Evening star., 1923-12-08
RITES TO Be HELD
BY jOPPA LODGE
Corner Stone of Temple Will
Be Laid This Afternoon
by Masonic Body.

With ceremonies somewhat similar
10 those attending the recent dedica-
tion of the George Washington Ma
sonic Memorial, only on a much
smaller scale, the corner stone of the
new temple of Joppa Lodge, No. .35.
J.. a. A. NJ, will be laid late today.
The temple will occupy two lots on
9th street between Upshur and Var
mum streets northwest.
Grand Master Mark f. Finley and
the other officers of the Grand Lodge
of Masons of the District of Columbia
will officiate at the ceremony in con-
junction with past and present officers
OF Joppa Lodge, while members OF
the lodge and hundreds of citizens of
Petworth are planning to witness the
start of a modern three story struc-
lure 10 accommodate the ever grow
Ing Masonic body in that section of
Washington. The program will be
carried oUt in strict conformity with
the code governing these Masonic ac-
tivitieS.
Officers and members of Joppa
Lodge VIII gather ar their present
headquarters at 107 Upshur street at
o'clock and following a meeting,
! Band Will furnish music for the pro-
; cession. Officers of the Grand Lodge
Were 70 meet at the Masonic Temple.
18th and New York avenue. before
/ proceeding to the site. The laying of
| the corner stone will take place at
! 2:f5 o'clock.
Iayior Prepares History.
Placed In the corner stone will be
"a history of Joppa Lodge proceed
! tngs of the Grand Lodge of the Dis
/ rtlct Of Columbia, 1922; the code of
the Grand Lodge; Masonic calendar
Of the District of Columbia. 1928;
list of the members of Joppa as &C
November 30, 1923: lodge bulletin for
month of December 1923; architects
drawing; copy of The Evening Star;
photostat copies of charter and dis
pensaton; copy of resolutions ..uthor-
IzlnE appointment and the names Of
i building committee; q Bible; small
silk American flag; an impression of
the lodge seal and copy of the
lodge bylaws.
The history of Joppa Lodge was
/ prepared from data compiled by Writ
J establishing a Masonic Lodge m Pet
| worth. and who. after broaching the
matter to several known to be Masons
at meeting of the Petworth Citi-
| Zens' Association May -. 1920, set
: out to accomplish his purpose with
Alban g. Caldwell, NJ. w knowiton,
Gilbert l. jackson and j. L. Carr CO.
operating. Others who We're instru-
y
Masonic Lodge in the District We're
Stephen w. Norton, its second wor-
shipful master; past grand officers Of
the District OF Columbia, and its first
list of officers. which follows:
Alban r. Caldwell, stephen w. Nor
ton, Omar J. Veley. George C. Dietz,
Cyrus B. Lower, Alvin B. Lank, How
ard G. Rambo. Raymond W. DOdd
Clyde Wendclken. Rev. G. Ellis Will
EamS, clyde ]. Nichols, Charles H.
Calvert and David H. Sheetz.
The first meeting of the lodge was
held August 4, 1920, in Mount Pleas
ant Lodge hall. l4th and Kenyon
streets. where it continued to hold
communications until It's charter was
granted December IS, 1920; 1t was
, Instituted January IL, 1921, with a
charter list of 121 members. It's
present total membership is 234, al
most double the original figure.
Officers of Joppa Lodge this year
when the new building was author
ized and its construction commenced,
were: Omar ]. Feley, master; Alvin
3. Lauk, senior warden; Howard G.
RambO, junior warden; George {.
Dietz. secretary; Harry a. Beck,
treasurer: Clyde ]. Nichols, senior
deacon: David l. Pitcher, junior dea-
con: William II Boyd. senior stew
ard: William ]. Buehm, Junior stew
ard. Arthur NJ. Trivett marshal; Rev.
6. Ellis Williams, later succeeded by
Rev Edward Hayes. chaplain, and
David Fl. SheetZ, tiler.