Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-11

Dec. 17-Nartha. No. 1.
The annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge. r. A. A. NJ, for the District OF
Columbia will be held at Masonic Temple
18th street and New York avenue, We'd
nesday evening. At this meeting the re-
ports of the various committees and the
address of the grand master will be
heard. The Grand Lodge election oc-
ours December 81.
James c. Munds. grand secretary OF
the Grand Chapter and grand recorder
Of the Grand Commandery of North
Carolina called at the temple Friday.
The annual grand visitations of the
Grand Royal Arch Chapter to the con-
stituent chapters of the District Of Co
l,lmbia will be made at their respective
places of meeting, on the evenings men
toned, at s O'Clock. as follows: Columbia.
No. /. Masonic Temple. January 2S, spe-
cial: Wash ngton. No. 2. Masonic Temple.
January IL. stated; Mount Vernon, No. 3,
Masonic Temple. January Ia. special; Eu-
reka, No. 4, Masonic Temple. January %,
stated: La Fayette. No. ;. Masonic Tenn
pie, January 81. special; Washington
Naval, No. g. Naval Lodge Hall, January
IS, stated Mount Horeb. No. I, Ma
tomac, No. s. Georgetown. January 25,
stated: Brightwood. No. 9. Brightwood.
January II, stated; II ram. No. 10 Penn
sylvania avenue and 18th street, January
streets northeast, January IL. stated:
Anscostia, No. u, Anacostia, January 20,
special.
District OF Columbia Thursday evening.
at 1907 G street northwest, elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
President. James A. Sample: frst vice
s. N. retired; second vice president. Rob
ert Armour; secretary, Albert H. van
Deusen; treasurer. James B. Lambie;
stewards. Theodore Friebus. G.. Y. At
Lee and A. II. Van Deusen. The past
presidents of the association are Simon
Wolf, George Gibson and George E. Cor
son.
Announcement is made that kallipolis
Grotto of the Yelled Prophets will hold
another ceremonial session between
chr stmas and New Year day The an an,
nual election of officers of the grotto will
take place early in January. Monarch
Schmid reports that petitions are being
received at rate to warrant the eX-
pectation that the next class Will con-
tain nearly 100 initiates.
The officers of Mount Horeb Royal Arch
Chapter. No. Z. viii confer the mark
Arch Chapter Monday evening
The past masters degree and the most
excellent masters degree will be con-
ferred in Columbia Royal Arch Chapter
No. /, Wednesday evening. the former
by Hiram Royal Arch Chapters officers
and the latter by the officers OF La
Fayette Royal Arch Chapter
Six lodges will elect officers dur
ing the coming week. The masters
whose terms will expire are Joseph r
Stephenson OF Dawson. No. is: George
3. Heinecke OF Stansbury. No. "a: John
wischhuesen Of Arminius, No. Is: George
H. Townsend of Federal, No. L; Edward
F. Clement of Acacia: No Is. and
Schuyler s. Symons OF Takoma. No. %
La Fayette Lodge. No. 10. will install her
new officers Thursday evening.
George C. Whiting Lodge No. ~. has
called off it's communication December
- but January II will hold special.
when the masters degree will be exem-
plified by the past masters Of the lodge.
Temple Lodge. No. 30. will hold
watch night entertainment New Year eve
for its members, their ladies and invited
guests December % the lodge will have
the second degree.
Harmony Lodge No. IT, has called off
its communication the evening OF De-
cenber %.
The election of officers in Esther Chap
ter No j. O. L. S., resulted az follows:
Miss corinne Hay. ". NJ: DR. Daniel
Push, W. p; Mrs Effie Roberts. A. NJ;
RS Streater. treasurer; Mrs. Charlotte
Pine. secretary. Installation Of these ard
other appointees will be Thursday, De-
cember 16 A unique program is being
prepared for this date.
Ruth Chapter No. L. q. r. s. elected
the following officers Monday evening:
Mrs Lena $. Phillips. worthy matron !,
Abram Frey. ST., worthy patron: MRS.
Clara /. hughes, associate matron: MRS.
term; Mrs Elizabeth 6. Schneider.
treasurer 0hird term): Mrs Elise Zim-
norman. conductress; Mrs. Emelia Craw-
ford. associate conductress. and Mrs. Z.
of directors OF the Masonic and o. F. s..
Home.
Elections of officers for the ensuing
year have resulted IN the constituent
lodges as follows:
Columbia. No. 3.-Master. w. Scott
Macgill: s. W., William S. Herndon; ].
W.. James H. Slice: secretary ]. Claude
KEEPER. treasurer. John r. Sutton. Prox-
les to the Grand Lodge. Harry NJ. Bedell.
Robert F. Mentzell and Thomas B. Young.
Naval, No. 4.-Master. j. Frank Camp
bell: 8. w. William J. Johnson; J. W.
William e Acton: secretary. John
Schultz; treasurer. Maurice otterback.
Proxies. George A. Berry. Frank II.
Kramer and A ID. Johnson.
Potomac, No. 5.-Master. William Cylde
Hunt; S. W.. Thomas 6. King: ]. W,
A. S. Mccoy; secretary, j. Fl. Yarnall.
Proxies. F. c. andy. w. Morris Hoffman
and r. 4. Roseberry.
The New Jerusalem, No. 9-Master
Warren J. Coffin: senior warden, w.
Ivanhoe Jochum: junior warden. George
w. Kennedy. secretary, Charles Cyrus
t,oofnos, p. NJ. treasurer. William Nc
Neir. p. NJ: senior deacon, Thomas kee-
~; junior deacon. Wilfred 4. Lawson;