The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-01

minus Lodge was in session. Tuesday,
Acacia Lodge was visited by the officers OF
the Grand Lodge, who occupied the Catbe-
dral room for the occasion, and Robert De
Bruce Council of Kadosh was in session on
the Both degree in another lodge room.
Wednesday, Osiris Lodge held special COM
muuication and worked the Sd degree.
This lodge has almost doubled its member
ship during the past year. Friday, Albert
Pike Consstory was in session on the SD de-
gree
A large delegation from Harmony Lodge
No Il headed by the Worshipful Master, L.
Il. CHM, attended the grand visitation of New
Jerusalem Lodge No. g Thursday evening,
and were very cordially welcomed by Wor-
shipful Master j. B. Henderson.
Columbia Commandery No. 9, conferred
the Order of the Temple Friday last at a
special conclave On Friday of this week
the Red Cross will be worked. Sir Knight
William Pitts, the Recorder, is out OF the
city, but will return in time for the conclave.
Washington Centennial Lodge No. IA will
confer the Sd degree Wednesday evening.
Worshipful Master j. Ii. Small with the Off
GERS and hrethern OF No. IA, made things very
pleasant for the grand officers on the occasion
of the visitation.
Osiris Lodge No. &c will receive the Grand
Lodge of the District at the regular meeting
on Wednesday next, the occasion of the
annual grand visitation. 1t was expected
that this lodge had some surprise in store, as
uslal but it did not transpire until late
hour last evening that the lecturer on that oc-
casion will be the illustrous Thomas y. Shry
ock, SD degree, Most Worthy Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge of Maryland.
PersondlS-Brother Leroy NJ. Taylor, SD
degree, left the city last week for his place on
the Chesapeake, so widely known among the
fraternity as 'Cherrystone Villa" After en-
joying the fall shooting on his well-stocked pre-
serves he will return to the city for short
time and then leave on a proposed trip to San
Francisco and the Sandwich Islands. Mount
Vernon Chapter No. 3 conferred the Royal
Arch Monday evening last. Among those
present were T. w. Cridler, NJ. E. H. P;
Aaron Bell, of No. L; DIR. Richardson, of No.
.; John X. Robinson, Past High Priest of No.
/; w, X. Mendenhall, L. R; Ginn, ". G.
Roome. j. II. Pickell, Alber P. Meyers, J. c.
Wright, j. K Harris, j. w. Abel, Past High
Priests w. S. Parks, w. II. Olcott,
j. c. Allen, w. II. Wetzel, and Sam
uel Baxter, A. B. Coolidge, Bunion Olive,
I. j. Foster, w. B. Townsend, and many
other companiops.....Sir Knight A. c. Mac
Nulty, of Columbia Commandery No. 2, has
returned to the city after an extended West
| ern trip......Among the welcome visitors
from foreign jurisdictions is Past Eminent
~. Oh hdQSdS.
| During his stay in the city he has made many
warm friends among members Of the order...
| Mobiles E. NJ. Mix and w. j. Byers, alone and
| unassisted, initiated several new members into
| the mysteries of the After Lunch Club
| last Tuesday as the sun crossed the
line. Brother G. s. Hyer, who was one of the
| initiates, speaks of the ceremonies as one of
| the most thrilling ordeals of his life. The
| other two initiates are expected to recover w
| There is quite Masonic colony in Le Droit
| Park at present, among whom are Brothers
| Aaron Bell, B. A. Allen, o. j. Hart, jr., W.
j. Lewis, Emmanuel Spirch, G. F. Hendricks,
and several others. .... Brother Hart, of St..
Johns No. II, together with Brothers George
| Haas, jr., and F. FL. Hohcff, of Harmony
| No. II, organized bus party and visited
| Stansbury Lodge No. "a last Monday evening
on the occasion of the grand visitation. About
| twenty in all went out to Brightwood and had
highly enjoyable time. Noble A. w.
| Johnston writes OF the good time he is having
| at his home in Ohio. Some of his friends have
| memorzed the couplet which alludcE to the
| Mystic Shriner from Medina. Lebanon
| Lodge No will confer the End degree Fri
day evening. Brother Burnhard, the w. M,
| extends very kind invitation to attend 800.
| The beautiful "Order of the Temple" will be
| conferred in Potomac Commandery No. 3
| Wednesday evening and will undoubtedly at
| tract large attendance of visiting Sir knights
Lurtin R. CHM, the w. M. of Harmony Lodge
| No. II, will shortly take his annual leave.
| During his absence the Senior Warden, F. II
| Criswell, will be in charge of the lodge.