Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09

Rev. DR.. Charles c. Mclean will of
hciate at the services at pm today
at the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home. which will be held under the
auspices of Myron NJ Parker Lodge
No. %. Brethren of other lodges and
their families have been invited to
participate.
Columbia Commandery No. .
Knights Tempiar, has announced a
special conclave for Friday, starting at
Z $50 pm, when the Order of the Tenn
pie will be presented. Past Comman-
der Francis a. Sebring's return from
Atlantic City, improved in health, is
also reported. Supper will be served
IN the banquet hall Friday at pm.
Thursday a committee from the COM
mandery will visit Philadelphia to ar
range for hotel accommodations for
the Grand Encampment. when the COM
mandery expects to send a delegation
OF at least $50 of it's members.
Tuesday evening De Molay Com
Inandery. No. 4, in addition to having
the orders of the Red Cross and Malta,
! may have another talk from Rev.
Walter F. Smith, it's preiate, who
spoke on his experiences of several
! months at the battlefront in France at
the last conclave.
All the local bodies of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite will as
seTnble in convention Tuesday evening
before the meeting of Evangelist Chap
ter. Knights Rose Croix, to consider
and decide upon an important project.
The chapter. later, will present the
eighteenth degree in full ceremonial
form.
Osiris Lodge. No. &c, has been in
yited to take charge of the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home services Sun
: day afternoon, February %. 1t is an
nounced that Master Charles Stewart
Gawler is providing special attrac-
ton for theseryice. which he hopes will
insure the ATTENDANCE of the full MEN,
bership OF the lodge.
The Trestleboard Club of Master
/ Masons of the government printing
ofice announces a ladies'. night forr
Saturday, February Is. at Odd Fellows
Temple. 9TH street northwest. The
committee on entertainment, headed
by George b. Hedges, promises a pro-
/ gram of high-elass numbers followed
by dancing and refreshments.
Double headers" are announced by
both Dawson Lodge, No. I6, for to-
row evening, when the +. c. and E. A.
degrees will be presented starting at
3 pm, and Acacia Lodge, No. Is,
which will have two, one Tuesday
F. c. and NJ III. degrees. and the other
February rs, when the E. A. and n. NJ.
degrees will be presented
The New Jerusalem Lodge, No. 9,
viii have the F. c. degree Thursday
evening, at a special starting at 6
o'clock. to be followed by the z. A
degree at 1880 o'clock
The Royal Arch chapters of the Dis
kxro < az hal al - ff,-,
this week prior to the meeting OF the
i Grand Chapter Wednesday evening, at
- O'Clock, when Grand High Priest
Arthur c. Shaw will deliver his an
nuaI address and officers for the new
capituiar year will be elected and in
stalled
Master James A. West has arranged
: for a special communication of Pen
faIpha Lodge. No. %, Wednesday even
\ ing, when the NJ. NJ degree will be
presented, starting at Z pm. A spe-
cial is announced for s pm. February
IT, also, for the r. C. degree, which
; win be followed by the F. A. degree
: at the stated communication the same
evening.
Capitol Royal Arch Chapter, No II.
win have the Mark degree Friday
: evening. During the year closed jan
uary /, the chapter increased its
membership TO 1S5, but lost sixteen of
its members by death and otherwise,
reducing its total membership to 169.
as against III year ago.
Washington Naval Royal Arch Chap
ter, No. S. has elected and installed
the following officers for 1919: Otto
B. Roepke. high priest: Carlton r..
Fry. king; Samuel II. Beck. scribe;
John j. King. secretary: Peter G. Gar
den, treasurer; j. Fred Hodgson, cap
tain of the host. John C. Mathes.
principal sojourner; Albert p. Snave-
1y. royal arch captain; Richard Z
TitIow, Otis II. yesterday and Rus
sell G. McWhirter. masters of the
walls: Joseph Z. Hodgson. sentinel
and Alex. Mckenzie and William a.