Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30

Joseph w. Eggleston. grand master
A. F. & A. NJ. of Virginia, paid visit to
the city and the Masonic Temple. corner
of Ninth and F streets northwest, We'd
nesday on his way to Winchester. where
he was to officate at a corner stone lay
ing.
The Arab patrol of Almas Temple of the
Mystic Shrine. accompanied by Potentate
Roe FulkerSOn and a number or ladies'
will go to Rockville Wednesday evening
on special car to put up a drill at the
Masonic fair which is to be held there.
beginning June and continuing to June D.
4 request has been sent by the executive
committee Of the Masonic Temple ASso-
citation to every Masonic body in the jul
rsdiction requesting the appointment of
a committee of three to meet In general
committee in the near future to formulate
plans for the ''housewarming' in the new
Temple from Monday. September IS to
Saturday, October 10. High Priest Full
kerson Of Mount Vernon Chapter, No. j.
r. A. NJ, has appointed Roger O'Don-
nell chairman and Harry G. klmball and
Arthur l.. Bryant members OF the house
warming committee. DR.. Frank Gibson.
Dr. c. a. Stewart and Joseph Davies, the
captain and two lieutenants Of the Arab
patrol. have been appointed by the po-
tentate also as the 'houseWarminS COM
mittee for the Shrine. Monday evening.
L.
will be held at its headquarters 914 r
street northwest.
Temple Lodge No. 3D. at it's commune
cation Thursday evening. conferred the
masters degree on five fellowcrafts, with
Worshipful Master Noyes presiding.
Washington Commandery. No. /, K. T.,
conferred the order of the temple on six
candidates Wednesday evening.
Mr. w r. Roberts entertained a party
of Mystic Shriners last Sunday at shad
bake at the Grebe Club. Pigs Point. on the
Patuxent. During the day Past Imperial
Potentate Harrison Dingman, at the head
of d doughty nine of base ball experts,
| trimmed up an aggregation under the
| leadership of Roe Fulkerson. An unex-
pected running catch and home run by
| the leader of the Dingmanites are said to
| have been the features of the game.
| Benjamin B. French Lodge. No. 10.
| Joseph o. Harrison, master. conferred
the masters degree on five fellowcrafts
| at Masonic Hall, 1908 32d street north
| west, Wednesday evening.
Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapt err
| conferred the Royal Arch degree on one
team Monday evening and sent its over
| flow of two candidates to Hiram Royal
| Arch Chapter where they received the
degree. Mount Vernon Chapter voted
| to buy new furniture for its room in the
| new temple
| Grand Master Coolidge conferred the
| masters degree on five fellowcrafts in
| Lafayette Lodge. No. 10. at a special
! communication Wednesday evening. one
| being from Maiden. Mass. Past masters
| of the lodge filled the subordinate sta
tions. Many visitors were present and re-
| freshments were served at the close OF
| the communication.
| Dawson Lodge, No. 16. appointed a
| temple "housewarming'' committee. The
| fellowcraft degree was conferred by
! Junior Warden Claude H. Woodward
| A special communication of Takoma
| Lodge. No. ~. has been called for Mon
day next at Takoma Hail. for the purpose
! of deciding upon the proposition of erect
| ing a Masonic home for Takoma Lodge
in Takoma Park. At the regular meeting
held last Tuesday evening the subject
was discussed at some length and the
| slider plans and report at the special
| m ting Monday evening. The building
committee Is composed of Messrs. John
II. Lloyd. chairman: William Mehn. w.
G. Plat j. b. Derrick David Feldman,
George l.. Tarbell. II. S. knight. w. E.
Dyre, J. B. Simpson and D. s. Morse.
| The Lodge had as its guest last Tues
day Grand Lecturer Young who spoke
| upon INVITATION oi 'i!'' master. Alfred u
Smith. on subject !a.ing to the fra
| ternity. The Wis unofficial one.
At the next res, communication of
| the lodge the :il;.,cr mason's degree
will be conferred on several candidates.
The minstrel show given by Takoma
Chapter. No. II. Order of the Eastern
Star last week. was repeated Thursday
will be devoted to the chapter uses.
Those who took part in the affair We're:
George L. Tarbell, d. s. Morse. Charles
F.. Haas. Mrs. J. A. Gibson. F. G. Fa-
yorit.e; John Adams; Mrs. II. S. knight.
NJ. Mooers. Mrs. L. V. Keefer Mrs D. S.
Morse. Mrs. f. NJ. Haas and Mrs. Georga
| Curran The entertainment which fol-
| lowed the minstrel performance included
comic songs by David S, Morse and
Charles Haas: solos. John Adams. Frank
| G. Favorite. Mrs j. A. Gibson: stump
speech. Miss Mary Lamond: limitations
Al. r. Griffith: mandolin solos. S. W.
Curtiss and Leo Rullmann and buck
dancing. ]. ]. Darling.
| Lansdon Lodge. No % l. O. O. F.. Is
| now occupying its new hall on Rhode Is
| land avenue between 10Th and ood streets
| northeast. While the hall is not COM
| pleted. the members are making visitors
comfortable. The present term of the
lodge is the most progressive and pros
| porous in its history. Thus far sixteen
| dpDllcdtIOnS lot membership IN the lodge
| have been received. Next Monday even
| ing. June ]. the initiatory degree will be
! conferred on class of six candidates by
the degree team of Eastern Lodge, NO I,
which has kindly consented to do so.
| A strawberry festival and entertainments
| will be given in the new hall and lawn
| June 3 and 4. and, besides refreshments
| and a literary entertainment, dancing will
| continue from 10 o'clock to T. pm each
| evening
| The lodge is considering the idea of
| starting a library in it's new hall
| Past Grand Chancellor John w Hardell
| knights of Pythias who has; been serious
| ~ III for several months, is reported to
be slightly improved.
| The Chancellor Commanders Club a
| Pythian organization. composed of chan
| cellor commanders, vice chancellors jun
| ior past chancellOrs and Grand Lodge Of
| ficers ex officio. under the leadership of
| Grand Chancellor {. III. Woodward. is
doing work along lines mapped out for
| the advancement of the order of Knights
| of Pythias. which. it is said. will leave an
impress on the current Pythian period,
according to information received from
! the several subordinate lodges
| "Pythian day at Marshall Hall next
| Monday is attracting considerable atten-
| ton among the fraternity and its friends
| The Pythian Sisters Boston Club" held