Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-20

Unusual events of a Masonic char.
acter this week are the grand vista.
fions Monday, Tuesday and Friday
evenings, respectively, to Anacostia
Lodge. No. Fl; Acacia, No. IS, and ST
Johns. No IL, in the order named; the
annual inspection and review of the
knights Templar communicates on the
White Lot Thursday afternoon and the
grand ceremonial session of Kallipolis
Grotto. No. Is. Mystic Order of Yelled
Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, to-
morrow evening" Each of the four
lodges whose schedule calls for "busi-
ness has indicated that the subject OF
the completion of the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home will be among the
topics brought up for discussion. and ii
is expected this topic WILL also receive
attention al the hands of the other
lodges meeting during the week
Religious services will be conducted
by Washington Centennial Lodge. No
IA. F. A ~ NJ. at the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home Sunday afternoon
October 20. at o'clock. \ bus will
meet the cars at Georgia avenue and
Rittenhouse street at pm. to con-
Worshipful Master Wallace Streater
has requested all members of the lodge
owning automobiles to place them at
his disposal for this service
At its stated communication Wednesday
evening Washington Centennial Lodge.
No. a. F. A A NJ. indorsed the plan
to. raise funds for the purpose Of COM
plotting the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home. Addresses on the subject We're
r. CHM. Worshipful Master Wallace
Streater. Senior Warden Jason Water
man. James s. Mccarthy. Percy Heating
Past Masters Walter b. Pettus and A.
ington Topham. after which the lodge
passed a resolution pledging a sum equal
to So per capita of it's membership.
Masons, has called off its stated cOnvoca-
tion Of November ; on account of the
election. Many OF the officers and mem
bers Will be out of the city on that date.
and the chapter decided to suspend bust
ness until the stated convOcation of No
vember 10, at which time the p. NJ and
NJ. E. NJ. degrees will be exemplifed.
William p Chroniger of COZ 4th street
northwest, sentinel of Lafayette Chapter
No. 5. Royal Arch Masons and a mem
Der Of Washington Centennial Lodge
No. IA. F. A. A. NJ. is confined to his
home with serious attack of grippe
Hope Louge. NO - mas called on III
communication scheduled for October %
next Friday. and announces the f. a. de
gree for the communication November
and the F. c. degree for that of Novem
Der D Worshipful Master III. G. Sher
wood has appointed Charles F. Granholnl
Walter Hagan, David Linthicum and A
E. Cook to devise ways and means 70
raising the contributions of Hope LodS
toward the completion of the Masonic AM
Eastern Star Home ito an amount. no
Htvp4c % ,1nr l,t1S
times three as the earnest efforts of on
membership will secure" His appeal IL
behalf of the project is declared fOrcefu
and effective.
Past Grand Master Lurtin r CHM. il
promulgating the circular agreed to b,
the special committee appointed az tn.
meeting called by Grand Master Murci
to devise ways and means for raising tn,
funds to complete the Masonic and East
ern Star Home. succinctly states existing
conditions and present and future need:
as follows: One wing has been completed
which accommodates the plant and eight
cen members. Is now filled and there is
waiting list: the present quarters ar,
wholly inadequate, without facilities for Z
hospital or cfildren's department. and tn,
servant quarters too close to the Twin.
quarters OF the home. The future an,
present needs require such an enlarge
ment of the home as will provide for al
qualified to enter and who seek admis
sion: adequate facilities for hospital serv
ice. which may he secured by lodges O.
Eastern Star chapters for members re
quiring them. at little more than actua
cost; a childrens department and suit
able chapel.
The adjourned meeting OF the represen
ta,ives of the lodges and Eastern sta
chapters CO He'd by Grand Master Ben W
Nurch Is Tue next Saturday evening, DC
Iober. ~. to hear reports from the vari
Gus bodies as to the action taken
Lurid j. the proclamation OF Monarcl
Raymond b. Dickey in THE Red Light
concerning the grand ceremonial session
of karipolis Grotto OF the Yelled Proph
cts which takes place tomorrow evening
Many breathers of the upper air
states. have signified their readiness L
attempt the Styx and considerabl
number have made formal application 70
this delightful privilege" Ii is propose
to raise class of one hundred OF 9TH
unwary and unsuspecting' for the pjl
grimage to the limitless province O
Aokannah.
While II is proposed TO travel the sam
route of afr arb earth, fire and water
II is promised many new incidents wi
make the journey specially interestins
not the least Of wE.ch will be the Croft