Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04

~ 1T four lodges and one Royal
Arch chapter are bulletined for
work this week-Natonal. No.
l.. Tuesday. for the NJ. NJ. de-
gree; King Solomon, No. 81.
Wednesday, for the E. A. degree; the
New Jerusalem, No. 8. and George c.
Whiting, No. %. Thursday. both for the
NJ. NJ. degree, and Eureka Royal Arch
Chapter. No. 4. Friday. for the p. NJ.
and NJ. E. NJ. degrees. All the other Royal
Arch chapters are reported at Masonic
Temple as having called off their convo-
cations.
Both Orient Comnandery No. j. and
Potomac Commandery, No ,, have called
off. and among the lodges SO have Ben
jamin E. French. No. Is; Pentalpha, No.
%: Mount Pleasant, No. 80: Arminius,
No. %; Washington Centennial. No IA.
Osiris, No. %; st. Johns, No. II. and
Hope, No. 20.
Work in the Eastern Star chapters
seems also to have been suspended for
the present. and the Scottish Rite bodies
are also taking rest.
So successful was the recent outing of
Kallipolis Grotto, No. ID, Mystic Order of
the Yelled Prophets. that committees are
now actively at work on plans for it's
repetition next to the last week in Au-
gust. 1t is expected that tickets for the
first outing which were not used because
of the rain will be honored for the next
outing, when a large number of new
Stunts will be added to the program.
The base ball game between picked
mines from Naval Lodge and Orient Com
mandery Tuesday last at Marshall Hail.
which had been announced as one of the
features of the annual outing of the first
named organization. was exceptionally
v<n al
score standing to 8. necessitating an
other game in the near future to deter
mine which is the superior club.
The lineup was as follows:
Naval-F'oreman. shortstop: Sharah.
first base; Stein and Jueneman, seconu
base; Crockett. left field; Roepke, catch
err; Matthias. pitcher; Finney. third base:
Otterback. center field; Clements. right
field.
orient-Costinett. third base; Denham,
shortstop; Ritter. catcher. Milans, pitch
er: Hazleton. first base; Nicely. center
field: Bevins, second base; Erb left field. .
Berry, right field.
Perfect weather attracted a large num-
Der OF members and friends of tie two
organiza tons and made the outing a
pleasant and successful affair
Those in charge of the arrangements
were: +. HI. Kramer. chairman of gen.
eral committee; F. B. Guest, chairman
subcommittee on tickets and printing; o.
i,
refreshments, and John Scriyener, recep-
ton, and A. B. Snavely, treasurer.
Past Grand Master Henry X. Simpson,
Mrs. Simpson and Grand Secretary Ar
vine w. Johnston will sail from New
York next Saturday afternoon for Pam
anna. stopping en- route at Fortune Is
land, Santiago de Cuba, Kingston.
Jamaica, and Colon. with two days at
the isthmus for sightseeing on the big
canal, and Port Limon. Costa Rica, where
their stay for four days will enable them
to make side trips into the interior. They
are expected to return to New York Sep
TENDER 4.
Grand High Priest Jacobus S. Jones and
General Grand King George Z. Corson
met with the representatives of the Cen
eral Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Ma
sons of the United States at Masonic
Temple Wednesday evening to arrange
for certain matters connected with the
meeting of the General Grand Chapter at
Indianapolis, September 8.
Potentate w. Hamilton Smith of Almas
Temple of the Mystic Shrine has become
an author. and members of the Shrine as
we'll as it's friends and well wishers have
been furnished gratis with a copy of an
entertaining account of the Washington
Shriners to the recent session of the
Imperial Council at Los Angeles. The
little volume is entitled "A Joy Ride
From Coast to Coast With Boumi-
Almas" 1t breathes the soul of poetry
and sweet sentiment. and in it's descrip-
tions of the quaint and interesting places
visited en- route is gem ideal in its
word painting.
Takoma Chapter, No. II, Order Of the
Eastern Star, paid its annual donation
visit to the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home Tuesday evening.
In addition to selections on the pianola
by the physician in charge at the home,
Past Matron Annie knight played a num-
Der of selections on the piano. and also
accompanied Miss Frances Scherger. who
sang. Humorous recitations We're given
by Mrs. r. s. Dickens. who also sang sew
eral solos. Visitors from Naomi an@GTem-