Evening star., 1917-09-30

Eas,ern star Home at O'Clock his AT.
ernoon will be held under the auspiIes AZ NJ
Rev Charles f. Fultz, pastor or Memorlai
Church OF the United Brethren. at North
CAPITOL and + streets. will of1ciate-
rneeting of the advisory board OF the
Masonic clubs of the District Will De heiu
m the New Ebbitt tomorrow evening az
o'clock. at which Grana Mas,et oS ,hs Aavs nav.
eral clubs are expected to be present Inc
Masonic club movement IN the Dis.IiGs
has attracted wide attention IN MasoIo
circles elsewhere throughout the country
and President Troutman or the aoVlsory
hoar1 is daily receiving letters ASKING III
formation as to its scope ana purPose-
The membership of the clubs IN tne DIS
frict now approximates 5000. The ciups
represented in the board are the Ashlar
Of the State, War and Navy departments !,
the I.ambskin. Washington navy JaIu ,
The Level. Department OF commerce .ie Ihe
triangle. Department of Agriculture; the
Trowel. Department Of the Interior; the
Fellowship bureau Of engraving ana
printing: the TreStleboard. government
printing Office: the South Gate southern
Raiiroad Company the Italian-Amercan
composed of Masons of Italian pirtn or
descent the Circle. employees or the Dis.
trict government: the Doric. employees OF
the Washington steel plant; the George
washington University Masonic Club ana
the Compass Club. composed OF employees
of the city post office which. however, has
the pressure of war business at the post
office.
The meeting tomorrow evening Is being
arranged for by a committee composed OF
Walter T. Payne, Gus A Schuidt ana w.
D. Culleen-
The officers of the advisory board are
L H Troutman. president: William q.
Belts, vice president, and w. J. Dow, sec
retary-treasurer.
The Grand Lodge visitations for the
year will start a week from Tuesday with
that to Takoma Lodge, No. 80
Charles A. Fenner, senior warden of
BENJAMIN B. French Lodge. No. 15, will
head the official line in the NJ NJ. de-
gree in that lodge tomorrow evening.
which will possess special interest Tor the
friends of Horace D. Nuber, who has been
made a paymaster in the United States
Navy. Master W. II. Whitten. jr.. states
that there will also be the usual social
features. with refreshments. The lodge
IL planning a social evening OF unusual @
ter will make his annual visitation No
vember 10. and the lodge election will be
held December ).
The lodge has voted to attend religious
services, in body. at Ryland NJ. f.
Church. 10th and d streets southwest. at
s O'Clock, Sunday evening, October Z.
d. n. Hoover. one of its members. who
has been seriously III since April. Is re-
ported as considerably improved and now
able to receive visits from his brethren
has accepted the invitation of Rev.
John H. Jenries to attend services at
Ryland NJ. f. Church next Sunday even
ing at O'Clock. The lodge will have
the E. A degree Tuesday evening.
Master Lawrence l.. Dunning. In his
latest circular. states he hopes to have
the T. A. degree presented In Anacostia
IUa IN tor inc r1h
business and social evening Is planned
for October Is. The lodge will have its
grand visitation at special. october %.
Past Master Wilbur H. Lawrence, who
was authorized by the lodge to raise a
company of the Home League Rifles. has
started in upon the work.
Potomac Lodge. No ;. will have simply
. business session tomorrow evening. ac-
cording to the announcement Of Master
Joseph A Bennett.
The big Masonic happening of the cur
rent week will be the fall reunion of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite bodies
OF Washington.
at $50 O'Clock, when the candidates for
the liberty class which has been form
ed under the guiding direction and
through the efforts largely Of Henry
assemble in the classroom. reporting to
Nathan WE'LL. K. c. G. H. the class d.
rector. and Monte Sanger, thirty third
degree honorary. and William G. Cor
bett. thirty-second degree. assistants.
The fourth degree. Secret Master" Will
be staged at Z pm, under the direction
OF John H. Won Hermann. K. c. c. II. /:
tho fifth degree. Perfect Master at AS
PM. under the direction of Edward S.
Moore~. 32d degree. and the tenth degree.
Flu Of the Fifteenth" at 80 pm under
c. H. while Arthur B. Hayes. X c. C. II.
will have charge of the intermediate de-
0rees from 80 to $50 pm Tuesday.
starting at pm, the candidates will re-
Perfect Flu" will be staged at s 80 pm.
= under the direction of DR.. William l.. Boy
den. 33d degree honorary, with the pre-
ceding degrees under the direction OF
Judge Hayes prior thereto. All these de-
grees will be the subject Of work in NTH
fas Lodge of Perfection.
Wednesday. at pm, the eighteenth de-
cree 'Kn:Sht Rose Croix," will be staged
ln Evangelist Chapter. Knights Rose
Cfoix. under the direction Of John A.
lacey. SD degree honorary. and Allen l.
Cblton. while previous to that hour Sulai-
snaan David will have charge Of the de-
Erees leading up to the eighteenth degree
Tho nineteenth degree. at $3.50 pm, in
Robert de Bruce Council, Knights of Ka-
x c. G. H.. will be followed by the twen-
t1eth degree. Master of All Symbolic
LODGES in full ceremonial. at 10 pm
under the direction of Thomas H. Gatlin
80
the degrees leading up To the thirtieth de-
gree. Knight Kadosh." will be under the
direction of Charles G. +. ToeDper. and al
1880 the thirtieth degree will be staged
in full ceremonial form. under the direc-
ton of Arthur Il. Hayes. George r. Davis
and Horace +. Mcintosh. all K c. C. H.
and Walcott Dennison. This will be the
0nal work in Robert de Bruce Council
Knights Kadosh.
Friday, at 6 80 pm. the candidates will
report to the class director for the thirty
first degree. Inspector Inquisitor." in Al.
bert Pike Consistory NJ. r s.. under the
direction of Charles G. F. Topper and al
pm. the thirty-second degree, Master
OF the Royal Secret" the highest degree
conferred outside the Supreme Council
Will be staged under the direction of Mr.
Toepper.
Saturday. at 7:3o pm. at the New Eb.
pEsr. Mithras Lodge Of Perfection will con.
ciude the fail reunion with Its annua
feast of the Lodge of Perfection, to which
visiting brethren are invited.
The executive committee comprise.
I Stirling Kerr. jr.. 33d degree honorary
deputy for the District of Columbia
John II. Won Hermann. Sulaimaar
David. Arthur B. Hayes and Charles
q. j.. Toepper. all of the X. c. c. H
Fank. Fred NJ. Book. X. C. C. H., viii
q stage manager for the degrees: TODD
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