Evening star., 1925-02-22

wwz WASHINGTON CENTENNIAL
Lodge, No. "a, viii make
NAE its annual pilgrimage to
Wv Mount Vernon, to lay a
wreath at the tomb of
Washington, tomorrow afternoon, the
train leaving the Twelfth street and
Pennsylvania avenue station at pm
This is a part of the annual celeora-
tjon in honor OF Washington, after
whom the lodge is named.
In Hope Lodge, No 90, Friday even
ing, previous to the degree work,
Past Grand Master James w. Witten
will deliver an address, Washington,
Freemasoury's Exemplar.'
Melville D. Hensey, Cyrus C.
Coomhs and Charles G. F. Topper
will head the official line in the five
sections of the knight of the
Sword degree in Evangelist Chap
ter. knights Rose Croix. at the Scot
tish Rite Cathedral, Third and E
streets northwest Tuesday evening.
Washington Royal Arch Chapter.
No. ., through its high priest, David
). Dawson, announces that Past High
Priest Rudolph 3. Behrend of La
Fayette Chapter. No. ). will intro
day evening, when the degree Will be
preceded by a procession of the past
high priests of the chapter.
Senior Deacon Smoot will head the
Official Official, e eo in M The degree Tsdg work in
irg, in which Junior Deacon Beck e
will take an important part in the
ceremony, and Carl H Ciaudy will
give a talk on Masonic Education"
The Fellowcraft Club of the lodge
viii give a dance at the New VIII
lard the evening of March 4. arrange
ments for which are being made by
DR.. William P. Wood and a special
committee.
Monarch L. Whiting Estes an
nounces q resumption of Goodfellow-
ship nights at Kallipolis Grotto head
quarters, the evening Of March IL, to
which Monarch Estes invites all
Prophets and their Master Mason
friends
Tomorrow evening the Grotto Band
and Drill Corps Will give a dance at
the New Willard Hotel. The remain
ing dance dates of the season are
March 16 and April 10.
March 19, 20 and 81 the Grotto Drill
Corps Will hold a rummage sale at
1713 Seventh street northwest, and
TO Grotto headquarters for it.
Monarch Estes announces a large
list OF candidates already enrolled for
the Grotto ceremonial to be staged in
the near future. suitable place for
holding the ceremonial is the chief
problem just now.
The Grotto is. also arranging for
Its annual pilgrimage to the annual
convention of the Supreme Council in
Prophets desiring hotel reservations
are admonished TO communicate with
fast Monarch Samuel F. Shreve.
ALBERT c. Shafer, High Priest Of
Mount Horeb Chapter. announces that
the degree work of that Chapter
tuesday evening will be the initial
work under the recently elected
officers, and he extends an invitation
10 all Royal Arch Masons to attend.
Plans for the annual banquet were
discussed by the Anchor Masonic Club
last Monday evening in the club
rooms, 719 Thirteenth street. when
the Following committee was appoint
ed by the president, John O. Bowen.
10 make the necessary arrangements:
X. G. Best, chairman; E. J. Skfdmore,
y. B. F'rantZ, i. D. Parmlee, ]. o.
Bowen and I. Well. Delegates to the
lows: j. 0. Bowen, H. T. Cole and R.
s. Johnson. The personnel of the
standing committees, announced at
this meeting comprises: Relief
George T. Bentley, chairman; John w.
schultz and Harry NJ Clark. Initia-
tion-John w. Schultz, chairman; v.
T. Hartford and Paul Bream. House
y. f. Koch, chairman: Louis Paxon
and G. w. Lewis. Membership-Fran
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Roberts. Gregorio Umali and H. c.
McCammon. Entertainment-O. X
lnderleid, chairman; George kenman,
J. II. Yates and l. We'll.
The Trestleboard Club met last eve
ming at the rooms of the Gavel Club.
The speaker of the evening was Rep
resentative Ira G. Hersey from Maine.
The entertainment was in charge of
Phil Addison. The occasion was a
celebration OF the birthday of Wash
ington.
Eureka Chapter will confer the
Past Master degree next Friday eve
ming, with Captain OF the Host j.
Leroy Mack in the east. Also the
Most Excellent Master degree, with
Robert c. Tracy, scribe, presiding.
Refreshments will be served.
II. L. MCCOnnSll OIL RlCnmOnQ, va,
has been made deputy Of the Grand
Council, Order of De Molay, in charge
OF Virginia. The appointment was
by Judge Alexander G.. Cochran,
grand master councillor, and was an
nounced at the orders headquarters.
Mcconnell succeeds George Harding
Lewis of Norfolk, Va, who resigned.
The Grand Council is the central
governing body of this young mems
organization.
The Fellowship Club of the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing met Saturday
evening in Gavel Club headquarters.
President George H. Whiting was re-
ported i'll, and Vice President A. c.
Radue called the meeting to order and
requested Past President Lynn H. Trout
man to assume the chair. After the
transaction Of routine business the ban
quet committee reported that arrange
ments had been made for the club ban
quet, which Would be the best given by
the club in recent years. Rev. DR.. John
e. Palmer, grand chaplain of the Grand
Lodge, delivered an address on Ma
sonry, and at the conclusion the speaker
was loudly applauded. A j. Jones read
an original poem entitled "a Rarebit
Dream" Refreshments were served.
EASTERN STAR.