Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26

This being week with three fifth
days. there will be but little activity
among the blue lodges. the only event
out of the ordinary scheduled being the
visit of the special committee of Columbia
Royal Arch Chapter. No. I. with the IA
nous Canadian travelling Triangle to
TakOma Lodge. No. %, Tuesday evening.
Among the Royal Arch chapters, how
ever. it will be a busy week, with five
grand visitations and two business meet
ings announced. De Molay Mounted Com
mandery, No. 4, Knights Templar, is the
only commandery scheduled to meet dur
ing the week. In Scottish Rite circles
two of the bodies will hold meetings, one
for very brief business session and
Mthras Lodge of Perfection for the ninth
degree in full ceremonial form, accord
ing to announcement. kallipolis GrOtto
of the Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets of
the Enchanted Realm, 1.-The playground
of the blue lodge Mason. will hold its
| annual election of officers Thursday
| evening. AS the withdrawal of one of
the candidates for the only position over
which contest seemed likely levels
that position with the others, the election
will practically amount to formal In
dorsement of the nominations. The polls
| open at q and close at $50 pm.
! President Fred NJ. Book announces
| meeting of the Association of Worship
| full Masters for 1913 in Masonic Temple
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Past
| Grand Master Lurtin r. CHM will adj
dress the association on The Rights and
| Prerogatives of a Worshipful Master
| The cast for the exemplification of the
ninth degree of the Scottish Rite with the
spring class of 1913, at the Scottish Rite
Cathedral, Sd and + streets northwest,
Tuesday evening. includes William
Llewellyn Boyden, SD degree hon., as
King Solomon; ]. Archibald Bailey. X.
C. c. H., as Adoniram; John II. Won
Hermann, X. c. c. H., as Pharos; James
II. Mcintosh, X. c. c. H., as Zerbal. and
Milton Hopfenmaier. K. c. c. H.. as
gree Masons will fill the other roles:
George r. Davis, Horace p. Mcintosh.
Bernard A. Baer, Elmer G. Wood, Milton
Baer, Clarence F.. Bright, Thomas r.
D. Davis and Clarence +. christopher.
The fourteenth degree, or that of Perfect
Flu, will be conferred Tuesday evening,
February 4, at 7::'0 M, with Francis A.
Sebring, Allen Bussius and Henry r.
Evans, all of the thirty-third degree hon
orary, in leading roles.
The Maundy Thursday rites. including
the eXtinguishment of the symbolic lights
and the traditional banquet. will take
place March % at the Scottish Rite Ca
thedral, where also the lights will be re-
kindled Easter Sunday, March %, at i
pm.
The special committee of Orient Com
mandery, 80. ), knights Templar, headed
by Past Commander Fred S. Cawson, is
already busy at work with the prepare
tiOns for the ladies night to be given
by the commandery the evening OF
March II.
ND -ict.a To
Royal Arch Chapter. No. g. which was
| enormously announced as occurring Feb
ruary 10, will take place tomorrow even
ing, when a special program for the en-
tertainment of the Grand Chapter officers
; and companions will be presented. Mount
Vernon Chapter will elect it's new officers
for the year the evening of February TO-
and High Priest Harry G.. kimball in his
last circular stated no further announce
ment of the event would be made by the
chapter.
| Mount Horeb ROYAL Arch Chapter, No.
9. which is to have it's annual grand Wis
itatiOn Tuesday evening, is going to have
other things besides" as is usual. ac-
cording to the announcement of High
Priest Philip NJ. Ashford. The program
as is usual with Mount Horeb. will be
of the surprise nature. and it is intimated
High Priest Ashford will recount a ia
NOUS descent into the ruins of King Solo
mon s temple, which he once made when
in Jerusalem. 1t is said to be thrilling
story. for the descent was made. it is
said: in the face of armed resistance. and
the high priest like Arnold Van Winkel-
reid, successfully overcame a phalanx of
sharp-polnted spears which was pre-
scented on his arrival. DR.. Dore Moore is
also expected TO give a talk on deep-sea
soundlnSs and experiences encountered
with his noted steam yacht Cralir some
years ago.
A committee from Columbia CHAPTER.
! l.. fri
angle to Takoma. Lodge No. ~ Tuesday
evening that the members of the lodge
may have an opportunity to view this
artistic emblem. which will shortly be
taken from this country to foreign lands.
Tie triangle is the property of ST. Pat
/ rick's Chapter of Toronto. Canada. In
the spring delegation of several hun
, dred members of the Toronto chapter
Will accompany 1t to England and Scot
|, , land. where it will be placed on exhibit
ton.
Past Master Hervey s. Knight is max
ing an extended trip in northern New
York. William w. CoOkson. whose right
hand was severely crushed recently at
the bureau OF engraving and printing. is
able to be out again. although it is said
it will probably be several weeks before
he will be able to resume his official
, duties.
a letter from Charles +. Thatcher. who
was master of TakOma Lodge in 1907 re-
lcelltlS ft elNed, extended concentrations
| to Worshipful Master Howard S. Fisk
and the new line officers and wished the
lodge success. Mr.. Thatcher is at present
in San Francisco Cal Louise E. Ian
giHe. member of the lodge, has returned
to Chicago after a visit to relatives in
TakOma Park. Ralph Z. Walker left sew
eral DAYS ago on a business trip to South
America
Plans for the new lodge building will
be laid before Stansbury Lodge. No. II.
at it's communication tomorrow evening
Much enthusiasm exists in the lodge over
this matter and a large attendance is
expected. Worshipful Master Philip f.
Pollard is particularly gratified at the
way the members of the lodge are re-
spending TO the call for subscriptions to
the building fund of the Masonic and
Eastern Star home. He says the list is
headed by two members who signed the
petition for the lodges charter in 1873,
Past Master b. w. Sunny and Marion
Osborn. He also announces that two
special communications will be called
during February, one on the 18th and
the other on the 18th, in addition to the
stated communications, to clean up the