Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10

the degree work as exemplihed by Fred
F.. is evidenced by the large attendance
at its meetings. The patriarchal degree
was conferred on one candidate April IA
and on another April %. The golden rule
degree will be exemplified at the next
meeting Of the lodge, which will be Tues
day evening, the 18th instant
The first semi-annual grand encamp-
ment visitation Of 1908 to Fred D. Stewart
Encampment will occur Tuesday evening
the 26th instant, and 1t is stated that
elaborate preparations are being made to
make the occasion a memorable one. The
committee In charge Of the arrangements
Is composed Of Past Grand Master John
H. Wood. w. p. Lawson and William j.
LaVarre. Every member of the encamp-
ment branch of the order and all
residing in the city or visiting here, will
be welcomed.
Harmony Lodge. No. 9. I. o. o. F.. held
an open meeting Wednesday evening. May
6. which was attended by many of the
families and friends of members Of the
lodge and numerous visitors from the 9TH
er lodges In the District.
The entertainment was arranged by the
regular entertainment committee OF the
lodge, composed of Thomas ]. Gates, o.
W. Wyatt. Charles G. Sanderson, w. c.
Hamberg and ]. B. Fowler. Past Grand
Master w. w. MILAN presided and well
coined the audience in brief address.
The following program was given: Vio-
lin solo, Ernest Taylor. accompanist. Miss
Lois Booth; soprano solo. Miss Eleanor
Fowler; recitation, Mr.. Fred E. Barbour;
contralto solo. Miss Lucille Smith; reading.
]. B. Fowler, sr.; contralto solo, Miss
Josie Hamilton, with accompanies, Mrs.
W. c. Hamilton piano. r. ]. Brown vio-
lin, J. E. Brown cornet; piano duet, Mrs
A. B. Latham and Mrs. Ruth Selger
At the close Of the exercises refresh
ments were served In the blue room.
Ruth Rebekah Lodge, No. 2, l. o. o. F.,
held meeting Wednesday evening. Fol-
lowing the routine business of the lodge
visitors from California and Connecticut
gave talks under good and welfare Of the
order. When the meeting closed the enter
tainment committee gave a short program
in which the ollowing took part: Miss
Eva Murray, piano solo; Miss E. Pearl
Grigsby, vocal solo; Miss Emma Grigsby,
accompanist; piano solo, Mrs. Inez DEM
Keck, after which refreshments were
served.
The members OF Washington Lodge Of
Elks have been invited to attend the re-
union of the Beneficial and Protective
Order Of Elks to be held at Scranton, Pa.
May IL to A. inclusive. It is stated
that Scranton will be TUNED over to
the organization next Tuesday and will
remain in possession Of the Antlered herd
until Thursday night. when tAa festivities
will be concluded with a grand gala
event.
A dispatch from Scranton says:
Preparations for the Elks' reunion are
being made quite generally about the
city, the business houses beginning to
take upon themselves the appearance of
festivity. Already number Of the mer-
chants have decorated their windows with
the Elks colors, purple and white, and
yesterday the work of decorating the out
side of the Elks' building on Franklin
avenue was taken up under the direction
Of S. ]. Thurman. Triumphal arches are
being erected at several points about the
city. The big parade will start at IL
o'clock noon next Thursday.
Evangelist Chapter. No. 1, Rose croix.
for the election and installation Of officers
Tuesday evening, May II. at 1880 o'clock,
at Scottish Rite Cathedral 1907 G street
northwest. A feature of the meeting
will be a lecture by Harry r. Evans, 33d
degree. entitled illustrated History of
Cartooning.' A successor to the late
John II: Olcott. as secretary Of the chap
ter. will be chosen at this meeting and
refreshments will be served at it's close
Temple at the corner Of oath street and
9th avenue, New York city, was laid last
Thursday. The building is to be SO by
100 feet and eighteen stories high. Its
cost is estimated at $1,000 900. The cere-
monies were conducted by Grand Mas
ter Townsend Scudder. justice of the SUI
preme court: Grand Master-elect Samuel
Nelson Sawyer, also a justice of the su-
preme court; Charles Smith, senior grand
warden rden Thomas Thomas Penney junior grand
treasurer, and Robert Judson Kenworthy.
grand marshal
The corner stone of the first Masonic
Temple in New York city, laid in 1902,
was recently unearthed on Delaney street
near the BOwery while excavating for the
subway. and now is held as a relic in the
Masonic Temple. 1t was laid on Frank
lin street, and in 1917 was removed to
form the corner stone of the new temple
In Delaney street.
Arrangements have been completed for
the state convention Of the local 1uris
dictton of the Knights Of Columbus, to
be held at the temple of the order on E
street northwest. Tuesday afternoon, at
o'clock. when an election of officers
will take place and other matters come
up for consideration. These state con-
ventions are being held in every juris-
diction of the knights of Columbus at
this time
any change in the officers roster Of the
state body in this city. A custom has
grown UP Of giving officers two terms of
office, and If precedent is followed this
year the representation at the national
convention will be the same as last year.
The membership at large and particu-
larly the fourth degree assembly of the
Knights of Columbus was interested in the
visit to Washington Of Supreme knight
Edward l.. Hearn. When Mr.. Hearn
called in at Rauscher's during the ban
quet of the fourth degree corps of Wash
ington Council he was accorded a hearty
greeting. and In turn responded, it is
said. with one of the most notable frater-