Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31

| n6r CORDS OF new ODQCcTS.
st. Johns Lodge Chapter, No. IS,
! will celebrate its twelfth birthday to-
morrow evening. This chapter Is
honored by having three Of its mem
hers officers In the Grand Chapter, the
grand Adah. Worthy Matron Maude
L. NJ. Or1nsby. and grand organist.
Past Patron Theodore c. Lewis.
Federal Chapter, No. 3S. will meet
at the Masonic Temple Saturday eve
promised by the entertainment COM
mittee. Eastern Star visitors are well
coined.
At the meeting of Brookland Chap
ter Wednesday evening an initiation
was held with the new officers off1ci-
ating. A program consisting of vocal
solos by Mrs. Shuttle of Ruth Chap
ter and readings by Mrs. Zeller Of
Washington Centennial Chapter fol-
lowed.
Past Matron Pearl Watt Glib, hav-
Ing been elected associate grand con-
| ductress, was presented with a basket
of flowers on behalf of the chapter.
"A Riddles party was announced by
! Worthy Matron Virginia Carlston for
the meeting February 10 and an invi-
tation was extended to the kiddies of
brookland Chapter to be present. An
| nouncement was also made by Mrs.
Ruth Speake. president of the Star
Point Society, of an annual card
party TO be held at Brookland Masonic
Temple the evening Of February 10.
The next regular meeting of Gavel
| Chapter, No. 20. will be held Tuesday
evening. at which time the degrees
viii be conferred. Matron F1orena
L1ppard announces a dance and caro-
party to be given at Wardman Park
Hotel February 10.
| AT its last meeting Cathedral Chap
ter presented the new line officers in
| the degrees. At the conclusion a
program. entertaining and instruc.
tive, was presented. Interest now is
being manifested in the coming birth
day party, February "a, which will
| he one OF the feature attractions OF
| the year.
ODD FELLOWS.
| Grand Master DR.. Henry W. Tip
| petit appointed Past Grand Master
! and Grand Representative John H.
Wood as grand instructor OF the
Grand Lodge for the year Grand
| Representative Wood has served as
grand instructor since the institution
| of the office, created three years ago
by the Grand body. Appointment of
subordinate lodge instructors has
been requested by the grand master
| and with their confirmation Grand In
| structor Wood will call a conference
/ in the near future relative TO their
particular work in this Jurisdiction.
The following appointments were
made by the grand master In the
| Grand Lodge line: Grand chaplain
| John 7. Dent of Salem Lodge, No. 30
grand marshal, Willard r. Zepp OF Co
lumbia Lodge, No. 10: grand conduc.
| tor. Elmer Cummings of Metropolis
Lodge. No. Is. and grand guardian.
| Walter s. Norway OF Golden Rule
| Lodge. No. q. and Calvin B. kincaid
OF Amity Lodge. No. q. grand herald
Grand Master Henry w Tippett
made the following appointments in
| his standing committees Of the Grand
! body: edentials-Edward H. Hol-
kamp. No. l. chairman; Alfred H.
Noakes, No. 8, and Olin C. Splitter.
! No. IS. Returns-James II. Solt, No
! 10. chairman; Justin NJ. Green. No
! II. and Bernard F. Lettau, No. 80
! F'inance-William w. MILAN, No. 9,
chairman; William A. Greer, No. ~,
| and Hubert G. r. Bohnke. No. 81. Ap-
peals-Anthony krauth. No. %, chair
man; Benjamin B. Walden. No. q, and
| Edwin r. Armentrout. No. %. Super
vision-Wifred L. Lawson, No. Z.
and Edward L. Dunn. No. 9. Printing
Thomas c. Mettler, No. 20, chair
| man; George G. Nash, No. 10. and
Abraham PAWS, No. II. Bylaws
CHARLES Garrels. No. 20. chairman;
Edgar c: Blackman. No. 13. and
Thomas c. Hellmuth, No. IS State of
the order-Ernest L. Loving, No. 16,
1 Il .
| and William l. Jenkins, No. 26. Re-
bekah lodges-Simeon n. Mallory, No.
20, chairman; George 3. Johnston, No.
Z, and James f. Griffith, No. 1.
! The grand master has called a con.
ference of all noble grands and vice
grands of the subordinate lodges in
the l. o. 0. F. Temple, February s, at
pm
"A call has been issued by the grand
master for the appointment Of a rep
resentative from each subordinate
| lodge for the general relief committee,
and he desires to hold a meeting of
the committee tomorrow in the I. O.
o. F. Temple at s pm.
AT its meeting next Tuesday eve
| ming Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. %.
| plans for increasing membership of
the lodge will be taken up. Present
| plans contemplate a membership drive
under the leadership of two team
| managers, each team to initiate it's
| respective class of candidates with
prize awards. William E. Andrews,
past grand. addressed the lodge at its
last meeting with regard to various
| phases of membership problems and
approved the proposed activities by
| the lodge looking toward the enlarge
ment Of It's personnel.
Rebekah Lodges.
| Mrs. Ella Thornton, noble grand of
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge. No. 4, has an
nounced her appointment Of William
+. Dement,, past grand: Ella v. NAL
lory, past president. and Bessie Baber.
past noble grand. as the Philadelphia
committee, and whose duty it will be
-, to make all arrangements for the COM
ing trip Of the degree team and mem
bers of this lodge to the convention of
the l. o. o. F. at Philadelphia In
September. The degree team and
ritualistic work is under the direction
| of S. n. Mallory. past grand. This
| team conferred the Rebekah degree on
a class of candidates of Brightwood
LRebekah Lodge, No. IL, on last
| Wednesday evening.
The Rebekah Home Circle will meet
Wednesday evening at the I. o. o. F.
Temple. at which business of impor-
lance will be considered.
| W0ODMEN OF THE WORLD.
The staff officers Of the 1880 Regi-
ment, Uniform Rank, will meet to-
morrow night at the temple for the
consideration of important matters.
Consul Commander William Hell
geson found his first experience in