The Washington herald., 1919-02-16
MASONIC.

East Gate Lodge. No. 81, will
hold its stated communication on
Wednesday evening, February l9, AT
which time the Master Mason's de-
gree will be conferred on a large
class of candidates.
The NJ. VI. degree will be con-
ferred at the next stated communl-
cation of Washington Centennial
Lodge. February 10, at 7:3O p. M,
in lodge room No. /. New Masonic
Temple. The first section viii be
given by the worshipful Master
George Duval, jr., and the second
section by Past Master Marx Il.
Kahn, assited by our famous degree
team and other officers in their
TObes
A cordial Invitation Is extended
to all members of the fraternity.
to each and every communication
Of Washington Centennial Lodge.
The lodge will make its annual
pilgrimage to Mount Vernon Sat
Lrday. February %. for the purpose
OF placing a wreath on the tomb of
Gen. George Washington. Friends
and members of your family VIII
be welcome. Special trains Will
leave Twelfth Street Station at
O'Clock
Attention is called to the hour of
the washington's birthday celebra-
ton. 1t being 700 p. m, February
-. not 8 2. m, as shown on tickets.
Come early.
AImas Temple Patrol held one OF
the largest meetings in its history
at its last meeting which closed the
years work
Capt. Charles d. ShacklefOrd read
a report on the activities of the pa
i troll during the year which included
number of pilgrlmages-social
functions and war work. The re-
port showed that the patrol had en-
tertatLed wounded boys from the
Walter Reed Hospital on numerous
occasions with shows, auto rides
and suppers In the war saving
stamp drive $4,000 was raised
through the efforts of the patrol
and in the Fourth Liberty Loan
campaign $4,000 worth were sold
over 500 pieces of literature were
sent out to the boys in the service
The committee on the monthly
dances reported the last dance a
successful one and arrangements
are completed for the next one on
Monday. February -. at odd Eel
lows Temple. Seventh street north
west
Chairman Hollinger of the annual
ball committee. reported that flnaI
arrangements for the affair are al
most complete. The ball will be
held at the New willard Hotel April
23.
The patrol has organized itselt
into a boosters club to further the
election of Illustrious Potentatt
Estes to the imperial council and
will be busy until June shaping 1t;
campaign.
Among those present at the meet
ing were IllustriOus Potentate, l.
whiting Estes. Past POtentate Jas
Z. Gibbs. Representative to the I'm
periaI Council Noble Henry Lans-
burgh. Grand Master Joseph Milans
p. C. VI. Lemuel E. Towers. who is
also past grand high priest and past
grand commander, Deputy Grand
Master J. Harry Cunningham, p. q
e. Charles T. Lindsey. p. G. Z
Gratz, 7. Dunkum and numerous
other mobiles who have been hOnored
in Masonry.
Eureka Chapter has started the
rev capitural year with rush,
COnferring the mark degree on a
class of fifteen candidates at its
regular convoCation February "a
II also conferred the p. NJ. P. NJ. E.
and r. 4. degrees on the same class
at a special on February Is.
High Priest w. r. HOrtman an
nounces that he is out to beat last
year's work when Eureka led the
Jurisdiction in gain in membership,
eNalting ninety-one companions
with a net gain OF seventy seven
which was twenty-eight ahead of
any other chapter.
The Triangle Club of the Master Ma
sons of the Department Of Agriculture
will give ladies night at its meet
ing February 19. in the Perpetual
Building Association Hall. Eleventh
and F street northwest A varied and
interesting program will be rendered,
including installation of officers. or
chestraI selections. solos, dialects. but
the piece de resistance" will be
"GIimpses of England and France in
War Time" by Dr. ". \. Taylor,
chief bureau Of Plant industry. and
George NJ. Remmel, chief animal hus-
handry. This address will be accom-
panied by number of stereOpticOn
views.
on March the Club will hold its
third dance of the season, at Mrs. Dy-
er's. 1917 K street northwest. Tickets
may be obtained from any offlcer Of
the club.
Plans are being arranged for a stag
party" on March 10. and from the
program now under consideration it
Will be some party The officers-elect
are. President. George w. Connor.
telegraph office; first vice president.
George W. Smith. weather bureau:
second vice president. W. w. Stock
berger. plant Industry: third vice pres
ideut. II. W. Rutledse. crop estimates;
secretary ]. c. l. Evans, dairy di-
vision; treasurer. DR.. II. X Walter.
meat inspection. marshal. w. H.
Phipps. animal industry; herald, o. f.
Williams, dairy division; member ex-
eCutive committee. Dr. r. ]. Forman,
Pathological division; members of ad-
vsory board. George W. Smith.
weather bureau. and J. c. Cross. car
Penter shop.
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