Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
01AMQNG THE
In FRAIFRNlTlESI

debt upon the fine building where the
lodge has its home. Masons are to be
invited to big gathering under the
auspices of the lodge, which is to be
held at Marshall Hall during the coming
summer. and which, 1t is promised. will
be unlike any event of Masonic char
acter yet held In the District The lodge
will eXemplify the F. c. degree Thurs
day evening Of this week.
William F. Hunt Chapter. U. D.. Order
OF the Eastern Star, the baby" Of the
order in the District. is reported to have
made an energetic start for accomplish
ing last Tuesday evening 1t received
fourteen petitions for membership. The
worthy &. and matron and the worthy
grand patron of the order honored the
chapter with their attendance and helped
In the addresses of encouragement made
on the occasion.
The grand visitations made by Grand
High Priest Moses D. Null and the other
officers of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter
to constituent chapters of the District
during the past week were fraught with
pleasure and some of them with unusual
interest.
The visitation to Mount Horeb Chapter,
No. Z, Tuesday evening was made mem
orable, it is reported, to High Priest
Carey s. Eye and his experts In the
exemp,ificat ton of the past master degree.
Grand High Priest Null, it is said. show
| ed on that occasion that he knew a
| thing or two himself in the art Of turn
ing the tables and the display OF TINS
particular branch of his knowledge Is
said to have afforded the chapter and It's
guests unlimited amusement. There was
no formal prog. am, but the extemporane-
Gus one which developed on the spur OF
the moment" it is declared, amply made
up for the deficiency.
AuacOStia ROYAL Arch ChaDtpr No. IL,
Monday evening. had orchestral music.
| so.os by Past High Priest Charles r.
Roberts, Milton J. Fillius and Charles
A. Stevens, an address by Rev. Will ard
G. Davenport, rector of Emanuel Epis-
copal Church, Anacostia, on 'The Rela-
ton of the Scriptures to Masonry" with
remarks by Grand High Priest Null and
Past Grand High Priest J. James Fobie
of Maryland and Grand King Adolphus
| Guide of this jurisdiction.
| Eureka Royal Arch Chapter. No. 4.
| Friday evening, entertained the grand
| h. h priest and Grand Chapter officers
with orchestral music by Clicks Masonic
Orchestra, a tenor solo by Fred s. Sillers,
| cornet solo by William c. Taylor,
/ violin solo by John H. Click a baritone
solo by c. 8. Bartlett, an address by Rev.
| Paul r. Hickok, pastor of the Metropoi-
itan Presbyterian Church. on THE Geo
metrical Relation of the Mason to his
| Fraternity and to Society," and remarks
by Past Grand High Priest Henry +.
| Simpson, during the course of which ne
presented testimonial to the speaker OF
| the evening.
In response to several requests The Star
reprints the names of the newly elected
| officers Of the Association of Worshipful
Masters for 1912. They are as follows
Carter Keene. master Of Temple Lodge
No. 81. president: Thomas w. Bramhall,
master of. Dawson Lodge, No. is. vice
president; Wallace -Streater. master OF
1 .I,i~ aJ No IL
! retary-treasurer. and those, with Charles
| Fl. Galliher, master of La Fayette Lodge.
| No. 10, and Charles F. Roberts. master
of Anacostia Lodge, No. q. executive
committee.
The board of directors of the Masonic
/ Temple Association at its meeting last
| evening at Masonic. Temple reelected the
| following officers: Past Grand Master A.
| B. Coolidge, president; Past Master
Thomas c. Moves, vice president; Past
| Master and G, and Secretary Arvine W.
| Johnston, secretary: Past Grand Master
James B. Sample, treasurer: j. J. Oar
| lington, counsel. and Past Grand Master
! Henry X. Simpson and Past Masters
James B. Lambie and Lafayette Leaman,
auditing committee.
! Capt. John H. Cowles, thirty-third de-
gree. secretary general of the Supreme
Council of the Ancient and Accepted
/ Scottish Rite received rOusing fare
| we'll, from his Masonic brethren of Louis
: vile, KY, upon his departure last week
| for Washington. where he will reside In
| future in the discharge of the duties OF
his Office. The Masonic board of relief
of Louisville, of which Capt. Cowles was
| secretary treasurer for sixteen years
elected him life member of the board.
| Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter
will give family night" for tire ex-
| elusive benefit of its more than six
| hundred members and their families
| the evening of January %. at which, IN
| addition to the traditional banquet. a
program of musical and literary ex-
cellence is promised. 1t VIII be 1usl
a family party because of the very
large membership Of the chapter
which on this occasion will be aug
| mented by the members of their faml-
| lies.
The annual memorial exercises of the
| chapter are announced for Monday
evening. January %. Special music OF
| a character appropriate to the occa-
| sion will be sung by the Mount Vernon
! Chapter quartet, composed OF j. Henry
Kaiser, Perry B. Turpin, Lee Mosher
| and Charles W. Hancock, with Oscar
| Comstock, organist. William E. An
drews, auditor for the Treasury De-
partment, will deliver the memorial
| Grafton, and as the pictures OF the de-
| ceased members are thrown upon
eulogies will be pronounced. The NOR
tuary list of the chapter for the year
includes the names of Charles J. Bru-
| rein. who died March %; John /. Col
Inns, April 10; Edward o. Cowllng
February 20; Frank J. Foster Feb
w. L. Kinds, October 1s: J. Clarence
Price. August "a; Thomas f. Rogers
May 6; Thomas Monroe Steel. July "A,
and George p. Zurhorst. June Z.