Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04
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| for the coming year, for the purpose
| OF making the members, their families
and friends better acquainted.
Ihe committee N charge consisted of
Blair Mckenzie. NJ. B. Yerger, c. e.
Alexander and Thomas s. Sergeon. The
| Judges OF the puzzle contest We're w.
W Ludlow. c. S. Shreve and Thomas $
sergeon. In charge of the buffet lunch
con were Mrs. c. D.. Shackelford, Mrs.
blair Mckenzie. Mrs. NJ B. Yerger Mrs
W. I. Paine, Mrs c. E. Alexander. Mrs
Bert V. Wolfe Mrs. G. S. Shreve Miss
Mchenzie and Mrs. II. l. Shackelfor
Eepanon Lodge at its communication
friday Will have the f. A. degree Senior
Warden NJ. B. Yerger heading the official
line.
Preparations are going merrily on for
the knights Templar ball at New Ma
sonic iemple the evening of January
~ ne Joint committee met last even
ing in the asylum at Masonic Temple
TO perfect plans. Orders have already
been given by Grand Commander Henry
n. simpson for the annual review and
Inspection OF the various comma nderies
the evening of the ball. thus insuring
nun attendance of uniformed knights
BENJAMIN E. French Lodge. No IL
WIN nave the f. A. degree tomorrow
! evening. with Junior Warden lanes p
schick heading the official line
Naval Lodge. No. 4. will have the E.
i l.
airy Is. with Senior Warden Albert 3.
snavely heading the official line.
Dawson Lodge. No 16. will give
lheater party at Polls the evening of
January 10 for the benefit of the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home. Will
liam H. Murray. chairman: r. f. Cor
win. w. G. Boyd. Charles F. A. Stencil
rooney Gary. Perry p. Patrick and
F. e. Hodge are making the necessary
arrangements.
The first circular of Worshipful Master
Frank w. Groh of Myron NJ Parker
Lodge. No. 20 contains cut of the pro
posed new temple of the lodge a hand
some three-story structure 1T is our
aim to see this temple built during this
coming year" the master states. The
lodge will have the F. c. degree Tuesday
evening.
Announcement has been made by E.
W. Hawkins. chief justice of Kallipolis
Grotto, Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets
OF meeting OF the grotto to he beld in
odd Fellows Hall, at $50 p.m Sunday
January II. 'for the purpose of paying
tribute to the memory of the late below
ed monarch of kallipolis Grotto. Jesse
r. Grant. The past nonarchs of the
grotto have been constituted a COMMITTEES
to prepare and submit appropriate resolu-
tons fol. action at the meeting. Eulogies
OF the LIE, character and worth of the
late monarch will be delivered by several
OF the prophets Chief Justice Hawkins
VIII urge the presence Of every member
of the grotto at the coming memorial
session. in communication soon to be
issued to the prophets. Prophet Mark
Stearman has been appointed chairman
OF the committee on arrangements for
the meeting.
Reports are being PREPARED by the Of
ficers and committees of the grotto for
presentation at the annual meeting.
which will be held January %. The cleo
ton of officers will be held at that meet
ing.
Worshipful Master Leonard p Steuart !
OF Washington Centennial Lodge, No. IA, |
mas announced that the lecture to be de- I
Hvered by Rev. DIR. Abram Simon on
Masonic Duty, al the communicat ton !;
Wednesday evening. will be for the !
benefit OF the craft in general and of the |
members who have been raised during |
tne year In particular. special COM |
munication will be held at 6 pm. January |
u for the +. G. degree. with Senior |
Deacon Marx f. Kahn at the head of the |
line The NJ NJ. degree will be presented |
at the regular communication that even
ing under the direction of James E. Ny
man, the lodge director Of work. and the |
new degree team will be seen in its new
robes. The sick of the lodge include John
G. T. Dom. u X street northwest, and
Albert H. kanode, jr., Forestville, Md.
The Masonic board of relief at it's
meeting Friday evening reelected for the
third term William Fl. singleton of King
Solomon Lodge, No. II, the daylight
lodge. as its president. for the first time
in its history sanctioning third term.
Other officers reelected were A. r. Win
gate of st. Johns Lodge. No. IL, vice
president: William Mehn of Takoma
Lodge. No. %, secretary; Thomas H.
Young of Lebanon Lodge, No. T. treas
urer and Frank B. Curtis of Columbia
Lodge. No. 3; George w. Baumann of
Dawson Lodge, No 16, and Thomas Cal
hers of the executive committee Under
the amended constitution of the board
Horace $. Naylor of Pentapha Lodge,
No. %. and William F. Barlow of Poto-
members of the executive committee
Addresses were made at the meeting by
Grand Master T. John Newton and Past
Grand Master Lurtin F.. CHM. who is
past president of the national board on
the work of the latter body.
Eastern Star Notes.
The Grand Chapter, Order Of the East
ern Star of the District of Columbia, will
hold its eighteenth annual session in
Naval Lodge Hall 4th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast. beginning Thurs
day evening at o'clock. Application will
be made at this session for charter for
st. Johns Lodge Chapter. No. IS, now
operating under dispensation.
The grand secretary, Mrs. Rose A. Yost,
has been ill with the grip. but is now re-
ported convalescent and expects to be at
her post at the annual session.
Electa Chapter, No. 2. will have charge
of the religious services at the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home next Sunday,
January II. at ) o'clock. Rev G. lie Roy
White, pastor of the Anacostia NJ. f.
Church. who is a member of Electa Chap
ter, will officiate. The bus will meet the
cars at Takoma Park
At the meeting of Esther Chapter. No
), New Year day, after the presentation
of the degrees. Worthy Matron Mrs
Grace Lee Morgan, Worthy Patron J.
Harry Cunningham and the other officers
were greeted with round of applause
by the very large audience in attendance.
The chapter also celebrated its eighteenth
anniversary.
Mrs. Alice Anderson prepared the pro-
gram of the evening, which consisted of
recitations by Past Grand Matron Mrs.
Julia n. Streater. in dialect: solos by Past
Matron Mrs Maude T. e. Wright and Sc
lections by the choir Representative
J. W. Bryan of Washington and Mrs.