Evening star., 1914-02-15

At the annual corivocation of the Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the
District of Columbia Wednesday evening
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Walter p. Pettus. grand high priest:
Lem Towers. jr.. deputy grand high
priest: William c. Fowler, grand king:
William II. Wunder, grand scribe; Ar
| vine W. Johnston. grand secretary: John
A Co-born. grand treasurer. Orvil.e
Drown, grand visitor and lecturer. Rev.
Paul r. Hickok, grand chaplain; William
! W. Jernane, grand captain of the host;
Arthur c. shaw. grand principal so
! journer; Emmett NJ. Carter. grand royal
arch captain; Frank F. Major. grand
master third vail: Joseph H. Milans.
! grand master second vail: Guy W a.
t Camp grand master first vail: Cummins
c. Helmick, grand sentinel; Harrison
DinSman. trustee for three years. The
officers were installed by Geo. f. Cor
son, deputy general grand high priest
| of the Genera Grand Chapter of the
United States. who was assisted by Past
Grand High Priest Henry X. simpson.
| The nost important business Of the
| convocation was the granting of Il petit
! ton from SiNty-two Royal Arch Masons
| Tor charter to form new chapter to
| be known as Mount Pleasant Chapter.
| No. 13. The new chapter will he con-
stituted by the Grand Chapter February
a5, and viii meet in the new Masonic
| han at the corner of 1ith and Kenyon
/ streets northwest The principal Officers
will be 70 lows: VIM NJ Waiies, high
priest; r. Stone Jackson. king; Vim. r
| Hackett, scribe; Harry B. Cramer, sec
Rotary: Chas- Some, treasurer.
| The retiring grand high priest, Adolf
phus GUIDE, was the recipient of a hand
some thirty-second degree Scottish Ri,e
charm, which was presented to him on
behalf of the constituent chapters by
! Wilbur III. Lawrence. He also received
a past grand high priests jewel from
! ~ md
| by Past Grand High Priest George C.
Ober.
| Tribute was paid by retiring Grand
High Priest Guide to our dead of the
! year, as follows:
| Burton Raynor Ross. past grand high
| priest, died December o6 1919 and Charles
| Webster Hancock. past grand king and
Iast grand secretary, died February IL,
| l9l'' and other members of this grand
| chapter rs follows:
/ Henry Stephen Merrill, past high priest
OF Columbia Chapter. No. /; Martin
. Connor, past high priest of Colurnbi,
Chapter, No. l.; Samuel Edwin Tom
| Ehson, PAST high priest Of Columb a
| Chapter, MOL. Bennett Armstrong Allen
past high priest of Columbia Charter,
No j; Charles f. Etchberser. jr.. mast
high priest of Columbia Chapter, No. /:
narles y Stockett. past high priest of
Washinston Naval Chapter. No. 6. and
! Washington r. Nalley. past high priest
OF BrlghtWood Chapter, No .
II was recommended that pages i'm tn,
proceedings be- set apart and suitably
| iiiscrlped to the memory of these deceased
companions.
The address of the retiring grand high
priest showed that during the past wear
gains in membership were made I'm only
.our chapters. while losses We're sus-
tanned in six, while TWO neither lost nor
gained The following is a summary
/ OF the work and casualties of the year:
Menlbership. 1917. ;;,o6l: exalted, 1SO;
| ahiliated. 20; reinstated. L.: gain. ...l
Total during year 31SS Withdraun ~.
died. 81; lost for other causes, 81. Total
loss. ISL Membership. 1913, 1854, with a
net gain Of 81.
The returns of four chapters show an
| aggregate gain of seyeutv-four ,,,e,n-
bers. while those Of six show an ,,rgra-
gate loss of thirty-seven The u.t gain
shown by the chapters as whole is
due to the exceptional prosperity of
net gain of fifty-eisht There * do
crease in financial resources Six chan
tcrs show gain of S1I4.g1 in assets and
SIX show a loss of Sl.O0o.i2 Il net loss of
$2s5.5S.
afford no cause for disco,lra apement
! They only reflect the conditions OF Lusi-
ness depression and high cost of living
which have prevailed in our jurisdiction
during the year.
OF the reports of the committee on cor
respondence. the grand high priest said:
| NO part OF our proceedings is of great
er interest than the cor1rnittee's conciss
record OF the yearly events in the ca
pitu.ar world and the rulings of grand high
priests and Jurisprudence committees
on important questions The chairman of
the committee Companion Roe Fulker-
son, has infused his inirnitable person
ality into his work. enlivening the dry
details OF routine proceedings with his
7 delightful humor, and his reports have
attracted wide attention and received
Favorable comment from all his conte,n-
| l-soraries In this field"
OF the High Priests Association, he
said:
Il have regularly attended the monthly
meetings OF the High Priests Associa-
: ton. and have derived great satisfaction
and profit from its discussion of methods
> for improveing administrative efficiency
IN the chapters and other subjects in
which the chapters have a common in
terest. The interest in the meetings has
been increased by addresses from well
, informed companions on topics of inn
portance TO capitular Masonry. and the
association has been not only helpful