Evening star., 1909-07-17

No. IA.
| Temple Lodge, No. 81. has called off
| for July and August, and Mount Horeb
Royal Arch Chapter, No. Z, Brightwood
| Royal Arch Chapter, No. 0, Anacosia
Royal Arch Chapter, No. II, Martha
Chapter. No. 4. and Esther Chapter, No.
), Order of the Eastern Star, and De Mo
lay Commandery, No. 4, X. T., have done
| likewise.
One of the pleasant Masonic incidents
of the week was the presentation of
| gold-headed cane, appropriately inscribed,
| to Past Grand Secretary Charles w. Han
cock at Columbia Commandery. No >,
entation speech was made by Perry B
| Turpin behalf of Mr.. Hancock's
| friends who made the gift as a remem-
brance on his seventy-second birthday
anniversary. The affair was complete
| surprise to the veteran Mason and it was
| with difficulty that he expressed his ap
probation, his emotion being so srea'.
| WorshipfuI Master Roe Fulkerson has
| introduced an innovation in Masonry in
the District by having the official line of
Harmony Lodge. No. H. garbed in white
during the summer sessions. White
shirts, duck trousers, white shoes and
hose. he declares. make an otherwise
homely combination look handsome these
warm evenings" He has also adopted
the rule of "coas off, for the member
| ship.
Commander Francis A. Sebring
nounces that while the forthcoming ex-
| cursion under the auspices of Columbia
Commandery, No. 2 *. T., to Atlantic
City appears to be Columbia affair, it
is only SO in name, for the sir knights of
| the sister Communicates and those who
| hope to become knights Templar are also
\ S~R,,
! leaves Washington at 1 O'Clock in the
afternoon of September 10 for the seaside
| resort. The return trip will be maze
! Tuesday, September a. at 2:35 O'Clock
| pm. large delegation is already en-
rolled for the trip.
Roe and Mrs. Fulkerson. Carter and
| Mrs. keene and John and Mrs. Shoe
maker will leave the city Sunday to spend
the day at the new Shrine Club at Spar
rows Point. Members of Almas and
Boumi temples of the Mystic Shrine re-
| Gently purchased the old Crescent Club
| house at Sparrows Point and have fitted
| it up for a comfortable outing place for
| the summer. 1t is also expected to be
| the scene of many lively oyster roast
| and terrapin supper during the cooler
weather.
Not in many years. said Grand Secre
| tary Arvine w. Johnston yesterday,
| have the Masonic bodies generally been
1 n
! mer time. The number of bodies that
| have called off, very few. and even
| they will be obliged to work many spe-
| cials when they reassembe in September.
| I've lodges generally are very busy these
| evenings adding to the rolls of their Mem
| bership, and many of them are obliged to
| hold two or more specials during the
month in addition to their regular COM
| muncations.
| Monarch Ed Schmid and Secretary
| Strang of Kaliipolis Grotto. No. Il. Mys-
| tic Order of Yelled Prophets of the En-
among the membership in enrolling new
recruits. The class at the forthcoming
| ceremonial session is expected to pass
| the hundred mark. The coming cere-
| monial session will be something unusual
! in the matter of elaboration. it is said,
| the full ritualistic ceremonies being car
ried out for the first time in the District.
! The ritual admits of the Interpolation of
| special embellishments, and the wise
| heads of the grotto are now engaged in
| the preparation of unique innovations for
| the occasion The music, vocal and in
| strumental, for the ceremonial session Is
| said to be very beautiful and elaborate.
| Many members of the Shrine are enrolled
| in kallipolis Grotto and are lending the
| committee on special work the benefit of
| their experience in the other body The
| ritual of the Yelled Prophets is declared
to be exceptionally beautiful and inter-
| esting.
Secretary Ham Smith of Harmony
Lodge is the recipient of many congratu-
! lations on the last circular of the lodge,
which is said TO be replete with literary
excellence and wholesome humor.
| La Fayette Royal Arch Chapter, No ;.
will confer the Royal Arch degree on two
sets of candidates Tuesday evening, after
which the chapter will call off for the
month of August.
There will be no session of the Grand
| Lodge School of Instructions until Oc-
| tober l3.
The religious services at the Masonic
aid Eastern Star Home tomorrow after
l noon at ) o'clock will be held under the
auspices of Pentalpha Lodge, No. %.
Past Master w. 4. Kimmel chairman
of the committee in charge. The services
will be conducted by the lodge chaplain,
| Rev. w. F. Smith, and D. Fulton Harris
fraternity generally are invited to be
present. The last Takoma car in time
for the services leaves the head or hh
street at = o'clock. There will be con-
route and also at Stott's station. for those
who go by the Baltimore and Ohio train.
/ Ae Baltimore Sun of July IL states
that Masonic records dating back to
| 1914 have fallen into the hands or Dr.
| Joseph w. Eggleston, Grand Master or
| Masons in Virginia. and they are to be-
come the property of the Grand Lodge Of
Virginia. The records are those of old
| Iilwinning Crosse Lodge, No = OF Port
| Royal. Caroline county ana nave been
missing from the state since the civil war.
| having been stolen by some invading
vandal and carried away.
| A Mason In Philadelphia found them in
| tie lands of dealer in that city and
| bought them. The purchase wds reported
to the Grand Master OF Virginia. and he
took steps to have them returned to Vir-
| ginia. The lodge has been out of exist
ence for some years.
The records establish the fact that
| Gen Hugh Mercer of revolutionary fame
| was a member of the lodge. and soon
after his death a service was held in the
| lodgeroom in. his memory. Gen. Mercer
| was also a member and a past master
| of the Fredericksburg Lodge. but the
] action of the lodge at his death is un-
/ known as records of that date were
| stolen during the war.
The two old volumes are interesting
| pieces cf work The first was made in
| the colonies. is bound In rawhide. and