The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
baltimore MASONS
VISIT THE CAPITAL
DEGREE FOR THREE BROTHERS

Columbia Chapter. No. 1. Royal Arch
Masons. was host last night to q dele
cation of seventy-fve companions Of
Druid Chapter. No. g. r. A. NJ. Of Bal
timore. Md. at the New Masonic Tenn.
pie The feature Of the ceremonies was
the comforting Of the Royal Arch degree
upon three brothers. all nephews Of the
late George Gibson. II is also note
worthy that the family Of the Gibsons
settled in Baltimore when they came to
this country. and the father of Robert.
John, and Joseph Gibson. who received
the degree last night, was a resident OF
Baltimore prior TO his coming TO this
city.
The degree was conferred by the High
Priests Association, with the stations
filled as follows: Anthony Lehr. high
priest; Wilbur II. Lawrence, king: Ar
thur l.. Bryant. scribe; William W. Nc
Donald. captain Of the host; Walter T.
Paine, principal sojourner; Richard A
Roseberry. Royal Arch captain; Edward
N Mess, master of third vail: Samuel
Schivener master of second vail, and
Thomas G. King. master Of first vail.
Orville Drown. grand visitor and lee
turer, delivered the charge.
The large delegation from Baltimore
was headed by Thomas NJ. Brown, high
priest of Druid Chapter; H. d. Heinz
man, scribe; DR.. John H. Schlenkman.
captain of the host: John Lubbers,
Royal Arch captain; DR.. NJ. D. Milmer.
master of third vail: Henry Buttner.
master of first vail; Charles Granville,
past high priest and grand tiler of the
temple: Rev DR.. E. ". Wroth, past
high priest; Dan r. Billmyer, past high
priest. and Al Pfeitsch. past high priest
Following the degree work, the visi-
in the basement Of the Masonic Temple
where a banquet was served. William
T. Hastings, past high priest of Column
bia Chapter, presided in the absence OF
High Priest c. c. Cooms. who was called
out Of the city yesterday morning. Past
High Priest Hastings introduced Past
Grand High Priest z. st. Clair Thomp-
son as the POSTMASTER. Companion
Thompson also was master OF cere-
monies for the evening. Toasts were re-
sponded to by William T. Hastings, past
high priest: c. E. Baldwin, grand mas
ter of Masons: Thomas NJ. Brown. high
priest of Druid Chapter. of Baltimore:
Rev. Dr. Wroth, of Druid Chapter:
ter and many others.
High Priest Brown, OF Baltimore, in
his remarks. thanked Columbia Chapter
for its courtesy in remembering Druid
CHAPTER by depositing the famous
Travelling Triangle" with II. The visit
last night was return of that paid
Druid Chapter by Columbia Chapter last
March on the occasion Of the depositins
of the gold triangle. High Priest Brown
told Of the progress Of the famous tri-
angle. and said that it is at present in
Europe making the rounds of various
Masonic bodies. II will be returned to
Druid Chapter, when II will formally de-
post il with some other chapter yet to be
designated
Among the members OF the Grand
Chapter Of the District present were:
Walter B. Pettus, deputy grand high
priest: Lem Towers. Jr., grand king:
Arvine w Johnston, grand secretary:
Orville N. Drown, grand visitor and lee
turer: Emmett NJ. Carter, grand master
of third vail: Frank F. Major. grand
master OF second vail; Joseph H.
Jochum, past grand high priest; Will
lam Barnum, past grand high priest;
Claude F. King. past grand high priest,
and E. ST. Clair Thompson. past grand
high priest Among the officers Of vari-
Gus other chapters Of the District pres
ent were: William ]. Naylor, of Mount
Vernon Chapter, No. ;; William A. Har-
ries. king Of Eureka Chapter. No 4, and
vice president of the High Priests As
soCfation: J. W. Thornton. scribe OF
La Fayette Chapter, No. 8: DR.. NJ Hun
ter. king of Potomac Chapter. No. y
and Samuel T Hind, scribe of Anacostia
Chapter, No. L..
Following the banquet the visitors
were escorted to their special electric
cars, bound for Baltimore, at an early
hour this morning.