Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-14

Naval Lodge, No. 4, F. A. A. NJ, to In
terest its members and friends in the re-
ligious service to be held at the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home this afternoon at
| 3 o'clock. Free buses will be run from
| Takoma Park to the home at 2 and 23O
| pm, returning after the service. Rev. A.
H. Thompson Of Waugh Chapel. M. E..
Church, will be the officiating clergyman.
and the special music will be rendered by
quartet from Martha Chapter Order OF
the Eastern Star. consisting of Miss
Stella Fisher. soprano; Miss Eta Austin,
| contralto: Mr.. George F. Mellis, tenor,
and Mr. E. D. Richardson, bass.
Anacostia Lodge No o. has made elab-
crate preparation for the exemplihcation
of the NJ. M. degree. at Masonic Hall,
tomorrow evening. by Grand Master Ben
w. Murch. assisted by Worshipful Mas
tiers Harry G. Sherwood Of Hope Lodge.
No. 20; Robert H. Young of Harmony,
No. II; Wallace Streater of Washington
Centennial, No. Ia; Charles H. Galliher
of La Fayette, No. 10; Philip M. Ashford
of Osiris, No. %; Charles II. Bradley of
| Mount Pleasant, No. 50; James H. Slee
of Columbia, No. 3; George Welker Of
VIM. r. Singleton. No. 3d. Harry
]. Robertson of Acacia, No. IS; Laird
L. Neal OF King David, No. %; Thomas
S. Sergeon of Lebanon, No. 4: William
H. Fugett of Stansbury, No. "a. and VIII
liam P. Herbst of Hiram. No. TO- Wor-
shipful Master George w. Kennedy OF
the New Jerusalem Lodge, No. 8. has sig
nifled his intention to be present and
masters of other lodges are expected.
The lodge has recently had its hall cleo
trio wired from the basement to the top
| floor in preparation for the event.
It is announced that the exemplifca-
ton of the e. A. degree in Naval Lodge.
No. 4, Thursday evening, will be the last
'class graduation of the current Ma
| sonic year. The lodge has completed its
preparations for it's field day at Marshall
Hall two weeks from next Thursday
Takoma Chapter, No. r. Order Of the
| Eastern Star, has called off for July and
August, after what is declared to be one
Of its most prosperous and satisfactory
years. 1t is also announced that Past
Matron Lucy NJ. Feldman will go to Eu-
rope In the near future.
| A member Of ST Johns Lodge. No. IL
said Worshipful Master Charles E.
Etchberger, jr., last week. was in such
hurry to pay his dues that he forgot
to sign the check for the amount which
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| the American National Bank, and the
funny thing about 1t is that Secretary
James E. Hutchinson has been unable
to trace the check to it's sender.
| Grand Master Murch first saw the
! light Of Masonry in Benevolent Lodge
No 81, of Maine. He affiliated with
George c. Whiting Lodge, No. %, in
| this jurisdiction, December IL, 1889, ac-
cording to a recent lodge circular.
|
| After it's exemplification of the E. A.
degree Tuesday evening Arminius
| Lodge, No. 25, will call off until August
| 20, when it will have the F. c. degree.
| The Denver Clubs Ladies' Auxiliary
of Columbia Commandery. No. 2, gave
a successful garden party the first three
| evenings Of last week AT 9th street and
1 Massachusetts avenue northwest.
Dancing seemed to be the chief fea-
ture of the evening, although there
were others that were equally well
patronized. The arrangements were
ing: Mrs. John F. Gibson, chairman
Mrs. Frank Sebring. vice chairman:
Mrs. Benjamin Coles, secretary and
treasurer; Mrs John Wilson. Mrs
Mrs. William McAleer. Mrs. George Zeh
Mrs Charles Bradley, Mrs. E. C. Peach
Mrs. Charles Van Allen, Mrs. Charlie.
Long, Mrs. Charles e. Smith, Mrs
Mrs Charles Hobbs Mrs. Walter Nc
Donald. Mrs. T. A. Mckee, Mrs. s. c.
| Redman, Mrs Robert Bell. Mrs. Frank
Hegner. Mrs. Lillian CARL, Mrs. E. ].
| Cunning, Mrs NJ A. Wertz. Mrs. Will
liam Lambert. Mrs. E. B. Bowling. Mrs.
E. j. Efferen, Mrs. L. Rayermann. Mrs
NJ. A. Knapp. Mrs. Nettie Supper, Mrs
Frances Ham, Miss Annie Long, Miss
Frances Sebring. Miss Marie Burgy.
Miss Marie Knapp Pr Miss Ma Nellie Lam lam.
Dorothy Knapp and Miss Dent.
Cathedral Chapter. No. IA. O. E. S..
will have it's first summer outing next
Saturday Afternoon at Glen Echo. Mem
| bers and friends are invited to come.
The first quarterly meeting Of the Ma
irons and Patrons Association of 1912,
| under their new bylaws. Friday even
ing. was made the occasion for lawn
| fete at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Henry
| Scherger at Takoma Park. The hosts
| were assisted in the entertainment by
Mr.. and Mrs. WI Zimmerman, Mr.. and
| Mrs. George Pitt Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Guernsey, Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
| Copes and Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey s.
| knight.
Festoons OF Japanese lanterns hung
| among the trees and on the wide porches
made an appropriate setting. A stringed
| orchestra added the charm OF music. In
the center Of the broad lawn the table
was spread, and the tasteful arrange
ment of lights and decorations gave an
| appearance almost like fairyland.
| short business session was held. and
| at $50 the guests were assembled around
| the banquet board Mrs Scherger. on
behalf Of the hosts. welcomed the ASSOC
| citation, and after the offering of thanks
| by Worthy Grand Patron Charles F.
| Roberts the guests sat down to enjoy a
tempting menu. whose viands each were
| named for one of the sixteen local chap
| trs of the Eastern Star.
| During the banquet a large cake, sur
rounded by sixty small candles of APP
propriate colors arranged in the form
of star. was brought In on separate
table. Two large candles represented the
grand matron and grand patron. and the
sixty small candles represented the menu
bership of the association. The cake
was cut with proper ceremony by the
grand matron and served to each guest.
Harvey s. knight was to have acted az
POSTMASTER for the occasion, but being
unavodably detained, delegated that
duty TO George Pitt. who admirably per.
formed the duties of the Office. Worthy