Evening star., 1922-08-27

Visitors to the grand secretarys
once during the week were Henry g.
Roth OF Old Point Lodge. No; la:
Belleville Lodge, No. 1877. Belleville.
n. Y. and Past Grand Patriarch
Frank F. Conway of Alabama.
A series of social-dance evenings
will be inaugurated by Mount Pleas
ant Lodge. No. 2s. with the second
meeting night in September. They
Will continue on the third Tuesday
evening of each month until April.
The picnic held last week by
Friendship Lodge, No. II. at Upton
Hill Farm, Virginia, was attended by
more than half of tho member ership
feature of the occasion was an old
time basket dinner at o'clock in the
following winners: Misses Wynn,
hincer, Deaton, Kelly and Mills. Mrs.
Davies and MesSrs. Kronfeld, Wynn,
Fogle and Lampe. The judges were
William a. Greer, Joe r, Allison and
Joseph e. kinCer. a Lase bail game
between the single and married men
resulted in favor of the latter. Ar
ransements Tor the outing were in
charge of c. Brown Lamp.. Edward
II. McCrahon and II. Elmer Griffin.
Chairman George B. Johnston has
issued call for a mass meeting to-
morrow evening in the auditorium
annex, at which time all members and
their friends who are to accompany
the Washington delegation to attend
the ninety -elSnlh session VI the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge at Detroit will
receive important information regard
ing the trip and hear reports OF the
several subcommittees. James r. NJ.
Duvall. city passenger agent of the
Baltimore and Ohio. who IS TO accom-
dplPC2ftOn. present
and assist Thomas ]. Kelly OF the
committee on transportation in the
arrangements for tickets: James E.
Chamberlain of the committee on pa
rade will issue official pennantS, hats
ana neckties: Charles W. fitts of the
committee on hotels will complete all
arrangements for hotel accommoda-
| tions. and Past Noble Grand Emma d.
Wolfe of the committee on badges
, will distribute the official badges. AT
! the last meeting Of tho general COM
| mitree it was decided to have tho Re-
bekahs appear in the great street pa
i geant on a large float, the dome of
| the Capitol building to be the out
standing feature. around which all
members. dressed in white. are to be
ance Of the float Is made possible by
funds provided from a lawn party re-
Gently given under direction of Past
Noble Grand Bessie Baber. 1ndica-
! tions are that 800 will be in the dele
| cation, which leaves Union Station
over the Baltimore and Ohio Satur
! day morning. September 16. at 7:30
o'clock.
! That Canton Washington No. l..
| Patriarchs Militant, will attend the
| ninety eighth session of the Sovereign
i Grand Lodge at Detroit next month
and appear in the great street pa
geant was definitely decided at spe-
ciaI meeting of the canton Tuesday
! evening, when more than seventy-hve
chevaliers participated in one of the
/ most enthusiastic sessions this year.
Capt. Alfred H. Noakes and Lieut.. Guy
! F. Glossbrenner alternate at the Sat
urday evening drills, and report en-
couragement with the large attend
ance.
| Chief Patriarch Harry A. Cooper an
nounces degree work. beginning with
tthe September meeting of Columbian
| Encampment, No. l, with many de-
cided changes in floor work and mi
| nor innovations in the reorganization
| of the degree staff. Following the
business session tomorrow evening,
the staff will give a full-dress re-
hearsal under direction OF Past Gran
Patriarch Richard H. Sorrell. Grand
Patriarch Guy F. Glossbrenner has ac-
cepted an invitation to be present.
Schuyler colfax Lodge. No. 10. has
/ changed its meeting night from the
first and third Fridays to the second
and fourth Tuesday. according to an
nouncement by Noble Grand Margaret
4 Royston. The newly organised de-
gree stair is in charge Of Luster L.
Wehr. Schuyler Colfax Is the baby
lodge Of the Jurisdiction. and in order
! to acquire a regaliA fund a lawn party
! viii be held Tuesday evening at 35th
| and P streets northwest. beginning at 8
o'clock. Lunch will be served. De-
! gree work will be resumed in Sep