Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05
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According to the plan OF rotation adopt
ed by the several Communicates OF Knights
| Templar OF the District OF Columbia. the
Ascension day services. an important fea-
| ture of Templarism, will this year be In
| charge Of Columbia Commandery. No. 2
The commandery has chosen Trinity
| Church. corner Sd and c streets northwest
| as the place of the exercises and general
orders will soon issue governing the semi
military portion OF the ceremony. Rev. Sir
| knight Richard P. Williams will deliver
the Ascension day sermon.
See the singing Masons building roofs
| OF gold a refrain OF earlier times.
The Free Masons OF Washington are now
| working with their accustomed capacity
and energy to reach the point OF corner
| stone laying and the starting Of actual tenn
pie building for the great fraternity In this
capital city of the nation The building n
terprise, which had its origin In the fertile
fraternal brain Of John Henry Small, 1r..
about ten years ago. has already given two
successful fairs. which, with the aid of the
general public we'll as the fraternity itself,
| resulted in the amassing OF funds sufficient
for an requirement of an excellent piece
of realty. and which Is also admirable
location for the temple at the conjunction
| OF three important downtown thorough
| fares. 1t is now proposed to give wholly
novel form of entertainment this month,
| the proceeds OF which are to be devoted
| to the beginning of the actual work of
| temple building, and which Will take the
| form of festival entirely novel In en-
| terprisSs of this, character.
| 1t will differ in many marked respects
from the preceding fairs by Masonic and
other fraternal bodies-several of which
were admirably successful-in that some
| Masonic geniuses have suggested a de-
| parture OF a radical character from the
| fair idea. The festival which is to be
| held May 81 to 26. inclusive, is well de-
J scrlbed In the circulars now being sent to
| the Masonic fraternity. follows; Your
| moneys worth every minute. Plenty of
variety, plenty of entertainment. no solicit
| ing of votes. We must build the temple!'
This last has become the shibboeth of the
whole Masonic May festival enterprise.
| Through the ticket committee. headed by
Chairman j. Frank Trazzare and Vice
Chairman Frank A. Sebring, season tickets
have been sent out to every local member
| of the Masonic fraternity. Two tickets
were sent for each Masonic organizat ton
| with which the recipient is AFFILIATED. When
| a person belongs to lodge. chapter con-
| sistency. commandery, Scottish rite bodies
| Eastern Star and the Mystic Shrine. he may
| expect to get as many tickets as the bodies
| IN which he holds membership, multiplied
by two.
| The tickets are not necessarily to be used
| by members. but some can be disposed of
| to worthy friends of the who desire
| to help In the good work of giving the ma
| tionai capital a national Masonic struc-
ture Each ticket taken or disposed of will
be credited to the stock holdings in the
Masonic Temple of the body which issued
| it. We must build the temple. says the
board of control and more fun than a
fair and less expense to you Is the COM
panlon suggestion made in the circulars
concerning the most recent effort to assure
the erection of noble Masonic edltice
here.
The following is the present board of
control in the membership of which there
have been some recent changes and add
lions made Thomas c. Noyes. chairman;
John Speed Smith, first vice chairman :;
James l.. Marshall. second vice chairman; ].
Frank Trazzare secretary; B. F. Smith.
! treasurer.
Committee chairmen-Advisory. ]. H,
Small. jr. publicity, Louis P. Darrell;
ticket. j. Frank Trazzare and Frank A.
Sebring; finance, B. F. Smith: stock SUBJ
sriptions and cash contributions. Milton b.
Allies; donations. E. G. Graham: public
Foster; ball. Louis A. Dent: entertainment,
Joseph E. Lrckett; special features. Louis
c. Wilson: auditing. Alex. Mckenzie: re-
freshment. Arthur c. Moses: Wednesday
nee, z. B. Hay: Eastern Star night. William
F. Hunt: Shrine night. Jacobus s. Jones;
| promenade concert. w w. Jermane; attn
letic carnival, Samuel W. Stinemetz
Columbia Commandery, No. 2. knights
Templar conferred the Red Cross last even.
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| several companions for the Templar de-
erees Columbia Commandery has adopted
an inspiring motto for the administration
of Eminent Commander John a. Meyer.
reading six Hundred of More on Our Rolls,
| March 81, 1907. and all Clear Of the Books.
| In his circular announcing the conclave the
| eminent commander said: by the time
| this circular reaches the sir knights they
will have been supplied with two or more
! tickets for the Masonic May festival to be
held in Convention Hall for the purpose OF
augmenting the fund for the new Masonic
| Temple. The tickets are distinctive In that
| the name of the commandery Is stamped
on them, and every such ticket sold VIII
| increase not only the new temple fund but
also our stock holdings Every Iempiar
In this jurisdiction should give enthusiastic
| support to any movement looking to the
early completion and dedication of the pew
temple. Let our slogan be Build the tenn
| pie. az.
ut is the intention of the adjutant. Sir
Knight E. Gibson. to give short drill and
| instruction In the sword manual at every
| conclave, Field day Is coming on and Co
Iumbia must carry off first honors this year.
| Come out to each conclave and participate
IN these drills, and let II be known that
there is something doing in old Column
bla.''
At lie previous stated conclave Of Co
Iumbia Commandery the following resolu-
| ton was adopted unanimously:
| Whereas the loss of life and destruc-
ton OF property at San Francisco and other
| places in California Is most appalling and
the suffering is intense and must of ne
| cessity continue for a considerable time.
Resolved That this commandery deeply
sympa thizes with the knights Templar OF
California In their present distress and ca
lamity: and
Resolved further, That this commandery
appropriate $3C0 toward the relief of our
fraters in California. to be forwarded with
a copy OF this resolution. through the
Grand Commandery, X. T.. OF the District
Of Columbia. to the grand commander OF
| the Grand Commandery. X. T.. of the state
| OF California, to such relief committee
of knights Templar as may be appointed"
The knights of Pythias fair. at Pythian
Temple, will close tonight. after season OF
three weeks. The fair has been well at
tended and replete with interesting features
1t has been ably managed by General d.
rector Thomas A. Bynum and his associate
| managers. and there is every indication that
the proceeds of the fair will add consider
ably to the funds of the Pythian Hall Asso-
citation, which has conducted the very sue
cessfuI building enterprise of that organi-
zation from Its incipiency shortly after the
meeting of the Supreme Lodge of this ex-
tensive fraternity In this city In 1894.
! One OF the most attractive and Interesting
programs OF the entire fair was given last
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