Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

Fifteen Of the twenty-eight lodges OF
the District will elect officers this week.
taking up with a new set of officers In
most Of the instances the work of the
new Masonic year, which began October
IL. The month Of December also calls
for two meetings Of the Grand Lodge
the annual meeting, December 81, for the
reading of reports and the completion of
the years business, and the meeting St.
Johns day, December q, when new
Grand Lodge officers win be elected and
installed.
The chief Masonic event scheduled for
this week, perhaps, is past commanders
night in Orient Commandery, No. s.
the Temple will be conferred, with Grand
Commander Ober heading the line, the
remainder Of which will consist of past
commanders.
Thursday evening the Masonic Vet
| erans' Association Of the District will
hold Its annual meeting and banquet. ac-
cording to the Masonic calendar. De-
| tails OF the event have not yet been
made known for publication.
The portraits of two past grand mas
tiers Of the early days in the District,
l
been added to the almost invaluable gal
lery at the temple. They are those Of
Past Grand Master John Mason, jr.,
| who was member of Potomac Lodge,
No. 5, and held his high Office in 1912.
and Past Grand Master Charles s. Frai-
! ley, who was a member OF BENJAMIN b.
French Lodge, No. Is. and grand master
in 1866.
The last OF the grand visitations for
nd
No. ~, Naval Lodge Hall. Monday even
Ing In addition to beautiful floral dec
orations and music by section Of the
Marine Band, there were vocal music by
Washington Saengerbund and the Arion
Gesangverein, an address, both historical
and complimentary in character. by
Grand Master ODER, and a humorous talk
on the custcms of the Germans, by Rev.
DR.. Stech, who. at its conclusion, was
presented with a handsome silk umbrella
on behalf of the lodge. Senior Warden
Henry Sunwold made the presentation
address.
An event of unusual interest In Scot
fish Rite circles was the Baltimore re-
union, Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day. In which the degree teams OF the
Washington bodies played a conspicuous
ana commendable part. All the degrees
OF the Scottish Rite. from the fourth to
the thirty-second. were conferred by the
Washington degree teams on a class Of
157.
AT the conclusion Of the work Sovereign
Grand Commander James Daniel Rich
ardson Of the Supreme Council for the
Southern Jurisdiction, who closed the
reunion, commended in the highest man
her the work of the Washingtonians, and
said he wished then and there to make
formal acknowledgment to them Of the
gratitude he felt on behalf of the Su-
prelne Council for their splendid work
V1rN
| ceremonies was a complicated fancy drill
| by the members of the camp guard Of
Albert Pike Cons!story, all OF the thir-
| ty-second degree. under the direction Of
DR.. Frank l.. Gibson. captain and drill
| master. Rear Admiral Schley, who was
present, could not refrain from enthu-
siastic commentator of the brilliancy of
| its work. The entire Washington party
was the guest Of the Baltimore bodies
a. the Hotel Rennert for the three days
| of the reunion. The class which received
the degrees, as token of its appre-
citation. subscribed the sum Of $500
with which to equip its consistory with
proper robes and paraplernalia. and 1t
Thomas ]. Shryock class OF 1910" At
| the close Of the rites Grand Commander
Richardson appointed Gen. Shryock dep
| uty for the Supreme Council in the state
of Maryland, and delivered to him his war
rant of authority. Gen. Shryock has been
grand master Of Masons in Maryland for
twenty-Gve years, Many nice things
were said Of the work Of the degree
| teams from Washington. and the con-
sensus of opinion was that the work Of
every individual member from the first
| on the list to the last was eminently i'm
pressive and worthy Of high praise.
| Ka,,ipolis Grotto. No. Is, Mystic Order
| Of Yelled Prophets, as body, formed
4 part of the escort of Grand Master
DR.. George C. Ober and his attending
Masonic escort. headed by the Elks'
Band. in the march from Masonic lem
Pile to the Elks' carnival iast evening;
The grand master attended the carnival
| on behalf of his craft upon special IN
yitation from the Elks to show his APP
| nrecia ton. official and personal. OF the
patronage of Masonic festivals and fairs
| by the Elks
| Ea1l;no!is Grctto is pushing its prepa-
! rations for the trip to Richmond Wednes-
day, when the new Samis Grotto OF that
citv is to be instituted. 4 special train
will convey the party. which is expected
| To number more than 100 Past Monarch
/ Ed S. Schnid, as supreme representative
| for this section IS taking special inter
| est in the event and he is being warmly
| supported by Monarch Collins and SAM
uel F. Shreve. chairman Of the commit
| tee of arrangements. The srotto will be
| accompanied by it's brass band and Gala
| thumpiaE Chorus. The Richmond ''imps'
have maze SpeClat pTepaiet9oiIS Ioi Ai.c
entertainment of the party during it's
stay. The initatory rites will be per-
formed by the Kallipolis degree corps.
and it is said the first class Of the new
grotto will be composed Of fifty men.
An event rare in this city was the ex-
qualification Friday evening in Columbia
Commandery. No. .. Knights Temnlar
Of the Order OF Malta in full rituaiistic
form A number Of visitors from Mary
Commandery, No. &c. Of Philadelphia
were present to witness the ceremony. as
! were the council officers Of the local
| communicates. The rosie: of the degree
team was as follows:
| Commander-Charles A. Stewart.
| The Mediterranean pass of1cers~rIn,i-
uent prior F. r. Underwood: captain Of
the outposts, Frank NJ. Cissel: marshal,
John A. Meyer: chaplain. J. II. Mcintosh.
Malta-Eminent. prior. j. Frank Traz-
zare; lieutenant commander. Charles e.
Baldwin: captain general. F. r. Under
wood; chaplain, J. II. Mcintosh; marshal.
John A. Meyer: captain of the outpOsts.
r. F. I.arcombe, jr: hosDitaler. Frank e.
| Gibson; admiral. w. S. Schlev: conserva-
tor, {. +. Foster: bailiff. s. w. Trunnell:
turcopolier. L. G. Gilmore: chancellor.
} Faber Stevenson; treasurer. W. II. Klop-
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