Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-19


Evangelist Chapter, knights Rose !
CroIx, 10Th degree.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Saturday
Masters Association of 1919.
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The Masonic Veteran Association
will give its forty-first annual dinner
at the New Ebbitt Thursday evening
at o'clock. and Past Grand Master
Charles Erwin Baldwin. its nineteenth
president, will be the POSTMASTER. A
graduate Of King David Lodge No
Is, Past Grand Master Baldwin occu-
pied the office of grand master of Ma
sons of the District of Columbia in
1918, and in the natural course of
events will be the next grand COM
mander OF the Grand Commandery of
knights Templar. as he is now deputy
grand commander. He is a past high
priest of Eureka Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons; past commander of CO.
iumnla Commandery. a charter mem
Der of Adoniram Council No 2, Royal
and Select Masters; a member of
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine, of
Esther Chapter, o. L. S, and was
president of the Convention of
Amounted High Priests in 1910. He is
now grand treasurer of the Grand Lodge
of AlAsons, a member of the board of
directors of the Masonic Mutual Life
Association and of the hoard of man
ayers of the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home, as well as an honorary
member of Mount Pleasant Lodge,
No. SO, and of East Gate Lodge, No.
"a; of Mary Commandery, No. SO. of
Philadelphia, and of the FELLOWSHIP
Club of this city. He was born on a
farm in Iowa January T. 1864, and is
now chief statistician and chief clerk
of the bureau of labor statistics in the
Department of Labor.
A program of entertainment by pro-
fessionals will be one of the fea-
lures of the dinner.
Evangelist Chapter. knights Rose
CroiX, of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite. will continue the degree
work Tuesday evening. when the f1f-
teenth degree will be presented in full
ceremonial form at the Cathedral, Sd
and E streets northwest. Mithras Lodge
of Perfection also will meet during
the evening to consider matters in
connection with the current class and
other business of the local bodies of
the rite.
In his address at the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home last Sunday after
noon, Grand Chaplain Hugh T. Steven
had met in France the first boy
who was received into the home.
Douglas Van Deventer who enlisted
in the Army as a private, was in the
Mexican campaign and finally won a
second Heutenancy He is now sta
toned in Paris and has charge of the
purchase and inspection of all the
band instruments for the American
expeditionary forces.
Among the visitors to The Star office
during the week was First Lieut..
Horace L. Stevenson of the Aviation
Corps. son of Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson,
who has had service both in France
and Italy and was cited in Italy for
cool-headed, valiant service.
Myron NJ Parker Lodge officers will
have a degree rehearsal in the lodge
room this afternoon at o'clock The
lodge is to have past masters night
February for the NJ. M. degree, and
Master William G. James is not going
to take any chances, it is said
The Lambskin Club recently cele-
brated its annual ladies' night with
an elaborate program of vocal and
instrumental music, in addition to the
installation of it's new officers by the
advisory board. Past President Will
liam G. Belts was presented with a
suit case In remembrance of services
well rendered, Henry Lansburgh max
ing the address. Those who contrib
uted to the entertainment were: The
Madrigai Quartet, Mrs. Bessie B. Hay
COCK, Miss Florence Steffena, c. D.
Church and James Hicks: p D. Le-
man. Arthur Pierce and Mr.. Hiteshue.
Refreshments were served and there
was dancing
The annual meeting and election of
kallipolis Grotto will be held at
Chamber of Commerce Hall, January
30. There is but one contested office,
that of master of ceremonies, with
three candidates, Castleman p Boss,
Marshall W. Pickering and Harry w.
Taylor. The rivalry is friendly. No
candidates will be initiated.
Monarch-elect Charles d. Shackel-
ford is already receiving congratula-
tons. A brilliant ladies' night enter
tainment, the Victory ball, was held
at the New Willard Hotel Thursday
evening.
Past Grand Monarch Edward S.
Schmid installed the officers of Yedz
Grotto, Baltimore. Monday evening
last last, .,. assisted ssis by Past Monarchs
Yedz Grotto, W. A. Mensch of Bahrein
Grotto. San Diego. Cal; Monarch Rob-
ert c. Poskanzer of Kaa-Rheu-Vahn
Grotto, Albany. N. Y, and Prophets
Bayliss. Hasse and Tryon. After the
Installation ceremonies banquet was
served.
Master James A. West of Pentalpha
Lodge, No. %, announces the E. A de-
gree, with Senior Warden Dyer con-
Quoting the work, for tomorrow even
ing. He also says that owing to de-
parture from the city of several can
didates he has deferred till February
the special which he expected to
call for o'clock tomorrow for the
+. c. degree.
Orient Commandery, No. S, Knights
Templar, will have the Order of the
Temple tomorrow evening.
Stansbury Lodge was host to it's
only living charter member. Benz w.
Sunny, Monday evening. Mr.. Sunny
has been member of Stansbury
Lodge for fifty years, and the occasion
was celebrated with a banquet at
which 2i1 covers were laid. Grand
Master JOS. H. Milans was present
and presented to the master, Henry
c. Stein, at the request of Mr.. Sunny,
a handsome gavel, duplicate of the
one used by King Edward of England
when he was grand master of Eng
land. 1t is of solid ebony. with the
crowns of gold on either end. the
whole being studded with rich stones