The Washington herald., 1913-02-09
LODGES

LODGES
February Io-riawson, No. Is; stansbury. No. q
February II-Fedcral. No. i. T. A; Acacia No
February l.-HAmuny, No Il; School Of Instruo
ton.
{ Whiting No. =
Fcbrlary i4-St Johns. No Il; Hope. No. n
ROYAL. ARCH CHAPTERS.
Fel,r1ary lo-MOunt Vernon, No. }; Auaoostil'
No u -
February Io-Grand CHAPTER. L. A NJ annual
Fet-uary I3-washinstou, No. .
Fcbrusry Ii-Eureka, No. I.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CoNIMANDERlEs.
February II-DeMolay Mounted No. J.
February l2-WashiUstnn. No. /
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE
Feb,r,rv rl-Eyansclist CHAPTER Rose CroiH' No
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS
Febr7Ia-r Io-Teniplc, No. Is: Columbia No. D.
FEBRUARY lI-Elerta, No :; BcthlGhern' 20 =
FrbT,ry I5-Wm. + Hunt, No. Is. valentine
party ,.-.,l--r So Il
One OF the most important occasions
Of the wear for the members Of the
Grand Lodge. =. \. a. NJ, "f the DIS
,rict OF Columbia Will be the special com
,nr,nira+ion OF the Grand Lodge next
Tbursday afternoon at l:i5 o'clock TOT
the nlIrpose of laying the corner STONE
Of the new place OF worship 10 be erect
cd bv All Souls Unitarian Church IN
sixteenth Street, between X ana 0'Fee'S
Northwest. iii,
The exercises at the corner stone VIII
begin nj 30 O'Clock. and the occasion
will br hnnovcd with the presence "i
brother william Howard Taft, President
of the United States.
The annual convocation of the Grand
Chapter, Royal Arch Nasons OF the DIS
trict Of Columbia, will De held at the
-rasonf,. TEMPLE next Wednesday even
ina AT : o'clock The grand high priest
has asked the attendance OF the repre-
sentativcs OF ether grand chapters. par
ticularlv.
Mrs Rosie ! Carter. worthy m1tron
OF William +. Hunt Chapter. No To-
Order 81 the Eastern Star. announces a
valentine part, for that chapter next
Thursday night and cordially invites
The fraternity. Work is scheduled In
this chantcr for the regular meeting Feb
ru4ry =.
Th,. famous travelling triangle has
left Tho, custody uf Columbia Chapter
No J. ROYAL Arch Nasons, haIing been
taken hy mere than $50 members OF that
charter. accompanied by the officers OF
the Grand Chapter Of the District, 10
Baltimore. Md. last Friday night. where
il Was ,I..,.tsitcd with Druid Chapter. No.
2S L y. NJ. of baltimore.
Geor-e NJ. Co.@"n. OF tho General
Grand chapter "f Royal Arch Masons Of
the United States Of America, accom-
panied the delegation.
The members of the delegation were
received with elaborate Masonic ceremo-
nies. Thomas NJ. Brown, high priest OF
Druid Chapter. made the address OF vel
come. receiving the members Of the
Grand Chapter first, then the members
OF Columbia Chapter, and then the spe-
CiaI committee. composed Of c. q.
Coombs, high priest: E. st. Clair Thomp-
son. PAST grand high priest. and chair
man Of the committee: c. c. Galloway,
king: j. a West. scribe. and William T.
Hastings junior past high priest, who
presented the gold triangle.
&. ST. Clair Thompson made the open
ing address. and William r. Hastings
mad, the presentation address. The re-
,sponsc to Mr ThompsOn's remarks was
made by a past grand high priest,
r 4 NJ, If MARYLAND. and the response
10 the presentation was made by Dan
BiIlmcyer, Junior past high priest Of
Druid Chapter.
F"!luwing p vocal solo. Rev. Earle
" l.l.C.- q ~. lI.bCE tI '.OlllnDld N.EafltT,
made ;,u interesting address. which was
responded to by minister of Balti-
more. Grand High Priest Jacobus :.
.l"u's. Of t'a" Grand Chapter of the Dis
Irict. then made an address. which was
responded t" by Grand High Priest Gus
rav TitrL. Of the Grand Chapter Of Mary
land
Following tho addresses an enjoyable
musical Programme was given, and a
= n he fS
ltiHS delegation.
Tile travelling triangle" was sent to
tn" Calirular World by the St Patrick
Chapter. No. 145. Of Toronto, Canada. 1t
is an rpuIlateraI or perfect triangle
"lrt inches high. bars three-fourths of
an imru wide. and made Of solid gold
II IS Appropriately cngrav ed with en-
h.cmS Of TIA" "rder, and the chapter seal
.@ suspended in the ccntc~ by chains, and
contains a figure Of -. Patrick.
1t mad" its first pilgrimage to Key.
stone Chapter. No. l62. Buffalo, " Y.
1h"n"- to Mckinley Chapter. No ISL
6. NJ land. Ohio; to King Cyrus Chapter
No. I.-, Detroit. Mich. keystone Chap
ter No E. indianapolis. Ind. Lincoln
Park Chapter Chicago, Ill; Prince Ru-
port chapter. No. -. Winnipeg Mani
1pba. WasCgul chapter. No. IL, Regina,
Saskatchewan: Alberta Chapter. No. rs
t'd'-aI-. Alberta. Vancouver Roval Arch
hsDt,r, No. !> Nanruul cr. British Go.
'uInbia. Ancient Frontenac and Cartargui
chapter No. /. Kingston. Ontario; Car
narvon Chapter. No. =. Montreal Que
h"c; St. Paul Royal Arch Chapter Bos-
Ton. Mass; Providence Royal Arch Chap
t"r. No ], Providence. r. l.: Pythagoras
chapter, No. i. Hartford. Conn: Orange
Chapter. No. %, Orange, y. j: Columbia
Chapter, No. l, r. A. NJ, of the District
Of Columbia, and TO Druid Chapter, No
8. r \. NJ. Baltimore Nd
The officers OF Columbia Chapter who
made the trip We're Charles C. Coombs
high priest: Charles c. Galloway king;
James A. West, scribe; Harry l. Strang
ir., secretary: r. r. Nixon, treasurer
George g. Seibold. captain Of the host
William S. Mcdonald, prcipal sojourn.
ct; Frank II. Pierce. royal arch captain;
Rufus W. Pearson. master of third vail;
George L. Sherman. master of second
vail; George W. Kennedy. master OF
first vail, and J. William Lucas, senti-
Lei
Officers of the Grand Chapter Of tn.
District who accompanied the delegation
were Jacobus 5. Jones, grand high
priest; Adolphus Guide deputy grand
high priest: Walter R. Pettus. grand
king; Lem Towers, jr., grand scribe: Ar.
vine W. Johnston. grand secretary; Mar
tin II. Thorpe, grand treasurer: Orvillt
Drown, grand visitor and lecturer: Ed
gar c. Powers, grand chaplain: William
C. Fowler grand captain of the host
William H, Wunder. grand principal So
iourner: William W. Jermane, grand
r0ysI arch CaptaiD: Arthur c Shaw