Evening star., 1912-06-02

Eleven of the twenty-one lodges sched-
uled to meet during the week have omit
ted to bulletin their work, if any; three
| of the six Royal Arch chapters and one.
at least. of the knights Templar, COM
manderies
Unusual events of the week will be the
| lecture on the Panama canal before La
| Fayette Chapter, No. ). Tuesday evening,
at which time Kallipolis Grotto of the
Yelled Prophets will begin its pilgrimage
| to Columbus, Ohio
| W. +. Lippitt. Grand Master of Masons
| of Porto Rico. called on Grand Secretary
| Arvine w. Johnston at Masonic Temple
yesterday. Grand Master Lippitt is the
chief sanitary officer Of Porto Rico, and
| is attending a conference Of health Of
| f1cers which has been called In this
city by the surgeon general of the navy.
nouncement that the building lot located
| at the corner of 18th and Jackson streets.
Brookland, d. C.. which was contested
for I'm connection with the fair held last
| November for the benefit Of the building
fund of the new Masonic Temple recently
erected by the lodge, has been awarded
to Frank A. Speare, $40 f street north
west.
| The piano which was also contested
| for in connection with the fair has been
awarded to Miss Gertrude Gates 7o5 10th
street southeast.
The award of these prizes has been de-
ferred until this time, owing to unavoid-
able delay in collecting the coupons en-
| titling holders to participate in the award
| Eugene l.. Beall Of Anacostia Lodge
No. 21. who has been seriously i'll. Is re-
ported as gradually improving. at his
shipful Master Charles F. Roberts an
| nounces that Rev. Willard G. Davenport.
| chaplain of the lodge and rector OF En-
| manuel Church Anacostia, recently COM
pleted his twenty-f1fth anniversary OF his
rectorate, and that Anacostia Lodge in
| common with his congregation and the
community in general rendered its con-
gratulations. The good rector has been
| chaplain Of the lodge for eighteen years
According to the public press a thirty
second degree Mason has recently made
public an announcement that both Presi-
dent Taft and former President Roose-
welt are Masons.
| With a three-sheet poster and a cartoon
by the inimitable Cliff Bergman. Temple
| Lodge. No. g. makes announcement Of
! its annual "Old Time Frol!c" and shore
dinner at the Oasis Club -on-the-Chesa-
peake, Thursday, and Temple Lodge
pays the freight" Special ears will leave
| the New York avenue and. 18th street
terminal Of the Washington, Baltimore
and Annapolis electric line at S:45 o'clock
sharp in the morning. and private yachts
from Baltimore will take the excursion
| lists down the bay to the Oasis" The
| outing Will be one OF those lodge affairs
which have proved very enjoyable in the
past and served as an annual '.get-to-
gether'' function for the members
Kallipolis Grotto. No. Is. Mystic Order
Of Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm. has completed its arrangements
! for it's trip to Columbus. Ohio. to attend
| the session OF the Supreme Council.
which meets there June 5 and g. Already
| enough prophets and their wives have
| been enrolled for the trip to necessitate
Monarch Ed S. Schmid, who is one of
| the Supreme Council officers. and has
| charge of the arrangements, states it Is
more than probable from the booking
| that another car will be necessary.
The headquarters of the Washington
delegation during it's stay in Columbus
| will be the Southern Hotel program
| of entertainment has been provided for
reaches Columbus Achbar Grotto of that
city announces 1T is prepared to do the
rest.
The business sessions will be held
| both days. but Wednesday, in addition
to the big parade announced for the
| afternoon, there is to be a special re-
| ception and entertainment for the
women, with theater party in the
monial sessions that mean so much
to the real prophet. Thursday the
women will be treated to automobile
rides the men will be cared for at a
ball game. and in the evening the
formal part of the celebration will close
with grand reception and ball at
Masonic Temple
Monarch RAYMOND B. Dickey. Past
Monarchs Ed s.. schmid. John shreve
and J. w. Collins, Harry McKeldin.
Castleman P. Boss. Peter Latterner and
others will go with the Washington
| delegation.
| High Priest William r Hastings OF
| Columbia Royal Arch Chapter, No. 1
| announces. the exemplifcation OF the
royal arch degree at the convocation of
the chapter Wednesday evening next
Officers of the knights Templar Com
| manders Association for the ensuing
year have been elected as follows: Joseph
ton Commandery, No. 1. president: Gratz
p. Dunkum. generalissimo of De Molay
Mounted Commandery. No. 1. vice presi.
dent: James I. Gibbs. captain general .
tary-treasurer. and Joseph G. Stelle, COM
mander Of Orient Commandery, No s,
| and f. f. Thompson, commander OF De
| Molay Mounted Commandery, No. 1.
members Of the executive committee
| Worshipful Master Thomas S. Sergeon
| OF Lebanon Lodge. No Z, in happily an
| nouncing the convalescence Of Elmer C..
| Mayberry and William +. Ernst calls at
! tentton to the loss of five Of its MEM
| bers in little more than a month by
| death-Martin l.. Leonard who died April
II: Duane {. Turner, May &: James G.
Bowen. May 10; Charles E. Engels, May
10. and William II. r. Martin. May 70.
| LEBANON Lodge held a special Friday
NJ. NJ. degree. and will exemplify the
Z. A. degree Friday evening next
! Worshipful Master George A. Berry OF
| Naval Lodge. No. 4, announces the con-
| valescence of Past Master Joseph E..
| Hodgson, who has long been ill., He also
reminds the lodge members. and through
| them their friends, that Naval Lodge. or
| the majority of its members, will be
found at Marshall Hall July 80 for the
purpose of recreation.
Immedia tely after the close OF business
| at its convocation Tuesday evening. La
| Fayette Royal Arch CHAPTER No s. will
| be entertained with lecture on the PAN
| anna canal by John He.mus. assisted by
| E. B. Thompson. in the commandery asy.
lum OF Masonic Temple, when the wom-
| an friends OF the members will be vel
| come. Friday evening the officers OF the
chapter. accompanied by many OF the
Royal Arch Chapter. No. H. of Alexan-
dria. Va. upon invitation. to exemplify
the mark degree. A special car will leave
the station Of the electric line at 18th
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west at Z o'clock sharp for the Virginia