Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18

The Grand Lodge Of Masons for the
District of Columbia will hold its third
stated communication Of the year at
Masonic Temple Saturday evening, Sep
TENDER -.
AT the reassembling of the Worshipful
Ma sters Association for 1909 the 10Th in
slant, President Roe Fulkerson has big
program outlined. Among other topics
the foyna ton of a Masonic duck-pfn
league will be discussed.
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine will
hold its fall ceremonial session September
80, at National Rifles -Armory. There is
special event on the program which IL
to be announced later
Grand Commander James d. Richardson
Of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
leaves tomorrow evening for Boston to
attend the coming session Of the supreme
council OF the northern jurisdiction. He
will be accompanied by Provincial Grand
Secretary William Oscar Roome, Col.
George Z. Corson and Stirling Kerr, IT.,
first and second provincial grand mar
shals, who have been appointed a COM
mittee to receive the digntarieS OF the
Royal Order of Scotland. who will come
to Boston from Edinburgh, Scotland, and
escort them to this city, where a. reception
will be rendered them the latter part Of
the month.
Kallipolis Grotto Of the Yelled Prophets
is making arrangements for another spe-
cial session at an early date for the re-
ception of a number Of initiates. Monarch
Edward S. Schmid reports the grotto in
excellent financial condition. The MEM
bership has doubled since the reorganiZa-
ton and Secretary Strang says at the
present rate will pass the three hundred
mark before the first of the new year. AS
soon as the regalia and paraphernala re-
Gently, purchased are received the date of
the ceremonial session will be announced,
after which no candidates will be received
by the Shorter route
Grand Secretary Arvine W. Johnston
said today that while the great bulk of
the stock in the new Masonic Temple was
In hand to turn over to the Grand Lodge
preparatory to Its assuming control, re-
ceipts from individual stockholders were
not coming in as rapidly as he would like
to see. There has been an urgent de-
mand' he said that the Grand Lodge
take control of the new temple. and
have no doubt that the individual stock
holders are just as willing to turn over
their holdings as were the bodies We
find it wherever the men appointed
to look after the matter call upon in
dividuals. but the trouble is that each
man is waiting to be called upon 1t is
| understood the Grand Lodge insists that
in its control before it will take action
looking to the transfer of title
The New Jerusalem Lodge No 8, ex-
poets to have its new stereopticon in
working order for its COMMUNICATION
next Thursday evening.
September at the Naples. near Suna-
pee, y. H., James Bellows McGregor OBJ
served his 1OSth birthday anniversary,
h1 ,i,, ,,,ia ,f
where ne now lives Sunday, September g.
1sUl
In 1927 Little Mac joined the Masonic
! order. and for eighty-two years has been
member in good standing. Mount Yer
non Lodge, y. +. and a. NJ, annually
makes him d visitation on his birthday.
and has for years held reception at the
lodgerooms in honor of its beloved
brother.
McGregOr is of Scotch origin He Ia
boos tobacco and strong drink but par
takes sparngly Of New Hampshires
noted beverage, hard cider. and eats three
meals day His granddaughter with
whom he row resides. Mrs o. ]. clement,
says that he still likes the famous New
England dainty dOughnut for his break
fast
Frank p. Woodbury. of Concord, tie
grand secretary of the Grand Lodge Of
New hampshire, has taken the trouble to
verify the dates from the old records.
and says there il no doubt in his mind
that Mr.. ;McGregor is the oldest Mason
in the world.
DIR. J. Leavitt Cain of Newport his
family physician, says his vitality is re-
narlSable and his ability to read and re-
member is surprising.-Press dispatch.
Worshipful Master Carey S. Frye of
Osiris Lodge No. 70. closed the work of
in blaze of glory, so to speak. The spe-
cial guests of the evening were the mas
tiers of the District of Columbia. who per-
formed the work of the evening.
Fulkerson. w. NJ. No. Il: W. E. Greaves.
w. NJ. No. 90: j. E. Tibbitts w. NJ No.
IL: w. T. Paine. w. NJ No. Z: John
Wischhusen, w. NJ. No. 25; Emmett
send. W. NJ. No. /; Jacobus 8. Jones.
w. NJ. No. 3.
Senior warden. S. w. Humphrey. w.
NJ. No. n: Junior warden, j. p. Stephens,
worth. p. NJ. No. Nc: chaplain. c. E.
Sayles w. NJ. No 81: senior deacon. John
II. Anderson. w. NJ. No. 23; junior deacon.
8. +. Compton. w. NJ. No. %; senior
| junior steward. G. e. Heineke. jr., W. NJ
No. "a.
The following assisted: Carey s. Frye,
w. NJ No. &c: Julius Refs, s. W. No. %;
George w. Ingham. J. W. No. Is.
y bano"et was served afterward at
which congratulatory and felicitous adj
dresses were made, in which the initiates
had a share. There was a very large at
tendance present both at the lodge COM
Enlunication and the banquet.
! Commander Joseph Fl. Nilans of Orient
Commandery. No. 5. K T., has sounded
| the call for the commandery's reassem-
bling after its summer recess, and the H.
lustrious Order Of the Red Cross will
be conferred at the conclave Monday
evening. The commandery will also de-
vote special attention that evening to the
consideration of plans for the pilgrim
age TO Chicago in August 1910 to the
triennial conciaVe. Commander Milans
reports that Past Commander William
Mehn. who has been confined to his room
with rheumatism for some time. has inn
proved considerably and is expected to at
tend the Monday conclave OF Orient.