Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02

| Visitations of the grand master and
officers of the Grand Lodge OF Masons OF
the District of Columbia will be made
during the week-Monday evening at 8
o'clock to Benjamin B. French, No. 10;
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock to
King Solomon No. 81, and Thursday
| evening at s o'clock to VIM. r. SIN
gleton Lodge, No. 80. Other happenings
of Masonic character out of the ordi-
nary will be the commandery elections,
the meeting Of the Masonic board OF re-
lief Thursday evening and the special
musical entertainment, with refreshments
at the Crown lunchroom, following the
Royal Arch degree at La Fayette Royal
Arch Chapter, No 5.
Carey s. Frye, high priest-elect of
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter. No.
Z, will be installed at the convocation OF
the chapter Tuesday evening, April IL:
Mr.. Frye's installation has been deferred
because Of his long illness with typhoid
fever.
| La Fayette Royal Arch Chapter, No. ),
will pay a visitation to Mount Vernon
Royal Arch Chapter Of Alexandra, Va,
Tuesday evening, April II to confer the
Royal Arch degree by invitation. The
chapter will leave Washington on the Z
pm. train of the Washington. Alexandria
and Mount Vernon road, at 18th street
and Pennsylvania avenue, the evening OF
| the visitation.
Robert de Bruce Council, knights IA
dosh, will confer the thirtieth degree or
Scottish Rite Masonry at the Scotush
| Rite Cathedral, Sd and E streets NORTH
west Tuesday evening. Tuesday evening,
| April. II, the thirty-first degree Will he
communicated and the thirty.second de-
gree conferred in full form The Maundy
Thursday banquet will take place the
| evening Of April Il. Owing to the limited
space and the large number OF masters
| of the Royal Secret who have signned
| been obliged to omit invitations to the
| ladies for these services. BY way OF COM
pensation, however, May 2 has been set
aside for the special entertainment OF
promised for that occasion. The ladies'
nights at the cathedral have also been
suspended until May 2 because OF the
work attending the preparation OF the
Maundy Thursday class
Columbia Commandery, No. =, Knights
Templar, also announces ladies' night
at the Arlington Hotel the evening OF
April "a, when there will DE a public IN
stallation of the officers-elect. a dance and
a buffet luncheon. Commander Charles
A. Stewart Is chairman and j. frank
| Trazzare and Frank r. Underwood vice
rangements, which also includes Past
Grand Commander Walter H. Klopfer,
Past Commanders ]. n. Small 3r.; J:
Harry Cunningham. John A. Meyer and
H. C. c. Stiles. Lieut.. w. H. Santelmann,
F. Lawrence Walker and Faber Steven
son.
Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. SO. the new
| lodge. is to hold a special communication
the evening OF April 10 to exemplify the
Z. A. degree and entertain q number OF
| visitors from B. B. French Lodge, NO
| Kallipolis Grotto. Mystic Order Of the
Yelled Prophets, had as its special guests
ing Monarch William J. Doll. Grand Mar
| shall William J. Cross. Chief Justice Ed
ward Bussey, c. Eppel, Adam Ruckstuhl,
egation from Fem Fem Grotto, No. is. Of
| Jersey City, \. ]. goodly class OF ini-
tiates fathomed the mysteries and helped
add to. the merriment Of the occasion
ing. Past Grand Master Henry X. Simp-
son was one of the new prophets indicted
at the session.
Pentalpha Lodge, No %. will have
charge Of the religious services at the
| Masonic and Eastern Star Home at 3
pm. Sunday, April Q. arrangements for
which are now being made
About sixty members of John Fl. B.
Latrobe Lodge. No. 165. Of Baltimore,
accompanied George 7. Smith. the wor-
shipful master: to this city Friday even
Lodge. No. %. which conferred the mas
ter Mason degree at a special commune
cation. The visitors were entertained at
banquet after the closing Of the lodge.
Master J. Claude KEEPER and by Past Mas
| ter A. r. Mcclellan, secretary OF :Latrobe
Lodge. A special orchestra. Arthur 8.
| Witcomb. cornetist. and the choir fur
nished the music OF the evening.
A dainty luncheon at the home of its
secretary. Mrs. Louis J. Smith. 115 Maple
| View place southeast, was the feature OF
Eastern Star Matrons Of 1905 during the
week. Green and yellow table decora-
tons. with Easter symbols. quaint
chicken place cards and china chicks as
| favors gave a spring flavor to the func-
ton. The question Of presenting an ANA
teur comedy in the near future. possibly
at the Masonic and Eastern star Homo,
was discussed Past Matron Grace c.
the first prize. and Past Matron Carrie
Fuller of Mizpah Chapter. No. s, won
the second prize in guessing contest.
A letter from Past President Mrs Helm
Those present were Mrs. strester.
Mrs McAleer. Mrs. Bernhard. Miss
Crump. Mrs. Kidd. Mrs. Fuller. Mrs.
Crawford and Mrs. Faber. Mrs:
Frances Frazier. present matron OF
Electra Chapter, No. 2, and Mrs.
Paxon Of Newark. Del, were guests.
The matrons adjourned to meet with
| Mrs. Selinger Wednesday, April IS.
The regular meeting day was changed
| to the last Wednesday instead OF
| Thursday In the month.
The men who were masters Of the
several Masonic lodges OF this city
during 1905 met Wednesday evening
OF this week at the Hotel Gordon for
their usual annual banquet. Seventeen
| Of the twenty-seven masters Of the
year named were present, and letters
| were received from i've others. max
| ing a total Of twenty-five that were
heard from. The guest OF honor was
| Lurtin r.. CHM, who was grand mas
| ter in 1905. Harry Rothschild pre-