The Washington herald., 1913-01-30
GRAND CHAPTER
MASONSONVISIT
Columbia Lodge, No. l, Host
at Entertainment IN New
Masonic Temple.
POMP AND CEREMONY
More Than 500 Are Present and
Witness the Digni6ed Cere-
mouy,
POMP AND CEREMONY

The annual grand visitation of the
\ Most Excellent High Priest, accompa-
| nied by the officers OF the Grand Chap
| ter. Royal Arch Masons. of the District
| of Columbia, to Columbia Chapter, No. !,
| r. -. 49,, took place with the accus-
| toned pomp and ceremonial circum-
| stance OF the Masonic order. in the
presence of more than 500 members and
their families at the New Masonic
| Temple, last night
Miss Columbia, impersonated by Miss
Maude Feldheimer. made the announce
ment of the various programme numbers,
| and after a musical selection by the
orchestra announced William T. Hast
| ings. high priest, who rendered the well
come of the chapter to the audience.
Grand High Priest Jacobus s. Jones gave
| review OF the years work, showing
highly satisfactory progress. Clarence ].
Blanchard gave an interesting lecture on
| the Winning OF the West" illustrating
his remarks with numerous colored Ian
1 tern slides.
The following musicaI programme was
presented: Mandolin and guitar quartet,
Messrs. Raymond. Pierce, Thomson. and
| Turnburke; bass solo, ]. Walter Hum
phrey; soprano solo, A. W. Brinck, ac-
| companied by Miss Helen kalstron; Sc
lection by the Columbia Chapter Quar-
tet, consisting Of Messrs. Myers. Mosher.
Charles E. Myers, and recitation, John
Gregg Paine.
Refreshments were served.
Among the Visitors.
The visiting officers of the grand lodge
consisted OF: J. S. James, grand high
priest; Adolph GUIDE, deputy grand high
priest: William ID. Pettus, grand king;
Lem Towers. grand scribe; A. W. john
son, grand secretary; Martin r. Tharp.
grand treasurer; Orville Brown, grand
visiting lecturer; Rev. Paul r. Hickok.
grand chaplain; DR.. Fowler, grand cap
tain of host; DR.. Wunder grand prin-
cipal sojourner; Mr.. Jermane, grand
royal arch captain; Mr.. Shaw, grand
master of the third veil: DIR. Carter,
grand master of the second veil; Harry
Major, grand master Of the first veil:
q. c. Helmick, grand sentinel: George
e. -Gorson, deputy grand nigh priest OF
| the grand royal arch chapter of the
United States: Mr.. Fobel. OF Baltimore,
past grand high priest.
The following committees were In
charge of the programme Of the even
ing:
Executive committee-William T. Hast
ings. chairman ex oficio; Charles Cyrus
Coombs; chairman; Charles c. Galloway,
vice chairman: Harry l.. Strang, jr.,
Richard B. Nixon. James A. West.
SelDOlu, " D MdCuoHdIu,
Frank II. Pierce, Rufus w. Pearson,
George L Sherman. Castleman P. Boss.
Entertainment committee-Frank II.
Pierce, chairman: Armand Offut, vice
chairman; Charles c. Galloway, William
S. Macdonald, George L. Sherman.
Refreshment committee-James A.
West, chairman: Z. c. Peach, vice
chairman; T. Frank Morgan, John D.
Bradley, Luther NJ. Divine. John c.
Gordon, J. E. Payne. Charles S. Gum.
w. H. Guthridge. Charles C. Perry. NJ.
n. Serrano, William d. Skeen. Daniel
P. Bush. II. W. Delawder, Castleman p.
Boss, Frank Hursh, and E. S. White
more.
Reception committee-GeorgeG G. Sci
bold, chairman: Rufus W. Pearson. vice
chairman; T. F. Herring, S. E. Tomlin-
son, c. B. Matthews, w. Ivanhoe Joch-
um, II. f. Claflin, n. ]. Ward, F. n.
Westerman, Edward B. Fletcher. W. L
Shuck. George A. Tuttle. George Poole.
J. Z. Tibbitts, W. W. Potbury, Wilbur
Fookes, Alton p. Hastings. Alex. Oat-
man, H. l. Gordon. II. G. Sherwood, ].
L. Sellers, Ralph Piferno, L. F. Valen-
tine.
The officers of Columbia Chapter are:
William 7. Hastings, high priest;
Charles Cyrus Coombs. king; Charles C.
Galloway, scribe: Harry L. Strang. jr.,
secretary; Richard B. Nixon, treasurer:
James A. West. captain of the host;
George G. Siebold, principal sojourner;
William S. Mcdonald. royal arch captain;
Frank Fl. Pierce, master third veil;
Rufus W. Pearson. master second veil;
George L. Sherman. master first veil;
Castleman p. Boss. custodian, and J.
William Lucus. seminal
Choir: Oscar A. Danzenbaker. organist;
J. Walter Humphrey. Roland r. Rodrick,
Charles f. Myers, and AlexanderMosher