Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
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| Orient Commandery. No. ). Knights
Templar. conferred the order of the Red
| Cross at it's last regular conclave. and
| next Mondays session will be devoted to
| current business The commandery suf-
| fered the loss Of Rev. Charles Alvin Smith.
who was knighted in Orient Commandery
| in its youth-December 6, 1S95-and died
| March 8, after a membership of thirteen
| years. In his circular Eminent Com
mander Edward H. Tompkins says THE
messenger of death has again invaded our
commandery. and the community will
miss one of it's most useful citizens. Our
deepest sympathy is extended to his sor-
rowing family
Officers of the Ancient Order of
| Hibernians have made complaints to the
police and postal authorities at Chicago
| concerning post cards having on them
pictures of an Irishman wearing a green
sash with the letters IA. o. H. The
! dispatches say these cards are car1catureS
on the Irish race and detrimental to the
| best interests of the Hibernian order. 1t
| is claimed that efforts will be made to
suppress the sale of these cards and their
circulation in the mails.
| The Virginia Elks are making an effort
| to secure the national convention of E,iks
| next year for Norfolk, and that city may
| be rival of Baltimore, which is also
| seeking the gathering of the Elks fol: 1909.
The two cities will, however probably be
| able to reach a compromise by which only
one will enter the contest; and the Nor
| folk Elks hope that Baltimore will retire
gracefully in favor of the city at the
mouth of the Chesapeake, In return for
| Virginia assistance which Baltimore OBJ
| tanned when successful in securing. the
national convention several years ago.
! Recorder Harrison Dingman of Almas
Temple of the Mystic Shrine has prepared
circular announcing the details of the
| perial Council of the shrine. which is
set for st. Paul. Mimi. beginning July
II next. The delegation from Almas Is
| composed of Potentate Roe Fulkerson.
Frank E. Gibson. Thomas P. Morgan and
Past Potentate Frank A Sebring. and
these form a committee which will have
charge of all the arrangements for the
itinerary of the pilgrims and their stay
! in the Minnesota capital. The circular
says the outing will be one of historic
recollection" that the trip will not be
fatiguing or expensive and all visitors will
get value received. The committee is
looking for the attendance of large cara
van.
Osman Temple of ST. Paul has charge
of all the local arrangements and is pre-
pared to do it's utmost in every way for
the comfort and enjoyment of all visitors.
Minneapolis is cooperating to make the
meeting a great success There will be
receptions. parades, sham battles. drills
automobile rides galore, dinners a great
shrine ball and special trips. The head
quarters of the local shrinerS will be at
the Northern Hotel in the center of the
city. where suites of large and airy rooms
have been engaged The time of the ex-
cursion from the capital to st. Paul and
return is expected to cover the dates
July 1919, inclusive. Two extra side
trips are on the program. either of which
will be available to the pilgrims. One is
on the great lakes from Chicago. by way
of Detroit and Cleveland, to Buffalo, and
another is side trip to the Yellowstone
Park.
Potomac Royal Arch Chapter, No 8.
conferred the Royal Arch degree Monday
evening, the work being done for the hrst
time by this chapter in conformity with
the revised ritual. Excellent High Priest
A. s. Mccoy of Potomac Chapter has is
sued circular to the fraternity cordially
inviting companions of other chapters to
attend its conclaves and participate In
the work of the year. He also expresses
warm appreciation OF his election to the
position of excellent high priest.
The New Jerusalem Lodge. No. 9, F. A.
A M, conferred the entered apprentice
degree. at its regular convention Thurs
day evening, with Senior Warden ]. G.
Schofield in charge of the work. Re-
freshments were served. This lodge will
be one of the first to be visited by Grand
Master of Masons Coolidge, the date Of
the event being set for March 20.
March 80 the Master Mason degree will
be conferred.
Rathbone- Superior Lodge, No. o. X. of
P. conferred the rank of esquire on sew
eral candidates last evening, and will
confer the rank of knight at its conven-
ton March ~. The grand lodge will
pay it's annual grand visitation to Rath-
bone-Superior lodge on this occasion.
Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Clayton
Purnell of Frostburg who is district
deputy grand exalted ruler for Maryland
and the District of Columbia Elks. was
received by 300 members of the order at
the Elks home on E street. Wednesday
evening" The reception was followed by a
social session, at which an appropriate
entertainment was provided by the COM
mittee in charge.
Grand Chancellor Claude H. Woodward,
K. p, has commenced a series of fra
ternal visits to the subordinate lodges in
this domain. accompanied by the Grand
Lodge officers. The first of these visits
was made Tuesday evening to Myrtle
Lodge. No. %. All of the Grand Lodge
officers were present with the exception
of Grand Master-at-Arms Wiley, who is
So'LuiiCu " Iollc ny IIIASSS, LIE
grand outer guard. Twelve of the eigh-
teen local lodges were represented. Among
the visitors were Knights Miller and
Shellabarger of William Mckinley Lodge.
No. 1, Philippine Islands, and S. A Muir
dock of Illinois. Past Supreme Chancellor
Ed. Dunn. Past Grand Chancellors G.
w. Baumann, j. w Carter. II. A. Bynum,
j. Middleton and G. Frank Day.
Grand Inner Guard Samuel H. Bassett
delivered the principal address of
the occasion. in the course of which he
paid the following tribute to Pythianism:
In this order we are free from the en-
vironments and entangling associations
which often hinder and retard the growth
and purpose for which it was instituted
We have no politics save the love of
country and loyalty. We discuss no re-
ligion save the fatherhood of God and
the brotherhood of man. We hear men
glory over what they have accomplished
for the order in the past. ] am glad that
there is past history to our order. What
concerns us now is that we may gather
into our folds men of sterling worth and
noble purpose who will exemplify in their
daily lives the. great cardinal principles
of our order; men who are willing to
make sacrifices for the welfare of others:
men who are willing to visit the sick In
their distress, watch with the dying and
help care for and educate the orphan.
This order had it's days of doubt and
despair. Men faltered and failed 1t
was tried as with fire. Every year since
the period of its adversely it has teemed
with fresh proof of it's utility and its
blessings to humanity. The order is
now known and honored in every