Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18

tOlleQ Tor falthfulneSS to duty we'll
performed at all times
The standing committees of the
Grand Chapter have been announced
by Grand High Priest Jones' as fol-
lows: Bylaws. James A. Wetmore,
Mark F. Finley. Charles E. Baldwin ;
grievances, Alex Mckenzie, Charles F.
Roberts. John A. Colborn: correspond
ence. Roe Fulkerson, William H. Nc
Cray, Abram G. Frey; work and lee
lures. George E. Corson. Luther S.
counts. Lurtin r. CHM, r. St. clair
Thompson. Leslie Cramer; jurispru-
dence. Samuel r. Bond, Henry K.
Simpson, Matthew Trimble
Recent elections in the several ROYAL
Arch CHAPTERS resulted as follows:
Mount Vernon Chapter, No. 3-Harrv
q. kimball high priest: Arthur L. Bry-
ant, king; Fred M. Book. scribe; James
+: Gibbs. secretary; Jacobus s.. Jones.
liam j. Naylor and William s. Adkins
proxies to the Grand Chapter.
Eureka Chapter. No. High priest,
Blair Mckenzie; king. Walter T. Paine:
scribe. William A. Harries; secretary.
bus: William NJ. Wales. William II.
Amiss and Paul F. Grove proxies to the
Grand Chapter.
Mount Horeb Chapter, No. Phillip NJ
Ashford. high priest: Jacob w. Collins,
L
l. Hunter, secretary; Robert Armour.
treasurer: Charles w Pimper, captain of
the host; Raymond b. Dickey, principal
sojourner: Philip E. Brown, royal arch
vail; Charles F. Burlingame, master sec
ond vail; Lucian G. Young, master first
val; John K. Betker. sentinel: Raphael
Koester. organist; proxies to the Grand
B.: Dickey and Philip E. Brown.
POtOmac CHAPTER, No, S-Wi,liam II
Hoffman: high priest; Thomas G. King.
king; Montgomery Hunter. scribe;
Charles Ms I: Lindsey. secretary; John E.
Edwin M. Hasbrouck and John H. Hin
rick, proxies to the Grand Chapter.
Anacostia Chapter, No. 12-Franklin S.
Gicker, high priest: Wilbur H Lawrence,
king: Eugene E. Thompson. scribe; Will
bur 5. Dodge, secretary: Alexander B.
Garden. treasurer; Donald F.. r. Mac
Gregor, Samuel T. Hind and Charles E.
EntWistle, proxies to the Grand Chapter.
The Scottish Rite bodies held their first
ladies' night OF the season at the cathe-
dral, Sd and e streets northwest, last
Tuesday evening. About $50 were in at
tendance. including members of the rite
with their ladies and visiting master Ma
sons.
hasso, effectively sang solos, and Miss
Mary CFan5er. who has an unusually
deep contralto voice. delighted the audi
ence by her rendition of several popular
songs and Rev. Dr. Earle Wiley gave
dramatic and humorous reading that
stamped him as an elocutionist and i'm
personator Of the first rank.
The clubrooms were thrown open to the
visitors, and the evening was pronounced
most enjoyable.
A chess club was organized among the
members of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite. Tuesday evening by the
election Of Gen. S. 8. Yoder, thirty-second
degree, as president: Charles 2. Fitch
berger, jr., thirty-second degree, as vice
president; Sulaimaan David, thirty-sec-
ond degree, as secretary, and Charles D.
Parsons. thirty-second degree, as treas
urer. A large number Of the members
OF the rite have Joined the club and in
terest in the game is steadily increasing.
A tournament will shortly be arranged,
which Is expected to bring out still more
OF the devotees.
Preparations are going forward for the
spring reunion Of the Scottish Rite bodies
when the degrees from the fourth to the
thirty second will be conferred April To-
10, IL and Is. The invitation and pro-
gram Is now on the press and will short
ly be issued. The membership is taking
unusual interest In this reunion, which
promises to be a successful one New
costumes have been ordered for some OF
the degrees and rehn19his now being