Evening star., 1924-01-20

VIIE Grand Lodge OF Masons OF
the District will hold two
special communications dur
ing the week, on Wednesday
evening. FOR the purpose of constitut-
ing the new Warren G. Harding
Lodge, No. 50, and on Friday, for the
purpose OF constituting Cathedral
Lodge. No. 10.
The Masters Association for 1924
Will meet Saturday evening to effect
an organization and get ready for
the work Of the new year.
The fifth annual assembly of the
Grand Council. Royal and Select
Masters Of the District, will be held
in the chapter chamber Saturday
evening, February ?, at T:30 o'clock,
for the address of the grand master.
reports and other business. including
the election and installation Of
officers. :.
Benjamin Franklin Larcombe,,
twenty-fourth president of the Ma
District OF Columbia, has announced
that the annual dinner OF the asso-
citation will be held ut the New
Ebbitt Friday evening at I:30 o'clock.
after 4 BRIEF business meeting which
has been called for $50 o'clock. He
states that many petitions are TO be
acted upon at this meeting and that
an Interesting program has been
arranged for the banquet.
Mr.. Larconbe was made i master
Mason IN Dawson Lodge, No. 1G,
February 13, 1882: he was exalted in
Eureka Chapter, No. 4, June. 80 OF
that year and was knighted in
Columbia Con,mandery, No: >. August
4, 1882. lie was master OF his lodge
In 1889; high priest OF his chapter
In 1892, and commander of his COM
mandery in 1915. He was president
OF the Amounted High Priests Asso-
citation in 1917 and at the present
time is instructor general OF the
work OF the Grand Comnlandery.
Knights Telnplar. and instructor for
his own commaudery. He is also u
noble Of AlInas Temple of the Mystic
Shrine since 1887, of Martha Chapter.
Order of the Eastern Star, since 1895.
although at present affiliated with
Gavel Chapter, No. %; a member Of
Columbia Council. No. 8. Royal and
Select Masters; Of Columbia Typo
graphical Union. No. 101: OF the Sons
Of the American Revolution and OF
the National Geographic Society.
lie became Il member of the
Masonic Veteran Association Decem-
Der IA, 1911, and served as marshal
from 1918 to 1921, as almoner in 1922
Mr.. Larcombe' was born III Wash
ineton August Ii. 1859. was. educated d
In the public schools. served as an
apprentice in the government print
ing office and has been attached to
the weather bureau more. than forty
one years.
Other recently elected officers Of
clude J. Harry Cunningham, first
vice president; Henry G. Franken-
field, second vice president; Ben c.
NcOuay (second tern). secretary
James Z. Lambie eighteenth ternl)
treasurer; Thomas H. Watson. (sec-
ond telnl. almoner; Past Grand
Master Charles E. Baldwin. Past
Grand Master Harry Standiford and
Ben c. McQuay, stewards; Charles
Cyrus CoombS (seCcnd term). mar
shall. and Edward Kern tre-lected),
t.ie.'.
Tomorrow evening Albert Pike
Lodge viii play host to Columbia
Lodge. No. 2s5. Of Clarendon, Va.
and Senior Deacon \. L. Ebersole. a
will head the official line in Albert
Pike Lodge IN the presentation of
tho degree work A special pro-
gram has been arranged for the oc-
casion. including selections by the
lodge cl.oir and a novelty luncheon"
Hiram Chapter of Royal Arch Ma
sons will lave its grand visitation
tomorrow evening in the command
cry asylum at 8 o'clock. and High
that an. appropriate program IS being
arran ged for the occasion by the en-
tertafnment committee.
The Hiram Instruction. Club Of
Hiram Lodge. No. 10. will meet in
Kidder Hall. s22 Goth street north
west, tomorrow evening at 7:30
o'clock to review its activities of the
past year and to eject officers.
DR.. George NJ. Hyland will deliver
an address before Acacia. Lodge, No.
7S, Tuesday evening.
washington Centennial Lodge. No.
IA, Will put its past masters to the
test Saturday evening in the degree
work. starting at $50 o'clock. Past
Master Marx Z. Kahn will head the
official. line for the occasion. This
lodge mas unanimously voted to take
action toward establishing a. yearly
scholarship Nin George Washington
University and already has a COM
lnittee consisting OF Past Grand
Master Witten. Past Masters Kahn
%7d Waterman and Edwin S. Booth
ing the, plans for the. application Of
this scholarship.
Adoniram Council, No. g. Royal
and Select Masters. which had its
grand visitation Thursday evening.
afterward installed it's newly elected
officers as follows: Arthur P. Fenton,
illustrious master; .Luciep G. 1ung,
deputy master; Samuel +. Hancock.
principal conductor of work. It's
secretary and treasurer were re-
elected.
The statutory assembly Of Robert
dc Bruce Council of Kadosh on Tues
day is the only Scottish Rite event
of the week. Work will not begin
again until Monday. February II,
when the fourth and fourteenth de-
srees will be presented, followed on
February 12 with the fifteenth de-
first degree. February Il with the
thirticth degree and February 10
with the thirty second degree. sat
1Irday, February 16, the ceremonies
n.crIta :, 9tos saeva fio5 TO the rank of