The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-31
Masonic Affairs.
Mount Pleasant Lodge.

Mount Pleasant Lodge.
The first degree will be conferred Tues
day night at the regular meeting Of
Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. -. Fourteenth
and Kenyon streets northwest. according
to announcement in Noble Grand Swim
giles lodge bulletin for the month OF No
vember. A CORDIAL welcome is extended
visiting members 70 attend the meetings
OF Mount Pleasant Lodge.
In q series of duckpin games. the result
to be decided by total number Of pins,
several members Of Eastern and Mount
Pleasant lodges rolled the initial set Tues
day night at the Palace Bowling Alleys.
No exceptionally high scores were made.
there being several recruits in the game.
lawson for Eastern and Warren for
Mount Pleasant rolling best for their re-
spective teams. The total pins were:
Eastern, l.7S: Mount Pleasant. 1911. The
teams will meet again on Monday night
at the same alleys.
King Solomon Lodge.
The grand master of Masons OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia will pay his annual
grand visitation to King Solomon Lodge.
No. 81. Wednesday afternoon, and wor-
shipful Master Bedell announces that q
luncheon will be served at I o'clock and
Master Mason's degree conferred during
the afternoon.
Senior Warden Rose and Past Master
Thayer were in charge OF the delegation
which left for Richmond on Monday TO
pay a fraternal visit TO Meridian Lodge
daylight. Automobile sightseeing about
the city. a luncheon at o'clock. the
Master Mason's degree at o'clock. and
q banquet At 6 o'clock concluded a days
entertainment that will long be remem-
bered by the 800 or more members that
composed the assembiage, among whom
were several OF the Virginia Grand Lodge
line.
Others in the party from Washington
were: Past Masters c. E. sayles. John
L. Johns and Bert V. Wolfe: Junior
Warden McLsren. Senior Deacon John
son. Junior Deacon Webb. E. Baumgar>
ten. J. L. Kelly. B. F. williams. Murray
Wolf. G. D. Murphy. Fl. Z. Halliday. J. Fl.
Koeblitz. r. W. Burroughs. II. oden
Lake, and Matthew E. o'Brien. all OF
King Solomon Lodge: Past Master c. D.
Shackelford. Lebanon Lodge. Nc. Z: F. T.
Fugitt. Myron NJ. Parker Lodge, No. n:
B. F. Linthicum. Hope Lodge. No. %; c.
F. A. Stencil. Dawson Lodge. No. Is. and
II. T. o'Neale. George c. Whiting Lodge.
No. =.
Hiram Lodge.
Hiram Lodge No. TO- will confer the
z. A. degree next Thursday evening. No
vember I. with Junior Warden r. Han
son weightman heading the official line
The Grand Lodge will pay its annual
visitation to No. 10, at the next stated
communication. Thursday. November II.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
brethren to be present.
The Grotto.
The columns Of newspaper are far
too small to tell the story of the fall
ceremonial OF Kallipolis Grotto, staged
At the New willard Hotel Thursday last.
II was past monarchs'' night, the Of
ncers being filled by Past Monarchs Ed
ward s. Schmid. J. W. Collins. John H.
Shreve, r. H. Dickey and P. r. Pullman.
Perhaps never before did the degree
team render the ritualistic ceremony in
better style; the band may at some time
have played better music. but no ono
can recall the time nor place. and no
one among those who packed the large
ballroom ever heard the soloists and glee
club sing sweeter.
The evenings festivities commenced
with a selection by the Grotto Band.
followed by q musical skit written by
Prophet Charles A. Stevens. entitled
The Squire's Birthday" with Prophet
Stevens in the title role: Kirk C. Miller,
as Col. Sellers: Edward L. Hutchinson
as Cy. Thompson, Charles p Rouse as
Reuben Smith. Wilbur W. Fookes as
Jess Jones. p. V. Heating as Sam Sim
mons, members Of the Glee Club as
neighbors OF the squire; Jacque Heiden-
hetmer, pianist, and A. II. Staples. vio-
linist. The performance was roundiy ap-
plauded. but the play had to give way
to the initiation which Immediately fol-
lowed.
The class was large and II required
three secretaries to handle the petitions.
The full ritual was exemplifed. pune
tuated occasionally with a lsugh-provok-
ing punt" to the amusement of the
Prophets and wonderment of the initiates.
Altogether It was q beautiful rendition