Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25

| SonsistoTy, NJ n. 3, or tne Scottisn
evening for the consideration Of i'm
portant matters connected with the
| induction Of the cathedral class
June % to rs. which doubtless will
mark the close Of the esoteric &C
| Deputy Stirling Kerr. who represents
| the Supreme Council Of the Rite in
the District. states that future en-
beavers are to be concentrated for the
| fall reunion, which occurs about the
F., time when the Supreme Council vii
Mason who is able to attend, it is
| said. ever misses visit to the house
| OF the temple at that time. when only
Scottish Rite Masons are admitted
! The cathedral class. it is said. prom
/ ises to be a very large one, notwith-
standing the fact that the inter
| national class. which just completed
| It's course. exceeded in numbers that
of any previous class in the locaI
bodies. William T. Galliher. chair
| man of the general membership com
| mittee. through whose splendid en-.
| deavors that class is said to have
! reached the record breaking stage, is
still actively occupied in the same po-
sition. and his reports are considered
unusually satisfactory.
England's future king, the present
Prince of Wales, has just received the
| initial degree of Freemasonry in the
Household Brigade Lodge. whose men,
bership is confined to the five regi-
| Grenadiers, the Coldstreams, the Welsh
| and the Irish Guards. The admission
of the Prince of Wales to the craft,
1t is stated. was at his own earnest
request. His father, King George.
alone of the members Of the reigning
No hpYf h rot 1,av
held aloof from the order. Edward
VII was an enthusiastic Mason, and
succeeded the late Marquis Of Ripon
as grand master of British Free
masons. holding the position until his
accession to the throne. when his
naught, became grand master. The
Duke of Connaught was present at
the ceremony when the Prince of
Wales was initiated. 1t is doubtless
the purpose to defer the NJ. NJ. degree
until the ceremony to which the
of the grand lodges Of America have
been invited, when the Masonic peace
jubilee will be celebrated June 20.
An interesting fact is stated in the
announcement Of the NJ. M. degree in
stansbury Lodge. No. "a. at 6 pm.
Wednesday. that the class of five is
composed entirely of members of the
ONO Sunday school class, and the
degree will be presented by past
masters.
Washington-NavalR Royal Arch Chap
,, ter. which was chartered May 10. 1863,
recently celebrated it's fiftieth ami
versary with distinguished COM
pany, including present and past Of
nceIs OF the Grand Chapter of the
District and its own past high priests
Interesting "reminiscences Of the
chapter were told by Past Priest
Joseph H. Hartley. and by the only
living charter member, William A.
Cooper. Past High Priest William
i. Heobard gave a brief history of
the chapter. and addresses were de-
Ilvered by Past Grand Priest George
p: Corson. Grand High Priest Emmett
NJ carter, Past Grand High Priest
DR.: George c. Ober and Grand Princi-
pal Sojourner Simon Bube.
Hiram Royal Arch Chapter has an
morrow evening.
Master George Duval. jr., and Past
Ma Marx E.. Kahn and Jason
Lodge. No. IA. at o'clock, Thursday
evening in lodgeroom one. Capt.
Joseph Nyman will have charge of the
degree team. The class is said to be
large one.
Charles A. Stevens, the indefatiaa-
bic dramatic and musical comedy i'm
pressario of local Freemasonary, has
received many congratulations on the
soldier boys at Liberty Hut. wednese
day evening, when the combined
Masonic clubs of the District united
to do their bit in the matter of wei
coming the veterans home" A nota-
BILE feature of the entertainment was
the fact that the address of the Vice
President of the United States de-
clared that had Masonry existed in the
cities and towns of France and Ger
many the great war would not have
and also from the Naval Hospital were
conveyed to and from the entertain
ment in motor cars.
Charles E. Crawford. in connection
with the forthcoming session Of the
in Indianapolis. June 10, II and IL,
says Imperial Potentate Elias ]. ia
CODY and Illustrious Potentate L. T.
Leach of Murat Temple. have adopted
a new slogan of welcome for the visit
ing shriners which is esoteric, comic
word and grip" will impart the true
Moslem greeting. The story is &C.
companied with a picture mat I'M
fortunately too large for publication
in The Star. but which seems to bear
out fully all that is claimed for slo-
gan, word and grip. Potentate Leach
is pictured as a Shriner Of impressive.
personal beauty, even SURPRISING that
Of the imperial potentate. who has
visited Washington as the guest Of
Almas Temple and, it is said, departed
fully satisfied"
Columbia Council. No. 3, at 1880 pm.
Saturday evening, in the commandery
room at Masonic Temple. will present
the Royal and Select Master degrees.