Evening star., 1918-03-31
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| was escorted to tho Alexandria Hotel
| and liked the town SO well he stayed
week. It was week OF big enjoy
| ment for him. according to the Los
Angeles Evening Herald.
| High Priest George L. Lohrer. OF
| Washington Royal Arch Chapter an
| nounces a social evening and entertain
| dies Thursday evening. April II, at
| o'clock. in the commandery room. Ma
| sonic Temple, with a talk by Repre-
sentative John r. Miller on his recent
/ illustrated poem by Past High Priest
d. w. Thayer as features of splendid
program, largely musical. The enter
tainment is to be followed by refresh
ments and dancing in the banquet hall
of the temple.
Master Frank Hursh of Hope Lodge,
No. 20, announces an illustrated lee
ture by Rear Admiral Franklin j.
on Masonic evidences in Egypt. Baal-
bee and Palestine, the evening of April
20, at o'clock. He says the dtstin-
guished officer has collected lot Of
wonderfully interesting information
for Masonic and psychological students.
The Trowel Club was entertained at
its meeting last night in the Pythian
Temple with talk by Representative
riences recently on the war front in
France.
Kallipolis Grotto drill corps is all
street northwest. Wednesday evening
from $50 to IL. While the corps has
had more or less trouble, like many
other organizations, in shifting the
scene for this. its special spring fes-
tiyity, it is stated. there has been no
abatement in the preparations to make
1t characteristic and even more beauti-
fully spectacular and enjoyable than its
predecessors The corps will appear in
its new uniforms. but it's special fea-
ing are to be kept as a surprise to It's
guests
National Lodge, No. -. is to have
evening, for the F. C. and E. A. de-
grees. Washington Centennial Lodge.
No. IA. will have a similar program
o,.sea,. Wednesday evening, starting at
heading the line in the F. C. degree.
assisted by Junior Deacon Howard Lin
ton, while Senior Deacon George F.
Hoover will head the line in the e. A.
degree. with Junior Deacon Linton act
ing as senior deacon.
Osiris Lodge. No. %, Wednesday
evening. in addition to the presentation
OF the NJ. NJ. degree, will have q speaker
OF prominence to address the members
interest. especially to Masons who
wear the khaki or are otherwise en-
gagged In the fighting service Of their
country.
Routed from the Scottish Rite Ca
thedral by the war demands, Capt
Charles T Jesse. commanding Company
L. the Scottish Rite Company of the
Home Defense Rifles, put the company
through the manual Of arms and guard
mount at the new Central High School
last evening.
James S. Mccarthy, chairman of
Almas Temples war savings stamp
committee, is out with red. white and
blue proclamation, adorned with the
battle eagle of the republic. making an
appeal to buy war saving stamps,
Ring the Old Liberty Bell and make
Our Eagle Bird scream so loudly that
terror will seize the hearts Of our enc
mics" and make them realize that
America knows no such word as fail
legions engaged in crushing the host
of autocracy. THE liberty watch"
which will go as a reward to the one
selling the greatest amount of stamps,
is on exhibition at 926 F street north
west, and F. Lawrence Walker, custo-
dian and secretary of the campaign
committee, is to be found during the
day at the Masonic Temple, second
floor. and during the evening at the
patrol headquarters. 1924 H street
northwest.
1t is the purpose of Almas Temples
war stamps cohorts to dispose of $780,
600 worth of the stamps that are a
efY11a apf tr No
and help TO the government in its
night for the freedom of the world
The campaign opens tomorrow morn
ing. and will be kept up until the last
hour Of April 80, Chairman Mccarthy
says, with drive that the Huns have
never dreamed of'-and more things
besides. Two thousand Shriners are be-
hind "the drive" and not one of them
Will admit the possibility of its fail
ure.
King David Lodge. No. %, also is
getting its share of the men in fight
ing uniform who are coming into
have the E. A. degree for a class of
five. with Senior Warden E. c. Saltz-
man heading the official line. The lodge
had group for the same degree last
Tuesday evening.
Master Arthur NJ. Poynton of Pental-
pha Lodge, No. 23, in his latest circular.
Just out. announces the NJ NJ. degree for
tomorrow evening, the F. c. and E. A.
degrees for April Is, starting at pm,
and the celebration of the forty ninth
anniversary of the lodge. which occurs
May 4, with social evening May 6.
The Triangle Club is putting its best
energy in the preparations being made
for the mammoth entertainment and
dance to be given in the large ball
room at the New Willard, April 16, for
the benefit of the Department of Agri-
culture War Relief Association, which
also is making a campaign for funds to
purchase surgical supplies for war use.
Eureka Royal Arch Chapter. No. 4,
and its guests, comprising probably
more than 500 in all. Monday evening Of
the Masonic Temple evidently enjoyed
to the full its big smoker for the fra
ternity. Kallipoiis Grotto contributed
its famous military band to the even
ings entertainment, which comprised
many features, including the singing Of
war songs. with colored film accompani-
ment; the official pictures of the United
States Marine Corps, at home and
abroad. which aroused a round of en-
thusiastic cheering; Paul F. Groves hu-
morous stories, Edwin Cailow's recita-
tions in dialect of Old Fox Griffith, Fred
C. Srhafer's songs and Woerner and