Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-01

| 100 years was 1907. 1t has had sixty
| two masters, twenty-four of whom are
still living
When steps were being taken for the
institution of Lebanon Lodge 100 years
ago, preliminary meetings were held in
Davis Hotel. on Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween 9th and 7th streets northwest
north side. The charter members were
Charles Glover. James Hewitt, John
Weightman, John Peltz, William Hewitt
Pontius d. STEELE, Alexander T. McCor-
mick and Thomas B. Briscoe, all members
of the Federal Lodge No. L. F. A. A. NJ
Charles Glover the grandfather of C. C.
Glover, president of Riggs National
Bank: The first meeting after institution
was held in Union Lodge room, on nth
street near Pennsylvania avenue north
west. Other meeting places of the lodge
were Free Mason's Hall, AZ and d
streets northwest: Masonic Temple, 9th
and F streets northwest. and it's present
meeting place, the New Masonic Temple
The present officers of the lodge are
Blair Mckenzie. w. NJ: Thomas S. Ser
geon. s. W; Charles S. shreve jr. J.
W Wi W. w. .d LUDLOW; p NJ ta secretary;
w. Beach, jr.. p. NJ. marshal; Charles
D. Shackelford. s. D.; Matthias 3. Yer
ger, j. D.; Charles f. Alexander. s. s.:
Frank Ludlow, ]. s.; r. e. Davis. chap
Edward j. Stull tiler.
Grand High Priest Moses d. Null. in
advising the constituent chapters of the
District of the invitation of Sovereign
Grand Commander Richardson that the
Grand Chapter and its constituent bodies
take part in the procession at the corner
stone laying of the new Scottish Rite
Temple, at 10th and streets northwest.
October IS. states he has accepted the
invitation for the officers and past Off
GERS of the Grand Chapter only. He
recommends that the members of the
various Royal Arch chapters of the Dis
trlct join the procession master
Masons. thus swelling the ranks of their
respective blue lodges.
Sovereign Grand Inspectors General
AlphOnso Chase Stewart OF Missouri and
j. Wakefield Cortland of North Carolina,
members of the Supreme Council of the
Ihirty-third Degree for the Southern
Jurisdiction of the United States. are in
the city. Gen. Thomas j. Shryock, grand
master of Maryland. and deputy of the
Supreme Council for the state of Mary
land, was also visitor at the House of
the Temple yesterday.
The '"Twenty-seventh Degree" will be
the subject for discussion at the Scottish
Rite Cathedral. Sd and E streets north
west. this afternoon at 3 O'clock
Suliaman David will deliver the EXPOSE
ton of the philosophy Of the degree.
Grand Master j. Claude KEEPER of the
District of Columbia attended the one
hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary OF
the Grand Lodge of PENNSYLVANIA, as an
independent Grand Lodge, in Philadelphia
last week. In attendance also was Dr.
Royal A. Grove. past master of the state
of Washington, whose residence is at
Tacoma, Wash. DR.. Cove also visited
Masonic Temple during the week.
Other visitors to the temple were DR..
Dwight Il. Cone of Fall River, Mass,
district deputy grand master of Massa-
chusetts: j. Harris Baston of Brooklyn.
n. Y, past grand high priest of New
York. and w. T. s. OHara of Toledo
Ohio. past grand high priest OF Ohio
The twenty-second meeting of the Ma
irons of 1905 Order of the Eastern Star,
was held Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs Minerva Crawford ii r
street northeast. This being the first
meeting since the summer vacation there
was much to discuss. The regular bust
ness was transacted and refreshments
! were served. All were present excepting
Mrs. Grace Bernhard of Naomi Chapter,
No. 3. who is Ill in the Homeopathic
HOSPITAL.
An interesting letter was read from
Past Matron Heinline of Martha Chap
ter. No. 4, who with her husband has
spent the summer camping In the noun
tains of Oregon. She writes their health
has greatly improved
Those present were Mrs. Elizabeth Nc