The Washington critic., 1890-02-16
nEnIND CLOSED DOORS.
Nutes Interesting TO Members OF tn
Masonic Fraternity.

week
/, dyes Masonic Temple, Ninth aud
streets; BENJAMIN B. French, No. 10,
Monday; Pentalpha, No. ", Monday. Nm
tlonal, No. 10, Tuesday, Washington Cen
tcnnial, No. Il, Wednesday: La Fayettc,
No. 80, Thursday; Lebanon, No. Z, Friday.
A. a. $. r: Sanctuary, 1907 & street
Wednesday; Harmony, No. II especially,
Friday. Blue room: Columbia, No. 3,
Wednesday. Masonic Hall, Nineteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue; Hiram,
No. 10, Friday. Masonic Hall, High
street, Georgetown: Potomac No. >. Mon
day. Masonic Hall, Virginia avenue, Fourth
and Fifth streets southeast: Naval, No. 4,
Thursday. Masonic Hail, Uniontown:
Anacostia, No 81, Monday.
Royal Arch Chapters Temple,
Ninth and + streets: La Fayette. No s,
Tuesday; Columbia, No. /, Wednesday.
Masonic Hall, Nineteenth street and Penn
syvania avenue; Mount Horeb, No. Z,
Thursday. Masonic Hall, Virginia avenue,
between Fourth and Fifth streets south
cast Naval, No 6, Tuesday.
COMMANDMENTS Knights Templars--
Masonic Temple, Ninth and streets:
Columbia, No. =, Friday. Masonic Hall,
High street, Georgetown; Potomac, No. 3,
Wednesday.
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Sanctuary, 1907 G street M.thras Lodge of
Perfection, Tuesday.
Washington Centennial Lodge, No.
II, will confer the second degree on
Wednesday evening; Beniamin Il.
French Lodge, No. 10, the second de-
gree on Monday evening; Pcntalpha
Lodge. No. 90, the first degree. Poto-
mac Lodge, No. 5, the third degree;
Anacostia Lodge, probably the first de
gree; Columbia Lodge, No. 8, the third
degree on Wednesday evening; Hiram
| Lodge, No. 10, the second degree
! Friday evening; Columbia Chapter,
! No. /, the Mark Master degree on
Wednesday evening.
Osiris Lodge, L. D.. will confer the
/ first degree Wednesday evening in the
cathedral of the Scottish Rite. This
will be the first work ever performed in
this lodge, and the officers are DESTROYS
| of full attendance. TIE CRITIC has
been asked several times the meaning
of the initials L. ID. affixed 10 the name
OF this lodge. The lodge having been
organized since the last meeting of the
Grand Lodge. ii is working under II
dispensation granted by the Grand
Master. Hence the Authorization L. ID.
La i'ayctte Lodge. No, 10, will con
fer the first degree on Thursday even
ing. A special communication has been
called for Thursday Of next week, when
the third degree will be conferred.
Lebanon Lodge, No. :, will confer
the third degree Friday evening. Al
the last communication past master
jewel was presented the retiring mas
Ter, Theo G. De Mol.
Harmony Lodge, No. II, will confer
the third degree al the special communi
cation of Friday evening, The lodge
extends cordial and fraternal invita-
( ton TO all Master Masons 70 attend the
communication, The officers Of the
Grand Lodge and General Albert Pike,
grand commander Of the Supreme
Council of the A. A. s. r. for thu
Southern jurisdiction. have been in
vited, and have sigulfied their intention
Of being present.
La Fayette Chapter, No ., expect t.
hold very interesting conyocatior
Tuesday evening. The degree to b.
conferred is the Royal Arch, and til,
officers have been in active rehearsal
for the event for some time past. Pre-
vious to the degree Companion Leonard
Ss w bpui luC Il, Ass wall I'It9tut vi
behalf of the chapter a Past Higl
Priests jewel 10 Excellent Companion
i. |. Nottingham, whose administra
ton of the affairs Of the body was tn,
most successful in its existence. Thu
jewel is a very handsome emblem ant
will be highly treasured By the recipi
! cnt.
Mount Horeb Chapter will not do an,
work Thursday evening. After tn
transaction of the routine business,
. school of instruction will be held on Tia,
Mask Masters degree.
Potomac CommaRdery- will simply
transact routine business at the conclav
of Wednesday evening. Al the close
the drill corps will hold practice drill
The latter body is growing rapidly an,
great enthusiasm is being evinced b,
the members, while an excellent degree
of proficiency in the manual and tcmpla
tactics has already been attained.
The series of historical lectures vii
be continued in Columbia Command
cry, No. 2, Friday evening, by Pas
Commander VIM. II. Browne, VIII,
will relate the events Of his administra
lion. At the last conclaYe the Yaluabl
services of the retiring commander
Eminent Sir Myron NJ Parker, wer
fittingly recognized In the presentation
10 him Of a beautiful sold silver te
, service. Past Commander Abner I
, Longley, on behalf Of the Command
cry, made the presentation. and in &C
, cepting, Sir knight Parker expresses
himself in terms Of the deepest graft
, tude for the fraternal feeling AM
/ knightly courtesy which prompted th
I gift, and closed with the statemen
that the service should be used first
! upon the occasion Of an entertainment
/ which he should tender the Command
, cry in the near future. TIE set Is yer
, elaborate and artistically designed an
= Is valuable remembrance Of the a
! most inestimable services rendered b
= the recipient to the C0nmanderY dul
{ ing the past year.
!. The following statistics from til
t twenty-third annual report Of the pre-
/. ceedings of the Grand Royal Arc
]. Chapter of the District Of Columbi;
{ showing the numerical condition of til
d several constituent chapters arrange
!. in the order of largest membership, wi
S be interesting to all Chapter Masons;
g Columbia, No. T. 308 Washington, N
Il l - Soli In hhyetlei NO y, |lO, Eureka, M
e 4 2@6i Mount Vernon, No. 3, FOG; Potoma
e No. {, ia; Mount HOrebl No. 7, 05; Was
u ington Naval, No 6, 70.
= The report also contains the proceei
y ings of the Grand Chapter at the annu
convocation, the address OF the NJ. T..
: II, p, Robert Ball the reports of Il
. several standing committees, the return
= of the subordinate chapters and the I
"a port Of the foreign correspondence,
y UPON VIGOROUS HEALTu and rugg,
3 constitution VIII depend largely the fritu