The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-11-16
NEWS OF THE LODGES.
REUNION THIS WEEK OF sCoTTISH II
RITE MASONS.
Interesting Exercises Promised-Record of
Royal Order of Scotland-Notes About
Independent Order of Mechanics,
Golden Cross, and other Societies.


Monday, 20th National No. 12. Tuesday, 21st;
Washington Centennial No. IA, Wednesday, 22d;
La Fayette No. 49, Thursday, 23d; Lebanon
No. Z, Friday, oath.
Masonic Hall, Virginia avenue southeast -
Naval No. 4, Thursday, 23d
A. A. s. r. Sanctuary, 1907 g street-Cathe-
dral Osiris No. 26, Wednesday, god. Blue
Room: Columbia No. 3, Wednesday, odd.
Masonic Hall, Nineteenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue-Hiram No. 10, Friday oath
Masonic Hail. Georgetown-Potomac No. 5,
Monday, Goth.
Masonic Hall, Uniontown-Anacostia No
81, Monday, Goth.
Royal Irch ChdpterS.- Masonic Temple
La Fayette No. 5, Tuesday, 21st Columbia No.
l, Wednesday, 22d.
Masonic Hall, Virginia avenue southeast-Na-
val No. 6, Tuesday, 2lst.
Masonic Hall, Nineteenth street and Pennsyl-
yania avenue-Mount Horeb No. I, Thurs
day, 23d.
Con,mandcrics knights Templar - Masonic
Temple-Columbia No. 2, Friday, oath.
Masonic Hail. Georgetown-Potomac No. 3,
Wednesday, 22d
Ancient and accented Scottish Rite.-Sanctu-
airy, 1907 street-Mthras Lodge of Perfection,
Tuesday, 21st.
The election at the annual communication of
the Grand Lodge Wednesday resulted as fol-
lows: Thomas f. Gibbs, of Columbia Lodge
No. 3, NJ. w. G. NJ. F. &. Alexander, of STAINS
bury Lodge No. "a, r. W. d. &. NJ; L. G. Will
Hanson, of Osiris Lodge No. &c, R. w. S. G.
W.; H. s. Merrill, of La Fayette Lodge No. 49,
r. w. j. G. W.. w. r. Singleton of Pentalpha
Lodge No: %, r. w. G. Secretary; G. q Dun
Tln Ganson OF Lebanon eY Lodge No; 3, = r. W. G.
e. b. Smith, of Anacostia Lodge No. Z, Rev.
and w. G.. Chaplain; d. &. Dixon, of Lebanon
Lodge No. Z, w. G. Marshall; George W.
Baird, of Hope Lodge No. 20, w. S. G. D.;
f. Blackmar, of Harmony Lodge No. II, w. j.
G. D.; j. S. Tomlinson, of Federal Lodge No.
1, w. G. s. B.; w. c. Bickford of Hiram Lodge
No. 10, w. G.. P; S. G. Palmer, of George c.
Whiting Lodge No. %, w. S. &. s.; Harry
Standiford, of St. Johns Lodge No. II, w. j.
e. s.; Thomas j. Edwards, of Osiris Lodge No.
26, Grand Tiler.
Conferring Of Degrecs.-Potomac Lodge No.
5 will have work Monday eveniIg.--The 1st
or I'd degree is due in Benjamin B. French
Lodge No. Is Monday evening.-Anacostia
Lodge No. 21 will confer the 1st tdegree Monday
evening. The fair in aid of the building fund
will begin Tuesday evening. Several degrees
are due in Pentalpha Lodge No. % Monday
evening. Lafayette Chapter No. 5 will work
the Mark degree Tuesday evening. g.-Mithras
Lodge of Perfection will advance large class
will probably confer the 1st degree Wednesday
evening Columbia Chapter No l. will hold
their grand visitation Wednesday evening"
Potomac Commandery No will confer the
Lafayette Lodge No. 10 will work the 1st de-
srse Thursday evening" Washington Cen
tennial Lodge No. "a will work the 1st degree
Wednesday evening.-LebaDon Lodge No. Z
will work the Sd degree Friday evening.
large number of Scottish Rite Masons will
visit Richmond to witness the high degrees Of
the Rite, which will be conferred in that city
during the coming week at the annual reunion
of the Rite. All Of the bodies are making
elaborate preparations. The exercises opened
yesterday with the comforting of the 4th to the
18th degree, inclusive, in Libertas Lodge of
Perfection, w. o. English, Venerable Master,
the lodge being called at O'clock. At in the
evening supper was served, at the conclusion of
which Pelican Chapter of Rose Croix No. 2,
William Ryan, Wise Master, conferred the 18th
to the 18th degrees, inclusive. On Monday
tomorrow morning Rev. Hartley Carmichael
will confer the kadosh degrees, from the 10Th
to the Both degrees, inclusive, and on Monday
night Dalcho Consstory No. |, Charles A.
Nesbitt, Master, will give the famous historic
degree of Inspector-Inquisitor the 3lst, with
most elaborate properties and in a style of sur
passing grandeur The braziers, the balances,
and the great vessels of hammered brass for this
ceremony were manufactured for the Consistory
at the Masonic Works at Detroit at very high
cost. The degree of Master of the Royal
Secret, or, as it is generally styled, Sublime
Prince of the Royal Secret, 32d degree, will be
conferred Tuesday evening, Just prior to the
grand annual banquet Grand Steward Krause
has the matter in charge, and has prepared an
elaborate menu. Capt. John +. Mayer, the In
spector General for Virginia, has invited num-
ber of brother Inspector Generals of other
States to be present Oh this occasion. This
jurisdiction will be largely represented during
the reunion by many prominent Scottish Rite
Masons.
The following record of the transactions of
the Royal Order of Scotland, which recently
held its session in this city, was compiled from
the official records of the order and will be of
great interest generally as we'll as locally; AT
the session of the Provincial Grand Lodge of
this order of Masonry, held in this city last
week, there were gathered together in the cathe-
dral of the Scottish Rite the most prominent
Masons of the entire country. 1t was the thir-
teenth annual meeting of this Grand Lodge,
whose jurisdiction is over the whole United
States Owing to the absence of the Provincial
Grand Master, Sir Albert Pike, who was unable
to attend on account of ill-health, the Grand
Lodge was presided over by Sir William Oscar
Roome, of this city. Among those present
were Sirs Thomas Edwards Hatch, of New
Hampshire; Thomas Elwood Liyezey, of Ken
lucky; Robert McCoskry Graham, of New
York; John Frederick MAYER of Virginia;
Charles Eugene Meyer, of Pennsylvania; Charles
Albert Nesbitt, of Virginia; Stephen Davis
Thatcher, of Missouri; John Martin Clapp, of
Pennsylvania; John Carl Terry, of Minnesota;
William Ryan, of Virginia; Caleb Henry Ben
ton, of Minnesota; Dewitt Clinton Dawkins of
Florida; John Rolph Parson, of Missouri;
Frank Mills Foote, of Wyoming: Erasmus
Theodore Carr, of Kansas; Thomas Hubbard
Caswell of California; Robert Talbot Miller, of
Kentucky; James Cunningham Bachelor, of
Louisiana; Adrian Cyrus Sherman, of Kansas:
Evan Davis, of Kansas; Joseph Norton Dolph,
of Oregon; Martin Collins, of Missouri; Walter
James Hill, of Arizona; Richard Joseph Mum,
of Georgia, and Henry Moore Teller, of Colo
rado, besides number of the most prominent
John Mills Browne, George Edgar Corson,
Joseph Clarence Taylor, Alexander Holenbeck
Holt, William Reynolds Singleton, William
Smith Roose, Leroy Mortimer Taylor, George
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