Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-19
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aided Dy lis IrleTuS III puSAhSSS' PN~-S
private life, Is to open its brilliant Masonic
May festival next Monday at Convention
Hall. It will continue for a week. and
each evening will be given over to different
forms of attractive entertainments. Inc
purpose is to carry into final effect the
great enterprise the fruition Of which has
long been the dream and hope of the fra
ternity in this capital city.
The proceeds will be used to ''build' the
temple on the fine site now owned in fee
by the fraternity, and which Is located al
the junction Of New York avenue, H and
18th streets northwest. The temple will
be constructed on broad and liberal lines,
embodying every feature Of a modern up
to-date Masonic building. The plans are
so arranged as to provide ample space FOR
| the accommodation Of the lodges chap
tiers, Communicates and other bodies re-
lated thereto, 1t is arranged to provide a
spacious auditorium for the accommodation
of large public gatherings for which there
is demand. The exterior design and finish
| will be of elegant and imposing arcni-
tectural character, and when completed the
building will be a handsome addition 10
the many public and private edif1ces that
already adorn the city of Washington, and
will serve as home and headquarters for
members of the Masonic fraternity of the
world when visiting the national capital
The following are announced as the COM
mittees of Almas Temple, A. A. o. N. M. S.,
in charge of all arrangements for the trip to
the thirtieth triennial conciave of the grand
encampment at Saratoga Springs. N. Y.
beginning July 8: Executive-John 8.
Beach, chairman; J. Claude KEEPER, Benja-
min g. Graves, the commander. ex-oficio.
Advisory-narrison Dingman, chairman;
Eldred G. Davis. Warren H. circuit, David
G.. Dixon. Henry X. Simpson. George H
Walker, Thomas p. Morgan, Charles T.
Ca1dUou JOepnh A Oliver Ffpqnra-Al-
bert r. Fox. chairman; Henry 8. Merrill,
Claude r. King, Jacobus 8. Jones. ]. Russell
Verbrycke. Music-F'red w. Behreps, chair
man; Jesse r. Grant, Nathaniel B. Fugtt,
Gabriel F. Johnston. Entertainment-Wil-
| liam 8. Parks. chairman; William II.
| Yerkes. jr.. Abram r. Server. Jesse B. X
Lee. There Is also a solicitation committee
| of twenty-five mobiles. headed by George
| Spransy.
Orient Commandery. No. 2, Knights Tenn
/ plar, will confer the order OF the Red Cross
on Monday evening at the asylum in Naval
| Lodge Hall. This commandery is arrang-
| ing to give an excursion to Marshall Hall
| In June. 1t has also designated the fol-
| lowing as saratoga triennial conceive
committee: William E. Miller. Alex. Nc
| Kenzie E. B. Hesse, 8. Hodgson, e. p.
| Hazleton and William M. Garrett. In his
| Official circular announcing the Monday
night conciave Eminent Commander MUM
| paws tribute to the late Grand Generalissl-
| mo George H. Walker as follows: He was
| a lovable character. true Mason a cour-
| teous knight to the widowed ana orphaned;
we extend our sincere and heartfelt SYM
pathy May the Great Captain of our Sal
walton protect and support them in this.
| their dark hour.
| Grand Recorder Aryine w. Johnston Of
/ the Grand Commanry. K T., who Is also
grand secretary Of the Grand Chapter, r.
| M. has received official circulars from all
the Michigan grand bodies announcing the