Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-27

Grand Master Elect. +. \. \. NJ.
friend of Mr. Walker. named him an
assistant attorney of the Department of
Justice. which Office he continues to hold.
He was one of the founders Of the Gridiron
Club of this city, and has been for Twelve
years lis treasurer. Grand Master Walker
is also a. past grand high priest Of Royal
Arch Masons, and an honorary member or
the Suprt me Council A. A. s. r., of the
thirty-thrd degree. He was one of the
originators of the Mystic Shrine in this city
and for four years its potentate. He has
been for nearly ten years tne recorder OF
Almas Temple. but has announced that he
will retire this year. He holds member
ship in Hiram Lodge. No. 10, F. A. A. NJ. !;
Mount Horeb Chapter, r.. A: NJ. and
Washington Commandery, IL. T., and is
grand junior warden of the Grand Com
mandery. In Pythianism Mr., Walker holds
the rank of past chancellor and has been
grand tribune since 1897
Mr.. Walker has been for many years one
of the representatives of Almas Temple In
the Imperial Council A. A. o. n. NJ S. The
present revised ritual of that order is very
largely his work, and was submitted by
him at the session of the Imperial Council
in Denver in 1894 and unanimously adopted.
This ritual Is now in vogue throughout
North America
In politics Mr. Walker has been lifelong
republican. He was recording secretary of
the Mckinley and Hobart inaugural COM
mittee.
At this meeting final reports of all the Of
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has just closed has been the most prosper
Gus one In the history of the craft in
Washington The gains in membership
have been larger than ever before, and the
great success of the Masonic fair has
brought the temple project near to realiza-
ton.
Masonry has so many qualifications and
branches that for the information of per-
sons who may be interested although not
members of the fraternity, 1t is we'll to
state that the Grand Lodge is the govern
irg body of what are commonly termed
blue lodges, or those comforting the first
three degrees the third of which is the
degree of master Mason. Upon this foun-
dalton of these three degrees are based the
various branches, or offshoots mot up
Scots as many SUPPOSED such as royal
arch Masons. royal and select Masons,
knights Templar, Scottish Rite Masons,
the Mystic Shrine, etc, which confer vari-
Gus intermediate degrees. each of which
branches has a central or governing body
of its own, called grand chapter. grand
commandery, etc. No matter what degree
a Mason may attain, he always owes his
first allegiance TO his Grand Lodge. The
presiding officer of the Grand Lodge is
termed the grand master of Masons, and
the honor of filling the office is regarded
as the highest to be attained in the frater-
nifty.
The reports for the year just closed show
that there are nearly 1850 master Masons
holding membership in the local lodges, the
net gain for the year being 41i. Besides
these I,NUp tnere are many rec MdSplIS III
the government departments who are
members of lodges In their home cities and
towns.
The assets OF the subordinate (blue) lodges
of the District of Columbia aggregate the
sum of 100000, and the amount expended
In relief amounted to nearly $6,ND for the
year This is not all the assets or expen-
ditures for Masonic relief, for to these hg-
ures should be added the assets and eX-
pendtures OF all the other branches of Ma
sorry.
The membership of the Grand Lodge is
composed Of the masters and wardens OF
each subordinate lodge, all past grand mas
tiers, past deputy grand masters past senior
and Junior grand wardens and the line OF
officers of the grand lodge. The following
Is the composition Of the grand lodge which
meets tonight. changed considerably by the
recent elections in subordinate lodges: Fast
grand masters-R. b. Donaldson, Eldred q.
DAVIS, Joseph s. Mccoy. Noble ID. Larner.
Myron NJ. Parker Jose NJ. YZnaga, Jesse
W. Lee, jr. II. Dingman. James A. Sample.
Thomas F.. Gibbs. F. c. Alexander l., c.
Williamson, Henry S. Merrill. David G.
Dixon. George W. Baird. Matthew Trimble,
Samuel C. Palmer. j. II. Small Jr, w. G.
Henderson. Harry Stamford and Malcolm
Seaton C2O); Past Deputy Grand Masters r.
Clarke, l.. ID. Wine G. A. Hall, John Locke,
Joseph II. Jockum and B. f. Fuller: Past
Senior Grand Wardens w. f. Hutchinson
and A. Glass; Past Junior Grand Wardens
Warren II. circuit. George w. Ballock and
George Il. Corson. and Past Grand Secre-
tary c. w. Hancock Q2); officers of the
grand lOdge-George II. Walker, NJ. w.
grand master; James A. Wetmore. r. w.
d. G. master: Lurtin r. CHM. r. w. 8. G.
warden: Walter A. Brown, r. w. ]. g.
warden; a. w. Johnson. r. w. grand secre-
tary; James A. Sample. r. w. grand treas
urer: Thomas II. Young, w. q. lecturer.
Rev. c. b. Smith, w. c. chaplain; F. j.
Woodman, w. G. marshall; A b. Coolidge,
W. s. G. deacon; II. X. Simpson, w. ]. G..
deacon; George c. Ober. w. G. sword
bearer: ]. Claude KEEPER, w. G. pursuivant:
Benjamin w. Murch, w. S. G. steward;
Charles F.. Baldwin, w. j. G. steward; ]. N.
Birckhead grand tiler: A. F. Fox, s. r.
Bond and Alex. Mckenzie, trustees 90.
To these are added the seventy-eight repre-
sentatves from the twenty-six subordinate
lodges of the jurisdiction. Each Of these
representatives has named a proxy, and
each Of these proxies has a seat in the
grand lodge and a vote in the event Of the
absence OF his principal. This brings the
total membership OF the Grand Lodge up
to POI.
The remarks OF Past Commander w. 8
Parks at the libation Of Washington Com
mandery. No. l. were regarded by the
fraters and visitors as peculiarly appro-
pirate ones. He spoke especially Of the DO
litica1. social and fraternal progress of the
nation. Edward Everett Hale in his
memoirs, said Eminent Sir knight Parks
says that Robert r. Livingston, Eli Whit
ney and Robert Fulton were the founders
Of the nation. OF course, that Is a far cry
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