Evening star., 1918-07-14

TlSH RITE.
/ Tuesday-Mithras Lodge of Perfec- !
ton. action on petitions.
Religious services at the. Masonic
and Eastern Star Home at o'clock
this afternoon will be in charge of
Naval Lodge, No. 4, with Rev. Howard
1. Stewart, pastor of the Second Bap-
tist Church. officiating.
A special conclave of the Grand
Comma ndery, Knights Templar. of
the District of Columbia has been
called by Grand Commander William
F. Guide to assemble. in the command
cry room at Masonic Temple tomor-
an appeal received from the grand
master of the Grand Bncampment with
reference to a fund for war work.
war classes" for the Saturday COM
munications that are being held for
degree presentation that the Masters
Association has found ii necessary to
appoint a special committee consist
ing of Messrs- oehsen. Putnam and
Gunther to provide additional facili-
ties for the work. These specials for
war classes" are being conducted un-
der the joint auspices of the associa-
tion and the Grand Lodge and are
widely attracting the men'in uniform
in Washington. The classes have
been surprisingly large:
Myron NJ Parker Lodge. No. 81, will
be the war lodge" for this Satur-
day. starting its work at 2:30 pm,
at Masonic Temple. 18th street and
New York avenue northwest and pre-
senting the F.. a.. F. c. and NJ NJ
degrees. The lodge also announces
a special. at the Temple. at Sth and
streets northeast for July so. when
the F: c. degree will be presented.
and this will be followed with the
z. A. degree August 6. and the NJ NJ
degree both ON August IS and 20.
st. Johns Lodge. No II. also will
have s. special Saturday evening at
Acting Junior Warden Frank NJ
Roller heading the official line, to be
followed later by the F. C. degree,
with Acting Senior Warden Charles
n. Graham heading the line. The NJ.
NJ degree will be presented July 26,
and the communication for August
3 has been called off.
The Scottish Rite Masons of the
Valley OF. Washington felt rparticu-
nounceraent of Gen. George NJ.
Moulton of Chicago, provincial grand
master of the Royal Order of Scot
land in the United States of America.
George Edgar Corson, who was
named as provincial deputy grand
past grand high priests of the Grand
Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, of the
District. and the present general
grand high priest of the General
Grand Chapter of the United States.
his term extending until this fall.
when the General Grand Chapter will
meet ,in Baltimore. instead of in
Washingto as at first proposed. due
to war conditions. He is also a past
grand .commender of Knights Templar
and a past illustrious master of
Washington Council, No. l, Royal
and Select Masters. as well as a past
master of Harmony Lodge. No. II.
and a.;thirty-third degree, honorary.
Mason of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite.
William Oscar Roome. who hns
been made provincial grand secre-
tary. is honored for his thirtieth term
as such: He is past master of
priest of Mount Vernon Royal Arch
Chapter. No. 3: the first iliustrious
master of Washington Council, No. /,
Royal and Select Masters: the dean
OF the past commanders of Potomac
Commandery, No. 3. knights Tenn
plar. and a thirty-third degree. hon
orary. Mason of the Scottish Rite.
with the distinction of having been
decorated with the grand cross of
honor. He has held the highest
office In all the local Scottish Rite
bodies. except Robert de Bruce Coun-
ell. Knights Kadosh. Stirling Kerr,
5r.. who for the sixth time has been
named as provincial grand treasurer
of the Royal Order of Scotland, Is
the deputy for the Supreme Council
of the rite for the Southern Juris-
dictfon of the United States. in the
District of Columbia, and a Mason of
the thirty-third degree, honorary. He
is past master of Temple-Noyes
Lodge, No. 80, and has for years heen
one of the most active workers of
the Scottish Rite. having held the
office of deputy for the Supreme
Council since the reorganization OF
the local bodies Of the rite years ago.
Rev. William. Tayloe Snyder. X c.
c: H., has headed the official line of
Albert Pike Consistory. NJ r. s.; is a
knight commander of the court of
honor and chaplain both of the local
bodies bodies Of fsua the m rite sa and Of Temple
other new officers of the Provincial
Grand Lodge line announced by Cen.
Moulton are George Roscoe Davis,
recently made Mason of the thirty
third degree. honorary. and a prom
warden and historian of ST. Johns
Lodge. No. II, and high priest of
Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter,
NO. y; Roe FulkerSon, also a knight
commander of the court Of honor,
Lodge of the District. grand principal
sojourner of the Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons, one of the sir
knights of Washington Commandery.
No. 1. Knights Templar, and a past
fllustrfous potentate of Almas Tenn
pie of the Mystic Shrine: Capt. Hor-
ace P. Mcintosh. a thirty-third de-
gree. honorary, Mason of the rite and
editor of the New age, the official
organ of the Supreme Council, and
John A. Lacy. also a thirty-third
degree. honorary. Mason and one of
the notable ritualists of the Scottish
Rite In the District.
After the NJ. M. degree In PEN
talpha Lodge, No. %, tomorrow even
ing the members will be entertained
with refreshments and cigars.
Tuesday evening. at its only COM
munication this month. Arminius
Lodge. No. Is. will have the F. C. de,
gree. At the next communication fols
following August 20. the NJ. NJ. degree
VIII pc presented. Secretary Adam
Schneider is compiling a list of the
members Of the lodge who are in the
Army, the Navy or the Marine Corps.
High Priest Frank Sprigg Perry an
nouncAs that owing to work there
will be no summer recess Of La Fay
ette Royal Arch Chapter, No. s. The
royal arch degree is scheduled for
Tuesday evening.
Junior Steward H. c. Cave will head
the official line in the M. NJ. degree In
Osiris Lodge Mo- s26. Wednesday even
ing.