The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19

time, will add to the number. Alex. Mckenzie,
the Grand High Priest of the District of
Columbia, accompanied by the officers Of the
Grand Council, will attend, also, George Z.
Corson, of Washington Council No. l, Royal
and Select Masters. Harrison Dingman, the
Eminent Commander of Washington Com
mandery No. l, intends lengthening his stay
into protracted tour of the Western States,
visiting Denver and other points of interest to
Templars at this time.
The following, relative to one Of tue most
popular Masons of the city, is clipped from
the Cape May Daily Star: Mr.. William s.
Roose, of Washington, D. c., for many years
one of Cape Mays staunchest friends, whose
love for her shores and interest in her pros
perity does not weaken, arrived last evening,
to remain among old friends several days.
Mr.. Roose thinks the Washington Light In
fantry Corps will certainly conclude to come
to Cape May late in August. Mrs Roose is
in New York City, visiting her son, DR.. w.
s. Roose.
The current work of Mount Vernon Royal
Arch Chapter No. 8, having reached that
point where its convocations could be dis
pensed with for a brief period without detri-
ment, it was voted at the regular convocation
on the 18th instant to call OFF until the oath
proximo. The officers who have worked SO
faithfully with the Most Excellent High Priest
in bringing the work to this satisfactory con-
clusion deserve this brief vacation. On
August "a next, which is the second regular
stated conyocation of the chapter the Mark
Masters degree will be conferred. The Most
Excellent High Priest hopes for large at
tendance.
Columbia Commandery alludes to the ex-
cursion of the Drill Corps on Tuesday, the
21st instant, as the Darling excursion, and ad-
vises everybody to take their darling wife and
darling daughter The Sir Knights who can
not follow the above advice throught the fault
of non-possession can take an ordinary, plain,
| everyday darling, and will probably have as
| pleasant an evening as the husbands and the
| fathers. The name of the efficient chairman
| of the committee OF arrangements gave an OPP
| portunity for the harmless pun which the Re-
| corder is guilty Of He could have improved
on the notice little by promising to all who
| go 'a Darling time"
| On the Goth instant all that is beautiful and
resplendent which is now hidden from view
| in the camphor chests OF the Mystic Shrine
| will be exhumed The Priests and Prophets
| will again have their swing in comforting
| this most August degree. 1t is rumored that
| the Cathedral will be especially fitted up fol
the occasion and the health and comfort o1
the band of candidates will be particularly
| cared for. Authorities state that mans
courage increases with the falling of the
temperature and therefore to the average
human mind those reckless atoms OF frai
mortality who will essay to unYeil the Arabian
secret on Wednesday week may be regarded
as possessing more than the usual share Of
grit. Several mysterious gatherings In the
upper stories of the Sanctuary of late, have
suggested the holding Of rehearsals but those
who have entree TO the hidden recesses de
clare In very cautious manner that they
partake more OF the nature OF experiments
The Shrine, IL anything, is progressive, and Will
progression in this age must necessarily
follow a close observance and due consider
alton of the latest and most approved scientific
devices with which enthusiastic Shriners have
improved and elaborated the ritual. Con
sequently THE HERALD correspondent, Will
as yet in doubt and darkness relative to tn
ultimate outcome Of all the preparations TO
the Shrine night, was not altogether surprised
TO find several storage batteries with coils OF
coils of unstrong wires hidden away in re
mote corner of the mysterious apartmen
devoted to the appliances of the Shrine whel
in disuse. The uses Of these mechanical al
tachments are as yet kept entirely secret, bu
] MOBILES Bell and Fugitt, both Of whom ar