The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
Copyright by HArTis-Ewing.

"The N. E. grand high priest directs
that the matter of lectures or other en-
tertainment at the visitations to be left
to the option Of the respective chapters
BY order of the NJ. E. grand high priest,
(SigneD "A. w. JOHNSTON,
Grand Secretary"
Centennial Lodge IpstaIIs Officers.
Washington Centennial Lodge. No. Il, F.
A. A. NJ, at a special communication last
Tuesday night, installed officers and con-
ferred the z. A. degree. Leonard p.
Steuart was installed as worshipful mas
ter; Paul E. Lesh, senior warden; James
S. Mccarthy. Junior warden; A Sidney
Jones, secretary; Walter B. Pettus, treas
urer; Rev. ]. J. Muir, chaplain; Rev. John
Weidley. assistant chaplain; Marx Z.
Kahn, senior deacon; Robert r. Cooke,
jr., Junior deacon; George DuvaIl. senior
steward; David A Fulton, Junior stew
ard; John L. Apple organist; Past Mas
ter Evander French, marshal; Joseph T.
Parks, Marx z. Kahn. and Charles R
Bartlett, proxies to Grand Lodge; Past
Master John J. Hill. tiler. and John c.
Bulger, assistant dler. Percy v. Keat-
ing was appointed chairman OF the COM
mittee to visit the sick for the month Of
January.
Past Master John J. Hill was presented
with certificate of life membership as
an appreciation OF his long service to the
lodge as master and tiler, John Water
man, the retiring master, delivering the
presentation address. In eloquent terms
he referred to the long service Of Mr..
Hill and the affection the members have
for him.
Worshipful Master Leonard P. Steuart
presided during the conferrfng Of the E.
A. degree, Senior Warden Paul E. Lesh.
who was scheduled to exemplify the
work, being absent on account Of i'm
portant business.
Babbi Abram Simon will deliver an
address on Masonic Duty to the mem
bers Of the lodge who were admitted dur
ing the past year, at the stated communi-
cation Of the lodge, January 7, 1914.
January q, 1914, at s o'clock p. m, three
will be a special communication for the
purpose Of comforting the F. c. degree.
at which time Senior Deacon Marx z.
Kahn' will preside. This will be followed
by the regular communication at 7:30 d.
m, for the transaction of regular busi-
ness and comforting the NJ. NJ. degree,
which viii be exemplified by the degree
team in their new robes.
Retiring Master Fisk Given Jewel.
The installation of officers Of Takoma
Lodge, No. q, F. A A. NJ, for the ensu-
ing year, took place last Tuesday even
ing in the presence of a large gathering
of members OF the Masonic fraternity.
Past Grand Master DR.. Francis ]. Wood
man, who was the second master of Ia
koma Lodge, installed, the officers, assist
ed by Past Master William E. Dyre as
master of ceremonies.
The officers installed were as follows.
Worshipful master, Enos s. Harden; SEN
ior warden, Ernest W. Porter: Junior
warden. Malcolm McCrone; secretary. i.
B. Derrick; treasurer, Past Master VIII
mer g. Plat; senior deacon, Harry A.
Stacy; Junior deacon, James N. England:
senior steward. G. H. Spencer; Junior
steward, Frank E. Reppert; master of
Isaac Emerson. The appointiye oficers
will be announced at the conmunication
on December e. when they viii be in
stalled.
At the conclusion Of the installation tha
retiring master, Howard S. Fisk. was
presented with a past masters ieweI
The presentation speech was made bv
Senior Steward c. II. Spencer. He smoke
OF the high esteem In which the Junior
past master was held by the members of
the lodge and OF the excellent record
which he had attained during the years
which he had served in line from the low
est to the highest office. The past wear he
said had been one Of the best in the his
tory of the lodge, and it was due TO Past
Master Fisk's untiring efforts ana de-
votion to the lodge that he had been able
to establish this record He told of the
loyalty Of the past master at ali times
and in return the support ana co-opera-
tion which he had received from the on
GERS who served under him and the mem
bers of the lodge. He said in conclusion
that he felt sure that in honorinR Past
Master Fisk by presenting him with the
Jewel that the lodge ana the Masonic
would be honored by him for
years to come.
In accepting the jewel Past Master
Fisk thanked the lodge and exnreesed
lis deep appreciation for the co-opera tion
which he had received during his term
Is master; the courtesies which bad been
'hown him and finally the honor which |
hey had conferred on him on retiring as |
master Of the lodge. He spoke OF the
pleasure which 1t had given him |
o be master of Takoma Lodge. espe-
tally in view of the fine record which |
lad been established during the wear
s13 and creditabie work of the line on
ers under the instruction of Past Mas
er Thomas n. =. Dqwiing. For bis. sue