The Washington times., 1917-11-24
MEADE SINGERS TO
FEATURE MASONS'
B|GRALLY TONIGHT
HUBERT G. MCLEAN.

The stage is all set for the biggest
patriotic rally Of the year, to be
given tonight By the Masons of the
District in Convention Hall
Featuring the program are the Sec
retaries of the War and Navy De-
partments. the Speaker OF the House
OF Representatives., fighting men from
all the lighting nations, two bands
and two glee clubs.
Scheduled to bring down the house
is the Camp Meade Glse Club, COM
posed for the most part OF Washing
ton men, who have been praetieing
all week on q bang-up new song,
The Boys Of Washington"
Here's the sens.
The song IL In lighting language,
but here It goes;
The boys Of Washington, from old
d. c..
We're getting ready to go to war;
And the dirty German Kaiser
VIII be sad and q damned sight
wiser;
He's raising German peace doves by
the score.
We're drilling daily to cross the sea,
And the best bunch in the camp IL
Company B:
In ninety days we'll sail away,
Yea, Bo-there1l be hell to pay
For the Kaiser across the sea-
0GheF Favorites-
This and many other favorite songs
among the soldiers. including Joan
Of Arc" Pack Up Your Troubles In
Your Old Kit Bag" Goodbye. Bill.
You're Through" have been printed
in q souvenir booklet. and will be
distributed The gles clubs will sing
them FIRST and then they will lead the
audience under the direction OF J.
Walter Humphrey.
The Kallipolis Grotto Band and the
Fraternity Band, OF Washington, d.
C.. will lead off the program with q
concert beginning at 7:3o o'clock and
lasting thirty minutes.
The Ashlar Club OF Master Masons
Of the War, State and Navy Depart
ments. the White House. and the
Civil Service Commission. holds Q
business meeting at Z o'clock. preced-
ing the program
War Heads to Attend.
This club has sponsored the rally,
and Hubert G. Mclean, its president,
as chairman Of the executive commit
tee In charge OF the affair, has been
most untIring in his efforts.
The District committee on training
camp activities 10 cooperating with
the MAsons, and every man in uni
form is assured Of Q hearty welcome,
according to Col L. T. Hess, chair
man OF the arrangements committee.
Another musical feature Of the pro-
gram will be q cornet solo BY Walter
Smith, of the United States Marine
Band
Allied Hero To Speak.
Among the representatives Of the
allies who will speak f. Capt J. RDu.
Visr. OF the French army just ar
rived in the United States after three
years Of service in the trenches. whore
he was mentioned for bravery Ave
different times and wounded once.
The program is:
700 o'elock-Meeting OF the Ashlar
Club Of Master Masons Of the War,
State, Navy Departments, the White
House and the Civil Service Commits
sion President Hubert O. Mclean,
presiding.
7:3o p. m.-Band concert by the Kal-
iipolis Grotto Band and the Fraternity
Band OF Washington, D. c.
$500 2. m.-Address OF Welcome by
James W. Witten. Grand Master Of
Free and Accepted Masons of the Dis
trict OF Columbia Invocation, Rev.
Hugh 7. Stevenson, Grand Chaplain
OF the Grand Lodge, F. A. A. N. In
PRODUCTION by the Grand Master OF J.
Claude KEEPER, Master Of Ceremonies
Scottish Rite Masonry In the War,
George B. Moore. Grand Commander
of A. A s. r. OF the Southern Jurisdic-
tion OF North America. "The Army
In the War. Newton D. Baker. Secre-
tary OF War. The Navy In the War"
Josephus Daniels, Secretary OF the
Navy. "Our Country" Champ
Clark, Speaker OF the House of Repre-
sentatives Patriotism" Arthur Bris-
bane. of the Washington Times
ITALY In the War" Brig. Gen. Gugliel-
motto, Military Attache OF the Italian
Embassy. ''Great Britain In the War"
Lieut.. Col A. c. Murray, Asst. Military
Attachs OF the British Embassy.
Club Life for the Men ut the Front"
Lieut.. Col Herbert A. White. U. g.
o., J. A. O. o. Life in the Trenches"
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