Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-24

Masonic Rally Tonight
Convention Hall
In Honor Of Men in Uniform
Band Concert, 1890 to 8.
Speakers include Speaker
Clark, Secretaries Baker
and Daniels, distinguished
officers of the allies and the
United States Army.

Everybody Welcome.

All is ready for the big Masonic
rally tonight at Convention Hall, to be
held under the auspices Of the Masonic
fraternity of the District OF Columbia
in general and Of the Ashlar Club of
Master Masons of the State. War and
Navy Departments and the White
House In particular. for the boys who
wear the uniform Of Uncle Sam.
The Ashlar Club will hold a brief
meeting at 2 o'clock and the big cele-
bration will open promptly at o'clock.
There will be . concert given by the
Masonic fraternity and Kallipolis
Grotto bands. between 1880 and O'Clock.
Past Grand Master J. Claude KEEPER
will preside and make the Introductory
address. and Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson.
grand chaplain Of the Grand Lodge Of
Masons OF the District will pronounce the
invocation.
The speaking. which will be varied with
patriotic songs by the famous Glee Club
Of Fort Meade. under the direction Of
to Glee Club. under Charles A Stevens.
and singing by the audience. under the
direction Of ]. Walter Humphrey. win BE-
opened with an address BY jaime. ".
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District. who will be followed In turn by
Judge George Fleming Moore. sovereign
grand commander OF the Scottish Rite for
the Southern Jurisdiction Of the United
War: Josephus Daniels. Secretary Of the
Navy; Champ Clark. Speaker Of the
House of Representatives: Arthur Bris-
bane and distinguished officers Of the
Among the last named VIII b CAPT J.
Rouvier Of the French army, who has
spent three years OF his life In the trenches
in Europe. has been wounded and has
for gallantry in action: Gen. Gusiiel-
motto, military attache Of the Italian
embassy Col A. c. Murray. military
attache Of the British embassy. and Lieut.:
a wide reputation as '.the orator Of tho
United States Army"
Reception for Uniformed Men.
The boys In khaki and those who may
wear other uniforms of the United States
service. upon their entry into the hail.
COMMITTEES. made up entirely Of promi-
nent officers of the United States Army
and headed by Col Louis T. HesA This
committee will comprise the following
officers:
Col Louis T. Hess. Q. s. A.: Col J. S.
U. S. A.: Lieut. CeA James W. Van
Dusen. n. C.; Lieut. Col Henry c. Fisher.
Lieut. Col. William T. johnson. A G. !;
vis, Q. NJ. c.: W: T. Jones. A G.; ]. S.
!. Bates. 8: s. 4: j. ": Tnkis, q; = 6; !;
Q. NJ. C.; J. W: Florida. g. NJ. G.: will
liam D. Searle, O. u. c.; N. A Champlin:
E; ESane.s BanxsS; a Z 4 e: Gosst
II c. Leonard l. Deitrick. 8. II O.:
5 msn 3 + r nits ter E n M.. e. Hsr
9. NJ c.; Charles E Speaks, 8. N G !:
Earl Rosemere, Q. NJ G; Otto Engleman,
G; IL 6. Collins: Q. NJ C.; = Staples,
g &oG n C.. H Il Ullme1 8; y e,, C.; G. r
6 H " Res z L q n q K 9 cG eses
F. W. Charles. Q. NJ C.
Lieuts; Merle c. Leonard. c. A c.:
Alton P. Hastings. N. c.; ONn W.
Eoakss' , N 81 G. y E1ley e. NJ C.
ley. Q. NJ. G.: H q. Young. @. NJ. c.;
Lyons 9. n. G.: Hubbard. 9. NJ G.: c.
D, Msc1 e Y e. n G.; J. R. shoe:
Ault. Q. NJ. c.: August Barth. @. NJ. G.;
E. w. Bassett, Q. NJ c.: John Cervenka,
Q. NJ. c.: 0. H. Danielson. Q. NJ c.; John
c. Dobyne, Q. NJ. c.; D. r. Swinton, O.
Vinson. Q. NJ. c.: Snyder, Q. NJ c.; B
F. Haskins. Q. NJ. c.; William E. Bar
ton. O. NJ. C.: William Rand. Q. NJ c.;
r. W. Knoefel, Q. NJ. c.: c. E Lehm
berg. Q. NJ. C. Roy PenniweIl, @. NJ c..
A. Raynor. Q. N, C.. and G. w. sieger
Q. NJ. c., and First Lieuts. Caloin r.
Weber, @. n. C.: Robert E. Cook, @
NJ c.; c. E. Prior, Q. NJ. c.. and F. e
Jones, Q. NJ. C.