Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27

The fourth stated communication. OF
annual meeting, of the Grand Lodge OF
Masons for the District of Columbia Will
be held Wednesday evening, December 10,
at Masonic Temple.
Next week will usher in the annual cleo
ton of officers in nine constituent lodges
OF the District of Columbia. The Wor-
shipful masters whose terms end during
the week are as follows: Jacobus S. Jones
of Columbia. No. 3: John J. King of Ma
val, No. 4: Walter T. Paine of Lebanon,
No. I: Calvin F. Hummel of Hiram, No.
10; Victor II. Wallace of Washington
Centennial, No. IA; John b. Nichols of
Lafayette, No. 10; Carey S. Frye of ORR
ris, No. &c; James II. Robey of William
r. Singleton, No. SO, and Charles E.
Sayles of King Solomon No 81. Twenty
eight lodges, comprising the entire blue
lodge membership of the District. will
hold elections for officers during the
month of December, the election taking
place at the first stated communication
of the month in each instance.
Officers of the Grand Royal Arch Chap
ter will. for the first time in very long
while, Oft1ciate in the Royal Arch degree
at Columbia Royal Arch Chapter. No. /,
Tuesday evening. November 80. DR..
Francis j. Woodman, grand high priest
of the District, will preside, and the
other officers Of the Grand Royal Arch
Chapter will assume their respective Of
fees in comforting the degree.
Almas Temple Of the Mystic Shrine will
hold its last ceremonial session for 1908
Tuesday evening at o'clock at the Ma
tional Rifles Armory, when. preceding the
traditional banquet. errant sons of the
desert will be led to the altar of purifi-
cation. The ceremonial commentaries
one of the rarest festivals in the annals
of the shrine, 1t is said, and so special
preparations have been made to make it
memorable. Illustrious Potentate Louis
A. Dent in his circular calls attention to
the meeting of the Imperial Council at
New Orleans April II and Ii and of the
preparations making for the entertain
ment of visiting Shriners. A contract has
been made with the Hotel Denechaud fOr
the local nobles who will join in this city
the special train party with Pyramid
Temple from Bridgeport, Conn.,, and Bou
mi Temple of Baltimore for the triI
south.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection at it's meet
ing Tuesday evening received a class OF
twenty-five initiates into the highest hon
or of the lodge-the fourteenth degree
There was a turkey dinner afterward, a,
which Venerable Master James D. Rowen
thirty-second degree, presided. Addresses
appropriate to the occasion were made by
William r. Andrews, K. G. e. H.; Louis
Hopfenmaier, thirty-second degree, anC
Venerable Master Rowen.
Louis Goldsmith, thirty-third degree
treasurer for all four Of the bodies Of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in the
District of Columbia, was rendered a com
plimentary dinner by his Masonic friends
OF 10 0Ch IA Of nirh Is
course of the evening Mr.. Goldsmith wa:
presented with a handsomely engrossed
set of resolutions. expressive of the es-
TEEN In which he is he.. by the Masonic
fraternity.
ters' Association in the library of Hiram
Lodge, No. 10, F. A. A. M, 18th stree
and Pennsylvania avenue, Monday even
ing. practically the final business meeting
Of the year. matters relating to the an
nual banquet and other things pertinent
to tie close of the masters year will be
considered and actt-- upon. President
Fulkerson has asked for a full attendance
OIL the masters.
lodge of sorrow and memorial service:
for it's deceased members during the yeal
Tuesday evening. The program had no
been issued when The star went to press
but Woishipful Master F'ulkerson sale
that fitting preparations had been made
to make the occasion memorable.
A large attendance of the Masons of the
District is expected at the funeral serv
ices for Past Grand Master David G
Dixon. which will take place, under the
auspices of the Grand Lodge, at tn,
Fourth Presbyterian Church. 18th ant
Fairmont streets north west. Rev. DR.. 10
seph r. Kelly, pastor. at o'clock tomor
row afternoon. There Will be full at
tendance of the membership OF Lebanon
Lodge, No. 4, Washington Royal Arch
Chapter. No. .. and Washington Command
cry, No /. Knights Templar, of all OF
which bodies Past Grand Master DiXor
WIS member. The services at the inter
ment in Rock Creek cemetery will be con
Quoted by the Grand Lodge OF Mason:
for the District of Columbia
Grand Secretary Aryire W. Johnston
said totiay that the recent action OF the
Grand Lodge in providing for its assunlp-
ton of the ownership ard control OF ths
new temple seems to meet with una III.
nous approval Ia the local bodies. the
Masonic Temple Association, he said, Is
now pushing matters to secure the proper
donation of the required stock IN accord
ance with the terms of the Grand Lodge
Il may be undertaken at the coming
session of Congress.
Kallipolis Grotto, No. 10. Mystic Order
of Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm IS out with the announcement of
its first grand ceremonial session. iEclua-
ing personally conducted tour to and
through the Realm of inchantment." in
the upper auditorium Of the rev Masonic
Temple. Monday evening. The business
session will open at O'Clock sharp 1t
is announced that ''Old Charon's bark,
the Stygian Queen, will slip her moorings
later on for the mystic tour through
the enchanted regions" ''At the portals
of hades." 1t is proclaimed divers
feats and unique stunts will be per-
formed by neophytic talent concluding
with barbecue of meats fit for the
elect" THE official harassers Of the