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lying in and around the Salt river valley,
Arizona. <fhe thrty-third degree, the high
est in the gift of Scottish Masonry, is
conferred upon those who rendered active
or distinguished service in the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of F'reemasonry.
DR.. Lind holds membership in the New
Jerusalem Lodge, No; 8. F. A. A; M;
Columbia Royal Arch Chapter, Orient
Commandery. No. >, Knights Templar,
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine, Areme
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Mith-
ras Lodge of Perfection. Evangelist Chap
ter Rose Croix, Robert De Bruce Council cf
Kadosh and Albert Pike Consistory.
Carnation Lodge, Knight of Pythias. of
Chicago, one of the new lodges in that do
main celebra ted the siXty-t third birthday of
the late President William Mckinley with
n large memorial meeting. The lodge was
named 'carnauon' in recognition of the
! late Presidents favorite flower. Mr.. Nc
kiney was a member of Champion Lodge,
Knights of Pythias of Columbus, Ohio.
The memorial services were rendered pc
culiarly interesting by the participation OF
several well-known former Washingtonians
anC persons well acquainted here. William
G. Edens in introducing the different
speakers, related some "reminiscences of
Washington and of his associations with
Mr.. Mckinley during the Spanish-American
war telling of the impression created in his
mind during these exciting days in the
tiCnal capital. The lodge was fortunate in
securing the attendance of Supreme Repre-
sentative c. f. Kuehnle of Dennison, Iowa,
law partner of Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw. David G. Bangs of Carnation Lodge,
who was born in Washington and had
many opportunities to the President
during his lifetime delivered thoughtful
address. Col James Hamilton Lewis was
also on the program, but was compelled by
other engagements to send regrets. The
audience was visibly affected by the sing
ing of the quartet of President Mckinley's
favorite hymn, Lead, Kindly Light" and
the services were brought to an appropriate
close by the subdued singing of Nearer,
My God, to Thee
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter No 8,
will pay a fraternaI visit to Mount Vernon
Chapter of Alexandria, Va, next Tuesday
evening.
The celebration of the approaching eighty
seventh anniversary of the l. Q. O. f.,
which will take place the 2ith of April,
promises to arouse much interest among
members of the fraternity, judging by
the enthusiasm displayed at the prelim
mary meeting held Thursday evening in the
blue room Cf Odd Fellows Temple, at which
Deputy Grand Master Vermillion presided.
Nearly all the lodges, encampments and
Rebekah branches were represented. An
other meeting of the committee VII be held
next Monday evening. A program Will be
prepared which will be in keeping with the
great revival of interest which now exists,
and enlist the general cooperation of Odd
Fellows in the jurisdiction.
Franklin Lodge No. q X. of P, will con-
fer the rank of page in modern amplified
form Thursday evening. March s. This
will be the first time this new work has
been presented in this domain, although 1t
was recently put on at B ltlmore. There Is
no change in the rituallStic work proper,
but many accessories are employed which
serve to embellish the degree.
The Scottish Rite Masons of New York
city Thursday evening celebrated the
,irrth of tha olcG-
ment of the Supreme Council A. A. S. R.,
by a dinner In honor of the sovereign grand
and grand consistorles. 1t occurred at the
Hotel Savoy a principal speaker was Gen.
Horatio l.. King, son of former Postmast-
er General King. In his remarks he gave,
according to the New York Sun, some
"reminiscences of the civil war and told how
President Mckinley came to Join the order.
1T was during the campaign in the Shen-
andoah valley" he said. Mckinley, then
captain, and myself, his ranking officer
at that time, were walking through a hos
pital tent in which were a number of con-
federate wounded. The captain seemed
surprised to see the surgeon In charge
of the ward talking to some of the con-
federate as If he had known them all his
life He shook hands with them ALL giving
here and there small sums of money until
his supply was exhausted Mckinley asked
the surgeon II he knew the men.
No" he replied.
We'll, do you ever expect to get the
money back?" Mckinley asked.
II presume some of them will return it
when they cam" said the doctor
why do you give it to them anyway"
They were Masons." said the doctor The
reply impressed Mr.. Mckinley so that he
Immediately Joined the lodge at Winchester
the city made famous by "Sheridan's Ride .
After the war he took his dimit to Canton
Lodge
High Chief Ruler Wayne w Cordell.
High Secretary William B. Kellv past
High Chief Ruler John c. Moore High
Levite John J. Coulter High Tent Direc-
tors John K. Mahoney and Lambert D.
Lyles of the Independent Order of Recha-
bites have agreed on the following list of
official visitations to the tents named.
Harmony. No, 1920 (men, 9th and G. streets
northwest. Tuesday evening. March 13;
Heber, No. 10 tmen) Odd Fellows Hall
Georgetown, d. c., Monday evening March
10: Patuxent. No 1145 Qadies), odd Fell
lows Hall. Laurel, Md, Friday evening,
March %; Good Samaritan, No. 1123
Qades) II s. Schroeder street Baltimore
Md, Tuesday evening, March 27 None
such, No. 1122 Qadies), Town Hall, Con-
March 80; Perseverance,, No. 109s Qadies5,
Sarepta Hall of Odd Fellows, Alexandria
Va, Monday evening, April 2; Oriole, No.
1906 (menJ, 11o4 Patterson avenue, Balti-
Golden Rule. No. 1854 Qadies). 304 B street
southeast, Monday evening, April 8; East
port. No. 1000 Qadies), Firemen's Hall,
Eastport, Nd. Friday evening April 13:
Laurel, No. 11o1 Qadies). Haines' Hall,
Anacostia. D. c., Wednesday evening, April
1S; Victory, No 1896 tIadies), Odd Fell
lows Hall, Langdon. D. c., Friday even
ing. April 20; Rescue. No. 110o (men) ia
n. Paca street, Baltimore, Md, Wednes-
day evening, April %; John B. Henderson,
No. 1889 (men). 419 10th street northwest
Thursday evening. April %: Onward, No.
1920 dadies), 9Th and G. streets northwest,
Wednesday evening. May 2; Advance, No
1909 (men), 9th and G streets northwest,
Friday evening, May A: Union, No. 81
(men), 623 Louisiana avenue northwest,
Wednesday evening, May 0; Eastern, No
90 Qadies), 304 B street southeast Friday
evening, May II; Staudfast (primary fe-
male and junior, Alberton. Nd, Monday
evening, May IA; Eagle, No. (men), 304
B street southeast, Thursday evening May
II: Jehu, No. % fmen). Weller's Hall. sth
and l streets southeast, Tuesday evening
May %; Purity, No. Qadies). 9th and g
streets northwest, Thursday evening May
"a; Wreath. No. 1913, and Ivy Ounior) No
939 Haines' Hall. Anacostia d. c., Tuesday
evening, May %; Welcome Junior, No e36
Plasterers' Hall, 41a street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest, Friday evening
June 1; Victor Guntor), No. e33, 3o4 B street
southeast. Monday evening, June 4; Purity
0uvenile), No. 93S, 3o4 B street southeast
Saturday evening, June o.
Harmony Lodge, No. 0, held an interest
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