Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-21
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Grand High Priest Claude F. King OF
the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Ma
sons has announced his annual grand
visitations to the several subordinate
chapters. He has also directed all Sec
retaries and treasurers of chapters to SUD-
NIT their books to the grand secretary
and grand treasurer at least a week prior
to the annual visitations They will all
be at S O'Clock pm sharp.
The visitaions will. as may be seen, open
at Brightwood Chapter and close with
Mount Vernon, and will be over within
one month from the time they start In
sequence of dates they will occur as fol-
lows: Brightwood, No. o, January 8;
Washington, No. 2 January 0; Mount Ho-
reb, No. I. January 10; Hiram, No. 10,
January 10; Potomac. No. s. January IA;
Capitol, No. IL, January 10; Eureka, No.
4, January II; La Fayette, No. ., Jan
uary 81: Columbia, No. 1, January p;
Anacostia. No. II, January %; Washing
ton Naval, No. 6. January IS; Mount YER
non, No. 3, February 8.
All the chapters meet in Masonic Tenn
pie excepting Brightwood, No. .: Mount
Horeb, No 4: Hiram. No. 10; Potomac,
No. =: Capitol, No. IL; Anacostia, No. II,
and Washington Naval No. q, which
gather respectively in Brightwoed; at the
Scottish Rite Cathedral on G street north
west: at Masonic Hall, Georgetown: In
Northeast Temple; at the Masonic Hall
in Anacostia and In Naval Lodge Hall
on Capitol Hill. The several visitations
will occur at the stated convocations OF
the chapters excepting those to Capitol.
Eureka, Columbia, Washington. Naval
and Mount Vernon chapters, for which
special convocations will be held.
The present officers of the Grand Chap
ter are as follows:
Grand Chapter-Claude F. King. grand
high priest; E. St. Clair Thompson. D. G..
Nat. B. Fugitt, G. scribe; Arvine w.
Johnston, G.. secretary; NJ. r. Thorp, G.
treasurer; Orville Drown, G. visitor and
lecturer; John NJ. Schick, G. chaplain:
Kenton n. Harper. G. c. of H.; NJ D.
Null. G. P. sojourner: Jacobus S. Jones'
G. r. A. captain; Adolphus GUIDE. G. NJ
of third veil; Walter B. Pettus, G. NJ. of
second veil; Lem Towers. jr.. G; NJ. of
first veil: c. c. Helmick, G. sentinel; A.
F. Fox. L. r. CHM and Harrison Ding
man. trustees.
Worshipful Master Edwin s. .Clarkson
of New Jerusalem Lodge. No o., F.. A. A.
NJ. has named the following appointive
officers: Senior steward, Thomas Kelley;
Junior steward. Wilfred E. Lawson: mas
ter of ceremonies. Andrew W. Kelley, P
M; Organist Raphael Rooster; finance
committee, William G.. Henderson. P. G.
NJ; Andrew w. Kelley, p. M; James B.
Henderson. P. NJ. The proxies for the
council officers in the Grand Lodge are
as follows: For the master, j. H. JocAum,
senior P. D. G. NJ: for the senior warden.
Andrew w. Kelley. P. NJ; for the Junior
warden, George W. Smith. r. NJ. The
treasurer of New Jerusalem Lodge. R. v.
Ond consecutive term of service. Before
his first term as treasurer began he was
worshipful master-in 1862 and 1868. He
has been a master Mason since 1859.
What grand jurisdiction can beat this
record? Past Master Charles II. Venable
of Naval Lodge, No 4, F. A. A. NJ. was
raised a master Mason in that lodge No
vember Z, 1872; has been a member of
the lodge continuously since that time.
and was its worshipful master in 1S49.
He Is thus the senior master Mason (more
than sixty-five years.; the senior past
master (more than ffty-eight years., and
Is the Oldest Mason in years eighty nine)
In this Jurisdiction. and in some. respects
may hold the record in all jurisdictions.
The five subordinate Communicates of
knights Templar in the District of CO.
lumbia will assemble at IL 30 o'clock
Christmas day In or near their several
asylums for the annual Christmas OBJ
servance and libation. Knights Templar
all over the world share in this beautiful
custom. and all gather at the same hour.
At high noon Christmas day the eminent
commanders of the Washington COM
manderies and the presiding officer Of all
knights Templar will arise and formally
propose the following toast: ITO our most
: Rugg, with the love and respect and cor
Man support bf 172. 600 loyal sir knights"
hhe) eminent commander or other presid-
M officer will then submit the following
of Templafs: ITO all Knights Templar:
Greeting and good wishes. May We to-
-gethAr hear and heed the Christmas mes
sage of love and service, May our be-
loved ORDER Of Christian chivalry express
in the lives of all true soldiers of the tenn
pie the/ pFfnciples and teachings of Him
whosr advent brought the new gospel of
ne and happiness to men. The sentiment
of this joyous season is the soul of Tenn
. plary-love and service the watchwords of
\ our strong br0therhood. Let us pledge
Yourselves eanew to our honored institu-
kion. which witnesses to the wisdom. the
faith and the works of its founders and
is today blessed ministry of fellowship
and cheer; a mighty force in the work of
the world. and potent factor in Its ad-
vancing civilization
The toast and responses are offered and
&made wherever Templars gather on the
fnstal day. Their uniformity is provided
IN their preparation long in advance
bN54 committee of the Grand Encamp-
msht of knights Templar, of which Ste
phen Berry of Portland. Me, has for
years been chairman. There are also
usually exchanges of Fluctuations between
the Grand Commandery and the subordi-
nate communicates and of the command
cries among themselves. Following this
there are customarily a few brief adj
dresses suitable to the day and to the
Templar order
guest of especial honor at several of
the subordinate communicates will be
Right Eminent Sir Harrison Dingman,
grand captain general of the Grand En-
campment.
The present officers of the Grand Com
smandery and the several subordinate
communicates will have charge of the
annual observance. They are follows
Grand commander, Thomas P. Morgan
deputy grand commander. w. Fl. II. Cis-
sell; grand generalissimo. Walter II.
Klopfer: grand captain general, George
c. Ober; grand senior warden. Robert
Cook: grand junior warden, Alex Grant
grand secretary, Arvine w. Johnston
grand treasurer, William F. GUIDE; grand
preiate, Rev. ]. Russell Verbrycke: grand
standard bearer, Henry K. Simpson;
grand sword bearer. Charles T. Lindsay
Washington Commandery, No. l, John S.
Beach, commander: Columbia Command
cry No. 2 Charles f. Baldwin, COM
mander; Potomac Commandery, No g.
Ralph w. Kirkham, commander; De Mo-
lay Mounted Commandery, No. 4, John
L. Marshall commander; Orient Com
mandery. No. ), Edward H. Tompkins.
commander.
Potomac Commandery, No. :. Knights
Templar, of Georgetown, will extend an
invitation to the other Masonic bodies of
West Washington to participate in its