The Washington herald., 1913-02-07
GOLD TRIANGLE
LEAVESCAPITAL
Famous Masonic Emblem to
Be Taken to Baltimore
This Evening.
OF MEMBERS
More Than One Hundred and Fifty to
Go to Monumental City in
Special Cars.

The officers and more than $50 members
of Columbia Chapter No. ]. Royal Arch
Masons, accompanied by the officers of
the Grand Chapter Of Royal Arch Ma
sons of the District OF Columbia. will
leave tonight at 6:l5 o'clock by special
cars over the electric line for Baltimore.
Md, where they will deposit the famous
Travelling Triangle" with Druid Chap
ter, No. IS, II. A. M. Of Baltimore.
Druid Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Baltimore has made arrangements to
receive the visitors from this city with
elaborate ceremonies. George NJ Cor
son, Of the General Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons of the United States
of America, will also accompany the
Washington Masons.
Thomas NJ. Brown, high priest Of
Druid Chapter. will receive the visiting
members of the Grand Chapter of the
District of Columbia and other digni-
taries Of the order, with appropriate re-
marks The members of Columbia Chap
ter will then be received. A committee Of
Columbia Chapter composed of c. c.
Coombs hight priest; E. st. Clair Thomp-
son. past grand high priest and chairman
Of the committee; c. c. Galloway, king;
J. a. West, SCRIBE and William T. Hast
ings, Junior past hight priest, will then
present the gold triangle.
Z. ST. Clair Thompson will make the
opening address and William T. Hast
inEs will make the presentation address.
The response to Mr.. Thompson's remarks
will be made by past grand high
priest. r. A. NJ, of Maryland. and the
response TO the presentation Will b"
made by Dan Billmeyer, junior past
high priest of Druid Chapter.
Following a vocal solo. Rev. Earle VII
fey, OF this city. will make an address,
the response TO be made by minister OF
Baltimore. Grand High Priest Jacobus
5 Jones. of the Grand Chapter OF the
District, will make an address. which
will be responded to by Grand High
Priest Gustav Titel, of the Grand Chap
ter OF Maryland. Following the ad-
dresses. a musical programme Will DC
given and a banquet will be served II.
honor of the visitors
Description of Triangle.
The Travelling Triangle" was sent TO
the Capitular World by the st. Patrick
Chapter. No. rs. of Toronto, Canada. 1t
is an equilateral or perfect triangle.
eight inches high. bars three-fourths OF
an inch wide. and made OF solid gold.
Il is appropriately engraved with en-
blems Of the order, and the chapter seal
is suspended in the center by chains. and
contains n figure of ST. Patrick.
It made its first pilgrimage to Key
stone Chapter. No. 1s3. Buffalo. y. y:
thence to Mckinley Chapter. No. lN,
Cleveland. Ohio; to King Cyrus Chapter
No. lS3. Detroit. Mich: Keystone Chap
ter, No. s, Indianapolis. Ind: Lincoln
Park Chapter, Chicago, Ill; Prince Ru-
pert Chapter, No. 50, Winnipeg, Mani
toba; Wascana Chapter. No. l2l. Regina,
Saskatchewan: Alberta Chapter. No. lW,
Calgary, Alberta; Vancouver Royal Arch
Chapter, No. as Vancouver. British Co
Iumbia: Ancient Frontenac and Cartardui
Chapter, No. l, Kingston, Ontario; Car
narvon Chapter. No. ). Montreal. Que
h,,c: st. Paul Royal Arch Chapter. Bos-
ton. Mass; Providence Royal Arch Chap
ter, No. l., Providence. r. l.; PythagorRs
Chaptpr. No. l.. Hartford. Conn: Orange
Chapter. No. %, Orange. y. J.: Columbia
Chapter, No. ]. r. 4. NJ, OF the District
Of Columbia, and to Druid Chapter, No.
81 r. \. NJ, Baltimore. Md. tonight.
The officers Of Columbia Chapter. No.
!. II. A. NJ. OF this city. who will make
the trip are: Charles c. Coombs. high
priest: Charles c. Galloway, king: James
4 West, scribe; Harry L. Strang. jr..
secretary: r. B. Nixon, treasurer:
George G. Seibold, captain OF the host
William s. Mcdonald. principal sojourn-
err Frank II. Pierce. royal arch captain;
Rufus w. Pearson, master of third vail:
George l.. Sherman. master Of second
vail: George W. Kennedy, master OF
first vail. and ]. William Lucas, sentinel
Officers of the Grand Chapter OF the
District who will accompany the travel
ing Triangle" arc: JaCobus 5. Jones.
grand high priest: Adolphus GUIDE, deputy
grand high priest; Walter b. Pettus.
grand king: Lem Towers. jr-. grand
scribe; Arvine w. Johnston grand sec
retary: Martin r. Thorp. grand treas
urer: OrvilIe Drown, grand visitor and
lecturer: Edgar c. Powers. grand chap
lain: William c Fowler. grand captain
Of the host; William H Wunder. grand
principal sojourner: William W. Jermane,
grand royal arch captain: Arthur c.
Shaw. grand master OF third vail; En-
nett VI. Carter. grand master of the
second vail; Frank F. Major, grand
master of the first vail. and Cummins
{. Uelmick grand sentinel
The delegations from this city will re-
turn at an early hour tomorrow morn
ing by their special cars.