Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23

| July 24-Board Of directors Masonic and
| Eastern st ar Home; Temple No. IL;
July sssn; Ne Ne g. a asislfs s s ss
| July 2s-Takoma. No. II; Cathedral. No.
Deputy Grand Commander Alexander
Grant Of the Grand Commandery of
| knights Temrlar Of the District Of CO.
| lumba, who was absent from the city
when elected to that Office. was duly in
stalled by Past Grand Commander George
E. Corson. acting for Grand Commander
Cook. at the conclave of Potomac Com
| mandery. No. 3. Wednesday evening.
Grand Secretary Johnston reports the
receipt Of notices announcing that the
following bodies have called off until .ne
date set opposite their names, viz: ST.
Johns Lodge, No. II, until August %;
Washington Centennial Lodge. No. IA, I'M
til August Is; Myron NJ. Parker Lodge.
No. q, until August Is. He also announces
that the following Royal Arch chapters
have called off: Columbia, No. I, until
September 6; Washington Naval. No. 8.
until October 8; La Fay cite, No. 3. until
August 1.
The New Jerusalem Lodge. No. 9, which
was to have held a special today at
ing the funeral Of DR.. Gustavus R. Brown,
has revoked its call. owing to a chanse in
the funeral arrangements made by the
family. DR.. Browns body was taken to
La Plata, Nd. this morning at 8 o'clock.
The funeral and interment will take place
there. instead Of as announced in the
cali Of Worshipful Msster w. Ivanhoe
Jochum.
Eugene e. Swami, past grand master Of
Minnesota, was a caller at Masonic Tenn
pie Wednesday.
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter No.
Z. In addition to its stated convocation to
be held Tuesday evening. will hold a spe-
cial at Pm. Saturday to confer the
Royal Arch degree. There will be two ex-
emplifcatons Of the degree.
Naomi Chapter. No, 8, Order Of the
Eastern Star. held a special meeting FRI
stated. the chapters duty in relation to
an important fraternal question" A large
attendance Of the membership was pres
ent. Bertha Shelton Wood, worthy ma
tron. presiding. This chapter has lost
many members by death since the be-
ginning OF the year. and others are seri-
ously Ill. Three deaths have occurred in
one week. The regular meetings Of the
chapter will be resumed September 13.
Owing to the great amount of work
ahead. Takoma Lodge. No. %, F. A. A.
NJ. will be unable to ''call Off, q single
meeting during the summer months. Up
to the present time thirty-six new men,
bers have been added to the rolls, and
others are on the waiting list. This has
been the biggest year In the history of
the lodge. At every communication there
cation Tuesday evening the entered ap-
prentice degree will be exemplified by
Senior Warden Joseph B. Simpson.
The open-air festival and lawn fete last
grounds Of Charles W. Pafiiow, on Maple
avenue, Takoma Park. is reported to have
been a decided success, In which the
ladies Of Takoma Chapter. No. IL. Order
of the Eastern Star. shared to q large
degree. The home and lawns were arts
tically decorated with flags and Japanese
lanterns. four hundred lamps being
stretched across the grounds from May
pole erected in the center OF the lawn.
The Forest Glen Band donated its serv-
ices for tho occasion, and rendered
musical program each evening.
Charles w. Pafhow was chairman Of
the committee on arrangements. assisted
by Fred L. Harries and Robert Dickens.
Takoma Chapter. together with Mrs.
David Feldman, Mrs. Scherger and Mrs.
Paf1ow, looked after the refreshments
and assisted in receiving the guests. Both
ORGANIZATIONS participated III IHo pro-
ceeds. which will be devoted to improving
the Masonic Hall at Takoma Park.
William e. Dyre, master of Takoma
Lodge. left Friday for Atlantic City to
spend few days with his wife. who IL
soiourning at the seashore.
Senior Deacon Enos s. Harnden, accom-
panied by their families, left at o'clock
this morning for Atlantic City in their
Dr. W. W. stockberger sailed last week
for Europe where he goes as a delegate
from the Department OF Agriculture to
attend several conventions. While abroad
he expects to visit several Of the Masonic
Junior Deacon David S. Morse is still
unable to attend the regular cOmmunica-
ions on account Of his recent Illness
Senior Steward r w. Porter is with
his family at Cape May.
Kallapolis Grotto Of the Yelled Prophets
IS preparing to make Wednesday red
letter day. in its history with its unique
ex ursion to Chesapeake Beach: A fea.
ture Of the day will be the base bail
game between the players of the Grotto
and those of Ruth Chapter: No. |. Of
hat the program for the day will be an
unusual one and peculiarly appropriate
10 Yelled Prophets, who have been spe-
cially enjotned to bring tner famil,es IN
/
Willie H. McKelden, Teddy Picard, Mil
ton Hopfenmaier. Charles Jacobson,
| n Kramer, Leo Zwissler, DR. w. H
Wunder and Sam Shreve under the
captaincy Of Monarch Shreve, VII contest
| for the honors with Ruth Chapter on the
| ball field. and Samuel Gompers and
George e Howard have consented to act
as umpires for the casion. Past Mon
arch Schmid is expected to deliver an ad-
| dress telling as far as he may Of the
mysteries Of the Yelled Prophets. and
| he acrobatic corps of the Grot'o is
scheduled for some OF Its peculiar
| stunts"
| Preparations for the meeting Of the
Supreme Council Of the Yelled Prophets,
| which is to be held in this city Septem-
Der Is and &c. are BEING rapidly COM
nIeted. There will be q big reception by
| KaIljpolis Grotto the evening OF the 25th
| to the DELEGATES to the Supreme Council
and visiting prophets and their families.
Tuesday, September %. all the grottoes
| attending the convention will participate
in a street parade In escorting the mem
hers OF the Supreme Council from their
headquarters at the New Willard to Ma
| sonic Temple, where the sessions OF the
convention are to be held. The same
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