Evening star., 1926-02-21
VVF p HILE the bodies scheduled to
meet tomorrow evening have
/" all called off their communi-
w tions. Washington Centen-

lOHS, w dSnlIlSIOu SeHteu-
nial Lodge, No. IA, which
celebrated Washington's Birthday Sat
urday evening with patriotic eXer-
CtseS in the Masonic Temple Auditor
ium, will make its annual pilgrimage
tomorrow to Mount Vernon, to place a
floral tribute at the tomb of Washing
ton, leaving Twelfth street and Penn
sylvania avenue by special train at
pm, accompanied by the families and
friends of the members.
Brightwood Lodge. No. 43, with a
large number of friends, will visit Fred
ericksburg Lodge, No. 4. Fredericks-
made a Master Mason, leaving Union
Station at 3:15 pm, and arriving at
Fredericksburg in time for a special
program in the evening. Past Master
Henry G. Stein, who is chairman of
the committee of arrangements. has
engaged a special train for the occa-
sion, and those wishing to go are ad-
TiSed to communicate with him.
Next Saturday evening at 7:30
o'clock. in the Masonic Temple Audi
torium the Grand Lodge committee on
Masonic education will conduct a mass
meeting, at which three prominent
speakers will be heard. Past Grand
Master Cyrus G. Coombs Is chairman
event.
Wednesday evening Representative
Sol Bloom of New York will deliver an
address before Harmony Lodge, No. II,
at Its regular meeting, on "Mussolini
and italian Masonry" Representative
Bloom is an honorary thirty-second
degree Mason of the Italian turisdic-
ton and at present a member Of Pa.
cific Lodge, No. 233. of New York City,
and thirty-second degree Scottish
Rite Mason and Shriner.
The we'll known Gavel Club degree
team will officiate in the degree work
in Joppa Lodge, No. 35, Tuesday eve
ming, under the direction of Past Mas
ter Clyde ]. Nichols and Master David
L. Pitcher.
Members Of the Police Department
of the city will compose the special
degree team which will present the
work in East Gate Lodge, No. "a.
Wednesday evening, and Master Harry
A. Strong has extended a general in
vitation to the fraternity to be present.
The police team will report at East
Gate Temple at 1880 pm. tomorrow as
well.
Samuel Gompers Lodge, No. 40,
which raised four M. NJ. g at its co1nmu-
nication last Friday evening, Will have
p for the degree to be presented in
lodge room No. 3, Masonic Temple,
Tuesday evening Of the current week.
The lodge already has organized Eel
iowcraft Club Of 40 members. with
Louis Lissowitz as president, Maurice
Blum and NJ. RoSendorf as vice presi-
dents, NJ. Handelman as secretary, E.
=. Ostrow IS treasurer and Dr. Maui
rice A. Goldberg as chairman of the
: Executive committee.
The EXemplification of Masonic
Procedures" Is the unique feature an
nounced by Takoma Lodge, No. 26,
Tor Tuesday evening
Potomac Lodge. No. S, is to have all
sorts of good time at its "get-togeth-
rr Wednesday evening in it's own
banquet hall in Georgetown. with g. set
program, refreshments and what not.
Trinity Lodge. No. Al, voted at its
January meeting to change it's place
Of meeting to the Masonic Temple,
thirteenth street and New York ave.
nue. northwest. the first communica-
tlon being held there next Friday eve
nlng, In lodge room No. 3. The lodge
also Is now publishing a newsy bulIe-
lin, Trinity News by name.
Capital City Forest, No. 1os, Tan
Cedars of Lebanon, has been granted
~ charter to operate in Washington.
A meeting was held recently with q
targe number Of charter members and
The following officers were elected for
the year OF 1926: Grand Tall Cedar,
-, a. Jacquette; senior deputy grand
Iau Cedar, A. w. Patterson; Junior
grand Tall Cedar. II. NJ. Vandervort:
scribe, +. r. Steffens; treasurer,
Morris Hart; trustees, DR.. J. #. Prem
dergast, John Harvey, George G.
Johnson.
At its meeting Hast week the Dis
erlct representative. George II. Hens
Ter of Baltimore, Md. spoke on the
objects and tenets Of the order stating
that 1t STas formed entirely to pro-
mote greater social accord among
haSons and for clean, original fun;
that 1t had no alliance with any other
organization, and that 1t Is Nation
wide institution whose membership is
not conferred indiscriminately
Last evening, the opening night,
delegation of over 500 members Of the
order from Baltimore. including 80
supreme representatives from the
nearby States and a 100-piece band,
were in evidence.
Woodbridge Chapter, No. 10, ad-
vanced its line at the annual election
OF oIHCerS, the roster Tor the coming
wear being as follows: John T. Fowler,
IT.. high priest; William NJ. Sim, jr,
king: Frank L. Schultz, scribe; Justin
A. Paddelford. secretary; Arthur s.
Henderson, treasurer: Harry A.
Strong. trustee for three years; Ray
mond V. Root, captain of the host;
Waldo w. Stevens, principal So
iourner; Fred A. Woods, Royal Arch
captain; Alexander Carnahan. master
of the third veil: Edward L. SAINT
nyer, master Of second veil; Cecil L.