Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-22

| only one blue lodge three Royal Arch
| chapters and one Of the communicates
have not announced their work for the
coming week. Acacia Lodge. No. Is.
| is scheduled for the f. A. and F. c.
degrees Tuesday evening, and two
chapters Mount Horeb, No. I. Tuesday
evening. and Washington. No ?. Thurs
day evening. for the Royal Arch de-
gree Some of the other bodies are
devoting their attention at this time
to summer outings of one kind or an
other. but none of them so far as re-
ported, has yet called Off. AlmaS
Temple of the Mystic Shrine is looking
forward to July 30, when it's annual
excursion will be given
Worshipful Master Stirling Kerr. jr,
of TEMPLE Moves Lodge No. 80. leaves
next week for New York, having been in
vited to he present and assist when the
NJ. NJ. degree is presented for the first
time for the benefit of his nephew. Jo-
seph Willard Kerr, son of George II.
Kerr. general sales manager of the du
Pont Powder Company. He has appoint
ed c. Fred Cook. news editor of The
Evening S.ar. junior steward of Temple
Noyes Lodge. to succeed to the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Ben New
bold and the adVancementS in the line as
a consequence. Thursday evening Senior
Warden i-e.oy W. Heron will be acting
master of the lod-e, and the +. c. degree
VII be presented with Clement Huske in
barge and F. Sprigg Perry assisting.
ST Jchn's Lodge, No. II. and Columbia
Lodge, 40. >: will have a joint outing
down the river July 10. when Hiram
Lodge. No. 10. and Federal Lodge, No. !.
are so expected to participate.
Deep sympathy is being expressed on
all sides in Masonic circles for DR.. Frank
f., Gibson eminent commander of Co
lunbia Commandery, because of the
death of his mother Friday morning. as
already announced in The Stars news
columns The funeral will take place
from the house. 927 [ street northwest,
tomorrow afternoon al > O'Clock, the in
terment taking place in Glenwood GENE
terry. and will doubtless be largely at
tended by Masons and members of the
Order of the Eastern Star Mrs. Gibson
of the most active members OF
Esther Chapter. No. !, .. f.. S. and
president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of
Columbia Commandery. She was wom-
of rare intellect, and her devotion to
The Masonic bodies with which her son
was associated was only less strong than
that which existed between them to an
unusual degree.
Worshipful Master Thomas keely of
The New Jerusalem Lodge. No. 9. has
the NJ NJ degree scheduled for Thurs
day evening and declares in his circular
the lodge has d special tenet of her own.
I'VE never call Off, which means work
during the summer without Interruption
1t is reported that DR.. George w Smith.
who served the lodge master in 1903.
and who recently sustained a serious
operation at the German Hospital in Phil
adelphia. is rapidly recovering and will
soon he able to return home. DIR. Smith
is one of the oldest and highly esteemed
officials of the weather bureau, with
which he has been connected for thirty
five years He is widely known in Ma
sonic circles.
Junior Warden Ernest Warren Porter
will be in charge of the F. {. degree when
il is presented TueSday evening in Takoma
Lodge, No ~ Frank d. Byingtcn a
member of the lodge. was last week pro-
NOTED to the chief cerkship of the pen
sion office Senior Warden EnoS S. Harm
Gen haze returned from his Motoring tour
through Maryland. Virginia and West
Virginia. during which he covered several
hundred miles.
When the f. G. degree is presented in
Stansbury Lodge. No. "A. tomorrow
evening. Junior Warden Frank G. Shaw
will be in charge charge. WorShipful
Master p F. Pollard boasts his lodge
room is one of the coolest in the District
Robert de Bruce Council, knights IA
dosh. will elect officers for the ensuing
term at its annual meeting Tuesday even
ing at { 30 o'clock The annual reports
of the secretary and treasurer will be
received in Mthras Lodge of Perfection
Tuesday evening. July 1. according to
announcement of Commander Robert F.
Mentzel. thirty second degree.