Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-12


Oct 1o-Esther No o.
Oct 17-Martha. No. A.
The Grand Lodge visitations to the
constituent lodges OF the District VIII
begin tomorrow evening with that 10
Stansbury Lodge, No. "a, in Br1ghtwooo
Hall. Brightwood. The next Will De 10
William r. Singleton Lodge. NO oo' at
Tenleytown, Thursday evening, Ioiio"eu
by those to Columbia Lodge, NO. D. az
& p.rn.. and to Lebanon Lodge, NO. .,
at sac pm, Friday evening
There was a noticeable Improvement in
the buIlerining of the degree work py
the blue lodges this week. put three
CHAPTERS however with the exception OF
Mount Vernon and Columbia chapters
apparently overlooked 1t. None or the
Knights Templar eom HI,,,lihfa No an
which will have the red cross order
Friday evening.
Temple-Noyes Lodge, No. 80. will have
charge of the religious services at the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home this
afternoon at 8 o'clock, and Rev. W1ihan
Tayloe Snyder will officiate SpeclaI
music will be provided. Conveyances
will meet the cars at Rittenhouse street
to convey visitors to the home worship.
full Master Sterling Kerr, jr., has asked
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extended an invitation to the fraternity
generally to be present. The lodge MEM
hers will assemble in their lodgeroom
al Masonic Temple at 80 pm. sharp.
Grand Monarch Hiram D. Rogers, jr,
and Mrs Rogers will come to Washing
ton Thursday evening to be the guests OF
honor of the ''laides' night" which will
polls Grotto, No. 49, Mystic Order of
Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm.
In addition to many surprises which Will
be sprung regardless OF the program
there is to be dancing. flowers. souvenirs,
an excellent supper and entertainment
for the wives. mothers. daughters, sisters
and sweethearts of the prophets. The
affair Is to be informal" which means
that the fellow who has no evening dress
suit may put on his best and be just as
welcome as if he had.
The following committees are endeav-
oring to make the event the best the
grotto has ever held: Arrangements,
Castleman p. Boss. chairman c. f. Co
Grant. chairman: +. w. Hawkins. vice
chairman. w. w. Jermane. A. E. Cook.
Dr. W. II. Wunder, Peter Latterner.
Mark Stearman. L. w. zea. p. w.
Nathan Well. I. S. Goldsmith. Charles S.
Zurhurst DR. w. III. Hampton. F. H
Pierce. Maj. C. w. Clark. Entertainment,
8. F. Shreve. chairman; T. Hermann.
Evans. II. A. Scroggins. w. t. Wade, J..
L. Harmon. ]. L. DeNeale. III. F. McKin-
ney, Robert Adam. Phil Nachman: flow
ers, p. r. Pullman. chairman G. c..
Shaffer, vice chairman; w. i. GUIDE. G..
VI. Thomas, w. W. kimmel, c.. II. Cooke,
F. Kramer. L. c. Mayberry, James Duff:
souvenir program. A. B. Williams chair
man. w. ii. Guthridge. vice chairman: j.
w. Clark, W. A. Williams, w. ]. Jacoby.
+. Il. Volz G. A. Brewton: floor H. G..
chairman. vi hai r.
man: W. c.. Myers. E. G.. Wood, Chris
Rouse, Charles Schneider Louis Hartig
jr., a. G.. Frey, Joseph Stecker. Edward
Littleton. Charles Taylor, Milton Brock
refreshments. Theo Picard. chairman; E.
s. Schmid. vice chairman; Bernard En-
dres, David Busch. George H. Emmons
jr.. a. II. Rodgers. III. w. McKeldin, III. f.
Haferkorn; decorations. j. H. Small, Jr.
chairman; Meyer Hanlein. Charles Mac
nichol; medical, Dr. Fred Yates. chair
man; DR.. G. +. Day, vice chairman; DIR
L. NJ. Hasbrouck. DIR. j. A. Heustis, DIR
G.. ;. Barnhart. Dr. G.. X. Baier, DIR
Wade n Atkinson. DR.. F. E. Gibson. DIR
Z. c.. Seibert, DR.. W. II. r. Brandenburg
DIR. w. +. r. Phillips. DIR. j. L. Mitchell
Senior Deacon James S. Mccarthy will
have charge OF the presentation of tn,
r. G.. degree in Washington Centennia
Lodge. No. IA. Wednesday evening Tn,
lodge will have its grand visitation tn,
evening OF November 8.
a delegation of members from Arminiu.
Lodge. No. %, headed by Worshipfu
Master George NJ Siebert, took the SO:
train on the electric road Thursday even
ing to visit Germania Lodge, No. 16O
where the M. NJ. degree was presented
and Charles Klein, son of Worshipfu
Master Henry Klein of Germania Lodge
was received as a full member. Follow
ing the degree and the closing of tn,
lodge. the visitors attended the eIabo
rAd NJ rrrt,t ar.
ably 100 people were present. Addresse:
were made by Messrs. Siebert and Treas
urer Charles Garner. and delegation
of the Arion Gesang Verein, reinforced
by singers from the Baltimore Arions
under the direction of Vice Presiden
William Wiegman of the Washington
Arions, sang number of choral selec
lions. Others among the visitors wer'
Hartung. John Alt. Karl AchterkircheI
and NJ. Kelly. Worshipful Master Sic
bert OF Arminius Lodge invited his Bal
tinlore brethren to come TO Washington
for visit to his lodge the evening o
November Is, when IL will also receiv,
Its grand visitation.
The next work In the local Scottish Rit
bodies will be the fifteenth degree IL
Evangelist Chapter. knights Rose Croix
the evening of October 2s. The Scottish
Rite Cathedral has been rendered to tn
exclusive use of the Supreme Council O
tie southern jurisdiction. which opens 1t
sessions Monday, October % from Octo
Der Is. when it's committees will be II
session, until October u, when the worl
OF he supreme Council will be completed
Capitol Chapter, No. H. Royal Arct
Masons. announces the royal arch de.
gree for Thursday evening, the work
to be performed by the High Priests
Association of 1913 After this month
Capitol Chapter will hold its conyoca
tions on the second and fourth Friday.
of each month.
Wo-shipful Master John 1. Painter o.
Dawson Lodge. No. 16. has issued 3
special memorial circular as a token o,
respect to the memory OF Past Master
Rev. Benjamin r. Bittinger and Senior
Warden Frank Ivey Wood. recently de
ceased. OF the former he says
Brother Bittinger's life was one o.
usefulness and dedicated to the up
building of his fellow-man. WhereveI
he went the sunlight of good chez
and the wholesomeness OF genuine
friendship were there The world wa: