Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-12

pie. the Grand Commandery of knights
Templar of the District of Columbia
will hold its seventeenth annual con-
clave for the consideration of the Tenn
plar business of the year. to receive the
reports of its officers and committees and
to elect officers for the ensuing year
The conclave will open at o'clock
sharp. In many respects Grand Com
mander Cooks year is said to mark
sure and steady growth in Templar cir
cles and. what Templars regard as more
important. a warmer devotion to the
principles of Templarism in the District.
The order is declared to be on a sure
foundation and to give promise of a
much larger growth and a wider interest
in it's aims in the near future.
Templar event of unusual interest
in Masonic circles during the coming
week will be the Ascension day exer-
cises Thursday evening.
Under General Orders No. I. Potomac
| Commandery, which will have charge of
| the Ascension day ceremonies, announces
that the services will be held in Con-
gress Street Methodist Protestant
| Church, 31st street between NJ and N
streets northwest. Thursday evening at
s o'clock.
The communicates will assemble at the
Masonic Temple at 7:15 pm. and form
as follows: Washington Commandery, No.
/ 1, on the west side of 18th street, right
resting on H street; Columbia Com
mandery. No. 2. on the east side of 18th
street. left resting on New York avenue;
Potomac Commandery, No. 3. on the
north side of New York avenue, right
| resting on 18th street; De Molay Com
mandery. No. 4. on the north side of II
street. left resting on 18th street; Orient
Commandery, No. D, on the south side of
II street. right resting on 18th street.
| The Grand Commandery will take posi-
ton on the north side of H street. east of
18th street
The parade will form in two divisions,
each of which will be headed by band.
Communicates Nos. 3, l and 2. in the or
der named, Will constitute the first divi-
sion, and Communicates Nos. and ; will
constitute the second division. The Grand
Commandery will follow in carriages.
| The start will be made promptly at 80
| o'clock. the communicates marching in
| platoons, twelve files front.
The line of march will be via New York
| avenue to Pennsylvania avenue, to NJ
| street. to 31st street. to the church.
| Communicates will enter the church
| in column of twos, swords in scabba rds.
| at secure. uncovering with right hand.
At the conclusion of the services the
communicates will promptly reform in
| column of four, as follows: Potomac
| Commandery. No. 3. on the east side of
| 31st street, head of column resting on NJ
| street; Washington Commandery, No. 1,
| in rear of Potomac Commandery; Co
| lumbia Commandery, No. 2. in rear OF
Washington Commandery: De Moiay
| Commandery, No. 4, on the west side OF
street: Orient Commandery, No. 5, in rear
| of De Molay Commandery, No. 4. The
| carriages of the Grand Commandery will
| take position on the west side of 31st
| street, north of the church.
| The return will be over the same route
| to the temple. where the line will be
| formed on the south side of New York
| avenue with its right resting on 18th
street. The communicates will salute the
Grand Commandery, after which the
parade will be dismissed.
| The Ladies' Auxiliary of Columbia Com
mandery is going to hold a Martha
Washington candy euchre at the Hotel
| Continental Tuesday. May 81. which
promises to be unique affair.
| In Scottish Rite circles interest is even
| now directed toward the assembling in
| this city in October next of the second
| international conference of the supreme
| councils of the world very rare event
! in Masonry. and one that is said to
| possess profound significance to the craft
1 III Is through tnSSe WOTIQ conferences
| that clandestine Masonry. so-called. is
made manifest, and worldwide steps are
| taken for its exposure. within the frater-
| nifty. Many other matters relating to the
| fraternal intercourse OF Masons are also
likely to be considered, that the principles
| for which they stand may find a greater
| force and effect in the AFFAIRS OF the
brotherhood.
The local bodies of the southern juris-
| diction engaged in making arrange
\ fa- he tot mo NJ "a
| ing sovereign grand commanders and
other representatives of the rite. One of
| the features of the conference will be the
| comforting of the degrees from the fourth
| to the thirty-second upon a special class
| that is now forming, and which Will in
| clude some of the most prominent Ma
sons in the District of Columbia.
| 1t Is declared the degree of the mas
ter of the royal secret will be present
| ed with an elaboration and beauty
never witnessed before In Washing
ton The special dramatic degree corps
| is rehearsing from time to time and
perfecting the work under the guild
ance of expert instructors of the rite.
and il is predicted the information
conference class will be the largest
and most distinguished in Its per-
scnnel of any that has ever been re-
ceived into the rite in the District.
sterling Kerr. jr.. deputy of the su-
prene Council for the District of CO.
lumbia. under the direction OF Sow
ereign Grand Commander James ID.
Richardson, is in close conference with
;he executive heads of the four local
bodies, Mthra Lodge of Perfection.
Fred NJ Book. X. c. c. H., venerable
master: Evangelist Chapter. Knights
Rose Croix. Allen Bussius. thirty-third
degree honorary. wise master: Robert
de Bruce Council, Knights Kadosh, Mr..
Book. commander. and Albert Pike
Consistory, J. A. Bailey, X. c. G. H..
venerable master of kadosh, as well
as with the executive committee of the
local bodies. composed Of Francis A.
Sebring, thirty-third degree honorary;
Jacobus S. Jones. thirty-third degree
honorary: Ellwood p. Morey. X. c. c.
H. and Allen Bussius. thirty-third de-
gree honorary, on all the matters OF
detail Grand Commander Richardson
has expressed special interest in the
preparations for the thirty-second de-
gree and IL is said has given many
directions concerning its rendition.
The religious exercises this afternoon
II 5 o'clock at the Masonic and Eastern
star Home will be under the auspices OF
William +. Hunt Chapter, No. 16, .. +