Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11

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Grand Master Witten. Later Hiram
Lodge will resume business in lodge
| room No. . for the +. c. degree. with
Past Master William p. Herbst officiat
ing.
La Fayette Lodge. No. 10, announces.
in addition to the grand masters ad-
dress and the +. G.. degree Thursday
evening that there will be also a
jewel presentation.
High Priest William s. Macdonald
has announced that Columbia Royal
| Arch Chapter, No. /. will hold its
| annual ladies' night in the form of a
| valentine party and dance in the ball
room of the New Willard thursday
| evening at $50 O'CLOCK. An attractive
program has been arranged for the
| occasion.
| Results of the elections in the Royal
Arch chapters are shown by the fol-
| lowing returns sent to The Star:
| Columbia Chapter. No l, William s.
Macdonald, high priest; George l..
Sherman. king; Rufus w. Pearson,
scribe; Charles c. Coombs tre-elected.
| secretary; James A West tre-elected),
the host; Grant S. Barnhart, principal
! sojourner; Edward Burkholder, royal
arch captain; Johnston r. Zimmerman
master third vail: James H. Windsor
master second vail: William Clabaugh,
| master first vail; Walter L. Shuck, SEN
tinel: Castleman P. Boss. custodian;
Oscar A. Danzenbaker. organist: trus-
tee three years, Bertr II. Brockway:
man. Emmett NJ. Carter, Carl w. p.
Stodder; proxies to Grand Chapter.
John b. Borland, Grant S. Barnhart and
Edward Burkholder.
La Fayette Chapter No. William
S. Quinter, high priest: Frank S. Perry
king: Charles r. Bartlett. scribe; Will
liam A. Craig, secretary; Albert F.
Fox, treasurer; Rev. Paul Ledden,
chaplain; William y. Beahm. captain
of host; Alexander X. Meek, Y. s; Will
liam A. Lynch. r. A. c.: r. H. Berry,
NJ third vail; Charles II, Squier, NJ sec
ond vail; NJ. B. Yerger, NJ. first vail; Will
liam z. Chroniger. sentinel.
The newly. elected high priest Is
well known in Masonic circles being
senior warden of Federal Lodge. No L
a past commander of Washington Com
mandery, No. l. Knights Templar and
a past potentate of Almas Temple of
the Mystic Shrine. He is also a thirty
second degree Scottish Rite Mason.
Washington Naval Chapter, No. C.
William T. Hebbard. high priest; Will
liam ]. Johnson. king; Otto B. Roepke
scribe; John J. King. secretary; r. c.
Garden. treasurer. Proxies. Carleton
r. Frey. for high priest: Samuel H.
Beck. for king; ]. Fred Hodgson. for
scribe.
Brightwood Chapter. No. s-P. F.
Pollard. high priest: o. H George
king: B. F. Vernon. scribe: H. Yost. jr.,
secretary (re-elected); L. B. Mcintyre.
treasurer (re-elected); P. P. Brown,
G. of H; P. D. Roacn, P. s.; Joseph
steker: r. A: c.: J. L. Ergood, NJ. third
Yost, ST., sentinel
Monarch I. s. Goldsmith has an
nounced business session of Kallip-
Prophets. for Thursday evening in the
Chamber of Commerce Hall, 18th and
F streets northwest
An elaborate inaugural ceremonial
will be held the evening of March Is.
when Grand Monarch William J. Cross
will pay an official visit to Kallipolis
Grotto. 1t is expected a large number
of visiting prophets from other cities
will also be present. Unusual prepa-
ratfons are being made for the cere-
monial. with the prospects for a very
large class of candidates.
The convention committee of the
grotto is holding bi-monthly meetings
in preparation for the Forthcoming
session of the supreme council in this
city. William F. GUIDE. general chair
man. states that the subcommittee
are as busy as buzzing bees and that
the outlook for a great grotto week
Is unusually promising. Prophet w
Harry McKeldin. who is also one of
the moguls of the big telegraph COM
panies, has devised a novel registra-
delivery by special messengers of all
kilograms sent to the visiting prophets
and render impossible the miscarriage
OF their mail. Especial attention is
being paid to the building UP of the
big grotto parade. which is always a
feature convention Week. The general
committee is in correspondence with
the whole of grottodom upon the sub
Ject, and encouraging replies are be-
ing received from all quarters.
washington Is expected to turn out
en- masse to witness the parade and no
pains will be spared by the committee
on arrangements to make this char
acteristic grotto parade with many
added features of novel and unusual
character. The Junior Grotto Auxiliary,
the boys drum and bugle corps, will
make Its first appearance on this oc-
casion.
At meeting of the Grotto Glee Club
Wednesday evening the following Of
fcers were elected: President and di-
rector, Prophet Charles A. Stevens; vice
director, Past Monarch John H. Shreve;
fecretary, Past Monarch pete" r. Pull
man; treasurer. Past Monarch and
Deputy Grand Hcnarch Edward S. Schmid:
commissary. Prophet Charles NJ. keef-
er: keeper of the zoo. Prophet Fred H.
Kramer; librarian, DR.. G. W. Day; GUS
todian of properties, Prophet A. Sell
niger, and sentinel. Prophet Alex
Schmid
The Grotto Drill Corps has extended
an invitation TO the prophets ana their
friends to attend the opening of its new
headquarters Friday evening, on the
second floor of the building at 1908 Fl
street northwest.
Columbia Commandery, No. .. knights
TemPlar, will assemble Friday evening
for its annual inspection pursuant to
the order of the captain general of the
Grand Commandery. At the conclusion
of the official ceremonies the command
cry will entertain a delegation from
Palestine Commandery, No. IS, of New
York, which will arrive Friday and re-
the meanwhile the visitors will be the
object of much templar attention.
An elaborate program of entertain
ment is being arranged for the next
meeting of the Trestleboard Club. to be
held next Saturday evening, in the old
Masonic Temple, 9th and T streets
northwest. An address by a promi-
nent member of the craft is also ex-
pected.
The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons of the District of ColuInbi will
hold it's annual convocation at Z o'clock
Wednesday evening at the Masonic
Temple for the consideration of an
nual business and the election of Off
GERS.
Degrees scheduled ahead: In Benja-
min b. French Lodge, No. 70, the NJ. NJ
degree, February 10: In Pentalpha
and NJ. NJ, March 5; in National Lodge,
No. ~, the F. c. degree and an address
by Grand Master Written. in Washing
ton Centennial Lodge, No. a. the e, A.