Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01

The annual visitation of the officers of
the Grand Chapter of the District. Royal
Arch MaSons, to AnacOStia Chapter, No.
II, took place Monday evening. The Ma
sonic Hall in Anaccstia was filed with a
gathering which included many prominent
In the fraternity. A section of the Ma
rine Band was in attendance. and an enter
tainment of unique character was fur
nished the visitors by Anacostia Chapter
which was so successful that it has been
arranged to repeat the program before
members of other Masonic bodies. There
were reports presented by Arvine w.
Johnson, grand secretary. and NJ. r.
Thorpe, grand tire asurer indicating healthy
progress OF the chapter during the year
GratZ f. Dunkum of Anacostia Chapter
welcomed the grand officers and the other
visitors in an appropriate address. En-
crossed certificates of election to honorary
membership In the chapter were presented
to DR.. George c. Ober who as grand high
Lecturer Orville Drown Adolphus GUIDE
and julius w. Tolson made the ad-
dresses incident to the ceremony The
feature of the evening was the presenta-
| tioa of The Royal Arch Minstrels. COM
posed of twelve members of Anacostia
Chapter. The soloists of this number were
Charles F. Roberts, Simon Bube, Milton
}. Fillius, Charles A. Stevens. Charles
Walsh. Samuel w. Humphrey and Samuel
F.. Shields. The others who took part
were James Mcpherson. Wilbur S. Dodge.
Harry E. Emo, Wilbur H. Lawrence and
Eugene E. Thompson. The visitation was
concluded with refreshmen ts and "A
| smoker. The committee of arrangements on
the part of Anacostia Chapter was COM
posed of Eugene E. Thompson. chairman;
Charles A. Stevens, Charles F. Roberts,
Henry T. Adams. Simon Bube. Charles
Walsh and James Mcpherson. Among the
members of the fraternity in attendance
| were: Claude F. King. grand high priest
E. st. Clair Thompson. deputy grand high
priest: DR.. Francis j. Woodman grand
king. Nat B. Fugitt, grand scribe; Arvine
w. Johnston, grand secretary: Capt. NJ. r..
Thorpe. grand treasurer; Rev. John NJ.
Schick grand chaplain; Kenton N Har.
per. grand captain of the host; Allen Bus
sius. acting grand Royal Arch captain :, W.
B. Pettus. grand master. second veil: Lem
| Towers, jr., grand master first veil: c. c..
| Helmick, grand sentinel: Alexander Nc
| KenZie Robert Armore and H. K. Simp-
son, past grand high priests: H. T. Hut
| ton and S. G. Nottingham, past high
priests of Potomac Chapter. No. 5; J. Ell
| ridge Burns. past high priest of Capital
Chapter, No. II.
| The officers of Anacostia chapter for the
year have been: William A. Cohill high
priest; James Mcpherson king: Charles
| F.. Roberts. scribe: Eugene E. Thompson
| secretary: Alexander B. Garden, treas
urer Henry T. Adams. captain of the
| host: Simon Bube. principal sojourner;
Harry E. Emo. royal arch captain, Charles
Walsh. master of third veil: Franklin>S
Gickef master OF second veil: Wilbur H.
Lawrence. master of first veil Henry W.
| Emo. sentinel.
| Eastern Lodge. No. II. o. o. F., one of
| the oldest lodges in the District of CO.
| lumbia INSTITUTED in 1891. has recently
| added six new names to her role and has
several pending applications. The lodge
| has standing rule that in all months
| having five Wednesdays the fifth We'd
nesday shall be an open meeting for the
entertainment of their lady friends and
invited GUESTS. Wednesday evening the
lodge had an excellent program. which
was greatly appreciated by the large