Evening star., 1914-07-12
EASTERN sTAE CHAPTERS.

.Irfy 1G-ESthSr. No fali'T
July Martha. "" :, called on
july IS-Esther. No = basket picnic to
'ircat Falls.
Special communications of Hope Lodge
No ~. tomorrow evening at O'Clock
of Harmony Lodge. No. IL, Thursday
evening for the NJ. NJ degree; OF
Columbia Lodge. No. .. Friday even
ing at q O'Clock. for the F. c. de-
gree. and of East Gate. No "a at 4:4J
O'Clock. for the NJ. NJ. degree, with the
r. {. degree Wednesday evening IN
Washington Centennial Lodge. No. IA, in
which past masters will take an impor-
tant part. represent the unusual activi-
ties in the blue lodges for the week. In
formation from the grand secretary an
nounces that both Hiram. No. 10. and
William r. Singleton. No 80, have called
off their communications for Thursday
evening. Washington Naval No. 6,
is the only of the Royal
Arch chapters bulletined for work
the P. NJ and NJ E. NJ. degrees
Tuesday evening. of the Knights Tenn
plar cGmmanderies Orient. No. ). will
have its annual excursion Tuesday: Po-
tomac No. 3 is reported as having called
portant business meeting. The usual sum-
mer quiescence prevails in the other
bodies. except that Electa Chapter. No. 2.
OF the Order of the Eastern Star will
celebrate it's twentieth anniversary Tues
day evening while Esther Chapter. No. 5.
will have a basket picnic to Great Falls
Saturday:
Worshipful Master Robert F. Mentzel
announces that Columbia Lodge: No. 3,
which as a rule does not bulletin lts
work. will have special at 3 pm. FIJI
day to be followed by the E. A. degree
at its regular communication, at d:'O
Pm
Washington Centennial Lodge. No. IA.
Worshipful Master Leonard P: Steuart
announces. will have the F. c. degree by
past masters of the lodge Wednesday
evening and at a special communication
at Is O'Clock the evening of July - the
officers of the lodge who occupied the sta
tons when he was made a master Mason
in 1905 will present the NJ. NJ. degree. as
sisted by the lodge degree team under
the direction of Past Master Evander
French.
of the District. which has been pursuing
the even tenor of its way industriously
and fruitfully, it is said. in the way Of
building up its membership, in addition
to having the NJ. NJ. degree at its regular
communication Wednesday evening, at
the usual time. will have special COM
munication Friday afternoon at 4:4J
O'Clock for the same degree.
Dawson Lodge. No III. according to
Worshipful Master Charles Boyd's latest
circular. viii have the E A. degree to-
morrow evening and the +. A. and F. e.
degrees the evening of July %, but its eN-
traordinary event will occur Saturday
evening. July %. at a special at o'clock.
when the NJ. NJ. degree will be presented
by a staff from the Office of the chief of
ordnance of the United States Army, with
the following cast:
Master Brother John A. Colborn. P. NJ.
Dawson No. 16; S. w, Brother Louis
jacobson. P. NJ. Dawson No. 1t; ]. w.
Brother Nathan Hazen, p NJ. Benjamin
B. French. No. IL; Sec. Brother Salathiel
l.. Daugherty, St Johns, No. 13. Ohio;
Treas. Brother Louis ]. Schroeder. Pc
Quossette. Mass: NJ C.. Brother Charles
". Dudley. Roswell Lee. Massachusetts
Chaplain. Brother john ]. Cooke. The New
Jerusalem. No. 9: :. u. Brother George
l. I"hrer. Columbia. No 3: J, D: Broth
or Henry G. Zimmerman. No. 11i Penn
syivania: $ $. Brother Rodney Gary.
Dawson. No. l6; ]. S. Brother Harry o.
Holt Marshall. No. 80. Virginia
Dawson Lodge has made arrangements
with the Masonic Temple Association for
holding Its communications from July -
to October 12. inclusive, in the COM
manderv asylum. the fourth floor,
while its own lodgeroom is teing re-
decorated.
In spite of ''storks" which have been
disturbing the equanmity of the good
brethren Of Anacostia Lodge, No. II. re-
Gently Norshipful Master Alfred T.
'TiHes announces the 4. A. degree will
he presented sure the evening of
July -,
Worshipfu! Master F. W. Groh has the
20. degree scheduled for the communi-
"ation Of Mvron NJ. Parker Lodge, No.
-. n" evening of July Il.
Osiris Lodge No. 70 will have the T.
y decree at its communication Wednes-
day evening Worshpful Master Alvin
u. Hathaway tenders the sympathy of
the lodge in his last circular to Joseph
Schinman and Paul l.. Hallam the for
mer on the death of his wife, and the
later on the death of his mother Osiris
Lodge is still endeavoring to complete
its ledge album of members portraits.
Lebanon Lodge. No. :. which is sched-
uled for the f. A. degree Friday evening.
will have special the evening of July
-. when the NJ. NJ. degree will be pre-
sented by the ranking past masters OF
the lodge. of which Grand Lecturer
Thomas II. Young is the dean. The
ssc.alists'' il is said will be on hand In
large numbers 10 tab mp the grand
ir~-,urer.
Here is what greeted DR.. Frank f, Glib
son and his bride on their way to the Vel
lowstone National Park when the,
coached Pittsburgh:
-I'Sey were net at the East Libert,
station by Capt. John II. Niebaum, pas
commander of Pittsburgh Commandery
No. ]. and division commander of West
ern PENNSYLVANIA Templars. and DIR
Charles G.. zimmerman. L. s. n. A mem
Der of Columbia Commentary who i.
stationed at Pittsburgh. accom-
ranied by Mrs Niebaum and Mrs. Am
norman. capt. Niebaum commands III,
Washington Infantry, prominent mill
tarE organization of Pittsburgh. of whici
Dr. Gibson was made an honorary mem
hcr during their visit to Washington ii