The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
WITH THE SECRET AND FRATERNAL SOCIETIES


LIE WEE
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March s-Fcdcral, No. l. NJ. NJ; Acacia. No. B
+. G; Tskoma. No. 9, II. B.
March 3-Harmony, No. II. special at s p. m.
C.; stated at 20 ?. m. social. school Of instruc
tiou.
March The New Jerusalem. No. 9; George C
Whiting, No -; Temple. No. Z.
March 3-St- Johns. No. II Horc. No. %. Z. A
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
March a-Mount Vernon. No. ). X. A; Anacosia
No: L. P. and NJ. T.
March 5-Mount Horeb, No. 7, mark; Potomac
No. 9. r. A.
March 5-School Of instruction.
March g-Washnston. No. ., L. and 81. 4.
March 8-Eurcka. No. 8. r. A.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR COMMANDMENTS.
March 2-DeMolay Mounted. No. 4.
March S-Washingtou. No. l.
March g-Robert de Bruce Council. Knights Ka.
doh. No. ]. thirtieth degree.
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS.
March A-Tcmpe, No. 13; Columbia, No Is
March cs-Eects. No. .: Bethlehem. No. :.
March S-Naomi. No. ;; Brooklsnd. No. IL.
March z-Wiam F. Hunt. No. 1s
March S-Tskoma, No. L.; Cathedral. No. Il;
Friendship. No. l..
Charles Clark, Of Baltimore. past grand
high priest OF the Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons of Maryland, and
past grand commander of the Great Com
mandery. Knights Templar, of Maryland,
was in the city last week and called at
the Office of Grand Secretary Arvine w.
Johnston, in the New Masonic Temple
Robert de Bruce Council. knights Ka-
dosh. No. l, Ancient and Accepted Scot
tish Rite of Freemasonry, will confer the
thirtieth degree. knight Kadosh. at its
session next Tuesday at 7:30 o'clock on
the members of the spring class, at the
House of the Temple. Third and f
Streets Northwest.
The cast for the degree will be as fol-
lows:
First apartmcnt-FranCis \. Sebring,
I'D degree. honorary, preceptor; Arthur
NJ. Bugden. I'D degree, hermit
Second apartment-George r. Davis, 32d
degree hierophant: Allen Bussius, 33d de-
gree. honorary, sacrificer.
Third apartment-Wiliam q. owen. sd
degree. supreme judge; Joseph ID. Davis
32d degree. second frank judge; Bernard
A. Baer, I'D degree, third judge; Clar-
ence +. Bright. ed degree. fourth frank
judge: Morris II. Abel, ed degree. fifth
frank judge: Thomas r. Manning, 32d
degree. sixth frank Judge; Melvin A.
Wertz. sd degree. sixth frank judge.
Fourth observation-disclosures +. Mc1n-
tosh, sd degree. perceptor: George r.
Davis, 32d degree. first sub-preceptor:
Allen Russius. SD degree. honorary. sec
ond sIb-preceptor; William Tayloe Sny-
der, sd degree. prelate: ID. Nelson Clark.
sd degree. captain of the guard; J. IL.
Won Hermann. sd degree. *. {. c. H..
marshal of ceremonies. and Ellwood p.
Morey. 32d degree, X. c. {. H., director
of work.
Tho Nsundv Thursday and Faster sun
day ceremonies will he concluded this
q afternoon at , o'clock by the Knights of
Rose CroiN. at the Cathedral of the Rite.
Third and F. Streets Northwest. The
members have been asked to bring the
ladies of their families 10 the services.
The programme will be as follows: Or
gan voluntary by Harry G. kimhall. I'D
degree: reliehting the lights hy the Of
fcers of the Evangelist Chapter, No l.
Rose CroiN: vocal solo by Mrs. Hazel
Wagner Reeder; address by Rev. Earle
Whitley, ed degree, and vocal solo by
Harry r. Forker
The Maundy Thursday ceremonies of
extinguishing the lights took place last
Thursday night with Vice President Mar
shall and many other Scottish Rite Ma
sons Of high degree in attendance. Fol- |
lowing the ceremonies in the cathedral. |
the banquet hall.
F. 4. Sebring. sd degree. honorary, a |
pa st wise master of Evangelist Chapter, |
was the toastma steT. Rev. William Tay- |
loe Snyder. sd degree. gave the invoca- |
tion. following which toast to the mem |
orv of Albert Pike. the great Scottish |
Rite Mason, was drunk in silence.
Carter B. Keene. I'D degree. responded |
TO toast to the President of the United |
.s,lN I, Il fIae q fhrF oh
President Wilson is not a Mason. he |
shows Masonic attributes in his endeav-
ors to disseminate knowledge that all |
may be free indeed.
The toast 10 the Supreme Council OF
the Thirty-third Degree. for the South
nrn Jurisdiction of the United States and
the Sovereign Grand Commander, James
ID. Richardson. Thirtythird Degree, Ac-
tive" was responded to by Ellwood P.
Morey, ed degree. X. c. c. H. past
wise master, in most fitting terms
Charles E. Baldwin, grand master of
Nasons of the District of Columbia, was
4 guest at the banquet and responded
10 toast TO the Grand Lodge of the
District of Columbia" Grand Master
Baldwin declared that the mission Of
Ma sonry has ever been that of character
building.
A telegram was received by Grand
'Omman0er RlcnafosOn from lIle Rose
'roix Chapter. at Galveston. Tex, send
ng a message of love and greeting from
100 knights of Rose Croix assembled
here last night.
L. Cleveland McNemar, SD degree, in
very forceful manner. responded to the
oast, ITO All Masons and Masonic
Bodies, of All Rites and Degree, Over
he Surface of the Earth: Honor and
.aurels to the Worthy; Health TO the
sick; Comfort TO the Needy. and Succor
o the Oppressed Everywhere"
Vice President Marshall was then in
reduced. He said that he was in attend
Ince at the ceremonies not as the Vice
President of the United States. but as
rue and loyal knight of Rose CroiN.
,aying his visit TO the Cathedral of the
lite nearest him on Maundy Thursday
light. The Vice President paid high trib-
tie to Masonry, declaring his belief in
he sincerity of purpose of the Masons
f America.
The visiting Scottish Rite Masons in
luded the following: James D. Richard ,
on. Sd degree, active, sovereign grand ,
of the Supreme Council of |
he Thirty-third Degree of Scottish Rite ,
Treemasonry for the Southern Jurisdic-
ion of the United States; John II. Cowles
Sd degree. active. secretary general of {
he Supreme Council of the Southern
Jurisdiction: Thomas r. Marshall, SD de-
rec, active. sovereign grand inspector
eneral for the State of Indiana, North I
m Jurisdiction of the United States. and 7
ice President of the United States:
,harles E. Weber. 32d degree. of Indian