Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-06
MANY MAS0NS TO SEE
CORNER STONE LAYING
Scottish Rite Temple at 18th
and S Streets Will Be
Started October 10.

Washington Is to have great Masonic
ceremonial In October.
Not only are the Grand Lodge, F. A. A.
NJ, of the District of Columbia, the Grand
Royal Arch Chapter and the Grand Com
mandery of the District and their subor-
dinate bodies through them to be invited
to participate in the ceremonies of lay
ing the corner stone of the magnificent
new temple of Scottish Rite Masonry at
18th and streets northwest, October Is,
but invitations signed by Grand Master
J. Claude KEEPER of the District Grand
Lodge and Sovereign Grand Commander
James Daniel Richardson Of the Supreme
Council of the Thirty-third Degree for the
Southern Jurisdiction of the United States
are to be sent to the grand lodges, the
grand Royal Arch chapters and the
grand communicates of Maryland and
Virginia, asking the honor of their pres
ence and that of their respective suporol-
nate bodies on the occasion.
This vas arranged at meeting De
tween Grand Master KEEPER and the
general committee of the Scottish Kite
bodies at Masonic Temple last evening.
The subject of the cornerstone laying and
the ceremonies incident to 1t was dis
cussed and it was decided to meet again
Thursday evening at O'Clock at the
House of the Temple. Sd and + streets
northwest. to perfect further arrange
ments What was decided was sufficient
to set the various subcommittee in mo-
ton looking to the details of what
promises to be of the greatest Ma
sonic events ever held in Washington.
Receives General Committee.
Grand Master KEEPER cordially receiv-
ed the members of the general committee
of the Scottish Rite, headed by Judge
John A. Lacy. 33d degree, honorary with
W. l.. Boyden, SD degree, honorary
Henry r. Evans. SO degree. honorary
Elmer E. Simpson. X. c. c. H, John c.
Wineman, K. c. c. H., and Nathan WE'LL
32d degree. The grand master assured
the committee of his recollection of the
promise of his predecessor. Dr George
c. Ober, that the Grand Lodge of the
District would lay the corner stone of the
new temple and that it would be a dis
tinct pleasure to him and to the Grand
Lodge to redeem that promise.
The grand master was informed of the
tentative program outlined and of the
hope of Sovereign Grand Commander
Richardson that the event would be a
memorable one, with the Masons not only
of the District of Columbia, but those of
MARYLAND and Virginia as well. par
ticipating. 1t was then agreed that the
grand master and grand commander
would join in extending invitations to the
grand bodies of the two states and
through them to the subordinate bodies
to take part In the procession and cere-
monies the afternoon of October is.
AS relations of cordial comfy are said
to exist between the guests to be invited
and the Scottish Rite of the southern
jurisdiction. a large outpouring of the
Masons of Maryland and Virginia, in ad-
dition to the grand bodies of those states,
is expected to be present at the corner
stone laying 1t is promised, too, that
distinguished speakers will deliver ad-
dresses on the occasion. and that the
function will be in many ways a notable
one in the annals of the District.