Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-30

Marian ScaRRS 10 camp NO 3, L. ~. OK a,
Wednesday was we'll attended. The hall
was handsomely decorated with flags and
flowers. The drill team of Camp No. 4, r
Q. of A. executed the initiatory work
Among those who contributed to the good
of the order" were: Commodore Sutton, A.
f. Gorham and several others. This camp
has the third-term president of the order
Mrs. Marian Mahoney has that honor Re-
freshmeEts were served after the enter
tainment
Sayer, captain of Company G, 81 Regiment
n. G. d. c. (Harries Veteransl, is the
holder of the ticket which won the ladys
prize at the fair given by the degree stan
Of Columbia Lodge. No. 10, l. o. o. F.
Tine secretary-treasurer Of the fair COM
mttee, ]. Z. Fowler, degree director OF the
team, is arranging elaborate degree work
for the near future and the team has fire.
quent drills and rehearsals.
At the annual grand visitation of the
grand master of Masons and his associate
grand officers to George c. Whiting Lodge.
No. 90. April H. Edgar Calender Snyder.
33d degree, Washington correspondent of
the Omaha Bee, will deliver an address.
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge. No. 4. gave as
an entertainment recently "A Glimpse of
Ould Ireland" The program consisted of
vocal and instrumental selections and reci-
tations. After the entertainment supper
was served
Grand Master Francis ]. Woodman of the
Grand Lodge. F. A A. NJ, yesterday issued
the following circular to the craft con-
corning the Masonic Temple and fair: I
have surely built thee an house to dwell in
settled place for thee to abide In for
ever Thus spoke King Solomon to the
children of Israel thirty centuries ago when
the first temple had been completed and
the ark deposited in the holy place. If in
that exutant throng there We're men who
knew of better sites than Mount Moriah
who thought there were good builders in
Jerusalem as could be furnished by the
tribe of Napthtali. who grumbled because
wood was brought from Lebanon and stone
from Zeredatha, or who regarded the whole
plan upon which the building proceeded as
fundamentally wrong, their murmurngs
had long been silerced by the prospect of
the glorious fulfillment of the promise of
God unto David.
Among intelligent a body OF men as
the Masonic fraternity it is not surprising
that there should be differences of opinion
concerning an enterprise of such great
'pith and moment as the building of
new temple. Every phase of the subject
however has been considered and every
plan carefully weighed, with the result
that thirtyseven Masonic bodies have given
their adhesion to the Masonic Temple AS
sociation, under whose direction the build
ing will be erected. Tho association is
composed of men of higtl character sound
judgment and business sagacity. in whose
hands the interests OF the fraternity may
be safely confided. 1t has received the
unanimous Endorsement of the Grand
Lodge, and it should also have the undivid-
ed support of the whole fraternity.
Now, my brother. remember that har-
mony is the strength ard support of all
well-resulated institutions, especially this
of ours The time for discussions has pass
ed. and we should he united in the
cause which is dear to hearts. l
appeal to you. and to al the brethren of
this jurisdiction. to lay aside all differ
ences and stand shoulder to shoulder in
UNFOLDING this. the most momentous enter
prise which has ever ed the energies
of the craft in the District of Columbia.
If your views not in accord with those
of the Overwhelming majority of your
brethren, it is your duty as q loyal Mason
to defer to the will of the majority.
4 heartily commend to your patronage
the Masonic fair which will be given during
the coming month under the auspices of the
Manos:c Temple Association, and which al
ready gives promise of yielding larger re-
turns for the new temple than were realized
by the preceding fairs. Tic sale of season
tickets being the principal source of reve-
nue., l especially urge you to accept
the tickets which have heen sent to you,
and account for the same to the ticket COM
Inittee as early practicable. You can
readily dispose of them if you cannot af-
ford to pay for all of them yourself. The
great majority of us are only of moderate
means, but We can certainly do at least
this much for the cause of the new temple.
Rave an abiding faith that the future of
the new temple is secure in the hands
of the eight thousand brethren of the craft
in the district OF Columbia. They will up
hold the hands of the Masonic Temple AS
sociation, which will build for the fra
ternity AN house to dwell in, settled
place to abide in forever"
Chancellor Commander c. E. McAlester
of Decatur Lodge. No. ., X. of P, was
born IN Lewiston. Me, in 1850 He removed
to assachusetts when quite young, and
there learned the trade Of book binding. He
was employed at tnat bus ness ii Provi
derCe, r. l.. from 1852 to 1901. when he
received an appointment to the government
printing office here, and became affiliated
with Decatur Lodge. lie has filed the
chairs of master-at-arms, prelate and vice