Evening star., 1924-09-14

Il speaker at the services to De
held this afternoon at 4
o'clock at Temple Heights. to which
The following bodies have been spe-
rlally invited. along with the gen.
cral public: Pentalpha. B. B. French.
Temple-Noyes and East Cast Masonic
iodEeS and Naomi. East Gate and
bethany chapters. Order of the East
ern Star.
The Scottish Rite bodies of Wash
1nSton will resume their sessions
tins month, starting with Mithras
Lodge of Perfection. Tuesday evening
HE Fail reunion of the bodies for
the degrees Will start October I,
with the 4th and 5th degrees and
continue October IA. with the 9Th and
1th: October 2l. with the 9th and
10Th: October IS. with the 18th: No
Nember IL, with the 18th; November Is.
with the 18th; November %, with the
list and 2ond: December 2, with the
@oth: December 3. with the 31st, and
conclude December 4, with the send
degree.
The last stated communicat tions of
the Blue lodges in September, which
begin the current week, il is an
nounced. are of especial importance
for brethren who have been forget
f"rSetfulneSs, it is said. will be
visited with serious consequences.
r. &. French Lodge, No. Is. will
nave its last rendition of the n. NJ.
degree during the current Masonic
Year tomorrow evening. The Masonic
Hrar closes September 80
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Lamb
skin Club had program of enter
talnment and refreshments at it's
meeting AT Northeast Masonic Temple
Thursday evening.
Preliminary to the Fall ceremonial
rr kallipols Grotto, the date for
hich has not yet been fixed, Monarch
Samuel +. Shreve announces a good
fellowship night al Grotto headquar-
tors September IS. to which the MEM
hership is privileged to invite their
Master Mason friends. An excellent
program is promised.
The Grotto Drill. Drum and Bugle
Corps will hold a minstrel show and
dance a the New Willard Hotel on
the evening of October 6.
At recent meeting of the Com
manders' Association for 1924-1925
the following were elected officers:
Commander Jasper n. Baker of
D,
president; Generalissimo Walter f.
Havener of Potomac Commandery.
No 3, vice president, and Maurice l.
Brewton captain general of Potomac
Commandery, No. 3, secretary treas
urer.
Plans for the annual field day ex-
ercises Thursday, October 9, contem-
plate, at the suggestion of the grand
commander, that each commandery
RI pie.
jurisdiction to be its guest for the
occasion.
Grover L. Payne. commander of Po-
tomac Commandery. No. 3 knights
Templar, announces a social evening
for the commandery Wednesday eve
ming, followed by regular drill of
the drill corps.
The constituent Communicates of
this jurisdiction will hold their an
nual knights Templar field day ex-
ercises Thursday, October 9, on the
White House Ellipse, assembling at
Masonic Temple about 1890 pm. and
leaving there promptly at 12:45 pm,
marching over d route to be decided
at later date. Upon arriving at their
respective stations the communicates
will hold themselves in readiness for
commandery inspections, competitive
drills of the drill corps and the final
dress parade.
The Commanders Association of
1924 has appointed the following
committee on entertainment: Richard
a. Fletcher, chairman; Franz A. Brig
field, Grover l.. Payne, Dave w. Moser.
Richard T.. Tit1ow and Jasper N.
Baker. who have agreed that each
commandery shall prepare a dinner
for its visiting commandery. after
which it is their idea that they as
semble at a local theater to be select
ed and attend in full templar uni
form without sword. President Jasper
y. Baker, announces that the follow
ing will serve as a committee on
publicity: J. Fred Huber. chairman;
Charles w. Pimper, j. Harry Phillips,
Grover +. Payne, H. r. Watson and
John Parsons.
Grand Commander William f. Mil
lcr has urged that effort be put forth
to make the field day exercises of
1924 the greatest that have ever been
given in the District of Columbia.
The following officers of the Com
manders' Association are assisting the
communicates in their arrangements:
Jasper N. Baker. PRESIDENT; Walter f.
Havener, vice president, and Maurice
i. Brewton, secretary.
Grand Commander William E. Mil
Ter has accepted an invitation on be-
half of the communicates to attend
services at Templar Heights, Sunday.
October 5. at o'clock pm, in full
Templar uniform. The constituent
cammanderies will assemble at $3.50
pm. at 10Th and Florida avenue
northwest and march into the ground.
Oriental Commandery Band will lead
the line of march.
Columbia Commandery, No. 2. at it's
conclave Friday evening will advance
its official line for the Order of the
Red Cross and Knights of Malta At
he last meeting of the Commandery
Eminent Commander Birgfeld award
ed merit badges to 25 members of the
drill corps who attended rs per cent
of the drills during the year. At the
first meeting of the commandery in
|October. the Order Of the Temple will
| be conferred by the past commanders.
Mount Horeb Chapter, No. Z, R. A.
NI., Tuesday evening had among it's
visitors Companion T. w. Wauchope
rf the St. Patrick's Chapter, No. 1<5.
:. r. c.. Toronto, Ontario. and Past
krd NJ. Towson, E. w. Libbey and
Ralph E. Walker. High Priest o. l..
Ballard announced that September 23
he chapter would hold an open meet
ng in the nature of an entertainment
md smoker, to which all Royal Arch
iasons will be welcome.
The Washington Railroad Square
Tlub will visit the Masonic and East
IN Star Home Thursday, September