The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-04-05

A. A. :. Il. Sanctuary, 1907 G street-Cathe-
dral: Harnony No. Ia, Thursday, 9th.
Mason, Hall, Georgetown-Potomac No. .,
Monday, 9th; George G.. Whiting No. %,
Thursday, 9th.
Masonic Hall, Uniontown-Anacostia No.
81, Moud ", 9th.
RoyG! irch Chapters Masonic Temple
La Faye,te No. 5, Tuesday, 1th: Washington
No. 2, Thursday, 9th; Eureka No. 4, Friday,
10th.
COMMUNICATES knights Tenlplar.- Masonic
Temple Washington No. 1, Wednesday, Sth.
A'.cicnt dad accepted Scottish Rite-Sanctu-
airy, 1907 & street--Mithras Lodge of Perfec-
ton, Tuesday, 1th.
Owing to March having FIVE Mondays and
Tuesdays, the following bodies will not hold
stated meetings this week: Lodges-Dawson
No 16, Stansbury No. "a, Arminius No. 25,
Federal No. l, and Acacia No. Is. Chapters
Mount Vernon No. 3 and Potomac No s. De
Molay Commandery and Evangelist Chapter
Rose Croix.
Brother William A. Yates, 1So, is still con-
fined to his house.
Bro. John Mills Browne, $50, has been re-
ported as not well.
Albert Pike Consistory worked the 32d de-
gree Saturday evening.
Eureka Chapter No. will confer the r. A.
degree Friday evening.
Washington Commandery No. l will install
officers Wednesday evening.
Washington Chapter No. will confer the
R. A. degree Thursday evening.
Bro. A. j. Marsh, 800, is slowly improving.
but is still confined to his room.
Bro. John a. Foss, $50, is reported as de-
cidedly better and able to sit up.
Tuesday evening, April {, Mithras Lodge
will work the 4th and 5th degrees.
Bro Leroy NJ. Taylor. 33o, is still in Florida.
her bn will Obo1l 1l1I-r air,1 ,-,ti Nov
Pentalpha Lodge No. % will confer the
Sd degree Monday evening IN the chapter
chamber.
Harmony Lodge No. II will work the Sd de-
gree Thursday evening. The grand officers
will be present.
Last Monday st, Johns Lodge held special
meeting for the 1st and I'd degrees. Next Fri
day evening the Sd will be worked.
Osiris Lodge No. 26 conferred the I'd degree
at special meeting at o'clocl, last Wednes-
day and the 1st at the regular meeting imme-
diately thereafter.
La Fayette Chapter No. will confer the
r. A. degree April Z. This chapter will meet
every Tuesday throughout the summer for the
conferring of degrees.
Sunday March 80, Evangelist Chapter of
Rose CroiX assembled at P NJ. and performed
the mystic rites incidental to the relighting of
the lights, the chapter having remained in
darkness since the extinguishment of the lights
on Maundy-Thursday. The services lasted
about two hours, the music, of an elaborate
character, being particularly adapted to Easter
Day. Every officer was in his place and the
service was beautifully rendered. 1t is no
wonder that the Scottish Rite bodies flourish
when the fact is taken into consideration that
the cathedral was full to overhowing at a SER
vice where none below the 18th degree could
be present
Columbia Commandery No. 2 conferred the
Red Cross Friday evening. The commandery
has appointed to represent them in the project
for the erection of a new Masonic temple
Sirs M. M. Parker, Robert Ball, A. j. Terry,
F. ii. Thomas, and A. A. Thomas. The Drill
Corps will meet Wednesday evening in the
library of Masonic Temple. Members are re-
quested TO appear in the full uniform of the
corps. The latter was recently very highly
complimented on their exhibition drill at the
last concaye. The Savings Association is
booming shares being taken rapidly of late
Nearly hundred ladies and knights have
signified their intention of going to Denver
at this early date.
On invitation Of Past Eminent Sir Charles
w. Hancock, the Oldest Past Commander o.
Columbia Commandery No. 2, majority o.
the fifteen Past Commanders now living as
sembled at his house, 143l Corcoran street, OF
Monday evening last, and formed the Pas
CommanGerS' Association oil Columbia Com
mandery no. 2, electing officers as follows
Charles w. Hancock President; John r
Thompson, Vice President; Abner f. Long
ley, Secretary; Myron M. Parker, MATTHEW
Trimble. Robert Ball, e. A. Chamberlain
james +. Allen, and George Gibson, Execu
tive Committee The association win meet a
the residences cf members at such time a
as may hereafter be determined, and on Jun
13 of each year, the date upon which dis
pensatiOn was granted to form the CON
mandery, banquet will be held,
Washington Commandery No. / at its IT
cent election elevated to the important ofiic
Of Eminent Commander one of the best know
and most popular Masons Of the District {
Columbia, and a Templar who is probabl
more widely known throughout the Unite
States than any other sir knight of this iuri
diction. Sir Harrison Dingman's Mason
career has been one full of honors, deserved
obtained by the most jealous service to IL
fraternity in every branch of the Mason
system. lie was initiated into Masonry
New Jerusalem Lodge No. 9, of this city, al
almost Immediately thereafter was appointe
Senior Deacon, which was the first step on Il
road TO the honors which awaited him at u
hands of mis- brethren. He served his lodge
Worshipful Master, and, entering the ofilci
line Of the Grand Lodge, was promoted to u
highest Office Of the craft, the Grand Maste
ship Of the District of Columbia, previous
which he had served his chapter Columt
No. /, as the Most Excellent High Priest, al
at the present time is one of the council
fieers of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter Of L