Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25

Foremost among the Masonic events of
the week is the st. Johns day session Of
the Grand Lodge. at which new grand
master and officers for the ensuing year
will be elected and installed. This will
take place Tuesday evening, and the COM
munications of all constituent lodges
scheduled for that day are, ipso facto,
called Off But one lodge has work bull
letined for the week. La Fayette, No. Isl,
Thursday evening, when at a special COM
munication the T.. 4. and II. c. degrees
will he eXemplfied. Six of the twelve
Royal Arch chapters will confer the
Royal Arch degree during the week, and
one of the six will also confer the past
masters and the most excellent mas
ters degrees. None of the communicates
have work buletined. Two other features
of the week will be the annual election
in Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine.
which will take place Thursday. and the
monthly ceremonial session of kallipolis
Grotto. No. Il, of the Yelled Prophets.
which takes place Friday evening, both
at National Rifles Armory.
Features of the report of the grand
master, DIR. George c. Ober, at the an
nual meeting of the Grand Lodge, Decem-
Der 81, were the reference to the dedication
of the Scottish Rite Cathedral 'in accord
ance with the brief but solemn, impress
sive dedicatory services prescribed by
our Grand Lodge: the grand masters
visit to the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home. with his hearty Endorsement Of it
and it's aims, and his enthusiastic an
nouncement of the transfer of the con-
troll of the new Masonic Temple to the
Grand Lodge.
OF the dedication of the Scottish Rite
r,lt1 drn1 md of CT at
was one Of the most pleasurable func-
tons of the year and serves to emphasize
the good will and fraternal comfy exist
ing between these two great rites OF an
cient craft Masonry in such q way as to
bring them in closer touch and stronger
union than ever before existed in this
jurisdiction. The grand master con-
cludes by expressing the hope that the
friendship thus cemented may never be
interrupted.
Of the Masonic and Eastern Star Home
the grand master says: Il cannot COM
mend too highly the noble work that is
being done by this institution. which Was
founded upon the broad humanitarian
idea of an unselfish desire to provide
comfortable home for the destitute
master Masons of the District of Column
bia, their widows and orphans. l am
persuaded that no greater nor more
worthy charity than this has ever been
inaugurated in our midst"
Details of the transfer OF the stock IN
the methods by which the transfer of the
control of the temple was made to the
Grand Lodge are given In the grand
masters report. together with sugges-
the future.
Considerable space and Endorsement is
given to the erection Of the Washington
Memorial Temple, at Alexandria. Va.
\ pleasing tribute is paid the Associa-
ton of Worshipful Masters and its efforts
for the welfare of the craft, and nice
things are also said of the st. Johns
Mite Association and the Masonic Board
of Relief.
An item of interest to the fraternity
is the statement that Of the applicants
for relief approximately 80 per cent have
been found undeserving.
The grand master also says. 1.-The one
hundredth year of our existence as q
grand Jurisdiction has been fraught with
much happiness. Peace. harmony and
a truly Masonic comfy prevail In our
midst Our fraternal relations with
other jurisdictions have no: been marred
by single unpleasant incident. 1t has
been a busy year and spirit of progress
has been inaugurated which will re-
dound to the credit of the craft and
place our jurisdiction on higher plane
fury, in my judgment. finds us better
equipped for the duties and responsible
ties Of Grand Lodge than We have ever
been before. and feel that we can con-
ton and assurance"
Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. 333. received
it's charter as such from the Grand
be regularly constituted some time in
January. 1t will meet in the hall over
the postal station. ON Park road between
nth and 18th streets northwest. In the
Lewis was named as worshipful master.
Charles II. Bradley as senior warden,
and W. E. Green as junior warden.
Almas Temple OF the Mystic Shrine Will
hold its annual session at National Rifles
Armory Thursday afternoon at o'clock
for the reception of annual reports, the
election of officers and representatives
for the ensuing year and such other
business as may properly come before the
Vat 2:3O o'clock the polls for the annual
election will open and remain open until
clock In the evening, when the poten-
tate will declare them closed and the
of election in any instance by ma
jority vote will be followed by new
election Immediately.
Tally clerks. tellers in charge and the
committee to count the votes will be
announced by the potentate after the
session has convened.
Potentate Grant in his circular tenders
thanks to William c. Long and his as
and issuing the Shrine Christmas bas-
kets, and to Ross p. Andrews for a do
nation of 1000 boxes of candy for dis |
tribution among the Christmas dinner |
offerings and the kids who come for the
baskets.
Kallipolis Grotto, No. Ii, Yelled |
Prophets, will hold its December cere-
monial session Friday evening at Ma
tional Rifles armory, and its annual |
election at the same place the following
Thursday evening. January 5, at 8 O'Clock |
Monarch Collins circular announces
that the increased initiation fee becomes |
effective February /.
Several changes in the stage parapher-
MALTA, which, 1t is declared, will add |
much to certain parts of the ritual. are |
announced for the forthcoming ceremo- |
NAL session. The grotto band, which |
distinguished itself in Richmond recently, |
ii Is announced will take part in the |
musical portion of the ceremonial exer- /
cises. Refreshments is the final word |
of the circular.
Columbia Commandery, No. 2 and De |
Molay Mounted Commandery, No. 4, |
knights Templar. will Jointly celebrate |
their Christmas observance at Masonic
Temple tomorrow at noon. The conclaye |
will be opened at 1870 O'clock After
an anthem, reading OF the scriptural les
son and PRAYER, Rev. Walter f. Smith
will deliver the salutation
Toasts will be drunk ~ follows: ITO
the President OF the limited Statea' With