Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-28

EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS.
Feb. Esther. No. j.
Feb. :-Martba. No. 4.
special communication of st. Johns
Lodge, No. II. Wednesday evening for
the NJ. Nj. degree: the first communication
of Hiram Lodge. No. 10. in the temple
Thursday evening: social evening and
smoker by Columbia Lodge, No. =, Fri
day evening; grand visitations tomorrow,
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings to
Mount Vernon. No. 3: Lafayette. No. ),
and Columbia, No. I. Royal Arch Chap
tiers, respectively, with elections and in
stallations in Capitol Chapter, No. II.
Thursday evening. and i'm Hiram Chapter
No. 10 Friday evening. both at Masonic
Temple. constitute the unusual Masonic
events for the coming week. Notable
events of the past week were the recep-
ton to the grand master by George e..
Whiting Lodge, No. 81, Thursday even
Ing, and the unique reception rendered
the past masters of Harmony Lodge, No.
IL, Wednesday evening.
President Leslie Cramer of the Con-
vention Of Amounted High Priests of the
District of Columbia stated Yesterday tina,
the date for the assembling of the con-
vention and its annual banquet would
probably be set for the last week i'm
February. The time has not yet been
decided upon.
Elections in the Royal Arch Chapters,
followed by the installation of the new
omcers. are now in order. and will be
held at the first conversations in February
in all the chapters.
Hiram Lodge. No. 10. and Hiram Royal
Arch chapter. No. ~. during the week
will celebrate their coming into the "tem-
pie fold" Both bodies for years have
met In their own room at the corner of
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest Inability to secure ,satisfac-
tory terms for a new lease made it nee
essary for them to seek a new home, and
the lodges and chapters OF the Masonic
Temple have opened their DOCS and
taken them in with a great deal of salts
faction. Every lodge and Royal Arch
Chapter in the District. except those sit
uated so far from the center OF the city
as to make ii impracticable and those
who have their own buildings. is now
gathered into Masonic Temple as its head
quarters. a fact which is said to be highly
satisfactory to the fraternity generally.
Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter, No.
:, at the cepclusion of its reception to
the Grand Royal Arch Chapter tomorrow
evening will celebrate with family
night" given by the members i'm honor
of the ladies of their families, or "spe-
cial interest" admission to 1t will be
by card and will be restricted to the
members. because of the large member
ship OF the chapter. The reception to
the Grand Royal Arch Chapter will, OF
course. be open to all Royal Arch Ma
sons. the restriction as to admission ap-
plying only to the family night" cele-
bration.
Kallipolis Grotto. No. Ii. Mystic Order
OF Yelled Prophets Of the Enchanted
Realm. with its new corps of officers, is
making great plans for the future Mon
arch Raymond B. Dickey is said to be
one of the live wires of Masonry In
the District. and his announced purpose
Is to make the purposes and aims of the
Yelled Prophets understood by the craft
generally. which. he says 1t is their OBJ
ject to benefit by closer fraternal rela-
tons between blue lodge members and
10 inspire In them a warmer interest In
the higher degrees While the grotto has
had exceptional success in adding to its
membership during the administration OF
retiring Monarch John III. Shreve and his
predecessors. IL il explained that i'm some
quarters it's purpose is misunderstood
and this misunderstanding Monarch
Dickey says he proposes to clear up fol
the benefit of all the bodies connected
with the craft
George G. Whiting Lodge, No. ~ oil
which Grand Master Ben w. Murch is a
past master. did itself proud In the re
ception il gave in his honor Thursda,
evening. Its large hail. beautifully deco
rated with palms. ferns and flowers, was
filled to overfiowing with Masons from
this and other Jurisdictions, and the ad.
dresses of the evening were replete with
eioquencc and good wishes for the new
mead of the craft in the District of Co.
lumbia. At the close of the reception the
banquet hall was the scene 81 still further
enjoyment and good fellowship.
Drdo a
cred the address of welcome, and PAS
Master William ID. Bornheim the ad.
dress on behalf of the committee of ar.
rangements: Letters of congratulatior
were read from Past Grand Master Sam.
uel &. Palmer. also member Of George
G. Whiting Lodge; from Grand Secretary
Arvine w. Johnston, Grand Chaplain j
Russell verbrycke Assistant Grand Chap
Warden Alex Grant. Grand Marshal viii.
liam w. Jermane and Junior Grand Stew.
ard Charles Cyrus Coombs.
Greetings from the Grand Lodge were
brought by Deputy Grand Master Charles
Il Baldwin: from Potomac Royal Arch
Chapter by X. s. Smith: from Potomac
Commandery. Knights Templar. by W. X
Reeve: from Potomac Lodge by J. A
Lacey, from the members of George c
Whiting Lodge by Gus j. Karger; from
the past masters OF George c. Within.
Lodge. twenty-one in number, by whom
the reception was arranged. by C. G
Graham. and from Mizpah Chapter. Orde,
OF the Eastern Star. by w. =. Waddey.
There were recitations by r. f.. woer
ner, q violin solo by Sol Minister and mu
sic by an orchestra under the direction
Of Mr.. Minister.
Grand Master Murchs address showed
plainly how deeply he had been affected
by this demonstration on the part of hi
lodge. and with his. acknowledgements h,
blended some OF the history OF which tn,
lodge is especially proud. Grand Maste
Murch was made master OF George C
Whiting Lodge I'm 1893. the same year ii
which its other distinguished past master
Samuel c. Palmer. was made grand mas
ter. The lodge at that time, Ii was ex
planned, enjoyed the distinction of havin,
three of Its members as the chief officer
Of the three grand bodies-J. f. r. Ap
pleby being then grand high priest an,
Rexfn w. Darby being grand commando
Of Knights Templar. distinction prob
ably never enjoyed by any other blu
lodge in the Jurisdiction.
Rev. Earle whitley, 32d degree, paste
of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church
viii give a dramatic recital and delive
for the first time a lecture specially pre-
pared for the purpose the evening o
February Ii at the Scottish Rite Cathe
dral. I'D and f. streets northwest, I
which the master Masons Of Washing