Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-07
.HIs evening. at 8 o'clock, the
members of Stansbury Lodge.


THIs evening. at o'clock, the
members of Stansbury Lodge.
No. "a. with their families,
will visit Brightwood Park
NJ. E. Church, where the lodge chap
lain. Rev. Charles S. Cole, who also is
pastor of the church. will preach
special sermon entitled 1.-The Dedica-
tory Prayer of King Solomon"
Tomorrow evening. at $50 o'clock,
and officers Of the Grand Lodge OF
Masons Of the District will dedicate
the new Masonic Temple of STAINS
bury Lodge at Brightwood. D. c. Ad-
mission will be by card.
pns neT sm af tb a. rogse
made by Henry c. Stein, now past
master. the night Of his election as
master. in December, 1913. that the
corner stone for a new home Of the
piration Of his term. In spite of the
most serious and dangerous illness Of
Mr.. Stein. lasting until late in Sep
TENDER OF last year. the corner stone
Of the new temple was laid November
a. ls1s , nsfOrs sn IsSn
Pershing. U. S. A.. and Franklin D.
Roosevelt, assistant secretary Of the
navy.
The building is Of limestone. fifty
two feet in height; and nd. fi sspr
occupied by the Brightwood postal
station. The second floor cor tains the
auditorium. banquet hall and an up
to-date kitchen, fully equipped. to-
gether With ,, dressing asn and check *
the lodge exclusively. with seating
capacity for goo, and mezzanine
floor and balcony, where a fine pipe
organ has been installed. with seat
ing space for large choir. In the
rear Of the lodgeroom proper are re-
firing and lounging rooms and rooms
for committee meetings. A feature Of
the main lodgeroom is adjoining
private rooms for secretaries Of the
various bodies which will occupy the
lodgeroom at different times.
The main lodgeroom IL decorated in
silver throughout. with blue velvet
curtains and carpets to match. The
center of the floor is OF black and
gray marble with the symbolic tes
selated border. The furniture is Of
leather. the Chairs rosbe occupied by
the master and wardens alone cost
ing $4,000, and said to be the hand
soonest that ever ornamented a Ma
sonic lodgeroom. The furniture in it's
entirety is the gift of Mrs. Alcena
Lamond. the general grand treasurer
of the Order of the Eastern Star. in
memory of her late husband, Past
Master Angus Lamond.
The handsome pipe organ is the gift
of the Ladies' Aid of Stansbury
Lodge. which raised $4,000 for it's pur-
The structure cost for its erection
$4,000. and the amount has been
raised almost entirely among the
members of the lodge A carnival was
recently held to enable the lodge to
move into the building with but one
trust upon it. The architect Of the
building. Frank Russell White. is a
member Of Stansbury Lodge. He made
the plans for the Wardman Park Inn.
The entire financing of the building
has been conducted by the three men
originally appointed by the master:
Il. s.. Omehundro. chairman: Henry
c. Stein and A. G. Shaw. the latter two
past masters of the lodge. Ewald
Schneider. the present master of the
lodge. is its forty third master.
This evening at 7:45 o'clock the
members of BENJAMIN B. French
Lodge and their families @wm attend
services at the Washington Heights
Presoyterian Church, where Rev. DR..
chaplain Of the Grand Lodge Of the
District. will oficiate.
BENJAMIN B. French Lodge will en-
terrain its woman friends and the
members of it's many families Thurs
day evening with program of en-
itertainment. dancing and refresh
ments in the ballroom of the New
j Willard. Admission will be by card
DR.. Frank E. Gibson is chairman of
1.-THE affair, assisted by John Schick.
/ The winter class for the degrees in
/ the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
! Rite will enter upon it's symbolic
; journey in Mithras Lodge of Perfec-
ton Tuesday evening. with the fourth
degree until the thirty second and
last degree is presented March l.
| George r. Davis, 33d degree honorary,
is the degree director. although the
| class will be under the supervision OF
Roe Fulkerson, SD degree honorary
Gil in the District of Columbia. and the
official heads of the four constituent
hodies of the rite in the District. with
! Stirling Kerr as the general secretary
| The first of the informal dances to
members of the rite and their ladies
| will be given at the Scottish Rite
Cathedral. Sd and f streets northwest,
November 20, when the Masonic iden-
! tihcation card of the member must be
shown at the door. Music and re-
| freshments will be provided aid the
clubrooms. including the card and
1
| social hall, will be thrown open to the
guests. There is no charge Of any
kind attached to these affairs.
National Lodges Fishing Club is
preparing to give another dance Tues
day evening. November %. in the ball
room at the Elks' Home. 919 II street
northwest.
The 16Sth anniversary of the rails
ing Of George Washington to the de-
gree of master Mason, which occurred
at Fredericksburg, Va, November 4
l1752, was celebrated by the lodges OF
that city, Nos. IS and 60. last Tuesday
levening, at the suggestion Of Grand
Master William w. Gait Of Virginia.
Almas Temple Of the Mystic Shrine
exulted with much enthusiasm Tues
day night. but it was not over the
election returns as much as it was
over the fact that the temple at last
has . local habitafion as we'll as a
name. The new Arab Patrol head
quarters at I'll 18th street northwest
while not the new mosque which has
long been in'demand, serves not only
all the purposes Of the patrol. the two
bands, the drill corps and the floor
workers, but 1t was found a very de-
llightful place for between 500 and GOO
mobiles during the evening to have a
sort Of Shrine get-together and at the
same time learn the election news
which arrived in great abundance
lover the specially leased wire. The
included many aid.