Evening star., 1915-11-14

ru,S,lay-Mithras Lodge of Perfection.
frsiress.
Religious services at the Masonic an6
Eastern Star Home this afternoon al
o'clock will be held under the au-
spices of Takoma Lodge, No. 2s, aEo
will be conducted by Rev. DIR. Thomas
c. Clark. chaplain of the lodge. Music
will be furnished by a choir under the
direction of James W. Dyre. musical
director of the lodge. Automobiles
will be provided at the terminus OF
the electric railroad line at Takoma
Park to convey visitors to the home
Those who take the 9th street ears
those who take the 14th street cars
can obtain transfers to Takoma al
14th and Kennedy streets.
(These services were announced tc
be held last Sunday through mis-
take on the part of one of the lodge
off1cers.)
tstansbury Lodge, No "a. will start
o'clock this evening in automobiles for
the EIdbrooke Church. Tenleytown.
where religious services will be held
under the direction Of Rev. Edgar
Cordell Powers, the pastor
Two grand visitations every evening
this week except Saturday evening
will cover all the lodges to be Wis
tied by the grand master and Grand
Lodge officers except Harmony, No.
II, which will have its visitation No
vember "a, and Hope, No. 20. and st.
Johns, No. Ii, which will both re
ceiye the grand officers November 26.
BENJAMIN B. French Lodge. No. Is.
announces a special program for The
evening, following that to Pentalpha
Lodge No. %. at s O'Clock. Grand
Master Alexander Grant is member
of Benjamin B. French Lodge and was
its master in 1899.
The grand chaplain. Rev. Hugh T.
Stevenson. will deliver the address OF
the evening at the grand visitation TO
Washington Centennial Lodge ednes-
day evening. when Osiris Lodge, No.
26 which has its visitation at pm,
will be the special guest of the even
ing.
Mark F. Finley, master of Washing
ton Council. No. l, Royal and Seiect
Masters, announces the r. and S. NJ.
degrees for tomorrow evening. He also
announces the death Of August B.
Douglas. a member of the council and
past master of Hiram Lodge. No. 10, at
Syracuse N Y, October 29, and the
interment with Masonic honors in Rock
Creek cemetery, this city. November 2.
Columbia Commandery, No. 2, Knights
Templar. is making plans for its home
coming entertainment, which is sched-
uled to take place Friday night The
program announced by the commit
tee in charge consists of addresses by
Alexander Grant, grand master OF
Masons of the District; William W.
Jermane. deputy grand master; Il. ST
Clair Thompson. and others, on Tenn
plarism and what it stands for, to be
Fall nv instrumental
music by the commandery choir and
a local orchestra, under the direction
Of Charles B. Matthews, chairman OF
the music committee
A moving picture show. which will
include scenes in this and other coun-
tries, historic buildings OF the world
scenes incident to the war in Europe
and comic pictures by famous cartoon
lists will follow the musical part OF
the entertainment, at the conciusior
of which a buffet supper. arranged
for by Capt. Collin E. E. Flather
chairman of :he committee on refresh
ments, will be served in the armory
of the asylum. Perfectos and ciga-
rettes will be passed around. and the
sir knights present will enjoy smok-
ing and mingling with their fraters
for an hour or SO.
At it's last conclave the command
cry. upon motion of Past Commander
Charles Z. Baldwin, voted to hold an
anniversary celebration some time
near January l3. and committee
composed of all the past commanders
headed by Past Commander ]. Harry
Cunningham. was appointed to make
the necessary arrangements for it.
Eminent Commander Louis H Meyers
has decided to confer the orders or
the Christmas class. now being formed
at special conclave. to be held two
or three days before Christmas. 1t is
said this event will be a notable one
in the Templar history of this juris-
Sott Dac aada hnr FL A
Stewart will be designated to arrange
the details for comforting the Order of the
Red Cross. and Past Commander DR.
Frank E Gibson will be assigned to &
similar duty in connection with the Or
ders of the Temple and Malta Mem.
bers of the Grand Commandery ant
others distinguished in the fraternity
will be invited to attend.
Those in charge of the arrangements
for the Christmas class say that. judg-
ing by the number OF petitions already
received. II will be the largest class o
Royal Arch Masons ever assembled il
this city to receive the Templar orders
Arrangements are well under way fol-
Templar celebration on Christina,
day. to consist of the reading of pas
sages from the New Testament shor
addresses on Templarism. and its reia
t'on TO the Christian religion and voca
and instrumental music appropriate t,
the occasion.
The Scottish Rite bodies of the Dis
trict are now preparing for their win
ter class. The fourth and fifth de
grees will be conferred at and
pm. respectively. Tuesday evening
November 23, in Mithras Lodge 0
Perfection. which will confer the mint
and tenth degrees November 80. an,
the 18th degree. Perfect EIu." tn
evening of December T. Evangelis
Chapter. Knights Rose Croix, will TAX
UP the work the evening of Decembe
IA. when the 18th degree will be con
ferred. resuming December 21, whel
the 18th degree, knight Rose CroiS.
will be conferred
Albert Pike Consistory will hold 1t
annual meeting and the election of IL
officers Tuesday, December 2s, a
s pm.
Tho degree work will be resume,
the evening OF January 4. in Rober
de Bruce Council. Knights Kadosh
with the Goth degree: January IL. witt
the 21st degree: January Is. with tn
24th degree; January 25, with tn
27th degree: February /. with the get
degree. and February 8, when the got
degree, or Knight Kadosh." will b
conferred
Albert Pike Consistory. Masters o
the Royal Secret. will confer the 31s