The Washington herald., 1912-12-22


bury. No. .. called OF.
Deosmber s4-Irederal, No !, NJ. Nj Acacia, No.
u. called on; Tskoma, No. p
December 2-St Johns, No. II, called on; har-
mouy, no. II. called or
pecznber ss-The New Jerusalem, No. >. r. C.;
G. C. Whiting, No, 2 installation.
Decmber H-Gnhd Lodge. annual election
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
December Z3-Mount Vernon, No. ), r. A; Ana
December 2i-Mount Horeb, No. Z, called on;
Potomac, No. g. Z. A.
December =SschooI Of Instruction, called OF.
December 26-Washington. No. 2 Il. z
December a-Eureka, No. 4
December 8-HiTam, No. 10, special
KNIGHTS TENIPLAR COMMANDMENTS. =.
December 24-DeMolay Mounted. No. (. K. B. y
December z-washingtou, No. !. called OF.
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS
December 23-TemHle No. Is: Columbia. No. Is.
December 2i-Eecs. No. 2; Bethlehem. No. Z.
Decsmber B-WiIiAm r. Hunt, No. Is.
December 27-TGkoma, No. L; Cathedral, No. Il.
Last Wednesday night the Grand Lodge.
+. A. A. NJ. of the District held its annual
meeting, at which the Grand Master made
his annual address, which, in part, was as
follows:
OUR DEAD.
1t is the sorrowful duty Of the Grand
Master at this annual communication Of
the Grand Lodge to chronicle the names
of those Of our number who during the
current year have passed from the tenn
poral to the eternal life. AS the names
are read there will come to us, TO temper
our grief, sweet memories of days that
are gone, and of associations delight vi
and elevatinE. And the memories OF those
days and associations will be the more
sweet and delightful because we are not Of
those
Who never see
The stars shine through their cypress trces;
Who. hopeless. lay their dear away,
Nor look to see the breaking d1y
Across the mOurnful marbles play.
Who have not learned in hours Of faith.
The truth 10 flesh and sense unknown.
That life is ever lord of death.
And love never lose its own.
The following are the names:
Isaac Fairbrother, past master Federal
Lodge. No. l. August 10. 1872: Alexander
+. Mcmillan, past master Columbia Lodge,
No. 3. February % 1912; William H Hoeke,
past master Naval Lodge, No. T. February
26, 1872: Howard d. feast, past master
the New Jerusalem Lodge, No. 9. January
& 1872; Samuel T. Schofeld. past master
the New Jerusalem Lodge, No. g, May 6,
1872; William c. Pond, past master Hiram
Lodge, No 10, April %. 1912; James w.
Wrenn, past master Hiram Lodge, No. 10,
May 9, 1872; William B. Stokes. past mas
ter Hiram Lodge. No. TO- by utilization.
August %, 1872; Samuel E. Slater. past
master Benjamin B. French Lodge. No.
is, May 20, 1872; J. Louis Willige, past
master Harmony Lodge, No. H. March
Z, 1872: William P. Young, past master
Acacia Lodge, No. IS. December 4, 1872;
MelChiOr B. StriCkleT. past master Lafay-
cite Lodge. No. 70. by affiliation, June %,
1872; Richard II. Young senior warden.
George g Whiting Lodge, No. %, March
81, 1872; William II. Appleton. past mas
1872; George Welker, master William F.
Singleton Lodge, No. 90. August I. 1912;
Thomas c. Noyes. past master Temple
Lodge, No. s. August 81. 1912.
You will note that in this list there
does not appear the name Of any officer
or past officer OF this grand lodge In
this respect VIC have been most FORUM
ate. Our sympathy is extended to the
families, the friends and the lodges OF
these, our brethren.
ACCIDENT TO SENIOR GRAND WAR
DEN.
You will all be glad to know of the
continued Improvement of our genial and
popular Senior Grand Warden. Brother
7. John Newton, who is suffering from
a broken leg resulting from a fall last
Thursday from a ladder at the State
Department. Brother Newton is at the
George Washington Hospital and greets
his friends with a cherry word OF well
come and kindly smile I am sure We
shall tonight extend to him the formal
sympathy Of this body, accompanied by
flowers whose beauty and fragrance
shall bespeak our love.
Brother Newton extends to all of u.s.
his thanks for remembrances. and his
kindest Christmas greetings. He wishes
you to know that his thoughts are with
us tonight, and that his prayer is that
what we do shall rebound to the good of
the order.
RESIGNATION OF GRAND CHAPLAIN
Much to our regret. we accepted at our
September communication, TO take effect
at the end of the year, the resignation
OF our grand chaplain. Rev. ]. Russell
NeroryCke, who had accepted call 10
z church in Vineland. n. J. Brother
Verbrycke has endeared himself to us,
and in fact to all the Masons of the
jurisdiction. by his virtuous and exem-
Ilary conduct, his supreme fidelity to his
trust" A logical. forCeful, and eloquent
speaker he Is also the helpful sympa-
thstiC. loving pastor and friend. cOmbin-
ing dignity and power with good COM
radeship and geniality. He carries with
him to his new field Of labor the best
wishes of his brethren here.
committee consisting of Past Grand
Masters Henry X. Simpson, James A.
WetfnOTe, FRANCIS j. "OOQman. ana
Brothers Albert F. Fox and Mark F. !
Finley. was appointed to secure a suit
able testimonial to be presented to
Brother VerbryCke in recognition of his
services to this Grand Lodge and of our
regard for him. That committee will re-
port at our next communication, when !
We expect Brother Verbrycke to be
present
HOME BUILDINGS.
Without doubt the most important Ma |
sonic action taken during the year in this |
jurisdiction is the effort that has been |
made to raise the money necessary TO |
complete the buildings for the Masonic |
and Eastern Star Home.
You will recall that last year it was |
proposed TO hold in the spring OF 1912 |
4 fair under the auspices of the Grand |
Lodge and the Grand Chapter, o. L. S, |
the profits arising therefrom to be for |
the benefit of the Home and Masonic |
Temple Association. At the annual meet
ing one year ag0 you left TO the grand |
master and the fair committee the final |
decision as TO whether or not the fair |
should be held After careful conference |
it was decided not TO hold one this year. |
At the September communication Of this |
Grand Lodge / brought to your atten-
tion a plan for raising sum sufficient |
or nearly so, to complete the home |
buildings. 1t was proposed to apportion
this amount among the lodges and Star
chapters, according TO membership, on
a basis of 50 per capita. This plan was
suggested by Past Grand Master Lur-
tin r. CHM, and had been approved by
the officers of our several lodges and