Evening star., 1923-01-07

. begin this week with th'
visit to Hiram Chapter to
morrow evening. Other visitations
are scheduled in the calendar at the
head of this column. The Hiram
grand visitation will take place in the
commandery room of Masonic Temple
This evening at o'clock Potomac
Lodge. No 8, will attend special serv.
ices at the Dumbarton Avenue NJ. L
Church. There will be a special
sermon and good music, according tc
the announcement.
Scribe Ralph G. Cornwell will head
the official line In the degree work ii
Washington Chapter, No. 2, Roya
Arch Masons, Thursday evening.
G. Vaughan Darby. master of Har'
mony Lodge. II. announces that ir
addition to the degree work schedul'
ed in the calendar for Wednesday
evening. Harmony Lodge will have
the F.. A. degree January "a and g
special for the M. NJ. degree at
pm. January 81.
The first official circular of Harry
Zehner, the new master Of Hiram
Lodge, No. 10. sounds an exultant
peal over the honors lavishly bestow-
ed upon the lodge by Grand Master
of Past Master Harry G. kimball as
junior grand steward of the Crane
Lodge, Past Master William Herbst as
grand tiler, Past Master Mark F. Fin
ley, jr., 10 a member of the committee
on correspondence of the Grand Lodge
and Past Master Willis Ray Gregg al
member of the committee on by
laws of the Grand Lodge. Hiram
Lodge will have charge of the Sery'
ices at the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home Sunday afternoon, January 21
when Rev. ]. Harvey Durham will
officIate.
H. B. Hendrick, the new master
of Takoma Lodge, No. %. states that
the lodge will devote Tuesday even
ing to discussion and instruction with
reference to the rights of visitation
and the duties of member to his
lodge.
Grand Recorder John A. Colborr
has announced that the annual grand
visitations OF the Grand Council &c
the constituent councils of Royal and
Select Masters, which began with
that 10 Zabud Council January 4, will
be made as follows: January Is. tC
Washington Council, No. /; January
Is, 10 Adoniram Council, No. 2, and
January 25, to Columbia Council. No
3. the last named in Naval Lodge
Hall. 4th street and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast; tho others at Ma
sonic Temple.
Potomac Royal Arch Chapter, No
o'clock Tuesday evening, following
its grand visitation.
Evangelist Chapter. knights OF
Rose Croix, will be the first of the
local bodies. on next Tuesday even
union of the Scottish Rite bodies that
begins January %. with the fourth
and fourteenth degrees, Past Grand
Master C. c. Coombs heading the cast
for the fourth and F. A. Sebring the
cast for the fourteenth degree. and
eighteenth degree, with cast headed
by Rev. DR.. John c. Palmer: January
25, the twenty-first degree, with cast
headed by Judge Arthur B. Hayes;
January IS, the thirtieth degree, with
Judge Hayes, Frank Roller. William
o. Owen and Rev. DIR. Palmer Of
ficiating. and January 81, the. thirty
second degree, with cast headed by
Charles G. F. Toepper. The class is
already well under way~for this re-
union, 1t Is announced. and those de-
string to enter should make known
ILe 1d(l
Monarch NJ w. Pickering hopes to
announce during the coming week the
meeting place for the annual meeting
OF Kallipolis Grotto. to be held on
January 25. At this meeting the
annual election of officers will occur
The Grotto will visit the Vauhan Bible
Class OF Calvary Baptist Church Sun
day morning, January 2s, with Pro-
phet o. A c. Oehmler. a member of
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chairman. The Prophets will meet at
Masonic Temple and march in a body
to the church.
The large hall of the Washington
Railroad Square Club was crowed at
esteem that knights of hte rail-
have for Thomas U. Sisson. past grand
master of the state of Mississippi and
representative from that State, the
chief speaker. His theme was "This
Do for Masonry" Applause Of sew
eral minutes duration followed the
The De Molay boys drill elected
warm approval. William Hipsley,
who writes under the nom de plume
of "Old Hoss," received a valuable
testimonial from the club.
Among the guests were S. C.
Bready, William Musser. William
Skeen, and David E. Fohl, the latter
from Lancaster, Pa
Past President Harry B. Bowersox
headed the corps comprising the ban
quet committee. The ladies of the
club acted as hostesses.
The following officers elected for
the ensuing year: President, John J.
first Woe president,
Oscar w. Rely: second vice president,
9. x. shepherd; secretary, James o.
lotion: treasurer, Frank Kreglow
Rawley Doome; sentinels, E.
D. Dean and Arthur w. Brewer; ex-
ecutive committee, Bernard Tolson,
past master of Congress Lodge, No. 81.
and D. M. Fisher.
The newly elected executive COM
mittee Of the Ionic Club met at the
residence OF the president, J. l.. Nc
Grew, who appointed the following
to head the standing committees for
the year. Reception, A. +. Ellxins;
C.. M. Shepard; entertain
ment, c. A. Jaquette; publicity. ED A.
Cook. e. W. Chatterton, F. r. Ciute
and F. j. F. Thiel were appointed
special advisory committee.
After the business meeting refresh
ments were served by a very gracious
hostess.
The club has decided to have q spe-
cial entertainment Friday, January 10.
at Mount Pleasant Lodge rooms, 14th
street and Park road. which will be
Capitol night" Each member Of
the club will be expected to bring as
a special guest a master Mason who
is employed at the Capitol building.
There will be buffet luncheon
served and several vaudeville acts
by local and visiting artists and a
good snappy talk by congressman.
: The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Lambskin
Club will meet Thursday evening at 8
o. clock in the Northeast Temple, Sth
and r streets northeast, for the annual
election of officers. a
Illustrious Potentate Steuart OF Almas
Temple of the Mystic Shrine, at the
business meeting at the patrol head
quarters Thursday evening, announced
the following appointments: President
OF patrol, Arthur e. Cook; captain of
drin team. George II: whiting; director