Evening star., 1923-07-29

services at Temple Heights
this afternoon at o'clock. His sub
ject will be The Six Mysterious
Veils." Rollin Bond, director of the
Washingtonians, 1t is announced has
tpromised an unusually fine musical
program. Rev. DR.. John c. Palmer,
grand chaplain Of the Grand Lodge,
under whose supervision the services
are held, states that DR.. Tupper has
given no intimation as to the trend
dress.
Much interest is being manifested
in Masonic circles by the degree
work that is being presented in La
fisrst Fayetse Lodge. No. Is, by its prof
Vcation will be given by this body
Thursday evening, with the stations
occupied as follows: Charles w.
Fague. master; William ]. Fisher,
warden: George Godine. senior dea-
con; w. Earl Grovermann, junior
deacon; Andrew D. SoverhilI. senior
steward; G. Armstrong. junior stew
ceremonies. J. Ernest Dulin, master
OF the lodge. has asked for encour-
agement of this enterprise on the
part of the lodge committee.
Senior Deacon J. J. Ferber will
head the line in the degree work in
King Solomon Lodge. Wednesday
afternoon, starting at l o'clock. The
lodge also has d special program of
work for the occasion.
Senior Deacon EIgin Smith will
officiate in the station of master in
Lebanon Lodge, No. I, Friday even
Ing, during the degree work.
charged with the arrangements for
the annual outing of Kallipolis Grot-
to at Chesapeake Beach on. August
., announcement is made that he will
be assisted by Past Grand Monarch
J. Gompers, Chief Justice william p.
Jacobs. E. w. Libbey, secretary and
Kallipolis Grotto's representative in
the Supreme Grand Lodge line: Past
Monarch Charles D. Shack elford. Gail
to Judd; Mitchell Phillips, L. H. Berg
man and J. S. Freedman. who prom
ise the occasion will be a hum
a%inger, % whatever that may mean.
all-day concert by the Grotto Band. a
fancy drill by the drill corps. an ex-
hibition OF its accomplishments by
many athletic contests. particularly
for the women and kiddies. with
handsome prizes for the winners.
Saturday. August 25. Kallipolis Qrot-
carnival at the Municipal Bathing
Beach. when many novel features
Will be staged. with Chief Justice
William P. Jacobs directing the
show.
The kallipolis Kronikle is author
ity for the statement that the Grotto-
Shrine base ball games at American
League Park since 1915 have netted
returns OF .$63.S19.s0 for the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home. In 1919, the
receipts took leap of nearly a thou
sand dollars, and in 1920 they Jumped
from s5,541.40 for the preceding year
tea ssdsoS5;o5. and in 1872 to s1s.-
pected to greatly exceed those of
1922. although they have not yet been
definitely tabulated. The altruistic
work of Masonry and Of the Order
of the Eastern Star in the District of
columbia Is almost entirely centered
in the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home, it Is said
No less an authority that Past Grand
Monarch Ed Schmidt Is credited with
the explanation that cider is being
closely watched and almost put under
a ban today because woman has never
forgotten nor forgiven the charge
that It was she who brought sin into
an apple The explanation Is said to
have peculiar significance to proph-
cts and Shriners.
The memorial fund being raised by
English MAsons in honor Of the Ma
sonic dead in the world war now
amounts to more than f277,0 900. which
ought to be pretty near. IL not in ex-
cess of the proposed amount to be
raised, although a million in England
means much more than 1t does in
America.
are now enrolled in the Order of De
Molay, which Is represented in the
District by Robert De Bruce Chapter,
which meets in the Scottish Rite Ca
thedral, at Sd and E streets north
west and has a membership, accord
ing to the latest Masonic calendar, of
nearly 400. Membership is open to
young men between the ages of six
teen and twenty-one; Its meetings
standing. but not membership in It.
Canadian Masonic lodges are now
holding father and son nights" on
which occasion special entertainment
is provided for the sons by their Ma
sonic fathers.
EASTERN STAR.
The Matrons and Patrons Associa-
tlon Of 1922 held dinner meeting
last Tuesday night at Temple Heights.
OWlnR 10 tnc 1nciemenJ "oaIner InC
dinner and meeting were held indoors,
where the evening was spent in
games.
Mrs. Helen B. Strait, associate
grand matron, entertained the Asso-
ciated Matrons OF the District at her
cottage at North Beach. Nd, July 21.
The guests of honor were Associate
Grand Patron William G. Belts and
Mrs. Belts.
The Past Matrons and Past Patrons
Association Of Ruth Chapter. No. l.,
held q business meeting. followed by
a chicken dinner. at Commonwealth
Farm, Colesville, Nd, Wednesday
night, which was attended by thirty
eight members. Elise Zimmerman,
president, and George Pitt. chairman,
presided. Robert Anderson and Pc
ter Schaffer were given prizes in the
hat-trimming contest. A cane was
presented to Mr.. Pitt and a gavel to
Worthy Matron Eastwood, from the
organization, presented by Amelia
Crawford and Frank Pollard. Past
Grand Matron Lof1er. Grand Lecturer
Teachum and Grand Secretary Rose
Yost were among the guests The
association presented each lady with
q string OF beads.
ODD FELLOWS.
The following officers have been
installed for the new term at Friend
ship Lodge, No. 12: Urban E. Goerner,
noble grand; Edgar w. Parks, vice