Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-13
ESTESIS ELECTED
ROYAL ARCH HEAD
Deputy Grand High Priest
Elevated to Top of
Masonic Unit.

L. Whiting Estes, deputy grand high
priest, unanimously was elected grand
high priest of the Royal Arch MaSons
of the District of Columbia at the an
nusI conVocation of the Grand Chap
ter, Royal Arch Masons. last night in
the Masonic Temple. Thirteenth street
and New York avenue. He succeeds
Grand High Priest Walter F. Smith,
who had been the official hea5 OF ca
pitular Masonry in this jurisdiction
since February Is. 1929.
Mr.. Estes was elected to the loot OF
the Grand Chapter official line. as
grand master of the first veil In Fec
Tuary, 1921.
The vacancy at the foot OF the line.
created last night as the result OF DR..
Smith passing out of office, was nlieo
by the election of Clarence j. West
Of La Fayette Chapter, No. 5, as grand
master of the first veil. Under the
customary procedure, he will become
grand high priest in February, 1899. ;,
Rev. Mr.. Smith, the rettrlng grand
fsgh priest, was presented VIZ COM
pleJe fIaimecgraphing outfit, the gift Of
the is constituent chapters. The adj
dress of presentation was made by Orie
:. BeardSley, president of the High
Priests Association of 1929 DR.. Smith
also received a past high priests Jewel,
presented by Past Grand High PRIEST
Arthur C. Shaw.
Others Advanced.
Others advanced in line last night
we're Grand King Luther H. Wsring,
10 the ONCE of deputy grand high
priest: Grand Scribe Charles Cyrus
CoombS, to the Office of grand king,
Grand Captain of the Host A. Clifford
wilkins, to the office of grand scribe;
Grand Principal Sojourner Robert K.
KalISe. to the Office of grand captain
OF the host; Grand Royal Arch Captain
Otto B. Roepke, TO the office OF grand
principal SoJourneT: Grand Master OF
the Third Veil David S. Dawson, to the
office OF grand Royal Arch captain;
Grand Master of the Second Veil Frank
M. Roller, to the Office of grand master
of the third veil. and Grand Master of
tl1e First Veil Eugene E. Thompson, 70
the off1ce of grano master of the second
veil.
The following grand officers unani-
mously were reelected: j. Claude Kei-
per, grand secretary; John A. Colborn,
grand treasurer; Lucien G. Yung, grand
visitor and lecturer; Rev. John e.. Palm-
er, grand chaplain: Castleman P. Boss,
grand sentinel and Cummins G. Hell
mick, grand sentinel emeritus.
Mr.. Estes was born in Enfield, N. c.,
July "a, 1917, puC mas b2en a resident
OF this city for many years. He has an
unusual Masonic history. He was made
a Master Mason in Temple-Noyes
Lodge, No. 80, this city, in 1913, and
was its worshipful master in 1920. He
received the Royal Arch degree in
Mount Pleasant Chapter, No. 13, May
-, 1914, and the same night was ap-
pointed master of the first veil. He
was high priest of the chapter IN 1921.
Originally he was a member of Adoni-
ram Council, Royal and Select Masters,
6llC at the formation in 1924 of Mount
Pleasant Council became one of its
charter members and was its first illus
tTious master. He Joined Columbia
JomfnandeFy,, No. 2, Knights Templar,
in 1914. laid was it's commander in
1917 Re now holds the station of
GSnlmanderyI Knights Templar. In
the Scottish Rite of FreemaSonry he
eecame affIIatkd ID 1914, taking the de-
grees from stAek f6uFtfY Ato the thirty
second. In 1925 he was a venerable
master OF the. lodge nf; Perfection. In
1925. he was wise master of Evangelist
chapter, RoseICrufx, ana was crowned