Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

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recent stay of several months In the park
| The lecture VIII be given by +. c. Culver,
| VINO spent twenty years of his life In yell
lowstone Park, and we are assured that no
| better Illustrated or more entertaining lee
ture concerning this most beautiful and
wonderful section of our country has ever
| been given.
At the last meeting of B. B. French
Lodge the committee having charge of the
| canvass for subscriptions to the stock of the
new Masonic Temple Association presented
its report. t..I
The lodge will confer the Master Mason
degree February IS, and the Fellowcraft de-
| gree March 1.
New Jerusalem Lodge. No. 8. f. A A. NJ,
formed Ladies' Auxiliary for the Masonic
fair at meeting held in the lodge room
| freshments were served. The ladies are to
| have charge of Neg Jerusalem Lodge at
Convention Hall in April
Grand Secretary A. w. johnson of the
Grand Lodge, f. A. a. M, received this
week handsomely executed greeting from
Grand Master +. Hungerford. grand master
| of the Grand Lodge of Mark Masters OF
New South Wales. Australia.
Mount Vernon Chapter No. 3. Royal Arch
Masons. held its annual memorial services
| recently at the chapter room i'm the
| Masonic Temple. The services were in
| charge of a memorial committee of three
| -Jacobus s. Jones chairman: James T.
| Gibbs and Roe Fulkerson. Each of the
| deceased was referred TO feelingly by MEM
| bers of the chapter as follows:
Charles IL. Smith, died January s. 1906,
address by John S. Beach; Thomas +.
| Gibbs, died January 30, 1906. address by
John H. Olcott; James b. Littlewocd died
| February !, 1906. address by Frank Il.
4 Curtis; William ]. Simmons. died Febru-
airy 10, 1906, address by Jacobus S. Jones;
Percy ]. Eckels, died February Is. 1906.
| address by Fred NJ. Book; George A. Bart
| iett, died February %. 1906. address by
John A. Goodier Jefferson H. Jen-
nings, died March IL, 1906 address by
| Augustus b. Coolidge: David A. Fenton.
died March 25, 1906, address by Lurtin r.
CHM; Weston Flint, died April Q, 1906, ad-
| dress by Harry G. Kimball; John p.
Torbert died June 2 1905. address by
Roger O'Donnell: Edwin B. Hay, died
June II. 1905; address by William 8.
Parks; Bella w. Beebe. died July -, 1906.
address by Roe Fulkerson; Edward ID. Per-
| kins, died August II, 1906, address by Jo-
seph L. Atkins; George A. Darling. died
September II, 1906 address by Thomas Ell
lis; James o. p. Burnside, died Septem-
Der %, 1906, address by Louis A. Dent:
John F. Stewart, died December %, 1905,
address by Herman r. Mulzahn.
The memorial services were interspersed
with and closed by appropriate musical
selections.
M. q. Companion Geo. E Corson general
grand captain of the host of the General
Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons OF
the United States, entertained at dinner at
his residence on Wednesday evening last
distinguished company of his companions.
| The dinner was complimentary to the repre-
sentatives of the Grand Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons of this District who accom-
| panied the host to the triennial convocatlon
of the General Grand Chapter at Little
| Rock, Ark, in October, 1903. They were
| Messrs. George c. Ober, Augustus Is. Cool
idge, Harry X. Simpson and Charles
| Becker. The companions who were with
| him at the succeeding triennial convocation
| at Boston in June, 1906 were also present,
as follows: Charles Becker. Claude F.
| King, F.. st. Clair Thompson and Francis J.
Woodman. To meet them there were pres
| ent James d. Richardson, grand COM
| mander of the Ancient and Accepted Scot
fish Rite for the southern jurisdiction of the
| United States; Frank II. Thomas, grand
| captain general of the Grand Encamp nent
| of knights Templar; William F. Hunt.
| grand commander of the Grand Command
| cry of X. T. of the District of Columbia,
and Past Imperial Potentate Harrison Ding
man OF tine A. A. .. Mobiles Of the Mystic
| Shrine
The gathering at this dinner was not only
| a distinguished one, but exceedingly unique,
in that including the host. the twelve at the
table comprised the grand master OF
| Masons, the deputy grand master, the
| senior and Junior grand wardens ai-u Two
past grand masters of the Grand Lodge, the
| grand high priest the deputy grand high
| priest, the grand king, the grand scribe and
| six past grand high priests or the Grand
| Chapter; the grand commander ana three
| past grand commanders of the Grand Com
| mandery; the officers of the highest rank In
| both the Grand Encampment and the Cen
| eral Grand Chapter residing here at tho
capital, the grand commander OF the SUI
| preme Council of the Scottish Rite and six
| thirty-thirds Zone active and five honorary
| inspectors generaD of said Supreme Coun-
| Gil.
in Washington. that party of dozen Ma
| sons could be brought together holding
similar present and past official rank.
| The Odd Fellows Carnival of Nations
| will begin at Odd Fellows Hall next Nom
day evening. 1t is carnival and bazaar
| Lodge No. 10, l. o. o. F., for the beneht
of her celebrated prize-winnlng degree
team. ]. Ed. Fowler is chairman of the
| carnival general committee and George
| Gerberich is secretary.
Martha Chapter, No. 4. O. E. s.. was
| visited at it's regular meeting by the newly
| installed staff of the Grand Chapter of tho
District, there being in attendance besides
Worthy Grand Matron Clara E. Ball and
| Worthy Grand Patron ]. ]. Faber. the tol-
| lowing officers: Mrs. Julia N. Streater, A.
G. M; Mrs. Annie d. Riggles. grand treas
urer; Mrs. NJ. E. Teachum, grand lecturer.
| Mrs Mary II. O'Brien, grand conductress:
Mrs Hattie r. Hutchinson, associate grand
| conductress; Miss Ethel ID. Baker, grand
| marshal; Mrs. Minnie w. Burton. grand
organist; Mrs. Lizzie A. Guide, grand ADAM
| Mrs Catherine Glenn, grand Ruth; Mrs.
| Mary 1. Drake, grand Martha: Mrs. Jennie
Darcy grand Electa. and Mrs. Mamie
| Morgan, grand Warder. Inc VlSltorS heTo
! cordially welcomed in a brief address by
the worthy matron of the chapter, Mrs:
| Martha A. Harper, after which the degrees
| of the order were conferred with an me
accessories peculiar to No. 4. Upon the
| conclusion of the work remarks We're MADE
! by the grand matron and grand patron,
Junior Past Grand Matron Mrs. Jeanette
| r. Newton, l. Cabell Williamson, r. U. Z;
Patron, and Mrs. A. S. Williamson and
Mrs M. L. GUIDE, past grand matrons.
and Mr.. Charles F. Roberts, worthy
patron of Electa Chapter, No. z In ad-
| dition to those mentioned above there was
| an unusual number of the officers OF other
| chapters present the official stan OF
| Electa Chapter having but one absentee.
| The evening closed with collation. In the
banquet room.
| Martha Chapter has the distinction OF
having upon its roster of active members,
| besides the grand patron and associate
grand conductress of the Grand chapter
| of the Eastern Star, the grand master OF
Masons of the District. DR.. Francis D.
Woodman; the senior grand steward of the
Grand Lodge, Alex. Mckenzie, and three
| masters of subordinate lodges-George w.
Baumann, w. M of Dawson Lodge, No 10;