Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29

tired. chaplain of National Lodge. No
IL, will conduct the religious services
at the Masonic and Eastern Star Home
this afternoon at 3 o'clock. under the
auspices of the lodge
The business meeting of Kallipolis
Grotto tomorrow evening will be held at
Elks' Hall. 919 II street northwest. in
stead of at the Chamber of Commerce
Hail. as first announced. The change
has been made necessary owing 10
building repairs.
Deputy Grand Monarch Edward s.
Schmid. Monarch i. S. Goldsmith and a
number of the prophets of kallipolis
Grotto visited Samis Grotto of Rich
mond. Va, Tuesday. If the Virginia
prophets left undone anything that
would add to the enjoyment and enter
tainment of the visitors. the Washing
ton prophets were unable to imagine
what IL could be. From the time they
landed in the capital city of the Old
Dominion they were made to feel the
taste of typical Virginia hospitality
The Washington delegation was met
at the station upon arrival, escorted to
automobiles and driven to a hotel.
where rooms had been provided for
them. 1t was gala day. and a gala
night. for SAINTS Grotto the occasion
being a combined ceremonial and ladies'
seeing for the visitors. the festivities
commenced with theater party in the
evening for the prophets and ladies'.
then a short business meeting. at which
twenty-one candidates were obligated.
The doors were then thrown open and
the ladies admitted. The evenings pro-
gram included speechmaking. dancing.
musical specialties and feasting- The
Eallipolites and the ladies who ac-
companied them returned to Washing
ton tired but happy throng. loud in
their praises of SAINTS Grotto:
A1hambra Grotto of st. Louis. Mo-. is
,oth
May 5. Already 421 candidates have
been enrolled and 1t is expected by the
time the ceremonial is staged the class
will number fully 1000.
The annual banquet of the Masonic
Bowling Association. one of the biggest
features of the associations yearly
schedule, which every member looks
ident Albert Haas.
Mr.. Haas has taken into consideration
the fact that number of bowlers in
his association are already members OF
military organizations that have been
called to arms and great many more
will be found in war service. as the
situation becomes more serious and de-
mands their help.
association will. no doubt. start off the
next season with a banquet in place OF
the one just abandoned.
Rewards fer creditable bowling and
entitled to them at very near date.
without ceremony or display.
The association also will make con-
tribution to the Red Cross at the time
prizes are awarded.
Myron NJ. Parker Lodge, No. %. will
have the f. A. degree Tuesday evening
and the M. NJ. degree May Is.
Edward Burkholder will head the Of
fetal line in the E. A. degree in Ma
tional Lodge, No IL. Tuesday evening
King David Lodge. No. IS. has the E
A. degree scheduled Tor Tuesday even
ing and the NJ. NJ. degree for May Is
Mithras Lodge of Perfection of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite will
have a business session Tuesday even
ing when a call has been issued by
Deputy Stirling Kerr. jr. for fun at.
tendance of all the bodies at o'clock
for the election of a building trustee
at large" to serve for three years. the
term of John c. Wineman. X. G. c. IL.
Robert de Bruce Council of Kadosh las,
Tuesday evening eighty five applicants
for membership in the Red Cross So
ciety were enrolled following genera
discussion of its needs and an address
by Grand Master Witten. A donation
to the Red Cross fund had previously
been made by the local bodies of the
rite. The drive" for the spring class
cellent results" 1t is still on.
High Priest William S. ouinter
states that La Fayette Royal Arch
Chapter. No. 3, Tuesday evening, be-
sides presenting the Royal Arch de-
gree. will consider appropriations fol-
the Masonic and Eastern Star Red
Cross fund.
Sharon Lodge. No. 327. new Vir-
ginia lodge of Masons. was instituted
the past week at Mclean, Fairfax
county. by Henry X. Field. grand mas
following officers for the lodge
George L. Beard. worshipful master
j. Parker Milburn, senior warden, Ed
ward Gorham. Junior warden; r. q
Carper. treasurer. J. S Ball. secretary;
r. S. Billup. senior deacon. Edward
Swink. Junior deacon, and W. X. Ross
senior steward Among those present
were District Deputy Grand Masters
William Carlyle Shelley. Or. Howard
Fletcher. J. F. Oertel. J. Johnston
Green. William Lewis Allen. Elmo
Lewis and George F. Maukum Jack
Bowie of King Solomon Lodge Of the
District sang, accompanied by John
&. Ballou.
Dawson Lodge. No 16, will celebrate
its sixteenth anniversary Saturday
evening. when the wives and woman
friends of the members will be enter
tanned.
Master W. H. Written. jr., of Ben
jamin Il. French Lodge. No Is, ha.
announced "a discussion led by Pas
Masters Arthur l.. Bryant and Charles
E. Hood" as the feature for the lodg,
meeting May I. At the meeting May
u the r. c. degree will be presented.
Brightwood Royal Arch Chapter. No
o. is to give an informal dance in the
Masonic Hall at Brightwood tomorrow
evening. Il. F. Vernon. scribe of tn,
chapter. will head the official lire il
the Mark degree Wednesday evening.
Pentalpha Lodge. No. % will hav.
the NJ. NJ. degree May and the F. {
degree May 81 John +. Cronan. for
merly a member of the lodge. has nov
affiliated with Corinthian Lodge of New
York city.
The Ashlar Club elected and installed
new officers at it's meeting at the OLE
Masonic Temple, 9Th and streets
northwest, last evening. when, also. tn,
following new members received theil
welcome: Frederick A. Calkin. Samue
Il. Crosby. Edward l. Crum. Harold II
Galliett. Edward NJ Gaul, William Gut
shall. John ID. Hanson. Albert Hum
phrey. Jesse W. Ingram Carl T. Wilson
and Henry s. Young. Prof. Theodor,
y. Ford OF the United States bureau o
standards delivered a lecture on liqui,
air. accompanied by number OF in.
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