Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03
FRATERNITIES

i, man: charity and welfare committee
J Andrew D. Loff1er, chairman; recep-
| ton committee. John Q. Slye, chair
! man; entertainment committees, Roy
! L. Neuhauser. chairman; membership
, committee. Charles S. Alden, chair:
man; Charles 5. White, NJ. D.. medical
director of the medical board. and
| Edgar Snowden, NJ. D., chief eX-
! aminer. -..
William F. Holmes. chairman OF
| the Shrine dance committee. an
| nounces the fifth dance under the
troll at the New Willard Hotel on
! Wedn esday, February 20.
! Potentate Carey has appointed OFF,
| GERS of the Almas Orchestra as fol-
! lows: Frederick Wilken, director: l.
! W. Brown. business manager; Henry
Menchlni. secretary. and IL. w. STRIFE
| ter, librarian,
The Almas Glee Club will soon start
| a drive for associate members to as
sist In carrying out an extensive con-
! templated program. This class OF
| membership Is for mobiles who are in
! terested in having good music in the
! Shrine but who are unable to take an
, active part in it.
| Washington Chapter, No. .. II. A.
[ NJ, had its annual grand visitation
by Grand High Priest Fulkerson on
Thursday. January "a, and has has
following officers: Ralph G. Cornell,
high priest; David S. Dawson. king;
James w. Roth, scribe; John A. Col
born. secretary: Louis Jacobson.
treasurer; George Lohrer. trustee for
three years; Russell NJ. Brown. cap
tain of the hosts; John r. Jefcies.
principal sojourner: John +. Swain.
Jr, Royal Arch captain: Samuel T.
Holmgren. master third vail: w. F.
Beardsley, master second vail. and
William Dannenhower. master first
vail. The installation ceremonies
! were performed by Past High Priest
John E. Swain.
The Grotto Band has elected officers
as follows: President, Samuel f.
Shreve; vice president, +. F. Robey
secretary, Charles Aufenthie: treas
urcr. f.. A. Hermann: sergeant at
arms. Philip Schneider: librarian,
Walter Bachofner: custodian. Joseph
l.. Harmon. Rehearsals are held at
Grotto headquarters each Monday
evening.
The annual colonial dance of the
Grotto Band and Drill Corps will be
given at the New willard Hotel Feb
ruary %. Valuable prizes Will be
awarded for colonial costumes, and
will sing several of the dance num-
bers.
At the January meeting OF the
Washington Railroad SQUARE Club the
Masonic Clubs installed the recently
| elected officers. Vice President ].
Boyd Dexter assuming charge In the
absence OF the president. Brig. Gen.
Amos A. Fries. Master of Ceremonies
Marshal William B. Severe of the
Craftsman Club. accompanied by
William Musser, Past Master Philip
p. Brown. E. J. Ayers. past master of
- y n II
D. Sullivan of the Circle Club and w.
y. Huttle were among the visitors.
The officers for 1924 are .. w. Riley,
president: o. X. Shepherd. first vice
president; J, Rawley, Doome. second
shall; Roy Blanford. inner sentinel:
David Hardesty. outer sentinel;
James o. lotion. secretary: Frank
Kreglow, treasurer; Rev. c. r. Stauf-
fer, chaplain, and d. NJ. Fisher and
Bernard Tolson, executive committee.
a jewel was presented to the retiring
president, John ]. Cunningham. by
Harry 3. BowersoX. New members
included George b. NJ: Arnold, T;
H. l. Knight Homer ]. Councillor,
junior deacon of Cathedral Lodge. No.
: 40. who was recently elected to hon.
ornary club membership, thanked the
ter and Prof. Howard L. Crisp. past
! master of Birmingham Lodge. No: lSS.
Beltsville. Nd. also spoke. w. j.
Smith. pleasing combination OF Nat
Wills and "Old HoSs" Hoey, enter
tanned. with L. A. Van Loock at the
piano. The ladies provided repast
! at the close of the entertainment.
| Coffee and cigars were later served,
Representative Albert Johnson,
chairman of the House committee on
immigration and naturalizati ton, ad-
dressed the Ionic Club at its last
meeting. paying high tribute to the
late President Harding for approving
the act to limit immigration to GER
tain percentage of aliens already In
this country. The entertainment that
followed was in charge of Z. C.
Hooper. who introduced Mr.. and Mrs
numbers: Bob" Foster of the Ward
man Park Hotel Orchestra: Miss
Lewis ("Miss Washington). in fancy
dances, and Sergt. Lyons, monologues.
served at the Franklin Square Hotel.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the De
Molay Commandery. No. 4, Knights
commandery room at the Masonic
Temple last Tuesday evening for the
benefit of the commandery room at
the Masonic and Eastern Star Home.
The affair was in charge OF Miss Il.
f. LaiSSre, assisted by Mrs. George
A. Ross and Mrs. Ross Snider. There
were twenty-seven prizes, including a
radio set. first prize, and a string Of
pearls, forms. silver. cut glass. china
and wearing apparel. The first prize
went to DR.. Summary. second prize to
Claude Babcock and third prize to
Mrs Lawson.
Senator Dill Of Washington will
speak on Lincoln" at the ladies'
night entertainment of the Fellow
ship Club of the bureau of engraving
and printing in the rooms Of the
Gavel Club the evening of February
9. Other features will be provided.
including fancy dancing by Miss Ruth
NJ. Cleland. Dancing will follow the
entertainment. Yost D.. Harbaugh Is
the newly installed president of the
club, and the entertainment commit
tee comprises ]. A. Williams. chair
man; George II. Whiting. Fred Blood,
William Kirby. James Kelley, A. J.
Schippert and F. Zulch.