Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

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! The grand commander also discussed
at length the proposition for the form
| alton of mounted battalion of
Knights Tempiar selected from az the
the Grand Commandery. without at
| fecting the status of its members in
| their respective Communicates. A COM
mittee of FIVE to consider and report
iconclaVe was recommended.
The grand commander paid a pleas
ant tribute to the Masonic Home of
Virginia. where seventy children. thir-
ty-three boys and thirty-seven girls.
are provided "a home in every sense of
the word"
Grateful tributes were paid to Grand
. Recorder Arvine w. Johnston, to In
;structor General Gratz E. Dunkum and
! to Inspector General Edward p Halle
ton for faithful and efficient services
! in their respective lines.
! Thomas F. Penman. past grand COM
smander of Pennsylvania. was present
lat the annual conclave as the repre-
| sentative of the grand master of the
| Grand Encampment. He was welcomed
with appropriate honorS.
! The following recommendations in
| the address of Grand Commander Hesse
| were approved by the Grand Command
| cry: For the institution of schools OF
instruction for commandery officers
under The direction of the instructor
general; that his successor in office
consider the advisability of pledging
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of the George Washington National
Masonic Memorial building at Alexan-
dria: that a committee be appointed to
| consider the advisability of the COM
manderies holding joint libatfon
service Christmas day and an open-air
| service Ascension day: that a commit
tee be appointed to consider the sub
ject of the organization of a mounted
| battalion under the authority of the
| Grand Commandery.
| Upon the recommendation of the in
! spector general the United States Army
| tactics were adopted to govern the
cries in place of the knights Templar
, tactics.
The following are the new officers
of the Grand Commandery: Lem
Towers. jr., grand commander: Will
liam S. Parks. deputy grand COM
mander: William F. GUIDE. grand gen
eralissmo; Charles E. Baldwin. grand
| captain-general; Fred S. Cawson, grand
| senior warden; Adolphus GUIDE. grand
| junior warden: Rev. Paul r. Hickok,
grand prelate; John Wilson, grand
| treasurer; Arvine w. Johnston. grand
! recorder; John A. Meyer. grand stan
| dard bearer; Jacobus 8. Jones, grand
| sword bearer; William K Reeve, grand
warder: William f. Miller. grand cap
| tain of the guard. Edward P. Hazleton
| was reappointed inspector-general. and
| Gratz E. Dunkum instructor-general of
! the work.
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| were appointed:
Finance Alexander Grant. Warren
c. Biggs, Guy NJ. Nicely, James T. Gibbs
! and Montgomery Hunter.
| Charters and dispense tions-Henry
/ X. Simpson. Andrew W. Kelley. John w
| Michael Charles A. Stewart and Will
! liam T. Hebbard
| Unfinished business Francis J.
! Woodman Robert !. Middleton. Claude
F. King, Emmett g. Gilmore and Hell
| mer Rabild.
Grievances-J. Harry Cunningham. j.
/ Claude KEEPER. William H. Harrison.
Dan w. Beach, jr.. and Eugene f.
/ Templar Jurisprudence = Harrison
Galliher. Walter Fl. Klopfer and
| Charles T. Lindsey.
| Correspondence-Geor E. Corson.
! William Mehn. Walter B. Pettus, Mark
| r. Finley and Court F. Wood.
| La Fayette Lodge No 10, will devote
Friday evening to social intercourse and
| entertainment.
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter
No !. had two convocations for the
Royal Arch degree Tuesday evening,
Frank F. Major. grand captain of the
| host of the Grand Chapter. assisting at
| the first and Past High Priest Philip
The annexations from kailipolis Grot-
to in the first team included Past Mon
arch John II. Shreve.
| Adoniram Council, No. .. ROYAL and
Select Masters, Thursday evening. will
confer the degrees at Its assembly. It
has extended general invitation to
all cryptic Masons to be present.
| The meeting of the Trestleboard Club
next Saturday evening under the guild
ance Of President w. d. Skeen and
corps OF new officers will include en-
tertainment and refreshments and it is
rumored the committee in charge has
several surprises to present.
| The Lambskin Club is advancing the
claim to notice as one of the most pro-
gressive of the Masonic clubs Of the
| District, that it has a bowling team
Capt. Joe Goldberg, manager; base
ball team. Capt. Harry Mccall man
ager; splendid quartet. and King"
Carter and his imperial degree team
which is prepared to make fun on the
slightest provocation and whenever il
! Is agreeable.
Federal Lodge. No. 1. Tuesday even
ing. had program of entertainment
that included selections by Messrs
| Hicks. Moore. Bowie and Backing, an
address by James A. West Thoughts
! on Things Masonic: topical song by
Kirk Miller. with Jacaue Heidenheim-
er as accompanies; representations BY
'idson' eoon ~ ooie by by What William D #
Murray and dialect stories by !. S
| Goldsmith. with refreshments Rev
James Shera Montgomery. orator of
the evening. talked on Enthusiasm in
Masonry"
unique wager promises to make
| the big ceremonial session Of Alnas
Temple of the Mystic Shrine a memo
| rabie event. apart from the other elab-
| crate features which Illustrtous Po-
tentate Llewellyn Whiting Estes has
prescribed for those who will foot the
hot but fertile soil of the desert
The bulls and bears" under their
| doughty leaders. Past Potentate James
7. Gibbs and Noble Henry Lansburyh.
i have inaugurated a sort of field day
event with a dinner on the result At
q recent meeting il was discovered the
rival committees were neck and neck"
| In their contest for candidates The
wager is not to the number each
will secure for the next ceremonial, but
| as to the quality OF the candidates as
| receptive material for esoteric pur-
poses Twenty points is the highest
score attainable and the points are to
| be counted as follows:
The latest man secured by either
side is to count five. The thinnest
man Is to count FIVE. The tallest can
didate is to score three for the side
which secures him. and the man with
the most dignified mien Is to count
three. Then one score is to be allowed
for each Of the following: The lightest
weight candidate. the candidate with
the squeakiest voice, the one with the
largest feet and the ope uho