Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-15


resentatives to the Sovereign Grand Lodge.
1. O. o. F., the afternoon OF Saturday,
September 10, promises to be very success
full. In addition to the 229 grand repre-
sentatives, the officers of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, of the Grand Lodge of Mary
land and of the Grand Encampment of
Maryland have been invited to participate
in the outing, and, as the wives and lady
friends have also been invited in every case
it Is expected that about / 800 will go to
Annapolis on that occasion. Arrangements
are being made for that number at the
state capital where the visitors will be en-
tertained by Metropolis Lodge of Annap-
oils. The members of the lodge will meet
their guests at the boat, and, accompanied
by the Naval Academy Band will escort
them to the Naval Academy campus where
an elaborate luncheon will be served. Grand
Secretary j. M. Jones of the Grand Lodge
of Maryland says that already 116 accept
ances had been received from grand repre-
sentatives out of 22O to whom invitations
had been sent.
The Baltimore Odd Fellow authorities
state that positive assurances nau Deen re-
cefved to the effect that at least 5000 menu
bers of the Patriarches Militant would be
present, and arrangements are pelng mace
to quarter 1000 of them at the armory A
consignment of / 000 cots was ordered sew
eral weeks ago, but demands for accommo-
dations of troops have been pouring In SO
rapidly that more than the 4GOo cots to
be placed in the armory will be required
The daily routine at the armory will be in
keeping with the military character of the
body stationed there. Bugle calls Will
sound the revelle and roll call at 6:3o a m
Breakfast will follow at a specified time.
After that will follow the lieutenantS roll
call, adjutant's call. surgeons and canton
drill. Special preparations are being made
to feed the host of men to be quartered in
the armory, and every effort is being taken
to anticipate all unforeseen difficulties that
may arise.
Edward r. Harris, a veteran Mason OF
nearly every degree, who was buried at
Detroit this week, had many acquaintance
in this city. particularly among Mystic
ShrinerS. He was for years a representa-
tive from Moslem Temple of the fraternity,
and in that capacity attended the session of
Imperial Council held here in 1890 and
the one held recently at Saratoga Springs
He was buried from Detroits fine Masonic
Tenple-of which he a founder-with
the full honors of all branches of the fra
ternity. At the grave Worshipful Master
Charles F. May of Ashlar Lodge, No. l, f.
and a. M, conducted the blue lodge burial
service. The floral ceremony before the re-
mains were committed to earth was one
rarely seen in Scottish Rite Masonry and
consisted in delivering to Mrs. Sarah A.
Harris, the widow, the consistory ring worn
by the deceased in accordance with the ex-
pressed wish of Mr. Harris. The floral
decorations. both at the house and the tenn
pie, were of an exceptionally beautiful
character. The commandery, the Mystic
Shrine, the consstOry, the chapter and the
lodge were all appropriately and elaborate
ly represented by their several emblems,
while conspicuous in the center was an
enormous spray of ascension lilies.
Mr.. Louis Nichols. commander of District
Tent, No 8. K. o. T. M, was born in Mil
waukee, Wis, in 1871, and at an early age
moved with his parents to Chicago, where
he received a common school education. and
afterward entered the employ of the West
ern Bank Note Company of that city. and
became plate printer. He remained in the
employ of this company until $685. when he
received a position plate printer in the
bureau of engraving and printing, where he
Is now employed He was founder of Co
diva Lodge, No. 512. K. of P, and Amer-
can Council, N. A. u, in Chicago. District
Tent. under his leadership, is doing well
and hopes to soon rank as fifth in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Ascalon Temple. No. 81, D. o. K K,
expects to have a prosperous and lively
fall Royal Vizier Warren J. Coffin
September. and a number of good cand-
dates are expected For the advance edit
cation of these candidates it may be point
ed out that the current issue of the Tiger
of Khorassan, says that a Kansas temple
was recently almost through with the mi
t1atlon when cyclone struck the building
in which they were operating blew the
building into the middle of the next town
ship and interfered with the impressive
ceremonies. Ready hands set to work and
extrtcated the people from the debris. For
tunately no one was hurt very much. but
after taking a census of those present the
candidate was found to be missing. Search
was instituted and he was found in an ad-
joining field. where he had been carried by
the force of the cyclone. He sat in lodge
room chair and his eyes We're yet blindfold-
ed. why on earth didn't you take that
thing off your eyes and try to save your
self when the cyclone struck us?" asked
one of the votaries. 'Cyclone?" echoed the
candidate. why, L thought that was part
of the initiation
The officers of the local temple give as
surance that they have no cyclones in stock
and that while the candidates will have a
lively time, they need have fear of being
blown into the middle of next week.. \
At the last session of the Pythian Grand
Lodge of North Carolina the grand chan
cellor called for nominations for G. K. of
r. and s., when good brother arose and
moved that the nominations for this office
close and stand closed until further notice.
bert E. Woodson, 32d degree, who was
buried at Arlington Tuesday, Evangelist
Chapter of Rose Croix, No. /. A A. S. R.,
participated, performing the beautiful
funeral service of that body. The officers
for the occasion were William l.. Boyden
33d master; Allison Nailor, jr., 33d, senior
warden; Elmer E. Simpson, 32d, jul
nior warden; Samuel E. Aler, 32d, K. C.
C. H., orator; Frederick Webber, 3d. sec
rotary general, and James H. Trmble, 3d.
experts; Dr. Ellis F. Frost, SD; John C.
Wineman, 32d, and w. R. Speare, 32d, hon
orary pallbearers The body was brought
here from Kansas in charge of Lewis Je-
rome Worthen, 32d degree. of Wichita
ConSiStory.
Grand Patriarch E. L. LomaX of the
Grand Encampment, l. o. o. F., is native
of Indiana, having been born in that sta tie
in 1S47. He went to California in the early
seventies and Joined the Odd Fellows in
San Francisco in 1883. He removed to
Washington in 1886, and transferred his