Evening star., 1916-04-30
~ Fratern1t1es. ~

bury as its tiler. vice Henry W. Emo
deceased. will have the F. c. degree to-
morrow evening, with Junior Warden
L. L. Dunning heading the official line
At it's communication May Is. Senior
Warden w. Ralph Williamson will
degree.
King David Lodge. No. %. which will
have the F. c. degree Tuesday evening
leads his official circular with a boost
for the Shrine -Grotto base ball game
,June II. for the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home.
Worshipful Master James S. Nc,
Carthy of Washington Centennial
to the memory Of Thomas A. Garner
and former Senior Steward Charles
Francis Purdy. who died recently. IN
ps 1ss' It's sds. nsh esEs
last Thursday night at the Raleigh
Hotel. as a mark of respect. following
the death of Mr.. Purdy. The E. A. de-
French and NJ E. Kahn oficiating, is
scheduled for Wednesday evening: the
F. c. degree. for May Il. and the NJ NJ.
degree at a special at $50 pm. May 2o'
with Robert r. Cooke heading the Of
East Gate Lodge. No. 81. Wednesday
evening is to have a lecture on The
Morgan Incident" by Past Master Ar
| thur A. Birney of Pentalpha Lodge.
No. %, and also an address by Grand
| Master William w. Jermane. who mas
accepted an invitation to be present.
Tomorrow evening the lodge will Rave
a theater party. advancing the date
| from May g. May II the NJ. NJ. degree
is scheduled.
! King Solomon Lodge, No. 81. Wash
| ington's only daylight lodge, at pm
| Wednesday will have the NJ NJ. degree
! Later on, according to the announcement
the same degree will be presented and
which will include many OF the best nit
| ualists in the fraternity" Past Master
James T. Casebeer a;id Senior Warden
arrangements.
Worshipful Master Frank NJ. Scott
has announced a social evening in
Hiram Lodge Thursday evening, but
does not give any details as to pro-
gram. The lodge. however. is full of
| resourceful entertainers. 1t Is said. and
the members are anticipating some
| thing pleasant"
With sixteen petitions already in
hand. High Priest Illtyd. c. I. Evans of
Capitol Royal Arch Chapter. No. IL. is
counting upon easily breaking the an
nual record of nineteen of his prede-
cessors before his term is over. He
has an honor list in every circular
to show who are the workers. The
chapter had the Mark degree Friday
evening and will repeat it May IL,
ter. heading the line on each occasion:
He also mentions the new Capitol
idea" as a successful innovation which
has met with such favor as to warrant
ttn
members and visitors to the chapter
to ascertain by personal observation
what 1t is.
Myron NJ. Parker Lodge. No. 81. had
roast beef dinner benefit" Wednes-
day evening, which tested the capa city
Of Masonic appetites in Northeast
Washington and some other sections
that are still talking of the menu.
High Priest Raymond B. Dickey of
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter. No.
:. lost five of his sixteen observers of
Tuesday evening because of the re-
ception by the Scottish Rite bodies to
Kallipolis Grotto. He expects to have
the Royal Arch degree more than
at $50 pm, and is increasing his en-
thusiasm over the awakening Of the
old chapter and it's speedy return to
it's former prestige in capituiar Ma
sonry.
Federal Lodge, No. /. has set aside
May for an evening of sociability in
charge Of it's entertainment committee.
consisting Of Frank H. Pierce, chair
man: George H. Townsend, Stanley H.
Ridings. Harry Sherry, George Top
ham. William B. Mcknight, Henry b.
Hall. Julius Weinberg. William J. Nc
shipful Master Clarence E. Williams
also does not overlook the ball game
June II.
Arminius Lodge, No. 25. last Tuesday
evening entertained its home folks and
the children especially, with some in
vited friends. with an elaborate pro-
gram. in which Grand Master William
w. Jermane was featured with one of
his characteristic addresses. Besides
am orchestra which played frequent Sc
lections throughout the evening, and
dancing to close, with a fancy song
and dance by Miss Edith Hammel, ac-
companied by Miss Elsie Hammel. the
program included an address by Wor-
shipful Master William Wimmel, Sc
lection by a quartet from the Dalg
leish Conservatory. consisting OF Miss
Frances Scherger, Mrs: Milton c.
White. Paul Hines and Milton c. White;
a flute solo by Robert E. Seel. accom-
panied by Miss Neff: contralto solo.
Sunset" by Mrs. White; Campana's
"Madre del sommo Amore," by Miss
SCHcTBcf. WI rs " uitS anu WI 1AIHes, d
tenor solo. by Mr.. Hines: a violin selec-
tion by H. G. Bahr, accompanied by D.
Rich: David's la Perle du Bresil." a
soprano solo. by Miss Scherger, accom-
panied by Mrs. Jennings at the piano
and Mr.. Seel with the flute, and de Ko-
ven's THE Merry Miller" and a selec-
tion from Martha" by the quartet, as
sisted by Mrs. Sue Burrows Jennings,
pianist.
The executive committee for the en-
tertainment was headed by David
Busch. chairman, and included Henry
Wassman and Henry Sunwold; the re-
ception committee included the master,
John Alt. senior warden, and julius
Schuetz. Junior warden, assisted by
group of past masters: the refreshment
Ter. the music committee by William
Bahr,: the printing committee by Past
Master Adam Schneider: the committee
on decorations by D. II. Won Boettger,
and the committee on dancing by Gus
tav w. Hornung, assisted by John X.
Roessler. Charles E. Gerner. Carl Ham,
mel. Jacob Bruegger, Karl c. Braun
and Karl F. Brodt
Potomac Lodge. No ), tomorrow
evening will devote it's evening to a
Discussion of the Landmarks of
Masonry" and Worshipful Master Her
eral invitation to members of the craft
to be present. Refreshments will be
served.
Illustrious Potentate L. Whiting
Estes says he is really a happy poten-
tate, because almost 5000 has been
pledged to the building fund of the