Evening star., 1916-01-02

The grand visitations to the Royal
Arch chapters begin this week with
that to Washington Naval Chapter. No
s. Tuesday evening, according to the
information received at Masonic Tenn
pie by Grand Secretary Johnston. in
stead of the evening of January is, as
scheduled in the card list originally is
sued. Mount Pleasant Royal Arch
Chapter. No. IS, also will receive its
grand visitation this week, on Friday
evening, at a special convocaton.
B. B. French Lodge. No. Is. has sched-
uled the f. A. degree for it's stated
communication tomorrow evening.
Worshipful Master James p. Schick
recently extended to the members of
Columbia Lodge, No. 5S, of Frederick,
communication of the lodge January
IL. At that communication the NJ. 81.
degree will be presented with some
form of entertainment. 1t is expected
that a number of the Maryland breth-
rem will accept the invitation extend
ed to them and the master also invites
the members of lodges of the District
to be present.
Mount Pleasant Lodge, No, 33. also
will have the L. A. degree tomorrow
evening and the NJ. NJ. degree the even
in; of January II. The lodge is pre-
pairing to celebrate its fifth ami
versary Tuesday evening January 25.
Lodge committees have been announc-
ed by the master follows:
Relief-Wilbur s. Hauer. Howard S.
Austin and John F. Putnam.
Finance-Ward A. Fitzsimmons,
Stephen T. Baldwin and Everett NJ.
Aten.
Sick-John F. Putnam. Harry j.
Saers. Charles Jaquette, William
Huckleberry and Thomas f. Kibbey.
Proficiency-Howard S. Austin. John
F. Putnam. Vernon G: Owen. Robert l..
Williams. Robert l.. Hughes. Charles s.
Kimban. Stephen T. Baldwin. Edward
f. Putnam. Charles Z. Warheld. Harry
J. Saers and Harry B. Moore.
Euneral-All officers of the lodge.
Charles w. Steward, n. J. Saers. Miles
Taylor. wilson c. Thompson, Lewis B.
Thomson, William J. G. Thomas. Fred
-. Tiliman, John w. Ward. Joseph F.
Warder and Benjamin Webster.
Entertainment = William Burton
Green, chairman: Howard s. Austin,
Vernon G. owen, Charles S. Kimball
and John F. Putnam
Myron ~ Parker Lodge. No. %. which
was chartered May 13, 1891. will open
it's twenty-hfth year Tuesday evening
with the L. A. degree Monday even
ing. January 10. the lodge viii hold
special communication for the purpose
funds to pay of the debt on it's new
temple on sth street northeast: The
evening of January is the NJ. NJ. de-
gree will be presented.
Tuesday evening at O'Clock Robert
de Bruce Council. Knights kadosh. of
the Scottish Rite. will resume its de-
gree work with the winter class. pre-
senuing in full ceremonial form the
twentieth degree. Master of All Sym
boIic Lodges" with Horace P. McIn-
tosh. X. c. c. H.. as venerable mas
ter; Ellwood p. Morey. thirty third de-
gree honorary. as senior warden: Allen
Bussius. thirty-third degree honorary.
as junior warden; William l.. Boyden,
thirty-third degree honorary. as orator;
John Wilson. thirty-third degree hon
orary. almoner; Olaf Saugstad.
thirty-second degree. as secretary;
as treasurer; Rev. William Tayloe Sny-
der X. c. c. H.. as master of cere-
monies; Wisdom ID. Brown. thirty-sec-
ond degree. as expert, and Charles G. F.
Toepper, X. c. G. H.. as assistant ex-
pert The next degree work by the
council will be the twenty-first degree.
: Patriarch Noachite, or Prussia n
Knight" at S pm. Tuesday. January II.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection will meet
lso Tuesday evening for business
81 ssion. the reception of petitions in
Guided.
Osiris Lodge. No 2s. Wednesday even
ing viii devote its communication to
social purposes, with refreshments in
the banquet room. Just what program
of entertainment has been provided for
the occasion the circular of Warshipful
Master Lucien G.. Young does not state,
but he does say II will be something
out of the ordinary" The lodge will
open it's new school of instruction un-
der the direction of Past Master Carey
:. Frye Saturday evening, January Is.
and will have the NJ. NJ. degree Janu-
sry 19.
worshipful Master A. J. Rose an
nounces the VI. n. degree for the stat
noon at o'clock at King Solomon
Lodge. No. 81. a luncheon will be
served in the banquet hall at / o'clock
by d committee OF ladies from Areme
chapter. No 10. o. e. $. The worship
full master will be assisted in the de-
gree work by Past Masters Charles
Scherer and James T. Casebeer-
Washington Centennial Lodge. No. a.
is 70 have address from the new
grand master, William W. Jermane
and one from it's retiring master, Paul
T. Lesh. as part of its program at it's
social communication Wednesday even
ing. Junior Warden Cooke will head
the official line in the F. c. degree at a
special AT pm. January 1s. and the
r A degree will be presented at the
regular communication at 7:30 O'Clock
the same evening. with Past Master
Leonard r SteudTt heaOlnR the line
Brethren of all lodges are invited to
these communications. Master James
s. Mccarthy announces the foIlowins
SICK and urges the brethren to visit
them: Past Master John j. Hill. s34
French street northwest; Albert H. Ka-
node. 1914 street northeast: George
X. Talbot. address not given: Charles
H. Wagner. 2so5 Nichols avenue. Ana
costa: Past Master T.. C C. Winter
Old Dominion Heights. Va. on the
Great Falls electric line.
At its meeting "Wednesday evening
kalllpolis Grotto nominated the fol.
lowing officers. to be voted for at the
annual meeting. January q, for the
next grotto year: For monarch.
George II. Emmons. jr.: chief justice. r.
Goldsmith: master of ceremonies
Allan II. Rogers. Castleman p Boss
and Milton Hopfenmaier: treasurer
Joseph II. Curran: secretary, Jack
Shulman: sentinel Alex. Schmd. and
one trustee, Peter Latterner. For the
off1ce OF monarch Henry Lansburgh and
. Mark II. Stearman were also nomi-
mated. but declined. With the excep.
tion of the Office of master of cere
monies the nomination Is equivalent te
election.
Charles B. Titlow. through Secretary
II. j. Simmons. presented to the grotto
, gavel made of cedar of Lebanon
Prophet Simmons. in his presentation
speech. told of the famous cedars oi
Lebanon and the history of the par
tieular tree from which the gavel was
made. The gavel is said TO be a splen
did piece of workmanship and contains
silver band, inscribed with the name
OF the d0nAY and - fa nf n