Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22


Dec. 26-wm. F. Hunt. No. &C.
Dee. 2I-Takoma. No. IL.
Cathedral. No IA.
Quite the most important bit Of Ma
sonic news of the past week was the
granting by the Grand Lodge of char
ter to East Gate Lodge. No. "a. which
will hold its communications at or In the
vicinity of I'D street and Rhode Island
avenue northeast. A petition dated No
vember 10 was filed by fifty brethren for
the charter. and 1t nominated Edwin A.
NJ. Lawson to be the first master, w.
Grant Lieuallen for senior warden and
Henry r. Rieseberg for junior warden.
King David Lodge. No. Is stood sponsor
for the new lodge
At the ST. Johns day communication
of the Grand Lodge of Masons of the
District of Columbia Friday evening will
be elected and installed a new grand
master and other officers Of the line,
more than likely by the advancement of
the present official line. as has long been
the custom. IF this be done there will be
put two vacancies to fiil-namely. those
OF the grand chaplain. created by the res
fgnation of Rev. J. Russell Yerbrycke,
and the position of junior grand stew
ard Already several of the lodges have
voted TO present names of candidates for
the laSt-nam med position, including Kenton
n. Harper. who was master of Naval
Lodge. No. 4. 1850. and has long been
tne Grand Lodge historian. and Wilmer
G Platt, the first master of Takoma
Lodge. No. -. who held Office in 1895.
Grand Master Ben W. Murcb in his
annual address to the Grand Lodge at
rs annual meeting Wednesday evening,
after reviewing the affairs of his wear
and paying tribute to the memory Of
those who died during the year, made
the first public announcement to the Graf
Of the painful accident that had befallen
Senior Grand Warden r. John Newton
who broke leg in fan at the state
department the week before. He stated
Mr.. Newtons condition was improving
and that he had a CHEEKY word of well
come to his friends who called to see
MIN at George Washington Hospital.
The grand master also announced with
regret the resignation of Grand Chaplain
j. Russell Verbrycke, who has accepted
call to Vineland. n. j.. and paid a
graceful compliment to the retiring off,
Ger. He announced the appointment Of a
committee consisting of Past Grand Mas
ters n. h. Simpson. James A. Wetmore
and DIR. Francis j. Woodman and Albert
+. Fox and Mark F. Finley to secure a
suitable testimonial to be presented to
the retiring grand chaplain on behalf Of
the Grand Lodge. This committee will
report at the meeting Friday evening.
The grand masters address referred
to the recent successful movement that
had been inaugurated for the completion
of the Masonic and Eastern Star Home
Past Grand Master Lurtin r. CHM was
announced as the author of the plan
adopted by the lodges and Eastern Star
chapters. and subsequently Endorsed by
the Grand Lodge. and a splendid tribute
was paid Mr. CHM by the grand master,
who also stated: I'VE have every reason
TO believe that our efforts lin behalf of
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cess and that within year a beautiful
substantial and practically fireproof build
ing, accommodating from seventyfive to
one hundred guests, Will stand as mon
ument TO the unselfish labors. the loving
and generous hearts of our sisters of the
Eastern Star. aided by their brothers of
the craft. While many have been in
strumental in this accomplishment and
that 1 express the thought of all engaged
in this work when l put on permanent
record that to our beloved past grand
master, Lurtin r. CHM, more than to
any other one, Is due the credit for this
enterprise and its successful issue.
Grand Master Murch also recommend
ed that the Grand Lodge authorize an
expenditure sufficient to furnish and dec
crate in a beautiful and substantial
manner the main lobby on the second
floor of Masonic Temple the work to be
placed in the hands Of special commit
by the incoming grand master.
His annual report commended the As
ISOLATION Of Worshipful Masters. and
urged upon the new masters a continual
tion OF the activities of the organization,
declaring that no master should be alb
sent from one Of It's meetings except for
most urgent reason. Pleasant refer
ence was also made to the Trowel Club.
composed OF Ma.suns in the geological
survey. and the Fellowship Club, COM
posed OF Masons In the bureau of en-
craving and printing. as we'll as to the
Masonic Veterans Association.
Grand Lecturer Thomas III. Young also
received complimentary notice from the
grand master for his School Of Instruc-
ton and his frequent visits to the lodges.
due credit also being given the Grand
Lodge committee on work and lectures
The names Of the following past mas
ters. who died during the year were
mentioned in the grand masters address
In an appropriate manner: Isaac Fair
brother of Federal Lodge, No. /; Alex
ande~ F. Mcmillan of Columbia Lodge
No. g. William II. Hoeke Of Naval Lodge
NO. 4; Howard d. Feast OF the New
Jerusalem Lodge. No. Q: Samuel T. Scho-
field of the New Jerusalem Lodge No o;
James w. Wrenn and William Il. Stokes
OF Hiram Lodge No. 10: Samuel E Slater
of BENJAMIN B. French Lodge. No. 10; j
Louis Willige OF Harmony Lodge No II;
William z. Young OF Acacia Lodge No
Is: Me'chior b. StrickIer of LAFAYETTE
Lodge. No. TO- and Richard H Young
senior warden of George c. whiting
Lodge. No. ~: Worshipful Master George
Welker of William r. Singleton Lodge
No. 30. and Past Masters William H. AID.
pleton of Pentalpha Lodge No 23, and
40 Nv
Stirling Kerr. jr.. deputy for the Su.
preme Council of the Ancient and Ac-
cepted scottish Rite for the Southern
Jurisdiction in the District OF Columbia
has authorized the meeting OF Albert Pix,
Consistory and Robert de Bruce Council
knights Kadosh. scheduled for Deem
Der "A. To be dispensed with. The bust
hess that was to have been transacted al
those meetings received attention at spe-
Gals held last Tuesday evening.