The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-12-28

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ready IRE and de-
vote the time to las. loG, Officers of this de-
scription bring popularity and prosperity to the
organizations over which they preside.
The picture recently taken of a certain group
of officers by Prince was eXcellently done. Sew
eral well-llnown gentlemen of the city, however,
had to form u background, in order that the
group would be recognized as officers of a mod
ern organization and not confounded with the
high priests of some ancient mystical order.
st. Johns Mite Association held very inter
esting meeting last Saturday evening, the presi-
dent, Past Grand Master Donaldson, presiding.
The report of the finance committee was read
and showed that the affairs of the association
are in a tlourshing condition. Much good will
be accomplished by this organization during the
winter
The proxies for w. NJ, S. W., and }. w. of
Washington Centennial Lodge No. IA to the
Grand Lodge are respectively as follows: r.
Stockton Lytell, William II. Baum, Henry Y.
Hutton, from Stansbqry Lodge No %; A. +.
McChesney, H. F. Breuninger, A. Lamond,
from Harmony Lodge No. II; j. d. Hendly,
Alfred P. Meyers, and O. j. Hart, Jr.
F. G.. Alexander is reaping the reward of his
services rendered the Masonic fraternity and
has been loaded with honors in the late cleo
tions in several bodies. He is now the presiding Of
fcer of Almas Temple, and in connection there
with holds other offices of great responsibility
in various bodies He is true type of Ameri-
can manhood and thorough, consistent, and
earnest Mason.
The officers elected in George c. Whiting
Lodge No %, which report did not appear in
THE HERALD, are as follows: Chauncey G.
Graham, w. NJ, 3042 street: DR.. L. j. r.
Appleby, 5. W.; Frank P. Davis, j. W.; Il. L.
Middleton, S. D.; a. NJ. Boyer j. D.; James 2.
Wallace. Secretary Samuel G. Palmer, Treas
urer, r. W. Darby, II. c.. William w. Money,
S. S.: William P. Hess, j. S.; John Riley, Tiler;
X. IL. Hughes reelected as Representative TO
thn MasC.- 4 of Relief; William B. castor,
L ,rofet MS Mite Association. The
lodge oigpenseu wlUn the communication of
last week, as it fell on Christmas night.
A. w. Johnstone is again to be congratulated
having added to his list of titles the Office of
Oriental Yinde of Almas Temple. 1t is ais duty
to conduct the candidates through the mysteries
of their Oriental pilgrimage, as the name OF the
office signifies. The jewel of the Office is bell
punch rampant with a pink fare-slip punchant
on field claret, the design being finished with
offreys of lemon peel inlaid with mint. 1t is
expected that his administration of the office
will be entirely satisfactory, as he at one time
edited daily way out in the woolly West in the
days when the bric-a-brac of the office consisted
solely Of the pen, the composing stick, and a
gun.
Owing to Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
being the fifth occurrence of those days in the
month OF December the following bodies will
not hold regular meetings the coming week:
Potomac Lodge No. 8, Benjamin B. French
Lodge No. IS, Anacostia Lodge No. 81, Pen
tapha Lodge No 90, National Lodge No IL,
La Fayette Chapter No. 5, Mithras Lodge of
Perfection, Columbia Lodge No. 3, Columbia
Chapter No. /, Potomac Commandery No. B.,
Washington Centennial No. ID and Osiris Lodge
No. 90. The erratic calendar has sadly mixed
things up, and to get even several of the bodies
will hold special meetings, as the recent cleo
tions and installations have seriously interfered
with degree work.
The moving spirits in Almas Temple have
originated many pleasant little incidents in the
history of the organization, but ihe climax was
reached in the handsome presentation made
last Saturday evening to that prince of Poten-
tates and good fellows, George IL. Walker. For
once the good natured, amiable, and self-pos-
sessed Shriner was completely taken by sur
prise, and his high appreciation of the action of
his noble friends was manifested in his response,
during which he had great difficulty in master
ing his emotions sufficiently to make a suitable
reply. The incident was one of the happest
events which has ever occurred in Shrine cir
cles in this city, and IHE HERALD is not divulg-
ing any of the secrets of the ritual when the
statement is made that the temple possesses a
little Bet that is one of the brightest ornaments
in all OF its paraphernaa.
For the first time in this jurisdiction the ff-
teenth degree of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite was recently worked in full. This
degree is usually communicated, bat after wit
Messing its beautiful ceremonies it was the
unanimous opinion Of those present that it
should hereafter be conferred. 1t is purely
historical throughout, the characters represent
ed and the scenes depicted being drawn from
life, The magnificent work of Bros Roome,
j. @. Taylor, and Holt cannot be too highly
commended, the ritual affording ample oppor-
tunity for the display OF dramatic force, which
was taken advantage of by the entire cast, and
the excellent rendition showed that hard study
and careful attention had been given to the
work. The degree is conferred in two apart
ments, supposed to be separated from each
other by great distance and each representing
the abode of characters famous in Bible history.
The journey from the place where the degree
opens and the return thereto is strikingly illus
trative OF many important events, and is rem
dered extremely exciting and interesting to all
the participants.
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