Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06


The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons of the District of Columbia will
hold its annual session Wednesday
evening at o'clock, at Masonic Tenn
pie. to listen to the address of Grand
High Priest Lem Towers. jr., receive
the reports of its committees and for
such other business as may come be-
fore it. including the election and in
stallation of officers for the neE ca
pitular year.
Another event of unusual occurrence
Will be the special communication of
La Fayette Lodge. No. 10. saturday
evening. when the NJ NJ. degree will be
presented. the grand master and the
members of the Masters Association of
1916 officiating. February Il the lodge
will present jewel to its Junior past
master. William f. Sims. and devote
the evening to informal entertain
ment.
Anacostia Lodge. No. 81. has ar
ranged to attend religious services at
the Anacostia NJ. L. Church Sunday
evening. February 20, at o'clock,
when the pastor. Rev. q. lie Roy White.
will preach the sermon. Members of
other lodges will he welcome. it is an
Williamson will head the official line in
the E. A. degree in the lodge tomor-
row evening The lodge has received
reports of its sick members as follows:
T. J. Watson. about the same; Otto II.
Guethler. returned home from the hos
pital, and Past Master J. W. FOLSOM
recuperating-
Mount Pleasant Royal Arch Chapter
No. IS. will devote Friday evening to
business and entertainment The
chapter members are felicitating them
selves on their new high priest, II. p.
Estes of Almas Temple. and Junior
Grand Steward Jacobs are of their
number.
Tomorrow evening the sir knights of
Colum bia Commandery, No. >, Knights
Templar. have been requested to as
semble at their asylum in full Templar
uniform at 1:30 o'clock. under Adjt
Charles ID. Shackelford. for the purpose
of visiting Orient Commandery, No ), in
a body, when the latter will present the
orders of the temple and Malta. The
inspector general is expected to be
present to give Instructions in the
sword manual.
A special communication of Benjamin
b. French Lodge. No. Is will be held
tomorrow night at 8 O'Clock for the F. c.
degree, the junior warden. Charles y.
Fenner. heading the official line. At
the stated communication at 40 pm.
the E A. degree will be presented the
senior warden. William H. Written, jr
heading the line. Worshi pful Master
James p. Schick announces that at the
stated communication Capt. W. T.. II.
Godson VIII address the lodge and de-
scribe the work of the degrees as con-
ferred in the Portuguese lodges. Capt
Godson having received his degrees
while in Portugal. The craft in gen
eral is invited to be present.
The Worshipful Masters Association
of 1916 held its monthly meeting Mon
day evening Almost all the present
masters were in attendance. as well
as the grand master, William W. Jer-
name. and the grand lecturer. Thomas
II. Young Many matters of Importance
were discussed. >The grand lecturer ad-
dressed the association on several mat
ters OF interest in connection with the
work of the lodges.
The association has been invited to
La Fayette Lodge. No. 10, Saturday
evening. February IL. to ofiiciate in the
NJ N. degree.
1t is announced by the president
James p. Schick, that at the next meet
ing of the association. February 90
addresses will be delivered by the
grand master and by Past Grand Mas
ter Lurtin r. CHM. To this meeting
all the line officers Of the constituent
lodges will be invited
In view of the failure tt, receive the
new paraphernalia in time, the presenta-
ton of the thirtieth degree knight
kadosh, in Robert de Bruce Council
Knights Kadcsh. of the Scottish Rite. has
been postponed until the evening of Feb
ruary Is.
The board or building trustees of the
local Scottish Rite bodies has issued invi-
tations to 2 "housewarming'' at the SEQ,
tish Rite Cathedral. Sd and r streets, fol-
iowhg the recent repair and refurTish-
Ing OF the building. for the evening of 81
Valentines day, February H. when the
members. the ladies Of their families and
friends will he entertained with music
dancing and light refreshments
Columbia Royal Arch Chapter. No. |.
VIII have charge OF the religious services
a. the Masonic and Eastern Star Home
next sunday afternoon, February 49, at
5-oclock. Arrangements have been made
Tor the members and their friends 10
meet at Masonic Temple AZ . pm and
take conveyances for the home
The chapter last year inaugurated the
custom of making a donation to Tho on
doWment fund Of the home in memory OF
los deceased cofnpanionsG;
Arminius Lodge. No %, has received
reports Of the illness Of its members as
foiIows- August Schmidt, 400 " street
northwest Alvin Hartensteiu o016 \,
street northwest: Robert Weidlch 2Os
Q street northwest. and Henry t;erhoId
100 Park road northwest.
washington Centennial Lodge No IA
mas the F. C. degree scheduled for a sre-
ctal at pm. February l6 and the f. A
degree at the regular communication the
same date at 40 pm. with Senior
Deacon George Duval in the former and
Senior Warden Marx Kahn in the latter
heading the official line. Robert r. Cooke
1f., Leonard =. Steuart, Simon Lyon
washington Topham and Paul F. I>esh
nave been appointed an executive 5,ou-
fnittee TO prepare for a ladies night"
when good weather is assured
"orshipful Master Mccarthy has an.
nounced that the plans for the ceIe-
braton of Washingtou's birthday by
that lodge on the I'D instant are
practically complete. Noted speakers.
among them Senator James Kemble
vardaman of Mississippi Representa-
tive J. Thomas Hefiin of Alabama and
j.. William Collier of Mississippi. all
members Of the craft, have ed
invitations TO attend and deliver adj
dresses on the life and character of the
FIRST President. Dinner will be served
in the banquet hall of the Masonic
Temple at : pm. following which a
patriotic program will be rendered
which Will consist of addresses, music
and recitations. Past Master Paul T.
Lesh will read Washington's farewell
address. and Senior Warden Marx T.
Kahn will recite 1.-The Star Spangled
Banner"
At 1880 o'clock in the morning the
officers Of the lodge and a large number