The Washington herald., 1911-12-24

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gaveK' the presence of which, added
greatly TO the historical interest OF the
assembly.
The celebration closed with a banquet
at the New Willard Hotel on Monday
evening February 90 1911. There were
gathered around the board on this &C.
casion the President of the United States,
the Grand Lodge officers, and many or
its mast grand masters, our visiting
grand masters and other distinguished
brethren from abroad, the grand high
priest of the Grand Chapter Of Royal
Arch Masons. and the grand command
er of the Grand Commandery Of knights
Templars, one of the Commissioners OF
the District Of Columbia, the masters of
our several lodges. and the presiding
officers of all appendant Masonic bodies
of this Jurisdiction. A full account OF
the exercises, including the addresses
made by the several speakers, will be
found in the memorial volume to which
II have alluded, and it Is sufficient Tor
me to say here that this function, de-
lightful and ENJOYABLE to an extent I'M
equaled in our history, as a fitting finale
OF a celebration that was indeed COM
mensurate with the reputation and dig
nifty of our fraternity, and which has
brought to our Grand Lodge many sin
cere encOmiums from other jurisdictions
I wish again to record my appreciation
of the splendid work done by the COM
mittee having the matter in charge, and
TO commend the brethren composing It
for their efficiency and the self-sacrifice
shown by them in the discharge of the
many and exacting duties which were
imposed upon them. Under the leader
ship of the chairman. Worshipful Broth
or f. ST. Clair Thompson, whose work
in this connection is a testimonial to
his ability. they earned our lasting graf
itude and to them has come, I am sure,
performed most acceptably a difficult
and arduous task.
PUBLICATION OF "HIsTORY OF THE GRAND
LODGE AND OF FREEMAsoNRY IN THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA"
Practically coincident with our centen-
NAL celebration and, really constituting
a part OF it, was the publication on Feb
ruary /, 1911, OF the History of the
Grand Lodge and of Freemasonry in the
District of Columbia" This interesting
volume is from the pen of Worshipful
Brother Kenton N. Harper, past mas
ter of Naval Lodge, No. l. and constl-
tutes a valuable addition to our Masonic
literature. In 1t are gathered and pre-
served for future generations much data
covering the entire period Of the exist
ence of our Grand Lodge, matter which
shall long possess not only great interest,
but which will prove of the utmost his
torical value. 1t was my pleasure to
present, as a souvenir of our centennial
copy of this publication, specially
bound and inscribed, to the President of
the United States, and to each visiting
grand master, and the kindly and COM
plimentary Acknowledgements of its re-
ceipt are a deserved testimonial TO its
value and worth.
The large number OF members present
At the last meeting OF the Fellowship
Club held at Pythian Temple, gave suf-
ficient evidence that the fundamental
principles of the club are meeting with
the enthusiastic support OF the entire
membership. Six new members were OBJ
ligated and the membership committee re-
ported favorably upon ten applications
and the applicants were duly elected.
Letters Of regret were read from Moses