The Washington times., 1901-12-22
MASONIC.

1ngtO0, no. i, COlulnDids NJ. - ioAc4haNi
No. 8: De Molay. No. 1, and Orient, No.
5-will assemble in separate plscr5 at
noon on Christmas Day and offer the
Templar toast. This toast is participated
in at that hour by all Communicates IN
the United States from Alaska to Pcfto
Rico. and from Maine to Manila. 1t varies
each year and this Christmas will be as
follows:
ITO our Most Eminent Grand Master
Henry Bates Stoddart: Plenty. health and
peace. with merry Christmas greeting
from all his knights from Maine to Ore
gon and from the isles of the sea-
The Grand Master will respond by Sir
knights, may the God Of our fathers ever
keep and protect you, and may We meet in
daily conclave in the asylum above
Washington Commandcry.
Washington CommanGery, No. !, K. T.,
the Oldest organization OF Templars in the
city. will celebrate the seventy-seventh
anniversary of its institution by ban
quet to be held at he New Willard, Jan
uary IA. Invitations have been extended
TO every one OF the more than five hun
dred fraters of OLD No. ], and there will
be few distinguished guests. Fer more
than forty years this commandery was
the only one in WASHINGTON, and its MEM
bership has always included the leading
professional and business men of the city.
William W. Suaton was one OF the charter
members. and among those who aftcrward
became distinguished in Masonic circles
were Albert Gallatin Mackey, Benjamin
Brown French. George c. Whiting and
Charles +. Stansbury.
William S. Parks. the present Eminent
Commander of Washington Commandery.
No. /, X. T., was born in Warren, Trum
bull COUNTY, Ohio; removed with his par
erts to Washington in 1869, and has since
resided in this city; was educated in the
public schools and at Columbian Uni
versity; studied law and was admitted 10
the bar in 1880; received the degree of
master of laws in 1881; entered the Treas
ury Department, and is at present en-
ployed in the office of the Auditor for the
Treasury. He was made a Mason in La
fayette Lodge, No. 10, in October, 1850.
became a member OF Mount Vernon r. a.
Chapter. No. 3, in 1882, and was chosen
as its presiding officer in December, 1855;
was knighted in Washington Commandery
April 2. 1884. and elected its Commander
in April last. His year OF Office has been
very successful, as twentyeight Red Cross
companions have thus far been knighted.
Almas Temple. A. A. o. ". NJ S, has
completed its arrangements for its beauti-
fu1 custom of Chris mas charity, and will,
as usual, send out hundreds of baskets 10
the deserving poor of Washington. This
custom has been followed with great sue
cess since its first hrppy inauguration
several years ago. Potentate Fcank X
Raymond has placed the matter of distri-
button in competent hands. Noble Thomas
G. Walker viii act as chairman OF the
Christmas charity distribution and Nobla
Charles W. Brown as vice chairman. The
fund which is expended in this beneficial
way is the ret proceeds of the temples
summer excursion. In Almas' ministra-
tons TO the poor Of the city many n fam
fly have enjoyed its bounty who not many
years ago felt that they would never
come to want In connection with the
too much credit cannot be
given to Chairman Frank 4. Sebring of
the committee on tickets for the Shrine
excursion and his vice chairman, Noble
f. V. Brooks, who worked hard to secure
full returns from the tickets sent out. the
result OF their labor being that the fund is
ample and abundant success secured.
High Priest standiford
The new most excellent grand high
priest, Harry Standiford, enjoys the rare
distinction of having stepped out of the
Office of grand master OF Ma8ons but a
few days before his elevation TO II head
OF capitular Masonry. In speaking of his
election as grand high priest
the "Fraternal Record" said: THE grand
master is the sovereign lord OF The craft
in the jurisdiction, but a Chapter Mason
IS Of higher degree in the YORK rite ihan
a Blue Lodge Mason. Our present grand
master viii in the ordinary course OF ad-
Immediately after his retire
ment. become Grand high priest. Ques-
lion for Masonic students: VIII he be
stepping up or stepping down? AT any
rate, he VIII occupy the high capituiar
chair with the same grace that he has
nlled the highest station in symbolic Ma
sonry." The new grand high priest is enc
OF the best-known Masons in the jurisdic-
lion and has now attained the highest
honors in his gift. His associates in ;he
aew Grand Chapter line are DIR. George
G. 0ber, deputy grand high priest; Angus
ius b. Coolidge, grand king; Henry X.
Simpson, grand scribe; Aryine w. John
ston. grand secretary; Martin Il. Thorp.
grand treasurer; Oryille Drown, grand
visitor and lecturer; Rev. Charles Alvin
Smith. grand chaplain; Charles Becker,
grand captain OF the host; Claude r. King,
grand principal sojourner; e. st. Clair
Thompson, grand royal arch captain;
Francis J. woodman, grand master third
vail; Charles G. Zange. grand master sec
ond rail; George w. Baird, grand master
first vail; Leonard Stoddard, grand genti-
mel; Matthew Trimble, representative to
Masonlc Temple Association. 1t is an in
teresting fact that both DR.. Ober and Dr.
Coolidge are also in the Grand Lodge line
and may in time attain the same Couble
honor reached by ii. W. and VI. Z. Standi-
ford.
subordinate Lodges.
The subordinate lodges, i. a 4. NJ, OF
the District OF Columbia, are now newly
Offered. as follows: Potomac Lodge No.
B-w. NJ. Rev. Stanley Billheimer; S. W,
w. c. Stump; ]. W. Benjamin ID. Hunt;
Secretary, a. b. Bennett; Treasurer.
isaac Birch; S. D.. DR.. Charles 7. Lind
say; ]. d., c. II. Williams; s. s., Lem
Towers. ir: ]. s. Richard S. Clifton;
Chaplain. Rev. w. Taylor Snyder; Tller,
George W. Allen.
Hope Lodge No. 20--Charles Long, w.
NJ. John +. Collins. s. w; Alexander
Wolf, J. w; W. a. Craig, Secretary ire
elected: Nathan S. Meyer, Treasurer ire
electedl: John II. Won Hermann, S. D.;
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