Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-09
three other Scottish Rite bodies made
necessary by the same cause.

necessary by the same cause.
John A.. Mcdonald. thirty-second de-
gree of the Scottish Rite. a highly es-
Masonry in the District of Columbia.
died Unexpectedly of heart failure at his
home. 1927 Brightwood avenue. Wednes-
day evening. His wife survives him. Mr.
Mcdonald was the chief engineer at the
Soldiers Home and a member of Har-
mony Lodge, No. H. F. A. A. NJ: Mount
Vernon Chapter. No. 3, r. A. M: Co.
lumbia Commandery, No. 2. X. T.; a
noble Of Almas Temple of the Mystic
Shrine, and Of the four Scottish Rite
bodies.
The imperial potentate Of the A. A. O.
n. NJ. s. Of North America has just an
nounced the committees for the forth
coming meeting Of the Imperial Council
at ST. Paul. MIMI, July II and 15 Past
Imperial Potentate Harrison Dingman
has been made the chairman of the COM
mittee on laws and Jurisprudence one of
the most important committees of the
council
Mount Horeb Chapter. No. Z. conferred
the past and most excellent masters de-
grees on fifteen candidates last night. ten
OF her own and five from Mount Vernon
Chapter. No. g. The attendance was
large. High Priest Claude A..en has two
Jermane. king of the chapter. and VIII
liam Afterim kimmell. the scribe
Monday. June I. the famous Almas
Arab Patrol will entertain the local and
visiting nob'es Of the Mystic Shrine With
an at home" at its headquarters e,4 F
street northwest. Capt Gibson is a busy
man. 1t is said. even at this early date. in
making preparations for the swell social
event of the season for the patrol.
Mount Vernon Chapter. No. 3. r. A. NJ.
will elect secretary at its convocation
May IL. to fill the vacancy caused nv
the death ,of John H. Olcott. This also is
the evening set apart for the lecture of
Mr.. E. A. Keller on FREDERICKSBURG
Lodge Of Virginia. which numbered
Washington and Lafayette among its
! me mbers.
special conclave Of Washington Com
mandery. No. l. was held last night tn
confer the Order of the Red Cross. This
specia! cOnclave was made necessary nv
the fact that the Grand Lodge of Masons
Is to hold communication Wednesda y
evening. May H. and the commandery
will that evening hold a short business
meeting only. Commander J. Claude Kei-
per assumes command in his own right
in his annual circular to the membership.
although ne has been practically the
commander of Washington Commanderv
| absence Of Past Commander John Bea Oh
in Concord. n. H.. where he was sent un-
der government orders and detained I'M
expectedly.
The theatrical benefit that was recently
given at the Columbia y eater for the
Arab Patrol of Almas Temple. A A. o.
n. M. S.. was success financially and
lotherwise. 1t Is declared by Capt. Glib
son of the patrol that his organization ex-
poets to bring back to Washington after
the next meeting of the Imperial Council.
| in ST. Paul. July II and Is, not only the
first prize. but a fame that will not soon
be surpassed, If. indeed. it can be eQualed.
DIR, William H. Wunder. commander of
Orient Commandery. No. 3. in his circular
address to the membership. acknowledges
the honor done him by the commandery.
expresses heartfelt appreciation of the
thoughtful remembrance OF his decease d
father by the grand commander and the
sir knights generally and embodies a ref
erence to the recent loss of the COM
mandery in tablet bearing the inscrip-
ton I'm Memoriam. Eminent Sir Knight
John H. Olcott. Affiliated November 49,
1896. Died April %. 1908" Messrs. David
Busch and Gus Wiegand are specially
commended for efficient services rem
dered, as also is Mr.. ]. ]. Membert. who
has served acceptably in the many posi-
lions he has been called upon to fl dur
ing past years. The Order of the Red
Cross was conferred at the conclave of
Monday, May 4.
Addressing the members OF the Grand
Lodge OF New York at the 121th annual
communication Of Masons. in the Masonic
Temple. Townsend Scudder. grand mas
ter. spoke against the use of Masonry SIS
a medium for advertising and against un-
warranted publicity concerning the bust
ness of the order.
Mr.. Scudder reported that for the first