Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19

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| Nov. 2o-Takoma No. IL; Cathedral. No.
| Final report as to preparations for the
observance of the Grand Lodge centen-
| NAL to occur in February, 1911, will be
| made at the annual session of the Grand
| Lodge in December next.
| February ~. 1911, the Grand Lodge will
| have completed one hundred years of
| continuous existence. In commemora-
| ton of this fact the occasion is to be
| celebrated by functions of appropriate
| dignity and interest.
Tentative arrangements are announced
| as follows:
a reception at the New Willard the even
ing of February u.s. to include all Masons,
| their families and friends.
! Religious services in the auditorium Of
| the New Masonic Temple Sunday after
noon, February 10, at which there will be
addresses by men Of national reputation
| and recognized eminence and learning,
| who are members of the fraternity.
| A session Of the Grand Lodge on the
| morning of the Goth will be historical and
| reminiscent in character
In the evening of that date banquet
| in honor of the visiting grand masters OF
! other Grand Lodges
! Among those Of prominence who will
| be in attendance will be the President of
| the United States and the grand masters
| of seventy-eight Grand Lodges lin the
| United States and foreign countrfes), rep
! resenting some two million men.
The Grand Lodge was organized Feb
| ruary Ia, 1911, by lodges then in existence
| in the District Of Columbia and holding
allesiance to the Grand Lodge of Mary
| land.
In conformity with the American policy
| of having supreme Masonic authority
| coincident with and limited to political
a Grand Lodge in the District of Column
| bia was sanctioned and aided by the
| Grand Lodge of Maryland
In it's one hundred years of existence
| in this community the Grand Lodge has
held it's sessions and conducted its bust
ness from various locations. At it's or
! SanizatiOn and for many years head
quarters were in small frame building
| about one block east-between Fl and
streets northwestern the present location
at 18th street and New York avenue
| northwest.
In 1877 the Grand Lodge was joined
| with three lodges in the erection of the
| building at the southwest corner of John
| Marshall place and d street northwest,
| which was occupied in 1899 and lost ten
years later through defective title. 1t
| then. with various LODGES, met successive
| ly at the corner of 10th and f and 9th
and D streets northwest. About 1870
! the Masonic Hall Association was char
| tered and erected the building on the
northwest corner of 9th and + streets.
which was the home of the fraternity
until 1908. when it moved to it's present
| location.
a complete history Of the fraternity in
| this community is now in press and will
| be issued shortly.
! The committee charged with the ar
| engagements for the centennial celebration
| is as follows:
vri.
| r. +. French Lodge. No. 70. chairman:
| Charles ]. James, past master of Ana
| costa Lodge. No 81: Thomas c. Moves.
| master of Temple Lodge. No. %: Claude
/ r. King, past master of Temple Lodge
| No 81: Andrew Wilson. past master of
! eniamin b. French Ledge. No. 10: Roe
| Fukerson past master of Harmony
| Lodge. No II. and Luther +. Speer. past
| master of Columbia Lodge, No. ..
| subcommittee have been announced as
| follows:
Printing. invitation and entertainment
| Charles j. James reception. Claude r
li~ious services Andrew WILSON,: special
| representative Grand Lodge, L. f.
Speer: banquet. Roe Fulkerson.
Mount Horeb ROYAL Arch Charter No.
:. wiz evernnl'fv the ROYAL Arch degree
! twice during the coming week at the
chaDter chamber. Masonic TempIe-Tues-
CAV evening and. Saturday evening, re-
. spectively.
Past Master Roe F"lkerson is scheduled
for chalk talk at Harmony Lodge. No.
l.. "Wednesday evening.
| Albert Pike Cons'stOry of the Scottish
Rite will hold a rehearsal OF the thirty
| second degree Tuesday evening at the
Scottish Rite Cattle dral I'd and f streets
northwest This will be the final rehear-
sal before the degree teams go to Balti-
more to confer the degrees for the bodies
| there Deputy Stirling Kerr. jr., has been
"a close observer of the work at the sew
eral rehearsals and expresses himself as
pleased with it. There will be quite an
attendance. it is said. of the local Scot
stish Rite Masons ct the comforting of the
degrees in Baltimore, which Will begin
the afternoon of November *, and con-
tinua until the evening of November 30,
when the thirty-second degree will COM
plete the work.
The fact that their regular communica-
tons fall on Thanksgiving evening will
mot cause their postponement in Harmony
! ] odge No. Il, George c. Whiting, No.
% and Temple Lodge. No. 70 The first
and last named will hold only business
sessions. while George e. Whiting Lodge
will exemplify the fellowcraft degree TIL
royal arch chapters have no work bull
ietinel for that evening.
Saturday evening of the coming week
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meeting of the Association of Worshipful
Masters for 1910. There is. doubtless,
much work to be done at this meeting.
as il marks. perhaps. the last business
meeting of the association. \ full at
tendance of the members has been
urged.
Pleasant comment is made In tire circu-
lar of Phoenix Royal Arch Chapter. No.
Z, of Baltimore. concerning the recen,
visit of the Grand Charter officers with
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter. No
Z, of this city. to Baltimore. The circular
contains a full list of the names of thos;
who made what Is declared to have been
a very enjoyable fraternal visit.
BENJAMIN r. French Lodge. No. L.. vii
present ut its grand visitation Monday
evening Rev. Hez Sven III lecture en-
titled "Men Are Lovers. There is much
: curiosity among the fraternity as To the
I standpoint that will be taken by the
reverend lecturer. who is a member OF
I the fraternity and an active and inter
!, ested Mason.
| Grand Monarch George Edward Hatch
of the Supreme Council, Mystic Order OF
Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm