Evening star., 1923-03-11

Monarch Gompers has appointed
Master of Ceremonies Paul F. Grove
chairman of the annual Grotto FAM
lily excursion. Chief Justice Jacobs
| chairman of the annual kiddies' out
ing at the Zoo Park. Prophets Mitchell
Phillips and William j. Erskine mem
bers of the "On to Cleveland Club:
and Arthur c. Shaw chairman of
committee to assist Almas Temple In
connection with the annual Shrine
convention TO he held in Washington
next June
Frank NJ. Roller. captain of the
! host. and Scribe Arthur G.. I'essenden
Will head the line tomorrow evening
, IN the degree work in Mount Vernon
Royal Arch Chapter
All the last convocation Grand High
Priest Fulkerson. who is past high
, priest of Mount Vernon Chapter. out
lined the plan he had conceived for
providing an assembly hall at the Ma
! sonic and Eastern Star Home through
the assistance Of capitular Masons,
to be known as Royal Arch Hail.
The grand high priests plan. which
! had previously been unanimously in
! dorSed by the Grand Chapter and the
! High Priest Association, was received
! with much enthusiasm by TIE COM
panions. At tomorrow convocation
! the committee to manage the cam
! paign for Mount Vernon Chapter will
F.; be announced.
! Th- National Masonic Fishing and
. Country Club. composed of Master
: MaSonS OF the District has recently
purchased the property known as All
View Manor. on the Chesapeake bay
al the mouth of the West riyer. Anne
Arundel county, Maryland. and is
! making arrangements for the opening
! of the new club house May 8.
President Henry J. Gompers an
! nounceS that he expects to entertain
AS his guests that day. many of the
most prominent Masons of this juriS-
I diction.
/ The club has as it's officers for the
/ present year Henry j. Gompers presi-
; dent: Frank A. Dasit. vice president:
/! Gail I. Judd. secretary, and Harry
! Lewis. treasurer.
j The club was organized in Febru-
! AIRY. 1919. with three members. and
! numbers among it's membership some
! of the oldest and best known fisher
I men of the city.
The Triangle club OF the Depart
ment of Agriculture will meet Tues
, day at the Perpetual Building Asso-
citation Hall. DR.. A. J. Blanchard of
: the United States reclamation serv-
p; ice will deliver lecture on The
! Wonders of Zion" Motion pictures
and slides showing the beauties of
, this natural wonderland will be ex-
| hibited, A short musical progra M
! Will conclude the entertainment.
: The Petworth Masonic club will
/ meet March 10 at Joppa Lodge Hall.
! Gen: a. \. Fries. president of the
adv isory board. will be the speak er.
: Refreshments will be served
!. National University Masonic CLUB
! h"ld its third annual banquet recently
; at the City Club. with great many
invited guests. President Edwin -.
; Drtwiler delivered the address of
, welcome. The toaStmaSter was Fred J.
erick l.. Siddons, associate justice OF
the supreme Court of the District OF
T. Columbia. Justice Siddons. on be-
/ half of the club. presented to Past
/ President Philip Hermann past
! presidents jewel Other speakers
ter Of Masons of the District: Repre-
! sentative Thomas L. Sisson of Miss
] issippi and John @. 'rilson of Con
F, ne"ficut: Charles H. Robb. associat te
| justice of the Court Of Appeals of
the District. and Theodore C. Risley.
solicitor and acting secretary of the
F.. Department of Labor. Prof. Roger
/ O'connell of the faculty presented to
Judge Theodore 6. Risley an honor
ary membership in the club At the
banquet a toast was drunk to the
memory of Gen. George Washington
Among the guests were Rr. A. FL
Putney. Prof. n. G. Keene. Prof. Allen
MacCullen. Judge Milton Strasburger
and George d. Sullivan. past presi-
dent of the Railroad Square Club
Present officers of the club are Ed
win d. Detwiler. president; :. ii
Wilmington. vice president; Lacey
Laughlin, secretary: Henry T.
Thomas. treasurer; Paul B: Edan.
chaplain: X. j. Gordon. marshal, and
William ID. Haisifp, herald.