Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30

Nineteen OF the thirty blue LODGES in the
District of Columbia will elect officers AT
the stated communication held this week.
Nearly all the lodges win have their IN
stallation ceremonies the same evening
as the election. The Grand Lodge of the
District OF Columbia will hold its third
stated communication of the year the
evening OF December Il and its ST Johns
Day communication December -, when
new Grand Lodge officers will be chosen
None of the Royal Arch chapters has bull
Ietined or reported work for the week.
although six are scheduled to meet. OF
.he knights Templar commalderieS.
Orient will have the Orders of the Temple
and Malta tomorrow evening; Potomac
will hold conclave Tuesday evening for
regular business. and Columbia will de-
vote Friday evening, following Il brief
business conclave when the members of
the Commanders Association Will be re-
ceived as special guests, To social recrea-
ton. with a lecture : Judge Ivory G.
kimball as a special feature. Judge Kim
ball will tell the story of his recent visit
10 the forests of Oregon and to the Crater
lakes.
ATrnnius Lodge. No -. announces the
NJ. NJ. degree for its communication De-
cember III The work Is to be rendered
IN German. Secretary Adam Schneider
is preparing d new directory Of the lodge
members.
Worshipful Master Leslie Cramer If
Pfniamin b. French Lodge vino will prob
ably turn over the reins of government to
his successor. made memorable his last
q rcular by publishing his swan song" in
rhyme-all his own work. it is said.
ref nj q rln.Aa foil
that he overlooked anybody. and he
nlembered Our future master. Charles f.
Hood, in a splendidiy complimentary
manner He makes an earnest plea for
the Masonic and Eastern Star Home.
Secretary John n. King of Anacostia
Lodge. No 81. considered BY its members
fluent and original writer. under the
caption. Election of Officers for the Year
1914. conveys in acTostfc form hint that
is said TO be 'impressing itself upon the
members Alfred T. Grimes. the present
efficient senior warden Of the lodge dis
covered his name in the initial letters of
he thirteen lines. which deal with the
subject of the election.
Vorshipfu Master Bert V Wolfe in his
farewell circular for the year gives an
interesting review of the history of King
solomon Lodge. No II. The lodge which
was constituted May Ia 1oh5, he says
with but twenty-one members. now num-
bers eighty-fiye. OF the masters of the
lodge five We're charter members One
OF the members is grand chaplain. one of
the past masters is in the Grand Royal
Arch Chapter line, and the lodge has
never called Off even for a holiday"
one past master was high priest of his
chapter and eminent commander Of his
Knights Templar commandery al the
time he was master. All the line officers
We're raised in the lodge. except the
master. who IS the only affiliate TO hold
office. Past Grand Master I-urtin r. CHM
and Past Master William j. NayIor OF
the Grand Lodge committee on work and
lectures are honorary members.
Features Of the grand visitation TO Fed
eral Lodge No. /. Tuesday evening were
an address by Rev. J. Henning Nelms
grand chaplain. and the presentation of a
testimonial 10 him by Rev Hugh T Ste
venson. assistant grand chaplain: solos
~ James Hicks and George Calvert
Bowie, selections by the lodge choir ant.
music by an orchestra.
TIL Centennial club of Lebanon Lodge
No :. celebrated its first annual reunion
Tuesday evening with a theater party
followed 10y "A banquet at FTeund's where
musical program was presented by
Jack Newlow and Nat Janney Those
present included Mr. ard Mrs H. X
Simpson. Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Paine. Mr.
and Mr. Blair Mckenzie. Mr. and Mrs
u W. Beach. Mr.. and Mrs Carl Kattei-
mann. Mr. and Mrs VI. 3. Yerger Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas r, Sergeon Mr. and
Mrs. Charles d. Shackelford. Mr.. and
Mrs Charles s. Shreve and Mr. and Mrs
r. J. StulL
Worshipfui Master Edwin Allan
Swingle OF Mount Pleasant Lodge No
80. in his farewell circular is enthusiastic
over the prospects Of the lodge and its
accomplishments He SAYS since the
meetings have been held in the new hall
IL has been necessary To hold five special
communications in addition to the reg
MAR communications: that the lodge has
substantially increased it's membership
and finances and that when Our new
furniture is all in there will not be
Masonic lodgeroom in the Jurisdiction
better furnished or equipped And this
Is the baby lodge" that came TO light
just three years ago.
The New Jerusalem. with Peace on
earth, good will toward men,. recalling
the approaching Christmas season, is
raising voluntary contribution las an
individual and personal remembrance
from the New Jerusalem Lodge To each
and every resident of the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home.
At the communication of the lodge to
he held December II. the finance com
mittee will make its annual report and
the election of officers will be held The
lodge appropriated S1.416 from its treas
ury to meet the contribution asked for
the Masonic and Eastern Star Home.
The annual election u officers of
Takoma Lodge. No. -. will take place
Tuesday. December !? The Installation
OF the new line officers will take place
the week following the election the date
10 be announced by the master. Past
Grand Master DR.. Francis ]. Woodman
who has been Hnable To attend the lodge
communications for several months on
account of illness. present Tuesday
evening for the first time and was warm
u greeted ny Worshipful Master Howard
s. Fisk. DR.. Woodman is reported 10 be
recovering his health.
The present line officers have been adj
vanced by the master. preparatory for
the work of the coming year. Past
Master Thomas NJ. +. Bowling continues