Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25
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u FRATERNlTIES.


cordial welcome and a royal reception
awaits the Knights T'emplar on reaching
| the Golden Gate, whittier they will go to
attend the triennial conclave Of the grand
| encampment OF the United States. The
| California fraters will lose no time nor OPP
| portuni.y to show their appreciation or
| the homer bestowed upon San Francisco
| and California By holding the Templar
conclave in their city. Not the minutest
detail has been neglected or omitted to
make the visitors feel perfectly ct home
the moment they step on the soil or San
Francisco. There will be no limit to the
cordial, western hospitality on that occa-
! sion.
| committee Of comma derieS. Knights Tenn
| plar, OF this city has Published reports in
| reference TO the San Francisco trip. show
ing that its duties. 50 far as ARRANGEMENTS
are concerned. are completed. and that II
will be ready to put them into execution
| August "a
The transportation committee reports that
1t has completed all details OF arrange
| ments and that time table. showing
| places for stopping, meals. &C., Is being
prepared for the use of those going on the
| trip. This committee has labored for more
than year and has accomplished all that
it set out to do. having compressed into
period Of less than a month trip cover
ing the greater number OF points of inter-
| in the most comfortable manner and at
moderate cost.
A special train of vestibuled sleepers will
| leave Washington August "a. and return
secured in San Francisco at the Savoy
| Hotel, located on the corner OF Post and
| Powell streets. and fronting Union
square, but four blocks from the Palace
| Hotel. the headquarters of all the grand
| Communicates, and near Golden Gate hall.
where the grand encampment will meet.
The chairman of the San Francisco Hotel
committee states that the location Is one
Of the most desirable in the city.
The Scottish Rite Masons Of this city held
| a mass meeting of members in Mithras
! Lodge OF Perfection last Tuesday night at
| the Scottish Rite Cathedral. 1907 G street
northwest. Sovereign Grand Commander
| james d. Richardson. 3:sd degree, presided
| having deferred visit to his home in Ten
nessee for that purpose. number of COM
NIT tees reported to this meeting, and the
| attendance Was large.
| A stated conclave of Washington Com
nandery. No. 1. Knights Templar, was
held In the Asylum. Masonic Temple Wed
lie sday evening last All proper business
matters were considered and the illustrious
Eureka r. A. Chapter, No. 4. and Mount
Horeb r. A. Chapter, No T. had degree
work at their conyocations held last night
The Pythian committee of forty five has
adjourned subject to the call of Chairman
George w. Baumann. leaving its affairs In
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The construction OF the new Pythian
temple is well under way. II is expected
that it will be under roof within few
weeks
Century Lodge, No. 80. r. P. conferred
last MONDAY night
Justus II. Rathbone Lodge. No q. X. p.
held a meeting recently. when Thomas A.
grand keeper or records and seals and
other grand officers present all were warm
Iy welcomed The grand Chancellor made
en- address
HARMONY Tent No 1920 Jndenendent Or
der of Rechabites met Tuesday evening in
pacb,hjta TemnIa C1a T onisi.n. -
northuest with ,,paa ,,o,'harnt,,, a ", ~.
tendance The second degree of Tho oder
was conrarrad nnor e. D. n,,id,t -.
G. Moore of Advancn Tent No ION . ssist
ing in the car.monie. past uiyh S.oratan
| Iobn p Mabonay nrasantsd o. in.,toti
frnna Eaeia To-. W o i,',i.; na n I.,sa.'on
Tent to narticinate IN tho exarcisas 90 NY
tn ,n,,;to t,n, IS i,elsn.s ss She .tn oi July.
and 0nusrd Tsnts ,,,tn t ',, anu auvance
| go e. a. 49,. VIZ 10 uI seu ~ co-oP-
unanimously Endorsed as Installing officer.
.u,,. -
arlington rent * ~ J. NJ. In South
east Washington. Initiated six candidates
last Wednesday night. The tent has
| elected Thomas J. Gates as commander
for the term beginning July 1.
!
The excursion of National Tent. No. 1.
X. o. 7. NJ, to Chesapeake Beach last
| Thursday was we'll attended. handsome
addition to the general fund was realized
The lawn party held by the Lady Macca-
bees in Brightwood Park during the past
week for the benefit of the general fund
proved to be successful.
| At the last regular communication of Fed
eral Lodge.N 1. F. A. A. NJ the secre-
tary. =. NJ G. Y. At Lee, in the name OF
himself and a number Of the members. ore
scented VIM. Morrison Somerville with
very handsome past masters jewel in gold.
| very chaste token of Masonic and fra
ternal esteem Captain Somerville men
| toned among other things that he had
been a member of the craft for forty four
years and In his Masonic travels had VS.
tied twelve grand jurisdictions; had been
member of seven grand lodges: filled most
| of in M Of