Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-03

The first session of Kallipolis Grotto,
No. 10. Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets
Of the Enchanted Realm under its re-
stored charter, was held Thursday even
ing at ia 10Th street northwest at s
O. clock. New officers were elected, as fol-
lows:
Monarch, Ed S. Schmid; chief justice,
Jacob w. Collins; master of ceremonies.
Samuel F. Shreve; treasurer, Joseph H.
Currar; secretary, H. L. Strang, jr. A
venerable prophet was also chosen. but
his name is never revealed to the profane.
The foregoing officers will be installed
at the next session, Thursday evening,
July 8. and the appointive officers Will be
announced. The Grotto will then be
ready for the business of Inducing initi-
ates, and class Of nearly one hundred
Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter, No.
5, made memorable its last convocation
Tuesday evening by comforting for the
first time in capitular Masonry in this
Jurisdiction the Royal Arch degree. with
high priests of the twelve constituent
chapters Of the District were present, and
each of them filled an official station dur
ing the degree, William ". Jermane of
Mount Horeb. No !, officiating as high
priest; Charles E. Etchberger. jr.. of Co
lumbia. No. /. as king, and Francis L.
Beach Of Eureka. No. 4, as scribe. Grand
High Priest Francis ]. Woodrnan, Deputy
Grand High Priest kenton n. Harper,
Grand King Moses d. Null Grand Secre-
and Lecturer Orville Brown, Grand Cap
tain of the Host Adolphus GUIDE, Grand
Principal Sojourner Walter B. Pettus and
Grand Royal Arch Captain Lem Towers,
jr., representing the Grand Royal Arch
Chapter were present.
The officers of Mount Vernon Royal
Arch Chapter are as follows:
John A. GoOdier. high priest; Francis A.
Sebring, king: Roger O'Donneil, scribe;
James T. Gibbs, secretary; Jacobus S.
Jones. treasurer; Harry G. kimball, cap
tain of the host; Arthur l.. Bryant prin-
cipal sojourner: Fred NJ. Book, Royal
Arch captain; William j. Naylor. master
OF the third vail; Emmons K. Ellsworth
master of the second vail; Edison Phillips
master of the first vail; George O. Burke
sentinel.
Choir: Alexander Mosher Percy B.
Turpin, ]. Henry Kaiser and Charles w
Hancock. Oscar Franklin Comstock, or
ganist.
Milton Hopfenmaier who was made a
Master Mason in Harmony Lodge, No. IT,
at Its special communication Wednesday
evening, afterward invited the officers to
the New Willard Hotel. where an eab-
crate banquet was spread for them. The
centerpiece of the table decorations rep
resented a virgin beside a broken column
surrounded by angels, each one of which
held in its hands a gold jewel for the
officer who sat nearest to 1t, as a souve-
mir of the occasion. WorshipfuI Master
Roe Fulkerson made an address, and he
was followed in turn by each one of the
line officers of the lodge. Among the
guests were Lewis Hopfenmaier. father
of the young initiate. and Louis A.
Simon.
An enjoyable fete was given on the
lawn Of Mrs Catharine Loeffiers home
1880 Georgia avenue, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings, for the ben
eft of the building fund for the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home
There was "tryout' of the new two
thousand-dollar organ i'm the chapter
chamber at the temple Friday evening,
at which the grand high priest and other
officers of the Grand Royal Arch Chap
ter Of the District were present. Oscar
a. Danzenbaker was among the organ
lists on the occasion. All who heard the
new instrument pronounce 1t a splendid
auxiliary to the chapter work and equip
ment.
Martha Chapter, No. 4, at its regular
meeting last evening transacted routine
business and called off, until Septem-
Der :.