Evening star., 1922-04-16

Grand Conductor Edmund H. Allen
Of the Grand Lodge Of Virginia was
a visitor at the office Of the grand
secretary during the week. and ex-
tended an invitation to participate In
the 1880 anniversary exercises. which
will take place in Liberty Theater,
Camp Humphreys. Sunday afternoon.
April 80. at 2:30 o'clock. Following
concert by the 18th Regiment Band.
several members of Congress Will
address the assemblage, including
United States Senator Swanson and
Representative Moore of Virginia. and
Representative Frank Crowther OF
New York, who is a past grand mas
ter. Music will be intersparsel by a
chorus of $50 voices. The exercises
viii be under the auspices Of Ac:o 4 K
Lodge, No. IS. "A general invitation
has been extended sister jurisdictions.
Grand Secretary WoIfe's office. in
| the temple, is undergoing remodeling.
a telephone and new furniture being
installed. He has established hours,
every week day, from 10 am. to I'm.
The 1921>proceedings have been dis
tributed through The Office of the
grand secretary. the volume contains
half-tones of those members who died
during the year, and features the
1920 anniversary. with half-tones of
President Harding. the late Grand
| Sire Joseph Oliver and Past Grand
Sire Alfred S. Pinkerton.
Through Grand Representative Ern-
est w. Bradford. arrangements have
been made for Past Grand Sire John
B. Cockrum of Indiana to be the ora
tor at the 1o3d anniversary exercises
the evening Of April rs.
Central Lodge expects to have eight
candidates for the degree. Friday
night.
Harmony Lodge, No. 9. will hold its
| annual celebration Wednesday on
the occasion of it's grand visitation.
The entertainment committee has
promised good things for the evening.
The Rebekah Assembly will meet in
annual session, Tuesday evening, May
2, at 8 pm. and Wednesday, May 3.
| at pm. and in adjourned session.
at pm. in the assembly room /. o.
o. F. Temple.
Amity Lodge will have rehearsals
| every Tuesday evening, when there
are no candidates for degrees. che
grand instructor will drill the staff
| in both written and unwritten work.
The noble grand has been calling the
| roll of past grands. with good results.
| it is said
A special meeting OF the Grand
Lodge has been called for Friday
evening, April %.
The banquet OF the Noble and Vice
Grands Association will be held Mon
| day evening, April -.
Grand Master Harry l. Andersen
has called a special session of the
! Grand Lodge for Monday evening.
| April II. in the auditorium of ]. o.
@. F. Temple. at pm. The ses-
sion is mainly called for action re-
| garding the proposed invitation to
| the Sovereign Grand Lodge to meet
here in September. 1928. petition
| for a new Rebekah Lodge will also
| come up for action.
Grand Master Andersen and his
corps of officers will visit Harmony
| Lodge. No. 9. Wednesday night.
Friday evening will be the last
of the spring series of visitations
Grand Master Andersen has provid-
ed for a joint visitation of Central
Lodge and Metropolis Lodge. This
is the first time a joint visitation
| has been provided.
Past Grand Master Charles D.
hackelford, chairman of the ami
versary program, has PRACTICAL,
completed ali details for the ami
versary, which will be held on Wed.
nesday evening, April rs, at the Ra-
leigh Hotel ballroom. The speaker
of the evening will be Past Grand