Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01

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Mar. 6-Martha. No. a. degrees.
Tomorrow evening East Gate Lodge
will give the entire evening to the en-
tertainment OF the families of its MEM
bers. An appropriate program has
been arranged, consisting of speak
ing and music. The principal speakers
will be Grand Master of Masons r.
John Newton. William II. Singleton,
past master of King Solomon Lodge.
No 81: Past Grand Master Charles e.
Baldwin of King David Lodge No. IS,
aud Mrs Jessie w. Cowles. worthy
grand matron of the Order of the
Eastern Star. The musical part of the
program will be a piano solo by Miss
Edith Campbell. vocal solo by Arthur
J. Kause piano solo by Miss Annie
Walton and d vocal solo by Harry H.
Campbell.
The committee in charge of the en-
t.1tainment consists of II. r. REESE
berg chairman: L. H. Patterson. w. r
Love A. e Fletcher and Charles E.
Seror Refreshments will be served
after the entertainment
4 special communication of Takoma
Lodge No. 90. will be held Tuesday even
ing when the NJ. NJ. degree will be pre-
scented with Senior Warden Ernest war
rem Porter. who is presiding over the
lodge in the absence of the master, Enos
8 Harnden heading the official line. He
will be assisted by Past Master William
F. Dyre. At the stated communication
Tuesday. March 10. the NJ. NJ. degree will
again be presented. with Senior Warden
Porter heading the line. assisted by Past
Master Howard s. Fisk.
At the communication last Tuesday
A,b1 n
Supreme Court of the District of Column
bia, one of the pioneer members OF Ia
koma Lodge. delivered an address on
Masonry and the Courts in the pres
cuce of large gathering. The master
announced that Past Master William
Mchn was recovering from his recent i'll
ness and had resumed his official duties.
Secretary j. r. Derrick is confined to his
home on account of illness. Worshipfui
Master Enos =. Harnden has gone south
for few weeks longer
Among those present at Tuesday
meeting were Past Masters Dr. II. M.
Rcnnett William L. Dyre. Joseph b.
Simpson and Howard S. Fisk OF Takoma
Lodge No. ~; James T. Patten. Lodge
No 113. Brockport, \. T.: Thomas l..
Hall. Washington Lodge,
No -, Alexandria. Va; o. &. Atwood.
Lodge No <T9o Illinois, and Past Mas
te. T. L. Cunningham, Lodge No. As,
Maryland.
King solomon Lodge. No. 81, will
have a special at noon w edneSday Tor
the F. c. degree. and VIII have the e.
A. degree at pm. Worshipful Master
James T. Casebeer calls attention In bis
last circular to the fact that May 10
is th. lodge birthday and intimates
that something of an unusual character
is likely to occur. The lodge enter
tanned senior Warden Smith of Con
Arnore Lodge. London. England. at its
last communication.
March 80. East Gate Lodge. No. "a. is
going to have its theater party at
Polls Worshipful Master w. Grant
I.ieuallen announces that Junior WARD
On Charles W. keil viii head the off
ciaI lire in the +. c. degree Wednes-
day evening and that the =. a. DC,
gree will probably be presented April
T. with Senior Warden iien-v X Resi-
berg at the head of the line. He asks
the brethren not to overlook the illness
II MIR Gehret. who is improving slow
w. but able to see those who call.
Pentalpha Lodge No. -. will be
Iortyiive years Of age Monday, May T.
and Worshipful Master John c. Gordon
is preparing for the proper observance
of the anniversary. He calls attention
to the fact that Pentalpha Lodge is
going to give it's support to Assistant
to the Holy Land. which is to be Of
fcred in a contest by d local paper. In the
personals in his latest circular he refers II
the death Of the wife of Geo. B. Abrams
one OF the veteran members of tbs
lodge; to the serious illness of Robert
J.. Boss 10 an Improvement in the con
dition of Senior Warden ]. Henri Wag-
ucr. the marriage of Herbert G.. Tweed
who has removed to New York city
aud to the fact that Past Master Will
liam W. Jermane has been advanced tt
the station of senior grand warden IL
the Grand Lodge line and that of grant
captain of the host in the Grand Roya
Arch Chapter line.
Junior Warden Adolphus ]. GUIDE viii
head the official line in the presentation
of the F. C. degree in Anacostia Lodge
No. u. tomorrow evening. The com
munication March 10 will be devoted
in a social way principally to the con
sideration of proposition to create ;
lodge charity fund. Worshipfu1 Maste
Alfred T. Grimes invites the attention
OF the members TO Roe Fulkerson's ar
ticle on charity in the Harmony Lodg
Bulletin for February.
Grand High Priest Walter B. Pettu
has announced the appointment of tn
following standing committees of TIL
Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons O
the District of Columbia for the curren
capitular year:
By-laws-James A. Wetmore. Marx F
Finley and Charles f. Baldwin.
Grievances-Alex. Mckenzie. Charles
Roberts and Horace P. Mcintosh.
Correspondence-Roe Fulkerson, VIII
liam II. McCray and Abram G. Frey.
Work and lectures-George E. Corson
Luther s. Cannon and William T. Hast
ings.
ACCOMPLISHMENT r. CHM, Z. ST. Clai
Thompson and Leslie Cramer.
Jurisprudence-Samuel r. Bond, Henri
X. Simpson and Matthew Trimble.
The impressive ceremony of constitu,
ing a new chapter Of Royal Arch Mason
vas performed Wednesday evening b
Grand High Priest Walter B. Pettu
and the oucers of the Grand Royal Arc
Chapter at the Masonic Hall. at lat
and Kenyon streets northwest. whe
Mount Pleasant Chapter. No. IL, wa
constituted under the charter granite
by the Grand Chapter at its recent ar
nual convocation. The officers and con
panions matchmaking in the ceremon
were: wv ter e. Pettus, grand hig