The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
WITH THE SECRET AND FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
THE WEEKLY MASONIC CALENDAR.

THE WEEl
oeoee. a-Da"su. No. iS +. c.; ssanshuz5. No
No..nbe. I-co,uubia. No ); Lebsnon. No. ..
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
October 3-Mouut vernon, No, s. mark: Anacostia,
osoSsr 0-Columbia, No /. special.
November l-Hiram, No n
KNIGHTS TEaiPLAR COMMANDERIEs.
November l-columbia. No.
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERs
October 8-Temple No. Is: Columbia, No. Is
October 3l-Nsmi, No 5. special
November l-Manha. No. 4.
Probably the most important Masonic
event of the past week was the annual
inspection and review Of the five local
knights Templar Commandries. last
Thursday afternoon. by the officers Of
, the Grand Commandery Of the District OF
Columbia, and by Postmaster General
Hitchcock, who acted as the official rep
resentative of President Taft.
More than 500 members Of the command
cries passed along Pennsylvania Avenue
to the White House grounds, entered the
grounds and marched with solemn I'M
pressiveness up the winding drive to the
from which station Postmaster Generai
Hitchcock reviewed them.
From the Executive Mansion the pro-
cession, led by Nails Military Band. 1
MARCHED to the White Lot Elipse, where
they formed in "commandery front ana
were inspected by Grand Commander
Alexander Grant. Following the inspec-
ton the commanderies were formed in
columns of fours and passed in review.
The reviewing party consisted Of Grand
Commander Alexander Grant, Grand Gen
eralissimo DIR. Charles T. Lindsey, Grand
Captain General Edwin B. Hesse, Grand
Senior Warden Lem Towers. tr.. Grand
Junior Warden William S. Parks. Grand
Standard Bearer William F. GUIDE, Grand
Sword Bearer Charles E. Baldwin. Grand
warder Fred S. Cawson. Grand Captain
of the Guard Adolphus GUIDE, and 1nspec-
tro General Joseph G. Steele, who acted
as adjutant general for the occasion. In
addition to these officers Eminent Com
manders J. p. Stephenson. Of NO. l.
Frank R. Underwood, of No. .: Z. Hume
Talbert, of No. 3. and E. E. Thompson,
of No. T. were in the reviewing party.
In accordance with the general orders
issued by Grand Commander Grant. the
several communicates assembled at
o'clock in the streets adjoining the Ma
sonic Temple, where they formed IN pa
rade and marched east in H Street to
Tenth Street, south on Tenth Street to
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue. thence to the
north front of the White House, to Sew
enteenth Street, and thence to the El-
lipse.
Following the police escort and De
Molay Mounted Commandery. No. 4,
which acted as escort to the grand COM
mandery members of which were in
carriages, came the first section OF the
band, followed by Washington and Co
lumbia Communicates. and the second
section of the band with Potomac and
Orient Communicates
Grand Commander Grant. after the in
spection. highly complimented the Off
GERS and members of the various COM
manderies for their excellent showing.
The grand visitation of the grand mas
ter of Anacostia Lodge, No. p. F. A. A.
NJ, was made last Monday night The
exercises consisted of instrumental mu-
sic by an orchestra composed Of Her
mann c. Rakemann, Z. T. Davis, John
G. Frazier. and Henry Lavender: vocal
selections by quartet composed of Mil
ten j. Fillius, Samuel W. Pumphrey, Ar
thur L. Simpson. and William Scantle-
bury, jr.; vocal solos by Wilson Oliver and
Charles A. Stevens, and addresses by
Rev. Willard S. Davenport and Edgar c.
Snyder.
Decorated with palms and ferns, stream
ers, and flags. the hall presented a hand
some appearance for the visitation.
Most worshipful Grand Master Ben W.
Murch and the other officers of the Grand
Lodge, F. A. A. NJ, of the District, made
their annual visitation to Acacia Lodge,
No. IS. F. A. A. NJ, last Tuesday night.
The programme of the visitation exer-
cises was carried out as follows: Music
by the Acacia Lodge orchestra, under the
direction of Brother D. B. Macleod; re-
ports of the grand officers: selection by
the orchestra: numbers by male quartet:
address by DR.. William NJ Davidson, sup
erintendent of the District schools; selec-
tion by the orchestra; tenor solo, by Rich |
ard P. Backing: selection by the orches- |
ira; presentation of a testimonial to DIR.
Davidson, by Senion Deacon Z. F. Cola !
day, on behalf of the lodge; violin solo
by Hermann c. Rakemann, and a selec- !
tion by the orchestra.
Remarks were also made by Rev. ]. |
Henning Nelms. Past Grand Master Ed |
ward N. Eubanks. of Virginia, and DIR. |
Daniel McFarlan. only surviving charter |
member, who was congratulated by the |
lodge upon his eighty-first birthday.
The programme Of the evening was in !
charge of Past MasterSH. H. Burroughs |
The decorations were very attractive for |
the occasion. |
The Fellowship Club of Master Ma |
sons" has resumed its regular monthly |
meetings and the attendance of Saturday |
evening was conclusive proof that the en- |
thusiasm and interest of the members has |
not .waned during the summer vacation. |
President John E. Rhodes presided.
A budget of important business was dis |
posed of. among which was the donation |
by a unanimous vote of 800 to the Ma |
sonic and Eastern Star Home. to furnish |
room in the name of the club; the |
initiation of four new members: the re-
ception OF a number of petitions for menu |
bership. and the adoption of several plans |
for social sessions during the winter |
months
At the conclusion of the business meet |
ing the members were entertained by /
Past Grand Master Lurtin R. CHM, with |
an instructive address. in which he re-
lated a complete history of the Masonic |
and Eastern Star Home to date, and its |
needs Of the future. Past Grand J. Claude |
KEEPER and Carter B. Keene, Worshipful |