Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13


Sept. 17-Esther. No. 5.
Sept. 1s-Martha, No. T. |
Grand Secretary Arvine w. Johnston,
II an official circular to the members OF
the Grand Lodge. announces:
The grand master has accepted an in
ytation from brother the Rev. Luther
Hess Waring, pastor of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church of Georgetown, to lay
tie corner stone of a new place of wor-
ship to be erected by the church at the
corner of Wisconsin avenue and Volta
place northwest.
"A special communication of the Grand
Lodge for this purpose will therefore be
neld in Georgetown Masonic Hall, 1910
Wisconsin avenue northwest, Wednes-
day, September 16, 1914, at 3:4o o'clock
pm. The Grand Lodge will march to
The site of the corner stone. escorted by
George c. Whiting Lodge, No. y, and
Potomac Commandery, No. 3. *. T., and
the exercises will begin at 4:3O o'clock
..AIl members of the fraternity are cor
daily invited to be present. Dark cloth
-ng and hats. lambskin aprons and white
gloves will be worn as required by the
regulations of the Grand Lodge
scheduled to meet during the week have
fsiled to announce their work. AS this
week brings to many of the lodges the
second stated meeting in September. the
tine when final action is usually taken
with delinquent members. The Stars cal
endar of lodge meetings should be un-
usually interesting to many of the craft.
Of the seven Royal Arch chapters sched-
announces work and two have called of
their communications. indicating that
business has not vet become very brisk
in capitular Masonry.
Columbia Commandery, No. 2, Knights
Ternplar which resumes its conclaves
Friday evening. is making special prepa-
ration for an unusually good time. Com
Inander Trunnell has addressed COM
T1unication to each sir knight urging MIN
70 be present at the conclave, and Sir
Knight James S. Mccarthy has been ap-
pointed chairman of a committee to pro-
vide suitable entertainment, consisting OF
vocal and instrumental music, short talks
BIZ leading members of the order and
other good things besides. All knights
Templar resident or sojourning in the
District of Columbia are given a special
invitation to be present There will be no
degree work.
Grand Commander Charles T. Lindsey
has announced October and the Ameri-
can League Base Ball Park as the time
ana place Tor the annual leHlpidT iclu
day exercises. which, on this occasion.
will not include a competitive drill OF
the communicates, 1t is understood, but
in addition to the usual inspection and
review there will be a unique program of
exercises. The grand commander has ap~
pointed Sir Knight Charles Long of Co.
lumba Commandery chairman of the en-
i.rtanment committee for the occasion,
and he IN turn has nominated for ap-
continent by the grand commander as
of 10 following
James Graham, Edward w. Zea. A.
S!uard Young. Charles B. Matthews. Ed
gar A Nelson, jr., Jarrett G. Huddieston,
:. Harry l. MYERS, Abram $. McGoy'
Charles A. Stevens. Arthur T. Shaw, VIII
lam \. Beahm, Edward p Hazleton,
charles II. Squeirs. Robert II. I.eHayne,
Chester X. Samson Carey s. Frye. E.
e;ichard Gasch. Charles II. Bradley and
Charles Loffier.
Chairman Long says II is the grand
COMMANDERS desire to have the program
rclude a band concert by a band OF
fnrty-hve pieces, athletic sports. with
some novel contests. an exhibition drill
bJ the Denver drill team of Columbia
'pmrnandery No. 2, under command of
Or. Frank E. Gibson. and, following the
rspecton and review. refreshments
4 meeting of the foregoing committee
vas held in the grand commanders Of
fec lin Masonic Temple Friday evening
% outline plans toward making the
occasion an overwhelming success"
II is said there is no. a member of the
Masonic fraternity in North America who
does not know Harrison DingInan, and
Tat with those who do know him he is
4 bright, cheerful. open-hearted. even
e mpered, always ready, never lacking,
cyable companion
Atlantic City can be q pretty big place
sometimes, and its population especially
during the summer and fall months, Otter,
die,
lhle consequence. But. ii is said the
manager of Haddon Hail last Saturday,
ter a strenuous day, declared that one
81. Harrison Dingman was unquestion-
oily the most important and the most
'ppular man that he had ever attempted
20 hCrss The reason for it was that
Roe Fuikerson knew some time in ad-
.ince that !ast Saturday was Pop
Dingmsns seventy-second birthday and
~ his own accord sent post cards far and
to the ce!ebrant's friends appris:n :,
hem If the fact The result was that
early Saturday morning the hotel be-
San to he besieged by porters. mes
s'ingers mail carriers and what not load
ID with greetings to Col. Dingman There
we're flowers, cigars. round, oblong pack
isses, with a suspicious look; day letters,
aght kilograms, phone messages, boxes
JIndleS, even barrels, and some of the
Kings bore no address at all. only pic
ture of the genial gentleman whom every.
body knows has been grand master al
Nasolis OF the District of Colu,n bi:,
:sand high priest. grand commander ol
nights Templar. iliustrious potentate OF
he Mystic Shrine of North America and
Is an honorary inspector general of thu
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite OF
Freemasonry of the thirty-third degree
he very top notch of Masonry. Besides
he army Of bell boys, district and tele.
g-aph messengers, expreSsmen. pOstmen
delivery boys from local stores and por.
tors, the lobby. the dining room and ever
The yerandas of the spacious hotel were
!. lied with hosts of callers who happened
% get wind of the news that it was
Pop Dineman's birthday" There were
nore than Thousand people who callet
{" tell him iii one way another that
they We're glad he was born, while the
mail, that looked like the result of al
-ndless chain. was heaped in big stacks
that will meyer, never be answered, un'