Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25

D. c., FEBRUARY %,
trustee. The newly elected officers were
Installed by Stirling Kerr. jr.. deputy
for the Supreme Council in the Dis
| trict of Columbia.
Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. SO. at its
meeting Monday night had an attendance
of about 49, when Past Grand Master ].
Claude KEEPER headed a line Of past mas
ters who exemplifed tho NJ. NJ. degree.
The official line was made up as follows:
p. G. M. ]. c. KEEPER. honorary member.
No. SO, as worshipful master: p. NJ. j.
II. Lichliter, S. W., honorary member,
No 80; p. NJ. R. C. Lewis. ]. W.; P. NJ.
Der. No. So; P. n W. M. Wales. J. o..
honorary member. No. 80; p. NJ. III. c.
Cramer. 8. s.; w. NJ. C. n. Bradley. J. 8.
Ground will be broken next week Tor
the New Masonic Temple. at 14th and Ir-
wing streets. Plans show it to be one of
the best arranged in the city. The nrst
| floor will be devoted to commercial pur-
pOses and the other floors for Masonic
| purposes. including lodgeroom thirty,
| lighting and ample space for hatboxes ana
anterooms. The architecture will be OF
the Spanish mission style.
is be Ra.''e eircu uGa d the organizers
are said to be meeting with hatterfng
success. The field for new chapter on
Columbia Heights Is said to be large
one.
An enjoyable entertainment was given
Monday evening in connection with the
regular meeting OF Ruth Chapter. No. i,
! o. E. S.. at the Brightwood Hall in the
form of an impromptu masquerade ball.
The hall had been decorated in white
and blue colors intermingled with gro
tesque masks. Fifty or more members and
their guests appeared on the floor in both
' 'sis.S pat" August" SBlack Sam;
and "the monkey devil kept the fun
going, while staid colonial DANES. flower
girls and ladies In various other costumes
promenaded around. Prizes were given
for the best and most appealing original
costumes. Dancing lasted for several
hours. The affair was pronounced a So
cial success and the present officers OF
the chapter were highly complimented
! for it.
| What one of the chapter members en-
Enthusiastically describes as quite the most
progressive and enjoyable thing In East
ern Star entertainment" was given the
No. 8 0. E. S.. Tuesday evening by
Worthy Matron Mrs. Emily G. Rosemond
and her husband. in celebration Of their
twenty-fif wedding anniversary. 1t was
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Of the officers Of the Grand Chapter.
Among the notables present were Mrs.
Fanny Taylor. w. G. NJ; Charles F..
Roberts. w: G. F.; Miss Grace Wilkins,
Mrs. M. E. Teachum, G. L.: Mrs. Cath
crime Loefiier. A. G. c.: Mrs. Ida v.
| Faber, G. NJ: Mrs. Lillian CARL. G. c.;
Mrs. Bertha Hudson, G. NJ; other MEM
| bers of the Grand Chapter and many past
matrons and patrons. Nearly every chap
ter in the jurisdiction was largely repre-
| scented, as well as Ruth Chapter OF
| Hyattsville, Md
After the chapter was closed guests and
members were invited to the banquet
Mrs. Annie W. Whitman, with an
| efficient corps Of assistants, punch, ice
cream and cake were served. In the CEN
| ter Of the banquet hall, upon a table not
| large brides cake" beautifully decorat-
| ed and bearing the dates February %,
| 1887. and February 20. 1912" Harry X.
| Pimper, w. p, announced that the cake
contained a ring, thimble and a button.
| He invited Miss Ethel Baker, P. G. M.
to cut the cake and requested Wallace
| Streater, p. G. p, to escort her. Mrs.
Margie J. Hutchinson found the ring,
Mrs. Hattie r. Hutchinson, p. G. NJ, the
| thimble, and Mrs. Fanny Taylor, G.. NJ,
the button.
| Mr.. and Mrs Rosemond received con-
gratulations and many hearty good wishes
| for long life and continued happiness.
| Excellent music was furnished by an
| orchestra and dancing closed one of the
| most pleasant evenings in the annals Of
Mizpah Chapter.
| Following is a full list of the officers
elected and appointed in Mount Vernon
Royal Arch Chapter No. B: High priest
Harry C. Kimball: king, Arthur L.
Bryant; scribe. Fred NJ. Book; secretary
tre-electeD, James T. Gibbs; treasurer
1
the host. William J. Naylor: principal
\ sojourner. Emmons K. Ellsworth; royal
arch captain. William s. Adkins, master
of the third vail, George r. Davis; master
Of the second vail, Ernest II. Carnes
master of the first vail. Harry M. For
aker: sentinel. George o. Burke: trustee
| (re-elected). George Spransy: representa-
tive board of managers. Frank B. Curtis;
finance committee, Wallace Streeter, Sam
uel Hart and Jesse E. Potbury.
| The past master and most excellent
master degrees will be conferred at the
convocation of the chapter tomorrow
evening.
The following is a full list of the new
officers chosen recently in Washington
and Washington-Naval Royal Arch chap
tiers:
| Washington. No. 2Delos w. Thayer,
H. p: Edwin A. Mess, king: Jacob Py-
rah, scribe Eugene J. Bernhard. secretary;
John A. Colborn. treasurer; Thomas W.
Bramhall. c. of III. Frank J. Rowell, F.
s.; John l.. Apple, r. A. c.. George l..
Lohrer NJ. of Sd w.: Charles +. Sayles.
NJ. of I'd "; Thomas r. Manning. NJ. of
| LIST "; Arthur E. DOwell. trustee; John
L. Apple. organist; Dudley w. Fleming,
| sentinel.
| Washington Naval, No. 6-Joseph II.
Milans, H. P; Samuel Scrivener, king;
J. Frank Campbell, scribe; John ]. King,
secretary: p. C. Garden. treasurer: Harry
NJ. Reynolds, C. Of H.: Charles E. Baker,
p s.; William T. Hebbard, r. A. c.: Will
liam j. johnson, NJ. Of Sd w.: William
De Witt Watts, NJ. of I'd "; John T. Wv
ian. NJ. of LIST w.; F. C. McCathran. s.;
Alexander Mckenzie and Charles A.
Stockett, trustees.
At the meeting Of Areme Chapter. No.
10 O. E. S., Wednesday night the feature
Of the evening, after the official visit or
the grand officers Of the Grand Chapter,
was the premier Of a new play entitled,
.'HoW the Story Crew." given by the
Dramatic Club of Areme Chapter, which
is said to be getting a great reputation.
The work Wednesday night is declared
their masterpiece thus far
How the Story Grew has to do with
eight feminine gossips OF Squash Center,
and, it is boosted, they had Berryman's
famous cartoons skinned a mile"
They illustrate the saying. Every little
bit added to what we have makes little
bit more
The following composed the cast: Mrs.
Brown. Mrs. Minnie Metz; Mrs. Green,
Miss Maud Fellheimer: Mrs. Bean, Mrs.
Julia FRANKIE; Mrs Rice, Mrs. Marie
Pierce; Mrs. Doolittle, Mrs. Mabel Hagen;
Mrs. Snow, Mrs. Ida Huston: Mrs. Tay-
lor, Miss Belle Scott; Mrs. White, Miss