Evening star., 1915-05-23

intelligence, But in an NnWary moment
! he let his appetite get the better OF
his Judgment. and, yielding to tempta-
tion, ate more than even an ordinary
goat could digest. and as consequence
| he died from acute indigestion.
Whether in the line of march or as
I SiSting in the initiation of large class
of neophytes. Billy kallip'' was al
ways on the job. He never faltered,
and seemed to enjoy his part in the
grotto activities as much as the proph-
cts themselves. He had accompanied
! the Washington delegation to all Su
| preme Council conventions in recent
years. and was always present at their
outings. He had an honored place in
the parade in Richmond last June, and
was to have made the pilgrimage to
Buffalo this year. In the grotto pa
fades he was always conspicuous, and
with his electric-lighted harness pre-
sented a spectacular appearance. His
last trip was to Baltimore last month,
when Kallipols Grotto conducted the
ceremonial for the newly instituted
grotto in that city.
If there is a Heaven for good goats, it
is the unanimous opinion of kallipo-
lites that it was made for such goats
as Billy Kallip"
Washington Centennial Lodge, No. IA.
expects to have as it's guests at spe-
from tomorrow Alexandria Washing
ton Lodge of Alexandra. Va. which.
the grand master permitting. will pre-
sent degree in Virginia FORM
The New Jerusalem Lodge. No 9. will
have an illustrated stereopticon lecture
Thursday evening by Morton F. Leo
pold, one of its members, who Is con-
nected with the United States bureau
of mines. His topic will be '"The Pull
motor" which is extensively used for
life-saving in mine accidents. Herford
T.. Cowling of Sussex Lodge, Va, will
operate sthe stereopticon. After the
lecture refreshments will be served.
Raymond B. Dickey, king of Mount
Horeb Royal Arch Chapter. No. I. will
head the official line in the mark degree
at the chapters convocation Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Dickey is a past monarch
of kallipolis Grotto. and his audience
will doubtless embrace many members
of those ninstrels of merriment.
Takoma Lodge, No. 20, which has the
F. c. degree scheduled for Tuesday
evening, will give its lodge excursion
to Chesapeake Beach July a.
Osiris Lodge. No. 26, celebrated it's
twenty-fifth anniversary at its COM
munication in Masonic Temple Wednes-
day evening. Past Master L. CabelI
sentative in the ranks of the past
grand masters, presided, and Past
Grand Master Sample, who was grand
master when the lodge was granted it's
dispensation and subsequently it's char
ter, May IA, 1890, reviewed the early
days of it's career, quoting freely from
his diary of the incidents noted at the
time when it's founders branched out
from Washington Centennial Lodge,
No. IA, for lodge career of their own,
which, he said, has been one that re-
bounded to the benefit of the frater-
nifty at large. Harry Korker sang a
number of baritone solos, winning the
applause of large audience, and Rev
j. Henning Nelms told dialect stories
that made for laughter. At a banquet
spread in the banquet hall In the base
ment of the temple the festivities were
continued and many addresses were
made.
organized Masonic club to create and
cultivate good fellowship among Ma
sons employed by the Southern Rail-
way Company. They selected THE
South Gate Club" as the name Of the
organization, as this is emblematical as
well as suggestive of the gateway OF
the south"
The club has so worded its bylaws
that any master Mason in good stand
ing employed by the Southern Railway
Company or its subsidiary lines is
list will remain open until the last meet
ing in June. The charter list at this
time numbers ninety mine, and at the
next meeting Of the club action will
be taken whereby an invitation will
be extended to the officials of the COM
pany who are Masons to come into the
club as charter members.
The officers of the club are as follows:
Robert X. Cooke, jr., office of treasurer,
president: William H. Burton, office of
freight claim agent. vice president;
h ri 1av -
tendent of freight transportation, sec
retary; Harry K. Pimper, Office of So
Hcitor, treasurer. William H Melchior,
office of treasurer. chaplain; Roy H.
Wolfe, Office of superintendent of agen-
cies, marshal; E. T. Kaltenbach, Office
of auditor of freight accounts. door
keeper; H. E. Bruce. Office of auditor
of disbursements, chairman of auditing
committee, H. T. Rinck, office of audi
tor, chairman of refreshment commit
tee; Phil Herman, office Of auditor.
chairman of entertainment committee;
H. l.. Parkinson, office of auditor of
freight accounts, chairman of member
ship committee; Albert p. Johnston, Of
fee of passenger traffic manager, chair
man of relief committee.
Tuesday evening the newly elected
officers will be installed by the advisory
board of Masonic clubs of the District
of Columbia, and the meeting will be
addressed by Mr.. w. w. Jermane, dep
uty grand master of the Grand Lodge,
F. A. A. NJ of the District of Columbia
There will be other interesting enter
tainment, and refreshments will be
served.
1t is proposed to make the club a
special attraction for out-of-town
members.
The drill corps of Columbia Com
ma ndery No y at its annual election
chose the following officers Captain
Charles F. Roberts; first lieutenant
Charles D. Shackelford; second lieuten-
ant. Frank l.. Koch: treasurer. Edgar
a. Nelson. jr., and secretary. Charles +
Baldwin. BY resolution adopted the
corps will drill the second and fourth
| an exhibition drill in the commandery
asylum on any night the commandery
may select. The corps will give q
theater party at the Columbia Thea
ter early in June.
| Commander Louis II. Meyers is select
| ing a committee of genuine hustlers'
to make arrangements for the com
mandery excursion, August 3.
Degree work announced ahead IN
cludes the L. A. degree in Myron NJ
Parker Lodge, No. u, June 4. and the
+. e. degree in Benjamin B. French
| Lodge. No. Is, June 81. The latter has
| a social scheduled for it's communica-
| ton June Z.
| The celebration of the seventy-fifth
anniversary of the granting of it's orig
| inal charter by Columbia Chapter
No I, r. A. NJ, last Wednesday is said
to have been one of the best attended
and most successful gatherings of Roy
al Arch Masons ever called together In
the District of Columbia. A special
conyocation, at which a large number