Evening star., 1915-05-16


The spring work OF the Ancient ana
Accented Scottish Rite bodies, now
nearing completion, will be continued
Tuesday evening when Albert Pike
Consistory will confer the thirty-hrst
degree. inspector inquisitor.'' with
Horace r Mcintosh, X. c. {. H., IN
charge. assisted by Nathan WE'LL X. c.
Z. H Francis J Woodman, $50 degree
honorary. Lem Towers, jr.. SD degree ;
James l., Mcintosh. X. c. c. H.. Allen
Bussius. SD degree honorary; ]. Archi-
bald Bailey. X. C c. H. Archie d.
Engel 32d degree; Jacobus s. Jones. SD
degree honorary: E. St Clair Thomp-
son. 32d degree: John H. Won Herman.
X L. c H. and Charles G. F. Toepper,
X C. C. H.
After the work of the degree gideon
! Pillow will deliver his illustrated lee
tt.re, "The story of Washington-lts
Founding. Destruction and Develop
ment-' The lecture is illustrated with
more than $50 stereopticon slides. some
of which are made from the rarest pic
lures. The lecturer approaches his sub
tect from the historical and political
,iewpoint. describing in detail the i'm
tional seat of government from the
period when the American colonies sep
arated from England to the present
time. The officers of the Scottish Rite
feel that their effort i'll securing this
lecture will be appreciated by the mem
bership and that Mr.. Pillow VIII be
encouraged By a large audience
Osiris Lodge, No. % will celebrate it's
az
evening at Masonic Temple, and to this
celebration Worshipful Master Richard
NJ Towson has invited not only those
who are members Of the lodge. put
those who at any stage OF ITS exist
ence have felt an interest in II. The
evening he SAYS. Will be devoted 10
bright and helpful speeches. jolly en-
tertainment and warm fraternai greet
iugs and at its close q supper Will De
served by one Of the chapters OF the
order of the Eastern Star The first
meeting Of the chartered lodge was
held May IL 1890, with forty-two mem
bers upon its roster. one week after the
charter had been issued. according to
the Masonic calendar compiled by
Grand secretary Arvine w. Johnston.
To-day its membership numbers go
strong IL has twentY-two living past
masters one of whom. l.. Cabell William
son. was grand master in 1885,. Its first
master was William Oscar Roome. VIII
lam u LanvoiGht. who was master Of
the lodge lgtt. IelG the ONCE o1 pfeSl-
fenr of the Association of Worshipfu
Masters If the District OF Columbia dur
ing that yesr. The lodge is represented
in Grand Lodge committees hy Past
Grand Master T.. Cabeu Williamson. at
the head nf the committee on grievances,
and by William Mont gumery, member
of the committee on library. Its career
IN Masonry h4s been fitting and ex
empary one and its charities have been
many
Worshipfui Master NJ YerSer has
called special communication OF
I.ehsnon Lodge. No ! Tuesday. for
the VI ~ degree. Light refreshments
will he served az the conclusion of the
work
A, tho regular communication Of the
lodge MAY 81 the members will he en-
terrained ny moving picture show IN
tho Irdgc-ocm after ? short business
session.
The next meeting OF the Level Club
Vii he held Saturday. May % The
committee on membership announces
= large class of initiates for this meet
ing and an effort is being made to have
= large attendance on this occasion.
= rrocran Of unusual merit Is prom
ised and refreshments VIII be served.
uith cigars for those who smoke.
srerial conVocation Of ColunT hia
Chapter No l. R A. NJ. has been called
for Wednesday sfterr oon, May 49, at
- o'clock. for III" purpose Of pre-
senting the royai arch degre4 II Is
announced that tho degree will begin
promptly AT 2 o'clock, and continue un-
III the work is finished. Four teams
viii be exalted. The regular convocs :
tton will be opened at 73o pm at
which II is planned 70 transact nothin z
but ths routine business OF tho chapter
in order that The remainder of the
evening rnay be given over to ex-
which Is IN honor of the seventy iifth
anniversary of the granting of the
original charter OF Columbia Chapter
by the Grand Chapter of Maryland
aiay 40. 1870 Prominent Masons will
he present and take part In the pro-
gram. and a pleasant evening Is an
tictpated. At a special convocation of
the chapter May IL tho past and most
| excellent master degrees were con-
ferred
Kar1ipolis Grotto. No. 16, 10 now plan
ninn for It's trip TO participate in the
convention Of the Supreme Council,
which will he held June 7, S and . In
Buffalo. y Y Chairman 4 II. Rogers
has requested all prophets who contern-
plate making the journey 10 coinnIini-
cate with him In order that the Buffalo
entertainment committee may be in
formed to the number of Washing
ton prophets who will be in attendance
Headquarters OF Kailipolis Grotto will
lie at the Hotel Lafayette.
Tho Washington delegation will leave
Washington. via the Baltimore and ohio
railroad. early Sunday morning, June &
arriving at Buffalo the same night II
Is expected a large delegation will go
from Washington. many accompa nied
by their wives. Arrangements prob
ably will be made whereby kalIipoli.
Grotto will connect with the same train
on which Samis Grotto of Richmond
will travel. The party VIII be aug
mented by delegations from Baltimore
and Philadelphia.
The grotto band viii accompany the
Washington prophets and will be like.
l. contenders in the band competition
Elaborate preparations are being