Evening star., 1922-12-24


~T. JOHNS day falling on We'd
nesday. the Grand Lodge of
Masons OF the District will
meet to choose officers for the
coming year and to install them.
Happily. say the Masons. the choice
of new officers in the Grand Lodge
involves no ante election excitement
or contest Those of the lower sta
,lons pass to the higher. and the va
cancy at the foot of the line is filled
without leaving the bitterness of de-
feat in it's wake. The Grand Lodge
will meet at Z o'clock.
of Royal and Select Masters. has
designated Washington Council. No.
/. to present the Cryptic degrees at
Temple Heights Saturday next. for
The benefit Of large class. and the
master of Washington Council has
extended a general invitation to all
Nasons Of the Cryptic rite TO be pres
tnt.
The Trowel Club OF Master Masons
of the Department of the Interior Will
meet in the rooms of the Gavel Club.
1l9 18th street northwest. Saturday
evening for the election of officers FOR
the coming year. Refreshments and
cigars will be served
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter
will recognize the Christmas spirit
Tuesday evening with a social ses-
sion for community singing.
Osiris Lodge is heralding Post
Office night" for January 3. when the
':abletow Club OF Master Masons con-
uected with the Post Office Depart
ment Will officiate In the degree work.
things in the banquet hall of Masonic
Temple. The new master of Osiris.
charles L. Gable. Is out with a CHEEKY
greeting to the brethren in his first
circular since his election.
Washington Royal Arch Chapter. No.
3 following its degree work Thursday
evening. will have the P. NJ. and
". E. NJ. degrees at a special on Fri
day. beginning at 4:30 pm. The same
evening. in Eureka Chapter the Royal
Arch degree will be presented to
clean up" all the work remain ing for
the capitular year.
Orient Commandery of Knights
Templar is announcing its Christmas
observance ceremonies for 11:30, in
stead of noon. tomorrow. At the con-
t.lave last Monday Grand Comma nder
d.
Walter Karsner of Columbia Com
mandery. accompanied by a number
"f his fraters, including the Columbia
tommandery drill team, under Past
Commander Charles D. Shackelford.
were, guests of Orient The COM
nrandery band gave a concert under
the direction of Fred Wilkin. jr.. and
The program included two new
marches. one of them dedicated to
Orient, which were composed by
Fritz Mueller, a. member of the band
The Masonic Veteran Association at
its forty-ifth annual meeting. re-
Gently, elected DR.. Louis D. Carman
as its president and also chose the
following other officers: First vice
president. J. Harry Cunningham; sec
nnd vice president. Benjamin F. Lar
combe: secretary. Ben C. McQuay;
almoner. Thomas H. Watson. The
new president appointed the follow
ing: Stewards. Charles f. Baldwin.
Harry Standiford and Ben c. McQuay;
marshal. Charles Cyrus Coombs: tiler,
Edward Kern: finance committee,
Henry G.. Sherwood Edwin /. Noting
ham and Warren r. Choate: almoners e
committee. Edwin " Mcleod. Thomas
A. Robbins and Alexander Grant; en-
tertainment committee. Aaron Bry-
IawSkf, FRANK r. MACK ana Henry
I.ansburgh; membership committee.
.Arvine W. Johnston. chairman; Harry
F. Riley, Lynn F. Troutman, William
MoNeir and Ben c. McQuay.
The annual dinner of the associa-
tion will be served Tuesday evening.
January 90 (St John the Almoner's
day), but the place is to be announced
later.
Almas Temple OF the Mystic Shrine
f1
year, distributed its Christmas baskets
and other cheer. enjoyed itself at the
patrol dance and is now settling down
for a new year Of unprecedented activ-
ity. The usual visit to Blue Plains
will not be made this year. the COM
ctded to make the trip TO the Home
for the Aged and Infirm later. Since
Almas Temple inaugurated the Blue
&iPlainS trip SO many other agencies
became interested In and took up the
work that it was thought that Almas
aid was not needed now. but could be
given later with more pleasure and
.';profit to the folks at Blue Plains. 1t
is not by any means the intention Of
the committee to eliminate the Blue
Pains family from its list. but to
carry it's Sunshine TO it probably in
the spring.
Albert Pike .Consistory. NJ. r. s., of
--fhe Ancient anu ACCepteu SSoltiSh
Rite. at its quarterly statutory assem-
eb,y Tuesday evening will elect it's Of
fcers for the coming year and install
! them. The annual report will show
that at the close of the year the local
, .hotlies of the rite will number $500
thirty-second degree Masons. and that
during 1929 a round 500 thirty-seco
IS degree MasOns were made. This IS
considered a remarkably good SHOW
ling. but Deputy Elwood p Morey Is
still pushing the drive for new mem
hers with a new cathedral in view
Robert de Bruce Council, Knights ka-
dosh, also will meet the same evening.
'Kallipolis Grotto Wednesday even
Ing nominated the following prophets
for office for 192.3:' For monarch,
'Henry ]. Gompers; for chief justice.
: William P. Jacobs; for master or
H. Robinson; for treasurer, Joseph II.
Curran: for secretary. Z. ". Libbey.
up. NJ: for sentinel, Alex Schmid. and
for trustee. z. S. Schmid. p. G. NJ. The
annual election will be held Janu-
ery %.
nual kiddies' entertainment at Ma
sonic Temple the afternoon of De-
tember 28. from 2:S0 to o'clock. Past
Monarch Charles A. Stevens is chair
man Of the affair, and he assures q
real Christmas entertainment which
the kiddies will enjoy. He states that
santa Claus himself will be present, a
gorgeous Christmas tree. punch and
Judy, fancy dancing, and several 9TH
cr hjEh-clas entertainment features,
Including a concert by the Grotto
Band.
The dance committee announces the