Evening star., 1914-12-27
The Grand Lodge communication ,

Eriday-Martha No. f. Ascension, o. D. !
The Grand Lodge communication to-
morrow evening. st. Johns day.
promises to be unusually interesting
fnasmuch as a number of topics will
be presented which are of deep inter-
! est to the fraternity. aside from the
fact that at this communication new
tIrand Lodge officers will be elected
for the new Masonic year and INSTALL
ed. At this session also the newly
elected masters will participate for the
first time as such.
Religious services this afternoon at
8 o'clock. at the Masonic and Eastern
Star home will be held under the aus
pices of Columbia Lodge, No. ;, the
second oldest Masonic lodge in the
District of Columbia. Rev. Walter F.
Smith will officiate and Worshipful
Master Harry z. Sengstack announces
he will have the lodge soloist and
organist assist in the musical portion
of the services. He also states that
arrangements have been perfected to
meet all who come at Georgia avenue
and Rittenhouse street with automo-
biles. at 2:15 pm. to take them to the
home. Columbia Lodge has called off
it's communication scheduled for Fri
day evening.
Tomorrow night the famous Arab
Patrol of Almas Temple OF the Mys-
tic Shrine will have it's Christmas tree
gathering, the festivities to begin at
s o'clock. Mobiles Odenwald, Fookes
charge and they say there will be q
gift on the tree for every one who
comes. The celebration will be held
at the patrols headquarters, 1904 H
street northwest, but no one as yet
has been taken into the secret of what
the program is likely to be. Light re-
freshments will be provided and "a
general good time is guaranteed"
The Drill Corps of Orient Command
cry is scheduled for meeting tomorrow
= evening at o'clock and every mem
ber of the commandery has been asked
TO be present for the occasion.
Columbia Commandery. No. 2. Knights
3emplar, has called off it's conclave
scheduled for Friday evening and it's
Friday in January.
Dawson Lodge. No. 16, has called off
It's communication scheduled for to-
morrow evening.
Pentalpha Lodge, No. 90. will have a
special Thursday evening at o'clock
for the NJ. NJ. degree. in which Past
Master John H. Anderson will take
part. The lodge announces the e. A.
degree for It's communication the even
T.,
A. A. Birney, chairman Of the trustees
of the lodge charity fund, will give the
history of the fund and explain some
of it's benefits. Harry C. Evans is re-
Denver, Col.
The annual banquet of the Masonic
Veterans Association will be held the
evening of January %, st. John the
-Almoner's day. No announcement has
vet been received as to the hour or
place.
La Fayette Lodge. No. 10. Tuesday
evening will have a special for the
y. VI. degree.
Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter,
No 3. has called off it's convocatinn
scheduled for tomorrow evening. The
ONLY othar announcement among the
Royal Arch chapters is that of Eureka
T'aDt"r. No. 4. which will hold spe-
'-ial Wednesday evening for the X. A.
1~gree.
work January 5. when the twentieth
degree will he presented in ceremonial
form by Robert de Bruce Council.
KNIGHTS Kadosh. Sovereign Grand
Commander George + Moore is spend
ing his Christmas holidays here. sec
retary General John II. Cowles has
gone to his home in Louisville. KY,
Deputy Grand Commander Charles f.
Roserbaum has remembered his
friends in the city with a neat Christ
for the Supreme Council. is preparing
q bungalow on the Virginia hills for
early occupation.
The annual election of Albert Pike
Consistorv Of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite was held Tuesday even
ing, resulting as follows: Allen Bus
sius. 33d degree. honorable venerable
ma aster of Kadosh; Rev. William Tayloe
Snyder. 3Sd degree. X. c. C. H. prior
John H. Won Hermann. 32d degree. x
G. C. H., preceptor: Milton Hopfen-
maier. 32d degree, X. G. c. H., chan
cellor: George r. Davis. 32d degree
X. C. c. H.. minister of state: Louis
Goldsmith. SD degree. honorable AL
Tnoner and treasurer: Elmer E. Simp-
, son, 32d degree. X. C. c. r., registrar
and Monte Sanger. 33d degree, honor
able building trustee.
The venerable master-elect made the
following appointments: Nathan WE'LL
ed degree. K. c. c. H., primate
Horace P. Mcintosh. 32d degree. K c
G. H.. master of ceremonies. Roe
Fulkerson. 32d degree. expert; Lem
Towers. jr. 32d degree. assistant ex-
pert: Sulaimaan David. 32d degree, X
C. c. H. standard bearer, and Charles G
F. Toepper. 32d degree. K. C. C. II.
master OF the guard.
Stirling Kerr. jr., deputy for the Su.
preme Council. Installed the officials
Following the installation service, b,
direction of the installing officer, Rev
William Tayloe Snyder. the new prior
was escorted to the east and the con.
sistory placed under his charge, until
such time as Venerable Master-elec,
Bussius could be installed. Mr. Bus.
sius was at the bedside of his sick
wife when the consistory honored hin
with unanimous election as its esecu.
tive head and directed that a bouquet
Of American beauty roses be sent tc
Mrs Bussius.
KallipoIis Grotto. No. is, Mystic
order of Yelled Prophets of the En-
cbanted Realm, will hold business
session for the nomination of officers
and candidates will be conveyed over
the "yelvet route" Tuesday evening
In the Chamber of Commerce Hall. be
ginning at 7:30 o'clock. The election
Of officers will take place at the ses
sion to be held Thursday. January 2s
when an important amendment to the
bylaws will be voted upon.
The KaIlipolis Grotto Glee Club wal
the guest Monday evening of Pental
mia Lodge, No. %. and furnished 8
fwo-hour entertainment. 1t was al
open meeting of Pentalpha Lodge ant
the seating capacity of the lodgeroou
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