Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
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third degree honorary, DEPUTY for the
supreme Council In the District Of Co
lumbia, with Louis D. Carman, thirty
second degree, vice chairman.
| The membership Of the various COM
| mittees includes $50 Scottish Rite Masons
OF the highest degrees. That there NAV
De no interruption to the work, dinner
VIII be served each day for those who do
no. care 20 miss any part OF the cere-
moniaI sessions. each Of which is expect
| ed to be witnessed by Sovereign Grand
commander James d. Richardson
Worshipful Master Charles F. Roberts
or Anacostia Lodge, No. q. in ANNOUNCE
Ing sufficiently in advance that the erand
| visitation will take place October Fl. has
prepared on the reverse side of the card
or announcement form of explanation
to oe signed and returned by the mem
| Ders showing some Of the reasons for
| their non-attendance at lodge meetings.
he mas saved the members the trouble
OF thinking them up by printing fifteen
excuses: any one Of which, or all. can be
may know what remedy to apply He
announces the illness Of BENJAMIN N.
Iaylor, and the recovery from severe ILL
ness OF James s. Carter.
King David Lodge, No. "a n ureoarins
for an entertainment in the public hai]
| at Brookland April Is.
worshipful Master Harry L. stranr. r.
OF BENJAMIN b. French Lodge, No. Is
presents an innovation in his April cir.
cular in the form Of half-tone pictures
of the newly made master Masons of
the lodge, together with q brief sketch
of the life Of each.
Worshipful Master George w. Kennedy
OF the New jerusalem Lodge. No. 9, an
hat g.
. become proficient in. the e. A. and F. C.
degrees or to qualify themselves to give
instructions will be welcomed at the
! meetings of the committee on instruction
at the temple every Monday evening. -
1t is said he proposes to extend the In
struction to include the M. M. degree, q
move that has long been looked for In
the fraternity, and will be welcomed, II
| is said. by many who have felt the need
of it.
The Masonic and Eastern star Home
Is said to have very strong champion
in Worshipful Master e. H. Fowler OF
George c. Whiting Lodge, No. %. who
Of his lodge to. keep this worthy insu-
tuition continually before you and Fever
lose an opportunity to do for It. II you
are not in a position to contribute to 1t
In financial way give 1t the beneft Of
your moral support and say good word
about it to your friends. 1t is here to
stay and we cannot shirk the RESPONSE
bil1ty. That Is not the only good thing
Worshipful Master Fowler Is trying to
do, say his friends in the fraternity.
At the annual meeting Of Evangelist
Chapter, Rose Cr0ix, No. 1, Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite. Tuesday evening,
the following officers were elected:
gree. K. C c. H., wise master: Robert
F. Mentzel. thirty-second degree. senior
warden: J. Archibald Bailey. thirty-sec-
ond degree, X. c. c. H.. junior warden;
orator; Louis Goldsmith, thirty-third de-
gree honorary, almoner and treasurer:
Elmer e. Simpson, thirty-second degree,
K. c. c. H., secretary.
The wise master made the following
appointments: John r.. Won Hermann.
of ceremonies: George r. Davis. thirty
second degree. expert; Charles e. Fitch.
berger. IT., thirty-secOnd degree. assist
ant expert: Horace p. Mcintosh. thirty
Tayloe Snyder. thirty-second degree,
chaplain: Charles @. F. Topper, thirty
second degree. guardian of the temple;
James H. Trimble. thirty-third degree
Past Wise Master Jacobus senaca
Jones' thirtx-third degree honorary
installed the new officers elected
and appointed, and in doing so
took occasion to voice the high regard
In which the new wise master Is held by
the members Of the rite on account both
of his high personal character ana the
valuable services he has rendered the
rite. He predicted for him q successful
year.
The secretary's report showed the past
year to have been q very successful one,
the membership having been materially
increased. The retiring wise master. Al
len Bussius. thirty-third degree honorary.
was highly complimented ON the results
obtained and on the success Of the
Maundy Thursday ceremonies.
Mithras Lodge ,of Perfection meets to-
morrow at 4:S0 o'clock for the transaction
of business. The degree work Of the
spring reunion will begin at o'clock.
Dinner will be served at one Of the promi-
nent hotels to all who attend the after
noon sessions.
The Association Of worshipful Masters
OF the twenty-nine constituent lodges of
the District of Columbia will give q shad
dinner at the Villa Flora Club ct $50
pm. Saturday. April u. The senior and
Junior wardens of ell the lodges have
been invited to attend, and a large turn
out is expected. In addition to 4 social
evening 1t is said that steps will be taken
looking to the accomplishment Of sub
stantial results for the Masonic and East
ern Star Home Of this city.
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