Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13

Eight blue lodges are scheduled for
degree work the coming week. one for
the transaction of ordinary business.
two have given notice that their COM
municatioHs have been called off and
five have failed to bulletin their work.
But two Royal Arch chapters are bull
letined for work. two have given notice
tnat their conyocationS are called off.
and four have given no indication of
any kind beyond the fact that they
are scheduled in the Masonic calendar
TO meet The summer season is fairly
begun. as far as Masonry is concerned,
and only those bodies whose business
compels il are meeting according to
schedule.
Senior Deacon f. j. Ayersworth will
have charge of the F. c. degree when
IT is presented in Stansbury Lodge,
No "a, tomorrow evening.
Worshipful Master Otto Hammerbacher
will direct the presentation of the NJ.
NJ degree in King David Lodge. No. %,
Tuesday evening in the Masonic Tenn
pie at Brookland. Because the temple
is said to be the coolest in the District
a large attendance is expected. The
lodge will meet regularly during the
summer months because of the pressure
of degree work and special will be
held July 90.
The ways and means committee of
Kallipolis Grotto. No. Is. Yelled Proph-
cts of the Enchanted Realm. Is busy
with the arrangements for the joint
outing of the grotto with the WASH
fngton Florists Club August to the
bayshOre- p. L. Pullman. chairman of
the committee announces. In addition
TO the many unique features which
usually characterized these outings. there
viii be something special done for the
children of the prophets on that oc-
casiOn.
High Priest Arthur l.. Bryant OF
Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter. No
.. announces that after tomorrow even
ing. when the Royal Arch degree will
be the order of the evening. the chap
ter will hold further convocations
until that of September %. Tomorrow
evening Past Grand High Priest
Jacobus S. Jones will head the official
line in the degree work and Past High
Priest John Goodier will be the prin-
cipal sojourner.
Worshipful Master John /. Painter of
Dawson Lodge, No lS, says from pres
ent indications the month of July will
be busy one for his lodge. the E. A.
degree being scheduled for tomorrow
evening. the Z. A. and F. c. degrees
for the communities tions following, with
the indications pointing to a special
later in the month for the NJ NJ. de
gree. Encouraging announcements are
made as to the physical condition Of
Senior Warden Frank 1yey Wood, Sam
uel Gompers and Preston b. Wright,
all of whom have been ill. some OF
them seriously So Tomorrow even
ing the committee appointed to report
as to the proposed cost of completing
the Masonic and Eastern Star Home
will be ready with Its information, and
that subject will countless. form an
important part of the business of the
evening
Work scheduled ahead in King David
Lo1ge. No rs. includes the NJ NJ. de
special July 2s. the E. A. August {
the T. c. September and the NJ. M
AT a special September 80.
King David Lodge will have charge
CT the Masonic and Eastern Star re-
ligious exercises at the home this aft
ernoon at o'clock. when Rev. E. 4
Mott. rector Of the Advent p E. Church
will officiate. The usual conveyance
will be provided to take visitors from
the cars TO the home.
worshipful Master Frank Fl. Kramer
In his last circular calls the attention
of the members OF Naval Lodge. NO
4. TO the e. A. degree presentation IL
the lodge Thursday evening and the
lodge outing the following day. Q. y
Roepke is chairman Of the commit
tee of arrangements for the latter.
The following chapter from the histor,
Of St Johns Lodge. No. IL. which !
being published from time TO- time IN IN
Fred VI. Book. may interest the loca
members OF the fraternity:
AT the annual meeting OF Decembe
T. 1850, Worshipful Brother Horatfo y
ful master for the third time. and
the regular meeting Of January "a, 1901
the lod ge again showed in how hign es
TEEN 1t held its worshipful master D.
RENTING his dues as a marx OF per
sonai and fraternal regard.
The minutes of the regular communl
cation of the Grand Lodge held Decem
Der -. 1870. contained the following
.After the reading Of the report. IN
constitution rules. regulations and by
laws. which accompanied 1t. were takel
ID and adopted. section by section, etc
This was the signal for the beginnin
II a most spirited controversy betwee
the Grand Lodge. represented Dy IN
n ". grand master. Il. r. French, an
several OF the subordinate lodges OF tht
at the regular meeting of January p
1871. there was received a communica tiol
s~om Hiram Lodge, No. 10. transmittin
!: copy o. a resolution adopted by tia
lodge January IL. 1881. appointing com
niittee 70 inquire into the circumstance
under which the constitution was adopt
sd by the Grand Lodge on the anniversa
nv Of St John. the Evangelist. and tn
propriety of tlemor.aliZing the Gram
Lodge relalEe t"eie'o; oiu 80.
the several lodges of the jurisdiction Z
appoint similar committees
I'm response to this resolution, the wor
shipful master ard senior and JUNO
wardens were appointed a committee 10
St Johns Lodge
'.At the next regular meeting. Fepruar
IL Past Master Ezra Williams offered
preamble and resolutions. which We
unanimously adopted. declaring THAI i
the opinion of a considerable number O
The Masonic brethren of the jurisdictio
OF the District of Columbia. the constitu
,ion OF the Grand Lodge of said D.stric
adopted at it's late session. contains Pre-
visions subversive of the privileges or TN
subordinate lodges-conficting with man
Of the usages of the order which hav
existed from time immemoral
and requesting The most worshipfl
grand master TO convene the Grand Lodg
4: an early day with view OF takin
inltiatory steps for an alteration or tn
constitution