Evening star., 1915-12-05

fourteenth degree in full foTm
Elections and installation of officers
will occupy the Blue Lodge attention
during the coming week, the only eX-
ceptions occurring Wednesday after
noon, when King Solomon Lodge, No.
81. will have a special for the F. c.
degree and Saturday, when Acacia
Lodge, No. is. will have a special for
the NJ. NJ. degree.
Columbia Royal Arch Chapter. No. l.
has a special convocation bulletined
for Wednesday evening for the P. NJ.
and NJ. E. NJ. degrees. while Friday
evening, Capitol Royal Arch Chapter,
No II, the only one of the six chap
ters holding stated convocations who
announces work. will have the R. A.
degree.
Tuesday evening, at o'clock, NTH
ras Lodge of Perfection, of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite, will have
the fourteenth degree, Perfect Elu."
in full ceremonial form at the Scottish
Rite Cathedral, Sd and e streets north
west. with the following cast of char
acters: DR.. Francis j. Woodman,
thirty-third degree honorary and tiler
OF the Supreme Council for the
Southern Jurisdiction, as venerable
master, George R. Davis, K. C.
L. as senior "dTOen, JOnn ii.
Won Hermann, K. C. c. H, as Junior
warden; Henry R. Evans. thirty-third
degree honorary, as orator: James H.
Mcintosh, thirty-third degree hon.
orary. master of ceremonies. and Mil
ton Hopfenmaier. K. c. c. H. assistant
expert. Next week, Evangelist Chap
ter, knights Rose Croix will have the
fifteenth degree, Knight of the East.
the Sword, or the Eagle, Tuesday
evening, December IA. at s o'clock
this ha Car
Guard will participate.
Albert Pike Consistory will have its
annual meeting and the election of its
officers Tuesday evening. December 2S.
The grand commander of knights
Templar ofSthe District of Columbia
has promulgated the following Christ
mas sentiment announced by the COM
mittee on Christmas observance of the
grand encampment:
TO Right Eminent Sir Lee S. Smith,
acting grand master: While we re-
joice in the numerical increase and
growing influence of our order. may we
more earnestly pray that the ruling
motive of each life be kindness and
brotherliness to all. seeking to extend
helping hand to whomsoever may stand
In need, remembering the words of the
Blessed Emmanuel, 1nasmuch as ye did
it unto one of the least of these, ye
did it unto Me-"
The grand master sends the follow
Ing response:
Sir knights: In responding to the
beautiful and appropriate sentiment ex-
pressed in your toast. l heartily and
earnestly enter into the spirit of the
same. 1t is easy for me to do this,
as the object aimed at has been one
of the ruling passions of my life,
desire TO bring sunshine and happiness
into the lives of others: as / consider
that no monument in bronze or marble
can equal living monument in the
hearts OF our fellow beings To so live
and act that the world may be better
because we have lived in il should be
the aim of all members of this valiant
and magnanmous order, founded upon
the life and teachings of Him of whom
1t is written. Never man spake like
this man, and who devoted His short
earthly life for the benefit of mankind.
The occasion that called the Order of
Christian knighthood into being was
the cause Of those needing help and
protection. The present-day Templar
has sacred duty to perform, though
of a different character.
Il reiterate the appeal for charitable
acts, not words. issued by Grand Mas
ter Melish in Christmas response of
1910.
4 call upon each of the nearly one
quarter of a million Knights Ternplar
under the Jurisdiction Of the Grand En-
campment to individual reconsecration
in the cause of humanity, Have you
an enmity against soul on earth2
Go to him and be reconciled. Have you
wronged any one? Make IL right Are
those about you who have little of this
worlds necessities or luxuries. or upon
whom fate has frowned in other ways?
Then, at this happy Christmas time, go
TO them either with a smile or material
help. and thus bring a little OF the
sunshine with which God has blessed
you into the lives of others. By this
you will prove to yourself the truth
fulness Of the saying. 1t is more
blessed to give than TO receive
since our last Christmas service. our
beloved grand master, Arthur MacAr-
thur. has answered the final call and
passed 10 the grand asylum above. He
fell full knightly, with his arTnor on.
Let US revere his memory, emulate his
life and follow the teaching derived there
from Let us press on in lfe's warfare
BY beautiful work and good acts Let
each day embrace some good deed. some
kindly act. some thought for others
than ourselves.
.It We sf, down a, set of sun
And count the things that We have done,
And. counting, And
One seif-denytng act. one word
That eased the heart ot him who heard
0ue glance most kind.
Tha. fell Ike Sunshine where it vent.
Tsen may count tine day well spent
"Courteously and fraternalIy.
LEE S. SMITH,
Acting Grand Master"
Grand Commander Hesse. in accord
that the constituent Communicates as
semble in their asylums or other places
OF meeting Christmas day at noon and
unite with the Templar host in piedg.
ing the sentiment to the right eminen,
acting grand master OF the Grand En-
campment. He especially commends
the Masonic and Eastern Star Home
10 the sir knights for remembrance
when performing some act OF charity
/. and pure benefcence that will bring
a little of the sunshine with which
God has blessed US into the lives o,
others"
The address of the acting grand mas
ter Of the Grand Encampment is giver
as Lee ;. Smith. Pittsburgh. Pa. fol
the benefit OF those who may send hin
direct communications.
Columbia Commandery drill team will
be the host TO the Sir knights OF fh,
commandery and their ladies Tuesda,
evening at a select musical and lit
erary entertainment to be given in tn,
commandery asylum, at the conclu
sion of which buffet supper viii b,
served tn the banquet hall. Dancinl
will follow the remainder of the even
ing. The chairmen of the differen
committees are Charles Roberts, en-
tertainment; Charles e. Foster, dane
ing; Charles q. Father. supper: J. A
Lacombe. decoration. and Past Com
Tsmpls-Noyes Lodge, No. 80. vii