Evening star., 1923-12-23
MASONIC.
u HRISTMAs WEEK a.

blue lodge circles Will be
= confined to the annual st.
Johns day meeting Of the
Grand Lodge of the District Thursday
evening, when officers for 1894 will be
chosen and installed. and to special
of East Gate Lodge,
No. a., wednesday evening. when the
Entered Apprentice degree will be
presented, according to information
furnished by the grand secretarys
ofice. The communications OF All
other lodges scheduled for the week
have been called off.
Activities in Royal Arch Chapter
circles will be limited to speciai
convocation of La Fayette Chapter,
No. 5, Wednesday evening. FOR the
Royal Arch degree, after which re-
freshments will be served, and to the
presentation of the Past Master ana
Most Excellent Master degrees In
Washington Chapter. No. 2, THURSDAY
evening
The annual Christmas observance
celebrated by all Knights Templar
Communicates at noon on Christmas
day will be the special feature OF tne
local Communicates on that DAY.
Orient Commandery, No. ., alone mas
furnished its program for puoiCa-
tion. 1t includes the invocation by
Rev. Edward Hayes, the usual toasts
responded to by Past Grand Master
Joseph H. Milans. Deputy Grand High
Priest Simon Bube. Otto B. Roepke,
grand master of the Grand Council.
Royal and Select Masters; William Z:
Miller. deputy grand commander OF
knights Templar. and former Repre-
Pndanhar2-
the benediction by Rey. William Cur
tbs White. Orient Commandery also
will celebrate its "kiddfes' Christmas
Festival in its asylum December 2s
at z o'clock.
The Scottish Rite bodies Of the
Valley of Washington have called OF
their meetings scheduled for Christ
mas and New Year nights, and the
next meeting will be held January 3,
presented. January is Albert Pike
Consistory will elect and install its
officers. February IL a reunion will
be held with the fourth and the
fourteenth degrees on that evening
the fifteenth degree February IL, the
| thirtieth degree February IA and the
thirty-second degree February Is.
Saturday evening. February 16, the
| rank of knight Commander OF the
Court Of Honor will be duly conferred
at the Scottish Rite Cathedral upon
District of Columbia. Virginia and
Maryland. by a cast headed by Dep
uty Ellwood p. Morey and composed
OF knight commanders from the three
jurisdictions.
Wednesday evening Takoma Lodge,
No. 2s. will have a Christmas party
| for its members and their families.
The GaveI Club will elect officers
day evening, with the polls open from
| noon to 1880 pm, with Samuel S
| Banham. Evan Hartsall. Thomas Har.
| ries, Wilbur J. Stewart and John H
Schul as Judges of election. Repre-.
| sentative Zihlman OF Maryland will
+; ton pictures will follow. including
! those taken of the club on it's ex-
!, cursion to Chesapeake Beach. The
| Imperial Four quartet and other fea'
| lures will fill out the program. with
! refreshments served later. The chill
| dren's Christmas party originally
scheduled for December 20 was held
! December 90. The clubs New year
"Olde Time" dance will be held ir
the auditorium of the Brightwooc
Temple. 590i Georgia avenue. Monday
| December 81.
The annual kiddies Christmas enter
| tainment Of kallipolis Grotto will bt
held at Masonic Temple, December q
| from to S o'clock. Prophet Samuel F
Shreve. as chairman. will direct the
| entertainment, and a real treat Is ir
1 store for the kiddies. The Grotto band
l will contribute musical program, NOV.
| ing pictures will be shown. clowns viii
make merry during the dancing and
| games. and candy and favors will bt
| distributed. Santa Claus himself viii
| b. present to greet the little tots
! Chairman Shreve admonishes all hands
! 20 come early, as the entertainment
| features will start promptly at o'clock
The 18th street entrance OF the temple
| will be used.
| In addition to the Grotto children, ar
| invitation has been extended to th'
children at the Masonic and Easter
Star home.
The annual election of officers OF th'
Grotto will take place at Pythial
Temple on the evening Of January 81
the candidates for office being. fo
monarch, William P. Jacobs and Samue
F. Shreve: for chief justice. l.. Whiting
Estes for master OF ceremonies
Charles T. Abell, Charles A Brewto,
and Stephen H. Takes for treasurer