The Washington times., 1906-10-14
HOME DEDICATION
BY D. {. S. TUESDAY
Rites for LamOnd'S Station
Edifice to Be Impress
SlVe.
LODGES TO HOLD PARADE
Thousand Master Masons OF the Dis
triet Expected TO Attend the
Ceremony.

Elaborate preparations have been
made for the dedication Tuesday of the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home or the
District OF Columbia. near Lamond IS
station. Invitations have been sent 10
every Master Mason in the District. and
il is roughly estimated that at least
thousand will bc present
The Grand Lodge will be opened la
special session at the Masonic Temple,
al I2.45 O'Clock. and at the same hour
"a procession viii be formed on + street,
with right resting ou Ninth street, iH
the following order. National Guard
Band Washington Commandery, 40. ].
*. r.; master Masons, past masters,
masters Of lodges. and the grand lodge.
Walter \. Brown. grand master has
issued an order 20 the erect that all who
attend the dedlcatory services shall be
Rttired in dark clothing and hat lamb
skin apron, and white gloves. The grand
lodge is 10 be escorted 20 the station by
minor departments.
Sister MasOns TO Assemble.
NIrs. Jeannette r. Newton. worthy
crand matron, and Rose A. Nost, grand
secretary, have directed their sister Ma
sons 10 assemble NJ the Baltimore and
Ohio depot az ! o'clock. Special trains
VIII run TO the home. leaving the station
at l.5o and returning ar 4:f5 O'Clock.
AT the homo. services will be proceed
ed by music. the Marine Band having
been engaged for the occasion. The fol-
lowing program viii bc observed:
Invocation-Mrs. Charlotte NJ Pine.
sFand chaplain of Grand Chapter o..
T..
Vocal music-Mssonic choir. ". D.
Mcfarland. Alexander Mosher. j. Henry
Kaiser. and j. Walter Humphrey
Address-ITs. AIcona Lamond. presi-
dent board of directors.
Vocal soIo-NIrs- Thomas c. NOyes.
Addrs sss-Mrs. Jeanette X. Newton.
Walter a. Brown. grand master Of
Masons.
Dedication-By Grand Lodge. +. a.
A. NJ, Of District of Columbia.
BenedIcuon-The Rev d. w. Skelleng-
eT, grand chaplain.
Tae following Masous at the conclu-
sion of the services will entertain tho
visitors: Mrs. Alcena LamOnd, pres
idcnt board of directors John a.
Meyer. secretary; John r. O'Neil.
treasurer, L. Cabell Williamson, James
a. WetmOre, J.. r. CHM, Mrs. Mary
p. Okey. Charles J. James, Mrs. Annie
Y. Yeatman. Mrs. NJ. Ella Espey, Mrs.
Julia n. Streater Thomas J. Lander
sreu. J. Henry Harrison, and Mrs. Jean
uettc r. Newton.
History of Homes Rise.
The Order Of the Eastern Star began
making preparations for a home IN 1897.
Two years later. Carolyn Handy, grand
matron, interested the grand chapter
in the project. She made a recon-
mendation that a committee be ap-
pointed 10 draft plans for large in
stitutIon 20 be owned and run by the
Eastern Star Order Subsequently, n
committee OF nine grand officers took
I'D The specified work. The first tangi-
bic evidence Of progress was a gift OF
500 by c. 3. Okey. chairman OF the
home committee. In 1900. three little
children Of a deceased Mason fell 70
the care OF the committee and melted
them 70 greater activity.
A tea" was held AT Scottish Rite
Cathedral anG several hundred dollars
was realized. In 1890 sufficient progress
had been made TO warrant the grand
CHAPTER in pctitioning Congress 10 in
corporate the Eastern Star Home Of
the District of Columbia This act was
passed by Congress March 10, 1902 4
board of directors was chosen. y p per
cent capita tax, levied upon the entire
membership Of the Eastern Star. was by
vote OF the grand chapter, ordered at|
the same time.
A series Of luncheous added $500 to
the fund. This gave them money enough
60 begin and made the home a reality.
a property worth $4,000 today stands
aa evidence of what the two orders
nave done. Entirely free OF debt. the
building as at present constructed, rep
resents one wing of the proposed struc-
-Ue. the other two sections of the
building tc be erected rs need for more
room develops iu the future. The
structure now completed contains
twenty rooms completely furnished.
The building committee is as follows:
l.. CabsIl Williamson, chairman; AIcena
LamOnd, John a MOyer, John F.
oNeu. and Mary B. Okey. The fur
niture committee is composed Of the fol-
lowing. Jeannette r. Newton. chair
MAN. Tom J. Landergren. and C. J.
James.