The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
LODGES.

February 5-Federal. No. J. y. A.; Acana, NO ";
Febru.ry s-Harmony. No IL, NJ. NJ. school q
instruction.
Fesruary z-The New Jerusalem. No 9. NJ NJ;
teorre {. Whiting. No. .; Temple. No 81 Z A.
February z-st Johns. No. II: Hope. No %
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
February ca-Mount Vernon, No. ;, marx.
February 2-Moupt Hcreb. No. Z; Potomac No.
February SSchool Of instruction.
February E-wsshington, No. .
February 3-Eureka, No. 4.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR COMMANDMENTS.
FEBRUARY g-De Molay Mounted No. 4.
February 3-Wsshinston, No. ].
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE
February 25-Robert de Bruce Council. knights Of
ksdc<h No. |, twentyf desree.
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS.
February st-Temple No. Is; Columbia. No. IS.
February -Elect.. No :; Bethlshen. No j,
Febrary 8-Naoui. No ): Brookiand. No. H.
FEBRUARY z-william F. Hunt, No. 6.
February 3-Tskoma. No. L; Cathedral. No. "A.
The Convention of High Priests met
Saturday night. February Is, and elected
officers as follows: DIR. Charles T. Lind
sey. president; Dr. Mark F. Finley, vice
president: Or. William II. Wunder. chap
lain: Ben w. Murch, secretary (re-elect-
ed; Theodore Friebus, treasurer; Sam
uel F. Compton, master of ceremonies;
Allen Bussius. conductor: r. F. Lar
G0nde, herald. hanh1n H. SteNdEu
Erwin :. Hubbard. guard
The order of high priesthood will be
conferred upon the newly elected high
priests at an early date and the annual
banquet of the Convention of High
Priests probably will be held during the
last week in March.
Alexander Grant, grand commander OF
knights Templar of the District of Co.
,-l rda NJ %
Grand Lodge. F. A. A. NJ. OF the Dis
frict has been transferred from st. Paul.
Mimi. to Washington, as superintendent
Of the local division of the Railway Mail
Service.
Members of the fraternity are glad to
welcome Grand Commander Grant back
among them.
Deputy Grand Master of Masons T.
John Newton. who has been confined to
the George Washington University Hos
pital since early in December. nursing a
broken limb. was removed to his home
last Thursday.
Frank Tanner. past commander Of Da-
mascus Commandery, Knights Tempiar.
Of Newark y. j. and representative of
the Grand Commandery of the District
OF Columbia. near the Grand Command
cry of New Jersey. was in the city last
week and called at the Masonic Temple
"Wednesday.
King Solomon Lodge. No. 81, +. 4. 4.
NJ. will pay one of its distinguished men,
bers a signal honor next Tuesday night,
when they will attend in a body the per-
1ormance of Julius Caesar" to be given
at the Columbia Theater hy Charles B.
Hanford and his excellent company.
Mr.. Hanford is member of King
Solomon Lodge and is well known among
The fraternity for his valued services in
many Masonic entertainments. The audi
ences during the week of Mr.. Hanford s
stay at the Columbia will be augmented
by members of the fraternity who are
great admirers of Brother Hanford's S art.
Columbia Comma ndery, No. ., knights
TempIar. conferred the orders of the
Temple and Malta at its stated conclave
last Friday night large number OF
knights were in attendance.
Under the head of "congratulations"
in the latest circular of this commandery
The following appears: Congratulations
are hereby extended to Sir Knight Car
ter r Keene. whose appointment TO the
position of Chief Post-office Inspector
has just been announced. This is de-
served recognition of many years OF
faithful and efficient service in this i'm
portant branch of the Post-ofice Depart
1nent and the commandery rejoices in
The promotion that has come to him.
'Congrat tula tions are in order to Sir
L. +. Gibson. who has again been ap-
pointed captain of the Patrol of Almas
Temple The Shrine is to be congTatu-
lated on securing this proficient and in
cessant worker to again command the pa
troll, and the meetings of Almas Tenn
pie doubtless will be furnished some
pleasing surprises during the year.
Congratulations are also in order to
Sir George l.. 1semann, who acknowl-
edged at the last conclave thatlhe had
been guilty of taking a wife. On the
threshold of a new existence we wish
him all the good things of life and sue
cess and happiness in the new venture.
Under the head of sympathy" the fol-
lowing appears in this circular: An
nouncement has been made Of the death
nf the daughter of Sir Knight Samuel
r. Hege, at his home in Rockville. Md
The sympathy of the members of the
commandery is hereby extended to Sir
knight Hege at this time of his sorrow.
The commander desires to extend to
Sir Knight c. E. Foster the sympathy
of the commandery in the recent loss of
dis father-in-faw. Day after day and
year after year We are extending con-
dolences TO bereaved ones and with all
that the sympathy and feeling are never
exhausted. and ii is this thought that
makes them so much appreciated"
The following sir knights have been
appointed on the sick committee of Co
lumbia Commandery: Sir James S. Nc
Carthy. chairman: Albert s. Riddle, Fl.
A. Newman. Edward S. Schmid. and
William B. Palmer.
The Association OF worshipful Masters
Of 1913. F. A. A. NJ, will hold its next
meeting Thursday night at o'clock at
the Masonic Temple The grand master
Of Masons will address the association
concerning the annual grand visitations
Each member is cordially requested to
attend.
At the communication of Takoma
Lodge, No. 90. F. A. A. NJ, Tuesday
evening the f. A. degree will be exem-
plified by Senior Warden Enos S. Harm
den. for the first time since the new line
officers were installed
II is expected that the report of the
finance committee will be submitted al
the meeting in connection with the re-
construction Of the lodge building in Ia
koma Park.
David S. Morse, a former line officer
of the lodge, is expected to be removed
10 his home in Takoma Park to-day
from GEORGETOWN University Hospital
where he was operated on Wednesday
last His condition is much improved