Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16
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| silent toast In memory Of Albert Pike,
toasts to the President Of the United
States, with response by Carter B. Keene:
| to the Supreme Council for tho Southern
Jur1sdiction and Sovereign Grand Com
mander James D. Richardson, with re-
spouse by Ellwood p. Morey: to the
Grand Lodge OF the District OF Columbia,
with response by Grand Master Charles
~ baldwin; to the meaning and mission
or masonry, with response by Rev. John
| wesley Hill: to the memory of brethren
whose labors have ceased during the
| year. In silence; to all Masons and Ma
sonic bodies Of all rites and degrees over
| the surface OF the. earth; honors and
| laureis to the worthy; health to the sick;
| comfort to the needy and succor to the
oppressed everywhere, with response by
l. Cleveland McNemar. Francis A. Sc
| bring VIII be the POSTMASTER at the ban
quet.
The Easter Sunday exercises will open
with an organ voluntary by Harry G.
| kimball. the relighting OF the symbolic
| lights by the officers of Evangelist Chap
ter, a solo by Mrs. Hazel Wagner-Reed-
| er and address by Rev. Earle Whitley and
a solo by Harry B. Forker.
At its business meeting Tuesday even
ing Mithras Lodge of Perfection will con-
| slider the following amendment to the
bylaws:
Strike out from the word there" in
| line 1. through the word provided in
line 10 of section 10. and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
There shall be an executive committee
consisting of the presiding officers for the
time being of the four constituent bodies OF
the rite, and the deputy for the Supreme
Council in the District of Columbia. who
| shall be the chairman of the committee:
| provided, that whenever the incoming
PRECEDING officer of any body of the rite
| shall be already member of the exc
cutive committee by virtue Of being the
presiding officer of another body thereof.
during the period for which he shall SO
| continue the second officer in line shall
| act as the member of the executive COM
| mittee for such body, and, in like man
ner, whenever he incoming presiding Of
ficer and second officer in line of any
body of the rite shall be already men,
bers of the executive committee by vir-
| lie of being the presiding officer of other
bodies thereof. during the period for
| which they shall both SO continue the
| third officer in line shall act as the men,
| Der of the executive committee for such
| body
| The cast for the twenty-seventh de-
| gree of the Ancient and. Accepted Rite
at the Sd and E street cathedral Tuesday
evening will be headed by L. Cleveland
McNemar and consist of the members OF
the international conference class. in
GLIDING Alvin l.. Newmyer. Edwin Hahn,
Leonard Sergeant. jr. Chase c. Cove
Thomas H. Jones. Ralph c. Smith,
Archie D. Engel, Carl Frederick Cook,
William Chitty and j. Howard Croker.
all Masons of the thirty-second degree
who have taken a special interest in the
work of this particular degree. The cast
for the twenty-ninth degree will be
headed by George r. Davis. assisted by
Intosh. both K. c. c. H.. Allen BIssius,
thirty third degree honorary; and D..
Nelson Clark, Frank e. Koch, Horace P.
Mcintosh. Charles l.. Brooks, Robert A.
Daniel, Sulainlaan David. Thomas r.
Manning. William III. Rowe, Elmer C..
Wood, Isaac w. Wright and Milton
Baer, all Masons of the thirty second de-
gree. The rites of the twenty-seventh
degree will begin at 7:3O o'clock, and
| those of the twenty-ninth degree at 8
O'Clock.
Announcement is made that all the ar
engagements for the proposed trip of
Naval Lodge, No. f. to Baltimore on the
Latrobe Lodge of that city, have been
perfected. They contemplate a special
train on the Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis electric line, which is sched-
uled to leave the terminal 18th street
and New York avenue. at 6:15 pm, stop
ping for passengers at North Capitol Sth
and 18th streets northeast. The indica-
lions are said to point to quite a large
of this opportunity to see the Maryland
| third and also to inspect the unusually
beautiful temple
The E. A. degree is bLlletined for
Naval Lodge for Thursday evening. on
| which occasion the senior warden, O. B.
Roepke, will officiate.
The committee on ways and means of
Kallipolis Grotto met at Masonic Tenn
pie Wednesday evening and formulated
plans for the next grotto ceremonial,
which is to be held at Odd Fellows Hall
Monday evening. March 81. Several big
features contemplated for the meeting
were considered and definite announce
ment concerning them will soon be made.
The session is said to promise to surpass
anything heretofore pulled off, by the
grotto. Monarch Jesse F. Grant is de-
termined that his first ceremonial shall
eclipse all big things that have been &C
II complished by his predecessors in office.
The monarch will be assisted by Chief
Justice E.. W. Hawkins, Master of Cere-
monies c. p. Boss and Director General
Samuel F. Shreeve.
Plans for the reception and entertain
ment of the visiting prophets of Samis
Grotto of Richmond. who are coming to
attend the ceremonial session. are prac-
tically completed. The great time shown
Kallipolis Grotto upon the occasion of
it's last visit to Richmond. it is expected,
will be eclipsed by the local grotto.
| Monarch Grant is urging the prophets
to get busy and bring in petitions, so
that class of not less than fifty neo-
River Styx on the 31st.
| News notes of Takoma Lodge, No ~
from Worshipful Master Howard s. Fisk
report the following: Past Master Will
| liam Mehn has gone to New Orleans,
where he was summoned by the serious
illness of his brother. Past Master Her.
vey s. Knight returned last week after
an extended trip in northern New York
! F. Y. Tolson. a member of the lodge is
| reported as confined to his home with an
attack of rheumatism. A letter from
| Past Master Charles E. Thatcher now
| located in San Francisco, compliments
| the new line officers of Takoma Lodge
and extends best wishes to the lodge for
it's future prosperity. Past Master Will
liam E. Dyre expects to leave shortly on
a western trip The report of the finance
| committee on the reconstruction of the
| lodge home, due to the municipal SUBJ
way In front of the property, was not
! presented at the communication last
| Tuesday evening, but will be ready for
| the meeting March 25
The next stated assembly of Washing
| ton Council. No. 1, Royal and Select
Masters. will be held in the council cham
| Der, New Masonic Temple, tomorrow
evening at 7:30 o'clock. It is expected
| the degrees of royal and select master
will be conferred and at the conclusion
of the work refreshments will be served