Evening star., 1914-01-28
TWO THOUSAND ATTEND
RECEPTION OF MASONS
Scottish Rite Host to Blue Lodge.
Interesting Program
Is Given.

Probably ZOO Scottish Rite and Blue
Lodge Masons with their wives daugh-
ters and sweethcarts crowded the House
of the Temple. Sd and e streets north
west. last evening. TO participate in
The annual ladies night and reception
rendered by the Scottish Rite Masons to
the Blue Lodge Masons of the District
of Columbia. From until o'clock
there was an interchange of courtesies.
At the latter hour, Stirling Kerr, jr.,
deputy for the Supreme Council of the
Scottish Rite in the District OF Column
hia and chairman Of he reception COM
1nittee Of tho local bodies welcomed the
guests in a brief address, and Roe Fulk-
erson chairman OF the entertainment
committee began announcing the vari-
Gus numbers of the long and varied pro-
gram provided for the occasion.
Guests of Honor
Special guests of honor of the evening
were Secretary General John H. Cowles
and Grand Master T. John Newton of the
Grand Lodge. F. A. a. NJ, of the Dis
trtct, who was greeted with hearty ap-
plause when introduced for brief ad-
dress
Herman Rakemann gave a violin solo,
Miss Mary Cramer sang. J. Walter
Humphrey sang several selections
Charles L. Myers tenor Of the Masonic
Quartet, sang: Miss Ruth Bronson played
a violin solo. with organ obligato. by Ed
win G. Balinger; the latter played an
organ voluntary: Mack and Irwin, pro-
tessioual actors, presented a mock drama.
and Isabelle Miller. Richelieu Childs and
George Roche of local theater. pre-
sented a sketch. Harry q. kimball was
the accompanist part of the evening and
Miss Marion Balinger also played. Fol-
lowing the entertainment in the Cathe-
dral. the guests were invited to the BAN
quet hall in the basement of the temple
Those Directing Event.
The function was given under the di-
rection of the executive committee of the
local bodies of the Scottish Rite-Mithras
Lodge of Perfection. Evangelist Chapter.
Knights Rose Croix; Robert de Bruce
Council. Knights Kadosh. and Albert
Pike ConsiStory-Sterlfng Kerr. Jr., chair
man, with Fred NJ. Book. Nathan WE'LL.
j Archibald Bailey and Robert F. Ment-
zei associate members
The following committees were in charge
of the arrangements:
Reception conmittee-Stirling Kerr. jr.,
chairman; Jacobus 5. Jones, Francis A.
Sebring. Carter B. Keene, Lewis Hopfen-
Henry Lansburg. Robert T. Mentzel.
Entertainment committee-Roe Fulker-
son, chairman: Samuel Hart Elwood
p Morey. Nathan Weili- Maine Sanger.
Capt. H. z. Mcintosh, J. Archibald Bailey.
Press committee-Henry Ridgely Evans.
chairman: George +. Davis. l.. Cleveland
McNemar, Sulaimaan David. James H.
Mcintosh
Ushers-Camp Guard, Albert Pike Con-
sistory-Maj. Frank F. Gibson. Rev. Will
liar N-ltl. iyra
Wood. Bernard \. Baer. Clarence Z.
Bright, Achilles L. Burklin. W. J. Cous-
ms H. A. Davis, benjamin Golsworthy.
Mason l.. Howes. J. r. Mcintyre, Porter
l.. Paylor. ". II Rowe, q. l.. Smithson.
Melville \. Wertz, I. H. Block, l.. Cleve-
land McNemar. C. Z. Swan. Capt. Thorn
as L. Manning, Milton Baer. Charles L..
Brooks, Clarence j.. Christopher Sulai-
maan David. J. L. Davis, \. j. Hall.
Frank E. Koch. W. c. Nicholson. George
=. Pope, 7. NJ. Re;fkin, Nathan Well.
Isaac W. Wright. /. +. Burdine, II. c.
Nails and NJ II. Avery