The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-04-20

Hope Lodge No. 20 will confer the first degree
Friday evening
Pentalpha Lodge No. % will confer the third
degree Monday evening.
Acacia Lodge No. Is will transact routine
business Tuesday evening.
Eureka Chapter No. will confer the Mark
Master degree Friday evening.
Potomac Chapter No. 8 will confer the Mark
Master degree Tuesday evening.
Anacostia Lodge No. 81 will probably confer
the third degree Monday evening.
st. Johns Lodge No. II will confer the first
and second degrees Friday evening.
George G. Whiting Lodge No. % will confer
the second degree Thursday evening.
New Jerusalem Lodge No. will confer the
first and second degrees Thursday evening.
Washington Commandery No will confer
the Order of the Red Cross Wednesday evening.
BENJAMIN B. French Lodge No. Is will confer
either the first or the third degree Monday even
ing.
Harmony Lodge No. II will confer the first
and probably the second degree Thursday even
ing.
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Washington Chapter No will confer at the
stated convocation Thursday evening the Mark
Master degree.
The directors of the Masonic Mutual Relief
Association will hold their regular monthly
meeting upon Wednesday evening at the office
of the association.
Federal Lodge No. l, at the stated communi-
cation Tuesday evening, will hear the report of
the committee upon revision Of bylaws and
take action thereon. On Wednesday evening,
the 23d instant, a special will be held for the
second degree, at the conclusion of which 1t is
expected that the first will also be conferred.
The meetings of st. Johns Mite Association
have been dispensed with until the second We'd
nesday in September under the clause in the
constitution permitting such action. The affairs
of the association in the interim are in charge of
the various standing committees, and if neces-
sity requires it special meeting may be called
at any time for the transaction OF business by
the President
1t is estimated that at least five hundred Tenn
plars from this city will attend the centennial of
Maryland Commandery, of Baltimore, Tuesday,
May 6, and this number may be swelled to seven
hundred. AS the date does not conflict with any
of the stated conclaves of the several command
cries, the necessity of hurried return to this
city is obviated, and the entire programme of
amusements may be participated in by the Wash
ington Sir Knights.
At the conclave of Columbia Commandery No.
2, Friday evening, the Order OF the Red Cross
was conferred. The report of the committee ap-
pointed to consider the advisability of the com
mandery making the pilgrimage to Cleveland,
May 80 next, was read and action taken thereon.
The commandery will be attended by the full
Marine Band on the Baltimore trip May 6. On
Wednesday evening, the 23d instant, Drill Corps
will meet for drill at 7:3O O'Clock. AT the fune-
raj of Sir Waldo NJ. Tastet, Saturday, the com
mandery was represented by pall-bearers. The
deceased was not member of any lodge or
chapter.
S. Carson MITCHELL formerly of Leon, Iowa.
and late member of Temple Lodge No. TO, F.
a. A. NJ, of Garden Grove, Iowa, died at Proyi
dence Hospital Saturday, April II, of consump
tion. At the request of Grand Master James a
Sample Naval Lodge No. took charge of the
remains. The funeral services were held April
II in the rooms of E. NJ. Boteer's undertaking
establishment, from whence the body was es
corted by the lodge to Congressional Cemetery
where the beautiful blue lodge interment serv
ices were conducted, Charles +. Warren, the w
NJ, reading the service, The deceased was
printer by trade, and formerly published pape
at Leon, Iowa lie was a warm personal frienC
of Editor Clarkson, of the IOlUa State Register
Potomac Lodge No. 3 will not confer any de
grees Monday evening. 1t being the one hun
dred and first anniversary of the chartering o
the lodge under the grand jurisdiction of Mary
land in 1889, the communication will be devoted
to a quiet celebration of that event. The lodg
was originally founded by the Scotch settler
adjacent TO the city of Georgetown, and wa
chartered by Scotland in 1882, under the nam
of st. Andrews. In 1889 charter was received
9, and again in 1898, under the name of Coumb
No. 10, The last charterreceiyed from Maryland
was in 1906, under the title of Potomac No. 43
while in 1911 Potomac Lodge No was char
tered by the jurisdiction of the District of CO
lumbia.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection conferred tn
sixth, seventh, and eighth degrees of the Rt
Tuesday evening last in the Cathedral, whic
has been thoroughly renovated and placed il
complete repair. Tomorrow evening a regllla
magtiup of Albert Pike ('ODSistOrV tbp hp6V n
the Rite having jurisdiction over the higher dc
grees thereof, will be held for the transaction O
routine business and probably comforting the dc
grees. The regular meetings Of this body ar
held quarterly on the third Mondays in Janu
airy, April, July, and October and are importan
events TO thrty-second degree Masons. Specia
meetings may be called at any time for the con
ferring of the degrees, and since the Januar
meeting a large number have been held. o
Tuesday evening Robert De Bruce Council {
Kadosh will occupy the Cathedral for the trans
action of important business and work. Th
election of Brother William Oscar Roome, thi