Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23

the summer, Friday evening. to bust
ness having called of the conclaves in
August and the first conclave in Sep
TENDER.
The commandery's annual summer
outing win be given Tuesday. August
Is, at Marshall Hall, and 1t will be in
the nature Of an "old fashioned family
picnic" with special entertainment.
| Capt Simeon H. Merrill, who died re-
| TERED in Arlington cemetery July Is.
1 was a past commander Of Columbia,
! having served as commander In 1893.
! An enthusiastic business meeting of
the Masonic Bowling Association was
held in the library. Masonic Temple.
! Monday evening. The entire twenty
league during the coming season and
in addition five new teams were
admitted. The five lodges entering
teams for the first time are Potomac.
The New Jerusalem. No. 9. Edward w.
| Zea, captain; Hiram. No. 10. e. w.
Bouvert, captain: B. B. French. No 10.
B. U. Steele. captain. and Harmony NO.
II. Edmund s. Wolfe. captain.
The election of onicers for the ensu-
ing year resulted as follows: President,
Albert Haas (re-elected); vice presl-
dent. G. I. crissey (re,elected3; seere e
| ed); treasurer. W. ]. johnson (re-elect-
ed): assistant treasurer. Frank sher-
man (re-elected): official scorer, LOUIS
Eiseman; publicity secretary; II. 3.
| HALEY, and honorary presidents. j.
| Claude KEEPER and W. W. Jermane-
The following committees were Sc
| lected: To notify honorary presidents
of their election, H. j. saers: :,, L. h!t
| laws. Messrs Shade. Steuart and Post;
to arrange schedule. L. P. Steuart; to
| arrange for alleys and number OF
games to be rolled. Messrs Grissey'
Messrs johnson, Milt Baer and L. Else
man. and to prepare resume OF the
association. j. L. McGrew and c. /.
| Crissey.
/ captains selected are as follows:
Federal, No l, H. B. Hall: Columbia,
No 8. A H. Sonneman: Naval. No: 4,
Wilbur Hildebrand; Potomac, No 5, Rich
ard A. Roseberry: Lebanon, No. l. Henry
A. Meals: New Jerusalem. No. 9. Ed. w
| Yea: Hiram, No. 10. c. w Bouvert: ST.
| Johns, No IL. C. G. Clarridge; National
No IL, L. P. Loving; Washington-C Cen
tennial, No, "A: l. F. steqa 1 IT, B. N b
Is. G. K Weston; Harmony. No. II, Ed
mund s. Wolfe: Acacia. No. 10. w. D.
Williamson: Lafayette, No. 10: e; l. Girls
sey; Anacostia. No. q. R. w. Williamson;
Pentalpha. No. %. Isaac B. Field; STAINS
bury, No "a. Harvey T. Rogers; Osiris,
No Is. W. o. Cornelius; Myron NJ. Park
| er. No 81, Geo E. Rohrman; King David,
| No. %, w o. Firoved; King Solomon, NO
81, r. w. Burroughs; Mt. Pleasant. No.
| al n, j. Saers; East Gate, No. "a, r.. B.
| Beach
Masters night" was observed in
Herndon Lodge, No. 264., Of .Herndon.
Va Monday evening Addresses were
made by DIR. Charles Franklin Russell.
| Harry A. Sager. Harvey E. Hanes. K w.
Crouch, Drs. Ernest and William Ro-
oey. past masters of Herndon Lodge;
Vienna: DIR. Howard Fletcher and
George B. Robey of Henry Lodge, NO
81, of Fairfax Court House. and Ralph
Lewis, past master OF Ashburn Lodge
No. 2Ss.
! quartet from Hope Lodge. Wash
! inRton, D. c., composed Of Messrs. Rich
ard P. Backing, John Jones, Edwin
Hutchinson and William S. Blanchard,
! with Mr. Ballinger as accompanist,
sang. Refreshments were served. 7'--
| Washington Centennial Lodge will
! entertain in honor of its degree team
Monday evening. July 81. at $50 o'clock
| The NJ. NJ. degree will be presented 1ol-
| lowing which watermelon, ice cream
music, comical sketches and speeches
will be in order in the banquet hall
| Senior Warden Marx E. Kahn will have
| charge of the degree work. and George
ments and entertainment.
The grand master, masters and degree
teams of all lodges in the District have
been invited to attend The degree
team of Hiram Lodge, No. 10. has been
invited to look after the floor work
of the degree.
Following is the program outlined by
| Senior Warden Kahn and Chairman
Talber.: $40 NJ. NJ degree; s;so:
, opening address by James s. Mccarthy.
| master of Washington Centennial
| Lodge: solo by Miss Aylor: address by
| Past Master Jason Waterman, who
organized the degree team: solo by
Mr. Howlin: address by Past Master
Leonard P. Steuart: sketch by Charles
! A. Stevens and Miss Feldheimer; ad
| dress. Past Master Paul E. Lesh: duet.
! under direction of ]. Walter Humphrey
! Jermane: presentation of bouquets to
| entertainers, and The Star Spangled
| Banner.
| Kallipolis Grotto of Yelled Prophets
| is preparing for another family ex-
cursion to Chesapeake Beach August
| % Chief Justice l. 8. Goldsmith has
| been designated by Monarch George H.
Emmons as chairman of the general
! committee ito get up something new.
from start to finish. no matter how
| elaborate it is SO it Is new
| Subcommitteemen are being selected
A, from the original minds of the grotto
and none without the gift of unique
initiative is to have hand in the
preparation of the program for the
occasion. The avowed purpose of this
event is to show those who are not
members of the Masonic Merrymak-
ers." as they are called. just what can
be done for a days entertainment.
Kallipolis Grotto's Military Band is to
| furnish the music and the Kallfpolis
Glee Club the medleys. but just what is
I proposed in detail is being carefully
guarded. Chairman Goldsmith says the
word has not yet been coined to de-
| scribe the event whole and that
| in matters of detail surprise is to be
| expected with every breath. So II is
probab bly, to be some outing"
! Deputy Grand Monarch Edward s.
Schmid has extended a general invi-
tation to the entire Masonic fraternity.
! including the families. to be present
at the religious services at the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home Sunday after
noon. August 20, when Grand Chaplain
| Hugh T. Stevenson of the Grand Lodge
of Masons Of the District of Columbia
| will officiate. Soloists of the Glee Club
will contribute individual numbers to
the offering of song, and Kallipolis
Military Band will furnish the. instru-
mental music for the occasion, which