Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26
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The removal of the Masonic lodges,
chapters and communicates from the old
temple at 9th and + streets to the new
temple at 18th street and New York ave-
nue. the disarrangement of the furniture
and the general upheaval consequent upon
moving time have caused many of the
bodies scheduled to meet during the COM
ing week to "call off, The bulletin
boards announce but two meetings during
the week. Anacostia Lodge, No. q, will
confer the IN. degree Tuesday, Sep
TENDER %, in Anacostia, and Hiram
Lodge, No TO- will confer the E.A. de-
gree Friday, October >. at 10th street
and Pennsylvania avenue, according to
the bulletins posted.
The third stated communication of the
Grand Lodge for the current year VIII
be held at Masonic Temple, 9th and +
streets northwest, Saturday, September
%, at O clock pm. Business, general.
The calendar shows that the regular
meetings of the following bodies are
scheduled for the coming week as fol-
lows: September %, Dawson Lodge. No.
16; Stansbury Lodge, No. "a, and Armin-
ius Lodge, No. %. September 70 and sc
are clear of meetings of lodges. October
No. -, and William r. Singleton Lodge,
No. 80. October 2. Columbia Lodge, No.
3; Lebanon Lodge, No. Z, and Hiram
Lodge, No 10. The last named will con-
fer the NM degree. Royal Arch Chap
tiers; September IS, Mt. Vernon. No. 3,
and Anacostia No. II. The Grand Chap
ter school of instruction is scheduled for
Friday. October 2. Columbia Command
cry, No y K. T., is the only command
cry scheduled for the week. and its meet
Ing night is Friday, October ..
The Masonic board of relief is scheduled
to meet Thursday evening, october 1.
Grand Secretary Arvine w. tombstone,
who by the way, is also grand secretary
of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter and
grand recorder of the Grand Commandery,
K. T., will begin the removal Of his sew
eral offices to the new temple next Mon
day He was busily engaged today in
selecting the valuable furniture of his
offices from the debris that will be left
behind.
There was a rumOr current at the tenn
pie yesterday that the past grand masters
of the Grand Lodge of the District of Co
lumbia had under consideration prop
osition to commemorate the removal of
the Grand Lodge offices into the new tenn
ple with a donation by them of new Of
flee furniture.
National Lodge, No. ~, and Mount Yer
non Royal Arch Chepter, No. 3. have
called off their meetings scheduled fol-
the housewarming period.
The following bodies. according to pres
ent plans, will occupy the new temple
Lodgeroom No. Federal Lodge, No. /;
Lebanon Lodge, No. Z; the New Jerusa-
lem Lodge. No 8; st. Johns Lodge, No.
IL; Washington Centennial Lodge, No.
IA: Benjamin B. French Lodge. No. Is;
Dawson Lodge. No. 16; Harmony Lodge,
No. II, and Lafayette Lodge. No. 10.
Lodgeroom No. columbia Lodge, No.
3; National Lodge. No. II; Acacia Lodge.
No. 1S; Hope Lodge, No. 20; Pentalpha
Lodge. No. %: King Solomon Lodge, No.
81, and Temple Lodge, No 81. The fol-
lowing chapters will occupy the Royal
Arch Chapter room: Columbia, No. 1;
Washington, No. 2; Mount Vernon. No.
3; Eureka. No. 4: Lafayette. No. 5, and
Mount Horeb, No. I. The two councils
occupy the chapter room-Washington. No.
1. and Adoniram, L. D. The Knights
Templar Asylum will be occupied by the
following communicates: Washington.
No. l; Columbia, No. 2, and De Molay
(mounted), No T. Potomac No. 3, meets
in Masonic Hall. Georgetown, and Orient.
No. s. in Masonic Hall, Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and 4th street southeast.
Henry H. Ross, grand secretary of the
Grand Lodge, as we'll as of all the other
grand bodies, of Vermont, was an inter-
ested visitor on dedication night. and ex-
pressed warm admiration for the beau
tifuI new temple which the MasonS of
Washington will henceforth occupy.
According to the schedule, the Associa-
ton of Worshipful Masters of 1908 is due
to meet Tuesday evening, September 20,
at 10Th and Pennsylvania avenue.
Washington Centennial Lodge. No. IA,
concluded its last communication in the
old temple Friday evening with a fare
we'll banquet, at which the speakers OF
the evening recalled memories of their
old home and pictured bright prospects in
the new Addresses were made by Henry
F. Woodland. Victor Fl. Wallace. the Rev.
DIR. j. j. Muir. Grand Lecturer Thomas
H. Young. Past Masters Barksdale of b.
Kimball of Hiram Lodge. No. 10, and
others. Visitors who were present declare
the memory of the occasion will llnger
long with all who were there.
Thursday evening Washington Royal
Arch Chapter conferred the mark degree
on what is said to have been one of the
largest classes in the history of tie chap
ter. 1t included eight candidates from
Mount Vernon Chapter, No. 3.
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter. No.
Z. conferred the Royal Arch degree in its
usual excellent form Friday evening.
Among those exalted were several candi-
dates from Mount Vernon Chapter. High
Priest Claude F. Allen officiated. This
was the last convocation of the chapter in
its hall at Scottish Rite Cathedral. The
next will be held in the new temple.
Potentate Roe Fulkerson will gather
the mobiles of Almas Temple A. A. o. N.
NJ. s.. in full ceremonial session for the
first time since their summer vacation
Wednesday evening, September 80. at I
o'clock when the solemn ceremony of
Cat Her Emin will be performed. the full
official staff of the potertate. the famous
Arab patrol and corps of foreign
dervishes assisting. 1t is expected that a
score of pilsrims will tread the hot sands