Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-18
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one of the ancient members of the craft,
who bows to the rule of the master Of
st. Johns Lodge. remarked recently,
j My. How strong We are getting with
the women and the churches this year.
Surely the old fraternity is being re-
formed
For the first time in the history of Ma
sonry, says a report from Glens Falls.
y. Y, four brothers We're initiated by
| their father into the mysteries of the
craft at meeting of Glens Falls Lodge,
No. III, and this occurred the evening of
\ May L. The father is Herman b. Parks.
a past master of the lodge. and the for
tunate sons are herman aged 81. Theron.
| aged. 81; Henry. aged %. and Charles,
aged - The father is aged ii, and has
| been a Mason thirtytwO years. He was
master of his lodge in 1887 1880. 1891 and
| 1877, and as president of the Masonic
| Hall Association from 1910 to 1912 had
| Masonic Temple which was dedicated at
Glens Falls May H. and is one of the
best in the state Of New York.
| Temple-Noyes Lodge, No. y, so named
! by permission of the Grand Lodge of
Masons of the District of Columbia in
honor OF its first master. the late Thomas
Clarence Moves. is to celebrate its new
baptism with an elaborate christening
party. beginning June Z and ending June
y. 1t is to take the form of an excursion
Dy Specfal car Attached 10 the PeHnSyf-
! vania railroad train from Washington to
Baltimore, rain or shine. leaving here
| at , o'clock Saturday afternoon. June ::
thence by special street cars to the Light
| street wharf of the Maryland. Delaware
| and Virginia Railway Company; thence
| by the good ship Three Rivers. depart
/ ing from Baltimore at o'clock. for
| cruise through Chesapeake bay and Po-
! tomac river. arriving in Washington Mon
day morning. June .. Past Master Car
i ter B. keene will direct choral service.
/ Secular music will be rendered at various
| times during the trip under the personal
| direction of Worshipful Master Stirling
| Kerr. jr.. one of the many soloists of the
| occasion. The announcement circular.
| work Of humorous art. with striking Cliff
! ford Is. Bergman cartoons that provoke
!, laughter. was prepared by the special
committee appointed by Master Kerr for
the outing, consisting of Junior Warden
Frank Sprigg Perry. c. Fred Cook and
Henry G. Hanford. whose portraits, with
w. Heron, 1.-The lodge genius who con-
ceived the trim: the worshipful master,
! Rev. DIR. William Tayloe Snyder. chan
lain of the lodge. and the "uninitiated"
| who will figure in the outing appear in
blue halftone in its pages. Worshipful
Master Kerr is billed for lecture Sun
day afternoon. June g. en- route. on THE
Humidity of the True Mason"
Eminent Commander DIR. Frank Gibson
Of Columbia Commandery. No. .. knights
Templar. has appointed A. Howard Duck
EFT and Edward s. Wolf assistant guards.
Past Grand Commander George Gibson
is reported as still confined to his bed at
1914 Columbia road. where he will be glad
to see his fraters. The same reDort is
made tn George Howard of a1O8 y
street northwest. William ]. Murray OF
a24 " street southwest. Clarence Lewis of
100 Kentucky avenue southeast and Henry
Reiter of $50 / street northwest. The
sick committee of the commandery in
81, 11x 7 &
a. Newman. Ed S. Schmid and William
b. Palmer. Commander Gibson has also
asked to be furnished with the names and
addresses Of the widows of deceased
members. as their presence will be de-
sired at several functions of the COM
manderv to be given in the near future.
The Columbia CONTINGENT to Denver at
the meeting Of the Grand Encampment
will have its HEADQUARTERS at the Drexel
and Baltimore hotels. The ladies' auxil-
iary OF the Denver Club will give its last
euchre at the home Of Mrs. Alexander
Long AZ r street northeast. "Wednesday
at O'Clock while the newt theater party
will be al the Columbia Tuesday evening.
June 3 Columbia's excursion to Mar
shall Hall is scheduled for July 30. to be
followed by another before tie Sir
Knight leave for Denver in August.
while the annual pilgrimage to Atlantic
City will be made about Labor day.
7 Eminent Commander r. p Hazleton
! 81 Orient Comma nderv. No. ). announces
1.-The valiant ard magnanimous Order OF
the Temnle ard the Order OF Malta for
its conclava tomorrow evening ~ ~
o'clock. The indisnos'tion IT prelate
Richard r. Evans. who Is confined TO his
? home, is announced
Thrice Illustrious Master Franz Ive~
u wood ~ Washington Council. No. 7.
Roval and select Masters. annources tho
= de~rees tor~orrnr~ evening at Masonic
Tsmrse at 40 o'clock. 70 be followed by
: = social hour,
Fv-nrs1inruI Waste William T. Ballard
80 r'aJer~l ,cd~e. M :. annnrnces that
GEORGE .. Matscn. = y" re comfy susfnired
m operation 1T Garfield Hospital. 's dong
we'll and viii rrehah'v he able to leave
{ Tho hosrifal sonn Reference is also made
D to no Illness Of George. Gibson
Naval Lode" announces Tho ~ " de.
: ! gree its srcc'nl feature. the evening of
VI Iuns ;. ard 'ts theater partv ~ the Co
Innbia Juro rs Worshpfui Master
Frank II Kramer ~eports the conva-
iescerce of William G. Harris and 4. b.
Lescallet.
/ Retiring Grand Commander Alexander
! Grant in his annual address 70 me
Grand Commandery of knights Temp
r lar Of the District of Columbia last
e Monday evening announced the death
May 10 of the Earl Of EustoD, pro
grand master Of the great priory OF
l
other distinguished fraters who died
during the year. He also referred 10
the presence Of large number Of Eips-
copal clergymen. members OF the or
der. at the Ascension day services al
Trinity Church. Referring to the res
ignation of Rev j. Russell Nerbycke as
grand prelate because of his removal
from the Jurisdiction. the grand com
mander said: The departure of this
beloved frater from our midst Is deeply
I regretted, hot only by the Grand Com