Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-10

Every lodge but two which meets dur
ing the week will hold its annual election
of officers, and with those elections will
be chosen the last of the new lodge Off
GERS for the coming symbolic year. Tues
day evening King David Lodge will hold
two specials in it's old lodgeroom to make
up for lost time, eXemplifying the +. A.
degree at both, the first time at $50 pm.
and the second at $50 pm. In addition
it will elect it's new officers Columbia,
No. 3, and Hiram, No. 10. will also have
degree complications. Among the Royal
Arch chapters there will be degree work
in all the chapters scheduled to meet eX-
cept Hiram, No 10. and Anacostia. No.
II. Mount Horeb 30. Z, holding convo-
cations Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
for the r. a. degree. the first the usual
hour and the second at $40 p. nl., an hour
earlier. Robert de Bruce Council, knights
of Kadosh, of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite, will work two degrees in
full ceremonial form Tuesday evening.
These constitute the special events of the
week.
This afternoon at 3 o'clock religious
services will be held at the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home under the auspices of
Esther Chapter. No. >, Order Of the East
ern Star. They will be conducted by Rev
George +. Dudley, rector of IT. Stephen S
Episcopal Church, with special music of
the choir OF Esther Chapter 1t is an
nounced that the fraternity generally. as
well as members of the Order of the East
ern Star. will be welcome and there will
be a bus at the terminal of the Takoma
Park electric line to convey passengers
to the home.
Takoma Lodge, No %. will install as
well as elect it's new officers Tuesday
evening.
The year just closing is said to have
been the most successful in the history
of the lodge. The retiring master is Will
liam f. Dyre. and during his year a con-
siderable sum was paid on the lodge
home, which was purchased a couple of
years ago. The interior of the lodge
home was recently renovated and deco
rated. the lodge celebrating the event last
ing, in which Grand Master J. Claude
KEEPER and other officers OF the Grand
Lodge participated. The membership was
increased 33 1-3 per cent during the wear.
making 1t banner year in this respect
alone. The purchase of a piano and a
substantial balance in the treasury at the
end of the year are other features of
which both officers and members are
proud.
Grand Secretary Arvine W. Johnston
has announced by circular the annual
vfsitations to the constituent ROYAL
Arch chapters of the District at their
respective places of meeting. at s
O'Clock on the evenings hereafter
Columbia. No. 1. Masonic Temple.
January 81. 1912. special; Washington
NO. :: Masonic Temple. January %.
Temple. January 20, special: Eureka.
No. 4. Masonic Temple, January ~.
stated: Lafayette. No. ). Masonic
Temple. January 80. special; Washing
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January 16. stated: Mount Horeb, No. :.
Masonic Temple. January 3, stated
Potomac. No. s, Georgetown. January
%. stated; Brightwood No. 9. Bright
wood. January II. stated: Hiram. No. 10,
Pennsylvania avenue and 10th street,
January %. stated: Capitol. No. IL, 18th
and Fl streets northeast. January IS
stated: Anacostia, No. II, Anacostia,
January s, stated.
The most excellent grand high priest
directs that the matter of lectures or
other entertainment at the vistations
be left to the option of the respective
chapters.
Thursday evening. its election night.
ga.a one in two respects for in addition
to extending to its members the right
of suffrage for once in the year, it will
make the new officers still happier and
the defeated candidates. less miserable
with a ''possum'' dinner afterward. The
MENU which accompanies Master Car
ter B. keene's announcement. is ornate
with pictorial establishment of a sig
nificant and suggestive character appro-
pirate to both events, while the good
things" that will be served apparently
exhaust the list Of causes for gastronOmc
disturbance. There will be "other things"
Master Keene announces to make the Oc-
casion a sort of preparation for the
Christmas holidays, which Will roll
around before the next meeting.
Both the Masonic and Eastern Star
bodies seem to be lax, it is said. in re-
spending to the recent announcement of
Grand Master j. Claude KEEPER Of a forth
| coming fair under their joint auspices.
But a very few of the many bodies in
terested in it's outcome have as yet taken
action in line with the grand masters
| suggestion. probably because Of the cleo
ton period and changes incident thereto
in the various lodges and Eastern star
chapters. The present purpose Is to hold
the fair in the spring, and the joint Ma
sonic and Eastern Star special committee
| is awaiting the election or selection of
prospective members of the board of con-
| troll of the fair an important preliminary
to the commencement of the real work