Evening star., 1914-02-15


In concluding his address, the grand
high priest said:
Especially should 1 thank Right Ex-
ce!lent Companion Arvine ". Johnston.
our very worthy and efficient grand sec
retary, whose capabilty and knowledge
of the customs and usages Of the craft
are so well understood, and who has al
| ways been willing to impart information
| which has very materially helped me In
my work The Grand Chapter is to be
congratulated upon having this good
companion as grand secretary.
/ The master Masons Of the United States
naval gun factory have organized club
under the name of The Lambskin Club
for the employees of the naval gun fac
tory. with the following officers: Presi-
dent. II. H. Smith: vice president. John
| w. Dick; general secretary. H. NJ.
| FRANKIE: treasurer, Robert c. Henry, and
sentinel. Layman Scott. The charter will
be open to all master Masons in the gun
factory until the next meeting of the
club. which will be held at Naval Lodge
Hall, 4th street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast, Friday night, March 6.
when prominent speakers will be heard.
All master Masons have been invited to
! attend
| At the stated communication of PEN
talpha Lodge, No. %. tomorrow evening
| the NJ. NJ. degree will be presented. Pen
| talpha Lodge starts the year with an en-
| couraging outlook, it is said, and Wor-
shipful Master John c. Gordon antici-
! pates very busy years work for HIM
self and his officers. All brethren are in
| vited to visit the lodge as often as they
can Visiting brethren are specially in
yited to make Pentalpha their headquar-
| tiers.
AT the communication of Takoma
| Lodge. No. 10. Tuesday evening, Past
Master Alfred D. Smith delivered an ad-
dress before a large gathering on
What Is Mason Following his
address the L. c. degree was exem-
| plifed by Senior Deacon Harry A.
Stacy and Senior Steward c. II. Spencer
At the communication February "A
Justice Ashley NJ. Gould of the Supreme
| Court of the District and member of
| Takora Lodge. will deliver address
on Masonry ard the Courts
| A special communication of the lodge
| will be held February 81 for the NJ. NJ
degree. with Senior Warden Ernest w.
Porter as acting master in the absence
| of Worshipfu Master Enos S. Harnden,
| who will be away in the south the
greater part of this year.
| Past Grand Master DR.. Francis j.
| Woodman. who was the second master
of Takoma Lodge at the invitation Of
the grand master of Virginia. attended
| the sessions of the Grand Lodge at Rich
mond. Va. Wednesday and Thursday
I DIR. Noodnan Is much improved IN
health since his illness last summer
! Past Masters William Mehn s. S. Sy-
mons and William l.. Dyre lave recover
| cd from their recent Illness and resumed
| their official duties w. y. Tolson, VINO
| was confined to his home for about three
weeks, is also reported convalescing.
| Cecil II. Anderson, a member of the
! lodge, is away on trip to New York.
| Among the visitors at the communication
| last Tuesday evening we're Past Master
James l.. Voorhees, of Seneca River
Lodge. No. 100. of BaIdwinsville. n. Y.
and Curry Armstrong Long of Scotland.
| Tho past masters present during the
| evening we're: DR.. Francis J. Wood
man. George l.. Tarbcll. Alfred d. Smith,
| William r.. Dyre and Howard S. Fisk.
| At the last conclave of Columbia Com
mandery Il committee consisting of Sir
knights Charles 3. Matthews. chairman;
Frank Z. Gibson. Seaton W. Trunnell.
| Louis II. Meyers. Charles L. Baldwin,
! Walter H. Klopfer. Charles A. Stewart,
Frank r. Underwood. Edgar A. Nelson:
Charles Long, E. Richard Gasch and
perfect arrangements for the command
| ery'S ladies night celebration.
The evening of Monday. March %. 1914.
| has been selected as the time. and the
hall and hanquet room at the Old Ma
sonic Temple. 9th and F streets north
west, have been secured. The celebration
| is to consist of an entertainment, recep-
| ton and dansante. \ buffet luncheon
| will also be served.
| following committees have been announ-
ced: Reception, DR.. Frank E. Gibson
/ chairman. Seaton W. Trunnell, vice
| chairman; entertainment. DIR. Charles a.
vice chairman: floor. Charles Long. chair
| man. Z. Richard Gasch. vice chairman;
| tickets, George K. Hebbard. chairman.
Edgar A. Nelson. vice chairman; refresh
|
Charles c. Van Allen. vice chairman:
decorations. Benjamin +. Larcombe, jr-.
chairman. Robert j. Bell. vice chairman.
! Full committees will be named by the
1 various chairInen.
| The orders of the Temple and Malta
| will he presented by the commandery
| Friday night.
| Washington Chapter at its convocation
Thursday night, after the business of the
evening had been transacted. devoted an
| hour to its social side Selections on a
| Nictrola and cigars were features.
! When the high priest called for order
Past High Priest Mcintosh presented
Past High Priest Edwin a. Neiss with "a
past high priests Jewel. John H. Finney.
! with the aid of stereopticon and re-
| flectoscope, gave an illustrated talk on
| Panama, the conditions that existed be-
| fore and after the building of the canal.
| John y. Colborn, past high priest, who
| was elected grand treasurer of the
Grand Chapter, is member of Washing
ton Chapter.
| Mount Vernon Chapter. No 3. r A. NJ.
| the 9th instant elected the following e
officers: Fred NJ. Book, high priest; Will
| liam j. Naylor. king: EnInons X. Ells-
worth, scribe. James T. Gibbs. secretary
| (re-elected): Jacobus S. jones' treasurer
| fre-electedD: William s. Adkins. captain
| of the host George r. Davis, principal
| SO ,ourner; f. n. Carrus, royal arch cap
tain: II. NJ. Forker, master third vail:
| Myron D. Smith, master second vail;
| Frederick Newburgh. master first vail:
George o. Burke. sentinel; Oscar r. Com
| stock, organist: Lurton r. CHM. trustee;
| Frank y. Curtis. representative board of
nanagers. The high priest appolnte, the
following choir: Fred Sellers Charles
W. Moore.
| Mount ernon is one of the large chap
ters in the District of Columbia. and
has on its roster 61T members.
| Senior Deacon W. II. Whitten. jr., will
] head the official line and Charles A. Fen
/ ner furnish needed assistance In the pres
| entation of the +. c. degree In Benjamin
| B. French Lodge, No. 10, tomorrow even
ing.
| William Knowles Cooper. general secre-
| tary of the Washington Y. NJ. c. A, will
deliver an illustrated lecture on the Rocky
| Mountain region at the communication of
! Naval Lodge, No. 4. Thursday evening.
| The r. c. degree will also be presented.
Although expressing himself heartily in
| sympathy with it's purpose. retiring Grand