Evening star., 1923-03-25

dancer and his devotion to this popu-
lar pastime. has been appointed vice
chairman OF the state dance commit
tee, which will arrange for the street
dance on Pennsylvania avenue during
the Shrine convention to be held In
the nations capital next June
A large number of Grotto members
! attended the evening service at the
sa Eighth Street Hebrew Temple Fri
DAY evening, March 16, upon invita- =
ton Of Rev. DR.. Abram Simon. DR..
SIMON spoke on Masonry and Good
, fellowship"
Great progress Is reported in con-
nection with the two weeks FUN
SoHseum. commencing April 2. Many
mover features are being added to the
program daily. and interest Is said to
pc at fever heat. Chairman William
Jacobs is directing the various
cnair1nen OF subcommittees, as well
valuable prizes will be awarded. in
cluding a Star automobile, a victrola
radio OUTFIT and diamond ring TO
the most popular Grotto lady.
Past Grand Monarch L. Craigs Pc
louze OF Samis Grotto. Richmond, Va,
VIII be the guest Of honor on the
opening night. During the run Of
the "fun fest" delegations from many
out,of-town grottoes will attend.
Temn1a Tne hesadquar.ers issa sst,Is Of the Almas
busy place these days. and the ar
rangements for the imperial council
program are proceeding expeditiously
an along the line. The finance COM
lnittee, under the direction OF Thomas
r. FARRELL. is on the home stretch In
the race for the entertainment fund.
ana a ready response Is being given
by the business community to this
Elwood p Morey Of the hotel and
housing committee. says he will have
all the temples on the list placed
within a week. and then the cam
VIII begin. Hundreds OF offers of
rooms already have been sent in vol
unfairly.
The Almas Temple Patrol dance at
the Willard Wednesday evening was
well attended and successful from
every point OF view. II was the final
: party Of the winter series.
1t is said to be the intention of
Potentate Steuart to put on a big
ceremonial in April. The date and
place will be announced later
Announcement is made at patrol
headquarters that at every meeting
from this time until June important
subjects relating 70 the imperial
The regular meeting night is Thurs
day.
The Ladies' Aid of Stansbury Lodge,
No. "a. will meet tomorrow evening at
8 o'clock at Brightwood Temple.
The woman's Auxiliary of the
Craftsman Club, United States Vet
Grams Bureau, met at Grace Dodge
Hut, North Capitol and f streets.
Tuesday. An appropriation was made
to assist in the hostess work OF the
Y. VI. c. 4. at the Walter Reed Hos
pital. A social evening, together
with a dve-hundred card party, fol-
lowed. Music was furnished by Miss
Mabel Rowlands and Mrs. NJ. \. Reed.
The first prize was awarded to Miss
Sadie J. Fegley.
The Washington Railroad Square
Club Will have Brig. Gen. Amos A.
Fries. chemical warfare division. and
president of the advisory board, Ma
tlonal League OF Masonic Clubs. to
address 1t Saturday evening at North
east Masonic Temple. Moving pie
lures and stereopticon views OF our
boys "over there" should make the
lecture particularly interesting.
Vaudeville features and smoker
also are promised by President John
]. Cunningham and the entertain
ment committee. Harry B. Bowersox.
and A. T. Rawley Doome.
The Ionic Club met Thursday
night. The chairman of the mem
bership committee reported 100 new
members had been taken in during
the past quarter, in consequence OF
which the club was entitled to an
additional delegate to the National
Association Of Masonic Clubs. Frank
Thiel. assistant treasurer of the
United States. was thereupon select
ed as an additional delegate. After a
short business meeting the club was
addressed by Judge Horace y.
Towner. governor of Porto Rico. who
spoke on "Americanism Applied 20
Our 1nsular Possessions"
Entertainment was furnised by the
following: Mrs. Julia Culbreth Gray,
Girl From Dixie: William Ray
mond, tenor solo; ]. w. MuIlin. black
face; face = J; = ~, n - + Rosey: .; "Marlmb9";;
ment was in charge Of C. A. Jaquette
tchairman). Charles w. Williams, c.
VI. Wood. q. Nash. r. E. Thompson
and T. Hunter. Refreshments were
served.
The Gavel Club will meet Wednes-
day evening at 7l9 18th street north
west. The meeting will be followed
by dance and card party, open TO
all members of the club and their
ladies.
Offfcers Of the newly instituted
Temple Club were installed recently
by William 3. Severe, acting presi-
dent Of the advisory board. Masonic
Siubs Club Of & the Distriet. assisted by J.
draws it's membership exclusively
from the employees of the Post Office
Department employed in the District
Of Columbia and is the latest addi-
ton to the Masonic clubs OF the
District. The officers installed were ::
PFpSidAnt mi N Grc
vice president. Albert L. Barr; sec
ond vice president, Charles S. Beard !;
secretary. Thomas NJ. Chunn: treas
urer, Norman L. Grant, and sergeant
alarms. Raymond F.. King. Presi-
dent Cummins was elected delegate
and Vice President A. e. Barr alter
nate to the eighteenth annual con-
vention Of the National League Of
Masonic Clubs, which meets in Bos-
ton June IL TO Is, inclusive. Fol-
was presented by Charles Warren.
chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee. The charter of Temple Club
Will remain open until March 81, and
the club will meet the second Friday
in each month in the clubrooms Of
1t is said. bears more than zoo names
Stansbury Lodge, No. "a, will cele-
brate June rs its flftieth anniversary
as a Masonic lodge. Past Master Ben
jamin w. Sunny, the only living
charter member OF Stansbury. at
present Is the master Of ceremonies
of the lodge. Ben Martin. the first
member raised by Stansbury, is liv-
ing. but, it is said, will probably be
unable to attend the anniversary
celebration. The lodge is now en-
gagged in raising 1920 to pay off
debt incurred three years ago in con-
nectfon with the erection and equip
ping of its new temple at the corner
of Georgia and Colorado avenues
northwest.
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