Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-26

Nasons of the District of Columbia.
Religious exercises at the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home this afterHooi
at 5 o'clock will be held under the aus
pieces of Osiris Lodge. No 20 rev
Clarence +. Wise, pastor of the iowa
Avenue Methodist Church and chaplain
of Hiram Lodge, No. 10. will ofncia'e'
Special music will also be provided
worshipful Master Richard NJ. Towson
has extended a general invitation TO
the fraternity to be present
reception will be rendered to the
master Masons of the District OF Co.
lumbia by Albert Pike Consistory OF
the Ancient and Accepted sco,t,Sn
Rite Thursday evening, at o'clock,
at the cathedral of the rite at Sd and
L streets northwest. This reception
will furnish the opportunity to tire
craft in general to meet sovereign
Grand Commander George Fleming
Moore. who will, during the last half OF
October, beginning October Is. preside
. over the Supreme Council of the SOW
ereign grand inspectors general OF the
thirty-third degree of the southern
Jurisdiction of the United States.
Grand Commander Moore will deliver
an address. and suitable entertainmen mt
will be provided. A letter of invitation
has been sent to the worshipful mas
tiers and members of all blue lodges in
the District and all master Masons,
whether affiliated here or elsewhere,
will be cordially welcomed AS the re-
ception occurs during the week OF the
Grand Army encampment doubtless
many distinguished Masons from all
parts of the country will be present
Albert Pike Consistory has extended a
general invitation to them all to visit
the cathedral at any time.
At the meeting of the membership
committee. headed by William T. Gal
NJ.
tons for the dedication class to be
given the degrees October 10, IA and Is.
during the fall reunion of the local
bodies, were received. and assurances
are given that many more are yet to
come.
The House of the Temple. one of the
most magnificent structures in the
world. dedicated wholly to Masonic
purposes and the future home of the
Supreme Council for the Southern Juris-
diction OF the Scottish Rite. will he ded-
1cated by the Supreme Council October
Is. 1t is located at 10th and S streets
northwest. and is said to be without an
equal in the world as a Masonic tenn
pie. Arrangements for the dedication
are being perfected by the executive
headed by Lieut.. Grand Commander
Charles E. Rosen baum. who was for
time sovereign grand inspector gem
eral for the District of Columbia. as
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was he who reorganized the local bodies
and started them on their present pros
porous course in the rite. The Camp
Guard of Albert Pike Copsistory Of
Little Rock, Ark. in which Mr. Rosen-
baum is especially interested, will be
the guard of honor for the grand COM
mander at the dedication of the House
of tie Temple.
Potomac Royal Arch Chapter. No. s..
has called off it's regular convocation
Tuesday evening and instead will on
that date tender a reception to its
honored past high priest and past
grand high priest of the District of
Columbia, George T.. Corson, who was
recently elected general grand high
priest of the General Grand ROYAL Arch
Chapter of the United States. the high
est honor within the gift of capitular
Masonry. and to Lem Towers. jr., also
one of its honored past high priests
and the present grand high priest of
the District OF Columbia. general
Invitation has been extended TO all
ROYAL Arch Mason. in the District,
whether affiliated here or not. to be
present. and the invitation includes
their ladies as well. Potomac Chap
ter has made special plans for the &C.
casion.
Past Commander Mehn. chairman. has
called Joint meeting for tomorrow
evening of the several committees that
are arranging the twentieth annual
celebration of Orient Commandery.
The celebration will begin Sunday
evening October Il. with religious
services at the METROPOLITAN NJ. l..
Church. when the Rev. Sir Knight
James Shera Montgomery will preach
srccilI sermon for the occasion. The
commanders will attend this service in
full Tcmplar uniform.
Monday evening. october Is. the cere-
monies will be conducted in the asylum.
4th street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. The program, in part. will
consist of selections by a trio. composed
of Mrs. John y. Phillips, pianist: John
y. Phillips. jr.. vioiinist. and Henry
Hook. cello. Miss Frances Scherser
will be the soprano soloist and Paul
Hines. bass soloist. Mr.. Davidson will
deliver mOnologue.
The program also provides for So
cial hour. when buffet luncheon will
be served Dancing in the music hall
will conclude the program.
Excellent High Priest James A. West
has announced special convocation OF
Columbia Chapter, No. l, X. A. NJ. for
Thursday evening. for the Royal Arch
degree. All Royal Arch Masons are in
vited to attend. At the last convoca-
ton the past and most excellent master
degrees were presented. There was a
good attendance and a light luncheon
was served at the conclusion of the
work.
a special meeting of the Association
vi NhdSteTS LOT has Detu
called for 1870 o'clock Thursday even
ing, for the purpose of attending in a
body the reception to the master Masons
of the District to be given by Albert
Pike Con sistory of the Scottish Rite.
The first meeting of the Ashlar Club
after the summer vacation was held
at the Iythian Temple last evening
The matter of having IA ladies' night
was discussed. and Rev. J. Henning
helms entertained with a lecture en-
titled An Evening in Dixie" The
Ashlar banjo and guitar quartet made
the evening merry with old-time melo-
dies.
Relief Association of the United States
and Canada will be held at Indiana
polls, Ind, October .. and l. Each
grand lodge and board of relief of the
United States and Canada is entitled to
representation by two delegates At a
meeting of the District of Columbia
board of relief held September
AbraTn X. Wingate of st. Johns Lodge
No. IL, president of the board, and Will
liam Mchn of Takoma Lodge, No. 30
secretary. were elected to represent the
board at the biennial convention.
Grand Master Alexander Grant has
Tamed Past Grand Masters Lurtin r.
G:inn and T. John Newton to represent
the Grand Lodge of the District of Co
lumbia.
Washington Centennial Lodge will