Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-29


which is expected to be very elaborate.
and Harry G. kimball, thirty de-
| gree. Will officiate as organst.
Emmett c. Emore one of the oldest
and best known Masons of the District
! of Columbia, is seriously i'll at his home,
| III 9TH street northwest
/ Mr.. Gilmore is a past master of Wash
| inSton Centennial Lodge. No. IA, past
| high priest of La Fayette Chapter. No. >,
! Royal Arch Masons. and past eminent
commander of Columbia Comma ndery,
! No. =, Knights Templar. In December,
! of thirty years as secretary of Washing
f, ton Centennial Lodge. No II, r. a. y. NJ.
At meeting held at the Asylum Thurs
/ day night Eminent Commander Joseph
| q. STEELE presiding the drill corps of
| Orient Commandery was reorsaniZed by
! the election of Sir Knight Edward c.
/ button as captain, Sir Knight Thomas
| j. Gates, first lieutenant. Sir knight
| Francis |. Beach, second lieutenant and
! W. r.. Heinline as Observation-Disclosures.
| The second Monday of each month was
| selected as drill night. Because of the
! inspection Of the communicates in October
extra drills will be held each week.
The past week has been a busy for
the members of Takoma Lodge. No. M.
by reason of the fact that for the second
time within year it will be necessary to
of reconstruction and remodeling the
lodgeroom was completed about year
ago. Since that time subway has been
constructed under the tracks of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, passing directly
in front of the lodge building The build
ing sets back about twenty-five feet from
the subway proper. When the subway
Was cut il left the structure thirteen
feet in the air. Now ii has become neccs-
sary To construct an additional story to
Itf. iii u Ia ffh will he. b,,tl,l
ing at It's present height with Il double
store ON the subway level.
The building committee held a meeting
Wednesday, night and it was decided to
go ahead al once with the Improvement.
y loan Was secured on the property and
everything Will be done to hasten the
work. The subway itself is also far from
being completed. so that the work on
the lodge building must keep pace with
the subway work.
At the last stated communication of the
lodge. held Tuesday night a resolution was
adopted providing for life memberships"
1T is expected the work on the building
will cost in the neighborhood of $1,000
compilation recently made for statis-
teal purposes by Charles kneisley, CORE |
spondent of the Grand Chapter of Royal |
Arch MaSons in Oklahoma, shows that in |
a total white male population of dob. 9ti5 |
in the United States in 1910 there We're |
.3Ss. 1856 Master Masons. Since that time |
there las been large increase !
Mr.. kneisley used the 1910 census fig
ures to obtain The percentage of Master |
Masons i'll the different states. The re- |
suits have sociological interest The num-
Der of Master Masons in each state and |
their relative percentage 20 white male |
population above twenty-one years fol- |
lows:
Alabama. 25.;,o3, Isl; Arizona. 1.sU7, |
21S: Arkansas, 1881, SOB; California. |
1850. DO; Colorado. 14,31l ~; Con- |
necticut, 2o,5SG, 600 Della ware, aI3i. g OF:
District of Columbia, 9eo5, II; FLORIDA, |
1858, 1.32; Georgia, ;s5,2ai. 10: Idaho, B.
1G1, $50; Illinois. 101, G9o, 5.97; Indiana, |
sa.a1o. 6S'; Iowa. 4o,612, Gas; Kansas. |
1861, 6.SS: Kentucky, 81, 9Sa $50: Louis |
lana. 1901. ooi Maine, asao3. 1o.52;
Maryland, 13.s54 4.57: Massachusetts, u.s.
GH. 3.S3; Michigan. 6:,O2o 80: Mime |
sofa. 24.9H. 1872: Mississippi, 17.1.a2, sos;
Missouri, 81 .os6 DO; Montana, 1851, 4.0a;
Nebraska, 17.Ss6 ia; Nevada, ,6SI, 459;
New Hampshire. 1880, 7.54; New Jer- !
sey 3l,424, 4.3S; New Mexico, 2.572, 2.92; |
New York 163,341 $50: North Carolina,
2o,o14. go: North Dakota. 1851, 4.4s:
Ohio, 1851. $50; Oklahoma, 22,914. $50;
Oregon, 1855. 4.O7; Pennsylvania, 4.3O; |
Rhode Island, 7,4o4, 2.s7; South Caroline, ]