Evening star., 1909-03-13

Tie Grand Lodge of Masons of the
District of Columbia will hold its first
stated communication Of the year TINS
Saturday evening, at the usual hour. in
lodge room No. l of the new temple for
the eXemplification of the degrees.
The new Masonic calendar for the year
1909, A. L. 59O9. is ready in the hands OF
the grand secretary for distribution 10
those entitled to receive it. 1t contains
a world of information' for the benefit
of members of the fraternity.
The High Priests Association holds is
next meeting the Hotel Gordon Sat
hour. when officers for the current year
will be elected and installed and the
'class of 1908 will deliver over the reins
to the ''class of 1863.
Areme Chapter. No. TO- Order of the
Eastern Star. will meet for the first time
in its new quarters in the Eastern Star
Chapter chamber. at the new Masonic
Temple April I.
lem Temple of the Mystic Shrine. at New
Orleans. and grand high priest of the
Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Louisiana.
paid a flying visit to the city Monday and
spent the evening at Mount Vernon Chap
ter No. 5. where a committee. consisting
of Past High Priesis Jacobus S. Jones
of '04 and Roe Fulkerson of '6S cared
for his comfort in the customary way.
Past Master ". II. Singleton of Kjns
Solomon Lodge. No. 81, and its present
secretary will deliver a lecture at the
stated communication of La Fayette
Lodge. No. 10. Thursday evening, March
Is entitled Legendary and Record Ori-
gin of Freema sonry."
The spring grand visitations begin Mon
day evening with that of the Grand Lodge
to PentaIpha Lodge. No. 23. followed by
that TO Columbia Lodge. No. ,. Friday
evening
Pentalpha's master. John II. Anderson.
announces program of entertainment
consisting Of solos by John r. Barber,
organ selections by Harry G. kimball.
an address by Representative Frank NJ.
Nye of Minneapolis and remarks by d.
Fulton Harris.
Columbia Lodge has not yet made
announcement of its program.
a proposition has recently been made
the Masonic Temple Association to erect
in the entrance half of the new temple. on
18th street. bronze bulletin table upon
which the lodge work shall be bulletined
weekly tor The benefit of the craft in
general. The proposition also cOntem-
plates the erection OF a similar tablet
upon which Royal Arch Chapter work
shall be likewise bulle ,ined The inten-
tion is 20 make the tablets works Of art.
The proposition does not lack supporters,
although considerable doubt was eX-
pressed as to whether the lodge officers
responsible for il would avail themselves
of the tablets for The purpose. there
seeming To be 4 disinclinatiou in some
giving general no. ice of forthcoming lodge
work Past Master William r. Singleton.
who has the mater in hand. seems san
gnine that the suggestion for the tablets
will receive the sanction OF the associa-
ton and that visiting Masons as we'll as
those of the local jurisdiction can and
will be supplied with the Information.
which is similar to that contained in the
news box at the head of these columns.
Acacia Lodge. No. Is. which was forty
five years a chartered lodge of this juris-
diction Deceriber rs 1908. celebra tea me
occa sion Tuesday evening with d program
Of vaudeville numbers and dancing. fol-
lowed with refreshments. The vaude-
vile numbers were furnished by Miss
Fielding. Mr. Fea herston and Mr.. Gar
land. Worshipful Master Edward f.
Clement and his line officers We're the
committee in charge of the festivities.
Charles II. Williams has the proud dis
tinction of being the high priest OF the
Oldest chapter of Royal Arch Masons in
the District of Columbia, Potomac Royal