Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19

invitations have been limited to the
, lodge members. the past grand Off.
| lodges.
The drill corps of Columbia Com
mandery, No. ?, Will meet saturaay
Temple.
| The Masonic employment bureau Is
F., located at 225 John Marshall place
northwest. Past Master Delos W.
! Thayer of King Solomon Lodge. No. 81,
| is in charge. He states boys over six.
| teen years of age are in demand and
several good positions are open: Wor-
| shipful Master Perry p. Patrick of
Dawson Lodge, No. 16, promulgates the
| information in his latest circular.
George R. Davis, scribe of Mount YER
non Royal Arch Chapter. No. 3. will head
| the official line in the mark degree a
week from tomorrow evening.
The lodge elections will begin with
the first communications in the month
of December.
William w. Jermane at the communica.
ton of Columbia Lodge, No. 2S5, OF
Clarendon. Va. when that lodge was en-
tertaining also the grand master OF viz
Right Worshipful William Carlyle Shell
ley, past deputy district grand master
of Virginia, of district No. 54. made 1t
subject of special communication to
a prominent member of the craft In this
Jurisdiction. Grand Master Cabell of
Virginia also spoke on the occasion on
The Duty of the Individual Mason.
and brief addresses were made by DIS
trict Deputy Grand Master ]. Fred Ger
! tel of District No "a. District Deputy
Grand Master Melville f. Church of Dis
trict No. / and Worshipful Master AL
fred c. Cosdon of Columbia Lodge.
Speaking of the addresses of the two
grand masters. Worshipful Master Cos
don said 1.-TWO such splendid addresses
probably will never be heard again in
one evening in this jurisdiction"
Capitol ROYAL Arch Chapter, No. II,
will have the mark degree Friday even
ing, with Charles S. Woodin. its king.
heading the official line. and refresh
ments will be served after the convoca-
ton. The chapter has set apart Friday.
December 90, for an elaborate celebra-
ton, including the presentation Of the
Royal Arch degree for two teams.
Never before. perhaps. in it's august
history has the Grand Lodge of Ma
sons, taken as individuals, been star
tied with an entertainment as unique
as that which followed the grand visi-
tations to Washington Centennial
Lodge. No. IA, and Osiris Lodge. No. rs.
last Wednesday evening. Before re-
for the occasion in Lodge Room No.
and then found it entirely too small
for the audience gathered. Grand Mas
ter Jermane and his fellow officers
were urged by Worshipful Master Lu-
Glen G. Young not to get far away. but
to return as soon as possible. When
they did they were spectators to the
only buriesque grand visitation staged
in this Jurisdiction. Worshipful Master
James S. Mccarthy acted as master for
the time being of Wash-Osiris Lodge;
Junior Deacon Harry H. Thompson OF
J Osiris, arrayed in armor that would
have shamed the battlefields OF Europe,
acted as grand marshal, and Senior
Warden Marx E. Kahn. as grand
mogul, accompanied by the molecules
of his own Grand Lodge" and as such
delivered an address OF special interest
to Grand Master Jermane and OF much
amusement to the large audience. This
was the prelude to the following pro-
gram, which included the griddhng
of the guest "honored": all OF the num-
bers being in the form of "presenta-
tons: To Grand Master Jermane. pen
Gil and note book. by f. NJ: Liboey,
past monarch of Kallipilos Grotto, in
dialect: to Grand Secretary Arvine W.
Johnston. a baby doll. by fas. Mas s.
Grand Marshal ]. Harry Cunningham.
| cartoons, by Past Master Julius Reis
of Osiris: to Grand Sword Bearer DE-
Mark Finley. tooth OF mammoen pro
).
s. Mccarthy: to Grand Tiler Warren ,
Bickford, fifty golden pennies" by
senior Warden w. w. Scott OF osiris
to Grand Warden Lem Towers; r. a
Osiris. and to Junior Grand Steward
sydney r. Jacobs, a pistol and hols-
ter" by Past Master w. H. Landvoigt'
who presided during these exercises.
At the close a mammoth bouquet was
presented through the grand master to
| Mrs. Jermane, by James P. Shick. presi .
dent Of the Masters Association OF
| 1916, as "a grateful token OF appreeIa-
| ton of the sacrifices she had uhue
I gone during the past year for the bene,
! Az of Masonry'~ Orchestral music and
| a solo by Harry NJ. Forker contributed
| much to the program.
| There were many other PRESENTATIONS
! to have been made, but the disappear.
| ance Of the picked recipients caused
| them to be omitted. The evening was
! one of laughter and chatting. and when
| worshipful Master Mccarthy, ADDRESS
| ing Senior Grand Steward Roe Fuiker-
| son as the one man in District Ma
| sonry who had done more than any one
| else to lead erring Masons away from
the paths of evil to the STRAIGHT and
Obliged to join the roar that followed.
He received "a bottle of balm"
The Level Club of the Department of
| Commerce will hold booster" meet
| ing Saturday evening. Master Masons
| in the Department of Labor and the
| federal trade commission will be spe-
| ciaI guests of the club on this -occa-
| sion.
| Terence v Powderly and L. II. Trout
! man. president Of the advisory board
| of Masonic clubs. will deliver ad-
I dresses.
! An elaborate entertainment which
! has been prepared will include musical
! numbers and an illustrated lecture on
! Lighthouses of the United States" by
Harry Burlingame.
President Hole will preside.
| The AshIar Club will meet Saturday.
November %, 1870 pm. in Old Masonic
Temple for short business session.
after which program consisting OF
musical numbers and stereopticon
ilecture will be presented. Those who Will
contribute to the musical program are
Miss I.avina +. Sugent and Aldrich ii.
Moore the well known violinist. Miss
iGertrude Brooks will be the piano ac-
lconpanist for both. The Pettine BANJO
land Mandolin Club, under the direction
of Mrs. W. J. Mooney. will play also
land Mrs Marius Il. Campbell will de-
liver a lecture on she Glacier National
Park
The Trowel Club. composed Of master
Masons OF the Interior Department
will hold it's annual ladies night" and
reception at the Scottish Rite Cathe-
idray. Sd and + streets northwest. Sat
lurday evening, November %. The en-
itertainment is in the hands Of members
Of the club from the general land Of
fee Government Hospital and bureau
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