Evening star., 1923-05-27
retary William A. Jones of the Grand
Lodge of Maryland.

retary William A. Jones of the Grand
Lodge of Maryland.
Important committee meetings held
during the week included memorial.
arrangements for which are in charge
or Grand Marshal Henry w. Tippett.
the services to be held at st. Marks
June Il; Rebekah day excursion, with
Fast Noble Grand Laura E. b. Nc
Chesney as chairman, which VIII take
PLACE at Marshall Hall. June 80: Odd
Fellows Home excursion, with Grand
win be held at chesapeake Beach,
July 19.s The 1928 excursion to the
Sovereign Grand Lodge session at
Cincinnati in September, of which
Past Grand George B. Johnston is
Gsshar ReneIls The conn cGmmtsee from
which Past Noble Grand Maude !.
Taylor, is chairman, having in charge
the raising of funds for the entertain
ment of the Sovereign Grand Lodge.
Degree work for the week reported
to the office of the grand secretary is
as follows: Friendship Lodge, No. 12.
S22, goth street northwest, third de-
gree on Wednesday; Covenant Lodge.
streets northwest, second degree on
Wednesday: Columbia Lodge. No. 10.
I. o. o. F. Temple, rehearsal and drill
on Thursday. =
Golden Rule. No. Il, will meet at
1880 Tuesday evening, and following
a short session. will have an enter
tainment and dance, in charge of a
committee consisting of Charles A.
Rice. chairman: Robert +. Mattingly.
Walter l.. Piper. George Sacks and
Sidney NJ. Selinger.
The ninety-second anniversary of
the founding of the encampment
branch of the order is to be observed
and will take place at the regular
meeting of Mount Nebo Encampment,
No. 6, June II. Following the cere-
monies a banquet is to be served. All
local encampments are participating
and have appointed representatives to
the general committee on arrange
ments. which will hold it's final meet
ing in the temple Thursday night.
The degree will be conferred Sat
urday evening by Canton Washing
ton. No. /, Patriarchs Militant, fol-
lowing which Important business rel
ative to the part the uniform branch
will take in activities pertaining to
the 1924 session of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge will be presented. Capt.
Guy F. Glossbrenner, Lieut.. Robert
A. Southworth and Clerk Roscoe
Wines will constitute the committee
through which all arrangement will
be perfected.
Rebeknh Lodges.
Noble Grand Ethel Warning will
head the official line in comforting
the degree at Esther Lodge. No S.
tomorrow night. with Director
Adolph ]. Hildebrand in charge. On
the following evening the members
of the lodge and their friends will
attend the President Theater. ar
rangements for which are in charge
of the ways and means committee.
The play to be presented is entitled
Give and Take"
Annette Emory. Noble Grand Gertrude
W. Gerhold announces the appoint
ment of Vice Grand Annie Blalock
as representative to the memorial
committee. The noble grand also
states that special features are to be
introduced in the degree which is to
be conferred at the last meeting in
the month.
Tuesday evening last Friendship
Edna E. Rankin. the newly elected
warden of the Rebekah Assembly,
and who has been an active worker
in the lodge for several years. Fol-
lowing musical and literary pro-
gram. Secretary May E. Keller pre-
sented her with beautiful silk hand
bag.
All members of the Ladies Auxil-
iary to Canton Washington, No. 1. are
Saturday evening In lodge room, No.
1, I. o. o. F. Temple. at s pm.
Naomi Lodge. No. /, representa-
tives to the Assembly Home Circle,
include Past Noble G sands Emma T.
StrObel, Rebecca A. Bowen. Della f.
Rocca, Shirley Malinski and Vice
Grand Marie Clendaniel.
Past Noble Grand Laura Z. B. Nc
Chesney. chairman, announces the
election and appointment of the fol-
lowing officers and sub -chairmen for
the Rebekah day excursion: Past
Noble Grand Emma T. Strobel, secre-
Grand Emma d. Wolfe, treasurer;
Past Noble Grand Maude c. Rhoder-
lex. amusements.
Mithras Sanctorum. No. 100. is to
have an outing in the near future at
some unknown place on Chesapeake
bay. The following officers have been
elected: William Greenberg, presi-
dent and drum major: Charles A.
Thomas. secretary-treasurer: James
l. kidwell, director and instructor:
Robert H. Zeir. manager: Ingomand
0. Lund, assistant manager; Ray
mond Is. PLACER, Ralph A. Boss and
Ingomand o. Lund, trustees.
B. P. O.. ELKs.
The drill team of Washington
Lodge has arranged for a benefit
moonlight trip down the Potomac
river June %.
Arrangements have been completed
by the reception and house commit
tee to take care Of and entertain at
the Elks' Club the great number OF
Shriners who are Elks who will be
in Washington during Shrine con-
be in charge Of Gus Brahler. chair
man. He will be assisted by F. v. A.
Brown, A. F. Zimmerman, Thomas
King. Fred Whitehead. William
FlsSs~an sssr and E Robert RI Gladstone Maen Charles
Chairman F. V. A. Brown of the
dance committee has discontinued
the weekly Thursday night Elks'
dances until the fall. The final dance
Of the present season was held in the
ballroom last Thursday night.
At the Flag Day exercises, to be
held at the Sylvan Theater, in the
Monument grounds. June 10, at Sis
o'clock: Dr.: Royal s Copeland, sena-
ber Of New York Lodge. No. /, B. p.
o. E., will deliver the principal ad-
dress. Vocal music will be rendered
by the Choral Art Society. consist
under @ Director A. s. " Witcomb. tom 0an% and
the Elks' drill team. under command
Of Maj. Eugene Edwards, will also
participate in an important way in
the exercises. The committee on Flag
Day exercises, of which James A.
Baiderson is chairman, estimates that
fully 5000 persons will witness the
ceremonies. The Boy Scouts and Girl
Scouts. together with other fraternal
organizations, will be in attendance.
~ Col q nf he
lanta Reunion Club, has received ad-
vice from the Elks' lodges of Cum