The Washington herald., 1913-05-18

come In turn to nh this high once the,
may have the same cordial support from
their subordinates as they have given me
All have proven their manhood by theil
knightly courtesy. and the poet says:
/ Manhood l. the oce immortal thing
Beneath rms's chSnssfnl ~
To the commandery ofiicere and frateri
of the subordinate bodies return thank
for many acts OF kindness and good
Fellowship. the memory Of which shall
always abide with me. All have seemed
Ito be endeavoring to exemplify In their
intercourse with me and with each other
the words of Poe when he wrote:
| o. my mortal friends and brother:
we arc each and all anothn
And The soui that give. most frs<iy from iis
Would yq lose your life. you find it,
And In giving love you bind Il
| Like amulet Of safety to your heart
Forevermore
And now, my friends and brothers, ]
return the charge intrusted to my keeping
one year ago. II viii go to more capable.
but not more willing hands. trust the
year TO come and all the years to come
will witness a steady growth, not only In
numbers but toward the attainment of
our knishtly ideals, that forgetting those
| things which are behind and reaching
forth unto those things which are before
we press toward the mark for the prize
of the high calling Of God in Christ
Jesus'-our Emmanuel. So as time goes
on hospitality and kindness. brotherly love
and charity. will become more and more
the instructive motives that shape our
daily lives.
For To- the days arc fastening on
By prophet bards foretoh.
When with the ever circling years
Comes round the age Of gold,
When shall all the earth
Its ancient splendors fling.
And the whole world give back the song
Which now the angels sing.
THE Red Light" off,cial organ Of
Kallipolis Grotto. No. Is. Mystic Order Of
Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm,
issued last Thursday announces the cere-
monial session to be held Monday evening,
May 2s. at Odd Fellows Hall, a. Seventh
Street Northwest.
Monarch Jesse F. Grant in his proclama-
ton to the prophets" tells OF things that
are going to happen to the large class Of
candidates which is expected to cross the
River Styx" on that occasion, and states
that this will probably be the last cere-
monial before the heated term.
Much interest Is being manifested IN the
trip to Springfield. Mass. where the ses-
sion of the supreme council of the order
will be held. The delegates and party
from this city will leave Union Station
Saturday, May 81. at midnight, and will
arrive In New York Sunday morning and
will take the steamer trip up the Hudson
to Albany, thence by rail to destination
Columbia commandery. No. Knights
Templar. held a stated conclave last FRI
and Malta were conferred.
In the presence of one of the largest
gatherings in the history Of Takoma
Lodge, No. q, F. A. A. NJ, the NJ. NJ.
degree was exemplihed at special commu-
nication of the lodge Thursday evening by
worshipful Master Howard s. Fisk, as
sisted by Past Master William E. Dyre.
Grand Master Charles z. Baldwin, Past
Grand Master Ben w. Murch. Grand
Lecturer Thomas II. Young, and Grand
Warden c. Bickford, were present
the evening and witnessed the
work of the lodge officers. Past Grand
Master Murch assisted in the work of the
evening and addressed the candidates on
Masonic principles
Grand Master Baldwin took occasion to
the master and line officers
of the lodge on the dignified and impress
sive manner in which the work was
executed and the large number OF MEM
bers of the fraternity present. During an
Past Master Martin X.
Speelman, of B. B. French Lodge, No
Is, presented to Takoma Lodge on behalf
of the Masters Association Of ISL,
large picture containing photographs OF
the members of that association, OF that
year. Included in the group Is Past
Master William E. Dyre, OF Takoma
Lodge, formerly secretary-treasurer OF the
who was present last evening
and unveiled the picture when the presen-
tation took place. Acceptance was made |
by Worshipful Master Fisk on behalf of
Takoma Lodge, who after thanking the
donors for the handsome gift announced |
that 1t would occupy a prominent place In |
the lodge room for years to come. The |
evening concluded with musical elections |
and the serving of refreshments.
The officers who occupied their stations
On this occasion were: Master, Howard S. |
Fisk; senior warden, Enos 8. Harnden; |
junior warden. Ernest w. Porter; secre- |
tary, ]. B. Derrick: treasurer. Past Master |
c. Plat; chaplain, Rev. Thomas
C. Clark; senior deacon, Malcolm Nc
Crone; Junior deacon, Harry A. Stacy;
senior steward, Fred l. Harries; Junior
steward, James N. England; master Of
C. H. Spencer; organist.
Rooster; instructor, Past Master
NJ. F. Bowling, and tler, Isaac
Emerson.
Among the guests present Thursday
evening were: Masters John I. Painter,
Dawson No. IS; Milton J. Fillius, Ana
,ostia No. 81; Philip F. Pollard. Stansbury
So. "a; Edwin A. M. Lawson, East Gate
No. "a. and W. NJ. Hutchinson, Mount Her
non No. l7s, Maryland, and Past Master
Thomas G. King, Potomac No. 5: Thomas
J. Sergeon, Lebanon No. z; Martin R.
speelman, B. B. French. No. Is; William
". WALES, Dawson No. is; Anthony Lehr,
,tansbury No. "A; Thomas N. F. Downing,
,tansbury No. "a: Edwin A. He'll. st.
Johns No. II. and Wilmer g. Plat; Harri-
'on M. Bennett. Orlando d. Semmy,
George L. Tarbell, Alfred d. Smith.
schuyler s symons, and William Dyre, of
rakoma Lodge No. g.
The last meeting Of Cathedral Chapter
TO- a. o. E. g., was particularly pleasant.
after the routine business the. degrees
we're conferred upon three candidats; all
he officers filling their stations with credit
o themselves and satisfaction to the
HAPPIER.
The chapter closed in short form and a
programme Of music was pre-
ented by the entertainment committee,
ir. Cariin 8. Eskridge. chairman. as fol-
ows:
Plano solo, little Miss Sophia Clevans;
iano duet Misses Lulu McGrath and
ophie Clevans: vocal solo, Master Russell
fcCalester, accompanied by Mr.. c. III