Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-27

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have presided over Il since its organiEA-
ton: Joseph Cerneau. John w. Mualtgan.
De Witt Clinton. Marquis dc Lafayette.
cr rs Eiwin r. HAYS. simon W. Robin
son. Hopkins Thompson. Edward w. At
wood. John B. Harris. John Haigh. John
present incumbent. M. w. Bayliss of this
city. who has been commander since 1876
The Grand Lodge. F. A. A. NJ. OF the Dis
trict of Columbia tcoIored) held its semi
annual communication at Masonic Hall.
corner of 9Th street and Virginia avenue
southeast NJ. w. w. H: Judd Maivin:
grand master. presided. A large amount OF
business of local and general interest was
transacted. including the consideration OF
reports from committees on 5urisprudence
on revision of the Grand Lodge constitution
and on jewel contest. The report OF the
special committee appointed by Grand Mas
ter Malvin to consider the status and legfti-
macy of negro Masons in the United states
and especially of the grand and subordi-
nate lodges (cOlored) of the District of Co
lumbfa, attracted much interest. 1t was
ordered that the report be published and
distributed among hasons throughout the
country.
The report presented historical data con-
corning the customs and usages of the
eighteenth century in the organisation or
grand lodges. with the opinions OF many
eminent Masonic jurists. who hold that the
Prince Hall Grand Lodge (colored) of Mas
sachusetts IL a regular and a legally con-
y
Masons, and therefore that all grand lodges
emanating from 1t are legitimate and regu-
lar in every particular.
E. r. Peacock. a delegate from Victoria
Lodge, Australia, to the universal Masonic
congress recently held at Geneva, who is
now on a tour of this country. paid fra
ternal visit to DR.. g. Rogers Watts and re-
newed relations that were pleasantly be-
gun at the Geneva gathering.
The Imperial Grand Council of the An
cient Arabic Order of Mobiles of Mystic
Shrine of North and South America (col-
ored) will meet in annual session Monday,
| July 8. at Boston. John G. Jones is the
present imperial grand potentate. Grand
Grand Lodge. F. A. A. M. (colored). will
| attend and take part in the grand parade.
Members of Kalif Alu Temple of this city
will also attend in a body and take part
in the parade. They go by the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, leaving Washington at
| 1880 am. July B.
The department commanders of the
Patriarchs Militant. the chivalric branch of
Odd Fellowship. met this week at Baltimore
for the purpose of completing arrangements
for bringing their members to Baltimore
during the meeting of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows, from September p
to rs. If the reports made by the visitors
are fulfilled the convention will be on
much larger scale than even the local OFF,
| GERS had hoped. Gen. M A. Raney of
Patriarchs Militant, says that there will
not be less than 900 uniformed men at
Baltimore. and. according to the estimates
of some of the officers, the visitors will be
in the neighborhoOd of 10000 Those who
were present at the meeting were:
Gen. M. A. Raney. commanding, Marengo.
Iowa
Mai Gen. ]. E. Bodne department COM
rnander. Indianapolis. Ind.
Mai Gen. E. c. Deans, department COM
mander, Scranton, Pa.
Maj. Gen. S. A: WEIGH. department COM
mander. Lynn. Mass.
Maj Gen. B. o. Eddy department COM
mander. Youngstown. Ohio.
Mai. Gen. E. ]. Stearns. department COM
mander, Syracuse, n. Y.
Brig. Gen. T. E. Robinson department
commander. Detroit. Mich
Brig: Cen H. r. DIETRICH. inspector gen.
eral. Wilkesbarre, Pa
Brig. Gen. E. W. Bradford commissary
general, Washington. Brig Gen NJ New
man, c. E.. Des Moines. Iowa Col J.
oliver De Bray. aid general staff. Altoona.
Pa. Col w. B. WEIGH aid general staff
Corydon. Pa. Major Carl Woifsheimer. de-
partment commander, Atlanta, Ga Capt. |
D. v. Chisholm. department commander |
Washington: Gen. Adrian Hughes. aid gen.
eral staff, Baltimore. Major George w.
Goldman. department commander Mary
land. Gen. A. M. Newman, aid general
staff, Iowa. Col. John l. Brown. aid gem
eral staff. Washington. General Raney and
the other officers were entertained at din
ner at the Hotel Rennert by the members
of the order in Baltimore In addition to
the names given above there were pres
ent: Edward ROsSman, grand master or |
the Grand Lodge of Maryland: Elvin j. |
Curry, assistant grand secretary of the |
Sovereign Grand Lodge; William NJ. Isaacs |
grand representative of the Grand Lodge Of |
Maryland; John M. Jones. grand secretary.
At the conclusion of the dinner the visitors |
again took carriages and were driven over |
the route of the parade to be held on |
Wednesday, September %. AS a result II |
decided shorten he
General Raney thinks 1t will be too far for |
the men to march if Broadway is included. |
The following is the report made to Cen |
eral Raney on the number of uniformed |
men who will be brought to Baltimore from |
the different states:
New York, 300; Massachusetts, $50; Colo
RADIO. 80; Michigan. 100; Illinois. 300; South |
Dakota. Is; Nebraska. 10: Iowa, 100; In |
diana. $50; New Jersey. 10: Virginia. 80; |
Canada. 30: Pennsylvania, 500: Minnesota. |
so; New Hampshire. 100: Wyoming. 5; |
30: District of Columbia, 100: Maine, 10: |
Ohio. $50; West Virginia 70. The depart: |
ment commanders decided to offer a priz.
of $1,000 for the best exemplification of the |
comforting of the patriarchs military de-
gree during the convention.
Eastern Lodge. No. 7. I. o. o. F.. has
chosen the following officers for the en-
suing term: Noble grand. Frank A. Loeff- |
Ter: vice grand. J. r. Nottingham; record |
ing secretary. 8. E. Boyce: financial secre-
tdIy, JOHH l. bTOWn, treasurer, JOhn A. b. |
Espey; representatives to the Grand Lodge |
]. T. Petty, J. A. B. Espey. F. A. Loeffier |
John 1. rown passed grand master).
Grand Chancellor James H Barkley of |
Illinois has returned from East ST. Louis |
where he spent some time viewing the flood |
conditions. and where he distributed sew |
eral hundred dollars among the local |
knights of Pythias lodges for the relief of |
their suffering brethren. Grand Chancellor |
Barley has issued an appeal for aid for |
the Pythians in East st. Louis and neigh |
boring cities. |
Superior Lodge, No. 81 X. of p, had a
large attendance at its last regular meet
ing notwithstanding the rain was doing |
business by the buckets. The lodge fair |
committee made its final report, through |
Warren j. Coffin. which showed satisfac- |
tory results The lodge contributed active |
ly to the general success of the fair and |
also raised a small fund for temple stock |
Washington Lodge No. Is. B. P. O. E. |
will make final arrangements for it's trip to |
Baltimore on next Wednesday night The |
committee in charge of the Baltimore ex-