Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18

ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS.
All councils have called on until Sep
TENDER.
kS SSaNsS ISEpNgPEEssR.
Monday-orient No. 5. Red Cross.
- PEN.AfR services will be held
at Temple Heights, as usual,
this afternoon at o'clock,
under the direction of Rev
DIR. John c. Palmer, grand
chaplain, and the address will be
delivered by the Rev. DIR. George
NJ. Diffenderfer Of Luther Place Me,
mortal Church, major, Chaplain
chaplain of the Grand Lodge Of Penn.
sylvania. Music will be under the di-
rectior of j. Walter Humphrey,
i. G. c. H., with Past Master Harry
q. Kimball, X. c. {. H., as accom-
PIANIST, and Phillip Cohen as cornetist.
The officers and members of the fol-
lowing lodges with their families, will
be special guests: Dawson, No. 16y
John r. Jeffries, master, and STAINS
master; together with the following
chapters of the Order of the Eastern
Star and. their families: Bethlehem;
No. Z. Miss Adele A. Marseglia, ma
tron: Gustave b. Bittner, patron;
Friendship. No. II, Mrs. Florence B.
Mires, matron, Dean Hill Stanley. pa
iron; Takofna. No. IL, Mrs. Jennie S.
Adams, matron, Cecil III. Anderson,
patron. All members of both frater-
mites and their families and the pub
lie are welcome and ample seating
accommodation is provided.
Grand Master Sidney r. Jacobs, who
has been a very regular attendant,
has urged the fraternity to participate.
Services at the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home this Afternoon at o'clock
will be in charge Of Naval Lodge, No.
4, and Rev. G.. III. Eambdin Of Ana.
costa Methodist Episcopal Church
will conduct the music being fur
nished by Naval Lodge Choir.
National Lodge. No. IL, has called
off it's communications scheduled for
the month Of August.
Washington Centennial Lodge. No.
IL. has called off it's communications
scheduled for July 81, August and
August is.
Myrons NJ. Parker Lodge. No. 81.
has called off its communications
scheduled for the month OF August.
Pentalpha Lodge. No. Is, has called
off its communications scheduled for
August and Is and September 8.
Theodore Roosevelt. Lodge, No. AZ,
will have q delegation Of Masons from
the Bureau of Engraving and Print.
ing TO assist in the degree work Wed
--so 1ya yTfroFrsgr'
Following its communication Thnrs2
day evening. when the stewards of
the lodge will head the Official line in
the degree work, The New Jerusalem
Lodge, No. 8, has called or its com.
municatiorrs until September e.
After its communication tomorrow
evening, for which degree work Is
scheduled, with Senior Warden Bolitha
J. Laws heading the ofIicial line, Ben.
jamin B. French Lodge, No. IS, has
called Off it's stated communicate lions
until September 20.
Lebanon Lodge, No q. has called
off its communication scheduled for
August s., but win have degree work
August 90.
Harmony Lodge. No. II. has called
off its August communications and
will resume them September s.
FRANC Craig, member of the SUI
preme Council, So, Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite of the Southern
Jurisdiction, died July Ia at Me-
Alester, Okla. Mr.. Craig, a prominent
banker, had been active in Masonry
for many years, having received his
Masonic degrees in Albert Pike Lodge,
No. 900, Wichita, Kans.s His notable
activities in the interest Of Scottish,
Rite Masonry gained for him the dis
! tinction Of the Thirty.third Degree.
Inspector General Honorary, Of the
Scottish Rite. September 80, 1907. DC.
tober 20, 1928. Mr.. Craig was made an
active member Of the Supreme Coun.
ell, serving as sovereign grand IN.
spector general in Oklahoma until the
date Of his death. He was considered
one of the most active workers I'M the
Supreme Council. The funeral was
held at his home in McAlester, Okla.
Friday afternoon.
The annual family outing of Kali
polls Grotto is to be held this year,
with Prophet Harry b. Plankinton as
the general chairman, at Marshall
Hall on August 3. He has called to
his assistance a large number of
Prophets and their wives for service
on subcommittee and he and they
are perfecting plans for a frolic of
no regrets. There will be the usual
athletic contests with prizes for boys
and girls and men and women. The
big event, however, will be unique
Charleston contest. As in former
. wears especial attention will be given
to the ladies and children and mum.
Der of appropriate features will be
provided Tor their pleasure. The
Grotto Band. Drill Corps and Drum
and Bugle Corps will contribute lib
orally to the program.
Capitol Forest. No. II, Tall Cedars
of Lebanon. win hold Am outing at
Reservoir Park, Sixteenth and Ken
nedy streets, Saturday afternoon, July
90. for members, their families and
Masonic guests. with music by the
Tall Cedar band, races, games and
stunts, base ball, with picked teams
from Capitol Forest and Baltimore
Forest; No. 45, and refreshments.
Everything free.
DR.. j. T. Prendergast. chairman,
will be assisted by the following COM
mittees: Al. w. Patterson, prizes; r.
M. Vandervort, publicity: j. r. Jen.
kins, automobiles; George w. Heisley,
refreshments r.. Brill. band: George
r. johnson, stunts; John Harvey.sI
base, ball: Harry Gladman, reception: l
p. r. Boesch. Al. e. Denote and M.
Il. Hart, athletics; John ], F. Mullane,
clowns.
In an address by Francis Drake
the historian of York, In 1925 before
+. the Grand Lodge of England he said:
I'VE can boast that the first Grand
B .odge ever held IN England was hDd
81 in this city: where Edwin, the first
Christian King of the Northumbers,
about the six hundredth year after