Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
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NJ M degree tomorrow evening. and its
grand visitation the evening of No
vember 1.
East Gate Lodge. No. "a. is to have
the usual joint grand visitation with
| King David Lodge. No. %. Tuesday
at Brookland.
i Federal Lodge, No. 1, will have the
E.. A. degree the evening of October rs.
| when also 1t will CLOSE its books &C
| cording to announcement.
| Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter.
| No. 3. has the P. NJ and M. E. M. de-
grees scheduled for presentation the
evening Of October Is.
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter. No.
Z. Will also have the p. M. and M. e.
NJ. degrees October 26, and the Royal
Arch November 9.
The New Jerusalem Lodge. No. 9, will
| have the F. c. degree October %, and
| its grand visitation November IL.
Concord Lodge. No. 625. Of Concord
willie. Pa, Monday evening. october rs,
with a sightseeing trip, the E. A. de-
| gree and later a special program and
banquet, the latter in the banquet hall
Of Masonic Temple, with a limit to In
vited guests and members Of the lodge.
At recent meeting of tho Masonic
Duckpin League, held in Masonic Tenn
pie. the new and revised schedule, in
Guiding the entire twenty teams. was
adopted and Is now in the hands Of the
printer. All persons desiring copies of
the new schedule can get them. 1t is
announced. by applying to the several
~ ~ tot nc ~ fnav 20 q r
of the association. 1t is expected the
schedules will be ready for distribution
within a few days.
Much enthusiasm is being shown. and
this city may be found at the alleys
each night. Members of all the lodges
are welsome, whether their lodge is
represented in the league or not.
The annual visitation of the grand
master Of Masons and other officers Of
the Grand Lodge of the District occur
red Tuesday evening at Takoma Lodge,
No. 20: The program OF the evening
consisted of solos by Herbert D. Law
by James W. Dyre. musical director.
and recitations by Edwin Callow of
TONY the Barber" fame. The master of
ceremonies was Past Master Hervey s.
Knight.
Grand Master Ale xander Grant in his
remarks took occasion to compliment
the lodge on Its steady growth and al
luded to Masonic conditions in Europe
Master Ernest W. Porter. responded.
The interior Of the lodgeroom was
decorated with American flags. plants
and fall leaves, intermingled with min
iature electric lights of various colors.
Among those present were Past Grand
Masters DR.. Francis J. woodman and
James A. Wetmore of Takoma Lodge,
and the following past masters Of Ia
koma Lodge: Wilmer G. Plat. Orlando
D. SUNNY, DR.: Otis J; Eddy. George L.
Knight. William E. Dyre, Joseph B.
Simpson, Howard s. Fisk and Enos s.
Harndon. Before adjournment a brief
address was made by Past Master Will
mer G. Plat, one of the organizers and
the first master of Takoma Lodge,
twenty-one years ago.
At a recent meeting Of the Compass
Club. composed Of members Of the
Washington city post office, held at
the Perpetual Building Association
Hall, Rev. Earle Whitley of the YER
mont Avenue Christian Church made
an impressive address on THE Brother
hood Of Man" In the course Of his
remarks he paid tribute to the eff
ficiency of the postal service and its
employees.
At this meeting the bylaws of the
club were amended SO as to make mas
ter Masons employed in the Post ONCE
Department and the railway mail serv-
Ice eligible for membership.
Kal1ipolis Grotto of Yelled Prophets
has received an invitation to attend
the fair of the Temple Association of
Odenton Lodge. No. 200, at Naval Acad-
envy junction October Fl, 20 and %.
Preparations are now being made for
the fall ceremonial. to be held October
% at the New Willard Hotel, for which
a large class Is forming. Monarch
E. W. Libbey says the full ritualistic
ceremony Will be exemplified, a musical
skit, different from anything hereto
fore staged by the Grotto. will be pro-
duced, and the band will render sew
eral new pieces.
The Grotto Band and Glee Club fur
nished entertainment to an apprecia-
tive audience last Wednesday evening,
the opening night of the joint fair
ton Lodge. No. 80. F A. 4. NJ. and
leytown. In addition to selections by
the band and glee club a solo was
rendered by Charles D. Shackleford;
Charles A. Stevens, in costume, gave
a dialect mono1ogue: Past Monarch
John H. Shreve recited Casey at the
Bat" and P. v. Heating told witty
stories. AS a grand finale, Fred H
Kramer, with the assistance of Charles
N. Keefer, sang "Schnitzel Bank" the
Rlee club and band Joining in the