The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-11-23

not have the pleasurs of meeting with any or
ganized body. We, however, visited Masonic
Temple, building far superior to our own, the
various rooms of which were furnished and
fitted up similar to those in the Temple at Phil
adephia. The contrast between this temple
and Masonic Hall in Belfast was marked.
There the room is about as large as two of our
ante-rOOms, and in a building that has been
used for that purpose many hundreds of years.
II was the quaintest little place | ever saw.
Every night Bro. McCammon had arranged
banquet, around which gathered the Prince
Masous OF Ireland, who, from information OBJ
tained from McCammon, seemed almost as
familiar with Masonry in Washington as | did
myself. You can therefore readily imagine
how heartily we drank the toasts to the various
organizations and individuals in Washington.
1t was matter of surprise to these gentlemen
that in comparison with their own limited
number we had so many Masons in America
and they could hardly realize that in Knights
Templar parade twenty-three thousand were in
linen
One of the Richmond papers speaks thus of
Bro. Roome's recent visit to that city during
the Scottish Rite reunion: civilian Oscar
Roomc, $50, Second Grand Auditor of the
Supreme Council and Secretary of the Royal
Order of Scotland in the United States, accom-
panied by DR.. Aaron Baldwin, 32o, arrived in
Richmond yesterday to attend the Scottish Rite
ceremonies in St. Alban's Hail. Brother
Roome is ut the head of two of the local bodies
in Washington, and is one Of the most accom-
plished Masons in the United States He was
high in bis praise of the work of the afternoon,
and last night the Both degree was con-
ferred in elaborate style, the ceremonies con-
suming three hours. Rev. Bro. Carmichael, the
Commander, presided in the first and second
apartments, and, on his invitation, Bro. Roome
presided in the third and fourth \ large
number of Washington Masons arrived in Rich
mond Tuesday afternoon, among them being
United States Senator Dolph, John II. Ocott,
Harrison Dingmau, Hamilton Rothrock, and
many other distinguished Masons Of the Capital
City.
The visitations for the past week were all
well attended, La Fayette Chapter entertain
ing the grand officers Tuesday evening in the
usual hosptable manner of the chapter. We'd
nesday night Columbia Chapter No. was
visited, the convocation being held in the
asylum. very large attendance greeted the
grand officers, who thoroughly enjoyed the
musical programme rendered by Companions
Lillebridge and Whittle aud the address of
Companion DR.. Hamilton L. Leech. A pretty
incident OF the evening was the presentation of
floral emblems to the NJ. L. G.. H. p, Ed S.
Holmes, Hamilton E. Leech, and G. w. Ben
nett, and a surprise was prepared by Eureka
Chapter, who presented through the r. E. G.
Lecturer, j ames II. Trimble, beautiful basket
to Columbia Chapter At the close of the cere-
monies a banquet was served in the adjoining
room. On Thursday evening Mount Horeb
Chapter was the host and entertained in her
usual style of hospitality, the weeks vistations
ending on Friday evening with an elaborate
entertainment in Eureka Chapter No. 4, pre-
sided over by NJ. Z. Companion Orville Drown.
The programme at the grand visitation in
Eureka Chapter Friday night was follows:
The visitation was made by the L. Deputy G.
II. p, A. Mckenzie After the usual reports
were made by the Grand Secretary and Treas
urer, and music, the chapter was entertained
by an address by Comp. w. B. Powell, mem
Der of Eureka Chapter on the public schools.
Comp. o. I. Thompson presented the acting
II. P. with 4 floral Offering, and Comp. j. l..
johnson performed q similar pleasant duty to
the orator of the evening. P. H. P. Dingman,
on behalf of Columbia r. A. c. No. /, pre-
sented in few very neat remarks basket of
flowers to Eureka r. A. c., as token of the
fraternal feelings in which the members of
Eureka Chapter were held by those of Colum-
ba, which was responded to by the NJ. E. II. ?.
of Eureka Chapter. The L. H. P. of Eureka
Chapter surprised the NJ. E. G. Ii. P, L. S.
Holms, by presenting him with beautiful sill
yer pitcher. The chapter was then called to
refreshment.
coming week are as follows: Mount Vernon No.
g. Monday; Potomac No. s, Tuesday, and
Washington No. 2, Wednesday evening. Owing
to the serious illness of John NJ. Mckinney
High Priest of Mount Vernon Chapter No. 3,
the programme is not entirely complete. Po-
| tomac Chapter will have an interesting pro-
! gramme, and Washington No. . will close the
! visitations for the week with attractive
| evenings entertainment, consisting of music
and oratory by distinguished companions.
The Order of the Temple was conferred by
/ Columbia Commandery No. Friday evening.
meeting of the Drill Corps is called for We'd
nesday, November 26, in the library of Masonic
Temple. On Friday evening the Denver Saw
| ings Association of this commandery will meet
| in the asylum, when, in conformity with the
/ bylaws, the election of officers will be held.
De Molay Commandery No 4, accompanied
/ by Washington No !, Columbia No q and Po-
tonac No. 3, attended divine service on Thurs
day evening at st. Paul's Church, Twenty-third
street, near Pennsylvania avenue.