The Washington herald., 1916-01-02

1915. the F. c. degree will be confer
red by the junior warden, e. q Wood
and that at the stated Communication
at 7:30 the same evening the e. A.
degree win be conferred by the senior
warden. l. J.. Kelley. At the stated
communication matters of interest viii
! be brought to. the attention Of the
! lodge. a
worshipful Master Frank NJ. Scott an
nounces the e. A. degree at the commu-
nication OF Hiram Lodge No. 10. on
Thursday evening, January 8. Senior
| Warden j. Hanson Weightman win head
the official line The Nd. NJ. degree viii
be presented on the evening Of jan
uary %.
Worshspful Master A. J. Rose an
nounces the NJ. NJ. degree for the stated
communication Wednesday afternoon, !
o'clock. at King Solomon Lodge, No. 81.
A luncheon will be served In the banquet
han at O'Clock by a committee Of la
dies from Areme Chapter, No. 10. o. f. s.
The worshipful master will be assisted
in the degree work by Past Masters
Charles scherer and James T. Casebeer.
At the stated communication Of Wash
ington Centennial Lodge. No. II. on Jan
uary 5. following regular business, Mr..
N1ilianl w. JeTndnt, most HOTkllpIQl
grand master OF Masons OF this jurisdic-
ton. and worshipfuI Brother Paul E.
Lesh. VIII deliver short addresses on
Masonry in general.
Brother Junior Warden Cooke, who has
already won his spurs as a rituaiist, will
confer the degree of Fellowcraft at a
special communication to be held on the
18th instant, at D. m.
The Entered Apprentice degree, which
will follow regular business at the stated
communication on the 18th, Will be con-
P. steuart, affectionately known to ouI
brethren as "old Live. Wire" and such
members as he may see at to designate.
The Grotto.
At the meeting Wednesday evening
Kallipolis Grotto nominated the fol-
lowing officers. to be elected at the
annual meeting. January 27. for the
next Grotto year; For monarch.
George II. Emnfbns. jr.; chief Justice,
|. S. Goldsmith: master of ceremonies,
Allan H. Rogers. castleman P. Boss.
and Milton Hopfenmaier; treasurer,
Joseph II. Curran: secretary. Jack
Shulman; sentinel, Alexander Schmid;
and one trustee, Peter Latterner. For
the office of monarch Prophets Henry
Lansburg and Mark II. Stearman were
also nominated. but declined with
I the exception Of the office OF master
of ceremonies, the nominations for all
officers are equivalent TO election.
Prophet Charles B. Titlow, through
Secretary II. ]. Simmons, presented TO
the Grotto q handsome gavei made OF
! cedar Of Lebanon. Prophet Simmons,
in an eloquent presentation speech,
told of the famous cedars of Lebanon
and the history of the particular tree
| from which the gavel was made. The
gaveI is a splendid piece of workman
ship and contains a silver band In
scribed with the name of the donor
and date of presentation. and was &C
cepted with a vote of thanks.
The meeting was addressed by Past
Monarch P. r. Pullman, chairman OF
the theater committee, and by Master
of Ceremonies l. s. Goldsmith with
reference to the ladies' night aenter-
tainment to be held January IS.
The two remaining events OF the
Grotto year are the ladies night en-
tertainment and the annual election
and installation Of officers.
Zem Zem Grotto. No. 1s. of Jersey
City, n. j., held a children's Christmas
matinee on the afternoon of December
IS and a session of the Grotto the same
evening.