Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

| evening and has called OH its school
for the evening of February %: The
that from Naval Lodge tomorrow even
| ing.
Thursday evening La Fayette
Lodge, No. 10, will have a social even
| ing the chief feature of which will be
| the presentation of his jewel to the
retiring master, William E. Sims. The
| lodge had as it's guests at a special
and the Masters Association of 1916
! for interested participate ton of 1916
presentation of the NJ. NJ. degree.
Junior Warden James Stringfellow
| will head the official line in Hiram
! Lodge. No. 10. Thursday evening. when
| the F. c. degree will be presented.
Lebanon Lodge. No. I. Friday evening
| will present the F.. A. degree. with Sen
ior Warden Lester ]. Kelley heading
the official line. The lodge will have a
p. special for the NJ. NJ. degree February
20. at 1880 pm.
Adoniram Council. No. .. Royal and
Select Masters. Thursday evening will
have the degrees of royal and select
master presented.
No. 3. will devote tomorrow evening to
social purposes. with something spe-
cial from Roe Fulkerson and music by
the choir" February IS the chapter
will have the mark degree.
Anacostia Lodge. No. 81. will attend
religious services at the Anacostia NJ.
E. Church next Sunday evening, Feb
ruary 20. at 8 o'clock. Rev. G. LIE Roy
White will preach special sermon.
Members of other lodges are invited to
attend. The members of Anacostia
Lodge will assemble on the first floor
of their lodge hall building at $50
pm.
BY special dispensation from Grand
Master Jermane, Federal Lodge. No. l.
installed it's new master. Clarence f.
Williams, Tuesday evening, the grand
master himself performing the cere-
mony. Master Williams received a
bouquet of roses from friends in the
government printing Office. Later the
F. c. degree was presented, followed
by refreshments.
Benjamin B. French Lodge. No. Is, at
it's communication February 81 will
have an entertainment devoted to Ma
sonry and patriotism.
Pentalpha Lodge. No. %, has the E
A. degree scheduled for the evening of
February 81. Its bowling team is
scheduled for Wednesday evening of this
| week, the Saturday game having been
postponed, and on Washington's birthday
as well. Capt. I. B. Field says he
still has room for one more fairly
consistent" bowler.
st. Johns Lodge. No. II, will supple
| ment the F. c. degree with an enter
tainment and refreshments the even
ing of February %.
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the
District of Columbia was held Wednes-
day evening. Grand High Priest Lem.
Towers, jr., made report of his Off
ctal acts and the principal events in
capitular Masonry during the year, and
predicted that the coming year would
be one of great prosperity to the con-
stituent chapters. General Grand High
Priest George E. Corson was welcomed
with the honors appropriate to his rank
and congratulated upon his elevation to
the highest Office in the gift of capitu-
lar Masonry at the last triennial con-
vocation of the General Grand Chapter
of the United States. Past Grand High
Priest K. St. Clair Thompson presented
a tentative plan, which was accepted.
for the entertainment of the General
Grand Chapter, which will hold it's next
triennial convocation in this city in
1918. Among the visitors welcomed
were: Past Grand High Priest Levi C.
Goodale and Frank L. Beggs, grand
master of the second vail of the Grand
Chapter Of Ohio. and Past Grand High
Priests Milton J. Hull and Samuel p.
Davidson of the Grand Chapter of Ne
braska.
The following officers were elected
for the present year and installed by
General Grand High Priest Corson:
Dr. William c. Fowler, grand high
grand high priest: Arthur e. Shaw,
! grand king: DR.. Emmett NJ. Carter,
! grand scribe; Arvine W. Johnston,
grand secretary: John A. Colborn. grand
Y to-
and lecturer: Rev Walter F. Smith.
grand chaplain; Frank F. Major, grand
captain of the host: Joseph n. Milans.
grand principal sojou1ner: Guy w. A.
W. Thayer. grand master third vail:
Roe Fuikerson. grand master second
vail; Simon Bube. grand master first
vail; Cummins c. Helmick. grand SEN
tinel: Albert F. Fox. trustee for three
years.
The following standing committees
were appointed: Bylaws, Mark F.. Fin
| ley. Charles E. Baldwin and Horace p.
Mcintosh: grievances, Alex. Mckenzie,
Charles F. Roberts and William f.
Holt: correspondence, Roe Fulkerson,
William H. McCray and Philip NJ. Ash
| ford; work and lectures, George E. Cor
son, William ]. Saylor and Charles {.
Coombs; accounts, Lurtin r. CHM. E.
St Clair Thompson, R. Stone Jackson;
| Jurisprudence. Samuel r. Bond. Henry
X. Simpson and Matthew Trimble.
The retiring grand high priest was
presented by the Grand Chapter with a
! Jewel of his rank through Past Grand
High Priest Henry X. Simpson. and
with a gra fouola by the constituent
| chapters through Past High Priest
Harry X. Pimper.
Monarch George H. Emmons. jr.. an
nounces that the first ceremonial OF
! the year will be held at Odd Fellows
! Hall February %. The full ritual will
! be exemplified and "a brand-new line
! of stunts" will be introduced. Together
I; with his advisory committee he is work
| ing out the details of the ceremonial.
!. With number of petitions received
I too late for reception at the last cere-
| monial and the activities eNerted by
\ the prophets for the forthcoming
| event a large class of candidates is
probable. Prophets have been request
| ed to forward petitions to the monarch
as soon as obtained. in order that more
| intelligent plans can be made for the
| ceremonial the character of which will
be governed largely by the size of the
| class.
| The ceremonial announced to be
| held in Alexandria during February
| has been postponed until some time in
| March owing to the celebration of
Washington's birthday in that city on
| the 22d.
| ". Heating. who is endeavoring to
| organize a drill team. has called a
meeting for Tuesday evening. at the
| residence Of Past Monarch Edward S.
Schmid. 712 18th street northwest, to
! which he invites all prophets who
are interested in the movement.
! number of Rrottoes have such team
and an earnest effort will be made to