Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19

A meeting of the masters. chairmen
and vice chairmen of the several
lodge committees on the United
Masonic Tempe was held al the
Masonic Temple last Wednesday eve.
ming. This meeting was the inaugu-
ration Of a special effort that is being
made at the request of Grand Master
Jacobs, having for it's purpose the
collection OF the largest possible
amount of money on the pledges made
by the Masons Of the District Of Co.
lumbia in connection with the pur
chase of the property at the corner Of
Connecticut and Florida avenues.
Up 10 date there has been $1,500,.
900 pledged Or This project and very
large amount of this has already been
paid. 1t is hoped that the plan new
under way will result in the collection
of such an amount as will eliminate
entirely the remaining indebtedness
on Temple Heights before the next
annual meeting of the Grand Lodge.
The grand master has appointed a
special committee composed Of the
grand secretary. J. Claude KEEPER.
chairman; Joseph H. Milans, past
son. past master OF Ca heGral IL DdAe.
who will have direct charge Of the
work that has been undertaken.
At the meeting Wednesday night
plans for the campaign were out
lined in detail, and addresses We're
made by the grand master, the chair
man Of the special committee, Past
Grand Master Milans and Deputy
Grand Master GratZ Z. Dunkum,
chairman Of the United Masonic
Temple committee.
Washington Chapter, No. 2, Royal
Arch Masons, will confer the Past
Master and Most Excellent Master
degrees next Thursday.
Some time during the coming month
Imperial Potentate David w. Cros-
land will visit Almas Temple. Illus
trious Potentate Charles D. Shackel-
ford Is arranging to hold ceremonial
during the visit of the imperial poten-
tate, the dare Of which will be an
nounced as soon as the plans are com
pleted.
The Shrine Band, under the leader
ship Of William c. White, gave con-
cert last Monday at the tuberculosis
Hospital. This concert Is the first Of
series which has been planned by
HARRY c. Kinnball and given under the
auspices of the Kiwanis Club.
st. Johns Lodge. No. II. will have
the E. A. degree, with Junior Warden
CnlSn IN the East, + TltidN eNeIllHE.
At the last meeting the NJ. NJ. degree
was conferred, the following past mas
tArs OF the lodge occupying the sta
tons: Master. r. NJ Roller: senior
warden, G. H. Graham: Junior warden,
J. NJ Castell: senior deacon. Allen
Bussius: junior deacon. w. e. Poul-
tom senior steward. c. E. Babcock:
junior steward. w. NJ. Angelo: mar
shall, J. J. Barnes. Other past mas.
ND
Master Gratz E. Dunkum. j. E.
Hutchinson. A. B. Hooe, Jacob Pyrah.
A. r. Wingate. r. A. Daniel and
George Wright.
Today Is Scottish Rite day at the
open-air services on Temple Heights
at O'Clock. and the address will
he delivered by Rev. John G. Palmer.
chaplain nj the Grand Lodge, who has
been in charge Of these open air serv-
ices since they were commenced in
1922. and who also is chaplain Of the
Scottish Rite bodies. The music, under
the direction Of J. Walter Humphrey.
K. c. c. H.. will he provided by the
Scottish Rite Quartet. consisting OF
4 Mr.. Humphrey. William Atherholt.
Karl Kerr and Homer S. Pope. with
Past Master Harry G. kimbaH. K. c.
c. H.. as accompanies, assisted by a
cornetist from the Army Music School
s for the congregational singing
Oficers and members of the Order
of De Molay and Of jobs Daughters.
A in their uniforms. will Act az ushers.
+ The officers and members Of all the
Scottish Rite bodies with their fami-
lies and Of Albert Pike Lodge. No. 36.
Melvin A. Wertz, master. together
with the officers and members Of the
following chapters Of the Order Of the
Eastern star with their families
. LOYALTY. No. 80 Mrs. BERTHA NJ. Davis
matron. Irving NJ. fuller patron:
/ Trinity. No. 80. Mrs. Mary Wayson
matron. Roscoe Stout patron, and
+ Mount Pleasant, No "a, Miss Helen f.
patron-will he the special guests at
. this service.
The committee on work and lectures
4 will exemplify the Maste Mason de
gree next Saturday.
BENJAMIN r. French Lodge. No. Is.
will resume its regular stated com
nlunications tomorrow evening with
business and social. Henry Gilligan
has arranged musical program. snd
the entertainment committee VIII pro-
vide additional features. Grand Chap
lain Rev. John c. Palmer will tell OF
his travels in Canada. and others will
give their vacation experiences.
Activities in the Scottish Rite for
the coming Winter will commence
with a reunion occupying the eve
ninss Of October II 70 October Is.
both inclusive The degrees will be
conferred from the fourth To the
thirty. both inclusive. Those
will a q
lows: Monday, October II. fourth ana
fourteenth: Tuesday. October IL,
eighteenth: Wednesday, October 1S'
Twenty -frst: Thursday. October -,
thirtieth. and Friday. October 10,
-. thirty second The work will com
mence each evening at 7:so o'clock.
Orient Comma ndery. No. 5. Knights
Templar, will confer the order Or
clave tomorrow evening in the Asy-
lum, Naval Lodge Building. The
commander extends an invitation to
all members Of the order to witness
this unusual manner of presenting
this work.
Milton r. Day, president of the
Fellowcraft Club OF Federal Lodge,
No. /. has called meeting of the
cluh 70 be held at the Franklin
SQUARE Hotel Tuesday evening for
f the purpose of electing officers for
the third ensuing year. DR.. William
. p Wood is heading the blue ticket,
and Milton r. Day, the present in
cunbent, heads the red ticket. Va
rious social and fraternal activities
are being arranged for the season,
and q large attendance is expected.
IAN Master Masons are invited.