Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23


knights of Pythias. paid their annual
grand visitation to Amaranth Lodge, No.
Is. Monday evening. The attendance was
large and nearly every lodge in the do
main was represented. The work was
conducted by a selected degree team from
various lodges of the District.
All the members of the team belonged
to local lodges. excepting the seventh
senator. c. F. Miller who is a member
of an Ohio lodge. The present officers of
Amaranth Lodge are as follows: Wilson
Harvey. c. c.. 123 10th street northeast;
j. P. Hawkins, v. c.. 703 9th street
northeast; ]. NJ Harr, prelate, 9O7 Mary
land avenue northeast: w. f. Bradley,
NJ. of W.. $40 H street northeast; James
r. S. Dickens, X. of r. and s., post
office box 200; w. r. Carver. NJ. of F..
1924 Florida avenue northeast; Nathan
Cowsill. NJ of E., 500 7th street northeast:
nue. northeast; W. H. Kendrick. /. G.,
Ballston, Va: w. B. Hardy, o. G., ass
Louisiana avenue northwest.
Grand Master Francis ]. Woodman paid
his annual grand visitation to National
Lodge. No ~, Tuesday evening. The grand
master and his associate officers were re-
ceived with all due honors. and the lodge
extended to the Grand Lodge and all it's
visitors ample hospitality. The reports
received gave evidence that the lodge had
enjoyed a very prosperous year, showing
good gain in membership and fs.
cal status. The present officers of
National Lodge are Lafayette Lea
man. worshipful master; ]. E. Payne.
senior warden; NJ A Coykendall. junior
warden. Its surviving past masters are
Richard c. Lewis, 1S7S-SO: Edward Kern.
1SS2-S3: Peter S. Lesh, 1884: T. John New
ton. 1SS5-S6: JOS. NJ. Eggleston, 1SSI-SS;
Harry l.. Walcott. 1929; w. E. Handy.
1898; Fred. w. Buddecke, 1890; Abner P.
Wilde, 1900; Dan c. Vaughan, 1901; VIM.
t. Hastings, 19O2-03; Samuel w. E.
Pegues, 1904: JOS. A. Mcdaniel, 1905;
Louis kronheimer, 1906.
The officers of the Grand Lodge of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, headed
by Grand Master A. r. Vermilion, paid
their annual visitation to Friendship
Lodge, No. -. at the lodge hall. SD Goth
street northwest. last Wednesday evening.
DR.. w. II. Sellers, noble grand, and DIR.
B. j. Reed, vice grand. passed an eXcep-
tionally creditable examination in the un-
written work of the order, and the secre-
tarfes and treasurer were highly compi-
mented on the accuracy and neatness of
their books. The finances of the lodge
were shown to be in excellent condition,
and healthy growth in membership was
announced. At the conclusion of the ex-
animation Grand Conductor D. V. CHS
holm addressed the lodge and gave an
interesting description of his recent visit
to lodge at his home in North Carolina,
where the ritualistic work of the order
was performed in an original manner.
Grand Representative ]. /. Brown also
made short address, After the adjourn
ment of the lodge the members and guests
present assembled in the banquet hall on
the second floor, where refreshments were
served. Judge Arson S. Taylor, grand
chaplain of the Grand Lodge, acted as
POSTMASTER, and short addresses were
made by Grand Marshall D. A. Dugan.
Grand Warden r. A Ford. Grand Repre-
sentative ]. H. Crew and Past Grand W.
G. Berg of Covenant Lodge, No. -
Rev. DR.. Madison c. Peters in recent
theater in New York city took for his
subject Masonry A number of the
New York Masonic lodges were repre-
sented in response to an invitation of DR..
Peters: The address was eulogy of the
Masonic order.
Masonry is religious" he said 'but it
is not a religion. 1t selects for no man
the mode or manner of his religious wor-
ship. 1t designates no particular church
in which a man may offer his devotion
1t does teach the truths of Revelation,
but does not concern itself with dogmatic
Interpretation. 1t leaves to a man the
selection of his religious tenets according
to the dictates of his own conscience.
The open Bible is the first thing that the
candidate for membership sees in its
lodges.
Il believe that the church of the future
will be as broad in its teachings as the
Masonic order. No man can become a
Mason without becoming a better man
unless he is dead to the most sacred
feelings Of human life
An old picture of a model of Solomon
Temple. surrounded by pictures of bibli-
cal scenes and Masonic emblems is in
the possession of Frank B. Mills, watch
man at the Naval Observatory. Mr.. Mills
considers that the picture is most rare,
wide search having revealed but one like
it, which is in Canada. Mr. Mills has
correspondent with Masons in various
parts of the world to find out if another
copy exists. and also to determine the
antiquity of his copy, but except that in
Canada. none has been discovered and no
other information can be obtained. The
picture is mounted on canvas and on
rods like map. Along the top runs this
title: "A Beautiful and Accurate Eleva-
ton of the Temple of Solomon. taken
from the Celebrated Model Erected by
Counselor Schott at Hamburg" The
pictures are colored and the inscription
is not dated. The chart is about 21s by 4
feet in dimensions.
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