Evening star., 1923-07-08

and their families VIII be given the
{. time of their lives during the after
[ noon and evening.
Recorder Edward Stelie. on behalf
| OF DE Molay Comma andery, invites
special attention to the comma ndery
! work scheduled for Tuesday and
4 Thursday evenings Of this week and
| announced in the calendar at the
head of this column.
The Sojourner's Club will hold it's
| next meeting on the roof garden OF
the Colonial 18th and NJ streets
northwest. 1t will be in the nature
of farewell to Admiral Robert E.
Coontz. U. S. N, it's vice president.
who will preside. The Saturday fol-
lowing the club will have it's annual
! outing and picnic at Chesapeake e
Beach. for its members and their
families and friends. Brig. Gen.
Amos A. Fries. chief of the chemical
Wa rfare service. L. S. A.. is presi-
dent of the club and Rear Admiral
Luther f. Gregory. u. S. N, Mai.
FGen. John A. Lejeune. U. s. NJ c..
| commandant of the United States
Marine Corps. are vice presidents;
with Admiral Coontz. Capt George
| F. Unmacht. chemical warfare ser
| vice. is its secretary.
The lodge bulletin ofs the New
Jerusalem Lodge for July contains
! the portrait and pleasant tribute
to Past Master George w. Smith,
one of its most Jealous workers since
May 3, 1895. Doc" Smith, as he Is
affectionately called by his brethren,
was master of the lodge in 1903.
John J. Mullane. the originator, reg
ulator and director general OF excep-
| tionl Masonic entertainments in the
, District. is calling special attention TO
! his latest venture. the fair and bazaar
| or Stansbury Lodge at Georgia ave-
nue. and Quincy street northwest.
June 30 to July IA. for the benefit
of the lodge building fund. 1--WE
! have dancing and outdoor games and
| All sorts of amusementS and dancing
again he saws. together with the
now famous King Solomon's Temple
| from Jerusalem. which is said to be
| wanted for the National Museum,
among our attractions.
| Stansbury Lodge celebrated its
| tiftieth anniversary rather uniquely
June 20. %. % and %. but which
really opened Friday evening. June
%. with an elaborate reception to
DR.. Benjamin w. Sunny. its only liv-
, ing charter member and its oldest
| living past master. who was present
| ed with handsome gold watch bv
| his brethern, through Howard s.
| Omohundro, chairman of the board
of trustees. For this special occasion
! the pastor of his church. Rev. DR..
| Earle Whitley. and many of it's MEM
! bers were guests and contributed to
| the elaborate program. June %, the
! NJ. NJ. degree was presented by past
! masters headed by DR.. Sunny; June
! "a, there was Thanksgiving service
! at Brightwood Park NJ. f. Church.
! Sth and jefferson streets. where the
! lodge chaplain. Rev. Charles $. Cole.
/ pastor of the church. preached a sDe-
cial sermon. and June 25 the cele-
!: bration was brought TO a close by a
| brief anniversary meeting in the
lodge room and included a vaude-
willie and musical entertainment.
Kallipolis Grotto is looking forward
to an enjoyable outing at Colonial
| Beach. Va. July 1915. Chairman A.
Mitchell Phillips and various subcom-
| mittees are perfecting the many de-
tails. Chairman Phillips states that
he has many novel features planned
! A letter received from Mayor W. Fl
| Caldwell states: THE mayor and
council promise that all that Colonial
Beach has for your entertainment
and enjoymet is yours to command
| Colonial Beach extends to the Grotto
| of Washington a most cordial greet
14s15. 1898"
| Another letter from w. A. Taylor
secretary of Colonial Beach Lodge
No. 199. A. F. & A. NJ. states: I'VE
| extend you a most cordial welcome to
our town on your expected visit Of
July 1915. and will do all in our
| power to make your stay here as
pleasant as possible"
The tentative program as outlined
| by Chairman Phillips is to leave
| Washington, steamer St. Johns. 2:30
pm, Saturday. July IA: arrive Colo
nial Beach 1880 pm. After a recep-
! ton by town officials and others
| there will be parade along the
beach front. participated in by the
officers. Grotto band, drill corps, drum
and bugle corps, the prophets, town
! officials and others. Following the