Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-06
MASONIC

fentalpna Lodge, No. y, Will mold
business session tomorrow evening: AGA
cha Lodge. No Is, business and socia
session Tuesday evening. and Harmon.
Lodge. No IL. social session Wednesda.
evening. when also st. Johns Mite AS
soc1ation will meet. BENJAMIN B. French
Lodge. No. 10: Anacostia Lodge. No. 81
and Mount Pleasant Lodge No IS, which
are scheduled to meet tomorrow evening
have called off their sessions. Not {
single blue lodge has announced WORK
for the week.
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter No
:. VIII meet Tuesday evening for the dis
patch of business and the receipt of De.
fitions. No other ROYAL Arch chapter
has announced work or session during
the week.
ports that both De Molav Mounted Com
mandery, No. 4. and Washington Com.
mandery, No. Z. have called off their
conclaves for the week.
King David Lodge. No. Is. announces
special for l O'Clock this afternoon for
the purpose of attending the funeral OF
Theodore Gerber. who died Thursday at
his home. 64S G street northeast. The
funeral will take place from his late
residence at O'Clock
Evangelist Chapter Knights Rose
Croix. of the Ancient and Acc epted Scot
fish Rite will meet Tuesday evening for
the transaction of such business as may
come before it.
Harmony Lodge. No. Ii, will have a
homecoming reunion Wednesday eve
ming after its summer vacation. with a
program of entertainment appropriate to
no &C n 10
NJ. NJ. degree for its communication of
September %. when Past Master Bert
Wolfe of King solomon Lodge. No. 81,
will officiate at the head of the Official
line. Both communications are to be
held in the commandery room. The last
circular of Worshipful Master Rufus W.
Pearson announces that an operation
was performed on Malcolm Macdonald at
George Washington Hospital August -.
but that he is doing nicely and can
see any OF his friends for a few mo-
ments'' The worshipfuI master also de-
votes q paragraph TO the proposed club
FOR master MaSonS in the District for
which charter members are now being
enrolled but does not go into detail eN-
cept to say that il will be a place where
we can meet members of our own and
other lodges upon the same footing and
form friendships to our liking"
Acting Sovereign Grand Commander
George +. Moore of the Supreme Council
of the Ancient and Accepted scottish
Rite FOR the Southern Jurisdiction of the
United States mas called a special meet
Ing of the Supreme Council at the House
OF the Temple in this city. October
when it is expected the office of grand
commander, which was made vacant by
the death of Sovereign Grand Command
er James Daniel Richardson. will be fill
ed according to the statutes. only the
active sovereign grand inspectors general
of the thirty-third degree will be per-
.nitted to take part in its deliberations
and the election.
Worshipful Master Leonard P. Steuart
and Junior Deacon Robert R. Cooke. jr..
are arranging for the family reunion of
Washington Centennial Lodge. No. IA.
which will be at d special communication
TO be held September 80 at $50 O'Clock,
when the NJ. NJ. degree will be presented.
At the conclusion of the degree work a
banquet will be served in the banquet
hall of the temple, which will be fol-
lowed with a fun-making entertainment.
consisting of nine parts. the nature of
which Chairman Cooke refuses to d1-
vuige. This will be little affair." for
the members of Washington Centennial
Lodge and few specially invited guests.
who will include the members of the
Association of Worshipful Masters of
1911, exclusively. Admission will be by
card, and it is announced the rule will
be strictly adhered to. Covers will be
laid for three hundred. ,.
Past Master John J. Hill. one of the
best known Masons in the District of Co
lurnbia, is reported seriously i'll at his
home. 23i French street northwest Mr..
Hill is tiler of his own lodge and also for
National and Temple-Noyes lodges He
has the reputation of personally knowing
more Masons than any other man in this
jurisdiction. He is beloved by all the
craft OF Washington. and his Illness is
deeply regretted. Mr.. Hill is also a mem
Der OF Mount Vernon Chapter No. 3.
Royal Arch Masons
MIR. Hill was employed for many wears
letter carrier in this city His
health failed, however, about three years
ago and he was assigned to duty inside
The city post office, which he continued to
perform until recently, when his rapidly
failing strength forced him to sever his
connection with the government and re-
main at home.
Myron NJ. Parker Lodge. No 27, will
have the f. y. degree at its communica-
ton September IL.
Sir Knight George e. Rohl of Potomac
tommandery, No. 3, Knights Templar is
reported i'll in Georgetown Hospital,
where he is able to friends who may
call.
La Fayette Lodge No. ~, has the NJ
IL degree scheduled for it's communica-
ton September Il. Worshipful Master
Albert A. Glaze. in his latest circular
calls attention to Henry \. Whallon the
first member of La Fayette Lodge 10 en-
Joy the distinction of having been a
member continuously for fifty years Mr.
Whallon was made master Mason Sep
TENDER |. 1864. and served as master OF
the lodge in 1861
The second communication of the blue
lodges in September is the last day for
dues, according to announcement in the
various lodge circulars.
National Lodge. No. L, has the T.. y.
degree scheduled for its communication
September 10.
East Gate Lodge. No. "a, will hold its
lodge school of instruction Tuesday
evening, and again the evening of Sep
TENDER o. The lodge sick list include:
Mr.. Gehret, at Sibley Hospital: r. Il
Thomasson and William r. Love.
Monarch Peter r. Pullman of kallip.
oils Grotto, Mystic Order of Veile1
Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. is Out
with a call. for September Seremonial
SIRIUS to be held at odd EsiioWS' Hail
The evening Of Se"tenber -. when there
viii be monster indoor parade and
-Toiutions for the benefit IF 100 neo-
phytes. One prophet, it is declared, has
the papers signed, sealed and lowered fol-
rhirty-two and a big delegation is OK.
pected from King Solomon Lodge" The
sion. and Sam Sbreye's Stunning Stunts
TICS nf G..