Evening star., 1914-03-08

Mar. is-Takoma, No. IL: cathedral. No
IA: ST. Johns Lodge. No. Is. !
But three blue lodges failed to bulletir
their work this week-Federai, NO. !
Geo. c. Whiting. No. - and st. John $
No IL The chapters were less obscrvant
but five of the nine meeting during the
week having signited to the Grand sec
rotary their line of work. The meeting OF
the new High Priests Association last
evening is expected to remedy this de
linquency to some extent in the future
only Columbia, No. =, which has a specia
Friday evening, of the Knights TcmpiaI
commentaries had made announcements
when these columns went to press. Co
lumbia Commandery announces the orders
of the Temple and Malta
The big feature Of the week will he the
spring meeting of the Grand Lodge Sat
urday evening for degree cNcmpiihcauon.
Stansbury Lodge. No. ~. will have both
the l. a. and +. &. degrees tomorrow
evening. special being held at pm:
Arch Chapter. No. 4. will devote its con
vocation Friday evening to social pur-
poses. The religious services at the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home this after
noon at :: O'Clock will be under the
auspices of Bethlehem Chapter, q. T.. s,
No. Z.
Evangelist Chapter, Knights Rose
troix, of the Ancient and Accepted scot
tish Rite. will have the eighteenth degree
in full ceremonial form Tuesday evening.
Interest in the spring class seems to be in
creasing for there were number of ad-
ditions in the chapter last week.
The degree cxemplifications under
the auspices of the Grand Lodge COM
nittee on work and lectures and
Nd Tt,nr n mo-
Saturday evening will attract the at
tention of many of the newly elevated
officers who are desirous Of becoming
good ritualists.
J. T Moulden has been appointed tiler
of Dawson Lodge, No. IL, vice Job u.
CHAMPION. deceased, who served in that
March II and 81. Past Master W. J.
Naylor is the lodge instructor. The
Grand Lodge of the District. Past Mas
ter John A. Colborn. is a member of
Dawson Lodge, as also is Past Master
Milton Strasburger. who was recently
one of the judges of the Municipal
Court. The T. C. degree will be pre-
scented tomorrow evening in Dawson
Lodge.
The first official circular issued by
President Eugene L. Thompson of the
High Priests Association for 1914 in
dicates that the association will meet
the first Saturday of every month at
7:30 pm. in the chapter chamber at
Masonic Temple 1t requests the high
priests of the respective Royal Arch
chapters to keep in close touch with the
association by forwarding at least once
- month a schedule of the chapter work
for the month. The showing made in
capitular Masonry last year. as out
lined in the annual address of the
Grand High Priest, is being seriously
considered by President Thompson of
the High Priests Association. with a
view to improving conditions. Every
high priest, king and scribe. the circu-
lar recites. is an active member of the
association and every past high priest
an associate member.
The Junior warden will head the official
line in Stansbury Lodge, No. "a. tomor-
row evening at the special at q O'Clock
when the F. c. degree is presented. At
the regular communication at I:30
o'clock the past masters will of1ic!ate
in the E. a. degree. Stansbury Lodge
meets in B-ightwood. d. c., in its own
building the private entrance to which
on the north side OF the building. is
about completed Members and visitors
have been asked to use this entrance.
Eminent Commander Frank L. Gibson
OF Columbia Commandery, No. . has
his large corps of committees busy MAX
Ing preparations for the commandery :
Ladies' night the evening of March y;
NJ old Masonic Temple. 9th and F streets
northwest. The affair is to consist of an
entertainment, reception and dansantc
and Charles f. Matthews is chairman OF
The general committee Of arrangements
Intention is called to the illness Of Junior
Warden Charles L. Foster. at George
Washington University Hospital and
George W. Siggers, L. V street north
west. Jackson 5. Cole whose illness
was also noted in DIR. Gibsons last cir
in Glenwood cemetery Friday Afternoon
with Masonic honOrs. Mr.. Cole was .
member of Washington Centennial Lodge
No. II, and of Washington Royal Arch
Chapter No. ..
Col F.. NJ T.. Ehlers' recital of tn,
initiation and passing of the Hon. Eliza
beth -. l.eger. afterward the Hon. Mrs
Adworth. in Lodge. No A. Doneraile
ireland, in 1885,, forms an interestns
contribution TO the Lodge News Bulletir
Of the New Jerusalem Lodge. No. .
for March. portrait of the oni,
woman Mason accompanies the arti
Gle The lodge will present the NJ. NJ
degree Thursday evening: the E. A. de
gree March 26; lecture on Panams
April 8. and the +. {. degree April .3
j. G. +. Atherton of 1922 Potomac ave
nue southeast is reported as recovering
from pneumonia and able to sec friend.
who may call. Charles Ii. Abbott of Al
ath street northeast is reported seriousl,
III. The bulletin also contains anothe
installment of Craft Masonry. Paper No
3: under the caption ''Geomantic Ma
sons.' and an extension of the histor,
Of tho Masonic and Eastern Star HON,
by Past Grand Master Lurtin r. CHM
vice president of its board of directors
East Gate Lodge, No. 81, announces th,
+. Z. degree March IS with Junior War
den Charles w. keil heading the line, ant
the L. A. degree for April 1. with Senio
Warden Henry II. Rieseberg in charge
The lodge IS 10 have theater party a
Polls March -.
senior Warden Arthur W. Davidson will
li-:sd the line when the NJ. NJ. degree il
presented in Benz. Il. French Lodge. No
-. March l6.
Kallfpolis Grotto. No. 10, Mystic Orde
ofveiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm
has busy tive months mapped out ahsa1