Evening star., 1922-10-15

money literally to the success OF the
cause for the welfare OF their native
city and for their own civic and po-
litical welfare In the future. wash.
ington is not always to be handled
like a ward of the nation. with no
the point when our half million peo-
pie may take their stand before the
more than Ill ,000. 900 patriotic Amer
leans who enjoy full citizenship we
have got to take advantage of our
opportunities to show what we are
means to help them do 1t this time
to the full limit Of the possibilities.
The potentate Is not man OF many
words. but he talked this time to
show how deeply he IL interested in
his theme.
Rev. DR.. John c. Palmer. master Of
Benjamin b. French Lodge. an
nounces as a special feature of to-
morrow evenings communication a
Dickson. chaplain Of the United
States Army. on America and the
Battle of verdun" Col Dickson Is
the man whose bravery in refusing
to stop burying the dead while un-
der fire was flashed all over the
ders for distinguished conduct for
this. He also earned the soubriQuet.
the flower chaplain" because of his
custom Of covering the graves with
flowers. DR.. Palmer has extended a
special invitation to Nash Post Of
Masons who saw service during the
! world war.
Monarch M W. Pickering announces
that the fall ceremonial Of kallipolis
Grotto. which was to have been he1d
,
November II. because the repairs to
the ballroom of the New Willard Ho-
tel where the ceremonial will be
staged. will not he completed.
Bugie Corps are now held on Thurs
day evenings at the Gro'to club
rooms. A few vacancies exist in the
corps. for which recruits are wanted
Additional members are wanted also
for the Grotto Drill Corps. Applicants
Monarch Charles D. Shackelford.
I. The Craftsman Club. United States
Veterans Bureau. attended a special
i commandery room of Masonic Temple
last Thursday. when the NJ. NJ. de-
gree was conferred upon a class by
the past masters OF the lodge. j:
Boyd Dexter. worshipful master Of
the lodge. who is connected with the
Veterans Bureau. welcomed the
guests. Later the entire body ad-
! journed to Harvey's. where a supper
was served. Music was furnished by
the Lambskin Club Orchestra
The third annual banquet Of the
Craftsman Club was held last Friday
at the City Club. Covers were laid
Tor 29G At the sneakers eak ;aen,o table were
the Veterans Bureau: DR.. Hugh
Scott. executive officer: Merle L.
Sweet. secretary to the director;
Capt. Albert E. Haan. district man.
ager fourth district; Otto E. Koegel.
counsel: Lynn H. Troutman: past
president National League of Masonic
Clubs: William Musser. president ad-
visory board: Gratz Dunkum. grand
worthy patron Order Eastern Star;
Henry Lansburgh. past potentate
dent Of the club: William B. Severe.
| secretary: Messrs. E. E. Berney. S.
T. Conkling. H F. Chandler. Myron
H. Flanders. William H. Holmes. J.
bers Of the executive committee, and
]. Boyd Dexter. POSTMASTER.
The music was furnished by Meyer
Goldman's Orchestra. The tOastmaster
introduced President Brown to the
strains of "Lohengrin." who welcomed
crowd in a good humor with one Of
his witty contributions Lynn Trout
man told what the clubs are doing all
over the country. Gratz Dunkum
Master Coombs. who could not be
present. Director Forbes expressed
his qualification at the manner In
! which the club did things and was
| given three rousing cheers: DR.. Scott
followed the director with amusing
stories. President Musser told Of the
Huntington gave a brief outline of
the work of the Veterans Bureau at
Perryville. Nd. Then followed vaude-
DR.. George Hyland closed the even.
ing with an address upon the need Of
organized effort to maintain Ameri-
can ideals.
J. Boyd Dexter. chairman: George T.
Ritter. John H. Kettner. Joseph b.
White. William 3. Severe. secretary.
Eighty-eight new members were
elected at the business meeting.
october % the National League OF
Masonic Clubs will observe Masonic
+, Club Sunday" all over the United
States.
The Washington clubs will hold
services at Temple Heights at 4
lain Of the Grand Lodge: will have
charge An address will be made by
Rev. Harry Allen Tupper. pastor Of
the First Baptist Church. and musical
numOcfS Will Uo Siseh " s"S 90 "a 9
GIee Club. DR.. Tupper has just re.
turned from constantinople and
Smyrna
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR
Associate Grand Patron James A.
west has submitted the following:
Members Of the order Of the East
ern Star are looking forward with
interest to the triennial assembly OF
the supreme body of the order in the
United States in Washington early
in November, since among the many
important and far-reaching questions
to be considered at the sessions Is
! that Of establishing headquarters of
! the General Grand Chapter IN this
/ city. The question has been laid be-
! fore all the grand Jurisdictions during
the past few months and it is an
| ticipated that at the forthcoming ses-
/, sion the committee will have SUM-
! Client information as to the general
= sentiment throughout the order to
present a report and recommenda-
tion for the action Of the General
Grand Chapter.
The Grand Chapter committee has
been working diligently upon details
; involved in the entertainment OF the
; representatives who will attend. and
, has kept in mind the fact of Wash
e: ington's growing popularity as a
| convention city and the necessity to
| maintain our reputation for the sue
| cessful handling of such affairs. The
!, program will include an oncfal re-
| ception for the general grand officers,
! reception by the President and Mrs.
rY..dsa- - th> Why<a HYouan a te,n