Evening star., 1921-12-25

partment Saturday evening, Decem-
ber II. in the red parlor of the Eb-
bitt House. decided to hold the Gus
tomary annual banquet at one of the
local hotels Saturday. January 2S.
| and elected the following officers: F.
| K. SWEET, president; o. w. Goodwin.
| president pro tem.; G. w. Evans,
treasurer; ]. G. Brice. secretary. and
Frank; Jones; II. G. Cloqdman, F; G.
j. r. Hendley, A. S. Mccoy, T. r. Cos
sella, sang several songs, and Dur
dents, and John P. Ritchie, door
| keeper.
The Railroad Square Club has elect
ed officers for the ensuing year. as
follows: George d. Sullivan. presi-
! dent; John ]. Cunningham and Oscar
| w. Riley. first and second vice presi-
dents; James o. Totten, secretary;
| William A. Cahoon. treasurer; o. X.
| inner sentinel. and F.. David Dean.
| outer sentinel. Judge James w. Wit
| ten delivered an address on the para
( mount issues of the day. Charles II.
Hill, president of the Lambskin Club.
| and President Harry B. Bowersox
also spoke. George w. Winslow read
| The Rubaiyat of a Railroad Man.
! William Hipsley made an appeal in
| verse for eacl member to assist in
helping the, orphan kiddies this
/
| Chaillet. accompanied by Mrs. Kin
( sella, sang several songs. and Dur
| ward Bowersox rendered violin Selec-
tions. Miss Marie Belt assisted at the
| piano.
A rising vote of thanks was given
to George II. Winslow. Harry B.
Bowersox, Bernard Tolson and D. NJ.
Fisher for their work for the club
| during the year. and Clarence Welsh,
Luther Wilson. Henry Bengle and
| Charles Broker. who came ZEN bloc
| from the cellar, clad in white aprons
| and bearing a coffee pitcher. bread,
| knives and other implements OF their
| office. to receive rising vote of
| thanks. The ladies served fried oys-
| ters, potato salad, lettuce and coffee.
! National University Masonic Club
| recently held its first ladies' night at
| Mount Pleasant Lodge room. The
| entertainment features consisted of
| vocal solos and recitations, by. Mrs.
D. II. kincheloe; violin solos. by Du-
Marie Belt, and vocal selections by
the Montrose quartet. These were
/ followed by dancing, and later in the
| evening refreshments were served.
| The club presented to r. S. Johnson.
its first secretary, silver pen and
pencil: to Edwin ID. Detwiler, vice
president. unique Masonic clock. and
to Philip Herman. president. a hand
some ebony gavel. appropriately in
scribed. The committee in charge OF
the affair included Edwin d. Det-
wiler, chairman; Henry T. Hill. Ed
ward De Boskey. Earl G. Jonscher
and Henry P. Thomas.
! The annual Christmas tree party of
Almas Temple Patrol will be held at
! Shrine headquarters. I'll 18th street
! northwest. Tuesday night. This is one
| event which is looked forward to
| each year by the active members OF
| the patrol and from all indications
| and the extensive preparations made,
| it appears as if 1t is going to be a
| big night. There will be christina
| tree. presents. entertainment. refresh
| ments. n'everything. The following
committee has charge of the affair:
P. l.. Gladmon. chairman: w. Frank
| lin. Albert Gorsuch and John Tancill.
| The next monthly dance of Almas
| Temple Patrol will be held at the
! Washington Hotel January 6.
| Anacostia Chapter. No. IL. r. A. NJ.
has called off it's meeting for tomor-
row night and a special has been
! called for Thursday for the P. NJ. and
| NJ. E. NJ. degrees.
| The Ionic Club recently, at the
Mount Pleasant lodgerooms. elected
| the following officers: President c. A
Jaquette: vice president, o. w. WyaA
secretary, William w. White: treas
urer, F. ]. F. Thiel; executive COM
mittee. F. r. Clute. E. w. Chatterton
]. L. McGrew, c. NJ. Sheppard and c.
| IT Crean