Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09

NJ, are: Francis J. Woodman, grand mas
ter; Augustus B. Coolidge, deputy grand
| master; Henry K. Simpson. senior grand
warden; George c. ODER, junior grand war
den; Arvine w. Johnston. grand secretary;
James A. Sample, grand treasurer; Thomas
H. Young, grand lecturer: Joseph Dawson,
grand chaplain; j. Russell Verbrycke, as
sistant grand chaplain; j. Claude KEEPER.
grand deacon; Charles E. Baldwin, junior
grand deacon; T. John Newton, grand
sword bearer; John Speed Smith, grand
pursuivant Alexander Mckenzie, senior
grand steward; Alexander Grant, Junior
grand steward; Warren c. Bickford, grand
tiler
The following brethren participated in
the ceremony by authority of the grand
Houston, P. NJ, Hope Lodge, No: 20;
bearers of lesser lights, John a. Colburn,
P. NJ, Dawson Lodge, No. 16; Louis D.
Carman, P. NJ, Harmony Lodge No. II;
Louis Goldschmidt. P M, Armnus Lodge,
No. %; bearer of Washington trowel, Thos.
B. Cochran. w. M, Alexandria Washington
Lodge No. ~, Virginia; bearer of Washing
ton gavel. Lem Towers, jr., W. NJ Potomac
Lodge, No. .; bearer of square, John I.
Meany, P. M, Hiram Lodge, No. 10;
bearer of level. VIM. Montgomery. P. M,
Osiris Lodge, No. 20: bearer of plumb, j.
Eldridge Burns, P. M. Myron NJ. Parker
Lodge, No. 81; bearer of corn, Ralph w.
Lee, P. NJ, Federal Lodge, No /; bearer of
wine, Louis c. Wilson, P. =, Acacia Lodge,
+ No. IS; bearer of oil, Washington Z. Nalley,
P. NJ, Stansbury Lodge, No. "a.
Aids to the grand marshal-Andrew w.
Kelley, Charles c. Coombs and w. w.
Jermane.
From Subordinate Bodies.
Representatives to Masonic Temple Asso-
citation from subordinate bodies: Grand
Lodge James A. Sample; Federal Lodge,
No. l. r. B. Donaldson; Columbia Lodge.
No B. Frank B. Curtis; Lebanon Lodge, No.
Z, Henry Ortiz; the New Jerusalem Lodge,
No. 8. William G. Henderson; Hiram Lodge,
No. 10, James B. Lambie; ST Johns Lodge,
No. II, Alex. Mckenzie; National Lodge,
No. II. r. c. Lewis: Washington Centen-
B. French Lodge, No. 10, John R. CARR
son; Dawson Lodge, No. 16, Samuel r.
Bond; Harmony Lodge, No. II, Arvine w.
Johnston; Acacia Lodge, No. IS, H. W. p
Morgan; Hope Lodge, No. 20, j. Frank
Trazzare; Pentalpha Lodge, No. %, Nh-
liam A. Kimmel; Osiris Lodge, No. e. 10;
seph Herzog; King David Lodge, No. %,
Daniel G. Davis; Grand Chapter, Matthew
Trmble; Columbia Chapter, No. l, Allison
Nailor. jr.; Washington Chapter, No :. T.
G. DeMoll; Mt. Vernon Chapter. No. 3, John
H. Olcott; Eureka Chapter No. 4, Franc
E. Sherry; Lafayette Chapter, No. .. George
w. Evans: Mt. Horeb Chapter. No. I. Jo-
seph ". Zimmerman: Hiram Chapter, No.
TO- Ira W. Hopkins; Grand Commandery.
E. G. Davis; Washington Commandery, No.
l. Benz S. Graves; Columbia Commandery,
No. ., ]. H. Small, jr,; De Molay Mid.
Commandery. No. !. a. ". Kelley: ORIENT
Commandery, No. >. William H.. Wunder;
Mithras Lodge of Perfection, H. X. Simp-
son; Evangelist Chapter, Rose Croix Har
rison Dingman: Robert de Bruce Council,
B. F. Smith; Albert Pike Consstory, Frank
H. Thomas. now deceased; Almas Temple,
Harry Standford.
Grand Chapter and Commendery.
The present officers of the Grand Chap
ter and Grand Commandery are as follows:
Council officers, Grand Chapter-Claude F.
King, grand high priest; e. st. Clair
Thompson, deputy grand high priest;
Francis j. Woodman. grand king; Nathan
lei B. Fugitt. grand scribe. Council Off
GERS, Grand Commandery, X. T.-Thos. F.
Morgan, grand commander; w. H. H. C:s-
sci, deputy grand commander; w. II. klop-
fer, grand generalssimo; George c. Ober,
grand captain-general.
The granite corner stone for the new tenn
pie was presented to the Masonic Temple
Association by Geo. c. Fischer of the New
Jerusalem Lodge, No. g.
Participated in Exercises.
The Grand Chapter r. A. NJ, met at
Masonic Temple at 12:45 o'clock pm, and
took part in the exercises as guests Of the
Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge met in
formal session at / O clock pm This body
opened in the first or contemporaries
degree for the purpose-of permitting all
| members of the fraternity who have not
yet been raised to the degree of master
Mason to participate in the ensuing pro-
ceedings.
The present Masonic Temple. at the cor
ner of F and 9th streets, was dedicated
May 90 1870 At the laying of it's corner
stone Andrew Johnson, then President, was
an active participant. At the time that
temple was dedicated the MasOns regarded
| it with pride and delight, and spoke of it
| in glowing terms model of convenience
for the brethren, honor to. the craft
and an ornament to the capital city. At
| the dedication Ben Perley Poore delivered
| a scholarly address