Evening star., 1909-05-08

mandery. knights Templar. will be held
Monday evening at o'clock. Very Emil
nent Sir Arthur Macarthur OF Troy. n
T.. grand generalissimo OF the Grand
Encampment will be present as the rep
resentative of the most eminent grand
master. The annual election of oficers
for the Grand Commandery will also be
held.
Mount Horeb Chapter. No. :. r.. A. NJ.
will have two meetings during the coming
week. The first will be held Tuesday
evening at 1:30 o'clock. when the mark
masters degree will be conferred. The
second will be a special the following
evening at o'clock. and the royal arch
degree will be conferred.
An unaffiliated Mason, without cre-
denfials, but who has satisfied CONNIE
tent authority of his knowledge, wants
70 md some one who was member of
the lodge he Joined or who knows some
thing about the Whereabouts of its rec
ords.
Back in 1875. while on a trim from
Alaska to the Rio Grande. through the
wild, unsettled western country, Lewis
Hoprenmaier. retired merchant of this
city, then young fur buyer. reached the
sioux country Of Indian Territory. near
the "Onichita" mountain Through Gen.
custer. who was stationed there he met
friendly Indian chief by the name of
'Onichfta." who was the master of a
Masonic lodge of the same name, such a
lodge as is known as military. army or
emergent lodge. Hopfenmaier apple -
Tor membership, was elected and made a
master Mason in that lodge Its member
snip was made up largely of cowboys, In
d1ans. soldiers and scouts on the frontier
Jurisdiction Of the Grand Lodge of Kan
sas. but is not certain, as the crude ui-
ploma then given him has been long since
destroyed by fire.
Latterly his interest in Masonry has
been revived by son who is now re-
ceiving the degrees and he is very anxious
to secure the necessary papers to enable
him to affiliate with a lodge here Any
one who can help TO secure the papers
OF furnish any information about .Oni-
chita Lodge Is asked to address Grand
Secretary Arvine w. Johnston or Roe
Fulkerson, master Of Harmony Lodge.
No. II. Washington. d. C.
The Ascension day service Of the
Knights Templar Of the District of
Columbia will be held this year at st.
Marks Church, Sd and A streets south
east. Canon De Vries. PHI. D.. rector. The
arrangements are under the care of
Orient Commandery. A specially fine
souvenir service program is being pre-
pared by the representatives of the com
mandery and of St. Marks parish. under
the direction of the Bishop of Washing
ton. who will be the preacher on this
occasion. The knights will assemble in
full uniform in their asylum at the
Temple. New York avenue and 18th
street northwest, and, headed by a band,
Will march to the church and back
again. escorted by Orient Commandery
At the church the knights Templar will
occupy the front seats. and about one
half of the building will be open to the
general public. An elaborate program
of music is being prepared by the vested
choir of men and boys of st. Marks
parish. under the leadership of Mr.
Samuel Wood, choirmaster Of st. Marks.
Amcng the numbers is superb anthem
by Sir George Master, choirmaster of St
Paufs Cathedral, London, .Ho Every
One That Thirsteth. Come Ye to the
Waters. Pray and Eat" Very handsome
floral decorations have been ordered.
a notable feature of the service. in
trcduced at ST. Marks on a former visit
of the Knights Templar, five years ago
will be the drawing and presentation of
their swords by the knights at the reci-
tation OF the Apostles Creed in token
Of their fealty to the Christian faith
and their devotion to its defense and
maintenance. At the close OF the service
Bishop Harding and the rector, Canon
De Vries. will stand in the chancel gate
and the knights will each be personally
presented to them by prominent members
Of the order The bishop will be escorted
to the church and home again by a
special delegation of knights Templar.
All the Masonic clergy of the diocese
of Washington are invited to participate
accepted.