Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-14

Grand Visitation.
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
Tuesday-Mithras Lodge of Perfection.
statutory assembly and reunion plan.
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- RAND visita1ions by the Grand
Council Of Royal and Select
Masters will commence tomor-
row evening with that to Wash
ington Council, followed Thursday even
ing by that TO Adoniram Council. There
are four councils of the Cryptic Rite in
Washington.
Harmony Lodge. No. II, will make its
annual pilgrimage to Trinity Diocesan
Church. Sd and C streets northwest,
O'Clock, special services will be. con-
Quoted by the rector. who also is the
lodge chaplain, Rev. David Ransom Co
veil. Finding God in the Dark" will be
and. in addition to music by the church
choir. special numbers will be rendered
by Miss Marguerite Petit and Homer
Pope, with a violin selection by A. Rah-
lon. The service will be open to the
general public.
After the grand visitation TO Wash
ington Council, Royal and Select
Masters, tomorrow evening, the ofh-
cers-elect of the council will be in
stalled as follows: Illustrious master
Alan r. Horn; deputy master. Leon
ard A. Merritt; principal conductor
of work. Charles II. Aldridge: treas
urer. William II. Mccray. and record
Installation ceremonies there will be
entertainment and refreshments: AZ
the recent special assembly heId AZ
Temple Heights Grand Master MARX
r. Finley headed the line in the de,
gree of select master. with. Mark r.
Finley, jr., as the candidate.
Secretary John F. Putnam an
nounces that Mount Pleasant Lodge.
No, SO, will rest from labor Monday
evening and enjoy social. together
with music and an address by
prominent speaker.
Lebanon. Lodge. No. =, Friday
evening after business will listen to
an address by its chaplain. Rev.
Henry Allen Upper. and music by
the choir.
Brightwood Royal Arch Chapter.
No. g. will have an entertainment by
professionals, with refreshments.
after its grand visttauon; according
to Acting High Priest Alfred w.
Foster. 49,
Capitol Royal Arch Chapter, No. IL,
also promises entertainment IN con-
nection with Its grand visitatlon
Thursday evening at a special con-
vocation.
Representative Thomas U. Sisson
of Mississippi will be the speaker
ton of La Fayette Royal Arch Chap
ter, and q program of vocal and in
strumental music will be presented
NAs - n
Knights Templar. VII attend services
at Emory NJ E. Church South OF
Brightwood Sunday evening Janu-
airy %.
In the Scottish Rite bodies a new
class for the degrees is forming.
Work will be started Tuesday. Janu-
airy 23, with the fourth degree. to be
followed the same evening with the
fourteenth degree; January "a, with
the eighteenth degree: January rs.
with the twenty-frst degree; January
uary 81. with the thirty-second de-
gree: Deputy Ellwood P. Mercy, in
review of the work of the past year.
states: Our financial condition is
better than II ever has been; our edu-
cational work in sponsoring Chapter
of De sMolay has succeeded beyond
our foudest hopes; Cathedral Calen-
dar. our monthly messenger, becomes
Of greater value all the time: during
the year we have added a library to
our cathedral features" and he con-
cludes with tribute to Charles B.
Hanford's direction of the ritualistic
work of the bodies. The library is
the beneficiary of the action of the
Supreme Council class of October Z,
1891" which has already paid $661.S4
OF the 81 900 pledged by it. Under
the caption Education" the Cathe-
dra1 Calendar calls attention to the
statement of John J. Tigert, United
States commissioner Of education, to
dollars were spent on education, In
this country last year and twenty
two billion dollars for chewing gum,
cosmetics, cigars and cigarettes.
The Petworth Masonic Club an
nounces meeting tomorrow evening
at 1880 o'clock, at 100 Upshur street,
for the installation of its officers by
representatives OF the advisory board.
Monarch NJ. w. Pickering an
nounces that the annual meeting of
Kallipolis Grotto will be held at
Pythian Temple Thursday, January
20, when officers for the ensuing year
will be elected and annual reports of
the officers submitted ,...t :
Sunday. January: %, the Grotto will
pay g. visit to the Vaughn Bible class
of Calvary Baptist Church o. A. C.
Oehmler. chairman Of the vista ton,
has asked prophets to meet at Ma
morning mentioned. Headed by the
Grottos Band, the prophets will, march
in a body to the church.
Last Monday evening the Grottc
Prill Corps and the Drum and Bugle
hall OF. the Gavef Masonic Club.
Dancing followed and during the
evening refreshments were served
and solos sung by Miss Minnie H.
Volkman and Warren Terry, with
National University Masonic Club
met last Friday evening at the New
Ebbitt Hotel. Charles H., Robb, as
peals OF the District of Columbia and
an honorary member of the club; de-
livered an address. George d. Sulli-
van, president of the Railroad Square
Club also addressed the meeting.
club, presented to President Detwiler,
on behalf of the club. an ebony gavel,
appropriately inscribed. Committees
were appointed to arrange for a
ladies' night Wednesday evening,
some e time during February.
oficers of the advisory board, VIII
liam Musser, william J. Dew and
Samuel G. Bready,. installed the fol-
, lowing as officers OF the Craftsman
Club, United States Veterans Bureau,
for 1898 last Friday evening at the
GaveL Club rooms: President, William
III. Holmes; vice president, j. Boyd
Dexter; secretary. William B. Seyere;
treasurer,Sl,C G. 5Roberts:. seEgeant-ats
arms, John II. Kettner; representa-
skes 70 the advisory board, Howard