Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10

George J. Fritch. Harry Rothschild. Jacob
II. Lichliter. Thomas NJ. F. bowling.
| By-laws-John A. Meyer. Charles j.
James. Thomas P. Morgan, William
Mehn. John \. Colborn.
Accounts st. Clair Thompson. Will
| liam T. Galliher, Francis A. Sebrlng
James B. Lambie, Francis Nye.
Library-William J.. Boyden. Andrew
| W. Kelley, Joseph l.. Atkins, Louis D.
Carman. Otis J. Eddy.
| Evangelist Chapter. Rose Croix, will
| hold it's regular session Tuesday evening,
January II. but the special feature. which
will be open to the members and their
be the illustrated lecture of Bristow
| Adams of the forestry service. entitled
"A Prodigal Nation Secretary Elmer
Simpson says there will be other things
| besides. but he does not care to an
nOunce them in advance.
| The many friends of John May. the
veteran tiler Of Harmony Lodge. No. IL,
Iy recovering from his recent severe ILL
| ness and is able to be about again.
At the regular meeting of Potomac
| Commandery, No. 3, X. T., held in Ma
sonic Hall Georgetown. Wednesday even
| ing last the order of the Red Cross was
conferred upon two candidates In an able
| and impressive manner by the degree
team or Potomac Commdndery, unuer the
direction of E. Sir Charles T. Lindsey.
After the regular business session and
| the comforting of the orders, the COM
| mandery repaired to the banquet hall.
| where the Ladies' Auxiliary of Potomac
| Commandery had arranged an appetizing
| spread.
| w. X Reeve, eminent commander pre-
| sided. and the following toasts were re-
| sponded to: "To the Ladies' Auxiliary"
by Mrs. Helen F.. Barnard, president of
\ IL 11xr
r. F. Sir George E. Corson, past grand
commander of the Grand Cc-amandery of
| the District of Columbia; ''The Order of
the Eastern Star" by DR.. Charles T..
Lindsey, worthy patron of Mizpah Chap
! ter, and Our ladies' by W. H. Harri-
| son, adviser of the Ladies' Auxiliary.
! There will be four grand visitations to
Royal Arch Chapters during the coming
week as follows: Monday, Anacostia
Chapter, No. Il: Tuesday. Potomac Chap
ter, No. s; Wednesday. Capitol Chapter,
No. II. and Thursday, Washington Chap
ter, No. 2. the last named the only one
| in the new temple.
Potentate Louis Addison Dent of Almas
Temple, Mystic Shrine. who has been con
/ fined to his home for several days as the
result of ptomaine poisoning, is reported
| to be convaescing. Mr.. Dent is also the
efficient secretary of Temple Lodge, No.
| 81, r. A. A. NJ.
! With the assistance of performers from
/ the Might Owls and Three Twins
theatrical companies. Lulu Temple of the
entertain a delegation of local shriners
Tuesday evening in that city. The
'dervish dance aggregation of Almas
| Patrol went with the Washington con-
| tngent, and reports say acquitted Itself
| in characteristic fashion. One who at
| tended the session states that a number
| Of startling and oriental vagaries were
perpetrated before the theatrical perform
ance began and the session was prolonged
! until the "zem zem wells all ran dry. A
banquet was served, at which there We're
| several hundred guests, many of them
| from sister Jurisdictions.
| Hiram Lodge. No. 10, F.. A. A. NJ, will
hold it's annual memorial services at Its
| stated communication of February D
when the lodge will, in the language OF
4 the masters announcement pay heI
] tribute of love to the memory of those
brethren who during the Masonic yeai
| have answered the summons OF the SUI
| preme Grand Master of us all.
A special conclave of Columbia Com
mandery. No. .. X. T., was held at the
asylum in the new temple last night tc
!, receive the famous silver crucifix, which
is now en- tour through the United States
and which was delivered by Beausean'
/ Commandery, No. 8. K. r., of Baltimore
Md About forty knights of the visiting
commandery arrived, bearing the preciou:
treasure in charge. 1t is the property o.
Ivanhoe Commandery of New YORK. ane
has been started on its novel mlsslor
with the object of more closely uniting
the Communicates of the different juris
dictions in fraternal relations. The cere
4 monies were impressive. and the visitor!
: were entertained in customary manner
Crana <s,opoollor Claude II Woodward
of the knights Of Pythias, accompanied
by his full official staff Of Grand Lodge
officers. visited Amaranth Lodge, NO. -
at Northeast Temple Monday evening
and before large audience. publicly In
stalled the officers of that lodge for the
coming year.
The castle hall was beautifully decorat
ed with palms and cut flowers. and during
the course of the evening pleasing musica
numbers were rendered by Anton kasper
vioinist; Miss Ethel ToZier. pianist: Mis-:
Wheelock, pianist, and Mr.. Randolph, vo
! calist. An address was delivered by Audi
tor w. Il. Andrews of the Treasury De
partment.
; Supreme Representative d. Elmer Wibe
installed the following officers of Calanth
Lodge. No. II, Knights OF Pythias, TO
the ensuing term at Pythian Temple
Monday evening: Chancellor commander
, j. F. Gerhold; vice chancellor. Franz
Wooster; prelate. John Mowat: master o
, | work G. A. Hayes; keeper of records ant
! seal, S. II. jacobson; master of finance
G.. W. Hall; master of excheQuer. E. W
| Yount; master at arms, G. II. Brinkman
inner guard, William Smith: outer guard
. Joseph Mace: trustees. James Holmes. G
w. Barkman. ir.. and G. a. Hayes; rep
| resentative to the general relief bureau
: s. III. Jacobson; representatives to tn
. Grand Lodge. D. L. Burnett. S. III. Jacob
son, James Holmes. f. W. Yount and
: w. Hall
| Supreme Representative r. a. Bynun
installed the following officers of Equa
: Lodge, No. Il, knights of Pythias. a
Pythian Temple Monday evening, assiSte
by Past Chancelors William Minnis, ].
/ Haskins and James McCauley: Chancel
, Tor commander, o. A. Booth: vice chan
t cellor. B. G. Legg; master of work, c. s
Tucker; master at arms. William 7
Essex; master of finance. F.. ]. Henning
master of excheauer, Robert Sroufe
: keeper of record and seal, d. +. Brown
: inner guard, Charles III. Martyr; cute
I guard, John MINIS. representative to re
representatives. John r. Haskins, T.. :
c Henning, William MINIS. James McCau
ley. Robert Sroufe: lodge trustees. j.
r Haskins, William MINIS and James No
J. Cauley. o. \. Booth, the new chancello
I commander, outlined an active year
, work for the lodge. A prosperous yea
n is predicted by the membership.
L Grand Chancellor c. H. Woodward II
n stalled the officers of Myrtle Lodge, N
: 25, X. of p. Tuesday evening. at 81
: | Pennsylvania avenue southeast. An &C
!, i've line of officers. headed by Hem