Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21
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their thanks to the officers and work
ers who had SO satisfactorily exempli-
/ fed the beautiful degrees. Rev. Will
liam Tayloe Snyder blessed the class.
Rabbi Abram Simon a member of the
class. also expressed his full apprecia-
ton of the work and commented espe-
cially on the use of the American flag
!, in the thirty-second degree and the
! lessons of loyalty to flag and country
and devotion to duty inculcated in that
and the other degrees of the rite.
/ The reunion was declared to be one
/ OF the most satisfactory in years
! special comment was made upon the
/ deep interest shown by the entire class
during the four-day ceremony.
/ Sovereign Grand Commander James D.
| Richardson of the Scottish Rite left last
! Wednesday on a tour of Georgia and
/ Florida to. visit bodies of the rite in
I those states. The grand commander will
go to his home at Murfreesboro, Tenn.
before returning to Washington.
| At the grand visitation to Orient Com
mandery. No. ). knights Templar Mon.
| day evening. Grand Generalissimo Henry
| Is. Simpson acted as grand comma nder
/ and installed the officers. a past COM
| manders sword was presented to the re-
| firing commander, Dan w Beach jr by
| Generalissimo Edward F. Hazleton. In
addition to an address by Rev. Daniel w
Skellinser, music was rendered by an or
chestra under Walter S. Smith. with cor
| net and clarinet solos,
| Potomac Commanders grand visitation
| took place Wednesday evening. Acting
Grand Commander Henry X. Simpson of
| ficiating in the absence from the city of
both the grand commander and the dep
uty grand commander. There was or
chestral music with instrumental solos,
and refreshments were served in the BAN
| quet room at the close of the exercises.
An address by Arthur B. Hays of Ell
Monte Commandery No. 2. Ogden, Utah,
with a musical program by the members
of the choir and Otto G. DeMoll, were
features of the Columbia Commandery
visitation Friday evening.
New officers have been installed in the
Knights Templar communicates as fol-
lows:
Potomac. No. ?: E. Hume Talbert. COM
mander: J. G. Huddleston, generalissimo;
Ernest c. Berger. captain general: J. r.
Stringfellow, senior warden; p. Marion
treasurer; Charles T. Lindsey, recorder;
Luther II. Warning. prelate; r. A. Daw.
standard bearer; E. M. Hasbrouck; sword
bearer, and James Hall, warder.
Orient, No. 8: Joseph G. STEELE. COM
mander; Edward P. Hazleton, general
| issimo; Guy NJ. Medley, captain general
William T. Hebbard, senior warden: Ed
ward A. link. junior warden: Richard P.
Evans, prelate; Jacob j. Membert, treas
urer; William E. Miller recorder: John
i. Vivian. standard bearer; George w.
Slater. sword bearer, and Burt A. Grist,
warder.
Columbia, No. 2: Frank r. Underwood,
commander: DR.. Frank E. Gibson, gener-
general: Frank NJ. Cissel, senior warden:
Louis H. Meyers. junior warden: James
III. Mcintosh, prelate; Walter II. HOPPER
treasurer: Charles E. Baldwin. recorder
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Charles E. Foster, sword bearer, and
Howard G. Brown, warder.
Frank r. Underwood. who was elected
eminent commander of Columbia Com
mandery, No. 2, knights Templar, for the
ensuing year. was knighted February II,
1905, and is life member. He was born
September 10, 1874; is past master $500
of Harmony Lodge. No. II; member of
Mount Vernon Chapter, No. 3: Almas
| Temple, A. A. o. N. NJ. s.; thirty-second
| degree, Albert Pike Consistory; past pa
| tron Q900 Ruth Chapter, No. 1, o. E. s.:
was secretary Masonic fair, 1907, and
| housewarming of 1905. and secretary 1905
ton. He is very popular among the fra
| ternity and is considered fully equipped
| for the important duties of his new Office
The installation of Alexander Grant as
| grand junior warden of the Grand
| features of the grand visitation to La
Fayette Lodge, No. 10, Thursday evening.
1t was the first time Mr.. Grant has been
| in the city since his election to the office
and he was installed by Past Grand Mas
ter James G. Sample.
Rev. James Shera Montgomery, pastor
of the Metropolitan NJ f. Church. de-
livered the address of the evening, TAX
from which to draw the lesson of the
value of unfailing preparedness. Music
was furnished by an orchestra under the
direction of Walter S. Smith and quar-
| tet composed of Arthur E. Simpson,
Harry o. Simons, James S. Hicks and
Charles w. Moore.
Lodge No. 43 of Lancaster Pa, which
will be the guest of Harmony Lodge,
No. II, Wednesday evening, received its
warrant in 1885. according to the Har-
mony Lodge Bulletin; has stored in it's
archives records of the comforting of
| the degrees upon President James
Buchanan, of his election as worship
| full master and his service for full
/ Masonic year and also of his Masonic
| funeral 1t entertained Gen. Lafayette
! when he visited Lancaster in 1926; has
occupied it's own temple since 1900 and
| has upon it's altar Bible printed in
| 1896 and in use since that date. With
| T. G. Helm, it's worshipful master, the
| lodge officers and members come to
visit Harmony Lodge for the purpose
of witnessing and comparing the work
! of the District with that of Pennsyl
vania.
| At the convocation of Columbia Royal
| Arch Chapter Wednesday evening the
1 mark degree was conferred on a class
J Of five candidates by C. c: Coombs, king
| of that body. After the work the COM
/ panions were served with a shad dinner
| at convenient hosiery, which seemed to
meet their hearty approval. special
/ convocation for the royal arch degree is
1 called Tor Wednesday evening. when the
| grand master of the second vail of the
| Grand Chapter. Emmett M. Carter. P.
! II. p, will. on invitation of the high
] priest, confer the degree.
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