Evening star., 1917-03-25
~ Fratern1t1es ~

Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter. No 3.
tomorrow evening, the chapter Will hofd
a smoker ar4 be entertained by mono
logist. High Priest Atkins is making q
specially of social sessions with some-
thing interesting at every one.
| Luther Hess Wariug. high priest OF
Potomac Royal Arch Chapter, No. 8.
has a special convocation of that
chapter tomorrow evening. when tne
mark degree will be presented with
two candidates, the official line being
headed by William J. kirkland. king
of the chapter At the regular convo-
cation. Tuesday evening. the past mas
ter's degree will be presented for three
candidates. with Joseph A. Bennett.
captain of the host. heading the line,
and the most excellent masters degree
! with B. W. Spille. scribe, heading the
line.
Mount Horeb Chapter. No. :. which
| originally announced the royal arch
degree for Tuesday evening. has al
tered its plans. High Priest William
W Scott announces that the P. NJ. and
! NJ. Z. NJ. degrees will be presented in
stead.
The regular meeting of Columbia
Council. L. d. Royal and Select Mas
| tiers. Thursday evening at 1880 o'clock.
at Masonic Temple, will be utilized by
/ T.. st. ClalT thompson. the SpeS'dl
deputy of the general grand master OF
lRoya1 and Selected Masters of the
| United States, as the occasion for a
| joint assembly of the three councils in
the District-Washingt No l: Adonl-
| ram, No. 2, and Columbia. Z. D.-to ef-
| feet the nucleus of an organization to
! perfect plans for the triennial in 1919
| and the upbuilding of the rite in the
fDistrict of Columbia. Accordingly. a
| call has been made for all the councils
to assemble then, and after the meeting
| of Columbia Council Is closed at $50
| D. 1n the floor will be open to all Royal
Arch Masons, who are invited to be
present.
| The Ashlar Club of Master Masons.
at the old Masonic Temple. 9th and f
| streets northwest. last night was en-
| tertained with program of musical
and dancing numbers. to which Miss
| Katherine Borochoff. Miss s B. Dorsey,
Miss Marie Bontz. Miss Ruth Newman.
| Prof. Arthur Green. Miss Lavfnia r.
Nugent. B. ]. Wrishtsman. Miss Minnie
B. Powell, William NJ. Golston. W. Is.
Mundelle. John Hamilton. Austin NJ
Kay and others contributed. Among
the guests of the evening were Grand
Master Witten, George E. Corson;
general grand high priest OF Royal
Arch Masons of the United States:
| Grand Commander Lem Towers. jr.. of
knights Templar. Potentate l. Whiting
Estes of Almas Temple of the Mystic
1 j.
Yelled Prophets: Roe Fulkerson. grand
| pursuivant of the Grand Lodge of
| Masons and Past Grand Master ].
Claude KEEPER. Edgar {. SNYDER en-,
| tertained with an address and we'll told
| stories.
Senior Warden William S. Quinter
will head the official line in Federal
Lodge. No. 1. Tuesday evening. when
the NJ. NJ. degree will be presented.
High Priest William W. Scott. assist
| ed by Lucien G. Yung, king, and F.
Frank Kimmel. scribe of the chapter.
will head the official line in the royal
| arch degree in Mount Horeb Royal
Arch Chapter. No. Z, Tuesday evening.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of De Molay
Commandery. No. 4. Knights Templar.
will have special meeting Tuesday
evening at 7:so o'clock. on the fourth
arrangements for visiting the Masonic
| and Eastern Star Home. Several mem
bers Of the auxiliary have been engaged
since the first of the year in making
| a memorial quilt" for De Molay Com
mandery's room at the home. Those
! engaged in the work are Mrs. William
n. Beahm. Mrs. Arthur Carr. Mrs. Gratz
E. Dunkum. Mrs: William A: Lynch.
Mrs. Helmer Rabild. Mrs. A. C. Shaw,
Mrs. Warren Biggs, Mrs. c. Bean, Mrs.
W. A Cooper. Mrs. Clara Hughes, Mrs.
is: j. Prescott Mrs. George Ross and
Mrs. Sidney c. Thompson. The quilt is
now finished and ready for presenta-
ton to the home.
About 100 Masonic visitors from Phila-
| delphia, Harrisburg and vicinity will
be the guests of Harmony Lodge. No.
| II, Wednesday evening. when the con-
munication will be opened at 1880
| o'clock for the presentation of the NJ M.
! degree, with costume regalia, by the
! official
by Master George NJ. Evans. who has
invited the local craft to be present
! Saturday evening special commune
cation will be opened at the same hour,
when the same degree will again be
presented.
Thursday evening Washington Cen
| tennial Lodge. No. IA, will hold--two o
special communications. both for the
F. c. degree. At the first. Senior Dea-
| con A. Ernest Tate will head the official
line, assisted by Junior Deacon George
F. Hoover in an advanced station. At
the second Junior Deacon Hoover will
head the line and be assisted by Senior
/ Deacon Tate.
The New Jerusalem Lodge, No. 8, also
will hold special communication
! Thursday evening for the NJ. NJ degree
in lodgeroom No. >.
will meet at the New Ebbitt Thursday
evening, April 8. President W. r. Lucas
has urged that every member be pres
ent. Arrangements for a pleasing pro-
gram are being made. Refreshments
will be served.
| So many gratifying reports have been
| received from persons who attended
the dance given by the club February
| y that the booster committee has
| made tentative plans for five hundred
party and dance shortly after Easter
Other social events are in contempla-
| ton.
| Prophet William F. Guide chairman
of the Kalipolis Grotto convention
| committee. has announced a full meet
ing for tomorrow evening at Chamber
of Commerce Hail. when it is probable
several pending plans will be adopted
as permanent features. Among these
| is the official convention badge, of which
quite number of designs have been sub
mitted. Owing to their unusual beauty
and appropriateness, 1t is said. selection
will be rendered difficult. 1t is also ex-
lpected that many details will be dis
cuSsed in connection with the program
OF entertainment. parade, sessions of
the Supreme Council, and other matters
incident to the convention.
All indications point to a record
breaking attendance. Each week brings
| representatives from the various grottoes
to arrange for hotel accommodations
The most conservative estimate, it is
said, places the attendance at from
$4,000 to $4,000 visitors.
Recent advices from the grand sec
retary indicate much activity through
out the realm. Merlin Grotto of Sagi-
nav, Mich. held ceremonial March g.
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