Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17
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Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite will
\ hold a brief business session Tuesday
evening. but Tuesday, July 8, the an
nual reports of the secretary and the
| treasurer will be submitted. together
with a matter of special interest to
| General Secretary Elmer E. Simpson.
Columbia Chapter. No. /. Royal Arch
! Masons. will confer the p. NJ and NJ r.
| NJ. degrees at a stated convocation We'd
nesday evening, June 20, and will close up
| their summer work Saturday evening.
June %. when they will exalt three teams
] to the Royal Arch degree. The high priest
| Is preparing to entertain large number
of Royal Arch Masons and Is expecting
| large number Of petitions.
Senior Warden Edward Burkholder
will head the official line in National
Lodge. No. ~, Tuesday evening, when
the E. A. degree will be presented
Master John L. McGrew has changed
his address to 707 goth street north
west. his new phone number being
Main 1878.
] Myron M. Parker Lodge. No. 81. will
devote Tuesday evening to social fea-
| lures.
| Hope Lodge. No. 20. besides the F. c.
degree, Friday evening will consider
proposed amendment to its bylaws
whose object is to abolish the fee for
utilization. The E. A. degree is announc-
ed in the lodge circular, but Master
Warren F. Rohr Monday announced a
change to the F. c. degree.
La Fayette Royal Arch Chapter. No. o,
| Tuesday evening. will have Frank
Sprigg Perry at the head of it's official
line in the mark degree.
! ST. Johns Lodge. No. IL, will have
the F.. c. degree at both the special and
| stated communications Friday even
ing, the former starting at pm. and
the latter at 7:30 pm. The lodge Is con-
sidering a change in its bylaws to
provide for meetings on the second
Friday of each month instead of on the
second and fourth Fridays.
| The Doric Club Of Master Masons at
| the steel plant across the river enter
tanned it's friends and their ladies re-
| Gently at Naval Lodge Hall, 4th street
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
ployed at the plant. in order to widen
| its scope for usefulness.
Eloquence fraught with patriotism
marked the addresses OF Grand Master
Witten and Past Master Blair McKen-
zie at a recent meeting of the Lamb
skin Club, when a handsome American
| flag was installed at the presiding Of
| flcer's station. The grand masters ad-
dress traced the history of the. flag and
| been vanquished. but that it would re-
| turn in triumph from the battleflelds
Of the old world. The flag was pre-
scented to the club by its patriotic mem
bers. President Lynn Truotman of the
advisory board Of Masonic clubs. and
President Paine Of the Trowel Club,
also made addresses. Arthur Simpson
sang.
The Iadies' Auxiliary of De Molay
| Commandery, No. 4. Knights Templar.
| will have an annual outing In the form
| of basket picnic Saturday afternoon,
June 80, at the residence Of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Angus Lamond. Lamond station.
The Masters Association of 1917 Is to
present the NJ. NJ. degree in Dawson
Lodge, No. IS. at its communication
June rs. Tuesday, August 81. the lodge
will give its annual children's outing
| to Marshall Hail.
Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter.
No. g. has the royal arch degree with
| High Priest William s. Adkins says
Palm Beach Suits Will Look Pretty"
Monarch !. s. Goldsmith's enthusiasm
over the splendid reception rendered
the supreme council Of the Mystic Order
Of Yelled Prophets at the House of the
, Temple. the home Of the Supreme Coun-
Gil of Scottish Rite Masonry Tuesday
evening. through the generous action Of
Secretary General John H. Cowles in
rendering the use Of the magnificent
edifice for the purpce. has been in
creased. 1t is said, by the fact that at
the same time he succeeded in tucking
the secretary generals application to
become a veiled prophet into his pocket
At the reception the monarch made a
daring public promise to Col Cowles
| that if he became a prophet ne would
see that Mrs. Cowles. not yet in exist
was willing to admit. would be able to
accompany him to the next reception
| And. 1t is said. the secretary general
| accepted the challenge.