Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06

The annual visitationS by the Grahu
Commandery of knights Templar' of the
District of Columbia will be made as fol-
lows: April is. to Potomac Commandery,
No. 5. at Masonict Hail. Georgetown;
April Is to Columbia Comnlandery. NO.
. at Masonic Temple; April u. to Orient
Commandery. Nd. ). at Naval Lodee
Hail. 4th street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast; April %, to De Molay Mounted
Commandery, No. 4, at Masonic Temple,
and April 30, to Washington Command
cry. No 1. at Masonic Temple. $The OFF,
cial announcement states that each-visfta-
ton will,be made at O'Clock in.the even
ing, and that Grand Commander Alex
Grant has directed that the installation
of officers, of each commandery be per-
formed under the direction of the COM
mander at such time and place as he
may deem proper. after the visitation to
his commandery and prior to the annual
cpnclavet of the Grand 'CommandeEy
TreasureTs. and recorders Of command
cries have been requested to submit their
books for inspection by the grand treas
urer and..the grand recorder not later
than seven days preceding the date of the
visitation, to their Communicates. The
certificate of the uniform committee is.
er as required by the constitutions.
William Seaton Trunnell was signally
honored by Columbia Commanders, NO.
=, Friday evening, by election as Its gen
eralissirnu by unanimous vote, some
thing but rarely heard of in the COM
nandery in the election OF line OHeers,
because there is generally one or more
testimonials to friends. This splendid: ex-.
preston Of confidence, an old member or
the cornffiandery explained. is due to tne
exceptional manner in which Sir kmSnt
Trunnell has discharged every duty con-
fided to him by the commandery since
he has been a member OF it and TO- the
high personal regard in which he is held.
As an efficient member OF committees 70
visit the. sick. it is said, Mr.. Trunnelsi
has Unique record. .t.s..:.S 800
i'Grandrtsecretary Arvine w.. Johnston
reports that all the Masonic bodies are
Grand Master Charles z. Baldwin for.
contributions to relieve brethren Of the.t
Masonic fraternity and their families. who
have suffered by the disastrous floods In
Ohio Each day is swelling the total,
which already is sufficiently substantial
TO speak well for the Masonic charity
of the District.
Three lodges will devote their communi-
cations tomorrow evening to- social fea-l
trres-Benjamin B. French, No Is: Ana
costa, No. p. and Stansbury, No. q,
which will gather in an extraordinary
SnnSti9 9 Pff S eS lsetu Wfsr the
Smith, But two lodge secretaries failed
10 bulletin the work of the week, and
reports from all the other lodges sched-
uled showed degree activity. The Royal
Arch Chapters will all be busy. Column
bia. No. I. holding special Saturday
evening for ttie fR "A: Hegree In the
three CONFERENCE.-The scheduled .for the
week the annual election of officers will
take place =
In the ancient and accepted Scottish
Rite. Albert Pike Consistory will convene
for the thirty-second degree. Master Of
full ceremonial form Thes cast for the
occasion will be headed by Charles G.
F.. Topper. thirty-second degree as
sisted by j. Archibald Bailey. Nathan
Well and John Fl. Won Hermann. all
X. c. C. H.: Rev. William Tayloe Sny-
der, thrty-second degree. and Francis
A. Sebring. thirty-third degree honorary,
as marshal of ceremonies.
The Albert Pike Camp Guard Dr.
Frank f. Gibson. K c. c. H., command
ing, will also assist. Fred NJ Book, X. c.
c. H.. will head the cast for the Vedic
Hymns and the Zend Brethren. 1t is
possible the tabieaux may be omitted. II
not. they include Soldier of Light" by
Victor 6. Croissant, Karl S. Kerr, Joseph
3: Bailey. Golf A. Hall and /. Henry
Bloch, all OF the thirty-second degree:
Soldier of Freedom" by Roe Fukerson,
Golf A. Hall. 1. Henry Bloch, Karl s.
Kerr and d. Nelson Clark all of the
thirty-second degree: Soldier of True
Religion by Allen Bussius. thirty-third
degree honorary; Fred NJ. Book, K
G. c. H., and Arthur B. Hayes. G.
Leon Smithson. Adolphus B. Bennett
Burgess w. Marshall. Arthur j: Hall and
Armand Offutt all of the thirty-second
degree; Soldier of the People by Rob-
ert f. Mentzell, thirty-seeond degree;
Jacobus s. Jones. thirty-third degree
honorary: Joseph B. Bailey, D. Nelson
Clark and Thomas r. Manning. all of the
thirty-second degree: Soldier of the
Scottish Rite Free Masonry by the AL
bert Pike Camp Guard. and concluding
with The Flags and America"
Fred NJ Book will be the director of the
work; George r. Davis. assistant di-
rector; Milton Hopfenmaier, X. c. c. H.,
master of tableaux: Elmer E. Simpson
X. c. c. H.. electrician; Harry G. Kim
ball. thirty-second degree. organist: j.
Walter Humphrey. thirty-second degree,
musical director and William L. Boyden.
thirty-third degree honorary. class di-
rector
Evangelist Chapter. knights of Rose
Croix. also will convene Tuesday even
ing for the election of officers. The meet
inss. both in the chapter, and the con-
sistory. will begin at Iise o'clock. -
Two events of extraordinary interest to
members of the Eastern Star scheduled
for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. re-
spectiveiy are more fully treated of under
the caption Eastern Star Chapters"
Stansbury Lodge, No. "A, will have
Charge of the religious services at the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home, Sunday
April I3. at :, o'clock. Worshipful Master
p. F., Pollard has extended an invitation
to every Mason. his family and friends to
be present. Ninth street car going north
to Rittenhouse street will furnish the
route TO the home. The committee on
transportation in automobiles will meet
all cars between and 3 o'clock. Past
Master Arthur c: Shaw. chairman. has
made ample provision to convey to and
from the cars all who come. 1t takes
forty minutes TO make the trip. The
chaplain of the lodge, Rev. Charles S.
Cole. will have charge of the services at
the home.
Tomorrow evening the lodge win hold a
social evening feature of the entertain