Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
they don't forget a brothers family when

they don't forget a brothers family when
he dies"
Federal Lodge. No. 1. is to meet in the
! Eastern Star Chapter room September
% for the consideration of important
| business" Worshpful Master l. Bert
! Nye is urging full attendance, and other
! things besides.
| worshipful Master Rufus w. Pearson
devotes a good sized paragraph in his
/ September circular to expressing his
! special appreciation of fraternal kind
n,ony Lodge, No, II. toward brethren in
distress during his year. There mas
never been time when they have failed
| to respond to an appeal" he says. The
| lodge will have the NJ M degree inc
| evening of September %. in the COM
mandery ROOM Malcolm Macdonald. who
sustained an operation for appendicitis at
George Washington University Hospital:
| August %, is reported improving ana
i able to see his friends.
| The charter list for the proposed Ma
sonic club will be closed october 10 ana
| a perma nent organization formed, accord
| ing to the circular announeemehs oI les
F.. Thomas Grant. Temporary headquarters
| have been secured at the Hotel Hudson,
| 1921 H street northwest, but 1t Is pro-
! posed to procure a permanent home near
| Masonic Temple The idea is to have a
l clubhouse with rooms for rental TO mem.
| bers, a cafe. billiard. pool Assembly anu
I lounging rooms and to extend tne scope
| from time to time so as to eventually IN,
clude all the conveniences. comforts and
Accomplishments of modern cluo LOT tne
} enjoyment and benefit of the fraternity.
Van H. Manning and L. Fl. Iroutman are
vice presidents of the temporary orea1n-
ization and C. C. Coombs, Bert V: Wolfe,
Charles f. Baldwin, Augustus B. Cool
idge. Harrison Dingman. E. st; CAR
Thompson. James A. West, Roe Fu,ker-
SON. E S. Schmid, I. s. Goldsmith. Ever
EFT H. Taylor. James T. Gibbs. John Will
son. P f. Pullman and Edwin A. SWingle
constitute the organization committee.
Such are the statutes of the Supreme
Council of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry that the
lieutenant grand commander, the second
officer in rank, does not automatically
succeed to the office of sovereign grand
| commander In the event of a vacancy IN
the latter but a special meeting of the
Supreme Council must be called within
ninety days of the time vacancy occurs
for the election of sovereign grand com.
mander for the Southern Jurisdiction Of
the rite The call for the special meet
ing occasioned by the death OF James u.
Richardson, one Of the most prominent,
lovabIe and efficient men. 1t Is said. who
ever held the exalted office OF sovereign
grand commander, having designated Oc-
tober Z as the time, and the House OF the
Temple in this city. at 50 and + stfeeIs
northwest, as the place. interest natural-
ly attaches to the outcome.
Leading those. doubtless. who Will re-
ceive consideration at the hands of the
Supreme Council is Lieutenant Grand
Commander George F. Moore. at present
editor Of the New Age, the official organ
of the rite, and the sole survivor OF those
who owe their position in the Supreme
Council to its famous Grand Commander
George Fleming Moore was born in Tall
ladega, Ala. educated in the schools
there and at Central Institute and the
University of Virginia: He studied law
under DR. John B. Minor and was ad-
mitted TO the bar. practicing both at
Rockford and at Montgomery. Ala until
his removal to the east in 1902. He was
appointed special United States attorney
by Attorney General Garland during
President Cleveland's first administration.
and then United States assistant district
attorney, serving as such and later as
district attorney through the first admin
istration of President Cleveland. that OF
President Harrison and until President
McKinley's administration. He also
served as judge and was later special
reporter of the decisions of the supreme
court of Alabama.
He became a Mason shortly after his
twenty-first birthday at Rockford. Ala.
received the chapter degrees there and
the council and commandery degrees at
Montgomery; was grand high priest OF
Alabama. grand thrice illustrious master
of the Alabama Grand Council and grand
prelate of the Grand Commandery of Ala
bama. In the Scottish Rite he has served
as master of Alabama Lodge of Per-
lection, deputy of the Supreme Council.
appointed by Albert Pike. and was nomi-
mated. by Albert Pike to be an active SOW
ereign grand Inspector general of the
Supreme Council. an honor of which he
was not appraised until the arrival in
Montgomery of Albert Pike and William
NJ. Ireland. secretary general. since dead.
who came to confer the degree and
crown him
He declined the honor, however in the
interest of a friend who had expected the
nomination: was coronetted an honorary
inspector general, and two years later was
spector general, with DR.. r. j. Num- of
Georgia. N. l.. Levine of South Carolina
and John f. Mayer of Virginia He has
been successfully grand minister Of state,
grand chancellor. grand prior, and is now
lieutenant grand commander and acting
sovereign grand commander.
Judge Moore comes of distinguished an
cestry. He Is a man profoundly Versed
in Scottish Rite Masonry, deep thinker.
conservative in judgment and man of
excellent executive ability and lovable
character. in the opinion of those who
know him best. He has host of friends
in the Rite who are sincerely hoping the
Supreme Council may find it wise and
proper thing to do to elevate him to the
office of sovereign grand commander.
A recent visitor to this Jurisdiction was
Charles NJ. Williams secretary of ST.
Cecile Lodge. To. $50. New York city
ST. Cecile Lodge is the only daylight
lodge of, the metropolis and numbers
among its members many of the theat-
rical profession Mr.. Williams was enter
tanned by officers and members of King
Solomon Lodge. No. 81. Washngton's
only Daylight lodge. The two daylight
lodges have for several years kent in
close touch. King Solomon Lodge having
on two occasions performed services for
st. Cecile Lodge. An exchange of fra
terna1 visits between the two lodges is
contemplated, and it Is expected that in
the near future a large delegation of
members from st. Cecile will be enter
tanned by King Solomon Lodge.
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