Evening star., 1922-01-15

TIE Masonic Board of Relief,
whose object is the assist
ance of master Masons. their
widows and orphans from
other Jurisdictions who may be in
want, at its January meeting elected
officers for the year, as follows:
President, George w. Baumann of
Dawson Lodge, No. 16; vice presi-
dent, William T. Ballard, Federal
Lodge, No. /; secretary, William
Mehn of Takoma Lodge, No. 29 (re-
elected for the ninth term): treas
urer. Thomas H. Young of Lebanon
Lodge. No. (re-elected for the
twenty seventh term) and an execu-
tive committee, comprising William
F. GUIDE of Anacostia Lodge, Nd: p;
Horace 5. Naylor of Pentalpha Lodge,
No. 23; William F. Barlow of Poto-
mas Lodge. No. ); Seward 7. Covert
of Acacia Lodge, No. IS. and Vernon
q. owen of Mount Pleasant Lodge.
No. 33. The board meets the first
master Mason is invited to attend,
if he desires.
The grand visitation of the Grand
Council. Royal and Select Masters,
will be made to Washington Council,
No. /, tomorrow evening. followin ing
which a banquet will be given at
the Marlea Cafe. to which a number
of prominent members of the fra
ternity have been invited. Mark r.
Finley is grand master of the Ora md
Council, which holds its annual meet
ing the first Saturday in February,
in Masonic Temple.
Grand Master c. e. Coombs has re-
quested each lodge to provide itself
with committee on education to see
that the lodge members are instruct
ed in the history and aims of Free
masonry. The Masonic Research As
sociation, it is said. will furnish
speakers for this purpose on request
Brightwood Commandery. Knights
Templar. will celebrate Riddles night
tomorrow evening. starting at 7:3C
o'clock. when it is hoped to have
present all the families and children
of the sir knights to enjoy a pro-
gram of entertainment. including a
Christmas tree, with remembrances
for the children. Commander Shaw
promises that it will be some even
ing"
Members of King David Lodge
Tuesday evening will be entertained
with lecture on "Ffnger-print
Bennett, one of the experts of the
War Department. The lecture will
be illustrated.
In addition to the F. c. degree to-
morrow evening. Potomac Lodge. No.
). will elect its secretary and trus-
tees
In Mount Pleasant Lodge tomorrow
evening the lodge drill team Will
make its first appearance in robes
in the NJ. NJ degree. The lodge will
Masonic and Eastern Star Home SUM-
day afternoon, January 29. and a
talk on Masonry the evening of Feb
ruary 6.
The Masters Association of 1925
met in Masonic Temple Saturday
evening. January Z, adopted bylaws
talked over plans for the year and
appointed two important commit
iees-one composed of Masters j
Boyd Dexter, John c. koons. George
L. Lohrer. Sulaimaan David and {
annual base ball game for the bene-
fit of the Masonic and Eastern star
Home, and the other. comprising Mas
terS Koons. Stearman and Armstrong
to act with a committee from the
Advisory Board of Masonic Clubs to
devise ways and means for the
maintenance of a Masonic employ.
ment bureau. Master Charles H
Bair will look after the association's
eroup picture. The association will
meet the fourth Saturday Of each
month in lodgeroom No. 3, Masonic
Temple, at 1880 pm.
Past Master Archie D. Engel has
been chosen by Albert Pike Lodge
No. Sc. to head its entertainment com
mittee for the year. He will present
solos by Morris Schefferman and re
freshments in novel style" for tomor'
row evening after the degree, II
which Frank Koch will head the Off
cial line.
The master of Lebanon Lodge. No
Z, has set apart Friday evening fol
addresses from bretheren represent.
ing the Masonic Board of Relief, the
Masonic employment bureau, the st
Johns Mite Association and the Ma.
sonic and Eastern Star Home. A mo.
tion picture "The Building of King
Solomon's Temple" will be shown.
Myron NJ. Parker Lodge, No. 81. will
have charge of the services at the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home next
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, when
Bethlehem Chapter, Order of the East.
ern Star. will cooperate with IT.
Thomas H. Gatlin. one of the newly
created thirty-third degree Masons In
Albert Pike Consistory, will head the
official line in the twentieth degree
Tuesday evening in Robert de Bruce
Council, knights kadosh. Mithras
Lodge of Perfection also will meet fol-
the usual winter class matters.
The advisory board of Masonic
Clubs of the District listened to ar
address by Lynn H. Troutman. presi.
dent of the National League of Ma.
sonic Clubs. last Monday evening, or
the convention of the league at At
lantic City in May and the effort to
be made to have the national head.
quarters of the league established in
Washington. The election of officers
resulted as follows: William Mussei
of the Trowel Club, president: Col. r
L. Penn of the Ashlar Club. vice pres.
Craftsman Club as secretary-treas.
urer. The annual reports of the retir.
ing officers, it is said. showed the Ma
sonic Clubs in the District to be in
excellent condition numerically and
financially. Twenty-one clubs were
represented at the meeting.
The annual supper of the Trowel
(Masonic) Club of the Department OF
the Interior will be given in the
restaurant of the department building
Saturday evening. January 2s. an6
wives and friends Of the members are
to be invited. A program of enter.
tainment will be supplemented with
several speakers, and the installation
of the new officers Of the club will
take place during the evening.
The Lambskin Club and its Ladies
Auxiliary" will hold joint installa.
tion of officers in the New Willard
ballroom Friday evening at 8 o'clock
with admission by card. An enter.
tainment will be followed by dancing
The Gavel Club will have a ladies