The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-06-21

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\ Beautiful Jewel-The Rechabites,
Golden Gross, and Independent Me-
chaufcs.
The following Masonic bodies meet upon
the evenings of the ensuing week:
Subordinate Lodges. Masonic Temple
Dawson No. 16, Monday, 22d; Federal No. l,
Tuesday, 23d; New Jerusalem No. 9, Thurs
day, 25th; st. Johns No. II, Friday, 26th
Hope, No. 20, Friday, 26th.
A. \. s. 4. Sanctuary, 1907 G street-Ca-
thedral: Harmony No. IL, Thursday, 25th.
Blue-Room: Arminius No. 25, Monday, 22d;
Acacia No. is, Tuesday, 23d.
Masonic Hall, Georgetown-George c.
Whiting No. %, Thursday, 25th.
Masonic Hall, misunderstanding No.
25, Monday, 22d.
Royal -irch Chdpters.-Masonic Temple
Mount Vernon No. 3, Monday, 22d; Wash
ington No. 2, Thursday, 25th; Eureka No. 4,
Friday, 36th.
Masonic Hall, Georgetown Potomac No. s,
Tuesday, 23d.
Commonderies Knights mplar.-Masonic
Washington No. 1, Wednesday, oath;
De Molay No. 4, Tuesday, 23d.
4nctetat aud accepted Scottish Rite-Sanc-
tuary, 1907 G street-Robert de Bruce Council
of Kadosh, Tuesday, 23d.
1t is very gratifying, in view of the worthy
ends to be obtained, to hear that the trustees
of the Masonic Hall and Asylum Home, New
York, have now in bank nearly $2S0,OOO.
Brother George S. Atwater, the Junior
Deacon of Harmony Lodge, has returned to
the city from his recent business trip West in
connection with his large bicycle business in
this city.
Hope Lodge, No. 20, held a special commu-
nication on Wednesday for the purpose of
burying with Masonic honors their late brother
William L. Bailey, who died Sunday, June
a. of paralysis of the throat.
Bro Joseph c. Taylor, 33d degree, Com
mander Robert de Bruce Council of Kadosh, is
out and able to attend to his business much
to the satisfaction of his friends, who were
somewhat alarmed at his recent illness.
Among the popular Masters who are work
ing very earnestly for the fraternity and the
success of their lodges is Bro. j. B. Hender-
son of New Jerusalem Lodge No. 9. This
lodge also numbers among its Past Masters
many names well known in Masonic circles,
among whom are those of Past Grand Masters
b. d. Chamberlain, A. W. Kelley, William E.
Dennison, Martin O'Connor, Harrison Ding
man, S. s. Burdette, H. c. Bowers, and A. 81.
Fergenbaum.
The uniyasality of the order is often talked
about by Masons who have travelled and met
through the medium of the brotherhood so
many warm friends i'll distant countries.
Even in India outside Of the lodges, whose
members are in the majority Christians, there
are to be found several Parsee lodges, held
under the authority of the English and
Scottish constitutions. there ic also a Mahor,.
edan lodge under the Scottish and Hindoo
lodge under the English constitution.
The Shriners of Lulu Temple Philadelphia,
Bourni OF Baltimore, and Almas of this city
are going to meet in happy reunion at Bay
Ridge on st. Johns day, the oath instant.
They are, of course, going to have good
time and large delegation from Washington
Will attend. 1t has been suggested, and very
properly that as Naval Lodge No. 4, will give
that the Shrners purchase their tickets from
The members of the lodge and this suggestion
VIII doubtless be carried out by those who are
cognizant of the arrangement.
New Jerusalem Lodge, No. 8, will work the
first and second degrees Thursday evening.
Harmony Lodge, No. II will confer the sec
ond degree Thursday evening Armnius
Lodge, No. 25, will confer the first degree
Monday evening Eureka Chapter, No. 4,
WIN CoHicI inc -hdTh degree friday even
ing. Washington Chapter, No. 9, will confer
the Mark degree Thursday evening. Hope
Lodge, No. 20, will confer the third degreee
Friday evening. La Fayette Chapter, No. 8,
will confer the Royal Arch degree June % and
also on the evening of June 80 Mount YER
non Chapter, No. 3, will confer the Mark de-
gree Monday evening.
Brother George Haas, ir, has recently pur-
chased one Of the handsomest combination
jewels the writer has: everI seen. On one
side is the double eagle, denotng the rank of
thlrty-second degree, surrounded by other em-
blems OF the ScOrtish Rite, in the centre of
which is a magnificent solitaire diamond of
the purest water, On the other side is the
Templar emblem, and on pressing a spring
the Jewel opens and the capitular mark is
exposed together with the tiger claws and
and scimtar of the Shrine. The entire design
is wrought in gold, relieved with enameling
OF the proper symbolical hues, in which the
'eternal blue" of the lodge is given promi-
nent place Brother Haas is to be congratll-
lated IN having secured one of the hand
soonest jewels in the city.
The Order of the Temple was conferred af
the stated conclaYe Of Columbia Commandery
No. Friday evening, the members appearing
in the full uniforms Of the order At the pre-
ceding conclaye among the honored guests
were Very Eminent Sir, A. B. Mexican. Past
Grand Commander of Pennsylvania and Past
Commanders w. H. Wilkite, of Crawford yiIIe
Commandery, Indianna, and Warren n
Orcutt. Of Washington Commandery No. /
The Eminent Commander John K Robinson.
highly cOmmends the knightly interest which
is being manifested in the affairs of the com