The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-03-08


Tuesday, 10th.
Comraanderies Knights Templar. - Masonic
Temple-DeMolay No 4, Tuesday, 10th; Wash
ington No. 1, Wednesday, 18th.
AnoSeit and accepted Scottish Rite.-Sanctu-
ary-Evangelist Chapter Rose Croix, Tuesday,
10th.
Hope Lodge No. 20 will confer the Sd degree
Friday evening.
Eureka Chapter No. will confer the Mark
Master degree Friday evening.
Potomac Chapter will confer the Past and
Most Excellent Tuesday evening.
Washington Chapter No. will confer the
Past and Most Excellent Thursday evening.
Washington Commandery No. will confer
the Order of the Temple Wednesday evening.
Harmony Lodge No. IL has several degrees
due Thursday. The 1st will probably be
worked.
La Fayette Chapter No. 5 will confer the
Past and Most Excellent degrees Tuesday
evening.
Mount Vernon Chapter No. 8 Monday even
ing has several degrees due. The Past and
Most Excellent will probably be worked on
very large class.
Osiris Lodge No; 26 is holding special COM
munications weekly in the cathedral. When
the work of the Rite interferes with such meet
ings they are held in the Blue Lodge-room.
st. Johns Lodge No. II will hold special
communication Friday evening, at O'Clock, for
the I'd degree, and immediately at the con-
clusion will convene in stated communication
and confer the Sd degree, thus holding two
communications on one evening.
Carl Hendrick Rudolph Won Myers, Mason
from the jurisdiction of New York, is almost a
nightly visitor in some of the various Masonic
bodies He is a Templar, member of Bechtel
Consistory, of New York City, and also wears
the scimitar and tIger-claws Of the Shrine. By
profession he is scenic artist of repute, and is
now engaged on special work by one of the local
theatres.
The blank space in the cathedral calendar
devoted to the 30th day OF March has been
filled with the information that Almas Temple
viii meet upon that date, and after this an
nouncement appears that one expressive word,
work II this entire column was devoted to
calling attention to the meeting and explain
ations of what trouble the nervous initiates
might expect upon that evening it would not
cover the ground more fully or awaken more
interest in the anticipative Shriners than that
one pertinent monosyllable, which stands out
SO prominently in all its mysterious meaning
that simple but suggestive little word, ''Work''
On Tuesday afternoon four Masonic bodies
OF this Jurisdiction attended the funeral of T.
b. Gross, DR., who was formerly We'll known
among the local Masonic circles as Past Master
OF Naval Lodge No. 4, and lately as member
by affiliation of La Fayette Lodge No. 49,
When the inclement weather of the afternoon
is taken into consideration the attendance was
almost unprecedented and evidenced the af-
lection and esteem in which the deceased was
held by his brethren. Mithras Lodge of Per
lection, A.. A. s. R., De Molay Cammandery
NO 2, and Naval Lodge No. 4acted as an escort
to La Fayette Lodge No. 10, from the residence
of the late brother to Congressional Cemetery,
where the Blue Lodge services were held at the
grave, the Worshipful Master, James f. Scaggs
conducting the ceremony:
Hiram Lodge No. 10 have met with an almost
lrreparable loss in the death of Bro. W. H.
Stuard, who for many years filled with great
credit 10 himself and his lodge the important
position OF Secretary. He was thoroughly con-
scientious in the performance Of his duties and
to his efforts the success of the lodge NAV be
largely attributed, while his personal popularity
among Masons generally caused the most sin
cere sorrow THROUGHOUT the jurisdiction when
the announcement Of his sudden death was
made Bro. Stuard resided the greater part Of
his life in that section of the city known to old
residents as the "First Ward" and among his
nneignoors was highly esteemed and respected
jor mis- many good qualities of heart and mind
lie was an old employe of the War Department
having held clerkship therein for many years
lie leaves widow and several children, his
son, William l.. Stuard, being the present
Senior Warden of Hiram Lodge.
AT the conclusion of the services at Copgres-
sional Cemetery in connection with the funeral
OF Bro. Cross La Fayette Lodge No 10 immedi-
ately proceeded to the grave of w. H. Faulkner
and performed the last sad rites of Masonrv
over his remains. Bro. Faulkner, who was
formerly connected with the ARMY died re-
Gently at Wateryille, Washington, his BODY he
ing DroughC 20 this city for interment. The
church services were held at the residence of
his sister, 724 street northeast La Fayette
Lodge No. 10 being represented by committee
OF eight members in charge of H. H. Martin
Past Master. The funeral cortege arrived nj
the cemetery just as the services at the grave of
Bro. Cross were concluded and the lodge i'm
mediatey took charge of the remains and again
performed the burial rites. 1t was very sad
and unusual scene-two Masonic burials by the
same lodge, one Immediately following the
other both Of the deceased brethren having
many warm friends Throughout the Jurisdiction
and both being well and popularly known i'm
other circles as we'll
A third OF century (thirty three years. in the
service OF the craft, during which high official
stations have rewarded his earnest, faithful SER
vices for the good of the order will shortly
mark the Masonic age Of Bro. Robert Ball
whom every Mason in the Jurisdiction, Young
and old alike, admires and respects for his
many good traits of character and kindly be-
neYolent disposition. On March %, 1865, he
received the Master Mason's degree in Dawson
Lodge No. 10, of this city, residing at that time
IN Alexandria County, Va, which In those DAYS
was part OF the District OF Columbia. In 1889
he served the lodge as Worshipful Master, and
during the same year filed the important and
honorable Office of Grand High Priest of
the District Of Columbia. He is also
a Past Eminent CoInmauder of Columbia