Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-20
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The Grand Council OF Maryland Royal
and Select Masters elected and installed
hs %sstsr 0 Thomas
deputy grand master. Charles L. Postley;
conductor of work. Edwin j. grimm
| grand treasurer. George Cook: grand re-
corder. G. A. Ethel
The Oriental Room in the new Masonic
tempe at Baltimore was presented by the
grand master to and dedicated by the
Grand Royal Arch Chapter OF Maryland
Priest John W. Linthicum in charge of
the services. The grafton Of the day was
delivered by Past Grand High Priest
James +. Allen. Among the speakers on
Woodman and Past Grand High Priest
George Z. COrson, now general grand
king Of the General Grand Royal Arch
Chapter of the United States. both OF this
Jurisdiction.
With the dedication of the Doric Room
| or asylum. by the Grand Commandery of
the Knights Templar yesterday the dedi-
catory services at the new Masonic Tenn
pc, Oh North Charles street. Baltimore.
Nd, were concluded. The services were
| conducted amid the glitter of uniforms
and with the solemnity of Masonic rites,
many prominent knights taking part in
| the ceremonies.
At the banquet following the dedication
the following Knights Templar from this
jurisdiction made addresses: Harrison
grand encampment: Grand Commander
Walter II. Klopfer of the District Of Co.
lumbia, Lem Towers. r., grand represent
alive; A. w. Johnston. grand recorder.
and Past Grand Commander George Glib
| son.
Deputy Imperial Potentate of North
America. A. A. Q: n. M: s, Fred A.
ing at the Raleigh Hotel for several days.
They will leave the city Sunday morning.
Mr.. Hines has just returned from New
Orleans. where he says the Shrinere Of
Louisiana are making splendid prepara-
lions for the meeting Of the Supreme
Council. which is to be held there In
April.
Adoniram Council, No. 2. Royal and
Select Masters. ran up against dilemma
Thursday evening. Official notice was
received that the charter had been
granted the council by the General Grand
Council, consequently all proceedings UNI
der the dispensation under which the
council had been work ng were suspended.
There was no one present to install the
officers to organize the council under
the new charter. SO the meeting had to be
called off,
Monarch Edward g. Schmid. Chief JUS
tice Jacob w. Collins and Secretary III. l..
Strang. jr. the chaotic cabal of KALI
polls Grotto. No. IS. Mystic Order Of the
q
are out with the announcement of the
most novel and spectacular production
of its kind ever presented In the District
Of Columbia, the evening of Monday. No
vember .. when the first grand ceremo-
NAL session Of the grotto will be held.
The robes and paraphernalia. specially
made to order and gorgeous In the ex-
IRENE. have been received. The session
will be held In the upper auditorium of
| the new Masonic Temple, and IL Is ex-
| nf
required to wade the weird waters OF
! mystery in their search for the enchanted
| realm In addition to the ritualistic
ceremonies. il is said, there will be rare
innovations introduced on the occasion.
The grotto has had the services Of ex-
perts for more than a week past superin-
tending the special rehearsals which have
been necessary to present the work &C
cording to the requirements. The grotto
is to the blue lodge what the shrine 10 to
the lodges of the higher degrees. Blue
lodge Masons In good standing In their
lodges are eligible to membership. which
we'll. for there is perfect harmony be-
tween the two bodies. say those who
know.
IL, Tuesday evening. was the event OF
the week. Deputy Grand Master George
c. Ober presided in the absence Of Grand
Master Henry K. Simpson, who was at
L
sonic Temple at Baltimore as the guest
Of the Grand Lodge of Maryland.
BY invitation of Worshipful Master
James E. Tibbtts the following officers
were present and conferred the Master
Mason's degree: Robert w. Fuller. wor-
shipful master: Charles III. Callahan, sem
ior warden: Edward H. Kemper, junior
warden: Alfred G. Chler. secretary: Rob-
ert w. Arnold. treasurer; Samuel w.
Pits. senior deacon; Charles b. Swami.
junior deacon: W. L. Aitcheson. senior
steward: c. Page Waller. junior steward.
Accompanying the officers were Kos
ciusko Kemper. past grand master of
Virginia: Lewis E. Allen. district deputy
grand master for the first district of Vir-
ginia; Past Masters ]. Z. Shinn. L.
King and a large number OF members of
Washington Lodge.
George McGown. past grand commander
Of the Grand Commandery Of New York,
and Charles A. Conover, grand secretary
of the Grand Chapter Of Michigan, called
at Masonic Temple this week.
Grand Commander Harvey D. Loveland
of the Grand Commandery Of California
was in the city this week.
Grand Commander Walter H. Klopfer.
Past Grand Commanders Harrison Ding
man and George Gibson, Grand Warder
Lem Towers, jr., and Grand Recorder Ar
| VINO w. JOIliiStOu dtlGuuSQ the UeOfCdtlOE
Of the templar asylum in the new Masonic
Temple at Baltimore Friday.
President Roe FulkersOn Of the Wor-
shipful Masters Association of 1909 is
a strong believer In the social side Of
Masonry, and has proposed a Masonic
duckpin bowling league as means of
promoting the good fellowship idea
This was first preached at a banquet
given some weeks ago by Osiris Lodge
to the masters association and has been
rounding into form since Some of the
lodges are already in line with teams
awaiting the opening game.
Columbia Lodge. which has a four
team league of it's own in operation, is
J enthusiastic under the leadership of
Worshipful Master Jacobus 5. Jones,
devoted bowler. St. Johns Lodge is also
, at work trying out a number Of aspi-
rants. Secretary Hutchinson, Past Mas
ter Hooe and others are much interest
ed "Bowlers' Pearson or Harmony,
Frye of Osiris. Pond and Herbst OF
Hiram and Carter. Bryant and Gibbs Of
iB. B. French are all working up inter-
est in their lodges, and prospects are
bright for a satisfactory season. Any
others who wish to join in are request
ed to communicate with Roe Fulkerson
of Harmony or Director Wingate of st.
Johns.