Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-11

Masonic Charity Will be the suDJect
of a lecture to be delivered by Rev.
Richard P. Williams, rector of the Trim
ity Episcopal Church, at the communlca-
ton Of Acacia Lodge, No. IS. Tuesday
evening. In addition to the lecture the
second degree will be exemplif1ed. DR..
Williams is a thiTtysecond degree MEM
Der of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite. and a Mason of wide experience and
learning. The fraternity generally is in
vited to hear his lecture.
Edward S. Schmid. past monarch of
Prophets. and the man who more than
any one else, perhaps. is said to be en-
titled to the credit for its reorganiza-
ton. was signally hcnored at Cleveland.
Ohio. the past week by being elected to a
position in the official line of the ST.
preme Council He and his confreres OF
the local grotto, Monarch J. W. Collins
and Chancellor Shreve, celebrated the
event in Cleveland by securing the selec-
ton of Washington for the meeting place
of the Supreme Council in 1911. The
local delegates to the Supreme Council
are loud in their praises of Al Sirat
Grotto of Cleveland for its lavish en-
tertainment of the visiting prophets. A
that there are 10000 Yelled Prophets in
the United States, and their number is
daily increasing by leaps and bounds
Former Postmaster General Thomas L.
James was the first grand monarch of
the order. which includes in its menu
bership some of the most distinguished
men in the country, it is said.
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter. No.
Z, announces class of eight and possibly
more for the exemplification of the P.
NJ. and NJ. E. NJ. degrees Tuesday even
ing. There is tinge of tradition about
these degrees in association with Mount
Horeb Chapter that will probably bring
out large attendance at their exem-
plification Tuesday evening. An address
by DR.. Theodore l.. Moore is also prom
ised for that evening, entitled THE
Capitular Degrees in Ancient Times and
Their Ritualistic Significance
The summer schedule of the local bod
les of the Ancient and Accepted Scot
fish Rite has lust been announced. In
addition to the degree work scheduled
for the coming week in the calendar at
work is provided for: June 90 by Robert
de Bruce Council, Knights OF kadosh.
7:30 pm. the nineteenth to and including
the twenty-ninth degrees: at $50 I'm. the
thirtieth degree in full ceremonial form;
June %, annual meeting and election Of
at 100 pm. the thirty-first degree in full
ceremonial form, and at 10 pm. the thir
ty-second degree. Mithras Lodge of Per-
lection will meet to receive the annual re-
ports of the secretary, treasurer and
finance committee. July :. Capt. F. E.
Gibson. thirty-scond degree. has issued a
call for the meeting of the camp guard at
1870 o'clock the evening of June II.
Chairman Charles Long of the enter
tainment committee has written letters of
personal commentator to Carey s. Frye,
Harry F. Kennedy. c. B. Matthews, f.
A. Nelson, Fred w Miller, j. Worth
Carnahan. George w. Engel, Peter Lat
terner and Charles A. Samson for extra
ordinary services in securing prize dona-
tons and otherwise making the Almas
Temple excursion to Marshall Hall a sue
cess. F. H. Kramer was also thanked for
the donation of twenty. fern balls, not
fern bowls or dishes, as was enormously
reported.