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annual election the evening of Decem-
| Der I. making of it also "home-com
ing night. Tuesday evening the lodge
| VIII hold special for the NJ. NJ. degree
at the usual hour. to be followed by a
banquet served by the ladies of the
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| The blue lodge elections begin this
! week and will be completed next week
! IN time for the meeting of the Grand
Lodge December Is. The elections in
| the Royal Arch chapters are required to
be held at the last convocation before
| the annual meeting of the Grand Chap
ter. which is scheduled for the second
Wednesday in February. the 9th day of
the month, consequently in many of the
! chapters the election will be held the
| last week in January. The command
cry elections will fall the last week in
| April and the first week in May. The
| Grand Lodge election occurs the even-
ing of December %.
At its convocation December 10,
Capitol Royal Arch Chapter, No. II.
viii have the royal arch degree. with
the stations filled by Past High Priests
Dr. Francis J. Woodman. James A.
Wetmore. J. f. Burns, w w McDon-
aid. J. A. Meyer. w. +. Holt. Arthur
Carr. s. J. Wrightsman and H. r.
Riesebers- DR.. Woodman was the first
high priest of Capitol Chapter Re
freshments are to follow the degree
work.
Hope Lodge. No. 90. will elect officers
at its communication December 10.
Under the lodge bylaws the communica-
ton that would fall on Christmas day is
dispensed with
La Fayette Lodge, No. 10, will give
an entertainment tomorrow evening in
the Masonic Temple Auditorium in
honor of the ladies. 1t will begin at s
O'Clock. and will be a card admission
affair. The announcement was receiv-
ed yesterday, but the program was not
given
Errett Lankford of East Gate Lodge,
No. "a, is reported i'll with typhoid
fever at Sibley Hospital
business meeting of kallipolis
Grotto will be held at Chamber of
Commerce Hall tomorrow evening at
':3O O'Clock. In addition to the sub
mission of amendments to the bylaws
and other routine business, there will
vocal selections by members of the
glee club. The short form initiation
also will be conferred upon several
candidates.
Kallipolis Grotto Band has completed
arrangements for it's dance to be held
at National Rifles Armory, December
Z. 1t will he an invitation affair, and
no pains will be spared to make it
thoroughly enjoyable. Invitations have
been sent to each member of the. grotto
The band will furnish it's own music
For several weeks rehearsals have
been conducted under the leadership of
Prof Julius i, kamper- aa mt The dance Sc :
wedding of the Winds" "Cecile,"
albanian" Tulip Time in Holland
Jane Dublin Bay Sweet Brier"
and ''Tipperary.' Altogether there will
r. ~.
mittee is composed of Philip Nachman,
sr.: William Ullman and Otto Hammer
bacher. for the band. assisted by the
following: Reception committee, Peter
ems. r. L. Trice. C. NJ. Sabin, H. ].
Simmons: floor committee, e. W. Lib
bey. chairman: Past Monarchs Edward
S. Schmid, T. r. Pullman. r. B. Dickey
and J. H. Shreve, Chief Justice George
H. Emmons, jr, and Master of Cere-
monies I. S. Goldsmith.
The roster of the band is as follows:
Prof. julius Hamper, S. F. Shreve. II.
w. Palmer. H. F. Mckinney. William
Wade, Wesley Emmons. r. S. Galley.
H. Scrogsins. F. F. Robey. o. Hammer
bacher c. Aufenthie, w. A. Saunders.
Paul Bischoff. Joseph l.. Harmon, Wade
Longley, l. H. Schmidt. F. A. Herr
mann, j. lie Roy De Neale. E. H. John
son, William U1lman, William Binnix,
W. s Bachofner, B. F. Bodine, c. H.
Popenoe, ]. X. Phillips. William Nor
beck, Otto Roepke, Philip Schneider
and Philip Nachman, ST.
Jaccue Hedenheimer has presented to
the grotto handsome block of pure white
marble to be used as gavel block 1t
is square in shape and handsomely CHS
eled. and weighs sixty pounds. 1t will
be appropriately carved with the srotto
emblem and bear the name Of the donor
and the date of presentation. When fin
ished, it is said it will be a splendid spec-
men of the Workmanship of operative ma
sonry.
The oyster feast of the glee club. to
have been held this afternoon, has been
postponed
Word has been received from the Grand
Secretary of the recent death in Brooklyn
of Past Grand Monarch J. Harris Bal
ston.
News of the continued growth of the
Mystic Order Yelled Prophets of the En-
chanted Realm is causing rejoicing
among the local prophets. If continued
at the same ratio at which it has spread
for the past two years the ORDER it is
said. viii soon become the largest organ
iZation of its kind in the world. Last
year eighteen new grottoes were charter
ed and 10000 members enrcHed. F're
quent advices are to the effect that
classes of several hundred are being
initiated
New grottoes are row organized or un-
der way at East Chicago, Ind Knox
vile. Tenn; Des Moines, Iowa; Buring
ton, VT; San Diego, Cal: Tacoma, Wash,
and Oakland. Cal.
Monker Grotto, No. So. of Norwalk,
Conn, held ceremonial last night.
Lieut.. Gov Clifford =. Wilson was can
didate at this ceremonial and the visitors
included Grand Monarch William II. Sny
der and Deputy Grand Monarch William
II. Cross. with prophets from Zem Zem.
Aim, Long |, Hejaz and Omar Grottoes.
The Fellowship Club, Master Masons
of the bureau of engraving and print
ing. held a rous!ng big meeting at its
last monthly gathering at Pythian
Temple. Seven members of the craft
were elected to membership in the club
four of them were obligated and four
applications for membership We're re-
ceived. The number present. not only
members of the club. but visitors from
other clubs, showed by their presence
and enthusiasm the interest that has
been aroused by the Masonic club
movement for fraternal betterment and
social advancement among Masons in
the several departments of the govern
ment in this jurisdiction.
After the regular order of business
the remainder Of the evening was de-
voted to entertainment and social In
tercourse. giving advantage to mem
bers and guests to renew old acquaint-
anceship and make new ones.
The club had as a special guest As
sistant District Attorney X, j. White
ford. who delivered an address on '"The
Relations, and Potential Influence for
Good Such Organizations as the Fell
lowship Club Can Exercise in Civic Af-
fairs"
Special guests included Past Grand
Master J. Claude KEEPER and John H.
Cowles. secretary general of the Su-
preme Council. A. A. S. r., of the South
ern Jurisdiction.
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