Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-15
Mexican Masons Join Their Ameri-
can Brothers In It's Aid.
GENEROUS ASSISTANCE FROM ABROAD
The Angora Cat Displays a Keen
Conception Of Affairs.
ACTIVITY OF LOCAL LODGES

ed to the Masonic Fair Association to be
disposed Of for the benefit Of the gen.
eral fund toward the erection Of ma
tienal Masonic temple here has developed
Intelligence to q remarkable degree, and
when the catathoscope invented by Prof.
Felinus. which was used with such signal
results by a Star reporter several months
ago in translating the language of the
cats at the Cat Home, 10th street and Co.
lumbia road, was operated in connection
with Queen Lii, which is the name Of the
Mason's cat, she was found to be COM
municative to an interesting degree.
Il understand" said Queen LII, that
some one proposes that I shall be voted
to the most popular old maid in town.
Now know perfectly well that elderly
maiden ladies are usually very nice and
kind persons, and that the alleged fun
roked at them is just as unjust as that
leveled at mothers-in-law. But then there
Is no denying that spinsters are usually
very quiet and methodical in their ways
and not inclined to romp around and play
with a cat like myself. Now I'm not old
as you are aware, and must confess
that I'm pretty kittenish in my taste for
amusement. I like to frolic and run
around and chase my tail and do all those
sort of things, and SO II I can have any
voice In the matter Of my disposition I'd
like very much to be designated as q prize
for little girls to contend for. I'm very
fond Of little girls and never scratched
one in my life, and they are just the oest
people in the world for 'fun-loving cat
to play with I know there are lots Of
Masons who have the dearest little girls
IN creation and IL could only go and live
with one Of them I'd make an oath never
to climb up a back fence again as long as
live"
II am also informed" continued Queen
LII after she had refiectively licked her
TlQ w q foxry hat hos,
been given to Harmony Lodge for the
benefit Of the Temple fund. I am very
sure, though, that Harmony will not put
their goat In the fair as a counter attrac-
ton to myself, because / have heard on
very good authority that goat is very
necessary to lodge when new members
are to be initiated; that they are COM
pel. a q 70 o,d ride goat after climbing
itself"
Queen Lilo fate may be settled tonight,
when a special meeting Of the board of
control will be held to determine upon a
design for the bronze badges and award
the contract for the furnishing of them.
The decision about the engagement of
music has already been made the National
Guard Band and Haley's Washington Band
being engaged for one week each at union
rates, and the Mount Pleasant Field Band
for escort duty.
Acacia Lodge, No. 49, has placed a COM
mittee of twenty-five members at the ser
vice of the board of control to be assigned
to such duty as the board may designate.
The list of contributions. already laHge,
is growing larger each day, and cash dona-
tons to the general fund and the various
bodies. as well as donations Of useful and
rovel articles, are numerous.
Outside Assistance.
The assistance being received from Ma
sonic bodies in all sections Of the country
shows very general and gratifying inter-
est In the project for a national temple.
The receipts from these sources will be
very substantial in their total. as shown by
the tenor of the replies already received to
the circular sent out by the committee on
outside contributions, of which Mr.. Frank
H. Thomas is chairman. Fifteen thousand
of these circulars were sent out to as many
different Masonic organizations in this
country and Hawaii. Up to yesterday 17D
replies had been received, in all Of which
the project for a national temple at Wash
Egton was warmly commended. Twelve
lodges pleaded poverty as an excuse for
their inability to contribute: thirty lodges
stated that the project would be called up
for action at their next meeting; nineteen
lodges wrote that the matter was laid over
for further action of the full attendance
tances were received. aggregating $2S4, or
an average Of little over 81 each.
Not alone have the United States Masons
shown such interest In the matter, but
good cheer.
Mexico Joins In.
Mr.. Allison Nailor sent six circulars to
Masonic friends of his in the Mexican cap
Hal.
He received today two replies. One was
from Gen. G. H. NJ. Agramonte. the post
master and orator of Anahuac Lodge Of
Mexico City. He stated that Anahuac
Lodge had decided to send twenty-five
brand new Mexican dollars of the new is
sue to be disposed Of as novelties at the
fair. Mr.. William j. De Gress, Hawaiian
consul general to Mexico. wrote that the
circular had been read in his lodge and in
the Grande Lodge of Mexico, and that 1t
was decided to call upon each lodge in the
jurisdiction to see what 1t could do in the
way of contributing to the Temple fund,
and to appoint q committee to receive these
donations and purchase Mexican curiosi-
ties, such as filagree work, ETC., to be dis
posed Of at the fair.
Lively Work of Local Lodges.
There was meeting Of the executive
committee of Pentalpha Lodge Saturday
night and great advancement was reported
in the preparations for it's share Of the
fair. The lodge will have the interesting
feature Of the Swiss chalet, which VIII oc-
cupy the gallery at the K end of Conven-
ton Hall, well as a booth on Western
avenue, directly opposite the west puddle
stand. There will be six booths in the
Swiss chalet, and a beautiful feature will
be hundreds Of electric lights in colored
globes, forming a Masonic emblem, sur
mounting the name Of the lodge lie la
dies connected with Pentalpha are showing
great energy and are determined to make
the Swiss chalet and the main floor booth
second to no other attraction for lle nu-
merous visitors
New Jerusalem Ledge is not playing sec
opd fiddle to anybody, either. II is large In
membership and every man in It seems to
be the fortunate possessor OF q wife and
daughters. who are az enthusiastic as It is
pc ssible to be. or II not domestically tortu-
nate in feminity, to have lady friends who
are Jealous in his behalf. So It is with all
the other Masonic bodies here, and when it
Is understood that these organizations COM
prise a membership OF between 6.O00 and
1000 gentlemen, and that all Of them have
some fair relatives or friends actively
working in behalf Of the fair. 1t will b.
readily realized what the magnitude Of the
entertainment will be.
The ladies Who have 50 far accepted in
vitatioBs to serv5 as the board Of patron.
esses Of the Masonic fair are Mrs. Garrett
A. Hobart, Mrs John W. Griggs, Mrs. Cor