Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-09

Eminent Commander De Molay Mounted Command
cry, knights Templar.
He was raised to the degree of Master Ma
son in Union Lodge, No. 80 DunfermIine
in April. 1866. Coming to this country in
May of the same year, he established the
terra Gotta works in Wellsville, Ohio. In
the year 1876 he removed to the District of
Columbia, and has since been successfully
established in business at the station on
the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio which bears his name. He was
elected master of Stansbury Lodge F. A.
A. M, iii 1898; high priest of Brightwood
r. a. Chapter in 1894, and again elected to
the same office in 1890. He is member of
Mithras Lodge of Perfection Southern
Jurisdiction. A A. S. r.. also of the Ma
sonic Veteran Association of the District
of Columbia, and past patron of Ruth
Chapter. No. /. o. Z. s.
The Grand Lodge, f. A. A. NJ. will hold
it's semi-annual communication at Masonic
Temple Wednesday night at o'clock
1t is expected that the regular business To
come before the communication will be
disposed of at an early hour and that the
proposed new constitution will then be
taken up and made the special order until
II o'clock p. m. A recess will then be taken
until Tuesday. May 10, when the considers
ton of the constitution win be resumed
The Grand Lodge of the District was Or
ganized the 18th of December, 1870 by
delegates from Federal Lodge Potomac
Lodge, Columbia Lodge and Washington
Naval Lodge of the jurisdiction of Mary
land and Alexandria Brook Lodge of the
Jurisdiction of Virginia. Alexandria Wash
ington Lodge declined to Secede from the
Grand Lodge of Virginia which had given
Washington it's charter, and to unite with
the other craftsmen of the District The
return of Marquis Lafayette to this coun-
try, and his reception by the Masonic fra
ternity wherever he went, probably indi-
rectly brought large accessiOns to the order
Such was the fourshng condition of the
fraternity in Washington at that time that
1t was thought proper to erect Il Masonic
Temple and a site was selected at the cor
ner of Louisiana avenue and AZ street The
corner stone laid in 1926. Meanwhile
the disappearance of William Morgan and
| the consequent u-Masonic excitement
forced the Freernasons of the District of
| Columbia to abandon the Louisiana avenue
| temple, reservng only II lodge room on the
| third floor, which they leased for 100 years
| In 1912 the lease was forfeited. The affairs
were then erected in n small hall on Penn
| sylvania avenue. The hall used by the
| Grand Lodge after the revival of Free
masonry in the District was in the old
| Medical College building, at the corner of
| Z and 10th Streets where the accommoda.
| tons were anything but desirable. In 1S49
| the question of erecting national Masonic
Temple was first discussed in the Grand
Lodge, and in 1890 an appeal was made by
| circular letter to the fraternity Throughout
| the Union to aid in the erection of Zach an
| edfice here to be dedicated to the memory
| OF NdSflnBlOE DlIt tuSft was no response.
In April 1864. Congress passed an act in
| cooperating the Masonic Hall Associa ton
| for the District of Columbia" which was
| followed by the erection of the present
| temple at 9th and f streets. The term OF
| the present grand master will witness the
beginning OF the erection of the splendid
| new temple for which preparations have
| been making for several years.
| Next Thursday evening the grand master
| and many of his associate officers will st.
| tend New Jerusalem Lodge, No. g. This
lodge will that evening have the Master
| Mason's degree, and il will be conferred t,y
a degree team composed wholly of past
| masters of the lodge. The following will
| be the officers for the occasion: Harrison
Dingman. =. NJ. worshpful master; J,
| IL. Jochum, sr.. L. ID. G. NJ. senior warden,
| William O. Henderson, +. q. M Junior
warden. Edward Matthews senior deacon.
| Charles Cyrus Coombs. junior deacon; John
| Henderson. Jr.. senior steward: Franc. ~.
| Sheiry. junior steward. the three James
O Roller. Martin BConnor. A. W Kelley
Tho fullosinF. who became members dur
ina the current Masonic year. will strve 60
| complete the necessary class. Funch Ttn-
aims, Roy G. Flanagan. r. u. E. krake,