The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-06-07

Columbia Commandery Drill Corps will
give an excursion to Marshall Hall on the
10th instant, which is going to be full of en-
iooyment. On the way down and back the
Capital City Minstrel Troupe will render
choice selections, and Sir Knight E. b. Hay
will give several humorous recitations. At
the grounds an attractive entertainment has
been arranged, and an exhibition drill will be
given by the CORPS The music will be fur
nished by the Marine Band. Sir Knights
George A. Darling, Frank Ii. Thomas, George
w. Hall, Charles E. Bronson, and William
j. Byers have charge of the arrangements.
Last Monday Mithras Lodge of Perfection
commenced at an early hour and conferred
the 9th, 10th, 11th, 18th, and 18th degrees at
special meeting called for that purpose. On
Tuesday the Lodge of Perfection at the stated
meeting conferred the 14th degree on a class
of fourteen aspirants. 1t is no sinecure posi-
tion to hold an office in Mithras Lodge, nor,
for that matter, in any OF the Scottish Rite
bodies in this city, for they are constantly at
work, nor is their work confined to evenings
only.
The committee to which was intrusted the
pleasant duty of providing suitable enter
tainment to celebrate the anniversary of The
constitution of Osiris Lodge No. 26 reported
at the last stated communication of that body
After reviewing the events of the evening
the committee alluded in their report to the
services of Miss Xarifa Hancock, the choir
of the lodge-Bros. Holmes, Buchanan, Abbott,
and Hancock-and Bro. James HI. Trimble.
the caterer, and stated that to their efforts the
success of the evening was largely DUE
Copies of the invitation, which, together
with the badges, was executed by Bro. j. S.
Tomlinson, were transmitted with the report
to be filed in the archives of the lodge
Arminius Lodge No. 25 will confer the 1st de-
gree Tuesday evening ...St. Johns Lodge
No II will confer the Sd degree
Friday evening ......Potomac Chapter No.
s will confer the Royal Arch degree
Tuesday evening. Friday evening last
Hope Lodge No. 20 worked the Sd degree and
onnext xtFriday evening will confer the I'd degree
LA Fayette Chapter No. will confer the
Mark Master degree Tuesday evening and on
the following Friday will work the Past and
Most Excellent, while the chapter chamber
will be occupied by this body on the evenings
of the 23d and Both instants, on both of which
occasions the Royal Arch will be worked on
twoteams at each convocation. 49,. New Jerusa-
lem Lodge No will confer the 1st and Cd
degrees Thursday evening". Washington
Chapter No. will work the Mark degree
Thursday evening. ..... Harmony Lodge No. II
has several degrees due Thursday evening.
Thursday Albert Pike Consistory met at
7:30 P. M. and conferred the 32d degree
on a class of eleven candidates. Then
the members repaired to the banquet hall,
where banquet had been prepared, by drec-
tion of the graduating class, which taxed to
the utmost the wel-known abilities of Bro.
James I'll. Trimble, 32d degree. 1t was mid
night before the brethren dispersed. While
the 32d degree was being conferred in the
Cathedral room, the Blue Lodge room was oc-
cupied by Washington Council of Royal and
Select Masters, convened in regular session, in
which the Royal Master degree and afterward
the Select Master degree were conferred on a
class of candidates. The degrees were con-
ferred by ilustrious Bro William Oscar
Roome, assisted by Bros. Joseph Hamacher,
David M. Crder, Edward III. Chamberlin,
George E. Corson, George A. Darling, and
Austin Holcomb.
The past week has been very busy one at
the Scottish Rite Sanctuary, on Tuesday even
ing the Cathedral being occupied by Mithras
Lodge of Perfection at its regular meeting,
when business of Importance was transacted,
alter which the 18th degree was conferred In
magnificent manner by the officers of the
lodge, the music being exceptionally fine, and
reflected great credit upon the leader Bro E.
5. Holmes, 32d degree. This choir is the
largest Masonic musical organization of the
city, and consists, with the leader, of the fol-
lowing brethren, whose names are we'll known
in musical circles: Robert Ball, F. H. Barba-
rim, f. w. Bird, j. M. Buchanan, G. W. Han
cock, g. II. Lillebridge, II. c. Pearson, s. A.
Sawtell, e. l.. Sheriff, John Waldeman. e. J.
Whipple, G. A. Whitaker, Charles Xander.
and w. Il. Middleton, organist. On Wednes-
day evening Osiris Lodge No. go occupied the
Cathedral and worked the Sd degree, the Wor-
shipful Master, Fred E. Tasker, arranging to
confer that degree at all the stated communi-
cations. On the same evening Columbia Lodge
No. worked the I'd degree in the Blue Room,
while on Thursday night Albert Pike Consist
ory met in the Cathedral for the purpose of
comforting the 32d degree at special meeting,
and on the same evening Washington Coun-
ell No. !, Royal and Select Masters, worked
the degrees of Cryptic Masonry in the Blue
Room before large number of resident and
visiting brethren.