Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-21

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| the Grand Lodge of the District of Column
! bia will pay the honors to Dawson
| Lodge. No. 49, in its room at the new
| Temple A suitable program has beer
| be an enjoyable one to the members OF
| the lodge and their fraternal friends.
Tuesday evening. November q. Evan
gelist Chapter. Rose Croix, will confer the
| fifteenth degree in full ceremonial form.
| Robert de Bruce Council of Kadosh will
| hold a business session only.
| The chapters of the Order of the East
ern Star which are calendared to meet
| during the coming week are as follows:
| Tuesday, Electa, No 2, and Bethlehem,
! No Z: Wednesday. November %, Naomi.
| No. g. and Brookland No. II; Friday,
| November q, Takoma. No. L.
| The grand visitations of the Order of
| the Eastern Star for the coming week
| are to Bethlehem Chapter No. Z. 18th and
| II streets northeast, Tuesday evening and
| to Naomi Chapter. No. ;. at 1907 q street
northwest. Wednesday evening, both at 8
\ O'Clock. 49,
Local Shrnedom was exhiIarated during
the past week by the flying visit to the
city of the imperial potentate OF North
| Rapids. Iowa: Imperial Chief Rabban
| Fred Hines of Los Angeles. CAL. and
/ Mobiles Ezra Windsor Of Boston. Mass.
and Charles A. Geiger of Cedar Rapids.
| Iowa. The digntaries and their friends
were taken care Of by Potentate Roe
| Fulkerson Of Almas Temple and w. w.
Je rmane. who escorted them to the White
| House to pay their respects to the Prest-
| dent. 1t is understood there were other
! functions peculiar to such occa sions, but
! nothing has been given out for publica-
| ton. The visitors were greatly pleased
| with the new Temple. with existing condi-
lions in Almas Temple, and with the
| National capital.
At the grand visitation to Washington
Centennial Lodge. No. Ia. Wednesday
| evening last. the orator of the evening.
Rev. Charles d. Bulla, presented the
lodge with a gavel made of wood cut at
| Mount Vernon. It's acceptance by Master
| A. Sidney Jones was in fitting terms.
| Rev ]. j. Muir was also speaker on the
| occasion. The program from a musical
standpoint was good one, the special
features. perhaps, being the violin solo by
| ''violin Largo and THE Lost Chord" a
| clarionet solo by H. Schmidt. The ora
ton of the evening dealt with the life
and character of Washington.
Rev. ]. Henning Nelms set the pace for
visitation orators. it is said. Monday
evening at the grand visitation to Pen
talpha Lodge, No. %. Breaking away
from the beaten paths he dived down into
| the hearts of his hearers and set loose
| more genuine pleasure than is usual on
occasions of the kind. John Anderson
| the senior warden. established a record
| as a maker Of happy speeches. too. that
| will not be soon eclipsed. The program
| was regarded a. splendid one through
out. and those who were fortunate enough
to be present declared the occasion one
of the most enjoyable Of its kind ever
| held in local circles. Worshipful Master
| Harry NICK. Luckett was the recipient of
many profuse congratulations on the
| event.
| William r. Rauchenstein. master of
Anacostia Lodge. No. p, in his final cir
| cular for the Masonic year. declares that
| the lodge has just closed the banner year
| of it's existence. with a net increase of
| twenty five in membership and total Of
| 213. reduced to Do by one death since
September 80. The receipts of the year
| were said to be most gratifying and the
| expenditures included a reduction of
| 81 600 in the building debt, leaving still a
| satisfactory balance in the lodge treasury.
| Memorial services were held by Column
bia Lodge, No. }. last night. A program
BETTING the occasion was given.
| The Grafton of the evening was deilv-
| cred by Rev. J. Henning helms and ap-
| propriate numbers were rendered by Sc
lected quartet between the eulosles which
| were as lOllDWS uiCu ~
| vember ), 1907, by l.. r. Speer: Edmond
| Cotterill. died December 3. 1907. by A. +.
Mcmillan: Charles Schnebel. died Janu-
airy 30. 1905 by Jacobus S. Jones; Charles
A. Sheldon. died September ;. 1908, by
| Charles F. Weston
John Goodier. king of Mount Vernon
| Chapter No. ;, recently attended his
| family reunion at his old home in New
| York state. and declares that now. with
! his pedigree in print. he knows where
| he is at
| The regular meeting of the High
| Priests Association of the District of CO.
lumbia will be held this evening at $
| o'clock at the Hotel Gordon. The mark
| masters degree will be taken up. with
explanations by companions of Columbia
Royal Arch Chapter No. 1. in accordance
| with resolution adopted at the meeting
held in October. There will also be re-
freshments and few minutes devoted to
social intercourse.
Capitol Chapter. No. II. r. A. NJ. under
High Priest William G. Glenn. is said TO
| have an exceptionally large years work
| to its credit It's members seem to have