The Washington herald., 1916-03-12
Masonic Affairs.
order of Eastern star.

Order of Eastern Star.
st. Johns Lodge Chapter. No. IS. viii
hold a rummage sale March 16, II and u
at MS IL Seventh street northwest. Inc
Chairman OF the rummage sale commit
tee will be there to receive all contribu-
lions early Thursday morning, March 10.
Mrs. DR.. Buchanan will entertain at
cards on Wednesday evening at her
home, sol NJ street northwest All mem
bers of the order and their friends have
been invited to attend.
st. Johns Lodge, No. II, T. A. A. M
on Friday last conferred the E. A. de-
during intermission.
Friday evening, March "a, will be ladies'
night Six reels Of motion pictures never
before shown in Washington will be
thrown on the screen in the lodge room.
The program also contains several other
interesting numbers. At tsB close Of the
program the lodge will adjourn to the
banquet hall in conjunction with the st.
Johns Lodge Chapter for refreshments.
Senior Warden Duncan McLaren
headed the official line Wednesday
afternoon at the special communica-
ton Of King Solomon Lodge, No. 81,
when the entered apprentices degree
was conferred. Worshipful Master
Archibald J. Rose reports that "spe-
cials" will be the order for the next
three months.
Lebanon Lodge, No. Z. has announced
that at its stated communication on FRI
day the Fellow Crafts degree will be
conferred with the junior warden, Elmer
c. Wood presiding.
The monthly stated assembly OF
Adoniram Council, No. ?, Royal and
Select Masters, will be held on Thursday.
The GrOtto.
The important Grotto event Of the
past week was the oyster supper and
dance given by the Kallipolis Grotto
Band on Tuesday evening. While the
lack Of street car service and the bad
weather affected the attendance some
what, the affair was pronounced by the
many who attended a highly successful
event The band furnished its own music
for the dance.
Monarch Emmons, with the assistance
Of his officers, is planning for the spring
ceremonial, which will be held about the
middle Of April. The slogan is Each
prophet obtain one candidate"
The all-absorbing topic among the
prophets is baseball. Whenever two or
three are gathered together their con-
versation is baseball and baseball only.
The game to be played in June between
the members OF the Shrine and the Grotto
for the benefit Of the Masonic and East
ern Star Home, promises to furnish
amusement to a larger attendance than
has any Of the previous games played
for this cause.
Quite a number Of the prophets who
were real ball players years ago are
brushing up on the rules OF the game,
and it is whispered that not a few Of
them are taking up gymnasium courses
in an endeavor to come back and be
among those selected in the trytng-out
process. Prophet Charles Sabin has been
appointed recruiting officer. and the ap-
pliCations are pouring In so rapidly, II Is
said, that he has been compelled to in
augurate a card index system to keep
track OF them.
Past Monarch and Grand Chief Justice
Edward S. Schmid states that the rumor
that he would play shortstop for the
GrOttO is erroneous. He is going to con-
tent himself with taking a place among
the fans and with the aid of a megaphone
= root for the GrottO.
The Grotto has selected July Il and
August o as dates for their two excur-
sions- to Chesapeake Beach.
Prophet P. Y. Heating Is making good
progress in the organization Of a drill
= team Enough prophets are already en-
C-no1ed to assure its success and the team
e, IN an probability will be ready to partici-
N-pate in the carnival and parade at the
: Supreme Council convention at Detroit
EneXt June.
. The Grotto Glee Club has accepted the
invita- ton OF OdentOn Chapter. Order Of
Eastern Star, Odenton, Md, to assist in
an entertainment on Friday.
49, The Glee Club will unite for a joint
entertainment with the Indian Guard
Band, Improved Order of Red Men. OF
Alexandria, Va, in that city on March
o "a. All Washington prophets and their
. friends have been invited
Recent advices from the grand mon
arch and grand secretary are that Grot-
- -oes will probably be organized at Seat
Gle, Wash; Topeka, Kan; Flint. Mich.
and NIuncie. Ind. in the near future. A
movement also is on foot for the estab-
-Hshment Of a GrottO at Hartford, Conn.