Evening star., 1915-06-13

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charge of the religious services
the Masonic and Eastern Star Home
this afternoon at o'clock, ana feV
James Shera Montgomery, pastor OF
the Metropolitan NJ. E Church. Will
conduct them and deliver the sermon
The choir of the La Fayette Lodge
will furnish the music and mas ar
ranged a special program for the oc-
casion.
All are invited to attend. whether
members of the fraternity or not
Columbia Royal Arch Chapter. No 1
will have the mark degree at its con
vocation Wednesday evening. mgr
Priest West announces also a specIa
the evening of June 80 for the r M
royal arch degree at the convocation
July will probably clear up the sum
mer schedule of work He reports the
chapter has had very successLul
year and from present indications the
exaltations in the early fall Will eA-
ceed the class of May 19.
Takoma Lodge, No. %. will have a
special communication Tuesday even
ing for the NJ. NJ. degree. A business
and "get-together" meeting is sched-
uled for June %. another special foI OF
at Colonial Beach July IA.
The Triangle Club of Master Masons
closed it's series of meetings for the
season last night with special pro-
gram of entertainment, including q
colored minstrel show, with c. F.
Purdy as an impersonator and Frank
c. Green in ventriloquism. No meetings
of the club, which includes Master
Masons of the Department of Agricul-
fure, will be held in July and August.
Washington Centennial Lodge. No. IA,
will do honor to it's elder brethren In
a Senior members night" Wednesday
evening, at which Past Grand High
Priest Walter b. Pettus. who affiliated
with the lodge June 10, 1890, will be
in charge of the exercises.
La Fayette Royal Arch Chapter, No.
5, is to have refreshments following
the royal arch degree at its convoca-
tion Tuesday evening High Priest
Jesse W. Thornton has asked for a
full attendance.
East Gate Lodge, No. "a, will have
The lodge meet/at Odd Fellows Hail.
Rhode Island and Mills avenues north
east.
Cartoonist Clifford K Berryman's
teddy bear reminder of the base ball
game at American League Park at
pm. July 3, is prominent in nearly all
the recent lodge circulars to remind the
membership that the game is for the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home en-
dowment fund.
worshipfuI Master Ernest H. Carnes
reminds the members of National Lodge
that candidates must present their ap-
pIications in the month of June In order
to complete their degrees during the
present Masonic year. All the present
masters are more or less interested in
the announcement, which applies as
well to their own lodges.
Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter
No. g. has the mark degree scheduled
for tomorrow evening.
Myron NJ. Parker Lodge, No 27, will
have the F. C. degree Tuesday evening
the E. A. July and the NJ. NJ. degree
probably July 20.
Anacostia Lodge. No. 81. has the NJ
NJ. degree scheduled for June 81, and
Pentalpha Lodge. No. %. a double
header in the E. A. and f. C. degrees
on the same date. Benjamin B. French
No. Is, has the r. c. set for that date
The meeting of the High Priests AS
sociation. held in the chapel chamber
New Masonic Temple. Saturday even
ing. June ), was well attended. After
dispense with the regular July. August
and September meetings, and the next
meeting of the association will be a
special on September H. AT this meet
ing a committee will be appointed. to
make arrangements for a big open
meeting to be held on the first Satur-
day In October. TO which all Royal
arch Masons and all master Masons
will be invited. II is contemplated to
have a program both instructive and
q uyin h
spared to make IT one of the most i'm
portant capitular events of the faH
season.
The meeting will be In the nature OF
a reception and welcome to Right Ex-
rellent Companion George f. Corson
deputy general grand high priest of the
General Grand Chapter of the United
States, who will at the next triennial
convocation Of the General Grand
Chapter. to be held in Los Angeles In
September. doubtless succeed to the
Office Of general grand high priest. ar
honor which the entire fraternity in
this jurisdiction appreciates as coming
TO one of their number. as fitting re-
ward for many years of service in the
General Grand Chapter line
Mr.. Corson is an honorary member oi
the association. which proposes to take
this method of testifying it's satisfac-
lion in having the head Of the capitulal
system of the United States located ir
life OF this grand Jurisdiction, and will
invite the entire fraternity to partici.
pate. There Is said to have been a re.
vival OF interest and an increase o.
work among the Royal Arch chapter,
of this Jurisdiction this year on account
of the activity of the High Priests AS
sociation. which 10 pushing an aggres
sive campaign of education and en-
1ghtenment among master Masons
concerning the royal craft
A committee Of 2,
Corson. Walter B. Pettus. Lem Towers
3r.: William C. Fowler. Alexande
Grant Eugene E. Thompson, Charlel
G. Coombs, Raymond B. Dickey. Walter
+. Smith. E st. Clair Thompson, Ro,
Fulkerson and James A. West has thi,
matter in charge. 1t Is anticipated tina,
this Grand Chapter will show a sub
stantial gain in membership the pre-.
ent year. Oflcers of the associate,
are James A. West. president: William
T. Hackett. vice president; John H. yor
Hermann, secretary treasurer: Samue
Y. Hind and Harry X. Pimper vnember,
Of <he executive committee
Osiris Lodge. No. IS. will have IN
E. A. degree Wednesday evening. an
the lodge will have a special tomorrow
afternoon to attend the funeral of tn
late Charles Henry Taylor, one OF IL
members. whose death was announce
Saturday. The lodge had a special Fri
day afternoon for the funeral o
Charles Howard Miller. who was in
TERED at 9lenwood cemetery.
High Priest Naylor has asked tn
members of Mount Vernon Royal Arc
Chapter. No. .. to be present at tn
Aonelavs tomorrow syening for tn