Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12

will take place Thursday evening. ac-
cording to the announcement of Wor-
shipful Master Frank ii. Kramer.
The new line officers of Stansbury
Lodge. No. ~, will exemplify the F.. c.
degree at the communication tomorrow
evening.
Worshipful Master Thomas Keely has
appointed Roger j. Whiteford Junior
steward of The New Jerusalem Lodge
No. 9, and Maitland s. Wright chairman
of a new music committee. whose duty
1t will be to provide entertainment al
the lodge meetings as we'll as to assist
in the degree work Talent for the pur-
pose is to be drafted from the lodge
membership largely. 1t Is hoped ulti-
kallipolis Grotto. No. Il. Mystic Order
of Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm, has furnished its members with
voting slips and instructions for the an
nual election to be held January 30. when
the polls will be opened at 6 pm and
close at $50 pm The election will be
held in Odd Fellows Hail. 423 9TH street
northwest. The only contest shown by
the official ballot seems to be for the
office of monarch, the executive head of
the grotto. For this position two can
didates are announced-William F. GUIDE.
past Industrious potentate of Almas Tenn
pie of the Mustic Shrine, master of Ana
COSTA i-OOSe, NO. Il, IN 1913, member
of Anacostia Royal Arch Chapter, No. -;
past commander of De MoIay Mounted
Commandery, No. 4, knights Templar
and for seven Years grand treasurer of
the grand commandery of knights Tenn
plar for the District of Columbia, and
Jesse +. Grant past master of Dawson
Lodge. No. 16; a member of Eureka ROYAL
Arch Chapter. No. 4; past commander of
Washington Commandery, No. l. Knights
Templar. and at one time chief rabban of
Almas Temple
Harry l.. Strang. the retiring master
of Benjamin Il. French Lodge, No. II,
Monday evening was presented with a
magnificent past masters jewel. by Past
Master Andrew Wilson, on behalf of the
lodge. Leslie Cramer. the new master
of the lodge. will head delegation
from the lodge to attend the in
stitution of the new East Gate Lodge
No. "a. in the hall of King David Lodge,
No. 2S. at Brookland Wednesday even
ing. Past Master Martin X. Speelman,
on behalf of Benjamin 3. French Lodge
will present the new lodge with set of
working tools suitably engraved as an
evidence of its good wishes.
Following it's grand visitation Friday
evening. at Masonic Temple Eureka
Royal Arch Chapter. No. 4, entertained
its members and their guests in royal
style. \ delightful program of entertain
tifully sung, by Mrs. c. c. Covert, by re-
quest. and selections by the quartet choir
of the First congregational Church. Mrs.
CovertS voice is rich, sweet contraltO,
that has frequently been heard in church
choir music. w. D. Paine was chair
man of the music committee.
Harry b. Cramer, the popular secre-
tary of Mount Pleasant Lodge, No 33,
has resigned his position as chief of
the division of supplies in the offices of
the interstate commerce cOmm sion. to
accept the position of auditor for "a
syndicate of capitalists, with offices at
ogden. Utah. He will leave Washing
ton Thursday for the scene of his new
duties, and Mrs. Cramer and his family
will go later in the spring.
Mr.. Cramer received his Masonic de-
grees in Columbia Lodge, y. F. and
a. NJ; Enoch Royal Arch Chapter and
Jacques de Molay Commandery. knights
Templar, all of Frederick. Md. He is now
a member of Mount Pleasant Lodge.
of Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter.
No. Z; of Adoniram Council, No.
>. Royal and Select Masters; of Column
bia Commandery. No. =. knights Tenn
Shrine of this city. He has served Almas
Temple on it's audit committee for the
last ten years. and was one of it's repre-
sentatives to the Imperial Council, at Los
Angeles. Cal, last year. At the last meet
ing of Mount Pleasant Lodge Mr.. era
mer resigned as secretary and William b.
Green was selected to fill the vacancy.
The lodge made known its feelings in the
matter by presenting MIR. Cramer with
handsome travelling bag.
Mr.. Cramer entered the government
service in 1898, during the Spanish Ameri-
can war. as a clerk in the Norfolk navy
yard. He was rapidly advanced. and
L. for hecame Snecial diShurSin1 agent Of