Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-05

treasurer. Miss Mary V. Daw. conduc-
tress. Mrs. Emily G. RoSemond: associate
conductress, Mrs. Helen Barnard: repre-
sentative on the board of directors. Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home. Mrs. Nan
ME r. Morgan. These officers. together
with those to be appointed. will he in
stalled December l. by the worthy grand
matron, Mrs. Julia N Streater
The annual election and installation of
officers of Takoma Lodge. No. - F. A.
\. NJ. will take place Tuesday evening
at Takoma Hall The entire evening will
be devoted to receiving reports and the
regular order of business. The present
Alfred ID. Smith. master; S. s. Synons.
senior warden: Hervey S. knight. JUNO,
warden: J. B. Derrick. secretary: Past
Master w. G. Plat. treasurer: David s.
Morse. chaplain: Past Master George l..
Tarbell. master of ceremonies: William
+. Dyre. senior deacon; j. f. Simpson,
junior deacon: Howard Fisk senior stew
ard: Ralph l.. Walker, junior steward
Fred w. Longley, tier.
The fund for building Masonic tenn
pie in Fredericksburg, Va. as me-
mortal to George Washington. the Mason
is steadily Increasing. and now exceeds
the sum of $1,000 The fund it is expect
ed. will be largely augmented after
Christmas. when many lodges in the
large cities will act in the matter. A
subscription was received recently by
Clarence r. Howard. master of Lodge
No. 4 and chairman of the temple COM
mittee. from d lodge at Manila. in the
Philippines. After the subordinate
lodges are through making their subscrp-
tons appeals will be made to the grand
lodges of the different jurisdictions and
prominent individuals in different parts
of the country who may be willing TO aid
the cause.
Columbia Royal Arch Chapter. No. /.
after Its convocation Friday evening. at
which the Royal Arch degree was con-
ferred, entertained the grand high priest
F. st. C'air Thompson, and the other
officers of the Grand Chapter. together
with President Fulkerson of the High
Priests Association, Al reception ant
banquet at the Hotel Gordon.
Federal Lodge. No. |. is distributing to
its members a little booklet of thirty-nve
pages, containing its revised bylaws. In a
preface entitled ITO Our Members the
editorial committee c. F. Benjamin. G
y. At Lee and c. B. Bayly. give defini
lions of the terms "Freemason. Masonic
Lodge" Grand Lodge and Grand Mas
ter" explain the Masonic and civic status
of Freema sonry and Freemasons and de
scribe briefly the origin of modern Free
masonry and of their own lodge. This i:
followed by summaries from Grand Lodge
law, arranged under captions entitled
Gonserni aga the dodge "concsrnins
the Members and Concerning Applicant:
for Membership After these come the
annals of the Lodge a brief summar-
ization of principal events during the IL.
years of the life of the lodge In literary
arrangement and expression the little
work is said to be excellent.
In the handsomely appointed lodgeroon
of Hiram Lodge. No. ~. before a wei at
tended meeting of the Association of Wor
shipful Masters of 1905. Monday evening
Grand Lecturer Thomas II. Young. as
sisted by Charles F. Benjamin of Fedora
Lodge. No. 1, gave an eXemplification o.
the business session of a Masonic lodge
The present and prospective worshipfu
masters in attendance gave close atten-
veteran expositors. After the new mas
tiers are well in harness it is said to be
likely the grand lecturer will be called
upon for repetition.
Federal City Lodge, No. 20. !. .. o. e.
conferred the initiatory degree at its
meeting Wednesday evening. The first
degree will be conferred in full and COM
plete form next Wednesday evening al
Northeast Temple. 18th and ii streets
northeast.
At the business meeting of Ruth Re
bekah Lodge. No. 2, I. o. 0. F.. Wednes
day night the following officers We're nom
mated for the ensuing term. the election
to be held Wednesday evening, December
16: Noble grand. Mrs. Edith O'Donnell
vice grand. Mrs. Bertha Nichols; record
ing secretary. Mrs. Henrietta Werner
financial secretary. Mrs. Annie Z. Grigsby
treasurer Mrs. Belle NJ. Carter.
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grand, Mrs. Gertrude Pyle. the lodge
adopted a new social feature. TO be known
as the cradle roll and Mrs. George
Mothersead was named to superintend the
enrolment of babies of parents among the
membership of the lodge. Miss Genevieve
the nobe grand and sitting past grand
respectively. were made honorary mem.
ners. The baby of c. Taylor Carter is
the first active member to be placed or
the cradle roll. The application for the
enrolment of the baby. as yet unnamed
was presented by its grandmother Mrs
Belle nj. Carter. treasurer of Ruth Lodge
At the next meeting of Ruth Lodge
Wednesday. December 16, the Rebekah de
gree will be conferred.
The Order of knights of Pythias set a
new mark in the presentation of rituals
tic work at the jubilee or class initiation
held at Pythian Temple. Thursday even
ing. when large class was initiated in
the rank of page, with an elaborate rem
dition of the work. The ritualistic work
was rendered by the Grand Lodge Off
GERS of the District of Columbia, the fol-
lowing filling the chairs for that pur-
pose: Grand Chancellor c. H. Woodward,
Grand Vice Chancellor Albert Kahlert.
Grand Prelate W. r. Bradley, Grand
Keeper of Records and Seal II. J. Gasson,
Grand Master of Exchequer +. r. Crown.
Grand Lecturer G. w Haley. Grand Mas
ter-at-Arms Fl. =. Wiley. Grand Inner
Guard s. H. Bassett. Grand Outer Guard
r. S. Sebastian and Past Grand Chan
cellor g. Frank Day
The rendition of the work WIS under
the auspices of Franklin Lodge, No. > the
oldest lodge of tie Pythian order now in
existence. and under the direction of the
Chancellor Commanders Club. 4 feature
of the work was the splendid drills per-
formed by Washington Company, No. !,