Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
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priest: Lem Towers. jr., deputy grand
high priest: William c. Fowler, grand
king: William II. Munder. grand scribe;
| Arvine w Johnston. grand secretary;
John A. Colborn. grand treasurer: Orviiie
Drown. grand visitor and lecturer; Paul
K. Hckok. grand chaplain: Charles c.
Goombs, acting grand captain of host:
Arthur c. Shaw. grand principal So
journer: Emmett NJ. Carter. grand royal
arch captain: Frank F. Major. grand
master of third vail; John A. Goodier.
acting grand master of second vail: Guy
| W. A. Camp. grand master of first vail:
Cummins c. Helmick. grand sentinel:
William A. Harries. high priest or
| Eureka Chapter, No. 4: Louis II. Meyers,
high priest of La Fayette Chapter. NO
3: Theodore T. Moore. high priest of
Mount Horeb Chapter. No. :. and En-
gene E. Thompson, high priest Of Ana
costa Chapter, No. L. Among those
, present were George L. Corson. deputy
general grand high priest OF me General
Grand Chapter of the United States. and
J. James F'oble. past grand high priest
OF the Grand Chapter of Maryland. who
| made congratulatory remarks. and Past
| Grand High Priests Henry *. simpson.
Jacobus S. Jones and Adolphus Guide.
| At the conclusion of the ceremony the
following officers of the new chapter were
| Installed by Grand High Priest Pettus:
| William NJ Wales high priest; r. stone
| Jackson. king: William I. Hackett,
scribe: Harry r. Cramer. secretary;
Jacobs. captain of host; Alton p. Hast
ings. principal sojourner: Joseph M.
Iarzolf. royal arch captain: George H.
Post. master third vail; Edwin e. Put
| nam. master second vail: Ambrose X
Swan. master first vail; Dudley W. Elem
| ing, sentinel.
| The new chapter begins its career under
the most favorable auspices. having
! tifty-eight charter members. and fifteen
| applica tons were received when the
! baby chapter got down to business. 1t
| has been set up in housekeepinS by
| various gifts of furniture and parapher-
| MALTA from Columbia Chapter. No. 1;
| Washington Chapter. No. 2; Mount YER
non Chapter. No. 3: Eureka Chapter, NO.
4: Mount Horeb Chapter. No. Z. and
| Brishtwood Chapter. No. 8. and John A.
Goodier. Dan. W. Beach. jr.. Blair Nc
and l. P. Eppelsheimer Charles w.
Moore, accompanied by J. W. Cheney.
sang number of solos during the even
| ing. An audience of nearly 200 witnessed
the ceremony
| Washington Centennial Lodge. No. IA.
| will have the L. A. degree at q spe-
| cial communication Wednesday even
| ing at o'clock. with Junior Warden
| James S. Mccarthy heading the line.
At the regular communication the
same evening at $50 o'clock regular
| business will be transacted. which will
be followed by a social hour, during
/ which grape juice punch and cigars
! will be served. The lodge will have
| it's ladies night March . at 8 o'clock,
at the Old Masonic Temple. 9Th and F
streets northwest, with Marx E. Kahn
! in charge of arrangements.
; Worshipful Master Leonard p.
| Steuart accompanied by junior War
| den James S. Mccarthy and several
members of the lodge, visited Mount
! Vernon Monday afternoon and placed
! a wreath at the tomb of Washington
, for whom Washington Centennial
| Lodge was named.
| Previous to depositing the floral piece
upon the casket Mr.. Steuart said
| ION behalf of Washington Centen-
NAL Lodge. No. IA. Free and Accepted
Masons of the District of Columbia
| which was named for him. l place this
wreath on the tomb Of that illustriou.
| American and Freemason. Gen. George
| Washington. in honor of his birthday.
| Our illustrious brother, whose sa
| cred ashes repose in the tomb before
| us. fought to establish upon this cor
| tinent free republic which should be
| the haven of the oppressed of all lands
After defeating the British army
| and driving it from our shores he.
together with his compatriots wrote
| into the organic law of the nation he
established the eternal principles Of
! Freemasonry. thereby guaranteeing t.
/ every citizen. whether Gentle or Jew
Christian or Turk. the right to wor-
| ship God according to the dictates of
! his own conscience. and further guar
| anteeing that church and state should
| forever remain separate, that religion
| should not control the government anG
| that free school system should be
! maintained that every child might
have an opportunity to secure an edu-
, cation.
The name of this illus,rious Mason
| and his heroic achievements will i've
as long as time endures.'
Junior Warden James P. Schicl will
, in Benjamin z. French Lodge. No. 15
tomorrow evening. Senior Warden Arthur
| w. Davidson will head the line in the
NJ. NJ. degree March 16.
/ Arminius Lodge. No d. will present
| the NJ. n. degree in the German language
under the direction of worshipfu! Master
George NJ. Siebert Tuesday evening.
Naval Lodge. MOI. is beginning already
10 mark time for its summer excursion
! TO Marshall Hall. July TO-
Mithras Lodge of Perfection of the An
Gent and Accepted Scottish Rite will hold
its election of officers, and Evangelist
Chapter. Knights Rose Croix, will pre-
sent the fifteenth degree in full ceremonial
form tomorrow night
The good peeple of Augusta, Ga. the
home of the late Maj. Archibald w.
| Butt. to whose memory a memorial
bridge has been constructed there bear
ing handsome bronze memorial con-
tributed by Temple Moves Lodge. No.
80. of which Maj. Butt was a member,
are said to be looking forward to its
dedication April IA as residents of
| Washington look forward to a presi-
Dental inauguration
The Temple-Noyes contribution to
the memorial is bronze shield bear
ing the seal of the lodge and a state
ment that Maj Archibald w. Butt was
made a Master Mason therein, while a
bronze tablet on one of the pillars of
the bridge will record that Temple
Noyes Lodge. No. 80. F. A. A. NJ. of
Washington. d. c.. participated in the
dedication of this bridge April IA
1914"
The lodge committee for the event
has arranged the following itinerary
for the pilgrimage to Augusta: Leave
Washington on special cars at pm
Friday. April 10. for Baltimore where
| the steamship Merrimack of the Mer-