Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04

s. Y. Chauncey and II. E. Cook. At the
| next meeting the gentlemen have charge OF
| the good of the order.n
Elmer E. Simpson, the new venerable
| master OF MithrasaLodge of Perfection, A.
| A. s. r., is a native OF Scranton, Pa, but
| than twenty years. He was at first en-
ployed in the weather bureau, but subse-
| quently engaged Ia business and has SO
| continued to the present time. He entered
Masonry only four years ago. but already
| fills important offices In nearly every branch
| of the fraternity. He received the Master
Mason degree in Hiram Lodge, No. 10, Feb
| ruary /, 1900; the Royal Arch degree in Co
! lumbia Chapter, No. I, in 1908; and the
thirty-second degree in Albert Pike Con-
sstory on October q, 1901. On October 81.
1901, he became a noble of the Mystic
Shrine in Almas Temple, and In the same
year joined the Royal Order of Scotland.
| At the present time he is junior warden of
Evangelist Chapter, Rose Croix; second
lieutenant commander of Robert de Bruce
Council of Kadosh. and prior of Albert Pike
Consistory. He is also active IN the knights
of Pythias, being past chancellor of Cen
fury Lodge, No. 80, and representative OF
| that lodge to the Grand Lodge, K. of p.
Mr.. Simpson is excellent ritualist and
takes many of the parts in the difficult de-
gree work of the Scottish Rite.
Masonic work has been conducted during
| the week as follows: Master Mason de-
gree in Dawson, Stansbury, Naval and Hi
ram lodges; Fellow Craft degree in Federal,
Takoma and Columbia lodges; Entered APP
prentice degree in Arminius, Washington
Centennial Osiris and Columbia lodges;
Mark degree in Mt. Vernon and Hiram
chapters; the Red Cross in Columbia and
the Temple in De Molay Commandery.
The Grand Chapter School of Instruction
met in Masonic Temple last evening.
The imperial potentate Of the United
States A A q NJ CypOrQa t.
Brown of Buffalo, N. Y, and imperial re-
corder, Benz. w. Rowell of Boston, were
In Washington Monday and Tuesday and
were entertained by local Shriners. They
were en- route to visit number Of south
ern temples.
Beacon Lodge, No. Is, l. Q. o. F., had
an enjoyable. occasion Monday evening
when, to the surprise of nearly every one
present, the joker committee entertained
| the members and visitors with delightful
program. After the ceremonies incident to
comforting of the third degree and the lodge
had closed it's meeting, the doors of the
ante-room were thrown open and two long
tables which. had been covered with del
| icaeies We're brought forth. After serving
the refreshments, cigars were distributed
and all participated in a smoker, during
which time E. w. Bradford POSTMASTER
| for the occasion, called upon those pres
ent for remarks and in response each tried
| to Guido the other in getting off Jokes
suitable to the occasion. During the course
| of the evening Charles Kennedy of Lyells,
Va, rendered several vocal selections, with
banjo accompaniment. These social enter
| talnments will be given frequently, it is
said, by the joker committee, as they serve
| TO encourage the regular attendance at Bea-
cons meetings.
Hejaz Temple, D. o. K K, of Kansas
| City has broken all records of initiation.
| The work began at midnight and did not
| cease until O'Clock the next morning.
| Forty candidates were initiated separately,
and each and every one of them got all there
| was in it.
| st. Louis Pythians are arranging for a
| joint class, at which the thrty-four lodges
| will unite in initiating $500 candidates.
E. S. Cohen of Colorado Springs has been
| reelected secretary of all the Masonic
| bodies of that city. He has held the Office
| in the lodge for fourteen years chapter for
| twelve years and council nine years. Some
| thing doing.
| The northern jurisdiction of Scottish Rite
| now has the following membership: Four
| teenth ,335 Initiates during the year,
| 4,765); sixteenth, So 292 Initiates, 1916
eighteenth, 37,65S Initiates, 4,505): thirty
second, 36SS7 INITIATES, 1910. The next an
| nual meeting of the Grand Council will be
| held in indianapolis on the third Tuesday in
| September.