Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01

| lightning of official promotion to strike
| them. The Grand Lodge will hold it's
| annual session December IS to review
the business of the past year and act
upon such recommendations as the grand
master may have to make. December u
will come st. Johns day. when a new
grand master and new officers for each
station in the official line will be chosen
The elections in the constituent lodges
will all have been held by that time
and the new masters, after getting a
little more light" will have been in
stalled in their positions and be pre-
pared to enter upon the duties of the new
Masonic year. although the old year
ended September 80.
Two Royal Arch Chapters. Id Fayette,
No =, Tuesday evening, and Columbia
No. |, Wednesday evening. will have the
Royal Arch degree. and at La Fayette
and also at the convoca ton of Capitol
Chapter, No. IL. the famous Travelling
Triangle" will be placed on exhibition
Capitol Chapter will celebrate the occa-
sion with a program of entertainment
and social features
President Tafts military aid, Maj
Thomas l.. Rhoads. U. 5. A, has been
added 10 the membership of Temple
Lodge, No. 81, where his predecessor
Maj. Archie Butt, was he'd i'm affection
ate esteem. Maj. Rhoads was deeply in
terested in the exemplificatiOn Of the
NJ. III. degree at the communication
Thursday evening.
Saturday evening. December H. Grand
Lecturer Thomas III. Young Will hold a
special lodge of enlightenment for the
benefit of the newly elected masters, at
Masonic Temple.
kaliipolis Grotto. No. IL Mystic Order
of Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm, will hold a business session, al
which the shorter form of initiation will
be administered to wise candidates who
lodged the last ceremonial session" or
to impatient ones who cannot wait until
the next. The new bylaws require that
nominations for official positions shall be
made i'll December and elections shall be
held In January of each year. Monarch
Raymond Il. Dickey has had a most sue
cessful year, his administration having
been marked with number of memo
ia bic events in addition to its grand cere-
monial sessions. all of which. it is de-
ciared. have been exceptional in char
acter and Interesting in kind. The pres
ent line is headed by Monarch Dickey;
Jesse +. Grant. chief Justice; Everett w.
Hawkins. master of ceremonies; Joseph
H. Curran. treasurer, and Harry l..
Strang, jr., secretary. The full line of
oiflcers OF an appointiVe character in
siAtS Will IdSt
Monarchs Ed s. Schmid. j. w. Collins
and John H. Shreve.
La Fayette Royal Arch Chapter will
hold an important conyocation Tuesday
evening, when. in addition to the ex-
emplificatlon of the Royal Arch degree.
the subject of dues will receive con-
sideration- The travelling triangle Is
also to be exhibition, and refresh
ments will be served. There has been
made a special call for the past high
priests of the chapter to be present
on the occasion.
Capitol Chapter. No. II, also is going
to specially celebrate the appearance of
the travelling triangle in it's midst
Thursday evening. with a special pro-
gram of entertainment.
Naval Lodge. No 4, will hold it's cleo
tion Thursday evening, and announces
the NJ. NJ degree for eXemplification at
the communication the evening of De-
eember 10. The latter event. usually