Evening star., 1925-12-27
MASONIC.

O'Clock, for action on various matters
contained in the grand masters am
nual address and for the election and
installation of officers for 1926. All
Blue Lodge communications sched-
uled for tomorrow evening are auto
natiCally cancelled.
10 honor the late Illustrious Po-
tentate Henry lanSbursh and as Il
tribute 10 his memory. Almas Temple
Of the Ancient Arabic Order Mobiles
If the Mystic Shrine. through Acting
Potentate Charles y. Shackelford, has
invited The nobility. the family of the
deceased and his friends To memorial
services Ia he held al the Washing ton
Auditorium this evening at q clock
The sneakers OF the evening will he
Roe FuIkerson. grand master of Ma
sons and past potentate of AlmaS
Temple. representing the Mystic
Shrine Judge Arthur Il. Hayes, thir-
ty-third degree representing the Scot
tiSh Rite bodies. of which rite Mr..
Iansbursh was knight comma nder
Of the court of honor, and Rev. Dr.
John &. Palmer. chaplain Of the
Grand Lodge of MaSons. representing
the Blue Lodge.
The musical program will include
music by the Amas Temple OrcheS
ira under the direction of Myer n.
Goldman. apd AlmaS Temple Military
Fa nd. under the direction of William
c. White. conductor, and vocal music
by the .AImas chanters. under the di-
rection Of T. Brooke Amiss. jr. Ar
rsncemenls have been made for Spe
Cia1 scenic effects and sound ampli-
fiers have been Installed throughout
the auditorium. Rev. Hugh I. Steven
son will offer PRAYER and Rev. Dr
John G Palmer will he the master Of
ceremonies The services. which will
ccmi~ ence promptly at s o'clock, Will
include the sounding of taps by a
soldier from the Washington Bar
racks.
Aching Putentate Charles -. shack
elfnrd has announced that after con
suNation with the diVan # has been
decided that All public activities Of
AlmaS Temple shall he called off for
2 period Of 3o DAYS furt her mark
Of respect 10 the memory of the de-
ceased potentate. This will include
the poStponement of the ceremonial
session scheduled for tomorrow eve
ming.
AImas Temple through its charity
and welfare committee. headed by Mil
ton Hopfenmaier, on Christmas morn
ing distributed several hundred ba SketS
many worthy families throughout the
District. This was one of the events
provided for by the recent charity
campaign planned for the temple by
the late Potentate I.anshIIrGh and was
probably his last activity in Shrine
matters
To meet the imperative dema nds Of
ImDerial Council law. business ses-
sion Of -Almas Temple was held yes
terdsy afternoon at Shrine headquar-
ters. 1871 X street northwest.
Both Columbia Lodge. No. 3. and
Lebanon Lodge. No. !. which We're
scheduled for communications Friday
evening of the current week. have de
cided 20 call off those communications
The Grand Lodge school of instruc-
tinn will hold its usual session Satur-
day evening al Masonic Temple.
Work in the ROYAL Arch Chapters
is announced as follows: Tomorrow
evening. Mount Vernon Chapter. No.
3. r. NJ. and NJ. r. NJ. degrees: We'd
nesday evening. at "A special consoca-
ton. Eureka Chapter. No. !. ROYAL
Arch degree. presented by the High
Priests Association of 1925. Hiram
Chapter. No. 10. has called off its
Fpltl3Ne lof tomorrow evening. ne
High Priests Association will hold its
usual meeting Saturday evening of the
current week.
Erichtwood Comma ndeI.v'S drill
team has announced New Year eve
party and dance Thursday evening in
Bri-htwood Masonic Temple. with
dancing from . pm. to l a m and re
freshments a midnight. when prizes
will he awarded.
s. 3. Reeder, chairman of the
Bright wood Comma ndery ways and
means committee. has announced the
annual comma ndery dance for Thurs
day evening. February 1. at the city
Club.
The Masonic Study Club of Wash
inGton Centennial Lodge has post
poned its meeting scheduled for to-
morrow evening until the evening OF
January II. at Masonic Temple due
to The communication Of the Grand
Lodge tomorrow evening. At the
meeting January II President Thomas
G. Barr announces. a paper on the
History Of the Rosicrucia ms" will be
read by Alfredo Samson and a talk
on lodge reminSce will he given
by Past Master Jason G. Waterman
long secretary of the lodge All mas
Elections.
The New JernSs lem Lodge, No. 9
Master. John +. Skinner. senior war
den. s. Maynard Shawen: junior war
den. Samuel F. Hancock: secretary,
Walter NJ. Bastian, past master:
treasurer. William McNeir, pa
master: master of ceremonies Robert
s Regar. past master: senior deacon.
oil 4
J.. Coomhs: senior steward. NJ A.
Tevyaw: Junior steward Henry O..
Sransom; tiler, Ernest Bishop; organ
ist Raphael hoester: musical director.
Maitland s. Wright.
Circle club of Master Masons com
posed of District employees president
Joseph ID. sullivan, fire department:
hrSt Vice president. Elmer T.. Lewis,
repair shop; second vice president r.,
II. Burroughs, schools: third Vice
president. George II. Schwab, tax Of
fe; secretary, T.. l.. Phillips, police:
treasurer. L. A. Guerrant. health of.
fice: ergeant-at-arms, f. II. Buehler.
water department; tiler, r. J. Tormey.
police: G. Tally. II. V. Browneu and
"A. Casey, members Of executive com
mittee.
Tnsta llation of officers will take
place Saturday. January IL. A com
nitiee consisting Of &. Tally, i. =.
Tormey, l.. Schoenthal, J. r. Noble.
j. Lay and F. Giasscock will arrange
the entertainment.
The retiring president, Sergt. NJ. d.
Smith Of the police department, was
presented with a Masonic ring the
Eitt of the members, by Past President
Noble.
Craftsman Masonic Club of the
United STATES Veterans Bureau-Ed-
ward F. Berney. president; II. f..