Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-23

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! Jan. 27-Naom No. 3. and Brookland, .
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| Jan. 2S-Tempe. No IL. ]
! 7 Jan. 29-TakOma. No. y.
| The Association of Worshipful Masters
for 1909 will perfect its organization and
elect officers for the coming year at a
meeting to be held Friday evening at 1870
o'clock in the library hall of Hiram
Lodge No. 10. 10Th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest.
| Four visitations by the Grand Royal
Arch Chapter to Hiram No. TO-; Mount
Horeb. No. I; Lafayette, No. ), and CO.
lumba, No. /. during the week will COM
plete the grand visitations for the year,
with the exception of that to Mount Ver-
non Chapter, No. 3. which will take place
at a special convocation Friday. February
). The coming week will inaugurate the
chapter elections. the first being that of
Rrightwood Chapter, No. Q, and Capitol
| Chapter, No. II. Wednesday evening.
The religious exercises which were to
| have been held at the Masonic and East
ern Star Home Sunday. January "a. under
the auspices Of st. Johns Lodge. No. IL,
| +. A. A. NJ, have been postponed to Sun
| day February II. The special attention
OF members of ST. Johns Lodge has been
called to- the fact lest they and their
| friends be misled.
The annual memorial services of Mount
Vernon Royal Arch Chapter, No. B. which
will be held Monday evening. January
%, in the chapter chamber, under the
special supervision of High Priest Roe
| Fulkerson promise to be particularly i'm
pressive and beautiful. and the music for
| the occasion is of high order.
| Mount Vernon has lest eight of her
companions by death during the past
capitular year. namely. Eben Dodge. Rob-
| ert S. Lyle. Robert D. Gardner. John H.
Olcott. Charles Alvin Smith, DID,; John
a. Mcdonald. William Broun and William
nounced by Orange S. Ffrmin. William S.
Parks. William II. Wanamaker. Lurtin
r. CHM. Rev. George Bailey. DID,: Fred
NJ. Book. August B. Douglas and Joseph
composed of Jacobus Seneca Jones,
Harry G. Kimball and Arthur L. Bryant.
The services are not restricted by cards
of admission, but all Royal Arch Masons
are invited and will be welcome.
High Priest Chandler of Trinity Royal
Arch Chapter. No. .. Of New Hampshire,
son of former Senator Chandler. was
evening. as was also Past Grand High
Priest and Past Grand Commander c. c.
Isaacs of Baltimore, Md. Both visitors
were received by Grand Secretary Arvine
w. Johnston.
The latest donation TO the library. re-
ports Librarian Armat Stoddart is fine
edition of ''koaeleta." Lewis Austin
| acre. with the promise from Mr.. Longacre
of others to follow. Much interest is
being taken in the upbuilding of the IL
brary by individual members Of the fra
ternity. and there is scarcely day that
some donations are not received. The Ii
| brary shelves have as their warmest pa
irons the lady members of Masons' fami-
| lies, and for this reason the individual
members of the fraternity appear to be
| taking special interest in the new IL
brary.
| The board of managers of lodge room
| No. at its last meeting voted TO invite
| the Masonic board of relief to meet here
after in lodge room No. ,.
Temple, No. Is. the baby chapter Of the
! Eastern Star, will hold it's next meeting
in the Eastern Star Chapter room Thurs
| day evening.
! The Masters Association Of 1907 held
its annual reunion and banquet at the
| Arlington Hotel last night. President
| W. Fl. LandvOiSt of the association pre-
sided and acted as POSTMASTER. Past
| Grand Master Francis J. Woodman, who
was TO have been the special guest of
honor. was prevented from being present
by personal Illness. The program is said
| to >have been unique and enjoyable. Harry
Kimball read the "class poem" COM
posed by himself, and Past Master Will
| liam McNeir conducted 1.-The state cere-
MONIES" assisted by Allen Bussius and
Charles Scherer. Each member Of the
association was allowed five minutes dur
ing the evening, in which to make 9
speech upon a subject announced TO him
sing a song or tell story, and all awaited
themselves of the privilege. Eighteen
ent The function closed at late hour
The committee In charge was composed
of Harry G. kimball, j. w. Collins
Lafayette Leaman. Lem Towers. jr., ano
the president of the association.
Past Grand Master James A. Wetmore
has accepted an invitation to deliver ar
address at the regular communicative
| in Takoma Hall. Takoma Park. Tuesday
| evening, when the session will be devoted
exclusively to social purposes Takoma
! is proud Of the fact that Past GRAND
past masters who has always displayed
an active interest in the affairs Of thu
lodge.
Columbia Chapter, No J. has prepared
fine program of entertainment for its
| members their friends and the ladies
to follow Immediately after the cere.
monies incident to the grand visitation
| next Saturday evening.
Master Calvin F. Hummel of Hiram
| Lodge No. 10. F. A. A. NJ. has arranged
to have the lodge memorial services al
it's stated communication, Friday even.
ing February j. Seven losses by death
have come to Hiram Lodge during the
year as follows: George T. Bassett.
James Henry Byram. William Chase,