The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-22

Washington Council No. 1, Saturday,
2Sth.
Communicates knights Tcmplar. - Masonic
Temple-DeMolay No. f. Tuesday, oath; Wash
ington No. l. Wednesday, 25th.
ancient and accepted Scottish Rite.-Sanctu-
ary-Robert de Bruce Council of Kadosh, Tues
day, oath.
Hope Lodge No. 20 will confer the 1st degree
Friday evening.
Eureka Chapter No. will confer the Mark
degree Friday evening.
st. Johns Lodge No. II will confer the Sd
degree Friday evening.
Potomac Chapter No. will confer the Mark
degree Tuesday evening
Washington Chapter No. 2 will confer the
Mark degree Thursday evening.
Stansbury Lodge No. "a will confer either the
lst or Sd degree Monday evening.
Lafayette Chapter No. will confer the Past
and Most Excellent degree Tuesday evening.
Robert de Bruce Council of Kadosh will
transact important business Tuesday evening
Washington Commandery No / will pro-
bably confer the Red Cross degree Wednesday
evening.
The degrees of Royal and Select Master will
be conferred in Washington Council Saturday
evening.
New Jerusalem Lodge No. will confer the
Sd degree Thursday evening. j. B. Henderson,
the W. NJ, extends a cordial invitation to all
Master MasoHs to be present.
Harmony Lodge No II has several degrees
due for Thursday evening. The first and
second were worked last Monday evening, in
stead of Friday, as before reported.
The next class of candidates for Almas
Temple, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine will be
one of the largest on record. The new officers,
assisted by the veteran George H. Walker, are
working with might and main for the success of
the temple.
Mount Vernon Chapter No. 8 will confer the
Mark Master degree Monday (to-morrow) even
ing. On account of the large number due for
the same, this communication was not dis
pensed with, otherwise, the date falling upon
the celebration of national holiday, it would
have been called off. The usual special was
dispensed with Monday evening last.
Columbia Commandery held an enthusiastic
conciaye Friday evening, large number of Sir
knights attending. Several life-membership
certificates were presented by the Eminent
Commander, John. X. Robinson, to those en-
titled to them. A meeting of the Drill Corps
will be held at 400 PENNSYLVANIA avenue
Wednesday, The 25th. The Savings Association
VIII meet Saturday evening, the 2Sth, in the
asylum.
Brother W. A. Yates, of Harmony Lodge No.
IL, is now at the Providence Hospital, under
the care of Surgeon General Hamilton, who is
administering to him the Koch system of inocu-
iation for his bronchial trouble. 1t is yet too
early to speak of the result of the treatment,
but thus far he is progressing in a manner salts
factory alike to himself and his physician
Many brethren of the fraternity have called on
him in his pleasant quarters at the hospital
ana many Others have sent messages of en-
couragement and esteem.
With solemnity mingled with deep and
touching pathos the dignifed and highly inter
estng services OF a Lodge of Sorrow were con-
Quoted by Mithras Lodge of Perfection, A. A.
3: H., thursday evening in the cathedral of the
Rite. IN the centre Of the spacious room. rest
ing on catafalque under the bending branches
of palms and amid the snow-white blossoms of
Easter lilies laid the black k-draped casket, with
the sword of the Scottish Rite and pure lamb
skin apron resting thereon, while at the south,
east, and west dimly burned a single taper
Around the catafalque the chairs were arranged
in 4 triangle, seating the twenty-seven brethren
who were selected to assist in conducting the
ceremonies. On the east and west of the ca
tafalque the chairs were arranged opposite each
other, and together with the galleries were early
filled by the members of the Rite and invited
guests. Shortly after O'clock the detail from
the lodge entered the cathedral and took their
seats around the casket. They were followed
by William Oscar Roome, 33d, Venerable Mas
ter; A. Ii. Holt, 32d, X. c. G. H., as Senior
Warden, and Harrison Dingman, 32d as Junior
Warden. who assumed their respective stations
III the east, west, and south, the audience
which during their entrance had remained
standing, being seated by q signal from the
Venerable Master, and as the gavel fell the
solemn stiffness was broken by the deep tones
OF the basses chanting the ''De Profundis -
Then followed reading from the ritual by the
Venerable Master and Senior and Junior War
dens interspersed with parts of the ''Miserere"
chanted by the choir, during which the lights
in the south, west, and east We're
separately extinguished, the hymn "Gently
Lord, o, Gently Lead Us'' being rendered
very beautifully by the choir, while the hymn,
81 would not live alway," was exquisitely sung
by Bros. Buchanan, Bird, Whipple, and Han
cock. The funeral bonors were then given, the
detail, in the uniform of the 32d degree march
ing three times with cadenced step in the form
of triangle around the casket, then facing in
and folding their arms across their breasts
raised their hands to heaven, slowly let them
drop until they were extended at right angles
from the body, and then rapidly dropped them
to their Sides repeating three times the word
farewell" AT the conclusion of the honors
Miss Xarifa Hancock sang Bassini's ETantum
Ergo,'' when the lights in the south, east, and
west were relighted, the choir rendering the
ste Deum Laudamus.n The Grafton bV Rev.
Bro. A. Floridus Steele 32d degree, with the
benediction, concluded theserYices. The lodge
repaired to the room below and was closed as
the audience was being dismissed. The arrange
Inent and draping of the room was very effect
i've, the floral decorations being by Small, and
the draping by Mr.. William Sylvester. r. w
Barker had charge Of the undertaking arrange
Enenis The families Of the deceased brethren