Evening star., 1925-02-01

V HE Sixth Annual Assembly of
the Grand Council of Royal
and Select Masons of the
u District of Columbia will
be held in the chapter
chamber, Masonic Temple, Saturday,
February 7. at 1880 o'clock. The Grand
Council will have as its guest on this
occasion r. l. Wallace c. Keith Of Mas
sachusetts, general grand captain of
the guard of the General Grand Coun-
Gil of the United States. All Royal and
select masters are cordially invited to
be present.
The Spring class of the Scottish
Rite, which began its course of the
degrees from the fourth TO the thirty
second with ceremonial sessions ac-
companying each degree presented,
will continue in Mithras Lodge of
Perfection Tuesday evening, with the
sixth and seventh degrees, starting
at 1880 o'clock. There Is likely to be
a large enrolment for this class,
inasmuch as when the clGner stone Of
the new Scottish Rite Cathedral is
laid the fees will be advanced to 5000.
There also is unusual interest because
each OF the degrees announced is
presented in full ceremonial form,
making them thus unusually inter-
esting and instructive to Scottish Rite
Masons.
Master Charles T. Conrad announces
that at the next meeting of Congress
Lodge, No. 81. there will be no degree
work. Representative H. r. Rath-
bone of Illinois will give an address
on the life of Abraham Lincoln. Al
invitation is extended to all members
of the fraternity.
Columbia Comm andery, No. ., will
confer the Red Cross and knight of
Malta Orders Friday evening. Will
lam Gutshall, president of the drill
corps, announces a minstrel show and
dance at the New willard Hotel for
April 90. Capt. Charles E. Shackel-
ford and a large chorus of voices ars
holding semi-weekly rehearsals and
will be assisted by some of the best
talent in Washington.
At the communication of Osiris
Lodge, No. 26, Wednesday, the de-
gree will be presented by the United
States Marine Corps degree team.
At the communication of Hiram
Lodge. No. 10. Thursday Senior Dea-
con Francis Fahy will head the Off
cial line in the degree, with Junior
Deacon Raymond Joy assisting. The
lodge will open promptly at 1880
o'clock and close not later than II.
The Fellowcraft Club of Federal
Lodge, No. /, will meet Tuesday at
the Franklin Square Hotel. This will
be the first anniversary meeting or
the club, it having been organized
February 4, 1924. Special matters of
Importance will come up for con-
sideration. The club will hold it's
first annual ladies night" in the
ballroom of the Powhatan Hotel We'd
nesday, February 4. Incidentally,
this date marks the first anniversary
of the clubs existence. DR.. William
2. Wood, chairman of the entertain
ment committee, announces that cards
of admission have been issued and
that admission will be by card only.
Grand High Priest Simon Bube and
the other officers OF the Grand Chap
ter made an official visitation to
Mount Horeb Chapter Tuesday eve
ming The grand high priest compli-
mented High Priest o. L. Ballard and
the chapter for the showing made
by the chapter during the past year
and predicted d successful year dur
ing 1925. After the visitation the
members were entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Garbath and their son with
musical program. The annual cleo
ton of officers of Mount Horeb Chap
ter will be held February 10.
At it's annual meeting Thursday
evening Kallipolis Grotto elected OFF,
GERS for the ensuing year, without
opposition. as follows: Monarch, L.
Whiting Estes; chief justice, Stephen
II. Takes; master OF ceremonies,
Arthur NJ Poynton; treasurer, Joseph
H. Curran; secretary, e. w. Libbey;
trustee, Peter Latterner and sentinel
Alexander Schmid. A past monarch's 8
jewel was presented to the retiring
monarch, Samuel F. Shreve, who was
highly praised for the work under
his administration by Past Monarch
Raymond B. Dickey The retiring
monarch was also presented with
past monarch's fez.
Monarch Estes was presented with
monarch's fez. He announced that
plans would be outlined shortly for
a mammoth ceremonial, with a class
of not less than 100. Addresses were
made also by the other newly elected
officers.
A colonial dance will be given by
tho Grotto Band and Drill Corps at
the New Willard Hotel February %.
Tt will be informal and the prophets
were urged to attend and to extend
invitations to their friends.
Almas Temple at its annual meeting
last Monday in the auditorium of
the Masonic Temple elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing
Shrine year: Potentate, Henry Lans
hurgh. who served the local temple
as potentate in 1920 and 1921; Charles
D. Shackelford, chief rabban; Roland
5. Robbins, assistant rabban: George
Duval, jr., high priest and prophet;
J. t. Prendergast, oriental guide:
Frank l.. Ghiselii, treasurer, and F.
Lawrence Walker, recorder. The four
representatives to the Imperial Coun-
Gil, which holds it's session. at Los
Angeles next June, are Henry Lans-
burgh, Leonard p. Steuart F. Law
renee Walker and Arthur Z. Cook.
The elective officers were installed by
the retiring potentate, Harry T. Cary.
Three of the scheduled dances for
tho season, under the auspices Of
Almas Patrol, have been held in the
ballroom of the New willard Hotel,
and the next one Is announced by
William f. Holmes, chairman of the
dance committee, for Saturday, Feb
Tuary 81.
officers of Capitol Chapter, No. II,
r. A. NJ, for 1925 elected and in
stalled on January 23, are as follows:
William C. Daniel, high priest;
Charles II. Potter, king; John j. Cum
ningham, scribe; A. X. Lind, secretary
(re- elected); John A. Meyer, treas
urer (re-elected): Lucian T. Williams,
CAPTAIN of the host; Russell Tyree,
principal sojourner; George A. Les
callett, Royal Arch captain; William
Z. Pfeifer, master third vail; Charles
l.. BrockwaS, master second vail;