The Washington herald., 1912-03-24

DIR. CHARLES A. STEWART.
tenance Of the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home.
High Priest Hubbard next called upon
Most Excellent Companion F. W. La
than. high priest Of Mount Vernon
Chapter. No. IA. who. in responding to
the invitation, stated that the companions
Of Alexandria were always glad when
the time rolled around to pay their an
nual visit TO La Fayette Chapter. and
asked La Fayette Chapter to pay q re-
| turn visit to the companions OF Alexan-
dria. He stated that they were delighted
with the manner in which they had been
entertained, and paid high tribute to the
ladies.
other speakers were Past Grand High
Priest Kenton N. Harper. of the District
Of Columbia: Deputy Grand High Priest
Adolphus GUIDE. and Companion Dexter,
who spoke in happy vein Of the pros
perity of the Masonic order in the Dis
trict of Columbia and extolled the
friendly relations existing between the
bodies of the District and other juris-
dictions.
The officers Of Mount Vernon Chapter.
No. II. Of Alexandria, present were:
Most Excellent Companion F. w. La
than, high priest; Excellent Companion
William B. Davis, king: Excellent Com
panion Claude w. Fletcher. scribe; Com
panion A. G. Uhler. secretary; Excellent
Companion William Lewis Allen. treas
urer; Companion c. Page Waller. captain
OF the host; Companion William II.
Bontz. royal arch captain: Companion
Robert A. Zachary. master third vail;
Companion II. Noel Garner. master sec
ond vail: Companion Virgil c. Davis,
maser first vail. and Companion George
W. Zachary, tiler.
The officers of La Fayette Chapter. No.
| g. present were: Excellent Companion
Erwin S. Hubbard, high priest: Com
panion ]. Gordon Jones, king; Compan-
ion Louis H. Meyers, scribe: Companion
William A. Craig, secretary; Excellent
Companion, Albert F. Fox, treasurer;
Companion Oscar A. Dazenbaker. organ
list; Companion Jesse W. Thornton, cap
tain of the host; Companion William H.
Parsons, principal sojoUrner: Companion
F. Sprigg Perry, royal arch captain;
Companion Edward A. c. Hoge. master
third vail: Companion James s. McCar-
thy. master second vail; Companion
William s. Quinter. master first vail, and
william p Chroniger, sentinel
William II. Parsons (chairman). Frank
Sprigg Perry, and James S. Mccarthy
composed tne cOulnlItee 10 drTdnBo Lof
the banquet and entertainment OF the
Alexandria Chapter.
The entertainment of Cathedral Chap
ter. o. E. s., at Scottish Rite Temple
last Friday evening. was fully attended
and the programme evinced much ap-
pIause from the large gathering. COM
posed principally OF women of the vari-
Gus Eastern Star Chapters.
Felix Mahoney made a hit in female
negro deIfneations, and Arthur Pierce
caught the audience with his comedy
effects. especially during his rendition
interlocutor. and rendered a splendid
solo, as did also Roland Roderick and
| Charles Meyer Billy Morsells fun
nisms' and song, ''woodman. Spare that
Tree" with his somber makeup, de-
lighted the audience.
These same comedians will be seen
on April % at the Washington Cricket
Clubs entertainment, which will be at
Pythian Temple. together with a juve
ira.
Last Monday was known as past mas
| ters' night in Anacostia Lodge, No. q,
F. A. A NJ, the stations and places be-
ing filed as follows:
Walter B. Fry, first section; George II.
Copes, second section: Julius Tolson. the
charge, as master; William r. Rauchen-
stein. senior warden: Wilbur II. Law
renee, junior warden: Alexander b.
Garden, secretary; Adolphus GUIDE, treas
urer; Rev. Willard G. Davenport, chap
lain; Charles ]. James, master of cere-
monies; Edgar R. Balderston, senior dea-
con; Samuel W. Pumphrey, Junior dea-
con: Wilbur s. Dodge, senior steward;
Warren Tolson, Junior steward, and
William F. GUIDE, Warren Tolson, and
Samuel E. Shields. appropriate work.
All OF the foregoing are past masters
OF Rev. Bro. w. G. Davenport, who Is
the regular chaplain. Bro. Henry H.
Burroughs, past master and secretary of
Acacia Lodge, No. u. was present
and also assisted in the work. filing
the station of the Junior steward during
a part of the work. All of the living
past masters of Anacostia Lodge were
present with the exception of Bro. Henry
Kuhn, who was detained at home on ac-
count OF illness.
A quartet composed of Arthur L.
Simpson, Milton J. Fillius, senior war
den: William Scantlebury, and Charles
F. Roberts, master. rendered appropriate
music during the degree work, and this
augmented by the organ, at which pre-
SlQeO EDWARD l. DdNlSp dOQeO 10 Ine
attractiveness and impressiveness of the
work.
The degree was put on in a manner
so complete and SO impressive that II
has. seldom been excelled IL equaled in
this jurisdiction. Particular mention was
made of the work Of Bros. Fry, Copes,
Tolson Balderston, and Dodge.
The 800 members and visitors present
made many complimentary remarks
about the work. Short and interesting
remarks were made by Rev. Bro. S. H.
Grafiin and Rev. Bro. W. G. Davenport.
At the conclusion of the work refresh
ments were served.
A beautiful booklet Of Temple Lodge.
No. %, F. A. A. NJ, has just been is
sued, announcing the grand visitation
of Grand Master Ben W. Murch and his
associate Grand Lodge officers. which
will be held next Thursday night. The
booklet contains half-tone engravings Of
Grand Master Murch, Senator Charles
F. johnson, who is past grand master
of Masons, of Maine; Carter B. Keene,
master OF Temple Lodge, and Polk
Miller.
Senator johnson will make an address
and Polk Miller will entertain with his
dialect recital consisting of stories.
sketches, and songs illustrative or old
times in the South. with the old Vir-
ginia negro as a ceptraI figure. Brother
Mrler is said TO be the best delineator
of the old Southern plautatIon narroI