Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-03

% on Tuesday evening, to which allusien
is made above, was one CT the most sue
cessful in Grand Chancellor Middleton
term. The attendance was unusually large,
as 1t always has been with Myrtle the
host and the evening was thoroughly en-
joyable. Tho reports of the grand officers
found the lodge in excellent financial con-
dillon, and to have made progress In MEM
beTship during the year. 1t is on sound
fiscal basis, and prospecting accordingly.
After formal reports and reviews and an
exchange of congratulations between the
grand chancellor and the chancellor COM
mander of Myrtle Grand Master-at-Arms
Claude H. Woodward exenDlifed the I'M
written work in an excellent manner Mr..
Woodward has been accompanying the
grand chancellor on his round of vista
tons in the dual capacity of grand mas
ter-at-arms and acting grand lecturer The
latter office is now vacant by the resigna-
ton of Grand Lecturer Hugh Reid, who
found himself unable TO perform the duties
of the office because of his work, both as
an official of the Congressional Library and
as general organized< for the Endowment
Rank, X. of P. The grand officers then
retired and the lodge devoted some time
to a social session." Remarks We're made
by both supreme representatives.; Past
Grand Chancellor 7. \. Bynum; s. II.
Pierson of the Pythian jubilee committee;
Past Grand Chancellor Hosford, Past Chan
cellor S. II. Edmunds. and Past Chancellor
J. S. Mccartney of Hagerstown, Md. The
serving Of refreshments followed.
Almas Temple, A. =. o. n. NJ s., held
its October ceremonial Tuesday evening at
National Rifles armory. 1t was one OF
the most largely attended and successful
ceremonals held by the temple in recent
years. The work was in charge of Illus
trious Potentate Jacobus S. Jones and his
associate officers of AlmaS Divan, ana
class of nine 'neophytes, all residents of
Washington, was formally received. Fol-
lowing the ritualistic work in the main
hall a banquet of the TRADITIONAL variety,
but Of more than customary excellence,
was served in the banquet room Of the ar
mory. Five hundred and thirty-eight
guests were seated at the tables when 70.
tentate Jones' who presided, introduced
the speakers of the evening. Past Imperial
Potentate Harrison Dingman read an in
teresting letter from Noble Terence V. Pow
derby, who is now in Italy as government
immigration commissioner. The letter was
written from Venice and was highly anus
ing to the nobility, for the edlticatlon OF
whom-ft was especially prepared. He said,
in part:
II have seen much Of the earth and many
of its people since last we met nave
talked to and walked with English, Scotch,
Welsh, Irish, Germans, Dutch, Belgians,
French and Italians in their own coun-
tries. and am convinced that we are all
the same. Scratch any one of them and
you'll draw blood that looks like the other
fellows The Masonic order Is wise and
right in recognizing the Divine right OF
man TO the frlendSnlp ana Fellowship vi Ills
fellow-man." After an amusing account
of some of his difficulties with hotels and
| walters in different cities, owing to his
speaking but one language, and that i'm
perfectly and with an accent" he added:
Il learn little French Dutch, German
or Italian as l go along for travelling use,
but I bump from one country to another
so quick that my languages get telescoped,
and then 1 add to them so that they Will
have to be sandpapered before they can
be brought out in polite society.
AT Milan 1 engaged a cabman to drive
me round an hour He went so slow
suggested that 1 wasn't going to a funeral.
He stopped, cogitated awhile, and turned
into side street, falling in behind fune-
raj. Then l said things; among them
fear l mentioned rather irreverently, the
name most revered in this country. and
'cabby' shook the funeral and fetched up
before a shrine of the crucifixion l think
we would have understood each other bet
ter If I had had a club with me.
The gondolier is a fraud-a red-handed,
cold-blooded fraud. l expected to find him
dressed In cooked hat. feathers, red. white,
blue, green and yellow scarf and breeches,
with shFt~to match. He don't wear any
O them. Perhaps 1 had better add that