The Washington times., 1914-04-09
ALEXANDRIA MASONS
OPEN MAUNDAY RITE
Scottish iRte Bodies Will Begin
Three Day Services To-
night.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. April 9.


The Scottish Rite Mason bodies of
alexandria will begin tonight num-
her Of important MEETINGS, which will
continue thre days. Today Use observed
as Maunday Thursday, one OF the most
important festivals in the Masonic
calendar. and of particular Importance
10 all members of the Rose Croix chap
ters, which include the degrees from
The fourteenth to the eighteenth. The
observance Of the feast of Maunday
Thursday. is obligatory upon al mem
bers Of the chapter, even if they are
compelled to be absent from the tradi-
tional banquet. More than $50 knights
of the Rose Croix, who hold member
ship in Randolph chapter of this city.
and their wives, will assemble in the
Young Peoples building tonight to at
tend the dinner The ceremonw of eX-
tinguishing the lights will be perform
ed by the officers of the lodge. and
several Masons wsll speak. musical
program has been arranged.
Tomorrow night the anual spring re-
union of Washington Memorial Lodge
Of Perfection will be held. Degrees
from the fourth to the fourteenth will
be conferred. In the fourth degree.
Secret Master" the characters will be
as follows: King Solomon. Frank w.
latham; King Hiram, William Lewis
Allen: Adoniram. Percy E. Gift: Be
nsiah, L. P. Chauncey. In the sixth
degree. Confidential Secretary" the
parts viii be taken as follows; King
Solomon, William Lewis Allen; King
Hiram, Frank L. Latham: Zodoc, H.
Noel Gardner; captain of the guard, A.
4. Paul.
III the ninth degree, Flu Of the Nine"
the characters are: King Solomon,
PRANK w. Latham; King Hiram, Percy
Z Gift; Adoniram, II. Noel Garner +;
Tsadoo, the high priest, Arthur A. Paul i;
Ahishar, William G. LeHew Yahu-Aber.
william Lewis Allen; Banias, L. p.
Chauncey; Zabud, J. William May. In
The fourteenth degree, the Perfect Elu,
The characters are: Venerable master,
William G. LHew; senior warden, Will
liam Lewis Allen; junior warden, Frank
W. Latham; orator, H. Noel Garner:
master of ceremonies, A. A. Paul; cx-
pert, Percy E. Cliff assistant expert, J.
William May; captain of the host, L. I.
Chauncey.
Sunday afternoon. at $3.50 o'clock. the
lights will be relighted in the assembly
rUom Of the Westminster building, and
an address will be delivered by the Rev.
John Lee Allison.
The Rev G. A Luttrell, pastor of
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, has
been returned by the Baltimore Confer-
sRce as pastor of the church for another
year. The Rev. c. r. Strausburg has
been returned as pastor of the Methodist
Protestant Church.
Bids for the erection of the new truck
house for the Relief Hook and Ladder
Company will be opened at 80 o'clock
tonight by the joint committee on pub
cost $4,000, and will be erected on
Prince street, adjoining the present quar-
ters-
The first meeting of the special COM
nittee to investigate the Alexandria
Alderman W. w. BaIlenger WAS elected
chairman and Councilman D. Moxley
Low secretary. Water service Of other
cities. and rates and tables viii be pre-
pared, showing comparisons. Robert E.
GTonau, chief of the fire department
considerable information regarding the
water supply.
At a meeting OF Fitzgerald Council.
Knights of Columbus. last night. the
following officers were elected: Charles
T Hellmuth. grand knight; Claude NJ.
Lennon. chancellor; Thomas E. Dyson.
delegate to State convention; James
Callan. alternate.
4 Southern Railway freight car, con-
tanning two valuable race horses. the
property OF John Berry. Of Markham.
Va. and a quantity of household furni-
ture were destroyed by fire at Cal
rerton, Va, last night.
The Civil Service Commission an
ncunces the following examinations to
be held in Alexandria on the dates
named to till vacancies in the classified
service: Heating and ventilatng engi-
neer and craftsman, April 22-23; cleo
rrical machinist. April 27; nautical ex-
MAJ 5: laboratory aid in physics, May
e.: aid qualified in chemistry. May O.:
examiner of surveys, Nav {; junior civil
engineer. Msy G; computer and esti-
mator. May o.; refrigeration assistant,
Nav g.
Mrs Antoinette Till, q native OF Italy.
rhirty-two years old, was buried today
IN ST. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
morning at Christ. St. PauIs, and
Grace Episcopal Churches. Holy COM
rnuniop will be held tonight at Christ
Episcopal Church and St. Pauls Episco-
pal Church. Good Friday services to-
morrow are scheduled as follows: Christ
Church. early service at a m. morn
lrg PRAYER II a. m: St. Paurs Church.
morning prayer at II d. m; Grace
Church. holy communion at T:30 a. a..
mJrning prayer and address at 1920 q.
IN. passion service u 10 3 p. m. eve
ming prayer and sermon 7:30 p. m. The
usual Hoiv Thursday and Good Friday
services will be held at St Msry's
Catholic Church.