Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04

Dee. lo-Takoms. No. L. and Cathedral,
No. IA.
The business at all the blue lodges the
coming week will include the annual cleo
ton of officers. Thirteen lodges will
choose officers for the coming Masonic
year. The worshpful masters whose
terms expire are Irwin r. Moulton. Poto-
mae. No. ): John G. Schof1eld the New
Jerusalem, No. %: Harry S. Wolf. St.
Johns. No. IL: James f. Tibbitts, Ma
tional. No. 10; Emmett NJ. Carter, Ben
iamn =. French, No. u; Roe Fulkerson.
Harmony No Il: Edwin c. Dutton, Hope.
No. 30: Samuel W. Humphrey, Anacostia.
No. III William e. Greaves. George c..
Whiting. No 80: John III. Anderson, Pen
talpha, No %; Samuel F. Compton, My
ron NJ Parker. No. %; William H. Nc
Cray, King David, No 2S, and Thomas c..
Noyes, Temple, No. 3D.
The committee on Christmas observance
appointed by the Grand Encampment Of
Knights Templar of the United States has
prepared the following sentiment for
Christmas day:
ITO our most Eminent Grand Master,
Henry Warren Rusg, with Christmas
Greetings: May his future be as bright
as his shining path of achievement.
The grand master will send the follow
ing response:
ITO the Soldiery of the Temple. the
Knighthood Of the Cross, the Brother
thousand strong-Greeting and Godspeed.
1T is with profound emotion and CRATE
full appreciation that 1 respond to the
suggestive sentiment, honoring me by its
personal reference. Comrades together
we have touched hearts and hands in
Templar faith and works The prestige
of the past. the power Of the present.
the promise of the future. may we'll in
spire us 10 continued loyal loving service
for our cherished order. Prosperous and
strong today as never before, 1t is one of
the worlds mightiest forces to translate
the truth of the Christian message into
mutual helpfulness and universal broth
erhOod.
Grand Commander Walter H. HOPPER
OF the District of Columbia, in pronluleat-
ing the foregoing and inviting all knights
Templar to join in the sentiments Satur-
day, December % at noon. eastern stand
ard time, in their respective commander
les, adds:
"A happy and bountful Christmas, free
from all care and misfortune, and a sue
cessful and prosperous New Year, free
from anxiety and adversely, are the
blessings wished by the grand commander
for each sir knight wheresoever dis
persed and those near and dear to him.
At the mass meeting of the members of
the four local Scottish Rite bodies held
at Scottish Rite Cathedral, 1907 G street.
Thursday evening. the suggestions con-
tanned in the confidential circular of Sow
ereign Grand Inspector General c. f..
Rosenbaum, thirty-third degree, for the
District of Columbia, were adopted as
formal recommendations to the respective
bodies. The more important will be the
designation of four members of the rite
to act in conjunction with fifth to be
designated by Mr.. RosenOau1n. to have
full charge, under the inspector general,
of all matters pertaining to the guidance
Of the bodies and more especially the con-
ferring Of degrees, the manner in which
they are to be conferred. the selection of
those who are to. confer them and the
arrangement of the degrees, as we'll as all
details and management OF those matters
which pertain to the building up and
prosperity of the bodies The object of
the suggestions, it was explained, is to
place the bodies in Washington as
high a plane for perfect and effective
work and the attractive rendition of the
degrees as any in the southern jurisdic-
ton.
1t is expected with the adoption OF the
recommendations, that all the regular
business of the four bodies will hereafter
be transacted in Mithras Lodge of Per-
lection, although the identity of the
chapter. council and consistOry will not
he otherwise impaired.
Grand Commander Richardson announc-
ed in his address at the meeting that in
1911 the greatest aggregation of Masonic
dfgnitaries in the world would assemble in
Washington. The sovereign grand COM
manders of twenty-siX Jurisdictions are
expected at that time. and the grand
commander has been given carte blanche
In the matter Of preparations for their
enterta inment I'm manner that COMFORTS
with the dignity of the Southern Juris-
diction. He also intimated, without being
positive upon the subject, that a new
Scottish Rite Temple was among the
possibilities by that time.
The centennial anniversary OF the Grand
Lodge of Free and Accepted AIasons for
celebrated i'll 1911 and a committee
charged with the perfection OF arrange
ments has long been at work in that di-
rection. The committee now composed
consists of Past Grand Master James A.
Wetmore. chairman, Past Masters Luther
+. Speer. Andrew Wilson, Charles ].
James, Claude f. King, Worshipful Mas
ter Roe F'ulkerson and J. Harry Cum
| ningham. A report from this committee
| IL expected at the annual meeting of the
Grand Lodge, December IT,
An event of note in cryptic Masonry in
| the District will occur December 10. when
| Adoniram Council, No. =. Royal and
Henry Clay Barrabee, junior past general
grand master Of the General Grand Coun-
| ell of the United States. 1t is expected
| the ceremonies will be open to the Royal
Arch MasoIs of the District, who will
| be given some idea Of the scope and I'M
portance to them of Cryptic Masonry.
The lodges hereinafter mentioned elect
| ed officers for the ensuing year Wednes-
/ day evening as follows:
| Osiris, No. 26-Julius Refs, worshirful
master; George W. Ingham, senior war
| den; Philip NJ. Ashford. junior warden:
| III. p. Gerald. secretary; W. I. Fitz-
Gerald, treasurer: III. r. Parkinson, senior
deacon: w. ]. Brewer, junior deacon: A.
! u. Hathaway, senior steward r. NJ. Tow
son. junior steward; W. v. Lewis. chap
| lain. Thomas III. Ellsworth was reap
! pointed marshal and john Is. Betker
| tiler. Past Master Carey S. Frye was