The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-10-18

The following Masonic bodies meet upon
the evenings of the ensuing week:
Subordinate LODGES. - Masonic Temple
D. B. French No. Is, Monday, 10th; Pentslpha
No. %, Monday, 10th; National No. 10, Tues
day, Goth; Washington Centennial No. IA,
Wednesday, 2lst; New Jerusalem No. Thurs
day. 2ed st. Johns No. IL Friday, ,23d; Hope
No. 90 Friday, Esd.
A. A. s. K. Sanctuary, 1907 g street-Cs-
thedral-Osiris No. 20, Wednesday, 21st;
Harmony No. IL, Thursday, 2ad. Blue
room-Columbia No. 8, Wednesday, 2lst.
Masonic Hall, Georgetown-Potomac No.
5, Monday, 19th;. George c. Whiting No. %,
Thursday 22d.
Masonic Hall, Anacosese-Anaeostia No.
81, Monday, 10Th.
Royal arch Chdpters.-Masonic Temple
La Fayette No 5, Tuesday, Goth; Columbia
No. 1, Wednesday, 21st; Washington No. .,
Thursday, 22i; Eureka No. 4, Friday, 2Sd.
Masonic Hall, Virginia avenue southeast
Naval No. 6, Tuesday, Goth.
Commanderies knights Tezapl~.- Masonic
Hall, Georgetown-Potomac No. 8, Wednes-
day. 2lst.
Aacient aud Accepted Scottish Rtte.-Sanctu-
ary, 1907 G street-Mithras Lodge OF Per-
fection, Tuesday, GOTH
The grand vistations to the constituent
lodges for this week will be as follows: Mon
day, Anacostia No. 2l; Tuesday, National No.
12; Wednesday, Washington Centennial No.
IA; Thursday, Harmony No. II; Fridsy, st.
Johns No. II.
At the grand visitation TO Anacostia Lodge
tomorrow Monday evening the Rev.
Brother Davenport, rector Of Emmanuel
Church, will make an address.
Washington Chapter No. 2 will confer the
Royal Arch Thursday evening next, and the
NJ. E. Fl. P. E. j. Bernhard desires to extend
an invitation to all companions to attend
The grand visitation to st. Johns Lodge on
Friday evening will be very enjoyable affair.
The W. NJ, Alexander Mckenzie, the officers,
and brethren know how to entertain.
The Worshipful Master of Washington Cen
tennial Lodge No. IA, John H Small, left for
st. Louis on Monday last to attend the wedding
of his brother Albert. He has charge Of the ar
rangements for the grand visitation on
Wednesday next which fact assures the
brethren in advance Of an extremely pleasant
evening.
It is expected that the Rev. DR.. John h.
Elliott rector OF the Church of the Ascension,
will deliver an address at the grand visitation at
Harmony Lodge No. II On Thursday evening.
The Worshipful Master, Lurtin r. CHM, the
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Warden, r. S. Williams, have charge Of the
evenings entertainment.
Columbia Commandery No. 9 will confer the
Red Cross Friday evening at special con-
clave. The committee on arrangements of the
series OF entertainments to be given during the
winter will meet together with the committee
on quarters at Denver.
Pentalpha Lodge No. % will confer the Sd
degree Monday evening. pleasant time is
expected and the usual invitation is extended
by the Worshipful Master W. j. Naylor
Columbia Chapter No. l will confer the
Mark degree Monday evening.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection, of the Scottish
Rite, will on Tuesday next perform very
beautiful and interesting ceremony. It being
the baptism into the Rite of the infant son of
one of its MEMBERSHIP. Leonard r. Vinton,
32d degree. 1t might be supposed by those
who have never had the privilege of witness
ing this service that 1t was an imitation of the
Christian rite Of baptism, but any well-in-
formed Mason knows that publication by
washing was used in all the mysteries thou
sands OF years before our era. In India, Persia,
Egypt, and at Eleusis iniates were always so
purified, and the Druids used the same
ceremony. This service secures to the child the
protection and assistance of the Lodge of Per-
fection, and the lodge will watch over him
until he arrives at mans estate.
Inc dates lor the grand Vlsltatlon6 10 the
different chapters are as follows: Eureka No.
A, November 13, special; Mount Vernon No. 8,
November 16, special; Potomac No. s, Novem-
Der IT, special; Columbia No. l, November IS,
regular; Mount HoFeb No. z, November 10,
regular; Brightwood No. Q, November 20,
special; Washington Naval No. 6, November 2S,
special; Lafayette No. 8, November "a, special;
Washington No. 2, November 25, special.
Vistations at O'Clock p. m.
Banquet of Arminius Lodge Ne. 20.
At the close Of the grand visitation cere-
monies in Arminius Lodge Monday evening
last, the brethren present were invited TO the
banquet hall, whore Brother James H.
Trimble, whose fame as caterer is increasing
daily, had fairly eclipsed all his former menus
by preparing most tempting and substantial
repast- The tables were handsomely deco
rated with palms and flowers, and the snow
white linen and table adornments would in
themselves have tempted a dyspeptic The
brethren remained standing until after the
Grand Master had requested the Rev.
Brother Gibbs to say grace, as is the custom
at all Masonic banquets, and then, taking
their seats around the well-proyided table,
practically testified their appreciation of the
hospitality of the lodge. At the conclusion of
the repast the Most Worshipful Grand Master
Thomas f. Gibbs arose and after making
few remarks proposed as the only set toast of