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Evening star., 1918-03-31

Tomorrow night the degree team of
Langdon Lodge will have a rehearsal
of the initiatory degree. under Degree
Director Hawkins At the last meeting
Lodge officers paid the annual grand
visitation to the lodge, which the re-
ports of the grand secretary and grand
trea surer showed to be in a fourishing
condition. The address of the evening
was made by Representative Raker,
past grand master of California. who
spoke on the duties of odd Fellows to
the government. Light refreshments
were served at the close.
Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. %, and
Mount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge. No. 9,
with Beacon Lodge, No Is. will hold
Joint open session in the lodgeroom at
14th and Kenyon streets Tuesday night,
to which all friends and members of the
order are invited
The object Of the meeting is to pro-
mote Americanism and generate Inter-
est in the sale of war savings stamps.
Henry B. F. Macfarland and William E.
Andrews will deliver addresses,
This is ladies' night also, and the
families of members of the order are
invited. The program will open at
$3.50 o'clock.
Golden Rule Lodge. No. 21. will confer
the initiatory degree Tuesday evening.
The lodge will then have three candi-
is proposed to request Eastern Lodge,
No. Z, to confer the first degree upon
these candidates the second Wednesday
in April.
Members of the order are invited.
Harmony Lodge, No. g. Wednesday
night Will confer the second degree E.
E. Stacy. P. c.. will have some one de-
liver an address on war savings and
thrift stamps.
Since January 1 seven new members
have been admitted to the lodge and
two petitions have been received
Last Wednesday night the third de-
gree was conferred by the degree staff
of Eastern Lodge No Z
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Royal Arcanum.

Three meetings the same evening in
the same hall is the record of the Royal
Arcanum last Wednesday In Perpetual
Hall. The first was that of District
Council, which admitted two new mem
bers and transacted routine business,
and the second meeting was held by
Oriental Council, which admitted six
new members. and the third was a
Joint meeting Of members from all the
councils in the District. at which Grand
Regent James presided.
After reviewing the work Of the or
dsS in thA Dist<tct during the pa&ti
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last meeting. the lodge made a substan-
tial contribution to the war relief fund.

last meeting, the lodge made q substan-
tial contribution to the war relief fund.
Tuesday evening webster and Excel
sior lodges will hold q Joint meeting.
conferring the esquire rank on class
of Ave pages. Webster Lodge expects TO
Thursday evening tho rank Of page
will be conferred by Franklin Lodge.
Franklin Lodge has q number Of appli-
cations awaiting action.
Friday evening syracusians Lodge ex-
poets to confer the second rank on
pages of the first rank.
Last Monday night Calanthe Lodge
celebrated its f1ftieth anniversary, Win
addresses by Representatives Jeannette
Rankin of Montana and Sisson OF mis-
sissippi; recitations by Miss Hattie
r. Dyer: vocal selections, by E. r. Lang,
and other musical numbers, violin ano
piano solos. Nearly 500 mempers anu
their families were present Rerresn-
mentS were served.
Last Wednesday evening Coium DIE
Lodge conferred the rank OF page. ~
was stated that a large amount OF ne"
work is in sight.
John Pastel, who died March zs had
been a member of Mount vernon LooSe
several years, and was well known IN
Pythian circles here.
Some time in April, it is stated, Excel
sior Lodge will give a social 1or ils
members families and friends, Win
musical program The matter is now In
the hands of committee.
The general relief bureau VIII mese
Saturday evening at Grand Lodge mead
quarters to consider a. number OF I'M
portant matters.
u hh a.
Dickerson n. Hoover, ST., or haenpoils-
III. has returned to his home from the
Laurel Sanitarium in somewhat I'M
proved condition.
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World Classic of Patriotism.

From, the St Louis Globe Democrat.
II is not surprising that every soldier
In the Italian army has been furnisheo
with an idiomatic translation or Ed
ward Everett Hales 'The Man With
ont a Country" for it is a world classic
Of patriotism, capable of thrilling TO
deeds of heroic self-sacrifice all who
are not. like Scott's hypothetical ingrate'
with soul so dead
Who never to himself has said
..This Is my own, my native lano.
II might we'll be circulated in every
language. for its appeal is universal
Its vividness, its verisimilituoe ahu US
nsycboiogicai insight have made 1t so
powerful that it leaves an enduring
imnressfon on every reader 1t IS
regrettable that copies were NOT cary
nut into the hands OF "internatlohahsls
whose queer conduct has been so en-
harrassfng in the great war Even
some members of Congress might
profitably ponder its great lesson;
It is a strange fact that this classic,
sverywhere proclaimed consummate
work Of art, designed for all peoples
and ALI times, was really written as a
nolitical campaign document, TO aHect
q gubernatorial election in a single
state. 1t appeared anonymousy Iatie IN ,ae
Its author, who, by the way.
was a grandnephew of the immortal
Nathan Hale, who regretted that ne
had but one life to give his country.
aimed it at Clement L. Vallandigham.
He expected il to appear in poci,aS October SO
that it might help John Brongh' re
union candidate Tor gov
enor of Ohio, defeat yallandigham. 1t
was not needed. for Brough won by
90, ooO, but DR.. Hale never forgave the
ianeuorr in the office of the Atlantic.
to an infsiicity; cf n. which ytdch
until after the election. It will be
recalled that after Vallandigham had
been defeated for reelection to Con-
gress. because of his opposition to the
war. he was arrested in May. 1868, for
dtsloyalty. President Lincoln changed
the court-martial sentence of imprtson-
ment to banishment from the Federal
lines Being not well received in the
south, vallandigham went from Will
mington to Bermuda and thence to
Canada, staying there when nominated
for governor. The title of the story
dtted him well. But II It had appeared
In time. would 1t have livedf Campaign
literature &eldom does.
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Pythian Sisters.
wednesday-Friendship Temple. No. D.
initiation.
Fr,dav-Rathbone Temple. No. 8. initia-
tion.

Officers and members of Rathbone
Temple, No. s, were entertained at
recent meeting by Israel Sommers ana
Samuel Wolfsheimer in celebration OF
their birthday. The drill team OF the
temple met Thursday night at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Olivia Atherton.
The Past Chiefs Association held its
March meeting with Mrs. Etoile Mellck
as hostess. Reports of committees were
received and plans outlined for the fu-
ture work of the organization: Those
present were Mrs. Lola Marks, Mrs. car
rie Davis, Mrs. Mary E. Mitchell, MRS:
Ida NJ Crown, Mrs. Margaret Coffin ana
Mrs. Roberta Prescott. Mrs. Prescott
will entertain the association at Its
meptinp.
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President Mary NJ Dement, will make
the annual grand visitation to Ruth
Rebekah Lodge tomorrow night. The
president of the assembly has accepted
an invitation to hold the next school
of instruction in the lodgeroom April
Is. The lodge made another invest
ment in war savings stamps, and the
committee on war savings and thrift
stamps made a report. Miss Mamie E.
Pearson. the first noble grand of the
lodge, met with an accident March IS,
which, 1t is stated, was not as serious
as at first reported. The lodge at the
close Of last session attended the yis-
itation to Naomi, No.s1
Friendship, No. s, will have a busf-
ness meeting Thursday evening in Ana
costa Hall, after which an entertain
ment Will pc onered at an open meet
Miriam Lodge, No. 6. will have a class
Friday evening
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Ir. o. u. A. M.

Reno Council, No. 46, entertained the
national councillor. Judge John H
Noyes, and the Junior past national
councillor A. D. Webb, Monday evening.
The address Of welcome was made by
Councillor N. w. Chappell. A vote Of
thanks and appreciation was extended
Judge Noyes for his efforts covering
more than eight years in behalf of the
immigration bill, which became law
at the last session of Congress. The
national officers were escorted by the
national deputy of the District, Maurice
Peabody, and addresses were made by
each. The national councillor outlined
plans for n nationwide class initiation
next November and for a general gath
ering of old members at celebration
in July. Albert E. Shoemaker made
the address at the unfurling of the
councils service flag. bearing ten stars,
and the council sang the national an
them. The following council members
are now in the service of the United
States. some "over there" and some
Oscar E. Birckhead. Charles r. Garland,
William T. Giles. Harvey w. Huddle-
son. Walter L. Hurley. George E. Jack
son, Calvin A. Jones, w. r. Lansford
and Harvey P. Soper. J. Frank Butts
acted as master of ceremonies. and ad-
J.
Yowell and J. T. Mansfield of Durham,
N. c. Refreshments were served.
Andrew Jackson Council, No 6, Tues
day evening will put on a class initia-
tion for twenty-five candidates, the
first in long time. Some of the ma
tional officers who are in the city have
expressed their intention to be present
Representative ]. L. Burnett of Ala
bama also has been invited. Mr.. Bur-
nett is a member of this council. J.
Elliott is chairman of the committee
in charge of arrangements.
Mount Vernon Council, No. 10. met
Thursday night and announced an
initiation for next Thursday evening,
when the degrees of virtue, liberty ana
patriotism will be conferred by the
new degree team. with Capt. John E.
Smallwood In command of the guards.
Past Councillor A. C. Columbus was
present after his trip to Camp Meade.
Past Councillor J. Harry Howell Of
Fidelity Council, No. 4. D. of A.: w. ].
Sammond Of No. 10 and A. C. Mansfield
of Fred Green Council, No. ss, OF North
CarolinA made addresses
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Masonic.

: LODGES.
s Nonday--Anacestia, No. n, D. A.; Pen,
a. talpha, No. ., NJ. M; Mount Pleas
n ant. No. 83, +. G.
7uesday--National. No. Ii. $50 p.m.'
- +. C.;.T:30 pm, .. A.; Armfnius.
35 No. :.,,5. business; King David, NO.
%, Z. A.
{ wedne nesday-washington Centennial. No.
osiris, Ne. 2s, NJ. NJ.
Thursday-Naval. No. Z. e. A.; Hiram
No. 10. F. c.; La Fayette: No; ls:
social lectures; Masonic Board OF
Saturday B. French. No. Is.
starting at p.rn.. q. A., y. @. ana
NJ. M. degrees
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
Observation-Disclosures Naval. No. 9.
p. IL. and NJ. d. N.
rriday-Mount Pleasant, No. Is, r. A;
School of Instruction.
KNIGHTS TTMPLAR coMMANDERIES.
Friday-Goiumbia, No. 2, regular order.
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
RITE.
Today-Evangeiist Chapter, Rose Oroix.
pm, reiighting symbolic lights.
Tuesday-Mithras Lodge of Perfection
fourth and fifth degrees.
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Odd Fellows.

LODGES.
Monday-Langdon. No. 26, drill and busi
ness; Union, No. II, and Beacon, No.
IS, business.
Tuesday-Golden Rule. No. 81. degree;
Washington. No. 9, business; Mt.
Pleasant. No. 20. open meeting;
Amity. No. 81 business.
ednesday-Harmony. No. o, and Fed
eral City. No. 20. egree; Eastern.
No. 7. and Friendship. No. II. busi-
ness.
Thursday No. 10; Covenant,
No. 13, and Phoenix, No. %, busi-
Friday-Central. No. /, and Metropolis,
No. 16. business.
ENCAMPMENTS.
wednesday-Mt. Nebo. No. 6, business.
Thursday No. l. grand WIS.,
itation.
Friday.-Magenenu, No. T. business.
Satwday-Canton Washington, No. I,
social.
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Ben Hur.

Washington Court, No. 1. nominated
Past Chief L. H. Bergman as supreme
representative to the convention at
Charlottesville. Ind. to represent the
District of Columbia and the state of
Maryland. There are several candi-
dates in the field from Maryland.
The election is to be held between the
1st and 25th of April.
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National Union.

Government Printing ofice Council next
Saturday evening will have a guessing
contest, with prizes for the winners,
and the National Union Club will conduct
the initiation Of six new members. Pres
ident Leane has announced ladies' night
in May.
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Protected Home Circle.

Congressional Circle. 59s, will give
a complimentary entertainment and
ball Wednesday evening in it's hall. |
11o1 z street northwest. Members of
the order and their friends are invited. |
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Woodmen of the World.

In Old Glory Camp, Tuesday night, the
degree team, Capt. Kellogg. command
ing, gave the protection degree to two
candidates. Short addresses were made
by Deputy Brown of Seat Pleasant,
Md, and others.
Oak Camp, No. 4, will unveil a mon
ument to the late Mr.. Humphreys at
o'clock today, at Mount Oltvet ceme-
terry. Next Wednesday the full degrees
will be given. Refreshments will be
served.
Elm Camp gave three candidates the
protection degree at its last meeting.
The Boosters Club made a visit. Re
marks were made by Head Adviser
Tippett of West Virginia. Col. George
wilsher and Consul Commander Wise
Of Mount Vernon Camp. c. D. Holland.
on behalf of his wife, presented the
camp with a service flag.
At Fraser Camp. Monday night, the
debating club was the feature of the
evening.
Members of Company have been re-
quested to be present Tuesday night.
All members of the company who have
qualified at the Polls range will report
to Capt. George Wisher.
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Sons and Daughters ofLiberty

Hope Council, No. 1, Tuesday at Ma
val Lodge Hall, with Past State Coun-
cilor Mary e. Prender presiding, lis
tened to a communication from the ma
tional councillor urging the greater need
be held Tuesday at s PM, and all
members of the order have been invit-
cd to attend. A program of entertain
msnt Is being arranged.
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Knights of Pythias.

LODGES.
Monday-Amaranth. initiation; Century,
limitations.
Tuesday-Webster and Excelsior. toint
meeting. initiation; Myrtle and
Capitol, business.
Wednesday-Mount Vernon and EnuaI
business.
Thursday-Franklin, initiation.
Friday-Syracusians, initiation.
saturday-General relief bureau,
Evening star., 1918-03-31

Tomorrow night Amaranth Lodge will
confer the knight rank at 8 o'clock at
Northeast Masonic Temple, sth and F
streets northeast.
Centruy Lodge tomorrow night ex-
pec<&. 4o-0oafaE 7$ha- -Axst- rank A. the
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Rebekah Lodges.

Monday-Ruth. No. 2. grand visitation:
Naomi. No. l, business
Tuesday-Fidelity, No. I. business.
2 Thursday-Friendship. No. 8, business
AMI social
Friday-Miriam, No. 6. degree.
Evening star., 1918-03-31

A meeting of the teachers at Busi-
ness will be held April at 80 pm.
Evening star., 1918-03-31

Charles Fenwick was elected presf-
dent of the w Club at Western at re-
cent meeting.
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A meeting of the Daniel Webster
Club of Business High School will be
held Wednesday night at the school.
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King David Lodge. No. %, also is
getting its share of the men in fight
ing uniform who are coming into
Freemasonry, and Tuesday night will
have the E. A. degree for a class of
hve, with Senior Warden E. c. Saltz-
man heading the official line. The lodge
had group for the same degree last
Tuesday evening
Evening star., 1918-03-31

Osiris Lodge. No. %, Wednesday
evening. in addition to the presentation
of the NJ. NJ degree, will have a speaker
of prominence to address the members
and their visitors on topic of timely
interest. especially to Masons who
wear the khaki or are otherwise en-
gagged in the fighting service of their
country.
Evening star., 1918-03-31

A new system. whereby it is hoped
to get more boys out for athletics. has
been tried out at Western by Bryan
Morse, athletic director of the school.
All the boys are divided into squads,
with a member of the w Club at
the head Of each squad. 1t is this
mans duty to see that every member
of his squad is working hard in some
branch of athletics.
Evening star., 1918-03-31

The grand matron ana grand patron
I'LL snax an afncial visit xo EEidelixy
Evening star., 1918-03-31

National Lodge, No. u, is to have a
special. beginning at $50 pm, Tuesday
evening, for the F. C. and E. A. de-
grees. Washington Centennial Lodge,
No. IA. will have a similar program
Wednesday evening. starting at 6
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.
Evening star., 1918-03-31

Grand Monarch Edward s. schnid of
&he Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets
evas' the guest of honor a week ago
last night at grand ball given In
nistan Grotto. two-year-oIder. that
turned out 1.5oo veiled prophets, with
. uniformed patrol. to greet him on
his- arrival IN thu city Msxah -. He
Evening star., 1918-03-31

Routed from the Scottish Rite Ca
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.
Evening star., 1918-03-31

A tennis racket has been offered to the
girl doing the most for the girls tennis
team at Central this year.
Evening star., 1918-03-31

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-nin
anniversary of the lodge. which occurs
May 4, with a social evening Nav 6,
Evening star., 1918-03-31

Class pins and rings for the June
graduating class at Eastern High
School have arrived.
Evening star., 1918-03-31

A demonstration of the use OF varf-
Gus -four substitutes was even 81 IL
war kitchen of the Garnet-Patterson-
phelps school last Wednesday evening
hy Mrs. A, c. Benjamin. Biscuits. muf-
fms and Boston brown bread were pre-
served to the class and to visitors
Evening star., 1918-03-31

The pupils of the Anthony Bowen
school have raised their full quota Of
$40. emitting them to full membership
in the American Red Cross. The school
received the certificate of membership
from the Red Cross last THURSDAY.
Evening star., 1918-03-31

purchase surgical supplies for war use.
Eureka Royal Arch Chapter, No 4,
and Its guests, comprising probably
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
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 shu-
morous stories, Edwin Cailow's recita-
tions in dialect of Old Fox Griffith, Fred
c. Schaffer's songs and Woerner and
Gross in an amusing offering. 1t was
big evening, which a large number of
men in the fighting uniform of the
country seemed to enjoy, although the
! big clouds of smoke that enveloped the
hall from time to time We're rather from
the peaceful cigars that were plenti-
fully distributed than anything of
warlike character. High Priest Charles
D. Shackelford was wreathed in smiles
throughout the night.
Temple Noyes Lodge. No. 80, besides
the = A degree and the usual "extra-
ordinary features" that characterize its
meetings, paid its au revoir to its mas
ter, Maj. C. Fred Cooke. Thursday even
ing Not only large outpouring of the
members, but scores of visitors and
friends Of the genial major were in at
tendance to do honor to him prior to
his departure from this section of the
world at least in the performance Of his
military duties. Everybody smiled and
| said nice things. but the grip of their
hands at the goodbye showed a deeper
feeling that did not find real express
sion in words. .
The Masters Association of 1905 held
| its thirteenth annual reunion Wednes-
day night at the Metropolitan Hotel
Past Grand Master Lurtin r. CHM, who
is always the honor guest was not
present, owing to his oficiai duties in
France. but he sent a message which
was read at the meeting. The presi-
dent of the association for the current
year was Charles q. Stevens of Acacia
Lodge, No. IS, who died last week. His
place at the reunion was taken by
Thomas II. Unsworth of Osiris Lodge,
No. Is. One other member of the 1905
association has dieG, William H. Single
ton of King Solomon Lodge, No. 81
Those present were: Andrew J. White
| OF Naval Lodge, No. 4: Charles T. Lind
sey of Potomac Lodge, No. s; Daniel W.
Beach, jr., of Lebanon Lodge, No. Z;
Erwin 8. Hubbard Of Hiram Lodge, No
10: A. Barnes Hooe Of 81 Johns Lodge,
sssiassa ss II nsyaa9ass srsss e Wass;1h.inst9n
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Letters were presented to the mem
bers of the basket ball team at Tech
High School at assembly Thursday
morning by Robert G. Bosworth. the
new president of the G. o.
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William Shears. sergeant of Company
E. at Central. has received an appoint
ment to Annapolis.
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its meeting last night in the Pythian
Temple with a talk by Representative
Charles B. Timberlake on his expe-
riences recently on the war front in
France.
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At Fraser Camp. Monday night, the
debating club was the feature of the
Evening star., 1918-03-31

A cadet dance was given last week
at Eastern to raise money for cadet
medals.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-13

However, among the captured booty
were ten machine guns. three 6-inch
howitzers. one field piece of IT calfbre
with warm sun shining on their
, backs our men pushed up hill at the
beginning of the attack Friday after.
noon. accompanied by several British
tanks of whose work Americans speaks
in terms of the greatest admiration.
Despite the fact that they encounter
ed one machine gun nest after another.
the Americans with the English on
their left, pushed steadily on through
golden wheat fields. while the English
batteries we dropping shells Into
the woods beyond Morlancourt and also
on the positions beyond Chippiliv.
Chippilly itself and the woods to the
north We're thickly dotted with enemy
machine gunners.
We cleaned out the woods by out
thanking the Germans, but found the
greatest difficulty around Chippilty
since our sight rested on the Somme
and ii was impossible to outnank II.
Our men went straight through the
streets of the village. bayonetting or
killing the Germans with rife nre until
! they had attained their detectives. They
passed on TO the spur beyond
Along the front Of our advance 10
were opposed by wuerttembursers,
whom we saw today in large numhAyo
in British prison cages. s&.sxs4
Our officers speak with the higfest
praise of the pluck OF their men who
went forward. Drawing the enemyo
/ machine -gunfire.
Corporal w kutenberger Of I'll
Wisconsin street, Chicago. was slightly
wounded in the foot, but INSISTED Ia
sticking in the fight He had 70 ~
forcibly removed to the rear. He 49,
hit by a machine gun bullet while. ~.
vancing with patrol. reconnctteH4na
1.-The eneniy's machine gun positteuG
Private Albert H. Teich continued -
vahcing with his comrad until tnoN
noticed he was suffering from Ay3
shrapnel wound in the eheeN 4kS
called the attention ~ The olE ~
this whsrl aapone lTetehs nrnol 4