Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-18

Harry F. Riley,
Eminent Commander Columbia Comma ndery, No. 2,
Knights Templar.
and belongs to Almas Temple. He has
been in line for several years in Column
bia Commandery. and has made good
officer In all stations. The other officers
installed last night are: Generalissimo,
Joseph e. Johnson: captain general, ].
Harry Cunningham: senior warden, Da-
vid II. Fenton; junior warden, John
A Meyer; prelate, J. Eldridge Burns;
treasurer, George Gibson; recorder, S. NJ.
Ryder; standard bearer, J. O'C. Roberts:
sword bearer II. w. Thomas (son of the
junior grand warden of the grand encamp-
ment; warder, Grenvile Hunt.
Lieut.. Grand Commander Samuel E.
ADAMS or Minnesota. who is a familiar
Inquire in Washington, being next in rank
TO Representative James D. Richardson in
inc scottsh rite OF Masonry. has just had
the pleasure of seeing his son, Henry Rice
ADAMS, become Grand Master of Masons of
Minnesota. When the son was announced
as the grand masterelect his first request
was that his father might be the first to
grasp his hand as the grand master. Sam
uel %. Adams, the father, by the way, was
grand senior warden of the Grand Lodge of
Minnesota in 1S59-6O. He is an active
thirty-third of the southern jurisdiction,
and is at present lieutenant grand COM
III.
the second highest office in that body and
Is the inspector general of the southern SUI
preme council for the state Of Minnesota.
But this succession of son to father Is not
so remarkable as the fact that the new
grand master is probably the only grand
master Of Masons who was ever actually
born in a Masonic lodge. The circum-
stances are as follows: In 1885, the elder
Adams built at Monticello. Mimi, a store
with warehouse attached. The rooms over
the store were occupied as residence, and
the room over the warehouse was furnished
and occupied by the brethren Of Monticello
loge, F. A. A. M Just prior to the con-
fnement Of Mrs. Adams the brethren urged
upon Mr.. Adams that she consent to oc-
cupy the lodge room which had just been
carpeted and would not be used during the
warm weather. On account of the retire
ment and quietude, she approved the plan
and accepted the offer. On the 18th day of
September, 1851, the boy drew the first
breath Of life and beheld the first light of
day in the room of Monticello Lodge, No. 49,
The junior warden of the loge, Dr. James
w. Mulvey, was the attending physician
The boy in due time was initiated, passed
and raised in the lodge room in which he
was born.
Grand Secretary Arvine W. Johnston of
the Grand Lodge, F. A. A. NJ, has received
the announcement of the death of his col
league, Jefferson S. Conover, grand secre-
tary of the Grand Lodge of Michigan. Mr.
Conover was a native of New York state
and went to Michigan in 1866. The honors
of his fellow Masons were lavished upon
him. His Masonic career began in 1880, and
two years after his initiation he was elected
master of the Coldwater Lodge serving
continuously for six years. He took all
the degrees and in 1888 became a member
OF the Scottish rite. He successfully filled
the chair in chapters, council and COM
mandery, and also served as commander
Of the grand commandery. In 1892 he was
elected secretary of the Michigan Grand
Lodge and has since held that office, also
serving as recorder of the Michigan
Grand Chapter. r. A. M, and recorder Of
secretary he succeeded the late Gen. Will
liam P. Innes one of the most noted Ma
sons In the country, and widely celebrated
as the hero of the stubbornly contested
little battle Of Lavergne. Tenn.
Pentalpha Lodge, No %, F. A. A. NJ, will
confer the E. A. degree Monday April 20.
second American Masonic lodge is now
in existence in the Philippines, a dispensa-
ton having been issued by the Grand
Lodge of California for one at Cayite The
officers of this lodge under dspensation
are Mason E. Mitchell of Concord, N. H..
master; Charles H. w. Aitken of Zetland
Lodge, Hong Kong, senior warden and
William L. Seabrook of Auburn, N Y,
junior warden There is a Masonic club at
Cavite, the Twenty-Five members of which
represent widely scattered jurisdictions
There are eight from Hong Kong, China;
three from New York two from Maine,
two from Manila and one each from Japan,
Scotland, Arizona. California, Florida, Illi-
nois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland. Michigan,
Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio and state
of Washington. The Masons from the Dis
trict of Columbia who are in the Philip
pines have all retained their utilization here.
There are now living twenty past grand
masters of the District Grand Lodge, F. A.
A. M. of whom only two served more than
one term. These are r. B. Donaldson,
dean of grand masters of the District 0S69-
TO-, and Myron M. Parker 1SS4-5). DIR.
Donaldson was also for four terms deputy
grand master. Some of the early grand
masters served repeatedly. Benjamin B.
French and George c. Whiting each served
eight terms John; N. Moulder six, Charles
f. Stansbury five, William Hewitt four and
Robert keyworth.s W.. B. Magruder and
w. w. Seaton one term each The longest
service in any Grand lodge office was by
the late Grand Secretary w. r. Singleton,
twenty-six terms. att
In accordance with instructions of the
Grand Lodge, F. A. A. NJ, Grand Secre-
tary A. W. Johnston has notified all Grand
Lodges with which 1.-THE District Grand
Lodge is in fraternai relations that there
are in the District. OF Columbia several
lodges composed 2 Of persons of African
descent claiming to be Masonic. and that
these several lodges have formed a Grand
Lodge; that these lodges are all clandes-
them is also clandestine; and, further. that
there are no persons of African descent
members, at this time, of any Of the con-
stituent lodges of our Grand Lodge
This action was taken pursuant to reso-
luton Of the Grand Lodge adopted at it's
recent session. 1t was q result of the
Universal Congress OF Free Masons'' at
Geneva last year.
The Pythian Grand Lodge Journal for the
late session Of that body contains as q
frontispiece portrait OF Past Grand Chan
cellor James G. Mcqueen, whose admins
tration embraced the year covered by the
report. It has also a portrait Of the late
Past Grand Chancellor Halvor Nelson, to-
gether with resolutions adopted on his
death. These were drafted by committee
composed of three past grand chanceilors,
They recite his excellent record in the civil
war and the many high positions held by
him in Masonry.
The degree team of Metropolis Lodge. No.
16, I. o. o. r., has been having plenty to do
recently. Its work In comforting the third