Evening star., 1903-07-25

newspaper man. working with the Balu-
more News and Denver Republican. much
of the time dramatic writer. lie has
been for a number of years an assistant
librarian of the bureau of education. Mr..
Evans is an earnest student of Masonry
and it's symbolism, and aided the late Will
lam r. Singleton in revising and correct
ing the proof of the latters History OF
Freema sonry." He has himself prepared
several monographs on Freemasonry. in
cludng "Egyptian Mysteries and Modern
Masonry" In about year he expects to
publish a volume entitled The Romance OF
Freemasonry." In collaboration with A. A.
Hopkins of the Scientific American he pre-
pared an extended history of magic" de-
ceptions. Nineteenth Century Witchcraft'
and "CagliostrO; study In Charlatanism
recently reviewed in this column, are mono
graphs by him.
Mr.. Evans is himself quite skillful at
sle. ght-of- hand and magic" work and per-
forms occasionally to amuse friends. He
holds membership in b. b. French Lodge,
No. 10, Columbia Chapter, r. A. NJ. Column
bia Commandery and Almas Temple. He is
senior warden of Mithras Lodge of Perfec-
ton and is 81 A. a. S. r. Mason He
was married in 1891 to Miss Florence Kirk
patrick. daughter OF Alexander Kirkpat-
rick, who was a prominent member of the
Masonic Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and
an authority on masonic customs and juris-
prudence.
Mount Horeb Chapter No. I r. A. NJ,
last night conferred the mark masters de-
gree There good attendance This
chapter for its relatively small member
ships holds ii very high place in capitular
Masonry. In rendering the past masters
degree it Is considered unequaled in this
jurisdiction.
A member of Almas Temple, A. A. O. N.
M s, who was on the Saratoga pilgrimage
tells the following good story at the ex-
pense of the mobiles of Al Malikiah Temple
of Los Angeles: They left home with two
car loads of White Rock and case of
Wilson. Out in the pairie somewhere two
| days out, they wired the White Rock agent
at Los Angeles-'All out of White Rock
put on supply at Omaha The agent
wired back-'Car load of White Rock for
you at Omaha, but where was the fire?'
James H. Crew the new grand master OF
Odd Fellows, has been a member of the
three-ink fraternity for nearly thirty
years He became an Odd Fellow July 16,
1874, by initiation in Damascus Lodge No.
5Si on the date of it's institution at
Damascus, Ohio, and held membership in
that lodge until he withdrew to become a
| member of Golden Rule Lodge, No q, of
| this jurisdiction. He has been a member
of No. II since February "a. 1891 He also
holds membership in Mt. NebO Encamp-
ment. No. g. and in Ruth Rebekah Lodge,
No. 2
Preparations for the meeting of the Sow
erelSn Grand lLOdRe OF OuQ FellOWS
going merrily along at Baltimore, and al
though the opening session is yet about two
months off, arrangements for the reception
of the visitors are being completed At the
headquarters of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge, on North Liberty street near Fay
cite, a handsome electrical display in COL
ors has just been completed. The piece,
which is composite of the ensign of the
three branches of the order, is very pretty,
and has attracted much! attention on ac-
count of the varcolored lights. Three links
across the top-two in white and the middle
one in green-with the words Friendship"
in pink; Love-" in white, and Truth" in
scarlet, the emblems of the subordinate
branch of the order. Directly above this
motto are the words Faith Hope and
Charity" with the same scheme Of pink
white and scarlet Illumination. These with
the three pillars in gold. which form a
background for the entire display, are the
emblems of the encamprnent branch of the
order. The third branch, known as the
Rebeka1l, or ladies' branch is typified by a
white dove at the very summit of the deco
rations with the other emblem the green
link Immediately below it. Gen. S. e.
Welch, department commander of the uni
formed ranks of Massa chusetts, was in Bal
timore this week arranging for additional
quarters for a number of Massachusetts
men. General Welch arranged for accom-
modating about 300 men. but on his return
to his home he found that there would be a
much larger attendance, which necessitated
his return to make further arrangements
Messrs. Trunkel and Shipp of Columbia
Lodge of this city We're in Baltimore this
week. They spent considerable time about
headquarters gaining information relative
to degree work The degree team at CO.
lumbia is one of the best in the country
and it is preparing to attend the meeting
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge with the
avowed purpose of returning with one of
the 800 prizes for degree work. From now
up until short time before the convention,
delegations of Odd Fellows from various
of he in