Evening star., 1915-11-21


year will be made by Grand Master
Grant and the officers Of the Grand
Lodge Wednesday evening at o'clock
to Harmony Lodge. No. II. and Friday
evening at s o'clock to Hope Lodge.
No 20, and at $50 to ST. Johns Lodge.
No IL.
Religious services at the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home next Sunday. No
vember 2S at pm. will be held under
the auspices of William R. Singleton
Lodge. No. 80, with Rev. E. c. Powers
officiating
Anacostia Royal Arch Chapter, No. IL.
will have the mark degree tomorrow
evening. and will care for candidates
of Capitol Chapter No II, who are
W. Sieverling of Capitol Chapter has
urged as large an attendance of the
members of that chapter as possible to
High Priest Samuel T. Hind and the
officers of Anacostia Chapter.
Capitol Chapter. No. II, announces
the P. NJ. and NJ E. NJ degrees for its
convocation the evening of November
rs, and the Royal Arch degree Decem-
Der 10.
The Scottish Rite bodies will begin
their winter season of degree work
Tuesday evening in Mithras Lodge of
Perfection. when the fourth and nth
degrees will be presented in full cere-
monial form. In the fourth. or "secret
master degree John H. Won Hermann.
X c. c. H, will be cast as King
solomon: George r. Davis. K. C. C. H.,
as Adoniram; James H. Mcintosh, 33d
degree honorary. as zabud, and Milton
Hopfenmaier, K. C. c. H, as captain
of the guard.
In the. fifth. or degree of perfect
MASTER the cast will include ]. Archi-
bald Rai1pv
mon: Edward S. Moores, 32d degree, as
King Hiram; James H Mcintosh. 33d
degree honorary. as .Adoniram: Delos
W: Thayer. 32d degree. as Zabud, and
John H. Won Hermann, X c. c. H, as
Jehosaphat, with the following guards:
Joseph scheviin. Bernard A. Baer.
Henry G. Ayers. Lyman E. Burdine.
Clarence e. Christopher. Harry S.
Barnes. James s. Cotton, Emil Fischer.
Todd c. Sharp. Maurice Milstone and G..
Leon Smithson. all of the 32d degree,
and William D. Nicholson of the 18th
degree: Future ceremonial degrees are
ocheduled as follows: Mithras Lodge of
Perfection. 9th and 10th degrees, No
vember 80; 18th degree. December 4;
degree. December IA; 18th degree. De-
cember 21: Robert de Bruce Council,
Knights Kadosh. goth degree, January
4: 21st degree. January IL; Path degree,
29th degree, February /: 30th degree
Knight Kadosh," February s; Albert
Pike Consistory, 31st degree, inspector
inquisitor" February %, and 32d de-
gree. master of the royal secret" Feb
ruary 29.
The degree director for the course
will be Fred NJ. Book. K. C. G. H: stage
manager. Todd c. Sharp, 32d degree;
master of tableaux. Milton Hopfenmaier,
X c. c. H; master of wardrobe. Archie
d. Engel. 32d degree: organist. Harry
G. Kimbal, 32d degree, musical direc-
tor. j. Walter Humphrey. 32d degree:
class director. Nathan WE'LL, 32d de-
gree, and William l. Boyden, 33d de-
gree honorary, will be assistant class
director.
William T Galliher, 32d degree, is
chairman of the membership committee.
and Gaylord NJ. Saltzgaber, 32d degree,
and Henry Lansburgh, 32d degree, vice
gree honorary, is chairman of the Gre
Henry G. Ayers, 32d degree, and Hor-
ace p Mcintosh. X. C. c. H.. as mem
bers.
The executive committee of the rite in
the District of Columbia comprises
Stirling Kerr, jr., 33d degree honorary
and deputy for the Supreme Council in
the District Of Columbia. as chairman; ;
Allen Bussius, 33d degree honorary; j.
Archibald Bailey. K. c. c. H; George
II. Davis. X. c. c. H.. and John H Won
Hermann, K. c. c. H.
High Priest James A West of Column
bia Roy>al Arch Chapter, No. 1, an
nounces the mark degree for the con-
vocation December /. The mark de-
gree was presented at the convocatio
Wednes sday evening
Acacia Lodge. No. IS, will have both
the e. A. and the F. c. degrees at its
communication Tuesday evening.
Entertainment provided during the
grand Visitattons the past week was
as follows; Monday. by Benjamin b.
Master Grant is member. with PEN
talpha Lodge. No. 20, and almost the
entire membership of the Associat tton
of worshiuful Masters as guests,
latter by Charles w. Moore, James s.
Hicks. Melville D. Hensey and Charles
z. Myers. with solos by Messrs. Hicks
and Myers. and addresses by the grand
master. Deputy Grand Master Will
liam w. Jermaine and Rev John C.
Palmer: Tuesday. by Arminius Lodge,
No. Is. with National Lodge. No. ~. as
guest, orchestral and choir selections,
with solos by the members Of the
Washington Saengerbund Choir; We'd
nesday. by Washington Centennial
Lodge. No. II. with Osiris Lodge. No.
2s. as guest. orchestral selections. vio-
dress by Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson,
grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge,
and Thursday. by Hiram Lodge, No 10,
with La Fayette Lodge. No. 10. as
ing pictures OF Carmen" under the
direction Of Past Master William p.
Herbst.
worshipful Master Ernest H. Carnes
of National Lodge. No. IL, announces a
special communication for the evening
of Tuesday. November 80, for the NJ NJ
degree. There will be no other bust
ness that evening. but at the close of
the degree a banquet is to be served
by the ladies OF the Eastern Star The
lodge will have its annual election De-
cember Z.
Osiris Lodge. No. rs, during its last
Masonic year broke even in the matter
of membership. having raised fifteen
with two affiliations, three deaths, five
dimits and nine who severed their con-
nection for other causes, leaving the
total membership at 246, the same as at
the close of the Masonic year Septem-
Der 80, year ago. In the matter of
finances a substantial increase was
shown In the reports at the Grand
Lodge visitation Wednesday evening.
The lodge election will take place De-
cenber 1.
st. Johns Lodge, No. IL. at its grand
visitation Friday evening. will show a
membership of 544, net gain Of ten
over last year. 1t raised twenty four
during the year Just closed and had
two afaliattons. with thirteen deaths,