Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-08

Il will charge OF the religious services
at the Masonic and Eastern Star Home.
For. the purpose of reconsidering and
acting upon the report of the special
committee appointed to consider the ad-
visibility of holding a fair in the coming
spring under the auspices of the Masonic
fraternity and the Order of the Eastern
Star TO reduce the debt on the Masonic
Temple and for the benefit of the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home, there will be
special communication of the Grand
Lodge of the District of Columbia at the
temple Saturday evening, October IA, at
the usual hour
Rev W. W. Barnes. pastor of the Doug
las Memorial Methodist Church, will con-
duct the religious services 10 be held this
afternoon under the auspices of Ruth
Chapter. No. l, at the Masonic and East
ern Star Home There will be the usual
conveyance from the home to meet the
cars on their arrival at Takoma Park.
InaSmuch as the Scottish Rite Cathe-
draI. at sd and T. streets northwest, will
be rendered by the local bodies for the
Use of the Supreme Council of Sovereign
Grand Inspectors General of the Thirty
third Degree for the Southern Jurisdic-
ton, as well for the sessions of the SUI
preme Council as for the many commit
tee meetings of the inspectors general
during this and next week. all the local
Scottish Rite bodies have called off from
today 10 and including October %.
Both the library and the clubrOom will
be closed, and in Difference to the cOndi-
tons the local members of the rite will
respect the privacy OF the several meet
ings. that will take place during the Pc
Rod mentioned.
Robert de Bruce Council. knights Ka-
dosh, will meet October "a, and the new
class now forming for the higher degrees
will be ready for the degrees Tuesday,
November {. Already quite q number Of
petitions for the degrees have been re-
ceived
Sovereign Grand Inspector General Gus
tave Anderson of Omaha, Neb.. died sud-
denly in Chicago. October .. while on his
way to the meeting of the Supreme COun-
Gil in this city. Sovereign Grand Com
mander James D. Richardson has appro-
priately proclaimed the sad news to the
rite in the usual form. with tribute to
the memory of the deceased.
II is said that never has the Rose Croix
service been more impresSively rendered
Than at the funeral of Rear Admiral
Schley, who was a thirty-third degree
honorary, and one of the most widely es-
teemed members of the rite.
Grand High Priest Moses D. Null left
last evening for Boston to attend the
convention of the supreme body OF the
Knights of the Golden Eagle. Of which he
has long been a member. He Will visit
the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Massa-
chusetts while away.
King David Lodge. No. IS. was char
tered November s, 1898. with eleven
original members. 1t now has a men,
bership approximating $50. with more
on their way 1t is anxious to get into
is erecting at Brookland. at a cost of
$4,000. and hopes to have it in such
condition as to be able to celebrate
its anniversary with a bazaar lasting
two weeks at least.
The following committee has been ap-
pointed to make arrangements for the
affair. namely Charles E. Baldwin.
chairman; Charles E. holster. Marion
u Null. William H. McCray. B. E.
Washington. jr.. Frank II. Jackson. I. s.
Pennybacker, Charles F. Osborn, VIII
liam G. AstorhoIt. d. G. Davis. G. w.
\. Camp and c. II. Etz. The member
ship of the lodge is showing much en-
thusiasm over the project. and doubtless
some of il will creep into the city lodges
before long.
Stansbury Lodge. No. "a will have it's
grand visitation tomorrow evening. An
entertaining program. with banquet will
be features.
Following the religious exercises at the
at 3 O'Clock this afternoon. for which
special program has been provided, con-
sisting of singing by the congregation
and the Westminster Memorial choir.
with words of welcome by Rev. DR.. Wal
lace Radcliffe. and addresses on Ma
sonry in Private Life" Masonry in Civil
Life and Masonic Charity" by Rev. DR..
C. L. Pate Rev Dr. J. NJ. Schick and
Rev T. f. Davis, respectively, and pray
er and Scripture reading. Lebanon Lodge.
No T. will hold the next function In the
celebration of its Tooth anniversary at
the New Willard Hotel Tuesday evening
al o'clock.
In addition to fine musical program
by orchestra under the direction OF
Herman G. Rakemann, contraltO solo
by Mrs. William T. Reed, tenor solo by
Paul b. Bleyden. a soprano solo by Mrs.
Annie Grant Fugitt and a bass solo by
Charles Moore, with quartet later and
addresses by Grand Master j. Claude
KEEPER and Worshipful Master Blair Nc
Kenzie. buffet supper VIII be served.
Past Master Daniel w. Beach Will pre-
side at this function, and the arrange
rnerts will be cared for by a committee
consisting of WOrshipful Master McKen-
Zie, Senior Warden Thomas S. Sergeon.
Junior Warden Charles s: shreve. jr..
and Senior Deacon c. d. Shackelford.
The affair will be open to the lodge
members and their invited guests, a sort
of home-gathering to reflect upon and re-
ioice over the accomplishments of the
past hundred years and build I'D hopes
Sor the future.
This will end the three-day celebration
by the lodge Of its proudest anniversary
that the fraternity declare has been ade-
Guately appropriate in every respect and
duly BETTING the occasion.
Templar, has added another rivet to the
ltnkg that bind the members Of Mary