The Washington herald., 1913-09-21
WITH THE SECRET AND FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
MASONIC CALENDAR.

I where remarks were made by a number
of the visiting brethren and others. A. B.
Douglas is master of the lodge.I
Members of Doric Lodge who spoke in
cIuded. the worshipful master and Broth
ers Thomas Altman, past master; Walter
MacNeaI. II. P. Cruise, past master. and
Forrest Bramble.
Members of Hiram Lodge who spoke
were NJ. F. Finley, past master; w. p.
Herbst, past master: F. NJ. Scott, NJ. F.
Finley, jr.. and the master of Hiram
Lodge.
The regular conclave OF Columbia Com
mandery, No. 2. knights Templar. held
last Friday night, was one of the most
ENJOYABLE this year. II was in the nature
Of business gathering and reunion. and
the sir knights were in happy mood, tell
ing of their good times this summer on
their vacations.
DR.. Frank (. Gibson, the Commando.
mas paid high tribute to the members of
his drill team who went to Denver and
made such an excellent showing. In
telling of that trip and ITS outcome, Com
mander Gibson speaks as follows in his
last circular:
'On August I many OF the six knights,
and their ladies started on a pilgrimage
to Denver, Colo. Columbia Commandery
played a very prominent part in the trip,
and while their drill team cid not bring
home the first prize. all OF the team feel
well satisfied that they put up good
fight, and were very fortunate in COM
ing in sixth. At Saratoga Springs, n, Y,
in 1907, Columbia Commandery won the
second prize by the score of 90.S per cent,
while at Denver, Colo, August Il, 1918,
we made 9l65 per cent and came in sixth
out of sixteen teams competing. Most
of these men had never had any expert
ence whatever in drilling, but IL was
fortunate to have them in the team in
order that our commandery could be
represented at the thirty second triennial
conclave.
The Commander wishes to thank the
members of the drill team for the very
earnest efforts they put forth in prepar-
ing to go to Denver and for the courtesy
they extended their commander while en-
route and at Denver. Boys, you are 20 be
congratulated. Everybody says you put
up a most beautiful drill. and you have
every reason is the world TO feel proud.
wish that each of you would wear the
cross that the committee presented to
you at Denver on all occasions wish
to thank Sir Knight Hoover and his
associates, Sir Knights Shackleford,
Roby, Flathers, and Fookes, for the very
able manner in which they ran the COM
missary car TO and from Denver"
In the same circular Commander Glib
son tells of the trip to Atlantic City, as
follows:
'On September 5. Columbia Comman-
dery and their friends made a pilgrimage
to Atlantic City, y. j., stopping at the
Monticello Hotel There were forty-five
in the party, thirty-seven of them staying
at our hotel The Pennsylvania Railroad
furnished us with a special car going and
returning. During our stay at Atlantic
City we had a very delightful fishing
trip, an evening on the steel pier. a trip
TO the minstrel show, and the famous
Atlantic City cake-walkers. and on the
last evening We had very delightful
chair ride and balloon trip
The next trip to he taken is outlined
by Commander Gibson as follows:
"Our next pilgrimage will be under the
direction OF Sir knight Gus A. kneess on
Saturday, September .. We will take
special electric cars at Fourteenth Street
and New York Avenue at o'clock and
proceed to Baltimore. there board the
steamer Three Rivers, which leaves Bal
timore at o'clock. sail down Chesa peake
Bay and up the Potomac River. making
numerous stops en- route, arriving in
Washington about o'clock Monday
morning. Sir Knight Kneess has secured
all the best stateToOms on board the
Three Rivers for our party Arrange
ments will be made in the dining room TO
seat the whole party at once"
owen II. Williams, Grand Master Of
MasOns Of South Dakota, was in the city
last week and visited National Lodge,
No. l.. F. 4. 4. NJ. going with Grand
Master Charles E. Baldwin, of this city.
The fourth and fifth degrees will he
conferred seXt Tuesday night at the
Scottish Rite Cathedral. Third and Z
Streets Northwest. This will be the be- |
ginning of the work of comforting the |
degrees from the fourth To the thirty /
the final work 10 be done in the |
presence of the delegates to the biennial /,
meeting of the Supreme Council Of the /
degree for the Southern !
Jurisdictios of the United States OF !
America in October.