Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-21

month. The meeting of the Grand
Royal Arch Chapter will be held the
second Wednesday in February.
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine
reports that the year just closed has
| been one of the most successful IN It's
| history. The membership now is 1856,
a net gain of 673. Illustrious Poten-
tate l.. Whiting Estes has announced
w. T. Galliher d. J. kaufman and
James F. oyster a special committee
I to consider and report to the temple
| at an early date its conclusions and
| recomm endations as to the erection
of 4 new Shrine temple in Washing
| ton.
The election in Almas Temple to-
| morrow evening will be for potentate
| chief rabban, assistant rabban. high
| priest and prophet, oriental guide. and
I for recorder and treasurer, as well as
| four representatives to the lmperlal
| Council session at Portland, ore. The
| four representatives must he voted
! for on one ticket and no officer, by
| reason of his election as SUCH is
| representative. it is announced. I'M
| less specially elected as representa-
tive. Rival tickets are in the field
| At the banquet following the big
| initiation ceremony by Washington
| Lodge +. +. O. Elks. last Sunday
| evening. Exalted Ruler William J.
Evans entered the hall mounted on
| live elk Senator Walsh of Massachu-
setts and Cayetano de Iuesada. cuban
vice consul were guests of honor. Ar
| rangements are being made to nave
! Gen. Pershing, who is memper Oh
FL Paso Lodge of Elks. attend ses-
! sion of Washington Lodge very soon
Communicative Chief William A.
! Jones of the Spanish War Veterans.
| with several members of the leEls-
| lative committee, visited washington
| last week and We're present at Harden
| and Miles camps. Department Com
mander Wood and large delegation
accompanied the commander-ln-chl ei
! to Baltimore to assist in organizing
I the department of Maryland.
The Maine memorial committee of
the Spanish War Veterans is arrang
ing an outline of the exercises 10
be held February l.. in memory OF
the comrades who lost their ives on
the United states battleship Name.
Spalding Council. Knights of Co
lumbus. was the first of the local
councils to resume its meetings IN
the old knights of Columbus Hail.
SOS + street. and celebrated the event
with a housewarming entertainment,
music and refreshments.
Supreme Chaplain Samuel NJ. Brin-
son, meHDtT OIL Aoit,i - ~
Carolina. delivered the chief address
at the grand visitation to Or1ental
Council, ROYAL Arcanum, TUESDAY
evening in Pythian Temple. Letters
were read from Supreme Regent l. II.
Geisenberger congratulating the DIS
trict councils for their work and con-
tinuing a prize offer A pubhc IN
staIlation was announced for January
6. in Pythian Temple. Al the Sranu
visitation to Kismet Councll Inurs-
presented a liberty bond to Past IKE,
gent j. II. Grubb of Oriental Gouhc.
and other prizes to Past Grand Regent
w W. chase. Grand Secretary E. A
Neiss and many others
National Councillor Mrs. Naomi swan
delivered the chief address at the
last visitation for 1919. when was
made to Liberty Council. Daughters
Of America. A program OF entertain
ment was provided and presents were
made to a number of the officers
II is expected that General Grand
Matron Mrs. Chaplin and Genera
Grand Patron Mcdaniel of the order
of the Eastern Star will be present AT
a grand reception. entertainment ana
dance for the Eastern star Temple
fund, at the New Willard Hotei tiIe
evening of January 6. Willlam ".
Retts is general chairman and Charles
: liver has charge of the entertain
ment features.
A. o. H.
Division No. .. l. A. Miss Annie
Murphy. president; Mrs. NJ. Sauires'
vice president: Mrs. NJ. Griffin, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. NJ Clements,
financial secretary: Miss NJ. McGin-
ness, treasurer; Miss Julia Farrell.
mistress Miss Annie Ready.
sentinel; Miss Marie Bayne. chairman
of Irish history; Mrs. NJ. OCallahan.
chairman of standing committee.