Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-16

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services of Brother Neuhaus have been of
great value by reason of his long expert
ence in card cataloguing and intimate
knowledge of the requirements of this par
ticular work Beginning with No. / each
lodge has been taken up in it's order and
it's membership carded from returns and
other data up to and including 1902.
AT the present time the membership cards
of all lodges down to No. 10 have been
completed and arranged in one alphabetical
index. and the work on Nos. IL, u, ii and
10 is practically finished. the cards await
ing the correction of only few records be-
lore being merged into the general index.
AS the original returns for the years prior
TO 1868 are missing, 1t was thought that
this year would have to be made the start
ing point for the membership of the older
iodges, but l am happy to report that by
the aid of registers prepared by the lodges
mentioned we have been able to obtain the
full membership of Nos. T. 8, II, r. IA and
10, and we will also be able to make COM
pete registration of No. 10. Beginning with
NO II. which was chartered in 1868 the
fuil membership of each lodge will be COW
ered by the returns in the Office of the
grand secretary
1.-The number of cards prepared to date
covering Union. U. D. Lodge of the Poto-
mac. U. D.. and all chartered lodges down
TO NO; 10. is 1e546. and they are classified
as follows: Master Masons 1926. entered
apprentices. AS: fellow crafts. 1856: reiec-
tons. etc. $50. The card of member
SHOWS his name the name and number of
MS lodge. the date of receiving each de-
gree or of affiliation offices held. If anv of
sIaue OF Junior warden and higher: and
uate ana cause of termination of member
snip IL ne Is not at present a member To
these particulars will be added his official
i ieSoio, II any. In the Grand Lodge, and the
t t;u ana Grand Lodge register number of
ms membership certificate If a brother
mas neiu membership in two or more lodges
III MS jurisdiction. he has a card for each
lug ana MS whole Masonic history is con-
rafn
another. In the process of carIine ret,rnS
iahy Interesting facts. long since forgotten
nave oeen brought to light, and there can
oe no question that the register when com
p1e'eu VIII De of great historical value.
fentalpha Lodge, No. o. F. A. A. M will,
oonier the F. C. degree Monday, May IS.
o,de euera al Lodge No. ], F. A. A. M, the
oioest In the District had the Master
Masons degree Tuesday night large
hummer OF members were present
GIand Commander George E. Corson
dn ,nIe some ON important Templar decisions
u I5 ms term of office just closed. He
neid tnat the regulation of the grand con
sututlons making it necessary for a rod
cross knight to have a uniform before re-
celv1ng the order of the temnIe is roando
tory, and admits of no exception save that
the commandery can itself furnish the uni
FORM II 1T so desires. He adds:
a. Is Hotnihg IN this regulation, nor
do find anything in the general powers
ana authority vested in the grand com
mander, which authorizes me to waive set
aside, or even modify, in the slightest de-
gree, any OF the requirements of this law
Inc grand commander also rendered the
following decisions on formal questions pro-
pounded: % Can restoration both to good
standing and to membership be effected by
a single unanimous ballot? Ans.-No. (2)
Should ballots be taken separately on res
toratlon to good standing and membership?
Ans.-Yes. (3) If separate ballot for res
toratfon to good standing is necessary
should 1t be taken by secret ballot or viva
Voce? Ans.-The vote may be taken by bal
lot or by the usual voting sign of the
order, at the option of the eminent COM
mander; the vote to restore to membership
must be by ballot; majority vote restores
to good standing, but an unanimous ballot
is required to restore to membership
In his annual address to the Grand Com
mandery the retiring grand commander
made use of some peculiarly appropriate
language, referring to Templarism as a
Christian order He said: I'VE are again
in our asylum, dedicated to the sublime
principles upon which our order is founded
and consecrated to truth and the interests
of humanity; to look into each others
faces with eyes alight with brotherly love.
and to clasp each other S hands In renewal
of the bonds of fraternity, solemnly sealed
by the emblematic libation partaken of by
each of us in token of our faith In the
promises of the blessed Emmanuel.
THE annual celebration of the festival
of the nativity of our blessed Lord and
Master has been faithfully observed py our
communicates ever since 1t was en1olned by
the Grand Encampment. 1t is day pecu-
liarly appropriate for the cultivation OF an
the social graces, and the exchange OF
good wishes and loving greetings, ana Tor
the exercise of charity in its broadcast ana
host sense May it ever be observed as
such by all knights Templar.
The next important Iemplar even. Va nc
which will occur next Thursday. Arrange
ments are nearly completed for this Sig
nificant ceremony. 80
During the last Templar year some OF
tho most distinguished members or the
Grand Encampment have passed away. Inc
deaths. as reported to Grand Recorder A.
w Johnston. are as follows IAN peiis
whose of past grand commahoer 300, Aa
hanna. James T. Meade March Z, 1898; Ar
kansas, George P. Taylor, May 10, lvo2;
California, Hiram T. Graves. September "A,
1902; Illinois, Wiley M. Eagan, February
II, 1902; Harvey M. Hall. September o,
Iowa. Charles c. Gilman. July IL, 19O2;
kansas, Andrew NJ Callahan. July IL, 1902;
Kentucky, William Henry Warren August
/. 1902; Jacob Swigert, February q, lVoS'
Maine. Edward P. Burnham, May II, l3o2;
Josiah H. Drummond. October %. 1902;
Michigan Jefferson S. Conover, April 8,
1903; New Jersey. George y. towards
February g. 1903: Isaac c. Citizens, March
Z. 1913, new 10TH, JOlh - dol tiSeI,
ruary 8, 1903; Ohio. Henry Perkins, May
90. 1902; Oregon, Finley c. Perrine, Feb
ruary 8, 1903; Pennsylvania. Henry b. Nc
Kean. March %. 1903; Washington, Jacob
Weatherwax, July 81, 1902. During the
year Wisconsin also lost her grand COM
nander, B. E. Reid; Washington her grand
generalissimo Thomas E. Schwartz, and
Oregon and Missouri their grand captains
general Finley c. Perrine and George M.
Mcclure. Florida, mourns the loss OF
Grand Standard Bearer Monroe d. Gushing.
The distinguished dead of Michigan in
cluded the noted Masonic Temple builder
and philanthropist, Charles T. Hills, who
was a past deputy grand commander.
Columbia Commandery, No. 2, conferred
the order of the Red Cross last night, the
Captain general. j. Harry Cunningham,
serving as sovereign master. Next Friday
night the commandery will have special
for the orders of the Temple and Malta
Eminent Commander Harry F. Riley has
made the following appointments: Guards,
Frank G. Butts, Charles +. Baldwin, A. j.
Brown; sentinel, Charles l. Shook; sur
geons Charles w. Brown, Robert r. Cooke,
Frank E. Gibson, Oscar H. Coumbe; quar-
termaster, George H. GetZ; commissary,
Louis Behrens; color bearer, Frederick ].
Miller; armorer, John A. Ellinger; herald,
Lieut. w. II. Santelmann; musical director,
Perry B. Turpin; organist, John NJ. RE
man; quartet, Alex. Mosher, Perry B.
Turpin. j. Henry Kaiser, Charles w.