Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-23

| | April 2s-Kallipolis Grptto, Feiled Proph
| cts. ladies' night and dance.
| EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS.
April 24-Temple, No. 49, Columbia. L. D.
| April 25-Electa. No. .: Bethlehem: No: I.
| April 26-Naomi. No. s. Brcokiand No. II.
| April 2s-Takoma. No. l.; Cathedral. No.
| The last Of the spring grand visitations
Of the Grand Lodge, to The New Jeru-
| salem Lodge. No. Q, Will occur Thursday
! evening: the last of the grand vista
| tons Of the grand commander will be
made to De Molay Mounted Commandery,
No 4. Tuesday evening. and to Wash
| ington Commandery. No. ], Wednesday
evening. These constitute the purely
Masonic features for the current week.
Special mention should be made Of the
| veterans night at Federal Lodge, No.
| /. Tuesday evening. and the ladies
night and dance of Columbia Command
cry. No. 2, X. T.. tomorrow evening.
| and that OF Kallipolis Grotto. Mystic
Order Of the Yelled Prophets, Friday
| evening.
| Federal Lodge. No. 1, is to honor those
| who have been Of its membership for a
| quarter of q century and upward Tues
| day evening at s o'clock, when every one
Of the veterans is expected to be heard
| from. either with appropriate remorks, or
a letter In case any cannot come. 1t
| is understood the lodge has made special
provision for the entertainment OF its
! old members, but no detailed announce
ment Of the preparations has been made.
| This afternoon at 3 o'clock, it is an
nounced: the brethren of stansbury
Lodge, No. "a, will have charge of the
religious services at the Masonic and
Eastern Star Rome. Rev. Edgar Cor
dell Powers. chaplain of Stansbury
| Lodge. and pastor of the Brookland NJ.
There will be automobiles and other
conveyances at the terminus of the Ia
koma Park car line to take visitors to
the home. An invitation has been ex-
tended to all Masons and their families
who can do so to attend the services
April 30 will be the fifteenth birthday
of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the
The committee on celebration has decid-
ed to mark the event by holding d
special service at the Church of the
Ascension, 18th street and Massachusetts,
avenue northwest, at 4:3O pm.
The service will be conducted by the
Rev. DR.. J. Henning helms. assistant
grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge, f.
A. A NJ. Of the District Of Columbia
The music will be furnished by large
choir Of children, with Charles F. Rob
erts as precentor. The committee ex-
presses the belief that those who attend
the service will find 1t beneficial and en-
joyable.
The offerings on the occasion are to be
applied to the building fund Of the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home, 1t Is an
nounced. because in the second year OF
the organization small charity sup
ported by the grand chapter resulted In
the building OF the home 1t is the
sense Of the committee that this service
be in the nature Of a Thanksgiving for
the success Of that work.
The fraternity generally is urged TO
attend.
The committee Of arrangements is COM
posed Of Arthur NJ. Poynton. chairman;
Mrs. Julia n. Streater and Mrs. Hattie
r. Hutchinson.
At the communication Of Takoma Lodge
Tuesday evening the E. A. degree will
be exemplified by Senior Warden Joseph
B. Simpson. assisted by the other line
officers. The work Of the lodge this year
up to the present time is said to exceed
that Of several years past, and according
to officers of the grand lodge that OF
some Of the city lodges. The increase In
membership from OF to 10 since the be-
ginning of the year. with several appli
cations pending, Is a matter Of special
satisfaction to the officers and members
of the lodge.
Junior Deacon David S. Morse is on an
extended western trip for the general land
filled by Senior Steward Ernest w. Por-
ter.
John W. Young, a member of Takoma
Lodge, No. %. is i'll in Frederick City
Hospital. Frederick, Md. following a re-
cent operation for appendicitis. Frederick
Lodge, No. So. Is looking after his COM
fort. The master Of that lodge reports
his condition greatly improved.
Maj. William Phillips. said to be the
oldest Mason and Odd Fellow in the
United States. died last Tuesday at
Smiley. Tex He was ninety eight wears
old and had been a member Of the Ma
sonic fraternity for sixty-fve years, and
of the Odd Fellows for sixty-two years.
Kallipolis Grotto. No. Is. Mystic Order
Of the Yelled Prophets, is scheduled for a
special meet the evening of Tuesday,
May =, in the Eastern Star chamber at
Masonic Temple for the revision of its
bylaws. the election of members and bust
ness pertaining to the entertainment of
the Supreme Council at its session in this
city September o. p. Is and 81
1t is said the Washington Chamber of
Commerce will appropriate 500 toward
the entertainment and a large fund Is be-
| ing raised to supplement it among the
members of the grotto, which proposes to
make the Washington session of the Su-
preme Council one Of the memorable
events in its history. Past Monarch Ed S.
Schmid is one of the officers of the Su-
preme Council. and the membersh al
| most to a man is rallying to his support
| in raising the funds and planning sur
prises and entertainment for the visitors.
Monarch John II. Shreve Is the general
chairman Of the committee of arrange
ments, Ed 8. Schmid, chairman of the
finance committee; DR.. W. F. r. Phillips.
chairman of the committee on reception
| Samuel Shreve, chairman Of the commit
tee on entertainment; Peter Latterner.
| chairman Of the committee on souvenir
program, and l. s. Goldsmith. chairman
| of the committee on badges.
| Information thus early received indi-
Gates there will be thousands of the Yelled
| Prophets present from all over the coun-
| try. each grotto bringing its own band of
music.
The grotto is to give a ladies night
and BALI at the National Rifles Armory,
31S G street. Friday evening. The circular
to the membership announces all sorts of
pleasant surprises for the ladies on the
occasion. Samuel Shreve. Peter Latter
ner, Ed 8. Schmid. Frank Raymond and
Stacey Heacock are the committee of ar
rangements.
Columbia Chapter, L. d. o. F.. s.. will
have the worthy grand matron and
| patron present at its stated meeting To-