The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-03-22


Washington No. 1, Wednesday, 25th
Ancient and accepted Scottish Rite-Sanctu-
airy, 1907 street-Robert de Bruce Council
of kadosh, Tuesday, 24th; Evangelist Chapter
Rose Croix, especially Friday, 9th.
The communication of Harmony Lodge No.
II falling upon Maundy- Thursday evening
the lodge will not meet in the cathedral, but
will otcupy the blue-room. The I'd degree
will be worked.
Washington Commandery on Wednesdayat
the regular conclcve will confer the Degree of
Malta The latter is honorary, and all Tenn
plars of the commandery are eligible. 1t is
only conferred once a year, and in some juris
dictions it is necessary for sir knights to re-
ceive it.
Owing to the desire upon The HERALD's
part to furnish its readers with full and COM
plete details relative to the several very i'm
portant events of the coming week in Masonic
circles the space given to such matter will in
this issue be reserved entirely for the above
mentioned events. The usual anticipative
notices of degrees to be conferred will be con-
tinued in next Sundays Issue.
On Good Friday evening the annual election
in one of the most important Masonic bodies
of this city will occur, the bylaws of Wash
ington Commandery No. providing that the
evening in question. These elections oc-
curing at different period of the year than
those of the several other communicates are
always very largely attended by the Sir
Knights of the Commandery. The conclave
will be held in the asylum of Masonic
Temple.
The Eminent Commander of Columbia
Commander No. 2, John K. Robinson, an
nounces in general orders to the sir knights of
hot tJo
Friday evening will be conducted in the New
York-avenue Presbyterian Church by the
pastor, the Rev. w. A. Bartlett, D. D., and he
earnestly requests the presence of every sir
knight to participate in observance of the
anniversary of the crucifXion of the Great
Exemplar of the Order of Christian Knight
hood. Members are requested to assemble in
full uniform at the asylum March 81, at Z
o'clock z. M. sharp. Lines will be formed at
precisely 7:15 to escort De Molay Commandery
No. 4 to the church, where the two com
manderies will be joined by Potomac No. 8.
The four hundred and ninety-seventh con-
vocation of La Fayette Royal Arch Chapter
No. 5 will be written down in the history of
that organization as one of the pleasantest
and most agreeable meetings of it's members
ever held, the occasion being made still more
memorable by the comforting of the Royal
Arch degree, with cast of officers selected
from the Past High Priests Of the chapter, as
follows Most Excellent Companion Fl. T.
Hutton as NJ +. q. H., Noble d. Larper as
E. K, William G. Powers as E. s., Emmett
c. Elmore as c. of H., Albert f. Fox as p.
s., Frank Campbell as r. A. c., j. G. s.
Burger as NJ. Sd ", l.. Cabell Williams as NJ.
I'd ", and Edwin l. Nottingham as M 1st V.
The souvenir invitations to the convocation
were the most unique and original which for
an event OF this kind have ever come under
the notice of The SUNDAY HERALD. They
were printed in neat pamphlet form, the front
corner bearing the emblem of the Blue Lodge
and Chapter intertWined in relief work of sill
yer and gold. The first leafet contained the
title and date of the convocations of the
chapter, the second the official invitation, to-
gether with the cast of the degree officers,
and the third proclamation as follows:
the High Priest. At the seventh and
one-half hour past high twelve, on the
seventeenth day of the third month of the
first year of my reign, shall all the crafts
men OF La Fayette Chapter assemble at
the Tabernacle. Fast ye for this occasion,
and fail not (for thy stomach's sake) to be
present, for have not now commanded thee ?"
The fourth leatet contained appropriate selec-
tions from the Scriptures relative to the fore
going proclamation, while upon the cover ap-
peared the names of the officers for 1891 and
those of the Past High Priests and grand Off
GERS, together with the handsome monogram
of the chapter. The degree was magnifcently
conferred, and at its conclusion an elegant re-
pdot Md5 scIftu, tu6 companions present re-
pairing to the establishment of Hinke & Budd,
on Ninth street, where the tables were set in
the private dining hall Many congratulations
were extended the officers of the chapter on
the success of the evening, Prior TO the con
ferring of the degree the Junior Past High
Priest, L. Cabell Williamson, was presented
with a magnificent jewel of his Office by Past
High Priest s. S. Bond.
The past week at the Scottish Rite Sanctu-
airy has been an extremely busy one, both in
comforting the degrees and in preparation for
the coming events of next week. On Tues
day evening Mthras Lodge of Perfection con
ferred the 18th and 18th degrees, and on We'd
nesday evening Osiris Lodge No. 20 at its reg
ular meeting worked the Sd degree, the Incl
dental music rendered by their excellent
choir being of superb order. The events of
the coming week are, however, among the
most important in the Scottish Rite year, and
will attract one Of the largest assemblages
which has been present in the cathedral for
many years. The event alluded to is the an