The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF FRATERNAL CIRCLES IN WASI1rGT
Masonic Affairs.

Masonic Affairs.
LODGES
September I3-Darson. No. le. NJ NJ; stansbnrs'
No. q.
September :+FederaI. No. /. NJ. NJ; Acacia. No.
IT, N. NJ: Takoina. No. .. N NJ.
september is-washilston Centennial. Nc. "A;
Osiris. No. 2s +. C; East Gate. No: 81. Z. A.
seTten,ber ls-Sa,al No. 4. NJ. NJ; Hiram. No
10; La Fayette. No. ls, NJ. NJ: William X. single
Ton, No 20
september ..-Columbia, No 5: Lebanon. No. I.
~ VI.
roYAL ARCH CHAPTERS:
September T3-Mouut Vernon, No ). 1usiness'
Hiram No. 10; Anacostia. No. y.
September H+NIoun: HOTeh No. :: Potomac
No. g.
September l5-colur.ba. No i. r. and NJ. E.
Washington Naval. No. s: Brishtwood. No. 3.
September I.--School Of Instruction
ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS.
September N-Adoniram Council. No.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR COMMANDER1Es.
September li-Dc Molay Mounted No. =.
September l5-Potomao. No. }.
September i.-Columbia. No. 2
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE
sertembcr M-Evansehst Chapter. Rose Csoix.
MASONIC AND EASTERN STAR HOME.
September l2-Rcligious services under auspices of
ArTninius Lotge. No. :. at P. m
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS.
sertenber l3-Temrle No. 13; Columbia. No Is
September li-EIecta No .: Bethlehem, No. I;
Friendship. No Il; Fidelity. No. 70.
September Ii-Areme, No. 10.
September l6-E-ther. No. S.
September i1-Martha, No. 4; Ascension, No. %.
G.. f. Corson Elected to High Office.
The general grand chapter. Royal
Arch Masons of the United states,
closed its triennial convocation at
San Francisco with the selection of
this city for the convocation of 1918.
The work of Tie Masonic War Rer.I
Association was indorsed. and a con-
tributior cf S5.0UG voted to the reuef
of distress in the European war zohe
App-ova. also was given the proposed
plan of Washington n-AleXardria
Lodge of Masons to erect half 'n l.
lion dollar memorial building at Alex
ardria. Va. to be dedicated to George
Washington. the Mason and Man"
TIE nev officers elected and install
e! included George E. Corson, Of This
city. general grand high priest. winch
District Masonry considers a signal
honor Thomas G. Shryock, OF BAI:i-
more. Md. was elected general grand
treasurer
Grand Secretary A. W. johnson
Ronored.
Grand Secretary Arvine ". john
son Of the ristrict of Columbia. was
elected vice president of the Guild of
Grand Secretaries al the recent meet
ing in San Francisco. Cal. for the
ensuing year.
Nntcs of Scottish Rite Bodies.
The officers and members of COM
Tnittees of Scottish Rite Masonry re-
port excellent progress in the recep-
tion of petitions and preparing for
the fall reunion to be held October
Is. IA and Is. a special meeting of
he committee on membership. William
+. Galliher. chairman, was held Tues
lay night at the cathedral Encour-
aging reports were received from the
subchairman for the blue lodges as
follows:
Federal. No. l. Ralph W. Lee; Co.
Iumbia. No. 3, Jacobus S. Jones: Ma
val. No. 4. Charles F. zurhorst; Po-
tomac, No. 5. Lem Towers. jr.: Leb-
anon. No. :. Charles S. Shreve. jr.: {:
the New Jerusalem. No. 9. w. Seaton
Trunnell: Hiram. No. 10, Harry g..
Kimball; ST Johns. No. IL. Robert A.
Daniel: National No. IL, Robert
Meyer: Washington Centennial No. II.
Edward S. Schmid: Benjamin B.
French, No. *, E. st. Clair Thompson:
Dawson. No. IS. Allen L. Cotton: Har-
mony No. II, Roe Fulkerson; Acacia.
40. IS. William Schoneberger; La Fay
ette. No. l9. John r. Wright; Hope.
No. 90. Horace u Mcintosh: Anacos-
tia, No. 81. Wilbur H. Lawrence.
George c. Whiting. No. %, George w
Hess: Pentalpha. No. %. William A.
Hinmel; Stansbury, No. "a. Albert
%ahlert: Arminius. No. 25. Achille E.
3urklin: Osiris, No. 26. Herbert 7.
Gerald: Myron NJ. Parker. No. %. Ar
-hur NJ Bugden: King David No. IS.
Rob L. Greer: Takoma. No. 90 Francis
J. Woodman; William r. Singleton.
No. 30. Stephen H Hines; King Solo
mon. No. 81, Delos w. Thayer: Tenn
pie Moves. No. 80. Garter p. Keene:
Mount Pleasant No. 80. Harry B.
Craner: East Gate. No. 81, Allen f.
Cowles: cut Of town members. Gaylord
N S2ltZgaber.
Chairman Galliher announces that
in addition. to the foregoing Henry
Lansburgh, Gaylord NJ Salzgaber. and
Elmer E. Simpson. have been appoint
ed vice chairmen with power to ap-
point as many additional members as
may be deemed necessary. The plan
of organization of the membership
cccmmittee includes the selection of
q subcommittee in each blue lodge of
which the previously named commit
teenea will be chairman of the sub
committee in the respective lodges.
Special efforts are being made by
TIE local bodies to have a large class
of thirty-second degree members
ready when the supreme council holds
its biennial session in this city Oc-
tober IS. on which date also II is
planned to dedicate the new Scot
tish Rite House of the Temple at Six
teenth and s streets northwest. q
special executive committee in charge
of the erection of the new House of
the Temple is also arranging for the
dedicat tion ceremonies The committee
is composed of Lieut.. Grand Com
mander Charles r. Rosenbaum. chair
man. and Inspectors General H. c.
Alverson. of Iowa; Sam p. Cochran,
of Texas: John w. Morris, of West
Virginia, and H W. Witcover. of
Georgia. II is announced that this
committee will he assisted by spe-
cial subcommIttees appointed from
time to time as they may be needed
by Sovereign Grand Commander
George r Moore. Work on the new
House of the Temple is being rapidly
pushed to completion with the view
of having all things in readiness for
dedication when the supreme council
meets on October IS.
Prophets Announce Business Session
A business meeting of the Grotto
has been called for September 81 al