Evening star., 1916-12-03

Nineteen of the thirty blue lodges of
the District of Columbia will choose
their officers for the coming year dur
ing the current week. In the great
majority of the lodges the new officers
will also be installed. officers were
elected by Columbia Lodge. No. 3. and
by Lebanon Lodge, No. :. last Friday
evening, SO that next week the entire
roster of new officers will probably be
completed.
While the Grand Lodge of Masons will
meet December 20 for the receipt of the
annual reports of its standing and spe-
cial committees and to listen to the
annual address and recommendations Of
Grand Master Jermane. the Grand
Lodge officers for the current Masonic
year. which really begins October L.
will not be elected until St Johns
day, December 81.
1t is the present purpose of -he
Star. In accordance with its annual
custom. to publish the portraits of the
grand and subordinate masters as early
IN January as possible Photographs
should be sent with as little delay as
may be to The Star Office. in envelopes
addressed to the fraternities depart
L<ent. and each photograph should
bear the name and address to which
1t Is ultimately to be returned.
The committee on Christmas obsery-
ance OF the Grand EncampIneut.
knights Templar. has announced the
following sentiment for the coming
Christmas:
ITO Most Eminent Sir Lee 8 Smith.
Grand Master:
With the birth of new century of
Templar history. may the accomplish
ments of each year be pregnant with
real achievements for God and human
ity."
The grand masters response follows:
Sir knights: God and humanity.
What knightly call. and one worthy
Of our noble Christian order. What a
motto to be engraved upon our ban
ners- With the achievements of the
past century fresh in our minds. d
growth from a mere handful of goodly
Knights enlisted in the cause of suf-
campment of today, composed of
quarter Of a million of the grandest
and best men our country can produce.
AS to the accomplishments that will be
achieved In the next century we can
not either promise or surmise. but we
can pledge ourselves. each true knight
dividual part in the crusade for God
and humanity Is concerned it shall be
limited only by his power and capacity
as given him by his Creator.
Each in his sphere must do his part.
We live but one day and one year at
. time. Let us therefore unitedly see
that this present Templar year shall
& Pc the greatest Of all in our glorious
In conclusion let me call your atten-
tfon to short extract from clipping
from Los Angeles paper referring to
the thirty-third triennial .conclave.
held in that city in June last:
We take it upon ourselves to assert
mot without expectation of contradic-
tion. but without fear Of contradiction
that the Knights Templar are the man
Hest. most orderly and most dignified
body of men ever assembled in conven-
tion in the city OF Los Angeles. and
that distinction
"Sir Knights. there lisa commendation
OF which we may be proud-an ideal
for us to strive to live up to. Courte-
ously and fraternally yours.
LEE S. SMITH. Grand Master"
In pursuance thereof Grand Com
mander Lem Towers. jr., has requested
the several commanders of the con-
stituent Communicates of knights
Templar of this grand jurisdiction to
arrange to meet with their respective
commands at some designated place at
noon tstandard time) December rs
and pledge anew our loyalty to our
Supreme Head and our fealty to our
grand master and renew our vows of
knighthood. praying earnestly for the
advent of that day when swords shall
into pruning hooks: whine nation shall
not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more -
Mithras Lodge of Perfection of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. at
its cathedral. Sd and E streets north
west. Tuesday evening. will present in
full ceremonial form the ninth degree
of the rite. closing shortly thereafter
that the members may spend social
hour in the clubrooms for chess. bill
lizards and other pleasures.
A complimentary dance to the mem
bers of the drill corps of the camp
guard of Albert Pike Consistory and
bands of the various organizations of
the Masonic fraternity in Washington
will be given Saturday evening, De-
cember 9. at $50 O'Clock. in the Scot
tish Rite Cathedral. Sd and f streets
Capt Elmer c. Wood. Frank E Koch,
first lieutenant, Melvin E. Wertz, sec
ond lieutenant. and Austin J. Leister,
adjutan' of the guard.
George f. Corson. general high
priest Of the General Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons of the United
States, left Thursday. BY way of st.
Louis. for Waco, Tex. TO attend the
convocation of the Grand Chapter of
Texas. which assemblies tomorrow He
was accompanied by committee ap-
pointed by direction Of the General
SfaD0 Cndpter TO WISH the Grand
Chapter of Texas and open the way
for it's reafiiliation with the General
Grand Chapter of the United States.
This committee comprises Past Grand
High Priests Nelson Williams of Ohio.
Henry Banks OF Georgia and Henry X
Simpson of the District of Columbia
Past Grand High Priest Simpson left
Washington with General Grand High
Priest Corson- They were Joined at
MuskoHee. Okla. by Past Grand High
Priest Williams yesterday morning. and
At Dallas. Tex. by Past Grand High
Priest Banks last evening. The trip
will require about ten days. and the
return will be made by way of New
Orleans.
worshipfui Master A. A. K. Onyun OF
Pentalpha Lodge, No. %, has announced
something Of particular interest
after the communication tomorrow W
evening, when the annual elections
will be held.
Osiris Lodge, No. 20. will install al
well as elect its new officers at Its
communication Wednesday evening.
Wednesday afternoon King Solomon
lodge. No. 81. following tho election
and Installation of it's onlcers, viii
have an address by Past Grand Master
xnrtin r. CHM. who is an honorar,
member of the lodge. and who wa.
Grand master OF Masons when 1t wal
iostituted- Worshipful Master Ros,
Has expressed a special desire to gree
his friends at this communication
which assemblies at I pm, King Solo
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