Evening star., 1926-01-17

4 LATAS Temple of the Mystic
Shrine will hold its annual meet
ing and election OF officers and repre-
sentatiVes tomorrow in the Masonic
Temple Auditorium. Thirteenth street
& nd New York avenue northwest, the
election starting at $50 and the polls
closing Al 80, in accordance with the
provisions of Imperial Council law
changing the annual meetings of tenn
pies from December to January. Nomi
nations up 70 this time include the
following: Charles d. Shackelford for
potentate; Roland S. Robbins for chief
rabban. Gen. Amos A. Fries, L. s. 4 .
assistant rabban: George B. McGinty
high priest and prophet; Edwin C.
Dutton. oriental guide; Frank +. CHS
ELI. treasurer: and +. Lawrence
Walker. recorder. For imperial repre-
sentative: J. Harry Cunningham and
the present representa-
F. Cook, Past Potentate Leonard +
Steuart and F. Lawrence Walker
Reports of officers, committees and
other business, will be considered from
7;45 l.m. until the newly elected of
dcers Gre duly installed
The Masonic Veterans Association
of the District of Columbia will hold
its forty eighth annual dinner Satur.
day. 81. John the Almoner's Day. at the
ton will meet at s pm, for the re,
Ception of petitions and the dinner will
be served promptly at $40 pm. An
unusually good program is being ar
ranged for the evening.
Tuesday evening Myron NJ. Parker
Lodge, No. -, will present the NJ. NJ
degree, with the Junior warden
Charles Hildebrand, in charge of
the work.
District night" Will be celebrated in
Hiram Lodge. No. 10. Thursday, when
the degree will be presented by en-
ployes of the District Government who
are members of various lodges in the
District. This was arranged by Master
Joseph Stinson at the request of Dis
trict Building Masons who desired to
honor their fellow-worker. James c
Wilkes, assistant corporation counsel
The assignments for the evening are
as follows: Worshipful Master w. G.
Heider, master of Congress Lodge
Electrical Department: senior warden
w. L. Kern. 2. NJ. National Lodge
Electrical Department; junior warden
W. L. Fowler. P NJ. Anacostia Lodge
corporation counsel's office, who will
raise Mr.. Wilkes; senior deacon W. F.
McDuffie. East Gate Lodge, Police
Department; Junior deacon f. V.
Fisher, Theodore Roosevelt Lodge
Public Utilities Commission: senior
steward, +. A. Gunther. p. NJ. Acacia
Lodge. tax office: junior steward.
Joseph Fought, Hiram Lodge. Fire
Department. and Corbin Birch, Ana
costa Lodge. Water Department,
master of ceremonies. All Master
MasOnS are invited.
Mount Horeb Chapter. r. A M
a cncial
ming, there being no work scheduled.
High Priest Alfred c. Shafer an
nounCed that the annual visitation of
the officers of the Grand Chapter
would occur on January 26. After
the formalities of the visitation are
concluded there will be presented an
entertainment. followed by refresh
ments. All Royal Arch Masons are
invited and large attendance of the
chapters own members Is requested.
High Priest Shafer states that the en-
tertainment will be of unusual merit
and admonishes all members to be
present.
Takoma Lodge. No. %. Tuesday
evening will hold an open meeting for
members and their friends. when
Will c. Barnes will deliver an illus
1rated lecture on Alaska" commenc-
ing at s o'clock.
The womens auxiliary of The
Craftsman Club, the United States
Veterans Bureau, will meet in the
Everett Hale Memorial Hall, Sixteenth
and Harvard streets. Tuesday at s
pm, for the election of officers.
The principal business at the annual
meeting of kallipolis Grotto at Grotto
headquarters the evening Of January
2S will be the election of officers. The
entire line having been renominated,
however, the election is a foregone
conclusion. Annual reports will be
received, but by Supreme Council law
no candidates can be initiated at this
meeting The officers nominated are.
for monarch, l.. Whiting Estes; for
chief justice, Stephen II. Takes; for
master of ceremonies. Arthur NJ.
Poynton: for treasurer, Joseph H.
Curran: for secretary, E. W. Libbey,
P. NJ: for trustee. Edward s. Schnnid,
and for sentinel. Alex. Schn1id.
vaudeville show and dance given
by the Grotto Band is to be held at
the New Willard Hotel January so.
Past Monarch Samuel F. Shreve, presi-
dent OF the band, states that the affair
will be rather unique. The opening
feature will be concert by the Grotto
Band, Immediately followed by dane
ing. Between each group of dances
there will be a high-class vaudeville
act by professional players.
BriGhtwood Comma ndery, No. 8.
knights Templar. will give it's annual
dance Thursday Evening, February 4,
at the City Club.
The committee promise novel and
entertaining features and also one of
che best dance orchestras in this city.
Several valuable prizes will be
awarded.
The members of the committee are
Sir knights John Parson, chairma n {;
Arthur Shaw, p. c.; Fred Blood,
Ernest Shoots, J. T. Jameson, c..
Bremerman, ]. Johnson. E. Brooker.
Sir knight S. 3. Reeder is chairman n
of ticket committee.
The Worshipful Masters Association
of the District of Columbia for 1872.
held its annual banquet at the Raleigh
Hotel Saturday evening, January 9,
when the honor guests were the
masters of 1926: Grand Master sydney
r. Jacobs. Junior Past Grand Master
Roe Fulkerson and Grand Secretary
j. Claude KEEPER. Addresses were
made by these officers. Clyde j..
Nichols of Joppa Lodge was the toast
master. Henry c. Stein Of Brtghtwood
Lodge spoke on behalf of the 1925
masters. while Elisha Hanson Of