Evening star., 1917-09-09


week have announced degree
work. namely. Federal Lodge
No /. the F. c. degree Tues
day evening. and the New Jerusalem
Lodge, No 9. the NJ. NJ. degree Thurs
day evening. Announcements nave
been made also by but two Royal Arcf
Chapters. Mount Vernon Chapter. NO
D. the mark degree. and Hiram Chapter
No. 10. simply business. both Tor TO-
morrow evening, although nine chap
ters are scheduled to hold conversations
and Eastern Star Home this afternoon
at o'clock will be under the auspices
OF Arminius Lodge. No. 25.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite VIII
hold special meetings every Tuesdav
evening from now until the deSIee
work begins October l. These are Tor
for "the Liberty Class which the
membership committee is creating. un-
der the direction of Henry Lansbursh
knights Rose Croix. also will meet this
Tuesday evening for purely business
purposes and in furtherance of prepara-
lions for the fall degree work.
William W. Wilson. grand secretary
Of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina.
was a visitor at Masonic Temple
Wednesday of last week.
BY order of the grand master. Grand
Secretary Arvine W. Johnston has an
nounced the grand visitations for the
]. November IS. $50 pm; Colum bia.
No g. November 16: Naval. No. 4. Ma
sonic Hall. 4th street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue southeast, November 1; Poto-
November 5. $50 pm: Lebanon. No. z,
November Is. $3.50 Pm: The New Je-
rusalem. No. 9. November %: Hiram.
No. 10. November Is. $40 pm; St
National. No. IL. November s: Wash
1ngton Centennial, No. a. November 21.
$50 p.m.: Benjamin B. French. No. 15.
November 10. $50 pm: Dawson, NO
vember IS: Acacia, No. IS. November
"a; La Fayette, No. 10. November IS;
Hope. No. 20. November 9: Anacostia,
No. 81, october 29: George c. Whiting.
No. 90, Masonic Hall. Georgetown. No
vember 5: Pentalpha, No. %. November
10: Stansbury. No. "a. Masonic Hall,
Brightwood. October %: Arminius, No.
IS. November s. $50 pm; Osiris. No
a.. sth near northeast. october IS;
King David No. 2s. Masonic Hall,
Brookland. October 30. $3.50 pm: Ia
koma- No. 2s: Masonie Hall Tasoma' aa
>.
Masonic Hall, Tenleytown. october
IS; King Solomon No 81. November T.,
5 PM; Temple-Noyes. No. 81 NO
vember %. $50 p-m.; Mount Pleasant
streets. October Is; East Gate. No. -.
Masonic Hall. Brookland. October 80.
Except where otherwise noted. the
xisitations will take place at Masonic me
Temple, 18th street and New York
avenue northwest at pm.
The grand master has directed that
the matter of entertainment at the
visitations be left to the option of the
respective lodges.
Tomorrow evening. at o'clock,
meeting will be held at the office of
II. Z. Huntsberry. 917 II street north
west. for the purpose of reorganizing
the Washington Centennial Lodge
bowling team for 19171S. All mem
bers of the lodge interested in the
sport have been invited to participate
After vacation covering three COM
mications, the New Jerusalem Lodge,
No. ?. will resume work Thursday
evening with the NJ NJ. degree. accord
ing to the announcement of Master
William F. Harding.
KaIlipolis Grotto Drill Corps has an
nounced a patriotic ball at Rauscher's
the evening of October ;. open to all
members of kallipolis Grotto. Mystic
sd Order of Yelled yelled Prophets. and nsh ,hei'
H.
whom the corps holds in fond remem-
brance as one of it's most valued
friends, will head the committee in
charge.
Nobody in the great parade of the
District drafted men last Tuesday
marched with SPRINGER step or
prouder smile than Grand Monarch
Edward S. Schmid of the Mystic Order
of Yelled Prophets. who marched at
the head of the Junior Drum and Bugle
Corps, one of the most valued assets of
Kallipo1is Grotto. composed of sons of
the prophets, who won even the ap-
plause of the President of the United
States as they filed past the reviewing
stand at the White House.
Previous to the parade the little
corps of drummers and buglers acted
as the escort of the drafted men from
Convention Hall to the Peace Monu-
ment- After the parade they were
served with luncheon at the Red Cross
headquarters.
Prophet A. H. Staples has taken the
boys in charge and is arranging several
entertainments in which they will par
ticipate, notably a minstrel show. the
details of which are not yet ready for
announcement.
KaIlipolis Grotto Military Band.
under the direction of Prof. Julius
Hamper, also made a hit in the parade,
both in marching and playing. The
services of the band, as of the Drum
and Bugle Corps. were voluntary for
the occasion.
The grotto unit of the Home Defense
Rifles. Company L. Capt. Frederick NJ
Pelzman commanding. is drilling every
Wednesday evening and constantly
adding TO its ranks. There is said to
be still more room for recruits and all
prophets are being urged to join the
company. Applications for enrolment
may be made to Capt. Pelzman or to
Col. NJ. A. Winter. The weekly drills
are held at the Mckinley Manual Train
ing School
The Trestleboard Club. composed of
master Masons employed in the gov
ernment printing office. will resume its
regular monthly meetings Saturday att
the clubrooms in Old Masonic Temple.
An excellent program has been ar
ranged. including a talk "On the War"
as viewed by an actual participant
President T. Homer Hall expects to
have large attendance at the fall
opener"
Announcements of work for the fu-
ture include the following: BENJAMIN
b. French Lodge. No. Is. E. A. degree
and Pentalpha Lodge, No. 23. NJ NJ
degree. September II. National