The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-09-27


teenth and Pennsylvania avenue-Mount
Horeb No. z, Thursday, October l.
Masonic Temple-Mount Vernon No. 8.
Monday, 2Sth.
Commanderies knights Templar. Masonic
Temple-Columbia No. 2, Friday, October 3.
The Masonic Relief Association.
At o'clock Wednesday morning the Grand
Lodge of the District of Columbia opened a
special communication to welcome to the city
the delegates to the General Board of the Ma
sonic Relief Association. Brother j. Ross
Robertson, the Grand Master of Canada and
the President Of the General Board; Brother
w. B. 1saacs, Grand Secretary of Virginia,
and Brother j. w. Ross, Commissioner of the
District OF Columbia, were welcomed by the
Grand Master, Thomas T. Gibbs each respond
ing in fitting terms. The Grand Lodge was
then closed and the Sixth Annual Convention
OF the Association opened when the Grand
Master welcomed the delegates on behalf of
the fraternity and Commissioner Ross on be-
half Of the city. The convention then listened
to the report of the the officers and adjourned
in time to call with their ladies on the Presi-
dent at l O'Clock. After leaving the Execu-
tive Mansion carriages were taken for ride
about the city and environs. An evening
session at O'Clock, and a reception rendered
the visiting ladies at the residence of L. Ca
bell Williamson, the Senior Grand Warden, of
the Grand Lodge, closed the first davis pro-
gramme. On Thursday the Convention met
at 10 O'Clock and transacted important busi-
ness, after which carriages were taken at the
Ebbitt, and the delegates, in charge of mem
bers Of the local board, were driven to the
Seventh street wharf where the Manchester
was boarded for trip to Mount Vernon. At
9o'clocka a reception and concert was rendered
the delegates at Masonic Temple by the Ma
sonic fraternity Of the District. The Marine
Band was in attendance and the evening was
success in every respect. Friday was de-
voted to business the convention holding two
sessions. While the brethren were engaged
IN transacting the business OF the association,
their ladies were being escorted through the
various Departments by the following com
mittee OF ladies: Mrs. L. G. Williamson, Mrs
Joseph Jouy, Mrs. G. j. James, Mrs. E. l..
Tracy, Mrs. G. M. Yeatman, and Misses c. E.
Ball, Florence Ball, Adelina Jouy, and!Siugle-
ton
Much credit is due the committees of the
local board for the admirable manner in
which the programme was carried out. They
were as follows: Executive-L Cabell
Williamson, chairman; John n. Birekhead,
Howard NJ. Gilman, Lurtin R. CHM, William
Il. Douglas, Charles J. James, T. John New
ton. Badges-T. John Newton, chairman;
Henry G. Darragh, Charles c. Stonffer, Jos.
NJ. Eggleston, William R. She'd. Excursion
John N. Birckhead, chairman; Joseph B.
Bailey, Thomas Calver. CarIiages-Charles
|. James, chairman; w. G. Henderson, Chas.
L. Heilbrun, G. w. Henshaw, Jos. S. Hayes.
Hotels William Il. Douglas, chairman; G.
II. Smith. Henry Orth, Malcolm Seaton, Henry
f. Morris. Music-Howard Nj. Gilman,
chairman; Thomas H. Young, Harry w.
smith, Fl. 3. Smith, H. r. Hughes. Printing-
Lurtin R. CHM, chairman; William j. Naylor,
K. V. Goldman, A. j. Symonds, Jacob Ochs.
Decorations Harry F. Brenninger, chairman;
Charles A. Bradford, Herman Baumgarten,
Charles Becker. Reception. Cabell Will
Hanson, chairman; Joseph Jouy, E. L. Tracy,
Burns, d. Percy Hickling, j. e. Minnix, j. a.
Trimble, W. T. Works, j. II. B. Jenkins.
Eureka Chapter No. conferred the r Royal
Arch degree Friday evening.
Mount Vernon Chapter No. will confer
the Mark Master degree Monday evening.
The New York Recorder has started in its
Sunday edition a Masonic column which is
bright and newsy.
Lebanon Lodge will confer the Sd degree
Friday evening. The usual cordial invitation
to visits extended by the officers.
Arminius Lodge No. 25 will confer the Sd
degree Monday evening. Brother Gold
schmidt, the w. M, expects large attend
ance.
Eminent Sir Harrison Dingman, the Eminent
Commander of Washington Commandery No.
l, has returned from'Asbury Park accompanied
by Mrs. Dingman and his daughter, Miss Sadie
l.. Dingman.
Brother w. L. Stuard, of Hiram Lodge No.
10, is connected with The firm of Weseott &
Wilcox, the West End real estate agents.
Brother Stuard is one of the most popular
young Masons in the city.
The special communication Of the Grand
Lodge on next Saturday, as noted in an ad-
vertisement in..another column, will be called
for the purpose of laying the cornerstone of
the church Of which Brother Charles D, Cook
a prominent Mason OF this city, is the pastor
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week being
the fifth occurrance of those days in September,
the following bodies will not hold stated
meetings, but specials may In some instances be
called: Federal Lodge No. l. De Molay Com
mandary No. 4, Acacia Lodge No. 1s, Potomac
Chapter No. 8, Washington Commandery No.
!, and Robert de Bruce Council of Kadosh,
A. a. S. r.
The readers OF this column will no doubt be
glad TO know That Brother William Oscar
Roome, the most prominent Scottish Rite
Mason in the District, has been most cordially
greeted by the distinguished Masons or the
northern Jurisdiction on his recent trip.
Brother Roome went by steamer from Balti-
more TO Boston and was joined on the steamer
by ulustriOus Brother Thomas j. Sbyrock and
wife. Brother ROome visited the White
Mountains and Mt. Washington and Is now at
Cherrystone Inlet. The following extracts