Evening star., 1915-05-30
will have a special Friday evening for
the r. A. degree.

will have special Friday evening for
| the R. A. degree.
| At the conclave of De Molay Com
Tuesday night, William F. GUIDE was
installed as grand captain general and
| Adolphus GUIDE grand standard bearer
! of the Grand Commandery. These Off
GERS We're out of the city when other
| officers of the Grand Comma ndery were
installed. Among those in attendance
| and performing the duties of their re-
| spective stations were: Edwin B. Hesse,
| grand commander; William S. Parks,
grand generalissimo; Fred S. Cawson,
junior grand warden; Arvine w. john
| ston, grand recorder: Edward P. Hazle-
ton, grand inspector general, and Gratz
E. Dunkum. inspector general.
| De Molay Commandery at this conclave
Thompson prelate, that office having
| been made vacant by the resignation of
| the Rev. w. w. Barnes. who has re-
moved to Maryland. There was large
attendance of members of the, COM
mandery and visitors. The Grand Com
mandery officers expressed qualification
! at the activity and enthusiasm shown
recently at the conclaves of this COM
mandery. They predict successful
| year under the leadership of it's new
commander Helmar Rabild.
At the invitation of ]. Wilson Town
send. high priest of Maryland Chapter,
No. SO. of Kensington Md. to Grand
High Priest Lem Towers. jr.. a delega-
ton of prominent Royal Arch Masons
of the District visited the Maryland
chapter Wednesday night, including:
Grand High Priest Towers. DR.. William
Arthur c. Shaw. grand scribe; Arvfne
W. Johnston, grand secretary; Orville
Drown. grand visitor and lecturer: Paul
r. Hfckok. grand chaplain: Emmett NJ.
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Major, grand principal sojourner: Guy
w. A. Camp. grand master of third vail
Past Grand High Priest Henry X. Simp-
son, Past Grand High Priest Walter B.
Pettus and Charles W. Pimper. high
priest of Mount Horeb Chapter. No. Z.
Among the visitors from the Maryland
jurisdiction was Past Grand High Priest
James F. Allen. The visitors and men,
bers were entertained by program
which consisted of addresses, music and
refreshments.
Violet Heming. the popular actress
formerly of the Columbia stock COM
pany, 1t is said. is life-governess in the
is entitled to four votes a year in the
selection of Masonic orphans who are to
have the privilege of the school. This
unusual honor was conferred on Miss
Hemins when she was only five months
old. out of compliment to the work her
father. Alfred Heming. had done for
the Masons the last season he was an
actor in London.
Work announced ahead includes the
mark degree. in Mount Vernon Royal
Arch Chapter, No. 8. June H. and the
F. c. degree in BENJAMIN B. French
Lorge, No. Is, June 81, following social
evening June I.
Columbia Commandery Drill Corps
will indulge in the luxury of a theater
party Thursday night at the Columbia
Theater. E. A. Nelson, jr.. is chairma n
La Fayette Royal Arch Chapter, No.
5. will have the P. NJ. and NJ. E. NJ. de-
grees Tuesday evening and the Royal
Arch degree Tuesday evening, June Is.
Master Paul E. Lesh of Washington
Centennial Lodge. No. IA. states that
the NJ. NJ. degree will be presented at
the regular communication of the lodge
Wednesday evening. The Z. A. degree
will be presented at the special tomor-
row evening by Alexandria Washing
ton Lodge. in Virginia form, by dispen-
sation of Grand Master Alexander
Grant. The grand master, in his letter
of authorization, commends the custom
established by Washington Centennial
Lodge of exchanging fraternal visits
. with Alexandria Washington Lodge of
Alexandria, Va. June 16 the lodge will
celebrate senior member night" when
forty-eight Masons who have been
members of the lodge for twenty five
years or more will be honored. One of
the seniors of the lodge is Past Master
Walter B. Pettus. who is also past
grand high priest of the District Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, and
who has been affiliated with the lodge
since June IS, 1890. He will have
charge of the exercises. Past Master
Leonard P. Steuart has been made
chairman of the committee working for
Washington Centennial Lodges share
of success in the forthcoming base ball
game between the Templates and
the Outlanders" in the interest of the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home. July B.
Among the sick members of the lodge
is included DR.. Robert r. Cooke, sr., of
1857 Columbia road, who is conva-
lescing from a serious but successful
operation.