Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-22

SharleS IL Baker, samuel n. beCN
Richard p Evans. Charles S. Menagh
F. W. Sharp. William A. Hasper, Johr
| Gaub. A. L. Greenwood. William 7
| Hebbard, Roger E. La Hayne. E. j
| Hollis and Samuel 3. Pole.
Tickets-Wtlliam NJ. Heinline, chair
man: William E Miller and Harry E
Gladman.
William D. Wright. past grand mas
ter of the Grand Lodge of Colorado
visited the Temple Monday.
William r. Singleton Lodge. No. 80,
F. A. A. NJ, and Friendship Chapter.
No. II. o. E. s., are preparing to give
joint, fair October 10, IA. Il and 49,
1915, for tile benefit of the two orders.
A meeting of the board of directors
of the Masonic and Eastern Star
All meetings of the several chapters, o.
f. s., have been called off for the pres
ent week including those of Electra,
No. 2: Bethlehem. No. I; Friendship No.
Brook land, No. IL; William F.. Hunt. No.
1G; Takoma, No. II; Cathedral, No. IA;
st. Johns Lodge Chapter. No. IS; Tenn
pie, No. 13, and Columbia, No. IS.
The New Jerusalem Lodge, No. 9, at
its communication Thursday night,
will have an exemplification of the eX-
animation of visitor by Past Master
Bert V. Wolfe of King Solomon, No. 81
the daylight lodge). A special invita-
ton has been extended to the fraternity
to attend this communication
A delegation of Royal Arch Masons of
the District of Columbia is to attend
the thirty-sixth triennial convocation
of the General Grand Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons at San Francisco, Cal.
September 1. The representatives of
District capitular Masonry will be:
Lem Towers, jr., grand high priest;
William c. Fowler, deputy grand high
priest: Arvine w. Johnston. proxy for
William w, Jermane, grand king. and
Arthur c. Shaw. grand scribe. Other
members of the party will be Abram S.
Mccoy, past high priest of Potomac
high priest of Potomac Chapter; Henry
yost, and Mrs. Arthur c. Shaw. All of
the above named left the city yester-
day for the western trip, except Mr..
Johnston, who left week in advance
of the others.
The officers of the General Grand
Chapter include George NJ. Corson. a
Mason of high degree in the District of
Columbia. who is deputy general grand
high priest. He is candidate for the
of Henderson, KY, that of general
grand high priest. and thus head the
General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons of the United States.
From Harper's History of the Grand
trict of Columbia" it is noted that
George Edgar Corson comes from New
England ancestors and that his early
education was secured in the public
schools of his native town. Lebanon,
Me.
He served in the 18th United States
Infantry during the civil war. receiving
severe Sunshot wound through his
left side in the battle of Spottsylvania
Court House. This wound prevented
him from accepting a commission in
the regular army, for which he was
recommended. October 10, 1864, he was
appointed to a clerkship in the War
Department, which he has held up to
the present time. Mr.. Corson is an
University, having been graduated
from the Columbian Law School in
June. 1871. with the degree of bachelor
of laws, and was at once admitted to
the bar and to practice in the courts
of the District of Columbia. Mr.. Cor
son is q member of Harmony Lodge.
No. II, F. A. A. NJ, and Potomac Chap
ter. No. 8, r. A. NJ, and was grand high
priest in 1886. At the triennial con-
vocation of the General Grand Chapter
at Indianapolis. Ind, in 1912. he was
elected deputy general grand high
priest. having been advanced at each
succeeding convocation from the lower
stations. He is member of Washing
ton Council. No. l, Royal and Select
Masters; Potomac Commandery, No. 3,
Knights Templar: thirty-third degree
honorary of the Southern Jurisdiction
of the Scottish Rite; a member of the
of Amounted High Priests,
and belongs to the Masonic Veteran
of the District Of Column
bia. He has also received the degrees
of the Royal Order of Scotland While
George Edgar Corson never filled the
position of grand master, he has occu-
pied many stations of prominence in
various bodies of District Masonry and
for many years has been one of the
most active popular Masons in this
Jurisdiction.