The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-15

The grand visitations to the lodges for 1891
are now thing of the past, but the interest
which is always created by these pleasant
events will be fully sustained for the remainder
OF this month by the round of visits to the
several Royal ArchChapters of the Jurisdiction
Friday evening of last week Eureka Chapter
No. was visited. This week the official
rounds will be made as follows: Mount Yer
non NO. 3, Monday 10th; Potomac No. s.
Tuesday, 18th: Columbia No. l, Wednesday
18th; Mount Horeb, No. Z, Thursday, 10Th:
Brightwood No. 9, Friday, Goth.
Potomac Chapter No. held a very i'm
portant convocation last Tuesday evening On
which occasion four Past High Priests Jewels
were presented to companions of the chapter
Past Grand High Priest George E. Corson
presented the first to Past High Priest Charles
Becker, followed by Samuel c. Palmer, Senior
Steward OF the Grand Lodge, who presented 2
duplicate to Past High Priest William B.
Easton. The NJ. z. H. P. j. F. f. Appleby
then presented Past High Priest c. n. Allison
with the third jewel. At this iuncture it was
announced that Past High Priest Edward
Turketon, on account of the effects of a serious
accident would be unable to be present when
byvote OF the chapter it was decided TO pro-
ceeu 10 hls house IN body and there make
the fourth presentation. Prior to the closing
of the chapter the able and efficient Secretary.
+. w. Storch, presented to the companions a
history OF the organization from the date of
its charter in 1918, in the preparation of
which he has been engaged many years. He
was highly complmented on the successful
elimination of his work and rendered a vote
OF thanks by the chapter. After closing, the
lines were formed and the companions marched
to the residence of Past High Priest Edward
Turketon, where Companion Storch presented
the jewel in the presence of his family. Com
panion Turketon, though unable to rise from
his bed on account of a fractured limb, re-
sponded in feeling terms of gratitude for the
beautiful gift and the manner of its presenta-
ton, and gave evidences that his remarkable
vitality would soon permit him to add another
earnest worker TO Potomac Chapter, from the
conyocations of which he has been sadly
missed during his enforced quietude. Among
those present were NJ. f. H. P. j. f. r.
Appleby, T. G. II. p. George Z. Corson,
Past High Priests Becker, Tennyson, Easton,
and Storch, and Companions Graham, Davis,
Thomas, II. g. and j. E. Wagner, Graves,
Frank, Allison, Darby, Roulette Oliver,
Donaldson, Wallace, McCobb, Palmer, Hughes
Jackson, Guisheimer, Hays, Payne, Dietz,
Pickell, and Birch,
Washington Centennial Lodge will confer
the 1st degree Wednesday evening.
At the grand visitation TO Eureka Chapter
No. on Friday evening last, the usual cere-
monies were conducted in highly satisfac-
tory manner the report of the grand officers,
eliciting hearty applause from the assembled
companions. Companion William II. Single
ton, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge had
been secured by Theodore Friebus, the NJ. E.
IL. p, TO make the address and in a eloquent
and interesting lecture he explained many of
the symbolisms of Royal Arch Masonry.
The following dispatch has been received at
the Office of the board of trustees of the
Scottish Rite Cathedral, 1907 street:
YOKOHAMA, NOyem her O. 1891
Earthquakes distress terrible; immediate help
needed. Appeal all Masonic bodies. Transmit
money by telegraph; $500 killed, s, 500 wounded
10000 OOhOmeless. OSCAR KEEL, 33d degree.
Brother Kell is at the head of the Grand
Consistory Of the Scottish Rite in Japan, and
made many friends among the members In
this city when he was here in attendance al
the session of the Supreme Council last year
Rev. Companion Alfred Harding, pastor St
Paul's Church, will make the address at the
visitation to Mount Horeb Chapter Thursday
evening.
Rev, Companion William Il. Parsons, GRAND
Chaplain, will make the address at the vista
tion to Mount Vernon Chapter No. 3 Monday
evening.
Columbia Commaudery No. will confer tht
Red Cross Friday evening.
The annual election in the Grand Lodge OF
Wednesday evening last, resulted as follows
f. G. Alexander, NJ. w. Grand Master; L. {
williamson, X. w. D. Grand Master: II. S
Merrill, K. w. S. Grand Warden: ID. G. Dixon
X. w. j. Grand Warden; William r. Single