Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-26

touched the top in every line. il an
other splendid example of the char
acter Of the men who were honored.
Lem started at the bottom in the
he is counted among Washington's
most prominent merchants. His proud
boast is that he was one of the CO.
terie that assisted the late Thomas. C.
Noyes. his warm personal friend. yin
the formation of Temple, now Tenn
ple-Noyes. Lodge. No. 80. of which he
has been an honorary member since
1907. He has been all sorts Of
grand
Washington bodies of the Scottish
Rite, is another good fellow whose
elevation to the top notch Of degree
dom gave great happiness to his
large host of friends.
William T. Galliher. a very busy
and very successful business man of
Washington, representative OF the
best element in commercial life, also
is receiving congratulations by the
hundreds. accompanied by assurances
that Washington F'reemasonry was
honored by his elevation. The same
zeal. intelligence and devotion he has
always given to his business were
likewise bestowed upon his efforts
for the Knights Templar of the Dis
trict, and for the local bodies of the
Scottish Rite. where his services as
chairman of the membership commit
tee will always remain " the annals
of the Rite as splendid evidence OF
what one man can do when he tries.
"John c. Wineman, upon whose
shoulders fell the honored mantle OF
the late Louis Goldschmidt, of always
happy memory. as almoner or the
local bodies and a faithful member OF
the board Of trustees, Is another of
the popular members of the Rite to
be honored with it's highest gift.
Judge Arthur B. Hayes and Nathan
WE'LL are among the best of the rit-
ualists Of the local bodies, and men
in every way worthy OF the hlgh
honor that has come to them, while
Archie d. Engel. guardian of the
mysteries, ritualist Of high dramatic
ability and one of the best of friends
and good fellows, is another to whom
the coronet of the thirty-third ana
last degree of Scottish Freemasonry
came, well earned by long and faith
full service in the Rite. which means.
it is said. much more than can De loio
the general public"
The twenty three men who were ele-
waited t. the rank and dignity OF
knights commander of the court OF
honor have given service wnlcn tne
Supreme Council felt deserved nlen
II.
faithful workers for a long time ana
Ali are declared eminently deserving
of special marks OF high honor TOT
DUTY well done. Perhaps the one VINO
is best known among them ana whose
field of usefulness in its fuiiest sense
has been broadcast and best covered,
is IlIustrious Potentate L. Whiting
Estes of Almas Temple Of the Mystic
shrine. When the boys" OF the Arao
Patrol received the good news of MS
elevation, a shout went up that mdoe
the weIKin ring. In the laneuase vi
the perennial writer, it was "a wen
reward to man, whose
masonry runs twenty-four hours 10
he day, and always at its very pest.
The local bodies Of the Scottish Rite
will start their fall and winter re-
union with tho fourth and nftn de-
rrees in Mithras Lodge OF Perfections
this reunion not more tnan
two degrees are presented at any one
session, so that newly made Masons
may have full opportunity to care,
fully study the symbology ana iuIi
meaning of each. With the exception
Of December %, when the annual
election of omcers takes place in Al
bert Pike Consistory, the degree work
will continue weekly until January
20. when the thirty-second degree.
Master Of the Royal Secret. VIII con-
clude the reunion.
David Edstrom. the eminent sculp-
tor. who Is to mako the statues OF
Isis and Nephthys to adorn the FOOT
Of the grand stairway in the House
Of the Temple. has furnished the FOL
lowing:
symbol Of Isis is the throne" which
is generally seen surmounting the
head of the many images made of
her. This signifies "the queen" the
ruling intelligence. spiritual intuition
and domination. Isis is the symbol OF
the Light. the perception OF the d.
vine, the Eternal. The name OF Neph-
thys and her predominating symbol Is
the house, the eating bowl and the
house fire. Shells of the earth and
the Instincts. She is the one to serve.
help and obey Isis. The isis and
have tremendous ana
beautiful Significance for US Of the
and Accepted Scottish Rite.
and it is my sincere hope that these
two statues which I have executed
will be source OF constant inspira-
tion to Masons who visit our temple
in Washington. 1t has been my aim
to bring to the beholder both the ma
terial. and the spiritual world. pure
and beautiful, as we see 1t. II In nor
NAL relation each to the other. The
violation Of the one or the other will
always bring retribution."
The Masonic Clubs Of the District
will give buffet luncheon. under the
auspices of the advisory board. at tho
Hotel, Saturday even
ing. at o'clock. Tho grand master
of Masons Is expected as guest. A
program has been prepared which
will include music by the Kallipolis
Grotto Band. vocal selections and
special features. Tickets may be had
Of the president of any Of the. Ma
sonic clubs.
Naval Lodge will have 4 special
communication for the M. NJ. degree
at pm. Thursday. Senior Warden
George S. Foreman will head the off,
cial line. The lodge has just closed
very successful year. having raised
113 new members for itself and made
Dawson Lodge will have the F. C.
instead of the E. A. degree. as first
announced, tomorrow evening.
Anacostia Royal Arch Chapter will
nave -ISITeSuue utS 1oiIOWiuS Inc
Royal Arch degree tomorrow even
ing.
Commander George A. Ross has ex-
tended a general invitation to Knights
Templar to attend the conclave Of De
Molay Commandery Tuesday evening
in Masonic Temple. Refreshments
will be served after the work.
Past Mcster Bert Y. Wolfe, chair
man Of the committee on work and