Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-19

MISCELLANEOUS.
Tuesday-Almas Temple, Mystic Shrine,
business session and short form mi |
tiation.
The st. Johns day communication OF
the Grand Lodge of Masons of the Dis
trict of Columbia, for the election and
installation of officers for the new Ma
sonic year, will be held at Masonic
Temple, December 81, at PM By that
time all the blue lodges will have com
plated their elections and the installa.
tons of their new officers and the com
pletion of such business as may be pos.
sible at this time.
The Masters Association of 1915 will
give banquet to the masters of 1915
and their guests at the University
Club, the evening of December 49, II
has been the custom for the new asso-
citation to organize the week follow
Ing, but President Paul E. Lesh of this
meeting this year for the organization
of the association for 1916 will prob
ably not be held until Saturday, jan
uary 8. because of the holiday season
and New Year opening on Saturday.
Washington Council, No 1, Royal and
Select Masters. will elect and install
Its new officers for the year at its as
probably have the degrees as we'll DIR.
Mark F. Finley, thrice illustrious mas
ter. in his latest circular, states that
plans will soon be under way to have
the meeting of the General Grand Coun-
Gil in Washington in 1918.
Worshipful Master James P. Schick
announces that at the communication
of Benjamin B. French Lodge. No. Is.
to be held tomorrow evening, a past
masters jewel will be presented to Ar
thur W. Davidson, who has just COM
pleted a year as master of that lodge.
There will be no degree work. but the
evening will be devoted to entertain
ment. Rev. James S. Montgomery will
deliver an address. The F. c. degree
will be presented at a special commune
cation at 6 pm.
At the annual election of the lodge
the grand master. Alexander Grant,
who is a past master of this lodge,
was present and presided at the in
stallation of the officers. The master
appointed the following officers for the
present year: Chaplain, Rev. John c.
Palmer: marshal, Paul Bowen Crome-
lin: senior deacon, r. Stone jackson;
steward. Ronald NJ. Holmes: junior
steward, Charles s. Common; tiler, Henry
]. Schraudner. The lodge will have the
E. A. degree January 3. and the NJ. NJ.
degree January II.
Ka1lipolis Grotto will hold business
meeting December % at Chamber of
Commerce Hall. the principal feature
of which will be the nomination of Of
hcers for 1916. The short form fnitia-
tfon will be conferred at this session.
and as this will be the last opportunity
for initiation this year, a large class of
election and installation will take place
January 81.
Master of Ceremonies l. S. Goldsmith,
chairman of the ladies' night entertain
ment to be held at the Raleigh Janu-
airy is. announces that the program
Will consist of an elaborate entertain
ment from to ESQ: refreshments from
$3.50 to 10. and dancing from 10 to mid
night The grotto band will furnish
he dance program No pains will be
spared to make the affair thoroughly
enjoyable and the varied program is
expected to appeal not only to dancers,
but to all others.
The general committee consists of
Master Of Ceremonies l. S. Goldsmith.
chairman: Milton Hopfenmaier and
Henry Lansburgh, vice chairfnen, and
the following: Judge George Fleming
Moore. Monarch z. W. Libbey, Chief
Justice George H. Emmons, jr.; Secre-
tary H. J. Simmons. Treasurer Joseph
II. Curran. Past Monarchs E. S. Schmid,
j. w. Collins. ]. H. Shreve. r. B. Dickey
aud +. X. Pullman, Prophets William
Fs GUIDE. Rev DIR. Abram Simon, Prof.
Julius Hamper. DIR. Frank Gibson, Will
liam II. Landvoigt. Thomas A. Bynum,
A. G: Wilkins. Kirk C.. Miller. Charles
A. Stevens, NJ. A. Winter. Delos w.
Thayer. Theodore Picard. Jacque Hell
denheimer. ID. W. Yeabower Milton
Bae-. Charles d. Shackelford, Wilbur
ROCKIES. DR. Frederic Yates. Jack Shul-
man. David Wolf and c. p Boss.
a Fl Rogers. II. NJ Bedell, Samuel F..
shreve. Otto Roepke. Charles Aufen-
the, George G. Shafer. George Hess, c.
A. Brewton, Arch B. Williams. AdoIph
GUIDE. Charles NJ. Keefer, George Cooke.
Dr. C. r. Dufour. ]. w. Williams, p. v.
Heating. Julian Brylawski, NJ. w, Pick
ering. Edward L. Hutchinson, DIR. A. H.
Staples. o. L. Ballard. Harry Wolf.
Maurice Narceisenfeld. Frank B.
ketchum. AbraIn R. Wingate, r. NJ
Thomas, Virgil Fookes, A. H Mayer
Dr. ]. p H. Willmuth. F. H. Kramer
Dr. Wilmer Hampton. Otto Woerner
EEred Decker. Clarence schmid. Everett
Bornheim. p. w Nicholson, H w. Nc
keldin. r. L. Trice. C. N. Sa bin, John
MIikerson. Thomas Grant. Henry
Franc Franc ir-; joseph Goldsmith. George
Hawkins, Charles p Rouse. Meyer
Hanlein. julius Albrecht, p r. Lat
terner, Guy W. A Camp. Frank II
PIERCE. H. G. Stein. DR.. 6. n: Payette
Leibel. Mark Stearman. j. T. Riley
Charles S. King, Charles Zurhorst
Thomas II. Armstrong.
The grand secretary in a recent COM
session of the Supreme Council
in Buffalo last June the fol-
lowing grottoes have been insti-
tuted: Al Hassan. at East Chicago Ind.
Amra, at Knoxville. Tenn: Zohak, al
Decatur. ILL.," He adds that petitions
are now being signed for grottoes in
several Of the larger cities of the mid
die west and feel confident they will
materialize before January 1. 1915"
Pentalpha Lodge, No. %, will have thu
F. C. degree tomorrow evening and tn.
e. A. degree the evening of January 3
Deputy Grand Master William w. Jer.
name. who will doubtless be the new
grand n aster OF Masons for the District
Is past master Of Pentalpha Lodge.
Almas Temple Of the Mystic shrin,
will hold a business session Tuesda,
evening at o'clock at National Rifles
Armory when the short form of initia.
ton will offer Welcome route to tn,
nobility. Suggestions for nominees fol
seven elective offices and four repre-
sentatives for 1916 will be among tn,
important matters considered. The an
nual election will take place Decem
Der IS.
Mithras Lodge Of Perfection of tn,
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite vii
hold o business meeting at the Cattle
dral. Ord and e streets northwest