Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-02

clubs Of the city to be present. A spe-
icial program of entertainment Will be
given.
! The annual election of officers will
take place at this meeting, which will
be called at pm.
Penta1pha Lodge, No. %. has directed
the secretary to procure a service flag
for the lodge and also to provide Ma
sonic credentials printed in English
French and German for those Of its men
who go abroad in the service of their
lcountry. AS far as known. the service
flag will bear twenty-four stars for DIR.
Melvin NJ. Augenstein. first lieutenant.
dental Reserve; L. Claude Babcock, 165th
Field Hospital: Dion S. Birney, Coast
Artillery; Robson De s. Brown. captain
lof infantry, U. s. r.: Jerome E. Burke.
Navy clerk; Richard Y. Cadmus. heuten-
ant. u. S. N. r. F.; Arthur c. Fowle.
lace W.. Fowler. clerk with assistant
auditor for War Department in France;
Albert r. Gercken. captain. Quarter
master Corps: Griffin G. Frazier. lieu
/ ser. U. s. N; John G. Kerlin. National
Army: Fred E. Kunkel. National Army /:
Frank c. Messenger. u: S: N: William
r Miller: Army field clerk in France:
W. Mulligan. Coast Artillery; DR.. Ivy
Albert Pelzman. U. s. A.: Louis B. PelZ-
man. ensign. U. $. N: Ralph H. Pres
colt. sergeant. Quartermaster Corps;
I
Signal Reserve Corps; Joseph H. Shop
pard, Army field clerk in France: Alex
| ander Tosh, jr., Coast Artillery: w.
Walter Vaughn. captain of infantry.
All the lodges are taking hold Of the
grand masters recommendation to provide
| war homes for Masonic brethren in
Uncle Sans uniform who may come to
Washington on a brief respite from camp
life Saturday. or any other evening. Past
Master Charles j.. James Of Anacostia
/! at Masonic Temple. Masons in the service
who would like this service are asked
simply to notify the war homes secre-
tary. Masonic Temple" twenty-four hours
the library at the temple to receive a card
of introduction to the home which is to
entertain them.
Arrangements are being perfected by
Grand Master Witten to have the degrees
presented in one lodge or another week
day evenings even on Saturday evenings,
for the benefit Of the boys in khaki es-
pecially.
Noble John S. Graham of Alzafar Tenn
pie of the Mystic Shrine, from kennedy,
Tex, found a mobiles welcome in Wash
ington Thanksgiving day, receiving as
felt honored with him as guest Noble
Graham. a fine. clean-cut, clear-eyed
young gn, fellow is patriot to the e. core
declares with very positive assertion
that he is coming back with a victorious
army" He is a member OF Remedy Lodge.
No. 2s2, Royal Arch Masons. and of
Kennedy Commandery. No. 81. all Of Ken
edy. Tex. his home. where a mother and
two sisters are waiting and praying for
toned with the Engineer Regiment. Com
pany B. 3oth Engineers, at American
University camp.
.v eakom IA Ledge 90 No - Tuesday
by past masters Of that lodge, assisting
Master J. B. Derrick. the stations
being filed as follows: Master. J. b.
Derrick: senior warden. William E.
Dyre; Junior warden, George L. Tarbell;
senior deacon. Harry A. Stacey; Junior
deacon, Schuyler S: Simmons; senior
steward. Ernest w. Porter; Junior
Of ceremonies. Howard S. Fisk. In the
second section Past Master W. G. Plat
off1ciated
At the conclusion of the work Past
brief address to the class of 1917 along
Masonic lines. concluding with conn
pliments to the past masters.
In the mammoth service flag to be
Masonic Temple. 18th street and New
York avenue. Takoma Lodge will be
represented with seven stars for its
members in the service of the United
SldteS. 1Hey are Lieut.. L. ii. AMER
SON: Thomas G. Hester. n. H Howlest,
e. q. Wood and @. J. Barker. United
States Army; Assistant Paymaster
Howard S. Fisk. United States Navy,
present master of the lodge, United
States Marine Corps.
Secretary William Burton Green of
Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. SO, and pa
iron Of Columbia Chapter, No. is. Order
~ thn u.
of choice adjectives in his vocabulary
when he begins to talk CT write of
either his lodge or chapter. He feels
1t would be rank neglect II both failed
ternal columns Sunday. His contribu-
tion appears In the Eastern Star notes,
and to warrant mention in the Masonic
column he gives assurance that Mount
Pleasant Lodge will both elect and in
stall omcers tomorrow evening, when
Homecoming" will make things pleas
ant for few hours.
High Priest William w Scott of
Mount Horeb ROYAL Arch Chapter. No
morrow evening at o'clock, at a spe-
cial convocation. The past and most
excellent degrees were presented last
Tuesday evening. High Priest Scott
which will elect officers Wednesday
evening.
High Priest William W. Quinter of
La Fayette Royal Arch Chapter, No. 5.
has announced the mark degree for
Tuesday evening. for the last time this
year, and with a large class.
President Hubert G. Mclean of the
Ashlar Club of Master Masons has been
made happy by the receipt Of numerous
complimentary letters referring to the
arrangements and the program of tho
big Masonic rally at Convention Hall
last Saturday evening. both almost en-
tirely the result of the Iabors of his
club and especially of himself. A unique
feature of the rally was the fact that
the reception committee for the occa-
sion was composed of eighty-one off,
GERS of the United States Army, all Of
them members of the Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite the degrees in
which they had received but recently
IN Philadelphia. Since the last meet
ing the club has lost two of it's distin-
guished members, Alonzo W. Skunk,
chief clerk of the adjutant generals of
nee, Z. s. A. and John Wilson, chief
clerk of the surgeon generals office
Both were regarded with real affection