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lief: Past Master Charles F: Roberts
to the board of directors of the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home; Pas1
Master Charles J. James. delegate to
Past Master Roberts, as alternate. The
newly elected officers were installed by
| Past Grand Master George Z. Ober, al
a special communication Thursday
| evening.
kallipolis Grotto will hold its "kal-
lipolis Riddles Kristmas Karnivaf'
| Nednesday evening, at National Rifles
for the little ones. flowers for the Ia
dies. souvenirs for the prophets and en-
| tertainment and refreshments for all.
| While the affair will be informal in
night given by the grotto and extra
| ordinary efforts have been made. it is
| said. to make the affair enjoyable in
| every respect. Past Monarch John II
charge and is being assisted by Mon
| arch +. r. Pullman, Chief Justice E. W.
| Libbey. Secretary Fl. J.. Strang, jr. and
| o. A. c. Oehmler, master OF ceremonies.
Tuesday evening, December 2s, at
1880 o'clock. Kallipolis Grotto will hold
| a business session to receive nominal
| tions for officers and to put through
in short form such candidates as may
| appear
The grottos engagements contem-
plate a visit to entertain Pentalpha
| Lodge, No. %. Monday evening, De-
cember 81. The election will be held
Thursday. January IS. when the new
officers will he installed and certain
amendments to the bylaws will be
| voted on.
Last Wednesday night the grotto
was we'll represented at the fair held
by Myron NJ. Parker Lodge, No. p,
| i. a. A. NJ. and Bethlehem Chapter.
| No. Z. of the Eastern Star, in the new
Northeast Temple. The band also was
in evidence and played a number of
| selections.
| The history of the band is interest
| ing. The idea originated with Prophet
! Samuel F.. Shreve. He selected twelve
| fellow-prophets. none of whom were
musicians. explained his scheme to
them and asked for volunteers. The
entire twelve were willing to make
the attempt. The next move was to
secure an instructor. One was found
who for twenty-six years was band
master of the United States Engineer
| Band. 1t was then necessary to Sc
| cure instruments and perfect an or
and Samuel F. Shreve was elected
president; Paul Bischoff, vice presi-
dent; William Wade, secretary, and
Ferd Hermann. treasurer. The first
rehearsal was held october 3, 1913.
Until last summer they met twice
week for instruction and rehearsal. At
present they meet once a week SO
rapid was the progress of the band that
it was able to appear in public for the
first time at the Supreme Council ses-
sion at Richmond last June, and the
grotto was awarded a silver cup at
this convention for it's part in the pa
rade, no little part of the credit being
due, 1t is said, to the playing Of the
band.
The grotto is one of the few organi-
zations that has recruited a full band
from it's own membership.
The band now consists of twenty-eight
members. as follows: Samuel F. Shreve.
Julius Hamper. H. McKenny. William
Wade: NJ b. German, II: Scroggins. w.
W. Emmons. P. C. Bischof, Joseph
Harmon. Charles Aufenthie, G. A
Thurm, Elmer Johnson. Roy De Neale,
Ferd Hermann, William Binnix, o.
Hammerbacker. William Ullman. H. w.
Schwinn. II. B. Schmidt. C. H. Pompe-
mol. p. Schneider, P. Nachman. William
Norbeck, William Yates. c. Palmer, j.
Rupkie, W. Burdine and A. Rudolph
The annual election of National
Lodge. No. IL, resulted as follows:
Ernest II. Carnes, master: Frank A.
Tuck, s. W.; J. L. McGrew, j. W.: Dan
G Vaughan. secretary (re-elected); G.
Taylor Wade, treasurer (re-elected); J.
Z. Payne. NJ. c.; George Poole. chap
lain: Roger O'Donnell, degree director;
Edward Burkholder. S. D.; H. ]. Lange,
}. D. j. W. Kimmerling, S. S.; c. w.
Norton, j. s.; Raphael Koester. organ
ist; John J. Hill tiler; Edward Burk-
merling, proxies to Grand Lodge;
George L. Sherman, delegate to St
Johns Mite Society. j. E. Payne dele
gate to Masonic board of relief; w. T.
Hastings, representative on board of
managers of lodgeroom: Joseph E.
F,alk, incorporation Masonic Hall Asso-
clation' j. +. Payne, representative on
board of managers of Masonic and
a NJ
John Newton and Joseph E. Falk,
trustees: Z. H. Carnes. Roger O'Donneli
and J. E. Tibbitts. charity committee;
H. u. Laughton. w. T. Hastings and
ward Burkholder. H. j. Lange, j. w.
kimmerling. C. W. Norton, L. w. Me
buhr and c. d. kesler. instruction COM
mittee; F: A. Tuck. J. L. McGrew and
mittee; L. Leaman. Robert Meyer. G.
r. r; Mayer Harry Ellis. J. K. Duncan.
w. d: Wright and E. E. Calhoon,
committee to visit sick members.
after the election the officers were
installed by Past Master Roger O'Don-
nell, assisted by Past Master George
L. Sherman.
robert Z. Harvey. retiring master,
was presented with handsome past
masters jewel, in recognition of sery
ices rendered by him to the lodge dur
ing his term of office. The apron worn
by Mr.. Harvey while master of the
,,OoSo was also presented to him as
keepsake.
Takoma Lodge. No. 2s, Tuesday even
ing elected the following officers: Wor-
shipful master, Ernest Warren Porter;
senior warden. Malcolm McCrone;
Junior warden. Harry A Stacy: sec,
retary. ]. B. Derrick (re-eiected1:
treasurer. Past Master william 3.
Dyre: senior deacon, James n Eng
land; Junior deacon, C. H. Spencer.
senior steward. Frank E. Reppert. iu-
NOR deacon. Herbert D. Lawson: mas
ter or ceremonies. Luther w. Hawley.
instructor, Past Master Thomas M F.
lowing; tfler. Isaac Emerson: musi-
cai director. James w. Dyre; represent
I ative Masonic and Eastern Star Home
Past Grand Master DIR. Francis j.
w oodman. one year: Masonic Relief
| association, Past Master William r
| andrews. two years; St Johns Mite
association. Past Master Orlando d
| SUNNY. one year; proxies to Grand
Lodge-For master. c. H Spencer: for
| senior warden. James N England: for
Junior warden. Frank Z. Reppert.
l The officers electer will be installed
Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock by past
Grand Master DIR. Francis ]. Woodman.
VINO is also past master Of Takoma
Lodge, assisted by Past Master Howard
5. FISK Among those present at the
| meeting last Tuesday evening were
Past Grand Master Woodman and
Past Masters Wilmer G. Platt. Alfred
D. Smith, George l.. Tarbell, SCHUYLER
s. Symons, Hervey S. knight, William
f. Dyre. David Griffiths. Thomas Nj. F.
Bowling. Joseph b. Simpson and How
Il a Flax ~ ~AS '"