Evening star., 1921-04-17

.. degree.
! Wednesday--Friendship. No 8. degree.
| 1hurSday--Dorcas, No. 4, degree.
Friday-Miriam. No. 9. degree.
| Grand Master; Bert v. Wolfe has an
nounced the following visitations for the
spring series: To Beacon Lodge. No. Is,
Monday. May 2: Metropolis. No. .16. Fri
day. May s; Harmony. No. 9, Wednes-
day. May IL; Central. No. l.. Friday,
May 13; Langdon. No. &c. Monday, May
l6; Federal City, No. 20, Friday, May
20: Washington. No. s. Tuesday, May
"a; Phoenix. No. rs. Thursday, May 2S.
81. 1t is expected lectures will be de-
livered by prominent members of the
order and that each lodge visited will
furnish a program suitable for the oc-
casion. A.
! Excelsior Lodge will hold a special
meeting in the encampment lodgeroom
Tuesday evening, when Central Lodge
will confer the second degree.
Under the direction of General Degree
Director Wilfred e. Lawson, a series Of
degrees will be conferred on a large class
| of candidates for Washington Lodge.
Mount Pleasant Lodge will confer the
| first degree for Beacon Lodge on Mon
| day evening:
!
| Friday evening. which is scheduled to
receive the remaining degrees on sue
| cessive Friday evenings. A great revival
| OF interest Is reported in all OF the lodge
activities Plans were perfected at a
recent meeting for the organization of
| the o. O.. H. and p. an Independent
fraternity, which is numerous in other
jurisdictions. The new organization will
be known as Mithras Sanctorum, No.
100. and will be instituted probably Sat-
l nr6avs AuRn3n0 Nav 81 h,,vl
charter members are expected to be en-
| rolled. F....
Golden Rule entertained a large
| number Of visitors when the third de-
gree was conferred recently. 1t Is ex-
| pected. in addition to the first degree
| Tuesday evening. there will be other
| features of interest. especially to
! members of other jurisdictions.
| Columbia at it's last session. was
visited by several Of the Grand Lodge
officers. A personal call is being
| made by the officers Of the lodge on
the entire membership.
! Deputy Grand Master Harry L. An
| dresen is making a series of visits in
an unofficial capacity to the various
| lodges. Mount Pleasant, No. %, and
Excelsior. No. II. being recently Wis
| tied.
| Fred D. Stuart. at its next session,
| will have the Patriarchal degree. A
large increase in membership IL to
be reported.
Grand Patriarch Adams. accom-
ipanied by the Grand Encampment Of
lnceEs will pay fraternal visit to
Excelsior Lodge Tuesday evening
This win be one of the first Of a Sc
ries of visits which will be paid to all
the subordinate lodges.
| The entertainment to be given by
the men Of Dorcas Lodge promises to
be a unique affair A bazaar is to be
held during the month Of May.
The Nable and Vice Grands' Associa-
! ton will give a banquet the evening Of
April 25. at tho Washington Hotel, in
honor Of Grand Sire Joseph Oliver and
Past Grand Sire Alfred s. Pinkerton.
who are to be the principal speakers
at the 1929 anniversary Of the order
the following evening in the auditorium
Of Central High School.
| MACCABEES.
Mount Vernon Tent. No. 4, has
again been designated 'the banner
tent" Of the District Of Columbia by
reason of having elected the largest
| number OF new members during 1890.
The tent was honored Tuesday even
ing by visit from Supreme Lieut..
Commander A. w. Frye Of Detroit.
Mich. who gave a talk respecting the
activity in the order all over the
country. He said clubs are being
formed to make the trip to Washing
ton in 1928. when the Quadrennial
convention of the Supreme Tent will
be held here for what is expected to
be the greatest gathering Of Macca-
bees ever assembled: others who
made remarks were District Deputy
A. A. Keens. Supreme Representative
for the District w. w. Adamsons DR..
Charles I. Grif1th. Past Commander
Sydney Haas and Record Keeper Har-
try E. Sengstack. The degree team of
| work next Tuesday evening.
Wednesday evening Supreme Lieut..
| Commander A. w. Frye gave a dinner
| to the deputies OF the several tents of
the District at the Raleigh. The OBJ
ject OF his visit to Washington at this
with the activity throughout the
country in preparing for the convep-
tion Of the Supreme Tent in the DIG
trict in 1923. Over $50 degree teams
will come here at that time to partici-
pate in a parade, and the best team
will be selected to exemplify the work
for the convention. More than $4,000
for this convention. The deputies pres
ent included H. e. Crouch and A. g.
| Chroninger of National Tent, H. E.
| Sengstack. James c. Bass and William
| B. Severe. Mount Vernon Tent: W. w.
Michael. W. w. Burch and A. c. De-
lColebaugh.5r. George c. Raymond and
H. M Burton. Mount Pleasant Tent,
and District Deputy A. A. Keens. ;.
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