The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-14
Masonic Fair to Open With
Eclat This Evening.
MOST ATTRACTIVE EXHIBITION
Feature of the Initial Night to Be Music
by The Washington Times Newsboys'
Band-BoothS and Decorations Bill
liant and Pleasing to the Eye.

All is in readiness for a most brilliant
opening of the Masonic fair tonight The
work OF the artisans has been completed.
and by o'clock this afternoon all of the
exhibits will have been placed in booths
and everything viii be in readiness for
the pressure Of the button at the White
House by President Roosevelt, which will
be the signal for the turning On OF the
booth and decorative lights and the dec
laratton on the part OF the president of
the fair committee that the Masonic fair
and exposition Of 1902 is open. These
ceremonies will be concluded promptly al
O'Clock
All day long today Convention Hall and
the many rooms in the annex adjoining
have been crowded with persons hurrying
here and there completing the many de-
tails that go 70 make the complete fair
and which promise 10 make IL from an
artistic standpoint the most perfect of any
held IN this city The fair has been con
ceived on a magnificent scale, and already
there is every assurance that the returns
viii be in keeping with the elaborate
character OF its accessories
President Thomas, Director Stamford,
and many OF the other officers OF the fair
organization have been giving almost their
entire time to the work and remained AT
the hall all day long looking after the
many matters that were referred to them
fer action
The music this evening viii be one Of
The attractive features, The Washington
Times Newsboys- Band making its initial
appearance in public upon the balconies
OF Mount Vernon. as it has been tempo
rarily erected at the south end OF the
hall AT the other end OF the hall Haley s
Inaugural Band viii be stationed upon q
balcony especially erected for its use dur
ing the entire fair.
ARRANGEMENTS for the attendance of the
blue lodges have been completed and or
ders covering the same issued ever The
signatU CT A w Johnston, the grand sec
Rotary, by direction of the most worship
ful grand master CT the grand lodge
After Teciting the invitation that has
been extended to the blue lodges by the
executive committee Of the Masonic fair
and exposition to visit the fair tonight
and tomorrow night, the circular directs
that the constituent lodges assemble at Z
o'clock each evening and form Ia process
sion on Tenth Street northwest in order
OF JunioFity, as follows:
Tuesday, april 15-Federal. No l, Co
1luDlA- No j. Naval No = EOLOnldG-, No
;. The New Jerusalem, No. 9, Hiram,
No 10 St Johns, No. IL Washington
Centennial. No. Il, Benjamin B. French.
No. IS, George L. Whiting, No ., and
Osiris, No &c; the right Of Osiris Lodge,
No 2e. resting on F Street
Wednesday, April 16-LebanOn, No. I,
National, No. Z, Dawson, No. I6. Har-
mony, No. Il, Acacia, No IS, Lafayette,
No. 10, Hope, No 20, AnacosIia No. 81
PantaIpha No. % Stansbury. No a Ar
minus. No % MyTon II Parker. No II
King David, No. 2S, Takoma No y, and
William r Singleton, Nc. 20; the right Of
William r Singleton Lodge, 10. 80, rest
ing on Street
The officers and past officers Of the
grand lodge viii assemble at Masonic
Temple at o'clock On each evening
The following brethren are hereby ap-
pointed as aides to the grand marshal,
who will have charge Of the procession.
Past Masters Andrew " Kelley, Of the
New jerusalem Lodge, No. Q, and Thomas
P. Morgan, Of Lafayette Lodge. No 19,
for Tuesday evening" and Past Masters
Warren C. Biekford, Of Hiram Lodge. No.
10, and William F. GUIDE, Of Anacostia
Lodge, No. p, for Wednesday evening
Aprons and regaiia viii not be worn ex-
cept by grand lodge officers and worship
ful masters Past grand masters and
past masters are requested TO wear their
Jewels
The procession will move promptly al
1880 o'elcck on each evening. and the fol
lowing line Of march will be taken up:
Tenth Street 10 Pennsylvania Avenue 10
Sixth Street, to K Street, to Convention
Hall Escort music wiz be furnished.