Evening star., 1924-06-29

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statutory assembly.
HIS afternoon at o'clock the
services conducted under the
anspfces of the Grand Lodge
of Masons by Grand Chap
lain Rev. DR.. John c. Palmer will be
resumed on Temple Heights.
These services are non-sectarian
and are open to the public as well as
TO Masons and their families. Dr.
Palmer. the grand chaplain of the
Grand Lodge, announces the motto of
the meetings will be. I'm essentials
unity; in observation-disclosures; in
all things-charity."
Rev. DR.. w. S. Abernethy will give
the opening address on ''Lifes Ad
vii have charge of the music and
; panist
Large crowds of Masons and their
friends attend these meetings under
the treaty oak"
The officiating clergymen for fu
ture service have been announced as
follows: July s. Rev. DIR. Hugh T.
Rev. DR.. George NJ Ditfenderfer. Lu-
ther Place Memorial; July 20, Rev
DR.. c. r. Stauffer. Ninth Street Chris
tian Church; July 81. Reynold E.
Anshst aFhs s. sdfsr Rev Hew nr 3 Asf MsaWan
Brightwood Park NJ. E. Church; Au
gust 10, Lieut.. Col. Thomas ]. Dick
son, chaplain (retired) U. S. A; Au
gust II; Rev: DR.. w. L. Darby. secre-
Churches; August -. Rev. DR.. Charles
=. Fultz, United Brethren Church;
august 81, -: September 4.
Risw Rev Srl,fsD Ma,er fsn,sShat F. Smith fark Rsl
RT. George F.. Dudley. St Stephens
Protestant Episcopal: September 81.
Rabbi DR.. Abram Simon. Washington
Hebrew Congregation; September 2s'
Calvary NJ. F.. Church; October s. Rev
DIR. Joseph Sizoo, New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church.
This evening at o'clock Dawson
Lodge, No. l6, will attend special
services to L.. conducted at Park
View Christian Church by Rev. Wal
ter F.. Smith. The lodge members
will assemble at the church at 1880
o'clock.
:. The Grand Lodge of the District
vdll meet tomorrow evening in spe-
cidl communication at 7 o'clock for
the purpose of considering the report
OF the special committee on the new
Masonic Temple project.
A dispensation has been granted
for a new Masonic lodge in the
thriving suburb of Brightwood, to be
known fo- the present at least as
Briehtwood Lodge, U. D.. with Henry
G. Stein as master, Raymond l..
Schreiner as senior warden, David
NJ. Petit as junior warden, Warren
A. Pierce as secretary and Homer T.
which met for the first time last
Wednesday evening, will meet. ac-
cordins to schedule, on the second
and fourth Wednesdays of the month.
Congress Lodge. No. 81. will make a
feature of it's degree work Thursday
evening, when the official line will
be headed by Senior Warden Conrad
and the Navy degree team will par
ticipate. This team, which has been
seen only once before. in Joseph H.
niilans Lodge, No. 3s, is composed of
members OF the fraternity from vari-
Gus branches of the United States
Navy. A section of the Marine Band
Lwill be in attendance to furnish spe-
cial music. The fraternity in general
has been invited to be present.
Unobtrusively and with the modesty
that has ever characterized him, one
of the most prominent and widely
known of Masonic functionares that
trict of Columbia. reaping the reward
of a life devoted to the cause and
rich in honorable service, has with
drawn from active duty. Appointed
ErdnQ secretary or tne Grand Lodge
Of Masons of the District May IS,
1895, to fill the vacancy caused by the
kdeath of William f. Singleton, one of
the landmarks of District Masonry,
Arvine w. Johnston, after tomorrow
evening, will retire from his office ana
become grand secretary emeritus of
the Grand Lodge of the District, with
the continuance of his present salary
for life. The same honors were tend
cred him by the Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons of the District,
whose secretary he has been since
1897, at a special convocation of the
Grand Chapter last Wednesday even
ing. and By the Grand Commandery
Of Knights Templar, whose grand re-
corder he has been since May 8, 1898,
at its last meeting in May of this
year j. Claude KEEPER, past grand
maAter Of the District and a Scottish
Rite Mason of the thirty-th third degree,
has been already named by the Grand
Chapter and the Grand Commandery
to succeed him, and 1t is expected will
be chosen as his successor by the
Grand Lodge tomorrow evening"
Arvine w. Johnston was born in
Cincinnati. Ohio, but came to reside
in the District in 1876, when he took
up employment in the Treasury De-
study of the law and was made an
LII. b. in the National University of
this city. He was made a master
Mason In Harmony Lodge, No. II. Sep
1884; was exalted in Columbia Chap
ter February 20, 1889, and became its
high priest in 1898. and was knighted
in Columbia Commandery, No. 2, May
II. 1883. demitting to help organize
orient Commandery. No. S. with which
he is still connected, becoming its
eminent commander in 1900. He is
also q thirty-second degree Mason o.
the Scottish Rite and q member of
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine.
He has ALWAYS been a dean student
of Freemasonry since his connection
with the craft, and to recount in de-
tail his wide services in it's behalf
would require space which, unfortu-
nately, cannot be given here.
Robert de. Bruce Council. Knights
evening, elevated and installed tho
following Officers:
Monte % eoisos Ssnsef ( 's' nm s.s i,.n AL
tenant commander; Lem Towers. jr,
33o, second lieutenant commander:
Robert A Daniel, 330. chancellor;
John C. Wineman. $50, almoner; Stir
ger. @ ss:. treasurer; J. claude KEEPER.
$50, orator; c. Edgar Bittinger. K. c.
r. H, marshal of ceremonies; Bur-
CESS w. Marshall, sso. turcopilier;
aT1 aaak F4leK N Roller H. X * G. 6 f. H draRsE ssi
deacon; J. walter KArsner, SO. second
deacon; Worth F. Landon, X. C. C. H.,
bearer beauSant; l. whiting Estes,
Bs', bearer white standard; ". w.
nsnpssnsd 1.e psts.nd.ra; d Msr1 T. Kahn. M oic1es K e.
IT., IieufDnsnt OF the guard; Z. J.
Moore, 32'. sentinel; James A Wet
more. so. trustee.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection Of the
Rite will continue to meet the first
Ind third Tuesdays OF the month for