Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-11

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to its dead of the year. The service
will be under the direction of Past High
Priest Harry G. kimball. The chapter
election occurs February 8.
Senior Warden Albert B. Snavely will
head the official line of Naval Lodge,
No. 4, Thursday evening, when the r.
A. degree is presented.
Hope Lodge. No. 20, is to have an in
formal reception and supper; followed
evening of February s, for it's members
and their ladies, to promote closer
fraternal relations. Vice President
Marshall and Grand Master T. John
The committee in charge of arrange
ments is composed of NJ. w. Pickering.
| chairman: Tracy NJ. Payfair. secretary ;
Arthur f.. Cook, treasurer: c. +. Gram
holm and Grant S. Barnhart. SPLEEN
did program is anticipated. The lodge
has 3S9 members, having added twenty
one and lost eleven during the year.
making a net gain of ten. January 2S
the +. c. degree Will be presented.
| Myron NJ. Parker Lodge No ". began
the new year by borrowing the number
of Hope Lodge. No 20. in the first official
| circular of Worshipful Master Frank w.
| Groh. but evened up things by using its
| own number on the title page of the cir
cula~. II announces the f. A. degree
for January 20. Master Groh says even
| printers make mistakes sometimes.
Worshpful Master Leonard r. Steuart
of Washington Centennial Lodge. No. Il,
| announces several events of interest to
the membership in his latest circular. A
special communication has been called
for + o'clock the evening Of January p.
when the F. c. degree will be presented
with Senior Deacon Marx e. Kahn at
the head of the official line for the time
being. At the regular communication.
presented under the direction of James
f. Nyman. when the degree team will
use its new robes. A meeting Of the
degree team will be held at 141s H street
7:so O'Clock The third Wednesday in
March the lodge will be visited by the
officers and members of Alexandria
Washington Lodge, No. %, of Alexandria.
of which Washington was the first mas
| ter. to present the NJ. NJ. degree. Later
it expects to entertain Vice President
Marshall. The following assignments
have been announced: NJ. NJ. degree to
Senior Warden Paul E. Lesh: E. A. de-
gree. to Junior Warden James S. Nc
Carthy, and the F. c. degree, to Senior
Deacon Marx E. Kahn.
East Gate Lodge, No. "a, will celebrate
its first anniversary at a special COM
munication Thursday evening. when Jun
Tor Steward George. L. Bidwell will de-
liver a lecture on Masonry
Benjamin B. French Lodge, No. Is, will
have the NJ. NJ. degree January 10.
Columbia Commandery. No. 2, will have
quiet social evening next Friday, with
a lecture probably by Sir Knight Emig.
At its first communication in February
the Commanders Association will present
the tllustrious order of the Red Cross,
with a view to harmonizing differences
in presentation by the several command
cries.
DR.. Gibson's New Year circular, as
commander, is filled with optimism and
suggestions for good resolves and lit
J. J. Narrower. concluding with the
stanZa:
DO not form opinions blindly;
Hastiness to trouble tends;
Those of whom we've thought unkindly
OFT become our warmest friends"
Thursday evening the first of the series
of grand visitations by the officers of the
Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, was
made to Washington Chapter. No. 2 in
the chapter chamber. New Masonic Tenn
pie, which was profusely decorated with
flowers and palms. The grand officers,
headed by Grand High Priest Adolphus
Guide. were welcomed in an appropriate
address by the high priest, Edwin A.
Mess. The program presented included
cornet solo by Walter Smith of the
Marine Band and several selections by
the orchestra under the leadership of
Donald B. Macleod.
The principal feature of the evening was
an eloquent address by Gov. Alexander NJ.
Dockery, third assistant postmaster gen.
eral, who is a past grand high priest of
the state of Missouri. His theme was
the subject of "Fraternalism as Exem-
plified by Capitular Masonry" He en-
larged on the opportunities for expan-
in the chapter. He painted glowing
picture of the recent progress in inven-
ton and discovery and congratulated
those who are beginning life under pres
ent conditions.
On behalf of the chapter, Past Grand
High Priest Matthew Trimble presented
handsome copy of the book entitled
Washington. the Man and the Mason"
to Gov. Dockery.
Past High Priest William J. Satterfield,
Grand Lecturer Orville Drown a silver
shaving mug
The high priest announced that at the
next meeting of the chapter, January %,
Past High Priest Delos w. Thayer will
deliver an address on his recent European
tour with Grand High Priest Adolphus
Guide, Past High Priest William H. Wun-
der and NJ. A. Winter, and invited all
chapter Masons to be present.
The Trowel Club Of the geological sur
vey has decided to enlarge its field to
include the reclamation service, the bu-
reau of mines and the general land Office.
This will be of interest to Masons who
are employed in these bureaus, who have
been asked to communicate with A. G..
McChesney of the reclamation service.
P. NJ. Riefkin. bureau Of mines, and A.
F. Huntington, general land office. All
Master Masons, in good standing, and
members of the bureaus named, have
been invited to join. subject to election
Eastern Star Notes.
The Grand Chapter, Order of the East
ern Star, opened its annual session in
Naval Lodge Hail. fth street and Penn
sylvania avenue southeast. Thursday
evening, and listened to the addresses of