Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-18

Faithful to it's custom the Provincial
Grand Lodge of the Royal Order of Scot
land closed its annual session with
banquet at Rauschers last evening. at
which the wives and woman friends of
the members We're the guests of honor
and the famous Scottish Rite choir of
Missouri Consistory, No. /, of ST. Louis
was special guest.
There was no set program for the oc-
casion. Provincial Grand Master James
D. Richardson presided throughout the
evening and called upon those he saw fit
to respond to sentiments appropriate to
the event. In his opening address of well
come he explained that the Royal Order
of Scotland was the great connecting link
between the two militant bodies of Scot
fish Rite Masonry In the United States
those of the northern and southern juris-
dictions-and that it was the custom of
the Provincial Grand Lodge to meet with
each in alternate years.
William Homan, 33d degree. deputy in
the state of New York for the northern
jurisdiction of the rite, responded to the
sentiment Our Sister of the Northern
Jurisdiction AS with most of the
speakers who followed him, Mr. Romans
remarks were in lighter vein and did not
touch upon either the historical or the
serious side of Masonry.
Tribute to the Ladies.
1.-The Ladies Of the Eastern Star was
the sentiment responded to by Past Grand
Master L. Cabell Williamson, the highest
past officer of that body In the District
whose eloquence was greeted time and
again with applause and furnished a
theme. on which most of the speakers
touched in their remarks Mr.. William
son paid high tribute to the wives,
mothers and sisters of the Masons in the
District of Columbia, to whom the sue
cess of the Order Of the Eastern Star was
due, and said that through them Masonry
itself had taken on renewed life and
pressed on to higher accomplishments. 4
The Symbolic Grand Lodge of the Dis
trict of Columbia was responded to by
Past Grand Master William G. Hender-
son, who spoke CT the cordial fraternal
relations existing between Symbolic and
Scottish Rite Masonry in the District and
the Royal Order of Scotland.
Past Grand Master and Past Grand
High Priest Henry X. Simpson responded
to the sentiment The Grand Royal Arch
Chapter of the District of Columbia"
with address that called forth hearty
applause.
Past Grand Commander Alexander Nc
KenZie, responding. to the sentiment THE
Grand Commandei'y Of the knights Tenn
plar of the District of Columbia paid
tribute TO the Christian order of knight
hood.
Ex-senator Scott Speaks.
Responding to the sentiment THE Glass
OF 1911 former Senator Nathan B. Scott
o. West Virginia. who was a member of
the class. spoke feelingly Of his devotion
to Masonry and TO the principles for
which it stood He recited touching in
cident of the power of Masonry as shown
during the struggle between the armies
OF the north and south during the civil
war
Roe Fulkerson was then introduced by
Grand Master Richardson to respond to
the sentiment Good of the Order and Go
AS You Please" Mr.. Fulkerson. who is
accounted an after dinner speaker of note
in Masonic circles, entertained his hear
ers with an address that ranged from
broad comedy to pathos, concluding with
a quotation from Omar Khayam, which
blended smiles with tears and brought
the house down with volumes of ap-
plause.
THE Press was the sentiment that en-
abled Edgar c. Snyder. a well known
to touch on the seroius side of the work
of Masonry in the world In the uplft and
betterment of humanity. He referred to
the changes going on abroad in the life
of nat ons. and to- the forces that were
instrumantalities at work to further or
defeat the advancement of higher civiliza- |
ton.
Throughout the evening the Scottish |
lions. including I'VE Are Marching odd |
Kentucky Home ''The Sand Man" the |
Hero Song" from THE Chocolate Sol |
der ''Hark the all to Arms ''Wah-
festivities the choir led those present in
s nging "Auld Lang syne.''
The hall presented a scene OF great
beauty. with it's floral decorations. An
Itch {v1ct toI Go
during the dinner and at intervals after |
ward.
The officers of the Provincial Grand
Lodge of the Royal Order of Scotland
cial grand master. by appointment from
the Grand Lodge at Edinburgh. Scotland;
George NJ Moulton of Illinois. senior
warden: James l. Buchanan of Pennsyl-
vania, junior warden: 0. b. Harmon Of
New York, sword bearer; William Oscar
Roome District Of Columbia. secretary:
William Holman Of New York, treasurer;
George E. Corson and Stirling Kerr, jr.,
lively, and A. w. Kelley of the District
of Columbia. William Busby of Okla
homa. e. C. Benton of MASSACHUSETTS,
ard George w. Kendrick of Pennsyl-
vania, first, second. third and fourth
grand stewards, respectively.
Among the guests were:
Edgar c. Snyder, william d. Pierce, William
past Grand Master L. Cabell Williamson and
Mrs Mary c. Van Week
Secretary General and Mrs Stirling Kerr, jr.
orlando Wesley Aldrich. John r. Wilkinson, NJ
A. Weir Joseph C. Greenfield Charles W.
Brainerd. r. Z. TheeRarten.
Mr. and Mrs. William &. Bray.
Mr. and Mrs. Angus Lamond
Louis j. Schere, John A. Laird. Ray Garrett
James T. Quarles. GU.
past Grand Master and Mrs. H. K. Simpson
MFR. and Mrs Evan Davis.
William +. Filmer and Miss Tate.
p W. Weidener and Miss Baier.
u. 4. Drachmsn and Miss Blanche Nelson
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| Mr. and Mrs Charles =. Sparkman
John r. Harding. -. H. Swearingen ID. ~ p
Weeks Campbell Wells, William J. Schaefer, H.
A. Wagner.
| John q. Land and Miss Logon.
John G.. Redpath.
Mrs. Clarence Dodge and Miss Emma 5. Jones
| George w. Dudley
i Ar auSdM Mrs