Evening star., 1917-04-15

ficiate at the religious services at the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home this
afternoon at o'clock. Hiram Lodge,
No. 10, viii have charge Of the services.
Grand Commander Lemuel Towers,
jr.. will start the grand visitations to
the Knights Templar Communicates
this week in Orient Commandery, No.
8, tomorrow evening. The ST reakers for
the occasion will be Representatives
Allen T Treadway of Massachusetts
and Frank w. Mondell of Wyoming.
both of whom have held high positions
In their respective grand visitations
and are Masons of the thirty-third de-
gree in the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite. A musical program will
also be presented, and Grand Com
mander Towers will install the follow
ing new officers of the commandery:
George w. Slater. eminent command
er; Thomas Gates. generalissimo;
Charles H. Squiers. captain-general;
land N. Brown, Junior warden; Rich
ard p. Evans, prelate; ]. J. Membert
treasurer: William E. Miller, recorder
John Gaub. standard bearer; Otto b
Roepke. sword bearer. and Clyde H
Filley. warder.
The committee of arrangements con-
sists of Past Commanders E. P. Halle
ton. Guy NJ Neely and William E. Mil
Ter and Thomas j. Gates, generalissi-
mo-elect.
The grand visitation to Potomac
Commandery. No. 3. will be made We'd
neSday evening and to Columbia Com
mandery, No. .. Friday evening.
The special session of Temple -Noyes
Lodge. No. 80, which was called for
last Thursday evening. was afterward
called off. and Master Hodges an
nounced that at the communication
April 27, the subject of a contribution
to the American Red Cross fund will
be considered
Monarch l. s. Goldsmith of Kallip-
Prophets. who had been taken to the
George Washington University Hospi-
tai. suffering, as it was supposed. with
typhoid fever: apparently fooled the the
home. although still far from well. A
mistaken diagnosis caused his family
and friends no little anxiety.
Deputy Grand Monarch Ed s. Schmid
left Wednesday for Hamilton, n. Y. to
confer with officers of the Supreme
Council with respect to the forthcom-
ing session of that body, to be held in
this city. There will be a meeting OF
the convention committee tomorrow
evening in the Chamber of Commerce
Hall.
The Masters Association of 1917 will
present the NJ. NJ. degree in Potomac
Lodge, No. 8. tomorrow evening. and
Master Joseph A. Bennett has extended
q
to be present.
Grand Master James w. Whitten will
deliver an address before Ben jamin E
French Lodge. No. Is. tomorrow even
ing.
The lodge circulars are beginning to
discuss the Masonic base ball game be-
tween the teams of Almas Temple OF
the Shrine and kaliipolis Grotto of the
Yelled Prophets, June %, for the bene-
g
Home.
Senior Deacon James A. West will
head the line in Pentalpha Lodge, No
23. tomorrow evening. in the Z. A. de-
gree. 1t will be his initial effort. Mas
ter Frank kimmel says The II. N
degree is scheduled for May and the
f. c. degree for May 81.
4 movement which may interest loca
Masons is the organization in Alexan.
dria of the Washington jackson Ma
sonic Study Club, which held its first
meeting there Monday evening, wher
officers were elected and plans adopted
for running the organization. The of.
ficers are c. Page Waller, jr., president
\. c. Moss, secretary-treasurer and +
Il. Seeds. critic
The object of this new association i!
the promotion of Masonic study anC
from the enthusiasm shown at the frs
meeting. it is said, it promises soon II
be among the largest of these study
clubs, which are being organized in al
parts of this country under the guild
ance of the National Masonic Research
Society. In naming the club the names
of both Masonic lodges in Alexandra
were used. The membership, however
is not confined to them, but is open Il
will be held tomorrow evening at f:3'
o'clock.
Preparation for the triennial session.
OF the General Grand Council of Roya
and Select Masters of the United State!
is beginning TO take form. The Genera
Grand Council is the clearing house foi
what is known as Cryptic Masonry il
the United States. The territory of til,
United States is divided into sections
the boundaries Of which are coinciden
with state lines. Fer each section
there is eventually to be a Grand Coun
ell, which will have juri isdiction over in
dividual councils. These Grand Councils
in turn. are represented in the genera
grand body. In all states and terri
tories where there is no Grand Council
the General Grand Council retains it
jurisdiction, grants charters and cX
ercises authority over individual cpun
ellis
Royal Arch Masons only are eligibl
for council membership. The counci
is called the capstone of what i
known as the York system.
There is no Grand Council in the Dis
trict of Columbia. The General Gran,
Council is to hold its triennial assembl
in this city in September. 1915 imme
diately preceding the triennial convo
cation of the General Grand Chapter O
Royal Arch Masons of the Unite
States, which is to convene October
1918. 1t is usual for grand bodies in tn
jurisdictions where the general gran
bodies meet, to act as host
Under the situation existing in tn
District of Columbia the General Gran
Council Is supreme. The general gran
master has appointed as his specia
deputy for this occasion, Past Gran
High Priest E. ST. Clair Thompson. VIII
is also chairman of the triennial com
mittee of the Grand Chapter of Roya
Arch Masons of the District for tn
purpose of entertaining the Genera
Grand Chapter of the United States
A dispensation has been granted
new council of Royal and Select Masters
of which Dr. Montgomery Hunter
master With this addition. there ar
now three councils in Washington
Washington. No. l. which has been j
existence for some thirty years; Adon
IRAN, No. 2, which was chartered /
1909, and Columbia, working under dis
peneation of the general grand maste
At Q rsc1pt Joint meeting Of the thre