Evening star., 1925-12-06
FRATERNITIES

] December 20 and the annual meeting
and election January IS.
! The Christmas dance of the Grotto
| Band Drum and Bugle Corps will be
held at the New Willard Hotel Decem-
Der l6.
The Masonic Veteran Association
OF the District of Columbia Will hold
| it's annual convention in the Com
mandery Asylum. at Masonic Temple,
| Thirteenth street and New York ave
/ nue., Thursday evening at o'clock.
| The association was organized IN
/ 1879 and is composed of some of the
most prominent members of the craft
! in this Jurisdiction. The officers for
/ 1928 are: President. J. Harry Cum
/ nin.hit III: first vice president, Harry
/ c. Frankenfield; second vice president.
Benjamin w. SUNNY; secretary, Ben
&c AlcQuay: trea asurer. James t.
! i.ambie: marshal. benjamin Franklin
i.arcombe: tiler, Edward Kern al
moner, David J. Roberts.
Brightwood Lodge. No. 49, an
! nounces that in compliment to It's
newly installed officers. Thursday
evening banquet, reception and
dance will be held.
Grand Master Roe f'ulkerson, PAST
/ Grand Master Charles +. Roberts and
! Henry c. Stein. who has served the
| lodge as master for the past TWO
| years. will be signally honored that
! evening.
Special guests invited include ais"
! Past Grand Masters Joseph II. MI
! l;,nS, Charles L. Roberts and FREDERICK
! G.. Alexander. District commissioners
/ Rudolph Fenning and Bell. Treasurer
/ Of the United States Frank K. " hlte'
/ Past Grand Commander Edwin .Hesse,
4 Mrs. Alcena Lamond. secretary gen
nl:!l Eastern Star: Robert t1sfA'r,
commander Erightwood Commanders,
| No. 8: John l.. Parsons, high priest
Brightwood Royal Arch Chapter, NO.
a. Mrs. Ruth Ivers. matron Ruth
Chapter. No /: Clinton r. Colvin,
master Stansbury Lodge, No. "a: NJ
NJ. BERNARD, superintendent Lorton
Va: Clarke Griffith and Stanley Har-
| ris. manager Washington base ball
club George Watson. chief engineer
Fire Department. and Philip Nichoi'
SON deputy chief Fire Department.
Columbia Commandery Drill Corps
! met Friday evening, when President
| William Gutshall announced rehears-
| ais for the minstrel show Saturday
! evening. Capt Charles ID. Shackie-
! ford and his corps OF assistants are
| planning to make this the first big
| event after the holidays. The drill
| corps then joined the Ladies' AuXil-
! iary in the commandery room and
both were entertained by Miss Mon
| ic;, Snyder. mandolin. accompanied on
| the piano by Miss Emma Holt, and
| the "Bon-bon Boys" with Welden
! Price and Walter Bushy, saNophone.
! Elmer Sager. piano. and Ross Turner.
! drums Refreshments were served.
! Committee Mrs. Mildred Shafer. Mrs.
Elsie Babcock and Mrs. Louise Gauss.
! man.
The Washington Railroad Square
| Club presented a musical program az
| its monthly meeting in November. fea-
| turing William Stanley Tupman of the
| MaytIower Orchestra in piano ofer-
ings; Durward BowersoX, also of the
MayfIower aggregation. in violin solo
numbers; Miss Alice Tupman, former
" of the Keith circuit. in songs, sew
eral dances and the Charleston, and
jerome H. Marshall. trombone soloist
OF Amas Temple Band: Mrs. Nellie
Marshall at the piano. in selections.
| Harry e. BowersoX felicitated the
members on the generosity evil
denced in contributions amounting to
$500 for the Christmas and Eastern
Star funds. 'Initiation,' an i'm
promptu sketch, was offered by Roy
Blanford Rawley Doome and Harry
BowersoX. Among the visitors were
w II. Beckstein, president of the
: Temple Club, and II. p. Short of the
Circle Club. Cigars and a light sup
per closed a pleasant evening.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Lamb
| skin Club will meet Thursday even
ing in Northeast Masonic Temple. A
: short business meeting, called at 1880,
will be followed by an open meeting
for the entertainment of the children.
: Members have been asked to bring