Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12

| Il; Thomas c. Moves, died August 81 :;
William III. Appleton. died September 81;
Edwin r. Ford; died September II; James
Swinburn, died November 4; Alvin NJ.
| Lothrop, died November 80: Edward A.
| Keller. died November 30; Albert r.
Johnson. died December =: Stephen NJ.
Pritchard, died December Ii
The local Scottish Rite bodies are on the
verge of great activities which are likely
to make the spring months i'm them MEM
orabe ones. For the first time i'm five
years the twenty-seventh degree is to be
exemplified in full ceremonial form by
members of the international conference
class. headed by its president DR. L.
Cleveland McNemar. Entirely new para
phernalia will be used in the ceremonies
which take place March IS when the
twenty-ninth degree will also be exem-
plified. Entirely new paraphernalia has
, also been purchased for the twenty fourth
degree and will be used March IL for the
first time.
The schedule OF degree work for the an
nual spring class opens January21 with the
fourth and fifth degrees. The ninth de-
gree Will be taken up January IS; the
fourteenth February 4; the fifteenth Feb
ruary IL; the eighteenth February IS:
the twentyfirst. February %; the twenty
fourth. twenty-seventh and twenty-ninth
during the two following weeks: the thir-
tieth, March -; the thirty-frst April l.
and the thirty-second. April $.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection will hold
its election February 1 and Evangelist
Chapter. Rose Croix. April s The Maundy
Thursday ceremonies. with the extinguish-
ment of the symbolic lights and the sym-
bolic banquet. will take place March 20,
i and the relighting of the lights Easter
Sunday, March -
Many new improvements are now being
arranged for in the Cathedral at I'd and
r. streets northwest, including the enlarg-
ing of the platform in the east new foot
lights and better curtain arrangements.
High Priest Harry G.. KimbalI of Mount
Vernon ROYAL Arch Chapter No 3. an
nounces that the grand visitation to the
chapter February 10 will be made by
Grand High Priest Jacobus < Jones i'm
person and that pleasing program will
he prepared for the occasion. On that
date also the annual election of officers
OF the chapter will take place of which
he states no other notice will be given.
Commander Eugene f. Thompson of De
Molay Mounted Commandery. No. 4
knights Templar, announces the illness
of j. III. Werlich. 1926 18th street north
west. Anthony Miller. George Washing
ton University Hospital. and f. c. Nav
berry. 1899 18th street northwest. and
the convaescence of Past Commander
Martin O'Connor. who has been i'll at
Emergency Hospital and will shortly he
able to resume mis- duties. The Ladies'
Auxiliary. Mrs. Elizabeth Bean. presi-
dent, and Mrs w. y. Beahm secretary
will meet in the prelate's apartment in
the commandery asylum, Masonic Tenn
pie, Tuesday evening
BY request of the grand master. The
New Jerusalem Lodge, No 9. will hold a
special communication this afternoon ar
. o'clock. for the purpose of giving Ma
sonic burial to G. Lee Swords a mem
Der of Lafayette Lodge. No 1S9, of Hell
ena Ark. whose death in New York
was noted in The Star Thursday. Mr.
Swords. who was for years employed in
the folding room of the House of Rem
resentatives. had wide Masonic ac-
quaintance i'm the District. Religious ex-
ercises will be held at Zurhorst's chanel
and the interment will take place in Glen
wood cemetery.
Junior Warden Paul f.. Lesh will pre
side al the exemplifcation of the F. G.
degree by Washington Centennial Lodge
No IA. at its communication Wednesday
evening.
The eXemrlitication of the NJ. NJ. degree
in Naval Lodge. No. 4. which is always
an event of interest in Masonic circles.