Evening star., 1916-04-30

Out-of Extraordinary events during the
current week will include special fol
the NJ. NJ degree in Lebanon Lodge, No
{. Tuesday evening, and social events
in Osiris Lodge, No. &c. and East Gate
Lodge. No. 81, Wednesday evening. and
in Hiram Lodge, No. 10. Thursday
evening.
The spring reunion of the bodies OF
the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
will open tomorrow evening, and con
concluding with banquet following
the thirty-second degree, or Master OF
the Royal Secret, Friday evening. Al
7:30 o'clock tomorrow evening Henry
Lansburgh. thirty-second degree; Charles
CT. Toepper. X. G. c. H, and ]. Stuart
Ball, thirty-second degree, will stage
the sixth degree, Confidential Secre-
tary,' and at, Sis pm, cast headed
gree honorary. will stage the four
teenth degree. Perfect Elu," in Mithras
Lodge of Perfection.
Tuesday evening, at 1880 o'clock. the
lem," will be conferred by the "Dedi-
cation Class" headed by J. Claude
KEEPER. thirty-second degree. and in
cluding the Albert Pike Guards. in
Evangelist Chapter. Knights Rose Croix
Wednesday evening, at the same hour
Symbolic Lodges" will be presented by
cast headed by Horace P. Mcintosh. X
c. c. H.: and at $50 o'clock. the
twenty-frst degree. Patriarch Noa-
ed by Arthur B. Hayes. X. e. c. H.. in
Robert de Bruce Council, Knights Ka-
dosh.
Thursday evening. at 1880 o'clock. the
thirtieth degree, knights Kadosh.
with the casts in the four departments
headed by Arthur B. Hayes, X. c. c. H.
George X. Davis, X. C. C. H.: William
o. owen. thirty-second degree. and
John A. Lacy, thirty third degree hon.
orary. respectively, will be presented
in Robert de Bruce Council, knights
Kadosh.
Friday evening. at 1:30 o'clock. the
tnirty-first degree. inspector In
quisitor." will be. presented by cast
In Albert Pike Consistory. with Stirling
Kerr, jr.. 33d degree honorary and
deputy for the Supreme Council. in
charge of the 32d degree. Master OF
the Royal Secret" The latter degree
viii be followed by the banquet in the
main dining hall of the Scottish Rite
Cathedral. Sd and E streets northwest.
the degrees all being conferred in the
cathedral room of the building.
Horace P. Mcintosh. K C c. H.. for
r. Davis. X. c. C. H.. for Evangelist
Chapter. Rose Croix; ]. Archibald
Bailey, K C. c. H., for Robert de
Bruce Council. and Rev. William Tay-
loe Snyder. X c. c. H.. will be the de-
gree directors: Fred NJ. Book. X. c.
c. H., will be the stage manager: Todd
c. Sharp, 32d degree. the assistant stage
manager; Archie d. Engel, 32d degree.
master of the wardrobe; j. Walter
Humphrey, 32d degree, musical di-
rector; Harry C. KimbalI. 32d degree.
organist; Nathan WE'LL. K. c. c. H.
class director. and Monte Sanger. 33d
degree honorary, assistant class di-
rector rector The credentials committee.
honorary, includes Horace P. Mcintosh.
X. c. c. H., and Henry G. Ayers. and
William ID. Nicholas. both 32d degree.
Henry Lansburgh, 32d degree. is chair
man of the large reception committee.
Benjamin 3. French Lodge. No. Is
Will have five interested participants
In the F. c. degree tomorrow evening,
with Junior Warden Charles A Fen
ner heading the official line and
Senior Deacon Rollo Stone Jackson.
whose son, Roy L. Jackson. will be in
the group. officiating.
May Is the lodge will have a past
masters night. when the past masters
of the lodge will be specially hon.
ored. not made to work, and Senator
Moses A. Clapp of Minnesota will be
the speaker of the evening A pro-
gram, interesting and entertaining. is
promised by Worshipful Master James
y. Schick, who is also president of the
Masters Association for 1915. June 5
the lodge will have the NJ NJ degree
and another of our large evenings
as the worshipful master puts il in his
circular of announcement.
degree sessions scheduled for May, be-
ginning tomorrow evening with the F..
A. degree, followed May Is by the NJ
NJ degree. and a special. May %. for
the N NJ degree The charter was
granted to Pentalpha Lodge May g.
1853. and in three more years the lodge
VIII celebrate its golden anniversary.
Orient Commandery. No. s. Knights
Templar. announces the order of the
Red Cross for tomorrow evening its
first work under it's new officers head
ed by Eminent Commander Burt A
Grist. At its last conclave the retiring
commander. William T. Hebbard. was
presented with handsome sword SYM
bolic of his rank. Prelate Richard p.
Evans saying the accompanying nice
things appropriate to the occasion.
Generalissimo John T. Vivian will ON
ciate tomorrow evening in the Red
Cross.
Lebanon Lodge. No. l. will have five
presentations for the n. NJ. degree at
its special tomorrow evening and Jun
Tor Warden Elmer G. Wood will head
the official line in the F. G. degree at
tiic Tiudy communication, when also
Past Master Francis /. Beach will talk
on The Masonic Board of Relief" ac-
cording to the announcement of wor-
shipful Master Charles E. Alexander.
George f. Corson. general grand high
priest OF the General Grand Chapter OF
Royal Arch Masons of the United
states. leaves today for Portland, Me
10 make, on the evening of Tuesday
May 2. an official visit to the grand
chapter OF his native state
In the three days he will spend in
Portland he will have an opportunity
TO visit all the Masonic grand bodies
OF Maine-Tuesday. the Grand Lodge
and Grand Chapter. Wednesday. ths
Grand Council. and Thursday the Crane
Commandery. He IL the representa-.
tive OF the Grand Commandery O,
knights Templar OF Maine near the
Grand Commandery of the District OF
Columbia.
On his way back to Washington Gen.
eral Grand High Priest Corson will
stop for a day at Portsmouth. y. H.. tc
visit an old comrade. eighty-ive years
of age. who served as one of his assist
ants in the commissary department Of
his regiment in the Army of the Poto-
mac, during the civil war, nearly fifty.
nve years ago.
Anacostia Lodge, No. 81. which hal
elected And-austalsd James 4ax'