Evening star., 1918-02-10
Masonic.

yet had time to put into effect the
activities promised in the election ad-
dresses and in some of the supple
mental circulars since issued. Acacia
Lodge, No. 18. has the F. c. degree
scheduled for Tuesday evening; Leba-
non. No. z. the F. c. degree for Friday
evening, and Federal. No. 1. the E. A.:
r. c. and NJ. NJ degrees at a special
Saturday, beginning at 3 pm. we'd
nesday evening the school FOR instruc-
tion and the st. Johns Mite Association
win hold their stated meetings and the
Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of the District of Columbia VIII hoid
fits annual session, at which oh1cers Tor
the new year will be elected and IN
stalled, 1t is not unlikely that the
Grand Chapter will also consider the
subject of the General Grand Chapter
meeting scheduled for Washington next
fall. Past Grand High Priest E 81
Clair Thomson is chairman of the COM
mittee which has been considering the
arrangements for the meeting, and ne
fs understood to be now in New YORK
The war activities and housing condi-
ttons in Washington may force the
meeting of the General Grand chapter
to some other city where accommoda-
tions may be more easily obtained 1or
the representatives. it is said. but moth
ing authoritative upon the SUBJECT mas
been announced thus far.
Elections and the installation of Of
ficers will be held by Mount Vernon
RoyaI Arch Chapter No 3: Hiram, No.
10. and Anacostia. No II, tomorrow
evening, and by Mount Horeb. No. 4,
and Potomac, No. s, Tuesday evening,
concluding the induction of new officers
in all the chapters in time Tor the
meeting of the Grand Chapter
Columbia Commandery. No. 2. Knights
Templar, will have the Order of the
MI
the announcement of Eminent Com
mander L. Whiting Estes in his last
circular.
Tuesday evening Robert de Bruce,
Council, Knights Kadosh, of the An
cient and Accepted Scottish Rite oodies
will resume degree work for the winter
class, presenting in full ceremonial
form the twenty-fourth degree
Last Tuesday evening Mithras Lodge
Of Perfection at its annual meeting
elected the following officers: Neneraoie
master George Roscoe DaviA thirty
third degree honorary; senior warden,
Sulaimaan David, K. C. c. H.; junior
warden, Charles G. F. Toepper. thirty
third degree honorary: orator. Roe
Fulkerson, K. C. C. H; almoner and
treasurer. Louis Goldsmith. thirty-third
degree honorary; secretary, Elmer Z.
Simpson, X. c. C. H; master OF cere-
monies, Robert a Daniel. thirty-second
degree; expert, Monte Sanger. thirty
J. Claude KEEPER. thirty-second degree;
captain of the host. Lem Towers, Jr.,
X. c.. c. H, and tiler, Archie d. Engel'
K c.. C. H. Stirling Kerr. jr-, thirty
third degree honorary. deputy Tor the
District, was elected building trustee,
and William L. Boyden. thirty-third de-
gree honorary, representative 10 the
George Washington Masonic Memorial
Association. The lodge also made an ap-.
propriation for the benefit of the Ma
rfnes' Masonic Club at Quantico- The
reports, largely outlined in Deputy
Kerr's statement given in The Star last
progress for the administration of
Venerable Master Arthur B. Hayes, n
c. C. H. and that the thousand mark
was passed in the lodge membership
during the year.
The .khaki dance" will be given Sat-
urday evening as usual. with Henry
Lansburgh, fRee Fulkerson and Sulal-
maan David, group of social knights
commander of the court of honor, in
charge.
Mount Pleasant Royal Arch Chapter.
No. IS, advanced its official line Friday
stalled by Past Grand High Priest Wal
ter b. Pettus, whom High Priest sgd
ney r. Jacobs introduced as the grand
daddy of the chapter Eighteen Royal
Arch Masons were exalted during the
year. nine affiliated. six died and there
was one loss for other causes. The cash
balance on hand was reported as ap-
proximating nearly half thousand dol
lars. with a hundred-dollar liberty bond
among the securities. The Royal Arch
degree is scheduled for Tuesday even
ing at a special convocation.
was escort to Potentate l. Whiting
Estes Thursday evening. when he Wis
ited the Circle Club of Master Masons.
as a tribute to Charles A. Stevens. it's
rector of the Oriental Band of Almas
Temple of the Mystic Shrine. The club
had its new officers installed by the Off
GERS of the advisory board of Masonic
clubs of the District: the Almas Patrol
gave one of it's noted exhibition drills,
and President Stevens saw that there
was no lack of original entertainment
he also took care to notify his audi
ence that the st. Patricks day dance
of the patrol at Rauscher's would take
place March 21, and that Noble ]. A.
Hollinger was at the head of "a COM
mittee of strenuous endeavor' that in
tended to make it the best. the, most,
Grand Monarch Edward s. Schmid of
the Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm Is planning an extensive official
trip. to pay his visits to the grottoes of
Atlanta, Pensacola, Chattanooga,
Shreveport. New Orleans. Dallas. Hou-
ston, San Francisco. Seattle. Colorado
okStth6os DCASS ShiCdEo 1HtGTHe-
diate points. He will be accompanied
by his daughter, Miss Florence Schmid.
The grand monarch. assisted by Past
Monarch John N. Spellman. past po-
tentate of Hella Temple of the Mystic
Shrine and Scottish Rite Mason of the
thirty-third degree honorary. from
Dallas. Tex. installed the new officers
of kallipolis Grotto at it's recent an
nua1 meeting. Past Monarchs P. r. Pull
man. Raymond 3. Dickey and George
II. Emmons, jr., also lent their aid in
the ceremonies. The new monarch,
Allen X. Rogers. is a member of La
Fayette Lodge, No. 19, and a typical
representative of Blue Lodge F'reema-
sonry.s
The Grotto Drill Corps has announced
another dance at Rauscher's the even
Ing OF February Is. sort of St valen-
tines affair, to which the prophets and
their friends are invited.
Much sympathy is being expressed
Tor Edward F. Schmid son of the
grand monarch. whose wife died rather
unexpectedly recently.
kallipolis Grotto has had responses
from twenty-three of it's members who
have joined their country's forces for
the big war. Several of them are all
ready "over there"
King Solomon Lodge, No. 81. Wash
angton's only daylight LODGE boasts
OF seventeen stars to its service flag, and
III the members represented are
omcers, most of them holding commits
sfons in the Army.
President T w Fenton ~ - w1