Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-21
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moth reproduction of the Knight Templars'
| insignia of the cross and the crown.
H. c. Adams, past grand commander, pre-
sided at the meeting, instead of Gov. Dur
| bin, who was absent from the city. Mayor
| John w. Hoffman delivered "a short ad-
| dress of welcome. Unbounded enthusiasm
| was apparent all through the meeting.
! Notable among those in attendance at the
Indiana golden Templar jubilee were Edwin
Palmer of Richmond oldest past grand
| master in the state, and H. G. Thayer Of
Plymouth, next to Mr.. Palmer in point of
| long membership. The former is seventy
l. two years of age and the latter seventy.
| Mr. Thayer has attended every meeting, of
| the state commandery for thirty-four years
and all Of the national meetings in thirty
two years. except in San Francisco
| He also accompanied the Apollo Command
| cry of Chicago on Knight Templar pill
| grimage to Europe.
In Masonic circles there is considerable
discussion of proposed celebration Of
| the one hundredth anniversary of the
foundation of the Grand Lodge, F. A. A.
M, of the District of Columbia. The date
! is several years in the future, but 1t is
proposed to make the event a notable
, one, and there is every reason to believe
the exercises of the occasion can take
place in the completed and magnificently
equipped new Masonic Temple. 1t was in
1910 that the initiatory movement for the
formation of a Grand Lodge in the Dis
trict of Columbia began The preliminary
convention was held December IL, 1870
IN the union lodge room. Federal Lodge
LED this movement, Brooke Lodge,-Colum-
bia, Washington Naval and Potomac CO.
operating Alexandria Washington of
alexandra refused to sever its connec-
ton with the Grand Lodge of Virginia,
On the 9Th of January, 1911, the resolu-
ton adopted at the December convention
was carried into effect. On the 10th of
Fepruary, 1871, the Grand Lodge of the
district OF Columbia was formed Valen-
tine Helntzel1 OF Potomac Lodge becom-
ing Its first grand master and Alex Nc
Sonhii Ts Oh federal Its senior grand war;
oen me new Grand Lodge was at once
Iraternally recognized by its sister grand
Lodges Of Virginia and Maryland.
Potentate Fred w. Behrens and Re-
corder Harrison Dingman of Almas TEN.
pie. A. A. 0. N. M. S., are very busily en-
gagged In the arrangements for the annual
meeting nee;d OF the Imperial Council at At
July 1914. The Washington special train
VIII leave here at IL am, July 10 over
the r. and O. Nearly 500 members Of Al
mas iempie are expected to participate.
The Scottish Rite tourists NJ w.sh,no.o,
are at the capital Of Oklahoma TODAY. The
| A. A. s. r. bodies of this inchoafe state
are renowned for good work and the dele
cation from Washington expects to he 40
| much instructed as interested by the ritual
lsuc spiendors of the work. Grand Com
mander Richardson and his colleagues
| afternoon
nave been handsomely entertained there as
elsewhere. The party has had a success
SION OF instructive entertainments and collr-
| .eous inequalities. Leaving here Saturday
| the tourists arrived at Louisville Sunday
They remained only an hour in the Ken :
lucky metropolis, but were the recipients
OF marked attentions from party of dis
] tinguished Kentucky Scottish Rters. which
| met them at the train. From Louisville
the party proceeded to Little Rock, Albert
| flke's old home. Here Albert Pike con-
consistory of Washington. Three days were
passed in the Arkansas capital, which were
| filled to the limit with initiatory cere-
moniais and sumptuous entertainments.
From Little Rock the party proceeded to
Guthrie Letters received from the So
1ourners en- route show that the delegation
has been enjoying the tour to the utmost.
| 1t is reported that more than five hundred
| Oklahoma Scottish Riters are gathered at
the Oklahoma capital and that class of
one hundred candidates is being passed
| from the fourth to the thirty-second de-
| grees, A. A. s. r. A committee met the
Washington party at Little Rock on We'd
nesday, and acted as escort to Guthrie.
| The visiting Masons will be entertained
| at dinner and luncheon every day, and this
Saturday evening Albert Pike Lodge, F. A
| A. M, will entertain them with the third
degree work. after which luncheon will
/ be served.
! Several letters have been received at the
| House of the Temple and Scottish Rite
/ Cathedral here from the members Of the
| party. All are Iull OF praise OF GrdnQ
| Commander James d. Richardson and
Grand Tyler Allison Nailor, jr., for their
manifold attentions and untiring activity.
| From Guthrie the return trip begins to-
morrow, and will be made according to the
| following schedule: May %, leave Guthrie,
5:35 am, Santa Fe railway; May o. arrive
| Wichita, IL am, Santa Fe Railway; May %,
leave Wichita, 815 pm, Frisco system;
| May 90. arrive st. Louis Gas pm, Frisco
| system; May 80, leave st. Louis IL 80 pm,
| Big Four railway; May 81, arrive Cincin-
| natl, lilo am, Big Four railway; May g.
| leave Cincinnati, 1901 noon, Chesapeake
| and Ohio railway; June 1. arrive Washing
/ ton, 6:41 am, Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
way.
| This extensive Scottish Rite journey is
| son. "a mere junketing trip for the pleas
ure Of the participants, but was planned
and designed for the benefit of Scottish
| Rite Masonry in the southern Jurisdiction,
| and especially for the purpose of exciting
1 a deeper interest and enthusiasm here"
/ Sterling Kerr. thirty-second degree. is In
/ charge of the personally conducted" part
! of this pilgrimage which is expected to
prove notable in Scottish Rite annals.
| Mithras Lodge of Perfection. A. A. S. R.,
will not meet again until June q It has
called OFF until after the return of the
Scottish Rite pilgrims from the south and
| west.
Lafayette Lodge No. 49, F. A. A NJ. con-
ferred the entered apprentice degree on
| Thursday evening.
Arrangements are completed for the am