Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21

presentation address, referred to the lone
| service OF Mr.. Hill and the affection the
members have for him.
Worshipful Master Leonard P. Steuart
headed the line in the degree work
Senior Warden Paul E. Lesh being ab-
sent
DR.. Abram Simon will deliver an ad-
dress on Masonic Duty" at the January
communication. to the members OF the
year.
January 81. at pm, there will be a
special communication for the felio"
cralt degree, at which time Senior Dea-
con Marx e. Kahn will head the line.
This will be followed by the regular
communication at 1880 pm. for the
| TRANSACTION OF business and the M. M
degree, which will be exemplified by the
Idegree team in the new robes.
The installation of the newly elected
officers of .Takoma Lodge. No. %, took
place at a special communication Tues
day evening in the presence of large
gathering OF members of the fraternity.
| Fast Grand Master DR.. Francis J. Wood
| man installed the officers assisted by
| Past Master William Z. Dyre as master
OF ceremonies The appointive officers
Will be installed at the communication
| Tuesday evening.
Howard s. Fisk. the retiring master,
was presented with a handsome past mas
| ters jewel by Senior Steward c. H. Spen-
Ger on behalf OF the lodge. Past Master
THOMAS M. F. Bowling, instructor for the
lodge. was presented by Senior Warden
E. w. Porter with tokens from the lodge
and Past Master Fisk as evidence of ap-
| probation for services rendered by him
| during the past year
Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter, No.
| 3, will have the p. NJ. and NJ. E. NJ. de-
grees tomorrow evening, and at a special
'HpNn <7ny o. ~, u
degree. The chapter will have its vista
| ton January II, its memorial services
January Is and Its election of officers
February 8.
Worshipful Master Theodore T. Moore,
| In his first official circular. announces the
probable calling of of the communication
| scheduled for January and the Z. A. de-
gree for January Is.
Naval Lodge, No 4, will have no de-
gree work January /, but after the regu-
lar business, 1t Is announced. program
OF music and speeches will be presented.
as the master wishes to make the even.
ing the big open night of the year
, January 10 the E. A. degree will be
| presented with Senior Warden Snavely
at the head of the line.
Worshipful Master Charles Emerson
| Hood of BENZ. B. French Lodge, No. Is,
and the NJ. NJ degree for January ID.
Hope. Lodge. No. 20, has elected and
installed its officers as follows: Charles
F. Granholm. master: Walter L. Hagen.
senior warden: David F. Linthicum, junior
warden: w. A. Craig. secretary: Harry
s. Sherwood. treasurer; w. T: Rohr,
senior deacon; w. D. Skeen. junior dea-
con: Harold Peckham. senior steward.
and Frank Hursh, junior steward Al
fred Savage has been chosen marshal
and III. Linthicum. tiler. DR.. c. S. Barn
hart Is the representative on the board
Of directors of the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home. The lodge will have the K.
A. degree Friday evening.
George c. Whiting Lodge, No. %. has
elected the following officers: Reuben
A. Bogiey. master: Cornelius III. Failing.
senior warden: Charles E. Lightfoot.
junior warden: David F. Dumberth, Sec
rotary, and Edward s. Smith. treasurer.
The proxies to the Grand Lodge are David
F. Dumberth, w. E. Graves and w. NJ.
Bornheim.
Acacia Lodge. No. Is, will begin the
celebration OF its fftieth anniversary with
an evening service at st. Marks Epis-
%. to which the fraternity in general will
be welcome. The service will be the
usual evening Episcopal service. The
sermon will be preached by Rev. DR.. J.
Henning Nelms. grand chaplain of the
Grand Lodge. The musical program will
include professional hymn go, by Smart;
1.-The Magnificat," by Tours; the Nunc
Dimittis. by Tours. and hymn 344, by
Mason. with Hayden's offertory anthem
and Mann's occasional hymn 522: The
special Psalms of the day will be the
first. fifteenth and ninety-irst.
The following evening the lodge MEM
bers and their specially invited guests will
enjoy a banquet at Rauscher's, when
program. with addresses by distinguished
Masons, will be presented.
Grand Chancellor Charles E. Rosenbaum
of the Supreme Council for the Southern
Scottish Rite who ID also chairman OF
the building committee during the erec-
ton Of the new House OF the Temple. at
18TH and 8 streets northwest, accompanied
+. Moore. Secretary General John H.
Cowles and Stirling Kerr. jr., deputy for
the Supreme Council IN the District of
Columbia, paid visit to the new House
inspecting the quarters therein provided
for the offices Of the secretary general
and to decide upon the furnishings and
equipment. Mr.. Lansing, representing
John Russell Pope, the architect was
also of the party. Secretary General
Cowies was much pleased with the spa
c;ous new quarters provided and Mr..
Rosenbaum said they would be furnished
and equipped in keeping with the general
Quitting of the new structure. which Is
designed to be the handsomest Masonic
structure in the world 1t Is understood
a decision was reached as to the furnish.
ings and equipment. Secretary General
Cowles later in the day left for. his home
in Louisville. KY. to spend the Christmas
holidays. Grand Commander Richardson
left few days ago for his old home at
MurfreesborO. Tenn, for a like purpose.
Lieutenant Grand Commander Moore will
remain in town A few days and Grand
Chancellor Rosenbaum until January 10.
Albert Pike Consistory will hold its an
nual election Of officers Tuesday evening
Elmer r. Simpson. general secretary of
| the. local bodies, who has been quite i'll at
the hospital, is reported as improved in
condition.
\ The annual banquet of the Association
4 OF Worehipful Masters of 1913 is to be
| held the evening of January 3 at the
| Metropolitan Hotel. A committee meet
| ing is to be held the evening of December
| so to make the final arrangements. Just
| what the form of entertainment is to be,
| it was stated. cannot now be made pub
| lie. but il is understood it is to be novel
| in character. There will be present the
| retiring masters of 1913, and the new
/ masters and senior wardens. with the re-
firing and the newly elected grand mas
/ tiers.
/ A pleasant incident occurred Monday
/ evening In Pentalpha Lodge No. %, when
| J. Henri Wagner. after his installation as
/ senior warden of the lodge, presented the
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