Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-02
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bury, and all are welcome" adds Master
i Pollard
phone has been installed for use of
the brethren on the lodgeroom floor
Royal Arch Chapter elections have been
| reported as follows:
Eureka Chapter. No. 4-Walter T. Paine.
William NJ. WALES. scribe: D. w. Beach,
jr.. secretary: Theo. Friebus. treasurer.
Proxies to Grand Chapter-William II
Amiss. Paul F. Grove. Charles E. Alexan-
| der.
Proxies to Grand Chapter from Wash
John L. Apple. George L. Lohrer
Master James H. Windsor at Acacia
Lodge. No. IL. Tuesday evening. the &C.
casion being his initial presentation of
the NJ. NJ. degree. A past masters jewel
| was presented to Harry j. Robertson, the
| retiring ma ster of 1912.
| National Lodge. No. Il. which has the
| F. c. degree Tuesday evening. is consid-
ering the purchase Of robes for Its cere-
! monial work. Past Master William T.
Hastings having the matter in charge.
! 1t Is also proposed to organize an F. {.
team. Merrick Williams having that mat
ter in his hands. Junior Warden Carnes
| will be at the head of the work Tuesday
| evening. and at its conclusion refresh
| ments will be served the members. At
| the next communication. February IL. the
| E. A. degree Is scheduled, and announce
| ment is made that special Will probably
| be called early in March for the NJ. NJ.
| degree. Worshipful Master John Mar
| shall Jones is beginning to make things
move" from the start.
Washington Royal Arch Chapter. No. =.
entertained the lady friends Of its mem
F.! bers Friday evening with musical and
| literary program and light refreshments,
| in the banquet room OF the temple An
| orchestra furnished the music. and Grand
] High Priest Jacobus s. Jones delivered
| one of his felicitous addresses I'm response
| to the toast, 1.-The Capitular Year." Re-
| firing High Priest William T. Hastings
| Triangle" and ". H. II. Smith told the
| story Of the building of King Solomon's
Temple, making 1t rise in miniature
blocks. showing its beauties and its fur
Cannon sang pretty solo. The male sing
ing contingent was represented by john
l.. Apple. and delightful selections were
played by a mandolin and guitar quartet.
At it's grand visitation to Mount Horeb
Royal. Arch Chapter, No. z. Tuesday even
ing, High Priest Philip NJ. Ashford held
the string that was supposed to spring
the big surprise and introduced w. III. Fl.
Smith for his interesting tale of King
/ Solomon's Temple. There was music and
selections were sung by the famous Ger
man choir of Mount Horeb. Old timers in
the chapter were surprised. but newcom-
ers thought everything was very nice.
| King Solomon Lodge. No. 81, the day
light lodge" which meets Wednesday aft
ernoon at o'clock. has the F. c. degree
scheduled. with Junior Warden Chase in
charge. Worshipful Master Bert V. Wolfe
announces that Edgar F. Burson. one of
the lodge members now located in west
IT. e.
Rev. j. Hehning Nelms and Junior Deacon
Williams, both of whom have been i'll, are
rapidly recovering.
welcomed the annual visitation of Grand
High Priest Jacobus S. Jones and the
| officers of the Grand Chapter Wednes-
day evening with an elaborate program
! the story Of Winning the West" illus
| trated with stereopticon views. by Clar-
! ence j. Blanchard of the reclamation
service of the government. Grand High
Priest Jacobus s. Jones reviewed the
work Of the year and, as usual. said nice
I things Of the chapter. Mrs. A. W. Brinck
sang a soprano solo. accompanied on the
piano by Miss Helen KalstrOm; Messrs.
! Raymond, Pierce, Thomson and Turn
burke. a mandolin and guitar quartet,
played selections; the Columbia Chapter
i Quartet. Messrs. Myers. Mosher. Rod
rick and Humphrey, sang: ]. Walter
| Humphrey sang bass solo; Charles E.
| Myers. a tenor solo, and John Gregg
| Paine gave a recitation, all of which re-
| ceived cordial applause.
! With a Peach. Divine. a Payne. a
| Gum and a Boss on the refreshment
! committee, all varieties of taste were
supplied under the direction of James
A. West. chairman. Frank H. Pierce.
| chairman, and Armand Offutt, vice chair
| man, at the head of competent commit
( tee, looked after the entertainment
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| Rufus W. Pearson. vice chairman. led
their large committee on reception in ex-
| tending the inequalities of the occasion.
cas:on included William T. Hastings.
high priest. chairman ex off1cio; Charles
Cyrus Coombs. chairman: Charles C.
Galloway. vice chairman. and Harry L.
| West. George G.. Seibold. William S.
Macdonald. Frank III. Pierce. Rufus w.
Pearson. George l.. Sherman and Castle
man P. Boss: The occasion was delight
Arch Chapter, not Columbia Lodge, as
one of the newspapers announced in
glaring headlines, was fully entitled to
the credit for it. Oscar A. Danzenbaker
was the organist for the occasion
Harry B. Cramer, long the efficient
secretary of Mount Pleasant Lodge, No.
:3. and one of the most popular Shriners
OF Alinas Temple. who was allured to the
wild and woody west by tempting offers
| from the land of the Mormons. has
reached his destina ton, and the Ogden
papers are giving him a big send-off.
He had scarcely arrived when the com
mittee selected to report on the conditions
| resulting from the city of Ogdens first
year under the commission form of gov
eminent engaged him to investigate and
report. The result of his report. its
completeness. cOnciseness. comparative
statements and other features soon en-
Unused the city committee that it rushed
into print about it, and gave the young
| Washington accountant flattering pub
Hcity. letter from Mr.. Cramer to his
old friend. Pop" Dingman. said he was
appalled, with the responsibility of his
real job. the one that took him from
I Washington. ''why they opened the
vault and pulled out a big trunk filled
| with stocks. bonds. mortgages, abstracts
and what not. gave me the key and told
me to 60 ahead with my work I never
heard Of such confidence" he writes.
Takoma Lodge No. 20. had an evening
| with 1.-THE travelling triangle Tuesday,
| when c. c. Galloway. Jack West and AL
ton +. Hastings, the special committee of
Columbia Royal Arch Chapter. No. 1, hav-
ing the famous jewel in charge carried it
| to the lodge for exhibition and the story
OF It's journeys. which was well told by
Mr.. Hastings. Chaplain Thomas c. Clark
| announced that the illustrated lecture of
w. II. III. Smith on King Solomons Tenn
pie would be delivered at the TakOma
| Presbyterian Church Sunday evening,
February 0. for the benefit of those who