees thereof. Each dele
gate will have the authority to appoin
proxy, vested with full power to ac
for him in case of his absence, in orde
that full attendance may be obtained
at the regular meetings. Owing to thu
fact that Saturday evening has beer
found very inconvenient to the majorit!
of the board the committee also recon-
mended that the regular meetings b.
held on the second Wednesday of cacl
month. After the consideration of th,
above business, the ways and means
charity and other standing committee
were appointed.
THE MYSTIC SHRINE.
The Masonic Reoielo, in the articl
"The Reason Why" is severe in it
criticisms upon two journals which oh
iected to the mobiles of tho Mysti
Shrine holding parade of the orde
upon the occasion of the Triennial Con
| clave of last October, and upon tn
| broad grounds OF the universally o
} Masonry seeks to excuse the action o
I the Shriners, but refers to the parade a
, an advertising dodge" and to tn
! members of the order "as the 'rollick
= ing boys that have by some means got
/; ten into Masonry" The first argumen
4 | Is without sense or reason. The Shrin
+ is not Masonic organization, nor is
in any way connected with Masonry
as far as ''tho high mora
teachings" of the order are concerned
This mistake is often made from tn
{ fact that no person is eligible for mem
: bership in the shrine unless he is
Knight Templar or thirty second dc
gree Scottish Rite Mason. Any organ
ization, social or otherwise. has q righ
to fix the eligibility for membershi
without any connection being forme
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