The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
Masonic Affairs.
ooNrrNuED FROM PAGE TWO.


Lodge Of Masons, OF the Philippine Is
lands, who is in the city, called at the
ONCE OF Grand Secretary Arvine w.
Johnston at the Masonic Temple last
Thursday. Brother Mitchell w4s one of
the organizers OF cavite Lodge, the first
Masonic lodge in the Philippines, and
was its first master.
Orient Commaadery to Confer Order.
Orient commandery, knights Templar,
Will confer the Order of the Red Cross
tomorrow evening. with past command
ers In the statiops. This will be one of
the big events OF the year in Orient
Commsndery, ana 1t Is expected that a
large number of Sir knights Of all the
communicates Of the District will be
present
Edwin B. Hesse, grand generalissimo
OF the Grand Commandery, knight
Templars, will preside. Grand Com
mander Henry K. Simpson and the Off
GERS of the Grand Commandery will be
present.
Special Program for Visitation to II.
b. French Lodge.
B. B. French Lodge, F. A. A. NJ, has
made special arrangements to care for
a record attendance Of its own members
the District, at the visitation of Grand
Master Baldwin. and his associate Grand
Lodge officers, tomorrow night
Most Worshipful Master Leslie Cramer
has had a most successful year at the head
OF his lodge, and he is to be congratu-
lated upon the excellent interest shown
at all times in the regular communica-
tions OF the lodge. and the special events
he has been so Interested in planning for
NNar N~an
has done much for the lodge during his
service as its head, and no doubt his
work will go on and be taken up and
pushed with vigor by the next master to
be elected December j.
A special musical program has been
provided for the visitation tomorrow
night. and an address will be given by
Representative Brodbeck OF Pennsyl- |
vania.
Eastern Star Events.
Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Grace
Wilkins Kimmel, Worthy Grand Patron i
Kenton N. Harper, and the officers of the
Grand Chapter. accompanied by a large
number Of past grand matrons and pa
irons, paid Columbia Chapter No. Is,
o. E. s., their annual grand visitation
last Monday.
Worthy Matron Clara W. Robbins gave
the address of welcome to the grand Off
GERS. The reports Of the grand secre-
tary and grand treasurer showed the
work accomplished during the year TO
have been-such as to call forth compli-
mentary remarks from the worthy grand
matron and worthy grand patron. Worthy
Patron E E. Putnam responded to their
and then announced the follow
ing program: Vocal solo, Mrs. Hazel
Wagner Reeder; recitation, Mrs. Efr1e
vocal solo, Mr. Milton ]. FillIus;
remarks by Miss Ruth Abbott, present.
ing the worthy grand matron with q
beautiful fruit basket, and remarks by
Past Matron Alice P. Boss, presenting a
Similar gift to the worthy grand patron.
The chapter was especially honored by
having present Right Worthy Associate
Grand Patron HyIand, OF the General
Grand Chapter o. L. s., OF Portland,
Dreg.y who gave a very eloquent and
address
The grand officers were each given, as
B souvenir of the occasion, a gardenia
tied with a ribbon on which had been
hand painted Columbia, 1g13.' The
souvenir given to the worthy grand ma
tron had painted upon it a cupid playing
Lohengrin in recognition OF her recent
marriage. IL
This was the last meeting Of Columbia !
Chapter to be held in st. Stephens
Parish Hall. and was fitting close to
very successful three years work in =
that place of meeting. The next regular :
meeting, on November "A, will be held in :
he new hall over the Park Savings : :
Bank. corner Fourteenth and Kenyon
Streets. .
The visitation of the Grand Chapter
o Naomi Chapter, No 3, o. E. s., oc-
,urred Wednesday evening. The usual
arge attendance was present The 1ora: =
decorations of the chapter room by Z.
:. Mayberry, patron of Electra Chapter,
No. =, was highly commented upon. Mrs
Annie Z. Huggins, worthy matron Of : :
he chapter, in some well chosen remarks
the grand officers. After the
'eading of the reports by the grand Sec
etary and grand treasurer. which showed
gain in finances and in membership,
md also that the pledge of over $500 to =,
he home has been paid, the worthy .,
yrand matron, Mrs. Grace wilkins KIM n
mel, and the worthy grand patron, Ken r
en- N. Harper, both complimented the e
hapter for the excellent showing OF the G
eports and the work of the past year, o
which were responded to by the worthy q
,atron, Meiph j. Schippert. In
The following program was rendered n
y the chapter quartet, composed Of @
drs. Nellie Plumley,, P. NJ, and Mrs.