Evening star., 1918-08-25

lafayette Lodge. No. 10. has the
fellowcraft degree scheduled for
Thursday night at o'clock in lodge
room 2 Worshipful Brother Burk-
No. IL. is expected to be present, with
some of his officers, and probably will
furnish some of the candidates for
the degree. thus making it a joint
affair.
Master Robert r. Cook. jr., has an
nounced a special communication of
Washington Centennial Lodge. No. IA.
for Thursday at SIS o'clock pm. The
NJ. NJ. degree will be conferred by
IN. E. Kahn and the degree team"
under the direction of Capt. James
L. Nyman. All master Masons in uni
form are extended an invitation to be
present.
The Grotto Band is scheduled to
play at the law fete and dance to be
held by Martha's Red Cross Auxiliary
Tuesday at the new Central High
School. The fete was postponed from
last Friday.
Brother Ed Kolb recently celebrated
his fiftieth anniversary as a Mason,
having been a member of Acacia
Lodge. No. 1S. continuously. He was
presented WI n cigars and the best
wishes of his brothers at a meeting
of the lodge held August 13. and Mrs.
Kolb was remembered with flowers
the next day.
Monarch Allen H. Rogers announces
that the fall ceremonial Of Kallipolis
ton Hotel September 80. Owing to
the unusual conditions and the excess
sive warm <-ner 1t has been deem
ed inadvisabIe to hold a ceremonial
Rogers says the delay will be more
than compensated by the Septem-
Der AFFAIR. A large class of can
didates is assured for the ceremonial.
Within a few days the preliminary
nouncement will follow as to the en-
tertainment features The ceremo-
nial stage work will be handled by
Chief Justice Charles D. Shackelford.
and the entertainment features by
Master of Ceremonies Charles A Ste
vens. while Prophet Harry W. Tay-
lor will direct the stunts"
The Grotto Band played for Martha
Chapter. Order Eastern Star at the
Master Of Ceremonies Charles A.
Stevens. better known as the Belasco
of Grottodom. is spending his vaca-
tion at Atlantic City.
Eureka Chapter. No. 4. R. A. NJ,
held banner session at its last meet
ing. The chapter room was filled with
members and visitors to witness the
confering of the degrees on large
class of candidates
High Priest Charles D. Shackelford
announces a Special for Saturday
to confer the Royal Arch degree on
several teams. the work starting at
o'clock Pm
Aimas Temple Patrol will give the
wounded soldiers convalescing at the
oil n
ride Monday evening.
Members of the patrol will leave
Headquarters at $3.50 o'clock All no
bles who have autos to spare for that
Charles d. Shackelford.
New Jerusalem Lodge. No. 9. will hold
q special communication Friday in lodge
the feIlowcraft degree on a large class
Of candidates. This lodge had called on
its communications for August, but has
found 1t necessary to have this special
to keep up with its work.
An unusual event in the history Of
Dawson Lodge, No. is, will be confer
ring OF the master Mason's degree by a
team from the Office Of the chief OF ord
nance, United States Army. the several
Master, John A. Colborn, past master,
Dawson Lodge, No. is, District Of CO.
lumbia: senior warden, Louis Jacobson.
past master. Dawson Lodge, No. 16.
District of Columbia: junior warden.
Nathan Hazen, past master, Benjamin
B. French Lodge. No. Is. District of
Columbia; secretary. George E. Gaylord.
Elmira Lodge. No. s13. New York; sem
Tor deacon, George L. Lohrer. Colum-
bia Lodge, No. 3. District of Columbia:
junior deacon. Herbert n. Mitchell. East
Gate Lodge, No. "a, District Of Colum-
bia; senior steward. Rodney Gary. Daw-
son Lodge, No. 16. District Of Columbia: !:
junior steward. Abraham Ehrlich. King
David Lodge, No. 2s, District Of Colum-
bia: master of ceremonies. Charles w.
Dudley, Roswell-Lee Lodge. Massachu-
setts: organist. John L. Apple. past
master. Dawson Lodge, No. Is. District
o. Columbia Charles F. Roberts. Pres
ton Lodge, No. PSI. Kentucky. and c. ].
Studeman. Webster Lodge. No 53S. New
York, also will take part in the work.
At the last stated communication OF
Dawson Lodge, No. 16. the secretary
exhibited a German helmet. which was
picked up after onD OF the recent battles
by George K. Weston. a member Of the
lodge, who is a lieutenant in the Sani-
tary Corps. 1t was sent to the lodge as
a souvenir. After the helmet was in
spected by the members, it was chris
tened by passing 1t around and taking
M q collection for the Red Cross.