Evening star., 1915-03-14
Masonic Temple. 9Th and streets
northwest, Wednesday evening.

Masonic Temple. 9Th and F streets
northwest, Wednesday evening.
East Gate Lodge. No. "a. will devote
part of its communication Wednesday
| evening to the King lecture on tne e
arctic. A special at sis and the school
of instruction at 1:30 the evening OF
March 23- are scheduled.
Pentalpha Lodge. No. %. tomorrow
evening will listen to an address o!
Its senior warden, A. X X onyuIl.
which will largely concern the actiFits
of its members in other Masonic BOD
les Special music will be PROVIDED
and part of the time will be deNoteo
to social features Ihere IS aiso q
I surprise" hinted at in the master
circular for the occasion.
The Ionic Club of Master Nasons EN-
ployed i'll the Treasury Department VIII
kave a social session at the New Ebbitt
next Saturday evening. Benjamin T.
Steele is chairman of the committee of
arrangements.
| The Ashlar Club of Master Masons of
the State War and Navy Departments
will have its annual banquet at the New
Ebbitt Thursday evening. Music will be
furnished by section Of tine Marine
Band, under the direction of W. B. Mum
dell, and by quartet of male voices.
under the direction of W. y. Eaton. A
number Of distinguished speakers are ex-
pected, including Vice President Marshall
{! and Secretaries Bryan, Garrison, DAN
iel and others. 1t will be the first func-
ton of the kind to be given by the club.
and s. J. WrightSman has composed
march. dedicated to the club. which will
! be played as a special feature. H. q.
Mclean of the War Department is chair
man of the committee OF arrangements.
| National Lodge, No l., is making
special feature of the manner of pres
taY tot ion 81 Ia
communication Tuesday evening.
| Orient Commandery, No. >, knights
Templar. will attend religious services at
A streets northeast, this evening at the
usual hour. The pastor. Rev. John Z.
Ball. will preach a special sermon for the
occasion. Washington Centennial Lodge,
/, No IA. which has also been invited to at
tend. will be escorted to the church by
the commandery, both bodies first as
senlbling at the Orient Commandery asy-
lum, 4th and Pennsylvania avenue south
east.
| La Fayette Lodge. No. l9. will have the
NJ N. degree Tuesday evening, with re-
| freshments afterward served by men,
OF the Eastern Star. The same degree
will be presented at the regular comnrni-
cation of the lodge Thursday evening.
/
| last stated conclave of the current Tenn
plar year. will have the orders of the
Temple and Malta Wednesday evening.
! George c. Whiting Lodge, No. %. will
| have the NJ. N. degree Thursday even
| ing. which the master has designated
| as press night in honor of certain
| members of the newspaper profession.
! who will be specially interested in the
| occasion. Special music and refresh
he q 1n1 11r{1I
have the E. A. degree March %.
! Dawson Lodge, No. 16. will have the
E. A. degree March %. with Senior
Warden Perry p. Patrick in charge.
Capitol Royal Arch Chapter. No. IL.
will have the r. A. degree - it's con-
vocation March 20. which wiE> held
In the newly finished Masonic Temple
at Sth and F streets northeast
Gov A. NJ. Dockery. third assistant,
postmaster general and past grand
master of Masons of the state of Mis-
souri,, will deliver an address before
| King David Lodge. No. %. Tuesday
! evening. Gov. Dockery has been
welcome guest, it is said. at Masonic
(, gatherings in the District during re-
/ cent years. and his gift Of oratory. es-,
| pecially along Masonic lines. it Is be-
/. lieved. will insure big turnout to
| hear him.
De Molay Mounted Commandery, No.
4. knights TemplaF. will devote it's
conclave of March % to regular busi-
ness. and possibly some of the orders
may be presented.
La Fayette Royal Arch Chapter, No. 8.
will have the r. a. degree at its con-
vocation Tuesday evening.
worshipful Master NJ. B. Yerger an
nounces the E. A. degree in Lebanon
Lodge, No Z. with Senior Warden
Charles E. Alexander presiding. Friday
evening.
The Level Club of the Department of
committee to provide an enjoyable
program for an. entertainment March
%. Special efforts are being made to
increase the membership and a num-
Der OF new candidates are expected
at the annual meeting. March 81. when
the annual Aelection Of officers will
occur.
Columbia Chapter, No. 1. Wednesday
evening will have the past. and most
of the Host Frank H. Pierce presiding
during the first, and Scribe William
s. Macdonald during the last-named.
High Priest James A. West announces
tudl dll Itoydl MdSOnS are cor
daily welcome. and especially So
| Journing companions from sister juris-
dictions.
The regular meeting of the High
Priests Association of the District of
| Columbia for 1915 was held in the
| chapter chamber. New Masonic Temple.
| last Saturday evening. and was well
! attended. among those present being
| Grand High Priest Lem Towers. jr.:
| Past Grand High Priests Walter B.
/ Pettus and Jacobus S. Jones, all hon
| orary members of the association, and
| Deputy Grand High Priest w C.. Fow-
| Ter. who was elected to honorary mem
| bership of the association is composed
] of the council officers of the various
Royal Arch chapters of this jurisdic-
| ton. and all past high priests are hon
| orary members. as also are such Grand
| Chapter officers may be elected The
| object of the association Is to promote
| the interest of capitular Masonry, and
| 1t has taken up this work systematical-
ly. and in harmony with the Asso-
ciation Of Worshipful Masters and the
| Commanders Association OF knights
| Templar. and to this end has invited
1 the two 1ast-named organizations to
participate in joint session at the
next regular meeting, Saturday, April
I3.
The annual banquet was held recently
| at the Hotel Gordon. 1t is purposed
| to give later this year another RoyaI
Arch dinner, as was done last year The
officers of the association are: James
| A. West OF Columbia. No. l. preside mt :;
William T. Hackett OF Mount Pleasant,
No. 13. vice president: John II. Won
| n NJ