Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31

Deputy Grand Master, l. o. o. F.
Master J. II. Crew. reception: Mrs. Julia
Roberts ladies' reception: VIM. Mothers
head entertainment; Mrs. Henrietta Wer-
ner. ladies' entertainment; Price = HalIeI'
information and registration; j. -, Daoir
son decoration; l.. 7. Humphrey, udmspu vi,
tation: Dr. T. ]. Gates. hall; Gen. r. w
bradford press; Grand Chaplain u =.
Lore. badges; j. NJ. England, auditing.
,Danutv Grand Master William II. Mcneil
of the District !. o. o. F. was born IN Den
ton county. Texas. forty-four years ago
His father of Scotch ancestry ana was
reared in Georgia. His mother was d ma
1.-Two of Indiana descended from pioneers
who took a prominent part in redeerllig
the old northwest territory MI. MC4NeIi
was reared on farm ana IN chllui Io,o a.,
tended the public schools. For two sessions
he was under the tutorShip of Prof. Morgan
II I.ooney, one of the foremost euucdtoi
of Texas. Among Prof, Looney pupIs wa
g. A Culberson senior United States senator
from Texas. Later Mr.. Mcneil graduated az
Iawrence's College Dallas lie taush,
school for several years, ana then stuuIIu
law and for a time edited a newspaper. ne
was post office inspector under lresluenl
Cleyeland's first administration, ana now
holds a position in The office OF the auultol
for the Post Office Department. IN iNof ne
was admitted as a memher Oh iair ~. ~
7 odge No o3T A. F. and A. M, Little Elm,
Texas and is 4 member of <isInet Counch'
No 1856, Royal Arcanum lie was en l,tte
ter member of the first tent OF the hhlsn's
of Maccabees organized in Washing ,oll.
National Tent No /, of which ne has peeh
twice elected commander. and in when ne
still holds membership. He became mem
her of Cottonwood Lodge. No. 100 l. -. u
F. Little Elm. Texas in 1SS3, ana nlleu sue
cessively the offices of recording secretary
vice grand and noble grand. ne was lie
several years a member of MetropQils
Lodge No H. of this city. In 1879 he pc
came a member of Federal City Lodge, NO.
~ He also belongs to Fred ID. Stuart En-
compment. No. Z; Canton Wash1nsIon' No
/ Partiarchs Militant, and Dorcas Rebekah
He was noble grand in the degree stan
of Federal City Lodge. l. o. y. + :; "hel
IL won first prize in Richmond, va III
1900 and filled the same pus.uon III VIC
recent contest in Baltimore when II again
captured first prize. He was grand con
ductor in the Grand Lodge. l. y. ~ r.
from July, 1922 TO July l'ot, sfIr hap mn he
shall July. 1901. to July, A9V2 Wheh ne
was unanimously elected grand "aruell,
and last July was advanced 10 uepues
grand master. For several years ne ids
been much interested in the proposition
10 establish an Odd Fellows home IN thls
jurisdiction giving the project his constdh'
support in the Grand Lodge unul IL re-
ceived the official SANCTION OF tIiat ~ 10y,
After the institution and legal lncorporauoH
of the "Odd Fellows Home Association OF
the District of Columbia he was elected
director and vice president OF the aSsocid-
zion He was chairman of the committee
- .,ltertained thousands of odd Fellows
frorn tbirty-seven states and territories
visiting this city during the Hra ma AtnIS
encampment in 1902, and or IKE Coni-
ynfttee for entertaining visitors from bdi-
tirrore during the session of the sovereign
Grand Lodge September Il to 70 last' MT
Mcneil is one of the most active Ouu
Fellows in the jurisdiction.
Canton Washington. No l, Patrlarcns
Nuitant paid fraternal visit MONDAY TO
Beacon Lodge. No. 10, i. o. o. +, Inc
able address of welcome. Captain ems.
holm ON behalf of the canton, spoke OF
the untiring efforts and determination on
the part of the canton 10 WIN s tle M -
nrIze which they did at the Sovereign
f,rand Lodge at Baltimore in September
Deputy Grand MAST w II. McNell, Brig
adier Gener +. w. Bradford. Grand Pa
Sriarch +. l.. LomaX ana PAST HTaiu IL
G uarreu of Metropolis Lodge delivered
addresses On behalf of Beacon, No. To-
Grand Representative +. y. Stler made an
excellent speech. after whlcn the canton IIi
gave "A repetition of the drill which won
,he nrize nj Baltimore Refreshments were
served.
Washington Commandery, No. /. knights
Templar held a stated cOnclave at the asy-
hum Wednesday evening. The command
erv is felictatng itself upon the fact that
several of its members were honored by
recognition at the late session or the Su-
preme Council, y. y. 5. h. Scottish ana
York MasonS are closely affiliated in this
jurisdiction and excellent relations exist
between the two rites.
f. Il. Hussey. "a, inspector general Tor
the state of Washington in the Supreme
Council A. A. s. r.. was chosen as the
principal speaker for the exercises of the
Supreme Council at the grave OF Gen. Al
bert Pike. He is the youngest member OF
the Supreme Council
He said: Every Scottish Rite Mason
should be prepared, in his heart at least, to
IN, men a the whose mortal
remains lie here inferred. Our brother. by
his writings and teachings and the perfect
ing of the rite for TO spread throughout
the world has most forcibly impressed him.
self upon Masons everywhere No monu-
ment is here erected to mark the spot where
the body of our deceased brother lies, but
sweet flowers grow upon the grave of him
we love II is a natural and a sweet wish
that they should thus grow. In paradise
we think they never fade. God has written
manifold and wondrous truths in the stars.
but the manifestations Of His love are not
less plain in the flowers than are the stars
of the earth.
our brother was a great laborer in the
cause of freedom of speech thought and
action; in the progress OF the human race
cling state in which nature first cast him
upon the earth. There is Hebrew saying
which reads 'Amel Sagai,' meaning much
toll or labor and sacrifice and that by in
creasing toll and labor only can man attain
TO any purpose, achiev any great work or
fit himself for eminence in any pursuit or
profession. Albert Pike labored most UNI
ceasingly in completing a work which will