Evening star., 1922-11-23
CABINET MEMBERS
AT MASONIC FEST
Other Distinguished Guests
at Elaborate Program of
Entertainment.
HARMONY LODGE AS HOST
Exercises at City Club Follow
Grand Masters Official Vista
ton to Subordinate Body.
HARMONY LODGE AS HOST

In the presence of Masonic members
Of President Harding's cabinet, sena-
tors, representatives and many dis
-tinguished guests. the most worship
full grand master and the officers OF
the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
,Masons of the District of Columbia
were rendered an entertainment at
the City Club last night by Harmony
Lodge, No. II, following their official
grand visitation to that body. The
occasion will long be remembered.
A mighty cheer arose from the moro
than 1900 in attendance when former
Vice President Thomas R.. Marshall
entered the hall, and for more than
five minutes he was busy greeting his
old friends and fellow Masons.
Many Unable to Gain Admission.
Unable to gain admission to their
lodgeroom, where Grand Master
Charles G. Coombs, with his entire Of
fetal family. conducted his visitation,
many of the 1880 members OF Har-
mony Lodge went direct to the City
Club. where the large ballroom had
been turned into a miniature theater,
and when the participants from the
exercises arrived, SO great was the
crowd extra chairs had to be installed.
FOLLOWING Iuo SyIHpuOIlC SlI diHo
from william Tell" splendidly
rendered by a real symphony orches-
ira, under the direction of Meyer
Goldman, Toastmaster Roe Fulkerson
called for order. and after invocation
had been asked by Rev. David Ran
som Covell, assistant grand chaplain
of the Grand Lodge, and himself a
presentation of colors by drill corps
of the Robert lie Bruce Chapter, Order
Of De Molay, were held. Rabbi Abram
Simon. on behalf of Harmony Lodge,
accepted the flag, and brought his
audience to its feet in a brief but
patriotic address.
Introduces Toastmaster.
Under the direction of j. Walter
Humphrey. tho entire assembly then
sang America" after which Worship
full Master c. Edgar Bittinger OFF,
is junior grand warden Of the Grand
Lodge and postmaster Of Harmony
Lodge.
The genial toastmaster was at his
best, and after he had presented
Grand Master Coombs, who. in turn,
made = stirring address. Fulkerson
kept the largo crowd in rare good
humor. Tho grand master was pre-
sented with gavel of solid gold. He
was accompanied by the ofiictal
family, consisting Of Mark F. Finley,
deputy grand master; Charles F.
Roberts, senior grand warden; Arvine
w. Johnston, grand secretary: Charles
Wolfe. acting grand lecturer; Rev.
John c. Palmer. grand chaplain; Rev.
David Ransom Covell, assistant grand
chaplain; Sydney r. Jacobs. grand
marshal: Gratz E. Dunkum. senior
grand deacon: James T. Gibbs, junior
n
grand swordbearer: James A. West.
grand pursuivant: c. Fred Cook.
senior grand steward; Reuben A.
Bogley, junior grand steward. and
William P. Herbst. acting grand
tiler.
Glee Club Wins Applause.
A tumult Of applause greeted tho
rendition Of The March Of Prince
Rupert's Men" by the. Almas Glee
Charles r. Bartlett, and after William
Knowles Cooper. director of the
united Masonic temple campaign. had
outlined the work accomplished to
date and assured his auditors of u1ti-
mate success in obtaining the neces-
sary fund to erect the great temple,
serious business was dispensed with
and an elaborate entertainment pro-
gram was presented.
1.-THE Old Guard" an episode Of the
battle OF Waterloo, presented by
Charles B. Hanford as Corp. Haver-
sack, John M. Kline, as Lord Beau
willie; Lawrence Downey, as Henry
LIE Febre; Elton B. Taylor, as Raw
son. and Miss Constance Brown, as
Melainie, took the house by storm
and the actors were required to re-
spond to many curtain calls.
Numbers Much Appreciated.
This was followed with several ex-.
ceptionally good musical numbers by
Miss Marguerite Petit. coloratura So
prano. Miss Petit was showered with
flowers at the conclusion Of her pro-
gram, which included 1.-The Winds of
the South" 1.-The Yeux" and Caro-
Nome" from "Rigoletto."
1.-TWO Minds With But Single
Thought" presented by the Zancigs,
thought transposers, was another act
that ELECTED much appreciation, while
the performance Of Jimmy Lucas and
Francene, appearing this week at
Keith's Theater, kept the crowd
until 1t was tired.
The program concluded with sew
eral more numbers by the Almas Glee
Club and another drill by the Robert
LIE Bruce Chapter Drill Corps, after
which Mr.. Fulkerson complimented
c. Melvin Sharpe, chairman of the
general committee in charge of the
entertainment, and a tired but happy
crowd wanded ifq wov ~