Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-15

Emmett M. Carter,
High Priest. Columbia Chapter, No. 1, R. A. NJ.
notable Masonic events, particularly the
dedication and formal opening of the
new Masonic Temple. -
He is somewhat of joiner, being senior
warden of Benjamin B. French Lodge No.
Is, F. a. A. NJ. and an active worker in
Columbia Commandery, No. 2, K. T.: of
Almas Temple. A. A. o. N M. s.; Mithias
Lodge. A. A. s. r.; Amity Lodge 1. O..
o. F., and the Washington Board of
Trade.
The other officers of the chapter are ::
Charles E. Etchberger. king; Nathan ].
Ward. scribe; Francis j. Westerman,
captain of the host; William T. Hastings.
principal sojourner; Charles c. Coombs,
royal arch captain; Charles I. Wiley,
master of the third vail; Charles c. Cal
loway. master of the second vail: James
A. West. master of the first vail; r. b.
Nixon. treasurer (re-elected), the only
change in the official line being the Sc
lection of W. 1vanhoe Jochum as secre-
tary, who defeated z. ST. Clair Thomp-
son.
The following are the dates OF the next
meetings of governing bodies of several
diction over the United States. or that
portion embracing the District of Column
bia: Supreme Council of the Southern Ju-
risdictton. A. A. 8. r.: Washington, D. c..
October. 1909: General Grand Chapter of
ROYAL Arch Masons. Savannah. Ga, 1909;
Knights Templar Triennial Grand En-
campment. Chicago. ILL.,, August, 1910:
Imperial Council of the Mystic Shrine.
St. Paul, July. 1908; Sovereign Grand
Lodge. /. o. o. F.. Denver. September.
The members of Beacon Lodge, No. IS,
/. 0. o. F.. are busily engaged in re-
hearsals OF the different degrees, and
much interest is being taken in this fea-
ture Of the lodge work. as evidenced at
the meeting held on last Monday evening.
members of the lodge. A quartet is being
organized. and at each meeting old ia
miliar songs are to be rendered and a
good time generally INDUCED in. The at
tendance is steadily increasing: some
thing of interest is going on at each
meeting.
At the meeting of Fred D. Stewart En-
campment. No. Z. !. o. u. F., Tuesday
evening large attendance was present to
witness the comforting of the patriarchal
degree upon four candidates. The degree
staff was composed of members especially
qualified to act the parts drama tically,
and had received training from Degree
Director Thomas B. Felter. Among the
invited guests were members Of the sew
eral encampments in this jurisdiction and
Canton Washington. No. l. p. NJ. under
command of Capt w. III. Ernest. The
Grand Encampment was represented by
Grand Patriarch Thomas ]. Gates. and
THE Grand Lodge OF the District by Grand
Master f. II. Easterling who spoke of
the progress the order was making in this
Jurisdiction and commended the officers
and members of Fred D. Stewart En-
campment for the lively interest being
taken in the movement to double it's MEM
the evening was rendered by Past Grand
Master John H. Wood
Charles A. Barnes of Jacksonville. ILL.,,
supreme chancellor of, the knights of
Ppthias. Is member of the Religious
Education Association, which has just ad-
journed in Washington in fifth general
convention. He prepared able papers for
that meeting. but important business en-
gagements prevented his attendance.
These papers were read at Wednesday
afternoons session by JOSEPH. 3: Burt, a
prominent Chicago Pythian, who is a
member of the association. These papers
were received with favor bS the associ-
alton and made very favorable impress
sion. Through. the activities of Supreme
Chancellor Barnes the Religious Educa-
ton Association some time ago adopted
as field of work fraternal education in
cooperation with religious education, and
the papers he prepared were forclble pres
entations of the question of education
along fraternal lines. Pythian education,
as it applied to the knights of Pythias.
forming basis for work of this charac-
ter In that order. Among the Pythians
present at the reading of Mr.. Barnes
papers were Past Supreme Representative
Baumann and the two present representa-
tives to the Supreme Lodge from this do
main-D. Elmer Wiber and Thomas A.
Bynum. -
On 'Fraternal Orders and Moral Edu-
cation" Supreme Chancellor Barnes said
in part:
Mankind has been advancing to a
higher and better state of moral and edu-
cational development, and still the situa-
ton today will look barbarous centuries
hence.
Forty four years ago many people con-
demned fraternal organizations. while to-
day they are regarded as allies of the
church. potent factor in social, edu-
cational and moral advancement of our
people. BY fraternity we mean the as
sociating of men together into society
having for its ultimate object the com
mon good OF themselves and humanity;
the PRONUNCIATION of the doctrine of the
universal brotherhood of man; a joining
OF forces to exemplify the Golden Rule; to
seek to build up higher ideals; to exalt