The Washington times., 1894-11-04
AMONG SECRET SOCIETIES
Matters Of Interest to Brethren
Who Meet on the Quiet.
WHAT THE MASONS ARE DOING
The Grand visitations Among the Various
Lodges of Odd Fellows Arousing Much In
terest-The Commanders Of the Golden
Cross All Wide Awake-Lodge Gossip.

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The Grand Masonic Bazaar of Potomac
Lodge, No. s, will be formally opened at the
Washington Light Infantry Armory on Mon
day, November 26, and will continue one
week.
The Masonic bodies of the jurisdiction will
participate, and individual brethren will
make the armory their headquarters during
the week and aid in the worthy cause of the
enterprise.
On Monday evening a reception will be
rendered the Grand Lodge of the District of
Columbia and the fair will be declared for
mally opened by Grand Master Merrill. Tues
day evening will be devoted to the reception
and entertainment of the Blue Lodges; We'd
nesday evening, the Royal Arch Chapters;
Thursday evening, the Communicates of
Knights Templar; Friday evening, Mobiles OF
the Mystic Shrine, while Saturday evening is
set apart as the closing evening and bargain
night of the fair. The Masonic bodies which
attend will assemble at the temple at
O'Clock each evening and will be escorted by
the reception COMMITTEES, headed by military
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the fair will be the individual drill of men,
bers OF the National Guard on Thursday even
ing for gold medal. Chairman Raeburn
and Secretary Thomas, OF the committee, are
IN charge.
The event Of the week in capitular Masonry
was the special conyocation OF Columbia
Chapter, No. /, Wednesday evening, which
was called to celebrate the completion of
prosperous years work. There was an un-
usually large attendance for such an occasion,
ana the royal arch degree, which was pre-
sided over by the king Companion S. Z. Tom
linson, was exempliied. AT the completion
of the work the companions proceeded TO the
dining-room of Companion C. b. Smith, where
a bountiful collation. awaited them. The +.
high priest, Z. A. Heilig, acted as toastmas-
ter and remarks were made by NJ. E. Grand
High Priest George II. Walker. Past Grand
High Priests Corson, Ball. Gibbs and Ding
man. and Past High Priests Merrill and
Chamberlin, of No. l. and Appleby, Of No. 8.
Among those present, i'll addition to the
companions already named, Were A. Ii. Holt
R. L. grand king; Oryille Drown. e. grand
visitor and lecturer: E. High Priests 0ber. of
No. 6, and Frey, Of No. 3, and Past High
Priests Goldman, Crews. BurnDy, O'COnnOr,
Pentland, Tomlinson, and Johnston, OF No.
l: Dixon and DeIlett. of No. 2; Hancock, of
No. 3; Elmore, of No. 5, and Patten, of No 10.
Stansbury Lodge, No. "a, opened the grand
visitations OF the week. After the formal
ceremonies were completed the Rev. f. NJ.
Mott. of the Chillum Castle Lodge, No. 1856,
Maryland, delivered very scholarly lecture.
At the conclusion of the grand visitation in
King David Lodge, No. IS, on Tuesday even
ing an elaborate banquet was served in the
large hall of the lodge building. WorshiDful
Master Thomas G. Carmick presided and
toasts were responded to by the following
distinguished MasUns: Noble D. Larner,
Mathew Trimble. Jesse ". Lee, ir., /. Cabeli
Williamson, and Grand Master Henry S.
Merrill.
Lafayette Lodge. No. 10, the largest lodge
in the city, entertained the grand officers on
Thursday evening. A large orchestra and a
chorus OF twelve voices rendered a beautiful
musical programme. Brother W. d. McFar-
land sang ''Fetters of Gold" Past Master L.
B. Hay gave a reading, and the gem of the
evening was the stirring address of Brother
Simon Wolf. an interesting. eloquent, and
scholarly discourse.
Hiram Lodge. No. 10. the representative of
Masonry in the old First ward" were Wis
tied on Friday night. The orator of the
evening was the Rev. W. f. Parson, grand
chaplain of the grand chapter. The music
was by the Mount Vernon quartette. Hand
some souvenir invitations were issued for the
occasion.
On Monday evening Pentalpha Lodge. No.
%. will be visited at 7:30. and Benjamin b.
French Lodge, No. Is, at 8 O'Clock.
Tuesday evening Lebanon Lodge, No. 7,
will be visited Past Master S. h. Bond. Of
No. l6, will deliver an address, the subject of
which is "A trip through Russia" Brothers
Mosher. Turpin, Domer and Watson will fur
nish the music.
Columbia and Osiris Lodges will be visited
on Wednesday evening. the former at 7:3o
and the latter at o'clo k. The Rev. DR..
Thomas C. Easton will make the address in
Osiris Lodge.
Anacostia Lodge, No. 81, will be visited on
Thursday evening at special communica-
ton at 8 O'Clock.
Hope Lodge, No. 20, will close the vista
tions OF next week on sunday evening Rev.
Thomas Chalmers Easton will make the ad-
dress.
Past Master Thomas a. Young is the chair
man of the committee having charge of the
arrangements for the grand visitation to
LoudAOu OH ueALs
Past Potentate George H. Walker has been
invited by Potentate Harrison Dingman to
confer the order oithe mystic shrine in Almas
Temple. November 80. Noble Walker is
practically the author of the new ritual,
which will be used for the first time in this
city on that evening, and Potentate Ding
man, realizing his valuable services in this
regard, has com plimented him by requesting
him to preside over the initial rendition OF the
work.
Noble Ross P. Andrews has returned to the
city from a business trip through the South
ern States.
Past Master Isaac S. Tichenor will shortly
deliver in Harmony Lodge, No. II, a lecture
on English Masonry" Brother Iichenor
has spent the two past winters in England.
where he was the recipient of many courte-
sizes at the hands of prominent English
MasonS.
Worshipful Master T. G. Sunny, of STAINS
bury Lodge, Is confined to his house ty an
attack of lumbago.
One of the pleasant features Of next week
will be the address of Past Master s. R. Bond.
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