Evening star., 1921-08-21
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR

UbOCh VC LIE GdSIE6N SIAd
Harding Chapter win give its first
| excursion, to Marshall Hall tomor-
row. boats leaving 7th street wharf
at 1890 am; and 2:so and s:45 pm.
| and games. Thursday evening the
| chapter will confer the degrees.
Hope Chapter recently had q class
for initiation and successful! lawn
party. A dinner to be given by the
ladies Of the chapter is one Of the
features proposed in the near future.
The chapter will meet Wednesday
vening at Masonic Temple.
Memebers Of Takoma Chapter No. H..
o. E. S., will be guests Of the present
and past officers Of the chapter at a
garden party at the home Of Past Matron
Lucy NJ. Feldman Wednesday evening
from to 10 pm.
The grand matron. assisted by the
grand patron and other officers Of the
Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, of the District of Columbia will
nay their annual grand visitations to
the constituent chapters at their
respective places of meeting at 8
o'clock pm. as follows: Fidelity. No.
10, September. 81: Joppa Lodge, No.
q. Masonic Temple. Petworth:
October 4; Bethany. No. "a. October
-
ship. No. II. Masonic Hall, Tenley-
town. October II; VIM. F. Hunt. No.
16. October 1s; Takoma, No. -.
Masonic Hall. Takoma Park. D. c..
October IA: st. Johns Lodge. No. Is.
1ctoher esas u1i II narths aatahs. No. MIys
No. Is. Masonic Hall. 14th and
October 25: Cathedral, No. IA, s. R.
Cathedral. Sd and E northwest. Octo-
her 20: Mizpah. No. 8. Masonic Hall.
|1210 Wisconsin avenue. November 1;
No. 5, November 8; East Gate, No. 21.
jR. 1. avenue and Mills street north
jesst November 4; Ruth. No. 1. Masonic
Hall. Brightwood. November Z; Electa,
No. 2, Masonic Hall. Anacostia.
November 8; Brookland. No. H.,
Masonic Ma Hall Hall; ESoklsnd no az PC Sovem.
Miriam, No. %. November "A; Acacia,
No. 2s. November IS: Washington
Centennial. No. rs, November 1s;
Bethlehem. No. 7. Masonic Hall, Sth
and F northeast, November %; Naomi.
Except where otherwise noted the
visitations will be held at Masonic
Temple. 18th street and New York
avenue.
B. P. o. ELKS.
Chairman Edward Newmeyer, jr., Is
now distributing application blanks
for the mem bership drive. The slogan
reads. Quality not quantity 900
more before Christmas" The mem
bership Of Washington Lodge, No. Is,
is now nearing the 5000 mark.
President Warren G. Harding. 1t is
said, has signifled his intention to at
tend some of the sessions of the
lodge this coming fall and winter.
The Atlantic City reunion commit
tee, which will see that Washington
Lodge is we'll represented in Atlantic
City in July. 1922, has formulated
plans to make the representation one
of the largest in the history Of the
order.
Five hundred Elks from Washington
Lodge, in charge Of Exalted Ruler p.
J. Callan. ACCOMPANIED by the band Of
sixty-one musicians, wearing for the
first time their brand-new black
broadcloth uniforms and headed by
Arthur Witcomb. leader; the clown
band, under the direction of Harry
Given, with Henry Merzel. chief
clown, and the undefeated Elks' base
ball club Of the Fraternal League,
with President Edward Newmeyer, jr.,
in charge, at Hagerstown. Ma, Tues
day, August 16. took all the first
prizes offered by the Lodge Of Ha.
gerstown. Md, at its state convention.
The prizes will be placed in the
trophy case of the lodge as follows:
Tug Of war, silver loving cup; base
ball game. silver loving cup; best ap-
pearance in parade, silver. loving cup;
best float, clown band silver loving
cup. and first prise band contest.