Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-01
|(AMONG THE
lAFlATERNlTIES.

ices the evening of Sunday, October 9, when
special exercises will be arranged for the
occasion. The Rev. Mr.. Smith Is affiliated
with the order. being a member of Har-
mony Lodge. No. 81, of this city,
The annual visitations of the grand
chancellor. accompanied by the Grand
lodge offlcers,o the knights of Pythias to
the subordinate lodges of the domain of the
District of Columbia will begin Thursday
evening October 6, at Franklin Lodge No.
2, the oldest lodge in the Pythian world.
Grand Chancellor Bynum has announced
these official visitations as follows: Thurs
day. October 6, Franklin Lodge, No. =;
Tuesday, October IL, Webster Lodge, No.
5; Friday. October IA. Syracusian, No. 10;
Tuesday, October 49, Decatur No. .; Thurs
day. October 20, Harmony, No. 21 Tuesday.
October %. Excelsior. No. IA: FRIDAY, Oc-
tober IS, Equal, No IL Monday. October
81, Calanthe. No IL; Wednesday, November
2 Columbia, No. g. Friday. November 4,
Justus H. Rathbone. No. 20: Monday. No
vember l. Amaranth, No. %; Wednesday,
November 8. Union. No. %; Tuesday, No
vember 10. Capital, No "a; Thursday, No
vember II, Superior, No. %; Monday, No
vember 81. Century. No. 80; Tuesday, No
vember %. Germania. No. 10; Wednesday,
November %. Hermione, No. II. West
Washington; Tuesday, November 20, Myr-
tie. No. %
Royal vizer Coffin and Secretary David
have issued call to the officers of Ascalon
Temple, Dramatic Order, Knights of Khor
assam, to attend a meeting to be held to-
night Saturday at Pythian headquarters,
Warder building. at 8 o'clock. This meet
ing is for the purpose of perfecting plans
for the grand ceremonial of the temple to
be held shortly. Several rehearsals have
been held and the officers have perfected
themselves in the ceremonies they will hand
ont TO the tWpDtv-fiVp apddataS who in
waiting to receive the degree. Ascalon Tenn
pie is in a thriving condition, and upon the
completion of the new Phythian temple will
have quarters there, where ample floor
space will be afforded to do the work in an
impressive and entertaining manner
Monday evening the initiatory degree was
conferred on several candidates by the de-
gree team of Welcome Tent, No. 936 Junior
Order of Rechabites, at the temple, CAB
Louisiana avenue There was a large at
tendance present, and addresses were made
by several of the members and officers
The second anniversary of Washington
Shrine, No. 1. Order White Shrine of Jeru-
salem, will occur Wednesday, October 5.
The initiation of several candidates will be
followed by the usual banquet. AS this
will be the first meeting since the session of
the General Grand Chapter o. E. s., held
in st. Louis last week, which refused to
ratify the action of the Grand Chapter of
the District of Columbia in it's opposition
to the White Shrine. 1t will be of more than
ordinary interest, and a large attendance is
expected.
Martha Washington Rebekah Lodge, No.
3. l. o. o. F., held a meeting Tuesday
night the last one to be held in Kidder
Hall, on 10th street northwest. The lodge
has decided to change its meeting place to
Odu Fellows Hall. on It'll street northwest
and the semi-monthly meetings are to be
held the first and third Fridays. The de-
gree director, w. Ellis Clapp, expects to
have team equal to any in the Jurisdiction
in a short time, having more room in which
TO drill in the new quarters. Mrs Nettie
Tying was elected financial secretary to fill
a vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Mr.. William P White, who voluntarily re-
tires Grand Secretary Allan was a visitor
at the lodge meeting.
Representatives of District Odd Fellows
in the Sovereign Grand Lodge, /. o. o. F.,
who were appointed chairmen of standing
committees in that body were f. A sitter,
on finance and Thomas w. Fowler on
bodies not represented"
Canton Washington, No. 1, N. NJ, L
o. Q. F., won the first prize in the drilling
contest at San Francisco, and Odd Fellows
throughout this jurisdiction are greatly re-
toced.
Harmony Lodge, No. 8, l. O. o. F., initi-
ated one candidate and conferred the third
degree upon one applicant.
that the Sovereign Grand Lodge meeting In
San Francisco, reconsidered its decision to
meet in this city, September, 1905. Ample
FUNDS for its entertainment would have
been forthcoming, and the charge of pow
erty of the jurisdiction is resented
Columbia Lodge, No. TO- T. O. O. F. con-
ferred the initiatory degree last Thursday
evening. visitors were present from Vir-
GINA, North Carolina and Indiana The de-
gree staff expects to commence soon its ac-
tive preparations to enter degree contests
at the session of the Sovereign Grand
Elliott G. Prentiss of Columbia Lodge will
leave in few days for Berlin, Germany.
session of Electa Chapter, No 2, Order
of the Eastern Star, was held Tuesday
evening last in the Masonic Hall at Jack
son and Pierce streets, Anacostia There
was a general attendance of members of
other chapters, and degree work inc dental
to the inftiatory degree, with its accom-
panying musical numbers, was carried out.
Miss Willis of Naomi Chapter No. 3. spoke
at length on the project of establishing the
Eastern Star home. The evenings session
was brought to close with the serving of
refreshments.
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter, R. A.
NJ, conferred the mark masters degree at
its last regular convocation. There was a
good attendance and the work was well
done. The chapter has an excellent line of
officers.
The books of the subordinate lodges F. !
A. A. M, closed Friday evening September
30.
At the regular meeting of the New Jeru-
salem Lodge. No. 0, F. A. A. M, held last
evening. the M. M. degree was
conferred on several candidates. After the
ceremony Of initiation was over a hand |
some past masters jewel was presented to
Past Master George w. Smith.
The board of directors of the Masonic
Mutual Relief Association held its monthly
meeting Wednesday evening Mr. George |
Gibson presided. and among those present
were Messrs. George III. Walker William
G. Henderson, A. B. Gordon, F. j. Wood
nan, Theodore Friebus, w. T. Walker. Dr.
]. B. Nichols. Alexander Grant and the
William Montgomery.
A feature of the meeting of Washington
Knights Templar, Wednes-
day evening was the relation of descriptive |
and humorous anecdotes anent the recent |
conclave by some of those who attended |
that important gathering. Past Grand |
Commander Harrison Dingman was gen.
orally praised for his splendid arrangement |
OF the details of the recent pilgrimage |
across the continent to San Francisco
One of the busiest Masons in Washington, |
1t Is said, is Mr.. John Schultz who fills the |