Evening star., 1926-05-02

THE unusual Masonic event of the
week will occur Saturday after
noon when the Grand Lodge Of Ma
sons Of the District will proceed to
connecticut avenue and Ellicott street
northwest. just this side of Chevy
'hase Circle. to lay the corner stone
of the Methodist Home for the Aged,
which ceremony has been deferred
until the meeting week of the Meth
odist bishops from all over the world.
in the belief that many will attend
the ceremony at which the famous
George Washington gavel. now IN
The custody of Potomac Lodge, NO. o.
will be used. The Grand Lodge VIII
assemble at pm.
Senior Deacon Otto y. Roos, re-
Gently returned from the West In
lies, will head the official line In the
degree work in Theodore Roosevelt
Lodge Wednesday evening in lodge
room No. 3, Masonic Temple. Prior
10 the degree work an Interesting
ceremony affecting entered appren-
tjces will be held in open lodge by
Junior Deacon Leonard l.. Sherfey,
chairman of the instruction commit
1ee. The lodge will celebrate its first
anniversary May 13.
The Scott!st Rite degree work for
the week will be confined to the
twentieth degree. Master of All
Symbolic Lodges when the cast will
be composed entirely OF past grand
masters of the Grand Lodge of the
District, eight in all. Deputy ELL
,tood =. Morev>of the Supreme Coun-
I'll has urged a full attendance at
this degree.
Pentalpha Lodge. No. %, Will have
It's annual entertainment and dance
tomorrow evening at S:lo O'Clock in
The Masonic Auditorium TO celebrate
he nifty seventh anniversary Of the
lodge. Cards for the event have been
ISSUED.
Monday. evening of next week the
Grand Commanderv of Knights
Templar will assemble in annual CON
clave for the transaction of business
and for the election of officers for
the new Templar year.
Past Grand Comdr. William f. Mil
Ter, chairman of the religious service
committee of the Grand Commandery,
has appointed Richard G. Fletcher.
Charles =. Shackelford, George l.
LaiSure, Clyde Fl. Filley and Grover
Payne to supervise various phases
connected with the Ascension day
services to be held Thursday even
ing, May l3. at the First Congrega-
tional Church, under Rev. DIR. Jason
Noble Pierce. The music on this oc-
casion will be furnished by the bands
OF Orient Commandery and kallipo-
lis Grotto of the Yelled Prophets.
George J.. Iaisure. president of the
Commanders Association. Knights
Templar. has announced that the an
nual dinner and theater party of the
association will be held May 22, when
past commanders and their ladies will
be the special guests of the associa-
ton.
At the annual meeting Of the Royal
Order Of testers, the high lights of
Shrine humor, recently, the following
officers were elected: James &.
TToyle, illustrious director; David NJ.
Petit. impresario: a. r. Cook. treas.
urer; James c. Iiovlc and l.. +. Steu
art. representatives to the Imperial
Council of testers, which meets at
Philadelphia June ! and ,. The
leisure moments following the busi
ness of the organization were devoted
10 esthetic deliberation and conver-
sational humor, with the annual din.
ner anu It's aCcompaNlnentS Tor dlS-
fractions. The Imperial testers are
wont to meet in the same city and
approximately at the same time as
he Imperial Council of the Shrine of
North America, and, il is said. mem
bership In the organization is con-
fined to rare limits
Worshipful Master John J. Ferber
0t King Solomon Lodge, No. 81 DAY
light, announces the NJ. NJ. degree for
Wednesday, May .. with Senior War
den G.. D. Johnstone heading the Of
ticial line. A luncheon will be served at