Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-26

Freeman. The row was built by
Grcenlcaf, Morris & Nicholson about
Il799. The records of the lodge do not
show the date upon which the lodge
moved, but its second home was a
room over the market house.
| The market house was the old West
Market, on the triangular plot OF
| ground bounded by Pennsylvania
/ avenue, Eye street and Twentieth
! street. The second floor was known
las the Town Hall and was used as n
! meeting place. The building was OF
/ wood. two stories high, with n bell
| tower over the front gable. 1t re
scmhlcd somewhat the old Union I'm
| CINE House. at Nineteenth street Just
south of Pennsylvania avenue. on the
corner of II street, which il stu
| standing. The market was destroyed
ny fire, February |, 1882. On Scptem-
Der Q. 1876. the lodge moved to a room
over a stable on Nineteenth street
near Pennsylvania avenue. and on
December 5. 1867. the meeting place
MAS transferred to. a hall over Red
ferns store. Nineteenth and pcnnsyl.
vania avenue, where the Department
Of Commerce Building now stands
Raise in Rent Planned.
In June 1872 Mr.. Redfern. the
owner of the hall demanded an
increase in rent the lodge then pay
ing $500 per annum. This was
opposed and negotiations were en-
tered into for the lease of n hall
located on the Southwest corner of
Pennsylvania avenue and Nineteenth
street from the owner. w. j. Wilson.
and here the lodge continued to meet
for 40 years. During these many
wears, the matter of meeting in
creaSeS in rent continued to come up
periodically and on September Is
1911. il was decided to look for an
other place 10 meet. and February !.
1912, the first meeting Of the lodge
held in their present lodge room. in
the New Masonic Temple. was pre-
sided over by the then Master, Will
liam =. Herbst.
In June. 1916. Hiram Lodge took
part in the funeral services held for
Andrew Jackson who was past
grand master Of the Grand Lodge of
Tennessee. The fraternity turned
out in great numbers and proceeded
to the Capitol where an Grafton was
delivered by George Bancroft. Hiram
Lodge also had part in the erection
of the marble shaft erected TO the
memory of George Washington. who
the lodge contribute to the cost but
at the request of the grand master
acted as an escort to a visiting lodge
at the dedication of the monument
in February. 1855.
Many men, since prominent in
Masonic and civic circles. have heen
members of Hiram Lodge. One OF
the most interesting records Of the
lodge is a petition for membership
presented June 3, 1881. by man who
gave as his occupation. that of PRO
fessor Of music" Thus John Philip
Sousa. the March King" became
Mason and still holds membership in
the lodge. even though he is seldom
in Washington.
Served Under Jackson.
Mr. Moulder. the second master of
the lodge. was controller of the cur
rency under President Jackson and
also served as an alderman, justice of
The peace and was president of the
Union Fire Co.
William 3. Magruder. past master
Of the lodge from 1876 to 1858 and
grand master from 1876 and during
1854. served in both branches of the
City Council and was mayor in 1857.
George Harold Walker served as
master OF the lodge in 1883 and as
grand master in 1903 In 1897 he was
appointed assistant attorney of the
Department Of Justice by President
Mckinley and he held that position
until his death in May. 1906
DR. Finley was master OF Hiram
Lodge in 1908 and grand master in