The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-08

Ancsent and accepted Scottish Ritc-Sanc-
tuary 1907 g street-Evange elist Chapter Rose
Croix, Tuesday, 10th.
At the conclusion Of the Grand Visitation 10
La Fayette No. 10, after listening to an in
teresting address by Past Grand Master Noble
ID. Lsrner, the bretbern present were invited
to adjourn to the drill hall of the National
Rifles Armory, where a delightful banquet
had been prepared, to which the FIVE hundred
brethren and guests OF the lodge did ample
justice. The hall was beautifully decorated
with buRting and ferns, the general effect
being very pretty. Past Master John H.
Olcott presided as toast master, and after an
Invocation by the Rev. Brother G. c. Meador,
ter, Thomas F. Gibbs, to respond to ssThe
Fraternity" The distinguished Mason re-
sponded in his usual, earnest and eloquent
manner. ''Sister Lodges" was replied to by
Past Grand Master Myron N. Parker,
"Charity'' by Leonard c. Wood, Senior War
Thompson, of South Carolina; awe" by Past
Master w. Hamilton Smith, of Harmony
Lodge No. II; .'She" by Past High Priest s.
r. Bird, of La Fayette Chapter No. S; ssThe
Babies" by Brother J. Il. Lichliter, of La
Fayette Lodge No. 10. and ''Our Departed
Brethren' by Thomas w. Cridler, the Junior
Warden of the lodge. The toasts were inter
spersed with music by the Sbubert quartette,
Solos by Brothers w. d. Mcfarland, j. Henry
Kaiser, and selections by double quartette
composed of Alex. Mosher, T. w. Bird, ]. II.
Kaiser, w. D. Hoover, w. D. Mcfarland, 81.
G. Pearson, j. L. Blockmar, and w. A. Wild
ney. The Marine band was also In attendance
and the entire affair was on the most elaborate
scale ever given by any lodge in the jurisdic-
ton. The officers of the lodge, especially the
Worshipful Master James r. Scaggs, were
heartily congratulated, not only upon the
splendid results of the year but, also on the
manner in which the ceremonies Of the grand
visitation was concluded. The officers and
past officers of the lodge are as follows
Officers for 1S91.-James f. Scaggs, w. NJ:
Thomas W. Cndler, j. W.; Albert F. Fox,
Treasurer; A. B. Coolidge, j. D.; Harry King,
j. g.; Leonard c. Wood, s. W.; John H. Oh
colt, Secretary;J. W. Townsend, s. D.; Boone
chambers, s. s.; 8. J. Haislett, Tiler, and
Pltny Nd. Hough, Master of Ceremonies
Choir.-W. d. Mcfarland, II. g. Pearson.
J, f. Blackmar, w. R. Laphap, and F. z.
Camp, organist.
Past Masters-Noble D. Larner, P. G. NJ;
Edwin B. MacGrotty, Joseph S. Mccoy, P.
g. M; Burton R. Ross, Albert F. Fox, Frank
lin B. Miller, John H. Olcott, Samuel M.
Yeatman, Hiram Fl. Martin, John w. Ross,
John M. Mckinney, Calvin Nelson, Henry A.
Whallon, Frank NJ. Marshall, Thomas
Mitchell, James P. Pearson, William G. Pow
William w Upton, William s. Parks, Henry
8. Merrill, J. G. W.; III. B. Strickler, and
James III. Wardie.
The grand visitations for the week are as
follows Monday evening, Dawson No. 16,
presided over by that highly popular and re-
spected Mason, o. t. fhompson, and Tues
day evening the official round of visits will
terminate at special communication of
Naval Lodge No. 4, on Virginia avenue south.
east.
The most important evont of this week In
craft circles viii be the semi annual communi-
cation of the Grand Lodge on Wednesday
evening when the annual election of officers
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