Evening star., 1924-02-24

EGREE work for the current
week has been announced by
Dawson Lodge, No. 1t, for
tomorrow evening, when the
r. c. degree will be presented at
special meeting, beginning at PM,
followed by the E. A. degree at 1885,
by Takoma Lodge, No. %, for Tues
day evening, when the +. c. degree
will be presented, and by Potomac
Royal Arch Chapter. No. Z, for Tues
day evening, when the P. NJ. and Nj.
Z. NJ. degrees will be presented. Har-
= mony Lodge. No. II, will have an ad-
dress after it's business session Wednes-
day evening, and The New Jerusalem
Lodge, No. 8, announces entertainment
for Thursday evening. Mount Horeb
Royal Arch Chapter, No. I, will hold
an open meeting Tuesday evening, with
appropriate exercises.
Special music will mark the fifth
consecutive George Washington Ma
sonic memorial service to be held at
Trinity Church. Sd and streets
northwest, tonight at O'Clock. rim
ity Church male choir. under the di-
rection of Charles Il. Bartlett, will be
augmented by the Shrine Glee Club,
which will assist the choir in the en-
tire service. There is to be instru-
mental music also. Grand Master Rob-
erts and his entire line OF grand officers
are expected to attend, and other Ma
sons of prominence have signified their
intention of being present. Bishop
Freeman is to be the preacher for
the occasion. Rev. David Ransom
der whose direction the services will
be held, has announced that the gen.
eral public is invited. although the
service is primarily of a Masonic
character. The doors will be open at
1880 pm.
High Priest Orville l.. Ballard an
nounces an open meeting and blue
lodge night for Mount Horeb Royal
Arch Chapter Tuesday evening, in
nounced. An elaborate musical pro-
gram has been arranged, to include
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Carbauh and Mas
ter Bob Carbauh and Joseph D..
ber is privileged to invite his master
Mason friends who are not chapter
members. High Priest Ballard states
that this is forerunner of several
special meetings to be held during the
year. He aims to have entertainment
numbers at each meeting.
st. Johns Lodge. No. II. appropri-
ately Celebrated Washington's birth
day at its meeting last Friday The
lodge was addressed by the editor of
the New Age. March ) concert,
with two pianos. will be given at
the Conversational Church, 10th and
G. streets northwest The artists will
be Harry Mueller and Adolf Torovsky,
assisted by Miss Nancy Stillwell This
concert is being given for the benefit
OF the degree team, recently organ
tied. The master is planning a home
rh n II
when all of the members of the lodge
will be specially invited to be pres
ent, and the chairs will be filled en-
tirely by past masters.
The Masters Association of 1924
met at Masonic Temple Saturday
night, February 16. President Need
ham c. Turnage appointed the field
=. Thompson. chairman; William II.
Cross, secretary-treasurer; Nathan
Well. William H. McCarty and Wal
ter S. Eatherly. 1t was determined
field day, and it is probable that the
main feature will be, as heretofore,
q base ball game between the Shrine
and .Grotto. The money received will
be used for some Masonic and Eastern
Star Home purpose, the exact DISPOSE
tion of the fund to be determined at
the next meeting of the association.
The association has invited Past Mas
to. serve as an advisory committee,
In the matter of the field day.
Officers of Mithras Lodge of Per-
fection have been elected as follows:
J. Claude KEEPER. venerable master;
Lem Towers, jr., senior warden; l.
Whiting Estes. junior warden; Ma
than WE'LL, orator; Worth L-andon,
Roller, expert; James A. Wetmore.
assistant expert; Cyrus C. Coombs,
captain of the guard; T. j. Moore,
tiler; Monte Sanger. treasurer. John
secretary; William D. Hoover, trus-
tee, and William l. Boyden, repre-
sentative to George Washington
Memorial Association. ~
The High Priests Association for
1924 has been organized and the fol-
lowing officers elected: Rolan E.
Painter, president; Arthur H. FeSSen-
den, vice president; Maurice L. Brew
ton, secretary-treaSurer, and James
Graham and John Hodges, members
Of executive committee. The asso-
citation is formulating plans for
fraternal visit to each chapter dur
ing the year, with a. view of strength
ening the bonds of fraternal friend
ship between the constituent chap
terS.
Columbia Council, No. 3, Royal and
Select Masters, will meet Friday eve-
ming at the new Masonic Temple.
This will be the first meeting of Co
1umbia since the councils return to
the temple. All cryptic Masons are
invited to be present.
Monarch Samuel f. Shreve is ar
ranging for full form ceremonial of
Ka1lipoliS Grotto at an early date. A
committee is endeavoring to obtain
a suitable hall of adequate stage and
seating capacity. The monarch has
called to his aid not only the officers
and executive committee but a large
advisory committee. AS soon as the
question of time and place is deter
mined all efforts will be centered
upon the ritualistic and entertain
ment features. Monarch Shreve has
requested all members to turn in pc
titionS soon as obtained.
Announcement is also made of the
first of a series of goodfellowship.
nights, to be held at Grotto head
quarters Wednesday evening. The
program will include d prominent
speaker and several musical numbers.
1t will be Staf- affair. and members
are privileged 10 bring their blue
lodge friends. Following the enter
tainment refreshments will be served
Past Monarch Charles D. Shackel-
ford, chairman of the Grotto conven-
tion committee, states that reserya-
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