Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS.

The present week marks the beginning
of the elections in the Knights Templar
commanderies. three of the commander
ies-Orient. No >; Potomac, No. 3, and
columbia, No. 2-holding their elections
Monday. Wednesday and Friday even
ings. respectively. There will be two WISH
tations of the Grand Lodge, F. A. A. NJ.
Of the District-to Pentalpha, No. %,
tomorrow evening, and to Columbia, No.
:. Friday evening. Wednesday evening
Sovereign Grand Commander James d.
Richardson of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction
of the United States will deliver an ad-
dress before Washington Centennial
Lodge. No. IA, and Tuesday evening the
officers OF Mizpah Chapter, No. 8. Order
of the Eastern Star. will exemplify the
degrees for the officers OF the Grand
Chapter.
worshpful Master c. E Etchberger.
jr-, OF ST. Johns Lodge, No. IL, an
nounces lecture on Masonry in Chile.
by Capt. Horace p. Mcintosh, L. S. N,
past master Of Hope Lodge. No. %, and
an eminent member of the local Scottish
Rite bodies.
The spring reunion of the local Scot
fish Rite bodies will begin the evening
OF April 10. at the Cathedral, Sd and E
streets, the degree of secret master being
exempliffed at p.m.; the fifth, or degree
of perfect master, at 5:45 pm. and the
fourteenth, or degree of perfect elu, at
8 go pm. dinner Intervening at $50 I'm
The reunion Will continue four days
closing the evening of April Is, with the
thirty-second, or degree of master of the
royal secret. Francis A. Sebring. thirty
third degree honorary; Allen Bussius
tilirty-third degree honorary; Ellwood
+. Morey, K. c. c. H, and Jacobus s.
Jones, thirty-third degree honorary, will
be the directors of the work. representing,
respectively. Mithras Lodge of Perfection
Evangelist Chapter Rose Croix. Robert
de Bruce Council of Kadosh and Albert
Pike Consistory.
The symbolic lights will be extinguished
Thursday evening at the Scottish Rite
Cathedral, Sd and f streets northwest
with the usual impressive ceremonies,
followed later by the Maundy Thursday
banquet. The Nights will be rekindled
Easter Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
The Denver committee of Washington
Commandery, No. /, Knights Templar
viii give an entertainment at the COM
mandery asylum tomorrow evening at
O'Clock, to which the woman friends of
the sir knights will be special guests. and
refreshments will be served in the ban
Quet room at the close.
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ROYAL Arch Chapter No. 1. distinguished
himself Wednesday evening at a function
In which the chapter was much interested.
according to High Priest W. T. Hast
ings. 1t was special convocat:On fol-
lowed by a shad dinner at the Fredonia,
in which great many shared.
Washington Royal Arch Chapter. No 2,
was so well served Thursday evening
with Edwin A. Neiss. its king. at the
head of the official line in the NJ. NJ. de-
gree, that High Priest DeloS w. Thayer
became enthusiastic and made a ringing
speech of optimism. An attendance much
larger than usual appeared to be equally
we'll pleased.
With Roe Fulkerson as POSTMASTER, the
Convention of Amounted High Priests of
the District of Columbia celebrated it's
annual banquet at the Metropolitan Hotel
Friday evening. Six toasts were respond
ed 10 with addresses that were in turn
eloquent, instructive and entertaining
Grand Master Ben y. Murch spoke on
The Mason as a Citizen; Grand High
Priest Jacobus S. Jones. on "Capitular
Masonry; George E. Corson. general
grand king. on The General Grand
Chapter of the United States; William
NJ Davidson, on Scottish Rite Freema-
sonry': Delos w Thayer on THE Class
Of 1872 and Assistant Grand Patron
kenton y. Harper. on Our Sisters of the
Eastern Star" Representative Arthur w.
appropriate address. The menu was
tempting and there were many to enjoy it,
The visitations of the grand commander
OF Knights Templar to the subordinate
communicates will occur at the second
concIaves in April. IN the respective COM
nanderieS.
King Solomon Lodge. No. 81, Washing
toms only daylight lodge. will ex-
eInplify the F. C degree at its COM
rnunication in lodgeroom No. 2 at Masonic
Temple. Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock
~ its last communication visitors inter-
ested in the splendid work being done by
this unique lodge represented nine lodges
OF the District and one of Pennsylvania.