Evening star., 1915-02-14

Grand high priest, Royal Arch Masons
(Edmonston photo)
junior grand warden of the Grand
Lodge of Masons of the District OF
Columbia, and also a Scottish Rite
Mason of the thirty-second degree. He
OF the executive committee of the Wor-
shipful Masters Association of 1907
and Is a prominent business man of
Washington.
Worshipful Master Herbert E. Riley OF
William r. Singleton Lodge, No. 80, an
nounces that at the stated Communication
of the lodge Thursday evening the E.
senior warden. DR.. j. w. Chappell.
heading the official line. March 4 the
NJ. NJ. degree will be presented by the
| regular officers. All members Of the
these and all other communications of
William r. Singleton Lodge, at 4511
Wisconsin avenue.
Lebanon Lodge, No. Z, will have the
NJ NJ degree at its communication
Friday evening. worshipful Master NJ,
B. Yerger will preside and will be as
sisted by the fellow-cra.t team. A gen.
eral invitation to the craft to be pres
ent has been extended.
The annual 'get-together" of the
Fellowship Club (master Masons en
ployed in the bureau of engraving and
printing! will take place at the Metro
politan Hotel Saturday evening, it be-
ing the date of the annual banquet,
and, as has been the custom, men
prominent in the affairs of the nation
as Well as in Masonry will be guests
of the club.
The annual convocation of the Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the
District of Columbia was held at Ma
sonic Temple Wednesday night. Grand
High Priest Walter B. Pettus presid-
ing. Reports from grand officers and
standing comm ttees were made, and
memorials of Past Grand High Priests
Frank L. Campbell, Edwin S. Holme es
and Kenton N. Harper, and Grand
Scribe William H Wunder, who died
special committees.
The following officers were elected:
Lem Towers, Jr., grand high priest
Or. William G. Fowler. deputy grand
king; Arthur C. Shaw. grand scribe;
Arvine w. Johnston, grand secretary:
John A Colborn. grand treasurer; Or
Vile Drown. grand visitor and lecturer:
REV Paul X. Hickok. grand chaplain
Dr.. Emmett NJ. Carter. grand captain
OF host; Frank F. Major, grand princi-
pal sojourner: Joseph H. Milans, grand
royal arch captain: Guy w. A. Camp,
grand master third vail; Delos w.
Ihayer. grand master second vail; Roe
Fulkerson, grand master first vail:
Cummins G. Helmick, grand sentinel;
Lurtin r; CHM. trustee three years.
The retiring grand high price. Walter
b. Pettus. was presented with a vic
trola by William A. Harries for the
constituent chapters. and with a past
grand high priests jewel by Past
Grand High Priest Henry K. Simpson
for the Grand Chapter.
| The Grand Chapter will be represent
ed at the triennial convocation of the
General Grand Chapter of the United
States at San Francisco in September
| next by the first four officers and the
past grand high priests. In anticipa-
tion of the election of Past Grand High
| Priest George E. Corson as general
| grand high priest, the representatives
were instructed to invite the General
! Grand Chapter to hold its triennial con-
| vocation in 1918 in this city.
Grand High Priest Towers has an
nounced the following standing COM
mittees Of the Grand Royal Arch Chap
| ter: By-laws-Mark- +. Finley. Charles
| E. Baldwin and Horace p. Mcintosh
Grievances-Alex. Mckenzie. Charles F.
| Roberts and William E. Holt. Core
| spondence-Roe Fulkerson. William H
McCray and Abram G. Frey. Work and
| Naylor and Charles C. Coombs. Ac-
| counts-Lurtin r. CHM, E. st. Clair
Thompson and Leslie Cramer. Juris-
prudence-Samuel R. Bond. Henry K
| Grand Secretary Arvine W. Johnston
has received reports of the elections
in the Royal Arch chapters as fol-
| lows:
| Washington Chapter. No. Thomas
w. Bramhall. high priest: Frank J.
Rowell. king: John L. Apple. scribe
Eugene j.. Bernhard. secretary. and
Louis Jacobson. treasurer. Proxies to
Grand Chapter'George L. Lohrer. for
high priest. Thomas r. Manning. for
| Mount Vernon Chapter. No. 3-William
! ]. Naylor. high priest; Emmons X. Ellis
James r. Gibbs, secretary -slected)