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their putting up and maintenance. Will
run, between Sc, 900 and $1,000. They will
be SUSPENDED from every trolley. wire
support on the streets that are to De
decorated
The committee is now in consultation
with the city commission relative to
stringing festoons Of incandescent lights
from pole to pole on each side or the
street. and parallel with It The city
commissioners have agreed to hang orna-
mental fsstoon lights on all parade
lights Il ii the Intention Of the commit
tee to use the American flag as the piece
de resistance In all decoration work. :
Stephen b. Coster and Robert L. Will
liams, laid to be promising ritualists in
Mounts Pleasant Lodge, No. 33. Will OFF,
ciate insthe F..C. degree at its communi-
cation tomorrow evening Worshipfui
Master Edwin Allan Swingle announces
special lecture the evening OF April q,
by Terence ". Powderly. one of the chlefs
of the sifnfnigration service OF the De-
partments Of Commerce and Labor: AT
the meeting tomorrow evening the looge
will examine plans and consider the
proposition for a new lodge meeting room
in a handsome building soon to be erected
at 14th and Kenyon streets northwest.
Worshipful Master Jason Waterman in
his last~circular reminds the members of
Washington Centennial Lodge. NO. IA, OF
the social evening to be held April 16, ar
rangemeDts for which are in charge OF
a committee headed by Mark F.. Kahn.
Through Herbert NJ. Osborn, member of
the lodge. a motion. picture. entertainment
is anticipated as one OF the features. !.
Junior Warden Ernest ". Porter will
officiate. Tuesday evening in Takoma
Lodge. NO. %, when the F. c. degree will
be presented for the first time this year.
this communication will be the donation
Star Home, which is located just south
ton of the presentation of cantata un-
der THE auspices of the lodge will also
come UP for consideration. Past Master
WiiliamfsE. Dyre was a guest Of Doric
Lodge, No $50. New York city, last week.
Worshipful Master Howard s. Fisk in his
last bulletin referred to the excellent
work being done by the officers of the
lodge under, the guidance of Past Master
Thomas NJ. F. Bowling, lodge instructor.
An invitation has been extended to mas
ter Masof1s to attend the lodge schools of
instruction, which are held Tuesday even
ings when stated communications are not
scheduled.
William A. Harries king of Eureka
Royal Arch Chapter, No. 4, will preside
at the presentation OF the mark degree in
that chapter Friday evening.
Lebanon Lodge, No. will present the
F. c. degree April: 1S, with Senior Warden
{. ID. Shackelford In charge.
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Columbia Players.

A homecoming is announced for the
Columbia Theater a week from tomorrow
night. when the Columbia Players will in
augurate their fifth annual season of
stock. with an elaborate production Of
Grace Georges great success, Clothes"
1t is designated Homecoming week. for
the reason that 1t will mark the return Of
some of the most popular players who
have been Identified with the organization
in past seasons. Among the number will
be A. H. Van Buren,. Everett Butterfield,
George w. Barber, Stanley James. Arthur
Richie. John M. Kline, Willard Robert
son, John Ellis, Edwin H. Curtis, Carrie
Thatcher, Dorothy Bernard, Jessie Glen
dennng, Marie Drofnah Airline Pretty
and Little Helen Hayes Brown. Miss
Helen Holmes will be the leading lady.
She is a discovery for whom the manage
ment has the highest expectations. Fran
ces Young, who will play grand danes
and characters. and Ollie Cooper and
Charles Squires. the head of the scenic
department, complete the list of new
corners.
The productions will be even more elab-
crate than they have been in past sea-
sons. Clothes has been selected as the
opening attraction, not alone because of
it's dramatic worth. but because of the OPP
portunity 1t affords for the presentation
of the company in the height of fash
ionable attire, and, to a large extent, in
undisguised personality.
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largest package for the largest amount.
which proved to be very small anaG
when he had reached the last OF SONS
twenty boxes and as many wrsppe,ss;
voted to the comforting of the degrees
upon a large class of candidates. Al
members of the Rebekah branch of the
order have been invited to be present
The. grand master, accompanied by his
grand officers. made a social visit 10
Amity Lodge, No. 81, Tuesday evening.
The attendance was excellent. and II Is
said the officers acquitted themselves in
D. credft8ble manner. The reports of the
grand treasurer and Acting Grand Secre-
tary s. X. Boyce showed the lodge had
increased both numerically and finan-
cially since the last visit OF the grand
master. At the close Of official business
the lodge held an open session. and pre-
scented musical and literary entertain
ment Refreshments were served by the
entertainment committee.
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge. No. 4. at Its
next session. Friday evening. will hold
social session and entertainment. The at
tendance OF all members OF the Rebekah
branch of the order has been requested.
Tomorrow evening both Naomi Rebekah
Lodge, No. I, and Ruth, No. =. will con-
fer the beautiful Rebekah degree upon
several candidates. to which members of
other lodges are invited.
Grand Patriarch s. G. Taylor end his
corps Of Grand Encampment officers paid
a fraternal visit to Mount Nebo En-
campment No. g. Wednesday evening
The officers of the encampment, il is re-
ported, showed proficiency in rendering
the unwritten work. and the reports OF
the grand scribe and grand treasurer
were satisfactory. showing an increase
both in membership and finances during
the past six months. At the close OF the
official visit the committee on entertain
ment took charge of the session, and
Past Chief Patriarch o. o. Booth pre-
scented the grand patriarch. who is "A
member OF the encampment. with a sig
net ring. Humorous presentations were
made to Past Grand Patriarchs Thomas
w. Fowler and William j. Hope aud Past
Chief Patriarch p. III. Leary. Addresses
were made by w. T. Galliher and O. 20.
Booth A most pleasant evening. closed
with the serving of refreshments in the
blue room.
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Mask and Wig Club April IA.

MAID in Germany" the twenty-fifth an
nual production Of the Mask and Wig
Club. will be presented at the Belasco
Theater Monday evening. April IA. Maid
in Germany is two-act musical comedy,
with scenes laid in the solarium Of Ger
man sanatorium and the palm garden of
Berlin theater. The plot concerns a
wager as to the efficiency of burglar
proof safe, and stolen pearl necklace.
In the loss and final recovery of which
every character in the piece is involved.
This plot does not in any way interfere
with the introduction of numerous songs,
dances and specialties For instance. when
the Eskimo speciality is on. and dogs are
bowling on icy peaks. and girls" and men
in white fnrs are dancing. with a red moon
lighting up the ice, the auditor is expect
ed to forget the stolen necklace or the
schemes of Clarice. manicurist. OF the
twelve principals in the cast, seven are
stars of previous Mask and Wig sue
cesses. The leading comedy role will be
played by j. H. McFadden, jr.. who made
such hit in last years Miss Helen of
Troy" Other favorites are d. A. Hogan,
B. b. Reath, r. G. Morris and ]. B.
French. There are twenty-eight musical
numbers. and the stage settings and cos
tunes are said to be unusually elaborate
and gorgeous.
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The Siege of Constantinople.

From the National Magazine.
In April. l453, Mohammed with OO.OOp
men began the twelfth and final siege of
the city whose fall had been predicted by
Mohammed. had been figured to Osman as
he slept under the camel s-hair tent of
the father Of his beloved, and later fore
told to John Hunyade after the defeat of
Kassova by a prophecies, who declared
that the reverses of the Christians would
never end until the fall of CONSTANT
nople." Now hundreds of sheiks and
derevishes swept through Mohammed's S.
army, repeating the traditions of the past
and predicting the sure successes of the
future-the leader OF them all, discov-
cred under a recently erected mosque, the
tomb of Ayoub, a leader and prophet slain
in the third siege two centuries before
and this apparently miraculous discovery
excited the Moslems to very extravs-
gance of confidence and activity. The
great cannon and it's smaller sisters ar
rived and were first laid against the
Caligaria gate. still known to Moslems as
Egri Kapouci, and painfully II was load
ed. probably by unscrewing the barrel
from the breech, by means of bars in ,
serted in rings or apertures provided for
the purpose. The immense charge Of
powder was poured or ladled in; the great
stone shot rolled carefully into place and
fabricated with oil to lessen
friction and the danger of bursting; the
immense tube screwed on to the breech
piece. and the ponderous gun laid by,
means Of wedges and timbers to be dis
charged at the peril Of the cannoneer's
life. 1t took 700 men two hours to load
and lay 1t for firing, and never exceeded,
eight discharges per diem, while its eff,
fects were far less destructive than had
been hoped by the maker and feared by
the besieged.
Later it was removed to another point,
the st. Romanus gate, now
called the TOP kapouci," or Gate Of,
the Cannon" Here 1t was used more eff,
but in a few days burst, killing
Its own artificer.
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ment being an illustrated lecture on the
Yellowstone Park by the Rev. Walter
F. Smith

ment being an illustrated lecture on the
Yellowstone Park by the Rev. Walter
F. Smith.
High Priest. ]. w. Collins of Mount
Horeb Royal Arch Chapter announces
chaplain of the Grand Chapter. before
Benjamin b. French Lodge, No. 10, at
Vermont Avenue Christian Church, Sum
day evening, April 13. to which Worship
full Master Leslie Cramer, a past high
priest of Mount Horeb Chapter has In.
vited his chapter companions to be pres
. eTtt. iThe mark master degree will re-
ceNe attention at the convocation Of
Mount Horeb ChapteraTnesday evening
at Masonic temple, .--,,.
Past Commander Bennett "A. Allen of
Columbia C0mmandery.siss reported seri-
ously ill afa.his hosaes. IN the Victoria
apartment Mouse. 14thsandS Clifton street
northwest, in the iasess ecnrniandery cir
fhlar:
One of the. happiest men in Washing
ton Friday evening, 1t is said, was Dr.
Frank E. Gibson, who is known far and
Wide In Masonry in, the District as one
OF its mqst ardent and tireless workers.
After, sArffng regularly from the bottom
appointed when first offered higher office
he was made eminent commander of
Columbia Commandery. No. 2. by graft
tying election DR.. Gibson is member
OF Benjanifl 3: .Erench Lodse.sN No. Is; Of
Columbia Royal Arch Chapter, Il; a
knight commander of%the fC0nrt IF Honor
in the Ancient and sfHccepted4 Scottish
Rite and an irrepressible noble of Almas
Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He is the
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"Ben-Hur."

The new production Of BEN Hur."
which Klaw & Erlanger will present
at the National Theater week Of April
81. was planned and built with the
idea Of surprising English theater-
goers during the run of the elaborate
spectacle at the Drury Lane Theater
last season. That the enterprise Of the
American managers was not in vain
was amply shown by receipt records
rising beyond anything hitherto
known even in this historic playhouse,
which has never been rivaled by any
other theater Of the English metropolis.
While "Ben-Hu has thrilling me-
chanical features of novelty, like the
chariot race and the conflict OF the
galleys, its real power appeal to the
public at large is the delicate and stir
ring treatment of it's religious theme.
Extravagant lengths were gone to in
the matter of cost to give "Ben-Hur"
gorgeous oriental setting BETTING
the time and locale of it's action. A
great sum was expended for appropri-
ate and elaborate scenery, blazing
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Eastern Star Notes.

An event Of unusual interest will be the
comforting of the degrees by the officers
Of the Grand Chapter, Order of the East
ern Star. upon a class of candidates. by
request of Bethlehem Chapter. No. Z. in
the Masonic Hall, 18th and H streets
northeast, Tuesday evening at 1880
o'clock Members of the order generally
are invited to be present. The an
nouncement is made through Grand Sec
rotary Rose A. Yost. 1t was the original
intention that this should take place at
the second meeting Of Bethlehem Chap
ter this month, but other engagements
made change in the program necessary.
Another event Of special Importance to
members of the order will be the meet
ing which, at the instance of Worshipful
Master Fred M. Book of ST. John s
Lodge, No. II, has been called in the
Grand Chapter room, at Masonic Temple,
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock to con-
slider the ACCESSIBILITY of forming new
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Past Matron Corinne Hay: Selections
by the choir, q recitation by Mrs. Web
ster and an address by Mrs. Mcqueen.
Refreshments were served under the
direction Of Mrs. C1elland. Others
present were Grand Marshal Hudson
and Grand Chaplain CARL.
A number Of Alexandria county
folks met Tuesday evening at the
home Of Mrs. Welburn, sat Clarendon,
Va. and organized a chapter of the
Washington Chapter Twenty-six
members enrolled The following
officers were elected: Mrs. W.. c. We'll
burn, worthy matron. Cor VIC. Shell
ley, worthy patron: Mrs. A. ID. Torrey-
son, associate matron: Mrs. Simpson.
secretary, and Mrs. Mason, treasurer.
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Talking Moving Pictures.

For the second week of Chase's contin-
uous performances during the summer,
commencing Monday next at Pm, there
will be a complete change OF bill, the new
Edison talking motion pictures being
The Quarrel Scene,'' from Julius Gaze
sar''; 1.-THE Temptation Of Faust anoth-
err synchronized dramatic masterpiece en-
bodying the crucial scenes in Goethe's
immortal work, and a comic musical
novel and diverting lecture on the, kineto-
phone presenting visualized and vocalized
Illustrations Of its scope. New kinema-
color plays and ''frst-run'' photo-dramas
will increase each bill to a duration OF
one hour and half. OF these latter
there will be complete changes every day.
The weekday performances win run from
1 to IL pm. and the Sunday from to
1890 pm.
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Get Rich-Quick Wallingford."

'Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford." George
NJ Cohan's dramatization of George Ran
dolph Chester's popular Wallingford sto-
ries. comes to the Academy next week.
Aside from the delicious satire of Mr.. Co.
hans drama tization, the play is essen
TALLY human in appeal and true to every
day life and conditions. The comedy is
really a dramatization of the ''get-rich-
quick idea SO inseparably associated
with speculative investment and the de-
sire to get something for nothing. The
eastern company, with an excellent cast,
will be seen in this city, as we'll as the
same elaborate scenic production used
during the 412 performances on Broad
way, New York.
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Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 5, announces
the completion of its arrangements for
fittingly celebrating its anniversary April
IL, in the auditorium Of Pythian Temple.
Capital Lodge, No. "A, will confer the
rank of page at its convention Tuesday
evening. when the new stereopticon, re-
Gently purchased by the lodge, will be
used in the work.
Capital Lodge. No. "A, conferred the
rank of page at it's convention Tuesday
evening.
J. T. Coldwell' Company, No. Z. at it's
assembly Thursday evening elected and
initiated G. A. McConaas OF Calanthe
Lodge. The company has ordered new
uniforms and hopes to have them when
the company acts as escort to the Grand
lodge officers at the visitation to Myrtle
Lodge, No. %, April 10.
The company accepted an invitation
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Sam Bernard April %.

Sam Bernard will appear at the Be-
lascO Theater the week commencing
April %. in "All for the Ladies'" The
cast of this musical farce. which has
something Of plot. contains many
well known names, including Adele
Richie Alice Gentle, Louise Meyers.
Margery Pearson. Amy Leicester, Edna
Caruthers. Millership sisters, George
A. Schiller. Teddy Webb. Leslie Gaze
and others. The play is in two acts
and prologue. adapted by Henry
from a French farce by Hen
nequin. Alfred G. Robyn has furnished
the musical setting.
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MASONIC.

LODGEsss .-,e.
April Potomac. No. 3, F.G. .ss
Benj. b. French. 10. 10, social
A@ @se"s1T No. .oelal even
s rs%,s,sss. S Ss ? 3 .ss ID even.
ing and lecturets4s.-
April S-Federal. Mo- !. NJ. NJ.
fakoma, 20. 20. +. G.
April . gsrmoay, No. M NJ.
school nf instruction.
ii, St 5oiui's Nflte<Association.
April 10 The New jerusalem, No. .,
Gr no, eul G wblt,or. > No %,
April If.s,. III John n 5! 40. il. MN
: Hope. No 20. F. A..
April Fla Eayette. No. 10. special,
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS
April s-,tount HoreY.7 no. Z. mark.
Poto,a8c. No. s.. r. A.
.pr, sSIn Of Inst Na r. NJ ud
Aprft1,-Eureka. No. :. mark
Aprli12-Columbia, No. L. special r. a:
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
d RITE.
Avr4lss Evangelist Chapter Knights
Rose Croix, election OF officers
-. Albert Pike Consistory, sd de-
=. gree, full ceremonial.
r. - 1919 sSrS -
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS.
April Ruth. No. /.
April S-Electa, No. .. and Bethlehem,
No .. degrees by officers
Grand Chapter.
AnrjI o-Naomi- No 3: BrookIand. No. IL.
Meeting in Grand 7Chaptef room
10 form new Eastern Star
chapter.
ApriI Io-william F. Hunt. No. 16-
April II-Takoma. No. IL; Cathedral, No.
IA: Friendship. No. Ia.
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THE THEATER.
from Third Page.)

spearean roles she had played. All were
met with refusal and the reiterated state
ment that her public appearances We're
over New York saw little of the famous
actress during her stay. She worked like
a Trojan during rehearsals and spent al
most all of her time at the theater or al
her hotel The assistance she was able to
give the producers proved invaluable.
On one occasion she slipped away to
be photographed. In the studio she saw
a picture of herself enlarged and elabo-
rately framed She called her maid over
to see ii. Look" she said, what 1 was
like twenty-five years ago." Mary Ander-
son belongs to Louisville, though she was
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Washington Symphony April Is.

Charles Anthony. one of the most re-
markable Of the younger generation of
American pianists, will be the soloist al
the next concert Of the Washington SYM
phony Orchestra. which will be given al
the Columbia Theater Tuesday afternoon,
April Is. and marks the close Of the most
successful season in the history of this
organization.
Mr. Anthony is a pianist who is reputed
to be an artist whose playing discloses a
noble tone. well balanced and intelligent
musicianship and a well polished tech
nique. He will be heard in the Grieg
concerto.
Mr. Hammer has selected for the OPEN
ing number the introduction to Atlantis -
by Louis Won Gartner. The "Tannhauser
Overture will close the program.
Tickets for the concert are now on sale
at T. Arthur Smiths.
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Eva Tanguay's Company.

Eva Tanguay, at the head of her
own big company, will present herself
and her associate artists for five
nights, beginning Tuesday. April Is.
at the Belasco Theater. Miss Tanguay
comes to Washington with a pre-
tentious production of "Salome," for
which she carries grand opera
orchestra, and with a notable COM
pany of artists numbering eight of
the best headline" acts recently seen
in the highest class vaudeville theaters
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1.-THE Crusoe Girls. |"

Charles Robinson and his "Crusoe
Girls Will be the attraction at the
Gayety following Sam Howe's Love-
makers" Robinson himself will enact
the leading comedy role in two one-act
musical farces called '1n His Sons
Place and Cohen and the Gay Widow"
He will be supported by q large COM
pany of assisting principals. including
James Frances Sullivan. recently with
1.-THE Prince Of Pilsen"; Libby Bloudell,
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jewels and armor. exquisite costumes,
expert designing and delicate textures
and complicated and sensational me-
chanical effects. 1t is said more than
two years were given to the correct
and satisfactory building of the Lon
don production, and the same opulent
splendor and effect will be in evidence
at the National during the Washington
engagement. There will be matinees
"Wednesday and Saturday.
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ODD FELLOWS.

LODGES
April 7--Union, No. H. Covenant. No IL:
Beacon. No. Is. and LanEdon,
No. %. business.
April S-Golden Rule. No. 81. degree.
Washington. No. 9. and Amity.
No. 81. business
April 9-Federal City. No. 20, grand visi-
tation. Eastern. No. Z. and Har-
mony. No. 8. degree. Friendship.
No II. business.
April 1O-Columbia, No. 10. degree. Excel
sior. No. Il. and Salem. No. q. .
business.
April 11-Central. No. 1. and Metropolis.
No. 49, degree. Phoenix, No. ..
business. - a
ENCAMPMENTS.
April Sired D.. Stuart No. Z. royal
purple degree.
April 9-Columbian. No. 1. degree.
REBEKAH LODGES.
April Naomi. No. 1. and Ruth, No. 2.
degree.
April 11-Dorcas, No. 4, social session.
PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
April 12-Canton Washington. No. 1, drill
and social.
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Poli'st"Old Heidelberg"

Polls announces the appearance Of a
new leading man. Thurlow Bergen, for
the Poll Players beginning next week.
Mr.. Bergen will make his debut in the
German romantic comedy, "Old Heidel-
berg" playing the role-in which Rich
ard Mansfield achieved one of his
greatest successes.
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Ready Answer.

From the Houston Post.
so you claim to be a literary man.
eh?"
YES, sir: wrote that book, a Dozen
Ways to Make Living"
And yet you are begging?''
Yes, sir, that's one of the ways"
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
I.OnGES

l<OOoES.
April Equal, No. Il. .ritualistic work.
Amaranth No. 2S, business.
Century. No. 90. business.
April .S-Webster, No, Z. ritualistic work.
Excelsior No. II, business.
Germania, No. 49, business.
Capital, No. "a, rank of page.
Myrtle. No. 25 rehearsal.
April 9Mount Vernon No. 5, business.
Hermtone, No. II. business.
Union. No. %, ritualistic work.
Columbia, No. Is, business.
April 10-Harmony, Nor 81, rehearsal.
April 11-Syracusians No. 10, business.
PYTHIAN. SISTERS.
April 9-Friendship Temple, No. 9,
business.
April 11-Rathbone Temple, No. s, bust
ness.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
April 9EWasll,ngton Company, No. 1,
business.
April 1O-J. T. Coldwell Company. No. Z,
special assembly.
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soubrette; FRAME MARITIME. coincidence;
Dave Rose, Italian character imper-
senator and May Bernhard, with
Tanguay temperament. The piece is
said to be attractively mounted and
costumed.
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.Dixon's Big Review Co.

Henry p. Dixon's Big Review Company,
headed by frankie Heath. will be the at
traction at the Lyceum next week, with
the customary matinees. Hickey in
Politics. is the vehicle to be presented.
with novel features, twelve song hits and
ensembles, and an enjoyable mixture of
burlesque, drama and travesty.
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Grand Master E. D. Thompson and his
officers will pay Federal City Lodge, No.
90. a fraternal visit Wednesday even
ing. This is tho home lodge of Grand
Guardian John T. Humphreys. and, II
is said, the lodge desires a large attend