Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

District of Columbia will hold it,
third stated communication of the yea,
wednesday evening at Masonic Tenn
pie, 18th street and New York avenue
northwest, opening sharply at o'clock
At this communication the grand mas
. ter will deliver his annual address and
reports from the standing and other
committees will be read At the St
Johns day communication. Thursday
of the following week. new Off
GERS of the Grand Lodge will be elect
ed and installed. Communications OF
subordinate lodges which are sched-
uled to meet on either Of those days
are declared on.
- Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine
will hold short form ceremonial which
also will be devoted to general sug-
gestions for the welfare of the temple
Tuesday evening at 1880 o'clock, at the
Elks' Hall, Oil H street northwest. II
was originally intended to hold this
session at the National Rifles Armory
Thursday of this week. The govern
ment requisitioned that hall. however.
and it has also requisitioned the Elks'
Hall. so that the Shrine session Tues
day evening in all probability will be
the last meeting held there for some
time, at least. At this session Re-
corder Harrison Dingman will be in
attendance to receive the tribute" to
Allah" which is made annually by all
MOBILES The Shrine election is sched-
uled now for Saturday, December ~.
although Potentate L. Whiting Estes
says he is in doubt as to just where It
NM be held. This is to be announced
later.
The Masonic Veteran Association Of
the District of Columbia will serve Its
annual dinner of St. John the Almon-
er's day, Wednesday evening. January
{ Is, probable at the University Club. al
though the place has not yet been def
niteIy selected. The fortieth annual
meeting of the association was held
Thursday evening and the following
ofncers were elected: Past Grand Mas
ter Alexander Grant. president: Past
Grand Master Charles E. Baldwin. first
vice president: Past Grand Master
James A. Wetmore. second vice presi-
dent; Albert H. Van Deusen, secretary:
James B. Lambie, treasurer: Albert c.
Floyd. almoner, and Louis D. Carman.
auditor The entertainment committee.
consisting Of ]. Harry Cunningham.
chairman: Samuel Hart and Past Grand
Master William W. Jermane. was also
elected. The association lost twenty
two members by death during the year.
Sovereign Grand Commander George
Fleming Moore Of the Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite has been elected
q member of this board of trustees OF
George Washington University to NIL
vacancy in the group OF trustees
whose terms of service end In June.
1913. There are those. it Is said. who
believe that this is the beginning of a
move which will ultimately result in
Q national non-sectarian university at
the National Capital.
William G. Scott, member-o OF Pen
talpha Lodge, No. 20. is reported In
France as an Army field clerk. and
David Wiener. 1t is said, expects to go
there soon in the same capacity. Mas
the n. NJ. degree for tomorrow even
ing.
Master joint. Fowler. jr.. of Ana
costa Lodge. No. Fl, states that the
lodge will stage Its first big event of
this year tomorrow evening when,
after the current business has been
disposed of, twenty-one past masters
will apear in a body. 'be given the
keys Of the city and present the NJ. n.
degree to prove that they can come
back" The lodge has conferred life
membership upon Rev. W. G. Daven-
port.
Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. 80, Master
John F. Putnam announces, will have the
n. N. degree followed by refreshments
and smoker tomorrow evening. He also
proposes to form an F. c. team and to have
school Of instruction for the officers and
members the fourth Saturday OF every
month
National Lodge. No. 70. also has an
nounced the NJ. N. degree for tomorrow
evening.
High Priest William w. Quinter an
nounces two teams for the Royal Arch
Tuesday evening, the closing event OF
the year.
La Fayette Lodge, No. 10. Thursday
evening will install it's new officers. listen
to the finance committees report and
have a presentation of past master
Jewel to the retiring master. Emrnons x
Ellsworth.
Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter. No
3, viii not convene or convoke Christmas
eve, as scheduled. this Is a night
dedicated to the home"
St. Johns Lodge, No II, has announced
q special for Saturday evening, with the
z. A. degree as the feature. for the edit
cation OF Masons in khaki who may wish
to see it.
Stansbury Lodge. No. "a, installed It's
new officers Friday evening at a special
communication and then presented the
E. A. degree upon three brothers, sons
Of one OF its members. Its communication
for December "a has been called of.
In 1fithras Lodge of Perfection. OF
the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Tuesday evening, besides the four
teenth degree, Perfect Elu." which
was presented by cast headed BY
Francis A. Sebring, thirty third degree
honorary.a service flag bearing fifty.
seven stars was unfurled. Mr.. Sebrine
making the patriotic speech attending
the ceremony. and Sovereign Crane
Commander George Fleming Moore o,
the Supreme Council for the Southern
Jurisdiction. assisted by Stirling Kerr
thirty third degree. honorary. ant
deputy for the District Of Columbia
presented the patents and caps appro
pirate to theirsrank to the members o.
Albert Pike Consistory. NJ. r. s., wht
were honored by election to receive
the thirty-third degree. honorary. ant
to be elevated to the rank and dignit,
of nikghts commander Of the. court o.
honor, by the Supreme Council at II;
October session. Those to receiv.
patents for the thirty-third or highes
degree in Freemasonry were Johl
Henry Won Hrrmann. Horace p. Mcfn
tosh. Lieut.. Charles George Frederick
Toepper. who was granted leave from
the training camp at Fort Sheridan
NJ. for the occasion. and George RIOS
eoe Davis. Those to receive patents Al
knights commander OF the Court o
Honor were William Thompson GALL