Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
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The triennial conclave Of knights Tenn
plar at Saratoga Springs next week will be
| honored by the attendance Of the Earl of
Euston. an eminent English nobleman long
prominent in the fraternity. He will be
present as the personal representative Of
King Edward VII, who was for many
years grand master of England, an Office
he but recently surrendered to his brother,
the Duke of Connaught Elaborate prep
arations are being made for his reception.
He will be accompanied by Thomas Frazer,
F. c. Van Duzer and H. J. Homer of the
English bodies, and escorted by w. Frank
Pierce of California, treasurer of the Su-
preme Council of the Southern Masonic
Jurisdiction Of the Scottish Rite in the
United States
The earl and his party will arrive on
the Baltic of the White Star line and will
be received by a committee headed by John
Little past grand commander of the Tenn
plars of New York.
Sunday morning the party will leave for
Saratoga in a special car attached to the
1850 train They will remain there until
Friday, when they, with other distinguished
guests, will form a house party for the
week end. at the summer home Of Mr.. Van
Duzer at Newburg. The earl will return to
GASldHu Ou July To- Dul Tie OlieiS III HIS
party have arranged to remain in this
country through portion of the summer.
The several Washington communicates will
journey to the conclave by different trains.
Washington Commandery, No. 1, will leave
at 30 am. tomorrow over the Baltimore
and Ohio; Columbia Commandery, No. 2,
will go at am tomorrow, and Orient
Commandery, No. 5, goes at o'clock to-
morrow. Potomac Commandery, No. 3,
does not go as an organization, but its
members will accompany the other COM
manderies. De Molay Commandery goes
Monday on a shorter itinerary.
The members Of the Improved Order OF
Red Men of Baltimore will hold field day
exercises at Gwynn Oak Park August
next. An interesting and unique program
has been arranged by the committee in
charge and everything will be done to make
the occasion memorable one for those
who may attend. 1t is estimated that at
least 1000 members Of the order will be in
line in the parade, which will take place at
l o'clock in the afternoon the day of the
exercises. These members will be in full
Indian costume and mounted. The line of
march will be from Red Mems Hall, on
Paca street, to Lexington, to Fulton ave-
nue., to Druid Hill Park, where cars will
be boarded and convey the braves" to
Gwynn Oak, where the great council fire
will be kindled.
The features to be presented at the park
include the capture and torture of a spy
by members Of Potomac Tribe, No. 81: the
Indian play "Oneta, the Little One" by the
members of Tecumseh Tribe, No. Jos, and
the capture and saving of Capt John
Smith. This historical event will be de-
picted under the direction of George Minor
and will be one of the most interesting fea-
lures of the outing. This is the first dem
onstration of this character ever given in
this city by the Improved Order of Red
Men, and not a stone has been left I'M
turned to make it grand success The
recently organized band of Tecumseh Tribe
will furnish music for this occasion.
The Baltimore Elks have completed their
arrangements to attend the convention to
be held in Philadelphia the week of July
Is. The Baltimore members of the Grand
Lodge will leave Sunday, July IA, in or
der to promote the candidacy of Thomas
F. McNulty for the office of grand trustee.
Mr. McNulty has been appointed to lead
the grand chorus of over 1000 voices in
the singing of AUD Lang Syne" at IL
oclock-the mystic hour-Tuesday night.
He is very well known in Washington, and
the local lodge will do all it can to aid him.
1t is possible that the next international
Masonic conference will be held in Wash
ington. This is the news brought to Paris
10y American delegates to the international
congress just concluded at Brussels. The
American delegates are James D. Richard
son, grand commander of the Supreme
Council Of the southern jurisdiction. Wash
ington; George F. Moore of Alabama, an
officer of the same jurisdiction, and S. c.
Lawrence of Boston, lieutenant grand COM
mdnQer OF the northern JURISDICTION. OtnefS
with the three American delegates who have
been travelling on the continent are Frank
Pierce of California, Charles F. Gallagher
of Boston and Barton Smith Of Toledo,
Ohio. According to newspaper accounts Mr..
Richardson said that twenty-one supreme
councils, governing Masonic degrees above
the third, were represented at the congress,
which was not held for legislative purposes,
but for the unification of the Scottish rite,
to devise means for obtaining the unifica-
ton of the supreme councils all over the
world and to deal with irregular Masonic
bodies I'VE Americans did not come to ask
for anything" Mr.. Richardson said, ''but
to help the movement for a closer union of
Masonic organization throughout the world.
We were delighted with the excellent spirit
prevailing, and the weeks work done will
prove very useful to American Masons Wis
it!ng Europe. Toward the close of the ses-
sion a resolution was adopted to hold the
next congress, five years hence, at a city to
be decided upon by the two American juris-
dictions."
The souvenir postal card craze has
obliged the Philadelphia post office officials
to order 2.50O,O00 extra one-cent stamps for
use in the week of the Elks' convention
This supply Is over and above that to meet
the demand for one-cent stamps, which, be-
cause of the souvenir card craze, has in
creased in the last year at the rate of $4,000
worth a month. This additional revenue
derived by the post office from postal cards
represents the mailing of 100000 souvenir
cards a month, purchased by the senders
at the conservatively estimated price Of
$50 600.
Golden Rule Lodge, No 81. and Washing
ton Lodge No. 8. l. o. o. F., held a joint
installation meeting Tuesday evening, and
the following officers were installed for a
term of six months: Noble grand, w. S.
Keiser; vice grand, ]. G. Carlson; recording
secretary, Joseph Burroughs; financial sec
rotary, c. E. Bartlett; treasurer, James H.
Crew; warden, ]. c. r. Main; conductor.
W. H. Smoot; outside guardian. G. w.
hutchinson; inside guardian, j. A. Quisen
berry; left scene supporter, L. NJ. Carroll;
right scene supporter, John McCarty; right
supporter to the noble grand, w. A. Dodge;
left supporter to the noble grand F. w.
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