Evening star., 1918-06-02
Masonic.

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tenth anniversary of his election to
that office. The jewel was that of a
past venerable master of the consis-
tory and the presentation address
was made by Rev. DR.. William Tayloe
Snyder. X. c. c. H, who said many
Past Venerable Master Arthur B.
Hayes. K. c. c. H, in behalf of Henry
Iansburgh. K. c. c. H, presented to the
bodies a silk American flag in honor Of
the big class which was named "the
service class" Maj. Chauncey H.
Corps was chosen the president Of
the class.
A spectacular street parade. with
three bands of music. will be one of
the incidental features of the base
ball game at American League Park
June 15 for the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home. according to announce
ment by the Masters Association,
which has the event in charge. I'm
pire BILLY" Belts. Notwithstanding
the fact that in later years he has be-
come dignified past patron of the
Eastern Star. will be the arbiter of
the plays and hold the rash members
and the more willy prophets of Kali
lfpolis Grotto to ''the rules" as far as
possible. The funmakers Of both or
ganizations. however, will have no
umpire and strange happenings are
predicted from them.
Anacostia Lodge. No. 21, has tho
+. c. degree and Mount Pleasant,
No. 80, the E. A. degree scheduled
for tomorrow evening. Mount Pleas
ant Lodge is boasting of twenty
seven service men, in its little more
than 200 members. Secretary Will
liam Burton Greene also has been
exciting new interest in the lodge
effort to collect a gallery of photo
graphs of the members. His manner
much in the way of favorable COM
ment from members Of other lodges
as well as his own.
war Secretary" Charles j. James
is faithfully sticking to his post at
effort to comfortably locate Masons
from other jurisdictions whose
duties bring them to Washington.
Much has been accomplished in this
direction. 1t is said. and Grand Mas
ter Towers says he does not wish
the brethren to overlook the fact that
this service has been gratefully ac-
know1edged by many who have been
benefited by it.
have the E A. degree Tuesday even
ing in Masonic Hall, Sth street near
F street northeast.
Besides the e. A. degree wednes-
day evening, with Past Master Evan
Washington Centennial Lodge. No.
IA. at Masonic Temple. will do honor
to Past Master David Kahn and DR..
N. A. Strait. both Of whom have
rounded out fifty years Of Masonic
activity.
Osiris Lodge. No. 2e. will have no
degree work Wednesday evening, but
instead, Otis l. Glazebrook. former
United States consul at Jerusalem.
which. it is believed. will convey much
interesting Information in the light
OF recent events affecting the ancient
city.
Columbia Commandery, No. 2,
Knights Templar. Friday evening. will
have the orders of the Red Cross and
Malta and extends a general invita-
ttons to soiourning Templars in the
city to attend. At the last conclaye
all the orders were presented to a
Past Master Charles D. Shackelford
Of Lebanon Lodge. No. Z, is deter
mined that the lodges Red Cross
Auxiliary shall not be overlooked.
They turned in $3.200." he says, "as
the result Of efforts in the second Red
Cross drive and 1896 Of that amount
Is to be used to equip an operating
room in a base hospital" The unit
1s under the command of Maj. Lille
Mckenzie, and Is giving one days
service week at Red Cross head
quarters. besides giving entertain
Red Cross fund. At a recent meeting
the members of the lodge, from the
master down. consumed considerable
time in expressing complimentary
tributes and satisfaction with the
auxiliary.
Eureka Royal Arch Chapter, No. 4,
evening had eighteen candidates for
the mark degree. a record for the
chapter, which up to this time has
moro than fifty candidates ION the
way" High Priest Shackelford has
announced tho P. NJ. and NJ E. NJ. de-
grees for the next meeting
Past Monarch E. W. Libbey is
authority for the statement that
throughout the entire country the
grotto has entered with genuine zeal
into recent patriotic movements
for the sale of liberty bonds. war
stamps and Red Cross work. but 1t
remained for Long Grotto of Brook
1yn to capture tho palm for original
1ty. At recent session It cleared the
center Of the hall and led IN q blind
folded woman, who proved to be a
RED Cross nurse. She made q brief
address and when the contributions
showered upon her had been counted
1t was found that the good cause had
profted to the extent of $1,016 within
fifteen minutes. The nurse was again
blindfolded and led out Of the room
still expressing her thanks and ap-
probation Of the reception accorded
her.
This morning. at $40 o'clock, Illus
trious Potentate L. Whiting Estes.
accompanied by Past Imperial Poten-
tate Harrison Dfngman. Past Poten-
tate James T. Gibbs and Henry
Lansburgh will leave for Philadel-
ghia and Atlantic City to visit Lulu
Temple ana the session of the Imper-
1al Council. which opens in the lat
ter city Tuesday. Representative F.
Lawrence Walker, the other repre-
sentative Of Almas Temple in the
Imperial Council. will leave tomorrow
at noon with Capt Charles d.
Shackelford and the Arab Patrol es-
big stunt" by the seaside as we'll as
when Potentate Estes makes his Of
fciA visit to Lu Lu Temule head
quarters. Mono of the party cared to
say when the return will be made.
The Ashlsr Club will meet at New
This win be the last meeting until
September. Members Of the club in
service at Camp Meigs, under the
fheirmanship Of Capt. Charles W.
Ballard, and those at the American