The Washington herald., 1922-01-22
Calendar.

Monday-Charity ball Gommittee'
p. m. Drill team. p. m.
wednesday-Regul session OF
the lodge, p. m.
Thursday-Regular dance, . p. m.
Friday-Band rehearsal, Lee San
ford. leader, s p. m.
TIE charity ball committee of the
Elks. at their regular meetings, is
rapidly completing arrangements
for the Elks" charity event to be
held at the New Willard Hotel
Tuesday evening. February 81. Tne
Elks' Concert Band will give q
grand concert prior TO the dancing.
an elaborate buffet supper will be
served. and in addition there VIZ:
be several solo dances by noted
dancers. The chairman of the COM
mittee. Howard NJ. Peter, announces
that this ball is informal. and that
Invitations are extended to the
many friends of the order to par
ticipate in the evenings festivities.
Every comfort ~ those who attend
Is assured and banrer event in Elk
dom's many big entertainments will
be outshown in this, the annual
charity ball of Washington Lodge,
No. Is. B. p. o. Elks.
Samuel Richards. chairman OF the
carnival committee, made his final
report to the lodge Wedne sday
night. The results shown were sc
gratifying and so large that the
exalted ruler and the lodge take
this occasion to thank every donor
of gifts, every worker. both male
and female, and the generosity of
the Washington public for tSeir in
terest in making this affair the
great success that 1t will be.
The attention OF the members of
the lodge is called to the fact that
nominations are in order for the
position of trustee and chair Of
ficers in the month of February.
the election to take place in Marcn.
The new membership cards for
ls22-l923 will be issued April l.
Secretary William 8. Shelby will de-
liver these cards to the members
who desire the same at any tim.
before that date. Many congratula-
tions have been extended to the
secretary upon his promotion to
captain in the Washington police
force.
Plans are in the making for the
forming of a Frostburg (Md.) club
the object being to attend the State
convention which will be held IL
that city next August. A large
showing is expected.
Messrs. Richards, Brahler and
Farrell, trustees of the ladge, an
nounce that the plans as outlined
at the regular meeting of the lodge
have been accepted from the archi.
tects relative to the remodeling OF
the present clubhouse. the contract.
having been awarded to James j
Calvin. and the work Is now under
way. The improvements are as fol.
lows: A handsome dining room
will be fitted out in the basemen,
OF the building; the same will be
decorated In ivory. with cane stone
as a background; the main floor
will have a new ladies rest room
and reception hall; the main read.
ing rooms will be decorated in ivory
and old gold; the committee room.
are to be renovated: the clubrooms
will have many added features: the
large banquet hall will be TASTEFUL,
arranged and decorated in old gold
and ivory; in addition, the entire
clubhouse will be refurnished
These improvements will make the
clubhouse one OF the most beauti.
full of all the clubhouses in the
city. As an added feature a new
grand stairway will also be erected
Past District Deputy Exalted
Ruler James L. Ward, who will pre-.
side exalted rulers night, wednes.
"a nil 4
by the following past exalted ruler.
upon that occasion: Exalted Ruler
James l.. Ward, Leading knight
Samuel Richards, Loyal Knight Ed.
ward, ]. Murphy, Lecturing Knigh'
Rosa F. Downing, Secretary How.
ard NJ. Peter, Treasurer Joseph A
Burkart, Inner Guard Fred Mers.
heimer. Chaplain Judge Robert E
Mattingly, Tyler Thomas King ant
Mr.. Glenn Ashley organist. The
esquire will be Lem Robey, TIL,
oration upon the principles of Elk.
dom will be delivered by the Hon
James T. Begg, member of Con,
gress from the Thirteenth District
of the State of Ohio. In addition
social session will follow the mi.
II llhlioh VI a SldoS WIlO Will
take their degrees as Elks. The
supper, unique in conception. will
be the handiwork of the manager
of the club, William Engle. Beau.
tiful and handsome floral decora.
tions by William GUIDE and George
Shaffer will make the clubrooms q
bower of splendor. The card of ad.
mission is the membership card Of
1922, and the hour of this specia
is 7:45 p. m, sharp.
Attention is called to the members
that the employment committee i.
ready to function. and desires tha,
alf members of the order who need
help of any kind, or who are ou,
of employment, should list theii
names with the chairman of the
committee. Arthur A. Riemer. phone
Main 1910. or the secretary's office
phone Main 1119. The committed
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