Evening star., 1914-10-18

Johns Lodge. No. is.
The season of grand visitations has
arrived That to William r. Singleton
Lodge, No. so. was made Thursday
evening. The visitations for the coming
week will begin tomorrow evening with
that to Anacostia Lodge, No. II. Tues
day the grand visitation will be made
to King David Lodge. No. IS, at a Spe-
cial and to East Gate Lodge. No. "a. at
a special at $40 pm. in the hall of
King David Lodge Thursday the grand
visitation will be made to Potomac
Lodge. No. ), at special at pm. and
to George c. Whiting Lodge. No. %, at
$50 pm. The next grand visitati ton will
be made to Stansbury Lodge, No. "a, at
pm. October 26.
Grand Master T. John Newton left
Washington last Sunday evening for
Chicago to attend the seventy-fifth an
aiversary of the Grand Lodge of Illi-
nois.
Sovereign Grand Commander George
r. Moore Will leave for Montgomery,
Ala. tomorrow to institute new coun-
ell of Kadosh. 1t will be his first visit
TO his home city since his election and
installation as grand commander of the
Scottish Rite for the Southern Juris-
diction. He will be in Montgomery for
three days. October II, % and 49, and
while there will confer the thirty-third
degree, honorary, upon DIR. W. P. Nc
Adory and DR.. j. L. Ray, who were
elected to receive it by the Supreme
council year ago. The Scottish Rite
reunion in Montgomery will be state
affair, and will be attended by prom
tnent members of the rite from all parts
IF Alabama and perhaps other states in
the south Secretary General John H.
weeks to attend the meeting of the
Grand Lodge of that state, being one of
its past grand masters.
Royal A. Gunnison of Juneau. Alaska,
and venerable master of the juneau
Lodge of Perfection, No. 1, called on
Sovereign Grand Commander Moore
Friday He says his lodge has men,
bership of ninety-nine, including some
of the most prominent men in the ter
ritory. Gov. J. F. r. Strong and Terri
toria1 Secretary Charles E. Davidson
being among them He says there is
In Alaska that has not it's group OF
Scottish Rite Masons. Juneau Lodge
of Perfection was granted letters tenn
porary by Sovereign Grand Inspector
Wash. now grand chancellor of the
Supreme Council. in 1911. and that 1t
was regularly organized in July, 1912.
Inspector General Hussey has also is
sued letters temporary for the forma
tion of a Rose Croix chapter in Juneau
Mr.. Gunnison is in attendance here on
the conference of the committee on uni
form laws, which meets just before the
session of the American Bar Associa-
ton
The local Scottish Rite bodies will be
gin the degree work of their fall class
tomorrow afternoon, comforting the
fourth. fifth and fourteenth degrees in
Mithras Lodge OF Perfection; the ff-
teenth ,in and and eighteenth degrees in Evan
Sehst Chapter. Rose Croix, Tuesday
afternoon: the twentieth and thirtietI
degrees Wednesday afternoon, in Rob.
ert de Bruce Council of Kadosh, anG
grees in Albert Pike Consistory Thurs
day afternoon. the work all beginning
at 5:15 pm. with a luncheon served
after the first degree of each evening
Stirling Kerr. jr. ssd degree honor.
AIRY. deputy for the Supreme Council il
the District of Columbia: Milton Hop
Hernmsrn IHsnmaier; n {; G H; John H vor
BAILEY, X G. G. H.. and James Fl. Nc
Intosh. K. c. C. H. executive commit
tee. and Elmer e. Simpson, K. c. c. n.
general secretary.
Hope Lodge. No. 90, will devote II.
communication Friday evening to so
cial purposes. when the members viii
be merry and have good time. accord
ing to the announcement of Worshipf1,
Master Charles F. Granholm.
East Gate Lodge, No. "a, will hold .
special at the Masonic Temple 1,
Brookland Tuesday evening to receiy,
its annual visitation from the grant
master and officers of the Grand Lodge
Later it is expected that the lodge vii
nringle with King David Lodge, No. 2s
which has its grand visitation the SAM
evening. and together they will iointT
celebrate the occasion.
Washington Centennial Lodge. No
u. will hold memorial services, whicl
VIII be open to the public, especiall
TO the families of deceased members
Wednesday evening in lodgeroon
No. l. third floor, New Masonic Temple
at 7:So. and after the necessary bust
ness is disposed of it will be CLOSED
the lodgeroom will be thrown open t
the public and the services will begir
DIR. Clarence r. Dufour. past ma S
ter OF the lodge. is chairman of tn
committee having charge of the sery
ices He will be assisted by Worshipfr
Master Mas wd;. Leonard ID r steuart, Post Mas
Streater. Senior Warden Paul E Lesl
Junior Warden James c. McCarth,
Nejib Hekimian. Herbert NJ. Osborn
A. W. Shrunk. Henry I. Meader, Alex
ander K. Meek and Percy W Keatint
A quartet, under the direction of
Walter Humphrey, will render musi
for the occasion.
The members of the lodge who passe
away during the Masonic year ju,
closed and for whom the memoirs
ssryiees ,. ~. viii be held are; William
NJ. Merrill. died February 8. 1914; Joh
G. T. Dom, died February II, 1S1.
Jackson S. Cole. died March 4. 191.
John Fisher; died March q. 1914
Moses ". Whitney, died May 2. 1911.
Almos p. Bogue, died May 10. 1s1.
William F. Bergman. died July 13. 1911.
Orville Dodge. died August 80. 1911
and Edgar b. Sheriff., died Septembe
10, 1914.
Brtghtwood Chapter, No. 8. has tn
mark deRree Gcheduled for Wednesda