Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
Masonic.

Masonic.
LECTIoNS will continue In the
blue lodges the current week
r. to complete the entire list.
- The third stated communities
ton of the Grand Lodge will
be held Wednesday evening Of next
week, and the st. Johns day commune
cation, December ~, two days after
Christmas, when the Grand Lodge
elections will take place.
Services at the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home this afternoon, at O'CLOCK.
will be conducted under the auspices
of Acacia Lodge, No. IL. by rev: hu-
byterian Church and the lodge Chaplain.
At the conclusion Of the election
and installation of officers IN DAWSON
Lodge, No. Is. tomorrow evening,
get-together dinner" win be held In the
King Solomon Lodge. No. 81. "the
daylight lodge" Of washington. VIII
have q special at 1 p.m..' Wednesday
for the E. A. and r. c. degrees.
The Masters Association has been
requested by Gratz e. Dunkum. junior
grand steward, on behalf OF the
Treasury Department. 1t ls SAID. 70
ascertain the total amount OF war saw
Sngs stamps purchased by members OF
the Masonic fraternity in the District.
Hiram Royal Arch Chapter. No. 10.
has announced the Royal Arch degree
for tomorrow evening; Potomac Chap-
ter, the P. M. and n. e. NJ. degrees
for Tuesday evening, and Wasn Mhs'ra
day evening, after which 1t vii! nave
a banquet, to which Capitular Masons
are invited.
The bodies of the Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite. it is announced,
have been obliged to continue their
classes with degree work. notwlth-
standing the large class served ny the
winter reunion just closed. Accofo-
inEly Mithras Lodge OF PerIection
will start new class with the aourtns
continuing with the sixth to the ninth
degrees December IT; the tenth to the
thirteenth, January Z. and the four
teenth, January IA. From there the
chapter, council and consistory Will
conduct the candidates IN the usual
Rose Croix. will meet Tuesday even
ing also to make preparations Tor the
new work and to consider other busi-
ness of present-day Importance.
The forty-frst annual meeting Of
the Masonic veteran Association Of
the District of Columbia will be held
in the commandery asylum. MASONIC
Temple, Thursday evening at 7:SO
o'clock for the receipt of appltcations
for membership and the election and
installation of officers. The annual
- IN
held Thursday evening. January 70
est. John the Almoner's day). Past
Grand Master Alex Grant is the presi-
dent of the association and L. D. Car
man, 1851 @ street northwest. is the
secretary.
Kallipolis Grotto. Mystic Order of
Yelled Prophets Of the Enchanted
Realm, has been obliged indefinitely
to postpone its ladies night enter
tainment" because Of its inability to
secure a suitable hall. The annual
nominations for officers will be made
at Chamber of Commerce Hall the
evening of December 80. and the cleo
ton will follow at the same place
January 80.
Alex schmid. the Grotto sentinel
and Ptous ian OF the tress
ure of Kallipolis Grotto. received a
phase of Masonic goat initiation"
recently which put him in the care Of
the doctor for several days. He 10
reported as still impressed, but able
to be about.
Kallipolis Grotto Military Band will
play for the Circle Club Of Master Ma
sons Thursday evening. The band has
asked that requests for its services from
the Masonic Organisations be addressed
to President H ". Palmer. 1ol Wooten
avenue. Chevy Chase, D. e. or secre.
tarv Phf1in N9chman. ar. 62S 9Th street
northeast.
Prophet Russell S. Paylor and Mrs.
Paylor, the son-in-law and daughter Of
Past Grand Monarch Ed 8. schmid.
Tho Grotto Drill Corps. Glee Club and
Drum and Bugle Corps will not resume
their meetings until early in January.
Yed5 Grotto Of Baltimore has an
nounced especially entertaining fea-
lures" for Its meeting tomorrow evening
Baltimore, with Doc Vessels In charge
of a symphony program by the Pigs
Foot Hill Orchestra and Dick Hall cater
ing the refreshments A delegation.
headed probably by Past Grand Monarch
Ed. Schmid. will ''go early and stay
late" it is said.
Columbia Commandery, knights Tenn
plar, is making preparations for its usual
Christmas day service, when it is pro-
QOSeO 10 vary Tic pTO6FAAA 1KOiA S4AO0o VI
other years, and Rev. James Shera
Montgomery will be the principal
speaker.
The commandery will be fifty-four
years old January Is. 1919, according to
Commander James A. Vests latest cir
join the sir knights in celebrating the
event. its f1fty-nfth anniversary. The
Masonic Calendar states that the COM
mandery was chartered September Z.
1866 The commandery also is begin
ming its arrangements to attend the
September next.
Fifty Of the Overseas boys" were
entertained by Almas Temple Patrol
at its Headquarters Tuesday evening.
and apparently, they had the time
Whiting Estes, Past Potentate James
T. Gibbs and Henry Lansburgh ad-
dressed them. Those who contributed
to the fun of the evening were Edwin
Callow, Miss Estelle Murray. Mrs.
Gara Naecksr Henry G%as' M and
Capt. Charles Dearie shacke1ford.
After the entertainment at headquar-
ters the boys were escorted to the
Masonic Temple by the ladies of the
Under the direction Of Theodore Picard.
W. W. George Of the patrol COM
mittee on war activities was In
charge Of the reception. It is said
his committee will arrange for
weekly entertainments for the boys
at Walter Reed Hospital.
The Fellowship Club Of Master Ma
sons Of the bureau Of engraving and
printing has invited all the clubs In
afiliation with the advisory board to
Be its guests Saturday evening. De-
cember 81, in Naval Lodge Hall, 4th
street and Pennsylvania avenue