Evening star., 1922-07-02

erection of a new united Ma
sonic Temple Is going forward
RAPIDLY and meeting a hearty response
from the Masons Of the District Of Co
lumbia. A meeting of the team cap
tains of the lodges was held in Masonic
Temple last Monday night and reports
showed that the work of canvassing the
lodges is we'll in hand Arrangements
for the big field day to be held on the
site on July Is are about completed
and full details will be announced
shortly The idea is meeting the en-
and will, no doubt. be the largest out
door gathering of Masons and members
of the Order of the Eastern Star ever
held in Washington.
There was a meeting of officers OF the
lodges and members OF the general
committee in the Eastern Star room in
Masonic Temple Thursday nignt. AT
which a great number of the Leading
Masons of Washington were present an
of whom are heartily backing up the
project.
Dunkum of the general committee eX-
press the opinion that the OUTLOOK Is
very satisfactory from every STANDPOINT
The offices of the committee, on the see
ond floor of Masonic Temple. are open
d.Iil,
is aiways in attendance to take care OF
piedges and answer questions
The work of the Scottish Rite bod
les closed Friday night. when class
of sixty was admitted to the thirty :
second degree. There Will be no
moro work until the first week in Oc-
tober.
ry.npa,ist Chapter and Robert de
Bruce Council will not meet during
July and August.
The meeting of the Lodge of Per-
lection scheduled for Tuesday. July 4
has been Cancelled because of the ma
ttonal holiday. and the lodge Will
meet Tuesday, July is.
At the last meeting of the season
of the Railroad Square Club. dele
cation of visitors. representing the
various Masonic clubs, was present
A. F. kreglow was UNANIMOUSLY
elected treasurer t" succeed tne ia,e .he
William A Cahoon. Tributes to the
memory of Mr.. Cahoon were paid oy
Lynn H. Troutman and William B
Hlpsley.
The entertainment program con-
sisted of violin numbers by Durwaro
rie Belt; solo dances by Camille Lit,
tie and a recitation by Miss Mildred
Raymond
Past President Harry B. Bowe son
announced that the members were tC
visit the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home Wednesday, July 12, where q
program of entertainment Will be
presented. Automobiles will ue al
Rittenhouse street and Georgia ave-
nue. from 1880 until 5 O'Clock for
those who would otherwise go by
street car.
1t was also announced thar ar
rangements are being made by thE
base ball committee TOR contests be.
tween the local and Baltimore Rail.
road Square clubs. The committee
consists OF .. w. Riley, J. J. t:unnin.s.
and E. David Dean.
The annual charity excursion of AL
mas Temple to Marshall Hall will be
held Saturday. The entire proceeds
of the outing will be devoted to the
Almas Temple Christmas fund. and
will enable the Temple, through it's
welfare and charity committee, to
make many children happy around
Christmas time. The steamer Charles
Manchester will leave the 7th street
wharf at~10 am. 2:30 and pm. for
the resort. Last year the excursion
netted more than s1.100. and at Christ
mas time automobiles laden with
baskets containing things for the
Christmas table were sent out from
the Shrine headquarters to several
hundred homes of the poor of Wash
ington. In addition. many of the
homes and charitable institutions
around the city were we'll remem-
bereG,