The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-10

ba No. 2, Friday, 18th.
Ancient and accepted Scottish Rite-Evange-
list Chapter Rose Croix, Tuesday, 18th.
Lebanon Lodge No. will confer the Sd de-
gree Friday evening.
Several degrees are due in Harmony Lodge
No. Ia Thursday evening.
De Molay Commandery will have routine
business Tuesday evening.
New Jerusalem Lodge No. 9 will confer the
LIST degree Tuesday evening.
La Fayette Chapter No. 5 will confer the
Mark degree Tuesday evening.
Stansbury Lodge No. "a will confer either
the I'd or Sd degree Monday evening.
Mount Vernon Chapter No. 3 will confer
the Royal Arch degree Monday evening.
Washington Chapter No. 2 will confer the
+ and NJ. E. degrees Thursday evening.
Columbia Commandery No. 2 will confer
the Order of the Temple Friday evening
Potomac Chapter No. will confer the
Mark and NJ. E. degrees Tuesday evening.
Washington Commandery No. l will confer
the order OF the Temple Wednesday evening
Some interesting data relative to the de-
gree OF Ross Croix will appear in this column
next Sunday.
hiram Lodge No. 10 will confer the Sd de-
gree Friday evening, the Past Masters of
The lodge officiating
Inns week should be very important one
to- Masons of the city, the meeting of the
Grand Lodge Wednesday evening rendering
it particularly So Three communicates will
meet during the week, an incident which
seldom occurs only when the calendar con-
dltlons are favorable causing general dis
turbance OF the usual routine.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection at the regular
meeting on Tuesday last conferred the 9th.
7th, and Sth degrees on a class of ten candi-
dates. BY invitation of the Venerable Master
the ON degree was conferred by Bro. Joseph
=. Taylor, 32 the 9TH by Bro. A. b.
Coondge, ~, The Junior Warden, and the
Sth by Bro. +. j. Woodman, 32o the Senior
Warden, the address being delivered by Bro.
A. Flordus Steele, 320, the Orator of the
lodge. INV
Robert DeBruce Council of Kadosh worked
the Both degree in full form at the last regular
meeting ON class of ten candidates. The
beautiful ritual was rendered in an impress
slve manner by the Commander, j. G. Taylor.
30; FIRST Lieut. Commander Jesse w. Lee.
ana second Lieut.. Commander ID. W.
Crluier, 32O, assisted by Bro A. H. Holt, 800.
": y y. H., as master of ceremonies; Bro.
William Oscar Roome $50, as Lieutepant of
the Guard and Bro. William r. Singleton.
330, US Orator.
II there is anything outside of Columbia
commandery itself which the members of that
organization are enthusiastic over il is
Columbia Commandery Drill Corps and, in
ueed, TINS well-drilled body is worthy all the
admiration and praise which is being showered
upon H.. 1t is hard even in military companies
wnefe The attendance is enforced hv The
sIlclceI dlsclpllne, TO secure full ranks for the
purpose Oh dilll, ana therefore, it is astonishing
10 note the numbers who answer the rolI-oaf1
"nene1e u tie corps holds meeting, nearly the
ehliTe membership being present on every oc-
caslon and applying themselves To tho taSSl, Of
ttaise1si'ng tne duplicated Templar tactics, in
Mhich even now they are most DrOfcient
Nheh, III lo9S at Denver, they will have an
opportunity OF exhibiting to some of the finest
uIlleu organizations in the country that
washington Can produce a drill corps second
TO none, they, will reflect credit on our city and
add 10 the splendid reputation of the Templar
organizations which are stationed here Sir
Knight Ierryis extremely original in intro
duclng new and picturesque movements, and
rs also well up in the regulation Templar drill
which affords license for the introduction of
fancy eyolutions that vary the monotony of
the usual foot movements and formations
1.-The boys" are enthusiastic over their COM
mander's ability and try hard to reach his
standard of the minutest details in'the per
fection Of drill. The officers of the com
mandery, and especially the Captain General,
Sir s H. Merrill, are doing everything in their
power 10 assist and further the interests of
the Drill Corps, which will give several ex-
hibitions during the summer and add to the
attractiVeness of its series of excursions.
The fYehundredth conyocation of La Fay
ette Royal Arch Chapter will always be re-
membered as one of the most pleasant of its
meetings The programme which was ar