Evening star., 1924-08-10
MASONIC.

Masonic labor in the blue lodges
will be at a standsti1l until Friday of
the current week. when Columbia
Lodge, No. 8, and Lebanon Lodge, No.
Z. are scheduled for the F. C. degree,
and Anacostia Lodge, No. 81, has a
special scheduled for 1880 pm. for
the M. NJ. degree. The New Jerusalem
Lodge, No. s, will meet Thursday for
social purposes, but all other lodges
and chapters whose meetings are
scheduled for the week. have either
called off or failed to announce any
degree work for publication.
The religious services on the lawn
at Temple Heights this afternoon at
o'clock, under the direction of Rev.
will be addressed by Lieut.. Col.
Thomas ]. Dickson, Chaplain Corps,
U. S. Army, retired.
Col. Dickson has been cited in War
Department orders for bravery in
exposing himself to artillery fire in
burying the dead during battle in
France" and he was known overseas
as the flower chaplain for establish
ing the custom of putting flowers on
the casket of every soldier buried
assisted in gathering the flowers and
gave him the name of the flower
chaplain"
His topic this afternoon will be-:
Brother, What Is the Hour? Is 1t
Time for Labor or Refreshment"
j. Walter Humphrey is In charge
of the music, and Grand Master of
Masons Charles F. Roberts, who is a
popular soloist of the fraternity, will
sing two selections.
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families of Acacia Lodge, No. 49,;
Stansbury Lodge. No. "a, and Joppa
Lodge, No. 35, together with the Off
GERS, members and their families OF
Ruth Chapter, No. l; Fidelity Chapter,
No. 10; Joppa Lodge Chapter, No. 27,
and Acacia Chapter, No %, Order of
the Eastern Star, have been especially
invited to this service. All members
of the craft, with their families, as
well as the public, are also invited.
all is assured. Weather conditions
are always comfortable at these serv-
ices out under the trees at Temple
Heights.
Frank L. Fisher will head the off,
cial line in Potomac Royal Arch Chap
ter Tuesday evening in the Mark
Master degree Refreshment will be
served at close of convocation.
The annual family outing of Kallipolis
Grotto will be held Tuesday at Mar
shall Hall. Boats will leave Seventh
street wharf at 10 a m. and 2:30 and
$40 pm. Chairman stephen H.
Takes announces athletic events and
novel contests for women, children
and men. BY far the feature which
is attracting most attention is the
bob-hair contest. Three handsome
prizes will be awarded to the three
fortunate bobs, the contest being
90 oil Grc Nri
will be a 15-jewel wrist watch, do
mated by the Kay Jewelry Company:
the second a silk kimona, donated by
Lansburgh Brothers, and the third a
24-inch string of DuBarry pearls, do
mated by the Selinger Jewelry Com
pany. In order that late comers may
participate in this contest the bobs
will not be judged until after the
arrival of the evening boat. The
other contests will take place during
the day.
In addition to the many attractions
at the grounds the grotto band will
play on board the evening boat and
also upon the return trip. Past
Monarch Charles D. Shackelford will
have charge of the athletic contests
and he has planned some of unusual
character. Chairman Takes states
that entrants in the bobbed-hair con-
test may send in their names to any
Of the grotto officers or hand them
evening boat, as the contest will not
close until every bobbed-hair girl or
woman in Washington and surround
ing territory has had an opportunity
to enroll. Free lemonade will be dis
pensed throughout the day and eve
ming and souvenirs will be given
every child.
Anacostia Lodge, No. 81, gave fra
ternal welcome at its communication
Monday night to officers and mem
bers of Fredericksburg Lodge. No. 4.
of Fredericksburg, Va. Anacostia
Lodge was filled to capacity with
Masons assembled to welcome the
members from George Washington's
mother lodge. The grand master of
this district, Charles F. Roberts, a
past master of Anacostia Lodge, was
present to welcome the visitors in
the name of Washington Masonry.
The Master Masons degree was ex-
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