Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-25

The Grand Lodge of Masons for the
District of Columbia will hold its third
Stated communication for the year at
Masonic Temple this evening. The grand
master states that DR.. Ober, the deputy
grand master, will report as to the re-
cent conference of grand jurisdictions at
Philadelphia at this meeting.
September 30 marks the close of the
Masonic symbolic year and Is a porten-
tOus time for fOrgetful Masons said
Grand Secretary Arvine w. Johnston to-
day.
AImas Temple OF the Mystic Shrine has
been convoked by Potentate Louis A.
Dent. at National Rifles Armory, Thurs
day evening. September 80. at o'clock,
when the solemn fall ceremonial session
will be observed with appropriate rites,
| which will be participated in by number
of young aspirants to tribal degrees Red
cards will be in order for the season of
1910 and the potentate reminds all mobiles
of the desirability of possessing them.
Current cards will be recognized at the
coming session. Joseph G. Steele is the
newly elected captain of the Arab Pa
troll. which has changed its headquarters
! from F street to the officers rooms on
| the first floor of National Rifles Armory
4 special feature is to occur at this ses-
{ sion of the temple, the details of which
are withheld at the present time.
Federal Lodge, No. I, announces that
its forthcoming communication will be de-
voted to a Masonic lecture by Charles F.
Benjamin, entitled Remember Now Thy
Creator
City Postmaster Benjamin F. Barnes
and Assistant Postmaster Norman Allen
Merritt were made lull-fedged m rmbers
of Temple Lodge, No. 30. Thursday even
ing. At the banquet which followed the
! work of the evening Charles B. Hanford.
the noted player. gave rectations and
orable contribution to the evenings en-
tertainment. Worshipful Master Thomas
c. Noyes was the recipient of compli-
ments on the occasion.
The religious services at the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home tomorrow after
| noon at 3 o'clock will be under the direc-
ton of Myron NJ Parker Lodge, No. 81
DR.. w. w. Barnes. pastor of Douglas Me-
mortal Church. All members Of the fra
ternity have been invited to attend.
Coaches will meet the cars at Takoma
Park.
Monarch Ed. g. Schmid announces .
special session Of Kallipolis Grotto, No
II. Mystic Order Of Yelled Prophets of the
Enchanted Realm. at Masonic Temple
Wednesday evening, September %, at 8
o'clock. A special class of initiates will
receive the deg eeS at this session. 1t was
the intention not to hold special sessions
at this time. deferrng applicants to the
great ceremonial session which will be
announced shortly after the receipt of the
new robes and paraphernalia, which have
already been ordered and are now we'll I'M
der way. The pressure from applicants,
however, proved too strong to resist.
fhn nnf Of }c $1,a 10,
short session of the grOtto preceding the
ceremonial session.
Grand Secretary Johnston says that
many donations of stock in the new tenn
pie have recently been received from in
dividual stockholders, in view Of the in
tentiOn of the Grand Lodge to take over
the title of the temple and the conduct of
It's affairs. There are still many. how
ever. who seem to be waiting to be spe-
cially called upon. and he urges these
gentlemen to act as quickly as possible to
further the cause, which seems to have
the unanimous Endorsement Of the fra
ternity in this jurisdiction.
Martha Chapter, No. f. o. E. S. will
hold it's regular session the evening Of
October /. when Mrs. Flora E. Campbell.
the associate matron, will have charge of
the work.
At its last meeting Martha Chapter, No.
4, o. E. S.. had an ''experience" evening.
several members giving short accounts OF
especially interesting incidents occurring
during their vacations. The program
mapped out for the remainder Of the year
is an interesting one.
The latest in the way of novelty is the
institution of Masonic lodge in ball
loon more than mile in the air. This
happened at or near Pittsfeld, Mass. re-
Gently. when Aerial Lodge. A. F. and A.
NJ, was instituted in the balloon Massa-
| oh, cnttc lln ftnr nf III, M
1905 feet, this being the first meeting of
the kind ever held.
The lodge was conducted with all Ma
sonic observances possible under the con-
ditions. J. ]. Van Valkenburg of South
birmingham was worshipful master; Jay
B. Benton of Winchester was senior war
den and Charles J. Glidden of Boston
junior warden.
The Masonic ceremony was the chief
feature of a short but most interesting
aerial journey, the details of which were
recounted when the party descended at
| Gil eenfield. Mass, after considerable diff
Guilty in getting the huge gas bag and it's
numerous trappings out of the forest.
The start was made in the afternoon
at 2:O5 o'clock from the grounds of the
| Aero Club of New England. 1T Pitts
| field. At the highest point recorded. 200
| feet, the Masonic ceremony took place.
| Invitations have been issued for re-
| ception at the House of the Temple Of
| the Ancient ara Accepted ScOltlSn fSile,
Southern Jurisdiction Monday evening in
| hcnor of the following bearers of the
Grand Lodge of the Royal Order Of Scot
land whose see is in EdinbCro. Scotland ::
| c. c. Nisbet. secretary general Supreme
| Council of Scotland, deputy governor:
| Gel. Lewis A. Hope, c. B., abide camp
| to King Edward VII, grand maris chal !;
Allan NJ. Henderson, w. S.. grand treas
| urer; John A. Forrest, w. s., grand sec
rotary. and W. A. A. Balfour. grand
| guardian.
| The reception committee Is composed of
| the following Office bearers of the Pre-
| vincial Grand Lodge: James Daniel Rich
| ardson. provincial grand master: Georr
Mayhem Moulton. provincial senior grand
warden; James Isaac Buchanan. provin-
| cial junior grand warden; William Oscar
Rcome. provincial grand secretary: Will
liam Homan. provincial grand treasurer:
Thomas Robert Morrow, provincial grand
| sword bearer: William Bromweu MeIish,
| provincial grand banner bearer: Rev.
| Richard Pardee Williams. provincial
grand chaplain; George Edgar Corson,
provincial first grand marischal; Stirling
| Kerr. jr., provincial second grand maris-
| cial: Andrew William Kelley, provincial
| first grand steward; William Busoy pro-
| "incial second grand steward: Everett
| CEamoecli1 Benton, provincial third
| grand steward; Henry Sonertield COwans,
provincial fourth grand steward; James