Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-28
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ton. whether in the rite or not, and their
ladies are specially invited Members of
the rite are said to be looking forward
10 the event with considerable interest,"
ana an II IS their expressed purpose to make
the occasion one Of special pleasure to
| their guests. the master Masons of the
jurisdiction and their ladies'
The spring reunion of the local bodies
/; OF the Scottish Rite win be held April
| 10. Id. IL and Is. when the degrees from
the fourth to the thirty-second will be
conferred A class Of 100 initiates has
oeen promised and special music will be
! furnished on that occasion by Mrs Sc
bring-Ford. ]. Walter Humphrey and
Harry G. kimball. organist of the rite.
| Grand Commander James d. Richard
son will go to Baltimore tomorrow to be
present at the Baltimore reunion of the
scottish Rite. which will cover three
GAYS tomorrow. Tuesday and Wednes-
day afternoons and evenings under the
supervision of Grand Master Thomas i
Shryock. ed degree, who is the INSPECTOR
general for the state of Maryland and an
| active member of the Supreme Council
Tor the Southern Jurisdiction of the
| Secretary General John H. Cowles :s,d
Segree, OF the Supreme Council. a. a.
and a tour of inspection of the middle
west He is expected to return to the
| city about February TO- The secretary
general was accompanied to the station
by Past Grand Master j. Claude Keiner
Sirand Secretary Arvine w. Johnston. 81
81. Clair Thompson and Capt. Herbert
A. White. U. s. A., I'D degree. each Of
Whom were given souvenirs of the acca-
sion by Mr.. Cowles
Grand High Priest Moses u. Mil, and
the Grand Royal Arch Chapter made
c chree grand visitations to royal arch
visitation Monday evening was made To
Hiram Chapter, No 10, of which the
grand high priest is a member. and
deputy Grand High Priest Jacobus S.
occasion. A feature of the evening was
| the orchestral selections by the chapter
orchestra, under the direction of Past
Hlgn Priest Ben ]. Wrightsman of
sung by S. F. Compton. Charles s.
Woodin and Robert A. Smith. Grand
High Priest Null entertained with a
lecture on his travels in the Canadian
northwest. which was copiously IL
! Illustrated with stereopticon views. and
ne was the recipient of a testimonial
from the chapter, presented by DR.. Mark
F. Finley.
| Potomac Royal Arch Chapter. No. 8.
Il
ing, when Mount Horeb Royal Arch
Chapter. No. z. attended in a body, under
High Priest Carey s. Frye. Rev. Luther
IL Waring. who delivered the address
or the evening. received a testimonial,
which was presented by Past High
Priest Charles T. Lindsey.
A spirited and interesting address by
Representative Thomas u. Sisson, past
grand master Of Mississippi. was the
feature of the grand visitation to WASH
fngton Royal Arch Chapter, No. 2,
Thursday evening. John l.. Apple,
tenor. and Charles r Bartlett, baritone.
an organ recital. Past High Priest
Delos w. Thayer. on behalf Of the chap
ter. presented Representative Sisson
with testimonial. and, In accordance
Orville Drown received testimonial
from the lodge. presented by Past High
Priest w. j. Satterfield.
of the jurisdiction. now guarding the
doors Of National Lodge, No. II. Wash
| ington Centennial Lodge, No. IA, and
Temple Lodge. No. 80, whose health
compelled his retirement as tiler. of
Columbia Lodge No. 8; Acacia Lodge.
No. Is. and Hope Lodge. No. 20. was
presented with a purse of gold'' as an
evidence of the high esteem in which
he is held by the last named lodges. The
presentation took place at the last COM
munication Of Acacia Lodge, Tuesday
evening, and was made in an effective
speech by Worshipful Master James H.
Slice, on behalf of his own lodge.
Columbia. and of Acacia and Hope
| lodges.
| The reception in honor of its past
masters given by Harmony Lodge, No.
/ II, Wednesday evening rs reported as
| being one of the most impressive and
/ unique functions ever held by tat body.
/ Nineteen of the twenty-six past masters
were present, each wearing all the Jewels
earned by him in the various Masonic
bodies of his connection: They were
formally received in a body with the
usual honors by Worshipful Master Rob
ert H. Young, and special ADDRESS was
delivered to them on behalf OF the mem
/! in turn was introduced to every member
| of the lodge present. Grand Master
Ben w. Murch was present to honor the
occasion and delivered an appropriate ad-
dress, and In response to the request OF
| worshipful Master Robert Fl. Young
each past master said something upon
the text where are We att" Piano
| solos by G.. II. Claudy and vocal music
by the lodge choir were interspersed be-
tween the various addresses and happen
ings Of the evening.
/ A feature that was as intense as 1t was
solemn was the casting with stere-
/ opticon upon a screen of the pictures or
| those of the lodges past masters who
while J. Walter Humphrey of the choir
/ sang the occasional by kudyard Kipling.
Lest We Forget"
| The reception was held as special
, testimonial in honor of the past masters
to express to them the appreciation of the
lodge for their faithful services to it and
to the cause Of Masonry in general.
! Grand Secretary Johnston, who is a
past master Of Harmony Lodge, said the
i exercises were the most impressive he
| had ever attended. and others expressed
/ themselves at the time in the same way.
J The second of the series Of social even
/ ings lately entered upon by Naval
| Lodge, No 4. was held Friday even
| ing. and in spite of the inclement wealth
| er proved to be well attended and en-
4 joyable affair. The large music hall OF
the Naval Lodge building was tastefully
| decorated for the occasion, and while the
! feature of the evening was dancing. ex-
cellent music, refreshments and an in
formal mingling of the members and
friends of the lodge did much toward
promoting the object sought to be at
tained-clOser fraternal relations among
the members as well as with those out
side.
| The same scheme of entertainment will
be observed the evening Of February
10. while the program for the 19.n of the
same month contemplates q mammoth
progressive euchre.
Realizing that the present blizzard con-
ditions may possibly abatc before July
80 the date set Tor the family excursion
to Marshall Hall. the special commit. zee