Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-02


Junior Grand Warden F. A. A. NJ.
noble of Aln1as Temple, A. A. o. N. NJ s..
In Odd Fellowship he is past grand of
Washington Lodge. l. Q: O.. F. He is an
active business man of Washington, being
the present secretary of the committee on
streets and avenues of the Board of Trade
chairman of the advisory committee of the
board of underwriters and director of the
National Union Fire Insurance Company of
this city.
Frank H. Thomas, grand junior warden
OF the Grand Encampment, Knights Tenn
plar of the United States has been in Lit
tie Rock, Ark, for the last ten days at
tending meetings Of the various Masonic
bodies Of that state. Mr.. Thomas officially
visited the Arkansas Grand Commandery,
Knights Templar, as the representative of
General Henry Bates Stoddard, grand mas
ter of the Grand Encampment of the United
States, and attended the reunion of the
Arkansas Scottish Rite bodies as the rep
resentative of the sovereign grand COM
mander Representative James d. Richard
son. and was the guest of honor at the
hftleth anniversary celebration of the
Royal and Select Masters of Arkansas.
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine will
have its next regular ceremonial at Ma
tional Rifles armory next Tuesday even
ing with a large class of candidates and
an all-round enjoyable good time is antici-
pated In the circular which announces the
event the recorder makes the following
alluslon to the most recent session of Al
mas Our st. Patricks sessions have al
ways been successful, but the last one was
one of the best in the history of the tenn
pie. Our close neighbors, Boumi's boys
nearly 200, each with happy smile, added
largely to the delightful evening. Then,
that splendid class of thirty-seven that trod
the hot sands, showing no fear and asking
no favors-shall We soon forget the grand
showing they made? Guess not: thew in
fn
close our spring work with 1 200 nobles"
Pentalpha Lodge, No. %, F. A. A. M.
will confer the F. c. degree Monday. Nav
Motley Anderson imperial representative
Of Ascalon Temple, D. o. K K. is in At
tendance on the opening ceremonies of the
worlds fair at st. Louis While in that
city he will interview the imperial prince
and imperial secretary of the knights of
Khorassan with reference to a revival If
interest In the order in Washington. The
imperial IN palace. D: O. K. K, will meet at
81: LOUIS during the period of the worlds
1air, and 1t Is expected there will be a large
attendance on the part of Washington vo-
taries. The Supreme Lodge, knights of
Pythias. will meet at Louisville during the
same period and many will take advantage
of the reduced rates offered to kill three
birds with one stone" by attending the
Supreme Lodge and the Imperial Council
and taking in the worlds fair. Mr.. An
d
of his trip for submission at an early meet
ing Of Ascalon Temple, D. Ok K.
Superior Lodge, No 81, Knights of
Pythias. will hold a regular session at
Scottish Rite cathedral tonight. There will
be work in the ranks, and the committee
on the late Pythian fair will make it's pre-
liminary report The lodge is quite proud
OF the fact that the present grand master of
Masons and four past grand masters of
Masons are members of Superior Lodge
and that one of the sitting grand represen-
tatives, l. 0. 0. F., and two past grand
masters of that order are also on its roster.
Superior Lodge is distinctly a "fraternal"
body. 1t contains about sixty Shriners and
fifty knights Templar and with pride as
serts that 1t has more past masters past
high priests and past eminent commanders
in its membership than has any Masonic
lodge, chapter or commandery in this
jurisdiction. 1t also has among it's members
every living past potentate of Almas Tenn
States senators.
Almas Temple. A. A. o. N. NJ S., will to-
night pay fraternaI visit to Boumi Tenn
Washington on a special train of Pullman
cars at o'clock pm. over the Baltimore
and Ohio. Potentate William f. GUIDE ex-
poets a large attendance of the nobility to
return the courteous visit paid by Boumi
Temple to Almas Temple on the occasion
of the latters Saint Patrick's day celebra-
ton.
The Almas delegation will arrive at Bal
timore at 6:45 pm. The party will be well
coined at the Baltimore and Ohio depot by
a committee from Boumi Temple. accom-
panied by brass band. The mobiles will
be conducted to their hotel, and thence
after a short parade of perhaps ten min
utes' duration, to Hazavar's Hall, where
Boumi Temple meets On the arrival of
AlmaS Temple at HaZavarS Hall the work
will begin.
Kismet Temple of Brooklyn will also be
the guest of Boumi on this occasion, and
large attendance of its nobility is expected
as likely to prove rare one in Almas
history. The special train leaves Baltimore
on the return trip at midnight.
Columbia Commandery No l. X T. held
it's first regular conclave last night under
the administration of Eminent Sir Harry
F. Riley and his associate officers. There
was large attendance and some business
of particular Importance was transacted.
The following appointments were an
nounced by the eminent commander: Sir
knights Frank G. Butts. Charles g. Bald
win and A. j. Brown as guards; Sir
Knight Geo. H. Getz as quartermaster;
Sir Knight Oscar II. Coumbe one of
the surgeons. and Sir Knights J. OC. Rob
erts, Henry c. Rothrock. Philip P. Rouse
James S. Roy, Edward s. Schmidt Alex
ander P. Shaw committee on sick for the
month of May. Right Eminent Grand Com
mander Corson installed the following Off
GERS: J. Harry Cunningham captain gen
eral; Frank G. Butts Charles E. Baldwin
and A. G. Brown guards
In his first official circular Eminent Com
mander Riley says: Eminent Sir Alex.
Grant closed his templar year as he began
it. with a social evening to the Sir knights
of the commandery and their ladies' Those
present were entertained by most en-
joyables program, and at the conclusion re-
freshments were served. The large attend
ance and the thorough enjoyment which
have characterized the delightful evenings
provided by Sir Knight Grant during the
past year should assure him that his eff
forts Were deeply appreciated and proved