Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-05

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Feb. 11-Takoma No. IL, and Cathedral,
No. IA. !
The annual meeting of the Grand Roy
al Arch Chapter for the District of CO.
lumbia and the election of officers for the
ensuing year occur Wednesday evening at
Masonic Temple. 1t is said important
questions will be discussed affecting the
per capita tax and the revenue of the
Grand Chapter.
Osiris Lodge, No. ~. voted at it's COM
munication Wednesday evening to change
it's meeting place from the Scottish Rite
Cathedral, 1907 G street northwest, to the
new Masonic Temple. The change was
made necessary by the sale of the old
building.
Hiram Lodge, No. 10. will hold it's an
nual memorial services Friday evening,
February ia, at 7:sO O'Clock. Hiram S
mortuary list for the past year includes
Alexander T. Borland, Marvin p. Fisher,
Walter G. Duckett, George f. Bowers,
Louis Luders, William 7. Riley, Robert
l.. Magruder and William NJ. Ash. Wor-
shipful Master William Gleason Pond
has made special preparation for the &C.
cdsion.
Mthras Lodge of Perfection will hold LIS
annual election of officers Tuesday even
ing, February Is. The lodge, together with
Evangelist Chapter, Rose Croix: Robert
de Bruce Council of kadosh and Albert
Pike ConsiStory has now changed its
meeting place to the House of the Tenn
pie AZ; Sd street northwest. The first
Scottish Rite degree work scheduled al
the House of the Temple will be rendered
at the communication of Mithras Lodge
- 1-fo tt,,,, ~Cnx Nn inc oh a 4
o. when the fourth and fifth degrees will
be conferred.
The local Scottish Rite bodies are busy
preparing their classes in. time for the
Maundy Thursday banquet. Reports from
each indicate that this years class will
be a very large one.
The annual theater party of Columbia
Commandery, No =, X. T., WI be given
at the Columbia Theater Monday evening
when Henrietta Crosman will appear in
Sham Commander Sebring reorts that
a large turnout of the members is prom
Used for that evening.
Francis A. Sebring has again been adj
vanced to the head of a Masonic body in
the District of Columbia, this time in his
election as high priest of Mount Vernon
Royal Arch Chapter, No. 3. The other
officers elected and installed by Mount
Vernon Chapter at the same time Were
Roger O'Donnell king; Harry G. Kimball
scribe; Arthur l.. Bryant, captain of the
host: Fred NJ: Book, principal sojourner
William j. Naylor, royal arch captain
Emmons S. Ellsworth master of the third
vail; Edison B. Phillips, master of the
second vail; William S. Adkins, master of
the first vail, and George Burke, sentinel
The Association of Worshipful Masters
perfected it's organization last Saturda y
evening in the library hall of Hiram
Lodge. No 10. by the election of the fol-
lowing officers: Henry F. Woodard
Washington Centennial Lodge. No. IA,
president: Horace P. Mcintosh. Hope
Lodge, No 20. vice president; John Lane
Johns, King Solomon Lodge, No. 81, sec
rotary treasurer, and A. r. Server, Fed
eral Lodge, No !, and William G, Pond,
Hiram Lodge, No. 10, members of the
executive committee. The association
modified the bylaws used by it's prede-
cessors SO as to provide for monthly
meetings at O'Clock on the last Satur-
day evening of each month and the in
crease of the annual dues. After adj
journment refreshments were served al
the Hotel Rupertus. with the newly elected
president as the host of his brother mas
tiers.
| Francis 4. Springer. master of Acacia
Lodge No. IS, has announced that ar
| rangements have been perfected for q
series of lectures on the landmarks OF
Masonry, TO De delivered at the lOQSe
communications when circumstances per
NIT.
| Monarch J. W. Collins announces the
| third grand ceremonial session of kal.
| lipolis Grotto' of the Yelled Prophets will
differ from its predecessors in several i'm
| portant particulars which may not be
| pu blished. Special attention is to be paid
| TO the fact that it occurs on st. Valen-
| tines day, and the menu for the ban
| ~Aaaa tI@ -
| the occasion. A class of 100 neophytes
| is promised.
| Commander John w. Michael of Poto-
mac Commandery, No. g.. announces
| that the grand commander and his asso.
| ciate officers of the Grand Commandery
| knights Templar. for the District of Co
| lumbia will visit the commandery the
evening of February 16, when the grand
| inspector general will make his annua
| inspection. He urges a full attendance
| of the knights.
| Illustrious Potentate Alex. Grant is max
| ing special preparations for the ceremo
NAL session of Almas Temple of the Mys
| tic Shrine at the National Rifles Armory
the evening of February p.
| Worshipful Master Gratz E. Dunkun
| of La Fayette Lodge, No. 10. again an
nounces as a feature of the social even.
| ing of the lodge Thursday, February II
the lecture by Past Grand Master George
| W. Atkinson Of West Virginia on MA
| sonry" There are to be some surprises
at the session, he also promises.
| Royal Arch Chapter elections have
taken place recently, as follows: ColumbIs
Chapter, No. 1, Wednesday evening, re.
| sulting in the choice of Nathan j. Ward
i as high priest, Francis n. Westerman as
king William T. Hastings as scribe
Harry L. Strang, jr.. secretary, and Rich.
ard p Nixon, treasurer.
Eureka Chapter. January %. making
Daniel G. Davis high priest, Charles S
| Heinlne king Henry Jaeger scribe, G. Y
| At Lee secretary, Theodore Friebus treas
| urer. and Blair Mckenzie, Walter T
Paine and William A. Harries proxies tt
| the Grand Chapter.
/ Ia Fayette Chauter No =. Tuesday