Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-12

pie. Texas: Aidenn. Salina, Kan: AL Kahi-
ra, Silver City. N. NJ; MedinaiI. Springfield.
III; kootah, Newark. Ohio: Affair, Spar
tanburg, s. c.; Koreish. Marion. Ohio; Aka
bah. st. Paul. Mimi. Taharah. Columbia,
S. c.; Hajar Aswad. Fairfield. Ill.,: Hush.
Freeport, ILL.,; Delhi. Hastings. Neb; Al
Hakem. Watertown. N. Y; AL Shan, Cell
ma, Ohio; Al Yembo Springfield, Ohio: Be-
kara. Findlay. Ohio: Tex. Houston. Texas;
IIalla Rookh. Traverse City, Mich; Zaynao.
Reno, New; Abd-uh-Atef, Portland, Ore;
khu-ala- Dagh. Seattle, Wash; Moharrum,
Jacksonville, Fla: Ell Kedan, Chattanooga,
Tenn; sakhra. Nashville. Tenn: Amrita.
Cincinnati, Ohio; Kibla. Atlanta. Ga: Omar
Alkayami, Lewiston, Idaho; Ahl Bedoo.
Trenton, N. j.; Ell Plomo, Joplin, Mo-; An
tares, Montgomery, Ala.
Robert w. Brown of Louisville. KY re-
Gently elected grand exalted ruler of the
Pythian. and lately retired from success
full term presiding officer OF Amgrad
Temple. No. 10. d. o. X. X, of Louisville.
0. F.. has had good attendance at the
setting-up drills. This champion drill team
has been given the post of honor in the
ferring of the grand degree of chivalry at
Philadelphia during the Grand Lodge ses-
SION IN September. Washington has made
a reputation as the home OF crack fraternal
organizations and the Canton drill team
Will exert every effort in the coming contest
TO add to the record. Arrangements have
been made to leave for Philadelphia Friday
afternoon. September 10. and as the prize
oriii Will open on the 18th, it is expected
that- large number of friends of the cam
ION ana members of the order In the juris-
dlcuon will be in attendance The annual
Trip committee will give any informal ion
aes'red In reference TO hotel rates. fares
e e some surprises are said to be in store
Ior all who attend the canton excursion to
River View next Thursday.
New Jerusalem oJ,ra No q I, NJ
conferred the master Mason's degree
thursday night, and will give the fellow
craft oegfee the evening of August "a The
lodge has taken no kind of summer recess
but has kept diligently at work the credit
Ior winch is due Worshipful Master J.
Harry Jochim and his associate officers
Washington Comma ndery, No l. Knights
Templar. had a business and ceremonial
&Sssion at the asylum last Wednesday,
Eminent Commander Yerkes' last official
circu. ss, contains memorial card for the
late Sir knight William G. Powers, who
was knlghted December q, 1871, and died
July II, 1905. after thirty-four years of
membership in the commandery.
a number of prominent Washington Ma
sons are with their families on Lake Chau-
tauqua n. Y They have organized a
club or. rather, Masonic club has been
instituted among the summer residents
along the lake. OF course the Washing
tonlans were not inactive in the scheme.
Last Saturday members of this summer out
ing Masonic club, thirty-two strong, were
the guests of the Royal Arch Masons of
the city of jamestown, which is picturesque
~ located at the north end of the lake. The
jamestown Post says of this interesting
event: Ihlrty-two members of the Chau-
tauqua Club. composed of Masons spending
the summer on the lake. We're the guests
of the Royal Arch Masons of jamestown.
The party arrived at the Humphrey House
over special hautauqua traction for
Jn,.al TnI to hr
sonic rooms, where the Royal Arch degree
was conferred on class of candidates.
Inc jamestown men then served a buffet
lunch to the visitors A social session fol-
lowed. Rev. Dr. J. T. kerrin, rector of
ST. Luke's Episcopal Church. acted as toast
master. He introduced the following speak
ers: Capt. Frederick w. Hyde of this city,
John l.. Allen, a thIrty-third degree Mason
of Rochester; Frank H. Thomas of Wash
ington. grand captain general for the Grand
Encampment of the Knights Templar of
the United States; John c. Mason of this
city, who recited Casey a. the Bat Virgil
p. Smith, high priest of Somerset Chap
ter, Somerset, Ky; Martin j. Houck Unity
Chapter, Dayton, Ohio; w. Goodrich Jones,
Texas; Alexander Mckenzie, past grand
high priest of the Grand Encampment of
the District of Columbia. of Washington;
Mr.. Mcintosh of Decatur, H., and John
Travis of Washington. Rev. Dr. Kerrin
closed with Masonic toast. The Masons
of jamestown and their guests then went
to the waiting traction car, and at about
u o'clock the up-the-lake men We're speed
ing toward their summer homes"
J. G. Dudley has been elected record
keeper of Brightwood Tent, No. ), X. o.
T. NJ, vice F. r. Conner, resigned.
DIR, Thomas j. Gates is acting record
keeper for Arlington Tent of the fraternity.
He the first record keeper of the tent
when 1t was first organized.
National X. o. L. NJ. Tent has commenced
the work of getting in members I'M
der the new proposition. having initiated
its first class Monday night.
Charles II. Campbell who received In
juries in an accident at Chesa oeake Beach
recently, died last week and buried
with the honors of the Maccabee Order.
He was member of National Tent The
officers of that tent officiated at the funeral.