Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-10
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New Jerusalem Lodge, No. 9. F. A. A. M
! conferred the fellowcraft degree at It's
| stated communication Thursday evening,
/ and at the next stated communication,
/ March %. will have the master Mason's de-
/ gree work The lodge promises to have
! GOOD year under Worshipful Master Thos.
| c. Henderson The annual visitation TO
! New Jerusalem Lodge by Grand Master
/ Walter A. Brown and his associate officers
Of the Grand Lodge will occur April u, and
! arrangements are now being completed for
| the event New Jerusalems sick commit
tee has been announced as follows War
rem ]. Coffin, Charles Reiter. Emil Esher,
Darby Coon, Charles CoNen and Thomas
". Esther. The present line officers of the
New Jerusalem Lodge are as follows:
Thomas c. Henderson. master; William Nc
Neir. senior warden; Edwin S. Clarkson,
junior warden; VIM. e. Dennison, p. M,
secretary: Robert y Goldman p NJ treas
urer: J. c. Schofeld, senior deacon; Warren
J. Coffin. junior deacon; w. lvanhOe
JOchun senior steward; J. w. Henderson,
Junior steward; Andrew ". Kelley, 2. NJ,
master OF ceremonies, and Albert S. Riddle,
tier
Ascalon Temple No. 81, D. 0. K, X.
viii have ceremonial session Monday
evening. There will be a good-siZed class
of candidates in attendance. Arrange
| ments are being made for the approaching
| visit to Baltimore. for which occasion AS
Gallon Temple is arranging a team to con-
fer the degree in ample form for Ben Hadad
! Temple of Baltimore. A number of the
votaries Of Ascalon win be in the Ben
lIadad class that evening.
Potomac Commandery. No g. Knights
Templar. conferred the order of the Red
Cross on Wednesday evening. There were
three candidates, and past commanders of
IN the last official circular of the comman-
derry Eminent Commander DR.. Charles I.
Lindsay says: "on Wednesday evening,
February 2S. your Eminent Commander
and Eminent Sir Knight II. c. Craig, with
others from Washington were the guests Of
the Line officers and Past Commanders
Association OF Division No l in PHILADELPHIA
At some remote period in its history the
denizens OF the Quaker City may have been
a little slow, but at present there is moth
/ Ing tarGy in the pace set by the Ytguant
Temp,ars of the city of brotherly love.
We have never been greeted with greater
courtesy, never treated with finer hospi-
tality than by the sir knights in the city
( of homes
Sir Knight Harry r. Hughes of Potomac
Commandery was hurried in Rock Creek
cemetery February "a OF his death Re
cOrder 3. W. Murch says in the last cir
cular: Sir Knight Hughes in HIS youth
fought for the preservation Of the Union,
and he died an honored comrade of the
Grand Army of the Republic. His life
was a worthy and a useful one, such as
make the strength of our nation"
There will probably soon be an interest
ing event among local Pythian lodges. II
has been discussed for several months, and
Is probably near to fruitlon. Two Of the
younger lodges of the jurisdiction-Superi
No. 81, organized IN November, 1897, ana
Justus II Rathbone. No. 90. organized in
The united lodge will have over 2o0 mem
hers. and will be by far the largest lodge In
this Jurisdiction, which is known as the
mother domain of the world. Both these
lodges are composed Of active and intelli-
gent members. and both have been promi-
nent IN the relatively recent reconstruction
and rehabilitation of the great fraternity
founded here by Justus H Ratmbone in
1864 The details of the consolidation have
not been fully arranged, although the idea
has been under consideration for some
time. II the consolidation is accomplished,
there will be an important Pythian cere-
nouial in charge of the Grand Lodge. There
are rumors Of other consultations under
consideration. although none have reached
the advanced stage Of the arrangements
for uniting Superior and Justus H Rath-
bone lodges.
Superior Lodge, No 81. Will confer the
third rank the evening of Thursday, March
10 at their castle hall in Pythian Temple.
At that time the question OF the merging
OF the two lodges Will come up for final
discussion as far as Superior Lodge IS con-
cerned.
.rightwood Castle, No. l. knights of the
Golden Eagles, held meeting Wednesday
last at 1927 18th street northwest. A large
number of members and visitors were pres
ent, among them being f. Kerper. P. G.
c.: J. B. Woodfield T. G. c.; r. b. Bond,
Neldfelt p. C. of No. 2. A smoker the
feature OF the evening. Wednesday next
the castle will confer the knights degree.
| Bright Castle will have degree WORK
| every meeting this month. In April the de-
| gree team Will entertain the members and
| friends Of the castle at smoker.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection. A. A S. r.,
| held stated communication last Tuesday
| evening at Scottish Rite Cathedral, 1907 q
| street northwest. The session was In
| charge of the new venerable master, Jaeo-
| bus S. Jones, who Is expected to have an
! aggressive and successful year. He has
| presided over q number of other fraternal
! organizations, and Is at present the poten-
tate of Aimas Temple OF the Mystic Shrine.
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter, No. 8,
! rehearssd the mark masters and past mas
| ter's degrees at the stated convocatton Fri
| day evening. The new high phiest, Leslie
| Crarner has started upon his administra-
| ton under suspicious circumstances. and
/ promises to have an excellent year.
/ AT q recent CoiiNSL eiOiA v! amin A-ouSe
| No. Q, X OF p, the rank of knight was
| conferred in amplined form by the degree
| team On Thursday evening the rank Oh
page was conferred on a large class of can
| didates by the degree team. assisted by
| Washington Company of the uniform rank
| A large number OF visitors were present.
| This was the first eyemplifcation OF tbs
amplfed first degree by team in this city
/ The main hall on the first door was utilized
| for the ceremonies and II was comfortably
| filled. The lodge had for Its guests for ths
/ special occasion delegation from Mountain
| City Lodge of Frederick, Nd, which has tht
crack degree team OF the state. and also
/ the grand chancellor OF that state. Preiim.
| mary to the ampltfied work a prologue was
given by Claude III. Woodward. accompanied
by tabieaux. portraydng life at Syracuse II
the days Of Dionysius and Damon and