Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22

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Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. 80, which
will receive it's annual grand visitation
Tuesday evening, will have for Its
chief speaker Rev. Forrest ]. Pretty
man. chaplain of the United States
Senate and pastor of the Mount Pleas
ant NJ. E. Church South. and a musical
program with q smoker for the enter
tainment of its guests.
An event Of interest in District
Masonry 10 scheduled for Tuesday even
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for
the Southern Jurisdiction of the Unit
cd States, in the presentation by Ben
1amin B. French Lodge, No. Is, to the
diction, OF an oil portrait Of the late
BENJAMIN B. French. for whom the
lodge Is named. and who was at one
time q msmber Of the council and its
deputy IN the District Of Columbia The
entirely and viii include an organ
concert b. Oscar r. Comstocls and
sslectaons b. q quartet composed Of
Mrs. Florence Howard. Mrs. Elaine
James g Hicks. Tho lodge has invited
lady friends OF fts members to attend.
In the absence Of Sovereign Grand
Commander George Fleming Moore,
s who IN b. u &c can.da next week in
prsms Council Of the Rite for Canada,
Seerseasy General John H Cowles will
probably receive the portrait on behalf
OF the Supreme Council
rresadeat Jsmas =. sehick Of the
Master1 Association for 1916 an
nounoeo de regular meeting Of the as
seeisfion saturday evening. ana that
terrain all the masters and wardens
Of the current year. with all Masons
Who have been raised during the year.
Sovereign Grand Commander George
Grand Master william W. Jermane will
be orators Of the occasion. It Is un-
derstood that the receipts Of the July
base ball game for the Masonic and
turned over to the home authorities
viii amount to nearly $1,000.
Senior Deacon Rodney Gary will head
Dawson Lodge. No. 16. tomorrow even
Ing: The lodge will have Its grand
visitation November 10.
No. 8. has the mark degree scheduled
TOR tomorrow evening.
King David Lodge. No. 2s. win hold
y T..
4. degree and will also receive its
grand visitation at a special October
81. The communication of November
Z has been called off on account of the
election.
Harmony Lodge, No. II, which will
have the F. c. degree Wednesday even
ing. has made special arrangements to
receive the election returns by special
wire to lodgeroom No. /. the evening
of November Z. Senior Deacon G.
Manson Foote will be in charge of the
news. which will be read out as fast
as it is received. Junior Steward
Charles r. Morris is to head the Of
hcial line in the F. c. degree Wednes-
day evening. November s.
TIE New Jerusalem Lodge. No. 9. 10
to devote Thursday evening exclusive.
ly 10 the woman friends Of its MEM
beers in ladies night" for which
elaborate preparations have been made
and admission to which will be by
card. 1t is to be a Halloween affair.
with all the fun and frivolities appro.
pirate to the occasion.
ST. Johns Lodge. No. IL. after a meet
ing for business purposes only. Friday
evening, will march from Masonic
Temple to the Hotel Lafayette for its
second annual Harvest Moon Dinner"
given especially in honor Of the Ma
sons raised in the lodge during the
forty-two of them in all. Harry S.
Wolf is chairman of the committee Of
arrangements. Julian Brylawski and
]. s. Goldsmith in charge of the en-
tertainment and George C. Shaffer of
the decorations, while Abram r. Win
gate. senior warden, and Richard NJ.
Thomas, Junior warden of the lodge,
are at the head of the reception COM
mittee.
Hope Lodge. No. 10. win have the
r. c. degree Friday evening, and again
the evening Of November 10. It's grand
visitation will como November "a.
Capitol Royal Arch Chapter. No. II.
win have the mark degree Friday
NTening preparatory TOR !. collection
Priest I. c. I. Evans in December,
when . number Of teams are expect
ed and the degree IL to BIO put on in
y special way.
Mount Pleasant Royal Arch Chapter,
for the P. NJ and Il. e NJ degrees, and
Secretary Harry b Cramer says in an
nouncing the fact that tho chapters
como for visitors"
The testimonial banquet tn Past Mas
ter Warren c. Bickford. grand tiler OF
the Grand Lodge. will take place at 8
O'clock Monday evening, October 30.
at the New Ebbitt. Mr.. Bickford a few
weeks ago completed fifty years Of
aeryice for Uncle Sam without mark
against him. He also celebrated the
nftieth anniversary Of his wedding
This testimonial Is open to all master
Masons and 10 in compliment to the
grand tiler a. an evidence Of the es-
TEEN in which he IL held throughout
the Jurisdiction.
The following committee has tho ban
quet in charge: Grand Master W. W.
Jermane. F. NJ Scott, H. G. Kimball
w r. Herbst. NJ. r. Finley. sr; Ira
Hopkins and Walter Zachary. The
list for the banquet will be closed
Thursday of this week.
Lafayette Royal Arch Chapter, No.
B, Tuesday night voted to give an en-
tertatnment and banquet some time in
November. which will take the form
OF a reunion Of the members and be
q compliment to High Priest William
H. Parsons. whose year 10 reported to
have been unusually successful. James
8. Mccarthy. Frank Spr1gg Perry and
: William s. Quinter. who were appoint.
ed a committee to make the necessary
arrangements. are said to favor an
affair open to the ladieA and the best
musical and other talent Of the city
for the program. Dancing will be a
feature Of the evening.
The Ashlar Club Of master Masons
VIII oeaebgats Halloween evening with
q osie1 program Of sntsrtainmsnt at