Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

her. Carter Brewster Keene. Lemuel
flowers, r., deputy grand master OF
Masons for the District OF Columbia
Henry Lansburgh. Archie David Engel
and William H. Landvoigt. To each
Grand Commander Moore explained the
Ireasons why the honor in his case had
ibeen bestowed and rendered his con
CALCULATIONS.
monies was the presentation to Sem
Iator Oscar Wilder Underwood Of Ala
lbama Of his patent as knight COM
mander OF the court Of honor. the APP
pointment, the grand commander stat
ing. having been made upon his own
personal nomination for distinguishes
Masonic services. Lieut.. Col. Herbert
A. White. U. s. A.. of the Army Con-
sistory, NJ R. S., was also given his
patent as a thirty-third degree Mason
| honorary, he, like Senator Underwood
having been elected to his honor at the
| October session of the Supreme Council.
| During the course of the evening,
Deputy Grand Master Lemuel Towers.
jr.. who had just received the patent
| confirming his election to a high honor.
made an address in which he credited
Sovereign Grand Master George Flem-
| ing Moore with having done more, per-
haps. than any other one man to unity
Masonry in the District, and then hap
PLY diverted his attention to John II.
handsome past officers Masonic jewel.
During the evening bass solos were
sung by ]. Walter Humphrey and Sc.
lections upon the organ were played
many guests Of the occasion were Gen.
]. D. McLachlan. military attache to
the British legation; Col. Russell OF the
War College. Lieut.. Col. Herbert A.
White, U. S. A., and a host OF khaki
clad officers and men Of the military
and naval services,
'The Khaki dance" will take place at
Scottish Rite Cathedral Saturday even
ing from to II o'clock as usual. with
exclusive right to the dancing floor re-
served to the men In uniform and the
host OF ladies' members of the families
of Scottish Rite Masons. who will be on
hand to make the evening pleasant
Those not in uniform are entertained
in the billiard and assembly room, and
the Identification card Of Scottish Rite
Masonry Is the only thing required for
admission. The members of the rite
the uniformed men attend In large
numbers, assuring them OF warm hos
pitality. Henry Lansburgh is chair
man Of the committee in charge. as
sisted by Roe Fulkerson and Sulaimaan
David.
The Trestleboard Club. which meets in
the hall at It'll and streets northwest
unusual merit will be presented
The Lambskin Club met week ago and
elected the following officers: William
G. Belts, president; r. A. White, vice
president; L. J. Human. secretary, and
R c. Henry. treasurer. Among the guests
Of the evening were Commander Theleen.
U. S. N: Henry Lansburgh and Presi-
Masonic Clubs. The Fraternity Band and
the Masonic Quartet furnished vocal and
instrumental music and Jason Water
man gave Rotations. after which re
freshments were served. The club viii
give ladies night" at its next meeting
in January and also install its newly
elected officers. The clubs president,
william G. Belts, is the annual arbiter
at the Masonic and Eastern Star ball
game. a past patron Of Brookland Chap
ter, No II. o. E. s., and an important
factor in war preparations at the gun
shop. Washington navy yard.
Monarch /. S. Goldsmith has announced
for Kallipolis Grotto a business meeting
for the nomination Of officers for the en-
suing year, December 81: an annual Ia
dies night January is, and the election
and installation OF Officers. January 81.
Grotto Glee Club, has been named chair
man Of the ladies' night entertainment
The Almas Temple Patrol has accepted
an invitation to attend as the guest OF
be introduced in a varied program OF
dancing and entertainment, to which all
prophets and their friends viii be made
welcome.
At their first entertainment and dance
at Pythian Temple Wednesday evening
two bows Of the Grotto Junior Drum and
BugIe Corps gave an exhibition Of their
ability with drum and bugle. Samuel En-
mons and Milton Rosenberg sang solos
and the entire corps sang medleys. After
the program dancing followed until mid
night The entertainment was SO well
patronized that in all probability 1t will
he repeated. The boys participating were
CLYDE Hammerbacher. Nathan Rosenberg
Samuel Emmons. Milton Rosenberg Had
ley W. Libbey. CarrI1i Brfnkman, Ferdi-
nand Hermann. Nathan Needle. Philip
SNYDER Charles MCQUEEN. Maurice VIII
ltams. TEDDY schmid. Edward Schnfd.
Edward n. Libbey. Carl Herrpann, Frank
Roys and Ernest Bruegger.
The Secretary of the Navy in letter
to Hubert G. Mclean. president of the
chairman of the executive committee Of
the big Masonic rally which was held
in Convention Hall. in referring to the
event. stated: This Is only one fur
thering the many contributions Masons
have made to American patriotic
achievements" The Secretary of War
wrote thai "the meeting seemed full of
Inspiration" Lieut.. Col. A. c. Murray
Of the British army, who had gone
lover the top" stated that he carried
deep and gratifying impression of
earnestness and war enthusiasm that
inspired all present" while Capt.
Jacques Rouvier of the French army.
who he'd also been over the top"
served three years in the trenches. was
wounded and mentioned six times in
dispatches for gal1antry in action.
writes 'he had been very much touched
and HIGHLY appreciated the hearty well
come extended to him and the other
French officers. and It is with great
pleasure for his countrymep to see ties
of friendship and mutual friendship of
our countries grow always more and
more close"
More than seventy members of the
Ashlar Club are now in the service of
their country, and as the club Is COM
posed largely of men of the War and
Navy establishments, It has been de-
cfded to dedicate their services to the
entertainment of all service men
whether they be Masons or not II
! present in the city on it's meeting
nights. In order to do this, II is de-
clared. all entertainment meetings will
be open to those wearing the uniform
of the allies.
The club will meet again Saturday
evening in the conr,andery asylum OF
the New Masonic Temple Vice Presi-
dent Marshall has been invited to make
an address on the occa sion and II Is
expected to have an officer of one Of
the foreign armies present and speak
on the war. If the celebrated Camp
Mead. sextet can get to Washington
tn time II will sing some df-fts late
compositions. Charles n Shackefford
VIII direct the co~,n,uott~ ciro-s--- ,->I
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