Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07
MASONIC.


to the Office of the grand secretary at
Masonic Temple. is limited to the F. c.
degree Monday evening In Dawson
Lodge, No. 10. and Tuesday evening
in Takoma Lodge, No. 20, while In
Washington Royal Arch Chapter, No.
2, the p. NJ. and NJ. T.. NJ. degrees
will be presented. Elections and the
installation of new officers are sched-
uled in the following Royal Arch
Chapters: Mount Vernon, No. 3;
Hiram. No 10, and Anacostia, No. II.
Monday evening; Mount Horeb, No. Z;
Potomac, No. s, and Woodbridge. No.
10, Tuesday evening.
The Grand Chapjer of Royal Arch
MasonS of the District win hold its
annual meeting Wednesday evening.
starting a 7 o'clock, for general bust
ness and the election and installation
of officers
The Scottish Rite bodies viii open
their degree reunion Tuesday evening
with the fourteenth degree. continu-,
ing Wednesday with the eighteenth
Thursday with the thirtieth degree
and concluding Friday evening with
the thirty second degree. all of which
will be presented in full ceremonial
form.
At the recent election of the board
of directors of the Masonic and East
ern Star Home the following were
chosen: Charles +. Roberts, president
Mrs. Julia n Streator. first vice presi
dent; Mrs r.. G.. Schneider, second
vice president; John A Mover. secre
tary: DIR. Allen T.. Cowles, treasurer
Paul 3. Cron@lin. general counSei
DIR. Grant s. Farnhart. medical direc
tor. No announcement has been re
ceiVed as to the selection Of matron.
The usual school of instruction Will
be held Saturday evening.
The new officers of Mount Vernon
Royal Arch Chapter, No. 8, 1t is an
1ouncef. wiil he installed tomorrow
i evening by Past High Priest George
Roscoe Davis.
Monarch l.. Whiting Estes an
rounCeS that plans are already under
way for the annual Spring ceremonial
Of k"llipolis Grutto. although the ex-
act date has not been determined. The
class. now forming. is said TO give
promise Of being a large one. The ma
ture % the ceremonial will be deter
mined accordingly.
Master OF Ceremonies Arthur VI.
Poynton, has been designated By Mon
arch Estes To represent kallipolis
Grotto on the Masonic Employment
Bureau Board.
The dance and vaudeville show of
the Grct-o Band held at the New vii
lard Hotel asst Monday, filled the large
ballroom 70 its capacity. and Past
Monarch Samuf +. Shreve, president
Of the hand. is SO encouraged by the
initial effort that he is giving con-
sideration TO many requests for an
encore performance and dance.
The next dance of the Grotto Band
and Drill Corps will be held at the
New Willard Hotel, February q. This
is an annual event.
At the annual meeting Of the Grotto,
A resolution was unanimously adopted
congratulating Past Monarch Charles
D. Shackelford upon his elevation to
the office OF Illustrate Potentate Of
Alnas Temple, Mystic Shrine.
Masonry in Military Service" Will
be the topic of an address to be deliver
ed bv Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune,
commandment United States Marine
Corps, at the meeting of the Masonic
Study Club of Washington Centen-,
NAL Lodge tomorrow evening. at the
Masonic Temple. Other speakers will
be William Watson Ayres on Our
Code. John r. Magin on THE Badge
of a Mason" and Worth F. Landon
meeting will beg a 1880 o'clock.
The Ladies' Auxulary Of the Lamb
skin Club Will meet Thursday evening
in Northeast Temple. Short business
meeting called at Z pm, will be fol-
lowed by card party at pm. Pub
lie invited.
The Womans auxiliary of the
Craftsman Club, United States Veter-
ans Bureau. has elected the following
officers: Mrs. Mollie Boydston, presi
dent Mrs. Margaret IS. Dennison,
first vice president. Mrs. katherine
Phillips, second vice president Mrs.
Jean NJ. Ritter secretary; Miss Cert
rude Ina Aldrich, treasurer. Miss
Viola Erskin, musician; Mrs. Edith. l..
Mcdonald, marshal. and Miss Esther
F'oulke, warden.
A silver vase was presented to Mrs.
Mollie Boydston as token OF appre.
citation of the work accomplished as
president during 1925. Five new
members took the vows. The financial
status of the organization was re-
ported gratifying.
Speeches were made by Mrs. May
-. Lightfoot. E. Z. Berney and J. J.
Lightfoot, and refreshments We're
served
Before one of. the greatest number
of members of the Masonic fraternity
ever assembled at daylight meeting,
Mrs. David H. kincheloe wife of Rep
resentative kincheloe of Kentucky
and very popular radio broadcast
artist, and Mr.. Howard G.. Lowd en-
tertained the members of King Sol
ONION Lodge, No. 81 daylight LODGE
Wednesday afternoon in the banquet
hall Of Masonic Temple, Thirteenth
street and New York avenue, after a
luncheon served by members of Areme
Chapter, No. 10. o. E. S. The NJ. NJ.
degree was conferred In the morning
and the E. A. degree In the afternoon
by Senior Warden CASTOR d. John
stone and JUNIOR Warden Fred G..
Long, respectively.
Announcement has been made from
headquarters of the Order of De Mo.
lay in Kansas City by Frank S. Land
grand scribe, that FINLEY l.. Combs,
Omaha, Nebr.. and Peter Cameron
Albuquerque, n. Mex, have been APP
pointed deputies for the Grand Coun-
Gil of the organization in charge of
the work In their respective States.
The appointments were made by
Judge Alexander G. Cochran, ST.
Louis, grand master councillor.
Mr.. Combs was for two terms presi-
dent of the National Association of
Retail jewelers. and is now president
of the Nebraska Masonic Home for
Boys. Mr.. Cameron Is prominent in
Masonic circles in New Mexico.
The Washington Railroad Square
Club recently had as its guests Past
Grand Master James w. Witten, Rep
resen alive NJ. o. Mclaughlin, of
York, Nebr.. and the advisory board
of the National League of Masonic
Clubs. Tuning in was Past Master
Mitten'S theme He finished his adj