Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-15

The old Masonic Temple Association
held its last meeting Thursday evening.
Monday evening the Grand Lodge proxies
will meet and select the new board of
managers The names will be withheld
from publication until after the meeting
Past Grand Master Simpson said yes
terday they would represent entirely new
blood in the order. Beyond this no in
formation would be impaired.
Grand visitations will occur during the
coming week, Tuesday to Myron NJ Par
ker Lodge. No. %, and to Osiris Lodge.
No. ~, Wednesday. No advance notices
of the programs to be rendered have
yet been made public.
Monarch ]. ". Collins of Kalipolis
Grotto, No. Is, Mystic Order Of the
Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm,
announces a ceremonial session with Hal
loween festivities the last week of Oc-
tober. The date has not yet been definite
ly fixed. Announcement is also made
that all applications for membership to
be acted upon preceding initiation at the
session must be in the hands OF the
membership committee not later than
pm. the evening of the session Those
received later will go over to the next
session. Monarch Collins states this rule
will be rigidly adhered to in order to
save delay in beginning the initiatory
exercises sharp at $ o'clock the night of
the ceremonial sessions.
Monday will be donation day at the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home. Do
nations should be sent to Mrs e. Loef-
fer chairman. $500 Georgia avenue north
west: Mrs. n. NJ. Schneider. ST. 11th
street northwest. or to the Eastern Star
Chapter chamber.
Capitol Chapter, No II. Royal Arch
Masons. held an important convocation
Wednesday evening.
a resolution introduced some time ago
by Past High Priest William T. Richard
son to change the dates of the monthly
convocations of the chapter from the sec
ond and fourth Wednesdays of each
month to the first and third Thursdays
was adopted. almost unanimously after a
fun discussion.
This is one of the young and progress
s.Ve chapters of the District. and many
of the com panions expressed the Opin-
ion that the change of the dates OF the
meetings will greatly augment the attend
ance. owing TO the fact that many of the
members OF this chapter are also active
members of Washington Comma ndery.
No. ]. Knights Templar, which meets the
second and fourth Wednesdays.
After the adoption Of the resolution and
other business the p. NJ. and NJ. r. NJ.
degrees were conferred.
Potcmac's COMMANDERS successful eff
forts TO win first prize on field day elm
mated any chance it may have had to
gain the second trophy. the pennant for
proficiency in drill. To secure the loving
cup il was necessary to have present at
Friendship every available sir knight, re-
CARELESS of his ability to perform the
requisite military movements.
After the co:,mandery had marched OH
the drill field i'm response to nrst cail
members continued TO report and were
assigned positions in line, thereby neceS-
stating a recount. The last number to
arrive had hastily donned uniforms. and
the urgency of haste left no time for the
adjutant to inspect and adjust their uni
forms and equipment. TwO-thirds of the
knights in line knew absolutely nothing
of the movements to be executed, rem
dering ii necessary for the officers in
charge TO direct them all through the
contest a proceeding that detracted from
the coinmanderys percentage.
iuaslnuch as Potomac Conmandery has
only about 12h resident members. its ap-
pearance on the drill field with more than
30 per cent OF its membership. finishing
but a few points behind the winning COM
mandery in the drill. is regarded as a
very credtable performance
The following is list of the officers
and men of Potomac Commandery. NO. .,
| uniform: Lieut.. W. II. Harrison. COM
| mander: DIR. NJ. Hunter, generalissimO;
| DIR. Charles l.. Pate. captain general:
DIR. Charles T. Lindsey, recorder; j. G.
Huddleston. senior warden: r. Hume
Talbert. junior warden: Ernest Berger.
| sword bearer: X. A. Daw, standard bear
err: r. W. Brown, warder: Il. +. Harper.
sentinel; J. f. Greaves, Otto jacob and
ID. Johnson. jr.. guards: r. Rooster, COM
nissary.. and Maj. f. s. Hodsson. ad1u-
| tant; Past Commanders GeOre f. Corson.
]. F.. Wagner. John Lynch, J. W.Thomas,
/ W. S. Waddey, A. b. Jackson, r. w.
| Kirkhanl, Lem Towers, jr., and J. W.
| Michael. Sir knights II. G. Allen Isaac
Birch. S. G.. barnard. ". c. Bates, ]. f.
| Bowers. W. J. Capner. c. ". Cornwell,
George A. Cromley. z. X. Dawson.