The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-05-19
THE MASONIC CALENDAR.

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The Seventeenth. Annual ConcIays Of
the Grand Commandery, knights Tenn
plar, Of the District Of Columbia, was
held IN the Asylum Of the Communicates
at the Masonic Temple last Monday
night. The following officers were chosen
for the ensuing Templar year: Alexander
Grant, grand commander; Henry K.
Simpson. deputy grand commander;
Charles 7. Lindsey, grand Keneralissimo;
Edwin B. Hesse. grand captain-general;
Lem Towers, jr. grand senior warden;
William S. Parks, grand junior warden;
]. Russell Vsrbrycke, grand prelate;
George Gibson. grand treasurer; Arvine
W. Johnston, grand recorder; William F.
GUIDE, grand standard bearer; Charles E.
Baldwin. grand sword bearer; Fred S.
Cawson, grand warder. and Adolphus
GUIDE, grand captein OF the guard
Joseph G. STEELE was reappointed In
spector-general and the following stand
ing committees were appointed: Finance,
John II. Small, jr.. Charles A Stocketl,
Lem Towers. jr., Thomas P. Morgan and
Martin R. Thorp; charters and dispensa-
tions. Jacobus S. Jones, Harry F. Riley.
Court F. Wood. William E. Miller and
John W. Michael: unfinished business
Charles W. Hancock. Francis ]. Wood
man, Thomas E. Landon, Robert L.
Middleton and Claude F. King; griev-
ances Kenton n. Harper. ]. Harry Cum
ningham, ]. Claude KEEPER. James L.
Marshall and William H. Harrison:
templar Jurisprudence, George Gibson
William T Galliher and Albert B. jack
son; correspondence George Z. Corson.
John A. Meyer. William H. H. Cissel
Benjamin S. Graves and William Mehn.
Annual reports and addresses were
given by Grand Commander Robert Cook.
Grand Recorder Arvine W. Johnston and
Chairman George z. Corson, Of the COM
mittee on correspondence.
Grand Commander Robert Cook paid q
high tribute TO InspectoT-General Joseph
G. STEELE in the following words:
Probably the greatest reward to the
earnest man, the man in love with his
service, is the privilege of having been
Of service. That appears to be TO me the
attitude Of the inspector-generaL Fit is
a little word covering volumes, and Is the
concrete Of the conduct OF this Sir
knight.
while in Paris was deeply interested
in and much enjoyed q display Of
Nspoleonic medals. One most simple in
design, struck after a hard fight and
brilliant victory, bore the inscription, 4
was there Those simple words are in
dicative of the conduct OF Sir Joseph G.
STEELE. Whenever and wherever Masonic
duty calls, he is there.
For his services to this Grand Com
mandery and to myself individually I
am grateful to him.
In referring TO the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home, in his address, Grand Com
mander Cook spoke in part as follows:
Sharing fully the Joy and content
ment Of the hour, my thoughts reverted
TO the injunction OF our most eminent
grand master to exemplify the Christmas
spirit practically by looking after the
widows and orphans of our departed
fraters by gifts to institutions engaged in
the Masters work and in making the
way of the aged and forlorn 4 little bet
ter, little brighter, little more smooth.
by Christian charity applied practically. |
The interest evinced and support given
by the Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter |
and their subordinate bodies is consistent
and highly commendabIe, and the evil
dence of the activity of a truly fraternal |
spirit disposed to the development and |
support of this truly Masonic cause must
be most gratifying 10 all having knowl- |
edge thereof.
THE Harmony Lodge Bulletin for March |
has a page full Of interesting and appeal |
ing facts pertinent to this, one OF the |
best recognized charities of the jurisdic- |
ton I-wish it might be placed in the |
hand and be read by the heart of every |
Masonic alegiant of the District of Co |
lunbia y |
The worshipful master OF La Fayette |
Lodge eloQuently Photographed this most |
worthy cause in a circular OF recent date. |
During the past year the kindly shell |
tering walls of this asylum have en- /
vironed an average OF eighteen brothers, I
companions and Sir Knights Thirty !
three benefciaries whom the tricks of |
fate had left more or less desolate in
the world have found a haven here. The |
soul hath fed the body of eight Of these. |
All! where would have been spent, and /
how, the last moments of these but for
this sanctuary. attended by the hireling /
and surrounded by the cold matter-of- /
fact Indifference Of the places where the /
aged and uncared for go to die? Not SO K
here, for here brother, kept the watch, /
q sister smoothed the pillow and wiped /
away the death damps and moistened the /
parched lips, and breathed gently the |
message OF hope to the fainting soul, |
helping, cheering, sustaining through the
valley Of the shadow and UP to the
opening portal OF the land Of the eternal
the world without end.
Know you, my f-aters, of a more
chivalric cause to fight for than this? I /
am sure there Is none, and I am sure /
that with your sympathies enlisted, your
support will be pledged and you will
hasten the day when this home shall be
completed and its doors open wide in
welcoming the weary waiting throng /
that are now, for want of accommoda-
ton, denied
Il take this opportunity of thanking
the communicates who made Christmas
appeal for the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home, and the Sir knights who re-
sponded. and would remind them Of, and /
Save abide with them, the Masters as
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