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Evening star., 1926-03-23
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Once

Reports that an agreement had
been signed between officials of Gen
eral Petroleum and Standard Oil of
New York for the acquisition of the
former property by the latter was re-
t1ected in slightly higher prices for
Standard of New York shares. Prairie
Oil and Gas and Prairie Pipe Line
shared with the rest in the improve
ment in prices.
Sears & Roebuck (new) and Fajardo
Sugar were outstanding points OF
weakness.
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POTATO MARKET STRONGER

CHICAGO. March % P.-Potatoes
Receipts. 20 cars; total United
States shipments. All; trading fairly
active. market stronger: Wisconsin,
sacked, round whites, 4.00a4 5: fancy,
shade higher; Minnesota, sacked.
round whites, 3.s5a4.05; sacked rus
sets, 3.90a4.10; Idaho, sacked, russets,
4.00a4.25. according to quality; spe'
cial brands, 435.
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Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
cani.al Traction 5s-S1 900 at 991s.
81 ;"on 3 q Tel 5s-Sl 900 at 100.
Potomac El = Cons: :sI ,sS ,53 pe9 at % % s'9'
tap,tal Traction 5s-S500 at 80 81. .ooV
~ 100. r 80 y, NH
topt;nantaI Trust Co-10 at 100.
Mergenthaier Linotype-lo at POP. at
209 at .l0.
AFTER CALL
Washington Rwy & Elec. pfd-lo at
Csapital Traction Co.-10 at 1Q7. ~
Potomac Electric Power pfd. Int. Gil
Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd-30 at 80.
sc at 9o1.
Money--Call loans. 5 and 6 per cent.
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NEW YORK. March 23-F'ollowing
is an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
ket today:
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Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
. pTRI.rC UTILITY
PUBLIC UTILITY
MISCELLANEOUS
STOCKS.

3; 81, = Ioint paptrs stock MS la X Blk. IS. i6i
Southern Bldg. 6 IS. 49,. 1Ql =
Wash. Mkt. Cold Storage os.. 30
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ROYAL ARCANUM.

Regent Bob Lewis was in the chair
at the recent meeting of kismet Coun-
Gil and welcomed the grand regent
on behalf of the council.
At the last meeting Of Capitol Cour1-
ell the Grand Council officers paid
their annual visitation. The line of
officers was headed by Grand Regent
Joseph F. Brashears. supported by Vice
Grand Regent j. G. Grubb. Grand
Secretary, S. I. Besselievre; Grand
Guide F. V. Marsh, Grand Warden
Charles a. Bell Grand Sentry w. NJ.
Schoonmaker. Grand Trustee o. H. p.
Scott, Past Grand Regent A. J.. Eber.
sole, Member of Committee on Finance
I. S. Childs, Member of Committee on
Law and Appeals w. H. O'Brien,
Deputy Grand Regents r. V. H. Jama
of Kismet Council and A. c. Giles of
Municipal Council and Deputy Field
Mana ger H. A. Davis. Herbert y.
Davis occupied the regents chair and
Orator Herman Welthall furnished
the entertainment and refreshments.
The flve hundred party given by
District of Columbia Council. Loyal
Ladies Of the Royal Arcanum, at its
recent meeting for the benefit of the
Royal Arcanum Hospital Bed Fund
Association was we'll attended.
At the recent meeting of Municipal
Council, Field Deputy Herbert A,
Davis occupied the regents station in
the absence of Regent w. F. Drown,
who was confined to his home on ac-
count Of Illness. on behalf of the
council, Past Grand Regent &. H.
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Maryland. Arrangements have been
made for three vaudeville acts and a
noted tenor vocalist from New York
will be on the program. Music will
be furnished by the Moose Orchestra.
After the banquet dancing will begin.
The thirty-eighth annual convention
of the Loyal Order of Moose will be
held in Chicago July to I. An effort
will be made by Columbia Lodge, No.
1875, to have the 1927 convention held
in this city. The Chamber of Com
merce and the Board of Trade will be
requested to extend an invitation to
the convention in Chicago to vote for
Washington, d. c., as the next place
of meeting.
Former Assistant Secretary of Labor
E. j. Henning, now judge of the Fed
eral Court of San Diego. Calf, has
notified Columbia Lodge that an effort
would be made at the convention in
Chicago in July to have the headquar-
ters of the Moose moved to Washing
ton, as it would be a more central
point than where now located, at
MOOSeheart Ill
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.

At the recent annual convention of
the Grand Lodge William Baldwin
Hardy was installed grand master of
exchequer; his name was inadvertent-
ly omitted last week
Home Lodge. No. 81. will meet to.
morrow evening for election Of can.
didates and enrolment Of new mem.
bers.
Washington Company, No. !. mill
tary department. met Thursday eve
ming. Installation OF officers will take
place March 25
The ways and means committee
will give five hundred party at the
Pythian Temple March 20
Friendship Temple. No 9. Pythian
Sisters, celebrated its sixteenth ami.
versary Friday evening. All the off.
GERS of the Grand Lodge were pres
ent. Grand Chancellor Lee B. Emory
in his address Complmented the mem
bers. banquet was served. Past
Grand Cha ncellor Ellery w. Heiss pre-
sided as postmaster.
The board OF directors Of the
knights of Pythias Hall Associati ton
will meet in the boardroom tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock
At the last convention of Capital
Lodge, No "a. virtually new line of
officers was installed by the grand
chancellor, Lee b. Emory, assisted by
Ralph r. Ford as grand master at
arms and w. a. kimmel as grand
prelate. Addresses were made by the
Grand Lodge officers and visiting
knights. The officers installed were:
William J. Trittipoe, chancellor com
mander: Jesse Tucker. vice chan
cellor: George 5. Sellers. master at
arms; Fred w. Becker. prelate.
At the convention Of Syracusians
Lodge, No. 10, to he held March 12. a
past grand chancellors jewel will be
presented to the retiring grand chan
cellor, George +. Heisley.
The grand chancellor and associa te
I, next Tuesday evening to celebrate
with them on the election Of Ralph c.
Ford AS grand lecturer.
Memorial services will he held in
lodgeroom No. . June IL at s o'clock.
under the auspices of Calanthe Lodge.
No. II.
Z Cha ncellor Comdr. Herman Wea ltha II
received on being adva need in the
Grand Lodge line the following pa st
rhancellors of Amaranth Lodge: Will
liam Baldwin Hardy. sr.. AS gra nd ma s.
ter of exchequer; A. Lacy Embrey as
grand master al arms. and Dent NJ
Freeman as grand lodge trustee. Her
man Woody of Union Lodge. grand
inner guard. spoke Of matters for the
advancement of Pythia nism. An adj
dress on ancient fraternalism was de
liVered by n. Wise ReVille.
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IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN

Great Sachem Madison has issued a
call for a meeting of the board of
great chiefs and the finance committee
to be held tomorrow evening AT Red
Mems Hall
White Eagle Council. d. of r, has
issued invitations for card party to
he held in its council chamber, Ill
u street. Wednesday evening.
The knights of Mem Der we're out
in full force at Idaho Tribe last Tues
day and assisted in the working of the
Adoption degree. Next Tuesday Idaho
Tribe will work the Warriors degree
and acting Degree Master r. F. Leath-
erman asks that all past sachems Of
the tribe he present. This tribe will
celebrate its twentyninth birthday
March 16.
Hiawatha Council. d. of p, which
was instituted last Saturday. will hold
it's regular meeting at Odd Fellows
Hall. The officers. on taking their
stumps were presented with jewels of
their stations. The great saChem acted
as installing officer.
Idaho Council. d. of p, celebrated
it's twenty-seventh birthday last Fri
day evening with the entire board of
great chiefs in attendance. Thursday
evening the Kitchen band" of this
council will go to the Home for In
cura bles to present an entertainment
Evening star., 1926-03-07

Takes welcomed Grand Regent Joseph
F. Brashears. The council was ad-
dressed by the grand regent. Field
Deputy H. A. Davis, Grand Sentry w.
NJ. Shoemaker and Deputy Grand
Regent A. c. Giles. Charles H. Stew.
art was admitted to membership and
a Royal Arcanum button was pre-
sented to him by the grand regent on
behalf of Municipal Council. Enter
tainment was furnished by Orator j.
T. Puelle, and the prize in the ellm1na'
ton contest for the straightest shooter
was won by Charles H. Stewart. The
boody prize won by A. {. Cues.
Oriental Council entertained the
Grand Council officers last Tuesday,
the occasion of their annual visitation.
Grand Council officers present were
Grand Regent Joseph F. Brashears.
Grand Vice Regent j. H. Grubb, Grand
Secretary S. l. Besselievre, Grand
Treasurer Guy F. Allen, Grand GUIDE
F. V. March, Grand Warden Charles
A. Bell. Past Grand Regent A. L: Eper-
sole. Member Committee on Finance
l. S. Childs. Members Committee on
Laws f. A. Neiss and W. II. Brlen,
Member Committee on Councll "o.h
of the Supreme Council George NJ
Evans, Deputy Grand Regent Il: " n.
jana, fdSJ INSSCIIo PA'
Takes of Municipal Council, ana j.
Edward Swaine of Oriental. w. j.
Goodwin. A. NJ. Coulter. T. E. Cogan, j.
E. Roberts were admitted to member
ship and on behalf of Oriental Counch
were presented with Royal Arcanum
buttons by Past Grand Regent Stephen
H. Takes of Municipal Council. a
special prize in the form Of a sterling
silver knife was presented by the
grand regent to Regent G. w. Smith.
The grand regent and various other
Grand Council officers addressed the
meeting. Refreshments were served.
The meeting of District Council last
Wednesday was in charge of the
regent, G. S. Brown.
kismet Council meets next Nednes-
day; Capitol Council, Thursday Dis
trict Council Loyal Ladies, Friday
and Municipal Council. Saturday.
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WOMAN'S BENEFIT ASSOCIA-
TI0N.

Mrs. \. Vale Henson, deputy SUI
preme commander at large, of Port
Huron. Mich. arrived in Washing
ton Wednesday in the interests of the
association. Meetings are being held
daily in the Office of Mrs. Olive Eek
ert. managing deputy. Many new
plans are under way for the develop
ment of the work in Washington.
Liberty Union Review. No. 6. met
Monday evening. An entertainment
will be held March Is at Pythia n
Temple.
The Union Girls Club of the Wom-
ans Benefit Association met Wednes-
day evening Mrs. n. Vale Henson
gave talk and arrangements were
made for supper party March II at
the Wisteria.
The card party held Thursday at
the home of Mrs. Lulu S. Hammond,
deputy assistant. was reported sue
cess
Washington Review met Thursday
AT Pythian Temple. Mrs. n. Vale
Henson gave talk regarding the
growth of the association.
A card party will be given by the
District of Columbia officers Club
March S at STA Georgia avenue.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

Washington Council will meet Tues.
day evening, when a large class will
be initiated. Lecturer Lewis A. Payne
promises an interesting program
Preparations are under way by the
lecturer for the anniversary banquet
given by the council each year In
April.
Members of the order will attend
the mass meeting this afternoon at
Polls Theater, a protest against the
actions of the Mexican government in
connection with the expulsion of
Catholic clergy and members of re.
ligious orders, and the closing of
Catholic churches and schools. The
meeting will start promptly at .
o'clock. The following have been in
vited' to address the assemblage
Gov. Ritchie Of Maryland, John L.
Boylan. Representative in Congress
from New York, Rabbi Abram Simon
of the Washington Hebrew Congrega
ton, and ex-senator David l. Walsh
OF Massachusetts. All organizations
and citizens of the city are invited tc
attend.
The Knights of Columbus Building
Company will celebrate the feast OF
the patron saint of Ireland at a dance
al the K. of c. Hall March II at 9p.m
An augmented orchestra will furnish
the dance music. Favors appropriate
to the occasion will be distributed, and
refreshments will he served in the
newly decorated dining room.
Potomac Council will meet tomor
row evening. Grand Knight Michael
ID. Schaeffer announces that severa
matters of great Importance will be
introduced
keane Council will meet in the X
OF {. Hall Thursday evening at s
O'Clock and will hold zero hour al
3 O'Clock, with a big surprise.
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DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA

Virginia Dare Council, No. 22, at It's
| last meeting decided in the future to
meet at 709 D street. Plans were
made for a house warming March II
in the new hall. The new meeting
| nights will he the second and fourth
| Friday of each month. Two officers
were installed and preparations for
the initiation of waiting candidates
were made. Robert l.. Seymour has
| been appointed drill master.
Goodwill, No. Is. convened at Naval
| Lodge Hall Mondey evening. with
Associate Councillor Catherine Young
presiding. The degrees of Loyalty, Love
and Patriotism We're conferred on DR..
J. A. Rolls, with Pearl Wolfe of Tri-
| umph, No. S. acting as initiatory
| councillor, Deputy Charles II. Miller
at the piano and Edna Watts acting
as drill captain. Cake and ice cream
| held March II. A committee was
appointed TO make arrangements for
a party at keiths Theater
Mount Vernon. No. Is. will be
| hostess to State Councillor Emily
| Hockstra sser and her staff tomorrow
| evening al Washington Hall, Third
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
| east
The "tacky party" which was to
| have been held Tuesday by Triumph
| No. s, has been postponed until a
| later date.
A meeting was held by Virginia
| Dare Council. No %. Wednesday eve.
ming. at Odd Fellows Temple. with
| the new councillor, Leota Hendrix.
presiding The council has organized
| a new drill team, with Robert Sey-
mour as drill master. Associate
Junior Past Councillor Helen Nash
was presented with past officers s
! jewel by the deputy, Mamie Howell.
! The hall committee made its report
! and the council voted to change its
meeting place to III d street and
| to meet the second and fourth Fri
! days. The next meeting will be in
! the new quarters March II.
Golden Rule Council NO. 10. con
| vened Friday night in the Northeast
Masonic Temple with the councillor
| Miss Virgie F. RidGeway. presiding
| One application was received for mem
| bership A class of three candidates
! received the degrees. Capt. John NJ
| Futrell was in comman nd Of the mixed
! drill team assisted by Mrs. Marion
| Petit, initiatory councillor in charge
| of the degree staff. One of the three
| candidates initiated at this meeting
| was for Unity Council, No. {. Spe-
| Cial invitation was received through
| National Councillor Mrs. Mabel Hall
| for the team of this council TO con
duct an initiation in Capitol Heights
D. c.. for Star Spangled Banner Coun
Gil, No I, March II. William s. Camp
bell was installed as outside sentinel
with Deputy Mrs. Cora l.. Thompson
presiding. A delega ton Of more than
! 40 members from Mount Vernon Coun
| ell. No. |. of AleXa ndria. Va. was ac-
| compa MED by their councillor. Mrs
| Belle Sutton. The guests were wei
! coined in behalf of the members of
| Golden Rule Council. No. 10, by the
! councillor. Miss Nirgie +. Ridgeway.
J. NJ. Foltz and S. II. Parks were the
principal spokesmen of the Virginia
! council the latter presenting a Gift
to Inside Sentinel Mrs. Lillian Martin
OF No. TO- Unity Council. No. II, was
received in body, at which Miss An
derson addressed the council.
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the monthly council of the staff Of
ficers of the 103d Regiment of the
Uniform Rank last Monday night.
The council passed unanimous reso-
lutions thanking the adjutant general
at Omaha for the promotion of the
commanding officer of the regiment
to the rank of colonel. Maj George
NJ. Green reported that at least two
companies of his command would at
tend the encampment at Philadelphia
next Summer.
A joint session of the local groves
entertained Mrs. Eva Clark, Mary
land manager, at the temple in Wash
ington last Thursday evening.
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$50 o'clock, and dancing will be from

$50 o'clock, and dancing will be from
,, 10 to I am.
Following the business meeting Of
Miriam Chapter, No. %, tomorrow
! night. the Dramatic Club will give a
play entitled ways and Means Com
mittee Meeting" The dormitory COM
| mittee will give a dance and card
party at the Lee House, Fifteenth and
L streets, March IS. Stella Downs is
chairman.
Friendship Chapter, No. II, will
meet Tuesday evening. After a short
business session there will be a pro-
gram in charge of Miss Bertha E.
Rheinbold. The auxiliary home board
Is sponsoring a luncheon and card
party at the Masonic Hall, Tenley-
town, March "a. The ways and means
committee has selected April II as the
date for it's dance and card party.
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FRATERNITIES

family of the Wa ashington Terminal
including Bernard Tolson, r. +. Foltz,
p. II. Delaplaine. d. s. Mcmahon,
Albert Heinch. George F. Mergell, j.
o. lotion, H. B. BowersoX. Roy Balm
ford and E. II. Goels, superintendent
of the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
Bernard Tolson gave brief talk on
personal ideals Of Masonry.
Carl H. Claudy. editor Of Cathedral
Calendar. and author of "A Man
Wages" THE Old Past Master" old
Tyler Talks and the Masonic idyl,
Foreign Countries" will address the
club at the meeting, Saturday, March
81
Harry r. Bowersox spoke of the
ladies' night and ball to be given at
the City Club in April, an annual
event of the Washington Railroad
Square Club J. Roy Blanford read An
amusing verse inscribed to George B.
Mergell-"The Troubles of an Elec-
trical Foreman by Edward NJ.
Woods. and Miss Goldie Hutchins,
Miss Reynolds at the piano. sang. A
repast was served by the ladies', fol
lowed by coffee and cigars.
At a recent meeting of the Fellow
ship Club in Pythian Temple the
report of the banquet committee an
nounced that the annual banquet will
he held at the Lee House, Saturday,
march -. with speakers of national
Importance. AS we'll as officials of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing as
guests.
After the business meeting DR..
William c. Alden of the United States
Geological Survey gave an illustrated
lecture on The Mountains That
Moved, or Through Glacier National
Park with Saddle and Pack Re-
freshments were served afterwards.
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LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE.

Preparations for the banquet tomor
row night al Wardman Park Hotel to
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis by
Columbia Lodge of Moose are COM
pleted Arrangements have been made
with WCAP to broadcast the speeches
of Secretary Davis, Postmaster Cen
eral New, Senator Arthur Capper
Senator Copeland and Representative
Fred n. Zihlman. Large delegations
from out of the city will be present at
the banquet, including Mayor Ken.
drick Of Philadelphia. Mayor Jackson
of Baltimore and Gov. Ritchie of
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SNAKE OIL HARVEST.
Rattlers Bring New Industry to
Texas Town.

CISCO. Tex. March 2 CP.-Rattle-
snake oil at 800 gallon has brought
a new industry to this section Of
Texas. Cisco long has been known
as an oil center. but this is an entirely
new phase of the business. The oil
is used in medicine.
This Is the time for harvesting the
rattlesnake crop. because the rattler
are dormant. A keen eye and a quan-
tity of dynamite are required. Search
is made among the hills for a den Of
rattlers. The den is dynamited and
the snakes are brought out. They
are then rendered into oil.
One snake produces only a small
quantity, but sometimes several hun
dred snakes are found in one den.
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w00DMEN OF THE WORLD.

The Boosters Club degree team will
oficiate at Fraser Camp tomorrow
night in conferring the protection de-
gree. Company B. under the com.
mand of Capt. William Helgesen, will
support the ritualists, and the mystery
committee will receive the visiting
sovereisns. All uniform rank men
are requested to assist in the cere'
monies.
Old Glory Camp now meets on the
fourth Friday of every month in the
upstairs lodgeroom.
Consul Comdr. F. |. Peck presented
four new ecruits to Capt. Wade for
his reorganized Company c. The
camp took steps to organize dra.
matte association with the aid of the
talent of the other local units of the
society. Sovereign Ryan was placed
in charge.
Several Baltimore officers attended
Evening star., 1926-03-07

hail, NJ a $ o n / c
Temple, T h ! r
teenth and New
York avenue. The
council officers of
the comma ndery
were guests of
honor: Harry D.
Tryon. command
er: Andrew n.
Ross. seneralissi-
mo; J. Harry Phil
lips, captain gen
eral. W iii a m
GutShall. the ce-
NAL president OF
the Drill Corps,
acted as toast
ma ster. and the
following respond
ed. Grand Cnndr.
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WOMAN BENEFIT ASSOCIATION

Brightwood Review, No. 5, will be
hostess for a benefit card party for
the officers Club tomorrow at Holy
Comforter Church, STA Georgia ave
nue..
National Review. No. 1. is having
series Of afternoon card parties every
two weeks at the home of Mrs. Lulu
S. Hammond, 1928 Thirteenth street.
Evening star., 1926-03-07

~OLCMBIA LODGE of Claren-
don, Va, will he guests of st.
Johns Lodge. No. II. of this
~ jurisdiction Friday evening,
when the degree work, 'Nir-
rinia style" il is announced, will be
presented by the visitors from the
Old Dominion. District Deputy Grand
Master Harry *. Green will have an
important part in the rituallstlc work
Following the degree there will he
entertainment and later, refreshments
in the banquet hall. Master Masons
are invited TO be present.
Announcements are out by the
Scottish Rite for the Spring class of
1925. which will start Tuesday eve
ming, March Is, with the fourth de-
gree, Secret Master. and continue
March %. when both Robert de Bruce
Council of Kadosh and Albert Pike
Consistory will hold their statutory as
semhies. with the fifth degree. Per-
feet Master: Edward S. MOOres. X.
c. c. H.. heading the cast. March 30,
starting at 7:30 pm. two degrees will
he presented, the sixth and the sew
enth. Confidential Secretary and
Provost and Judge. respectively. This
class will have degree work weekly
until May and will afford the
brethren their best opportunity of the
year to witness the ceremonial work
of each degree.
The annual dinner Of Columbia
Commandery Drill Corps was held
n the ba
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DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA

The qonthly business meeting Of
81. Charles Circle. No. 247, was held
tuesday at the home of Mrs. Mar.
guerlte Wiseman. Plans were com.
pieted for the chicken salad supper
10 be given in the Lyon Park Com.
munitN House March Is
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MASONIC.

LODGES.
Monday-Pentalpia No. %. NJ. NJ.
special
Jonna. No. 35. f. A.
Tuesday-Tal>oma. No. 29, social.
Wedne Warren 6. Harding, No.
80. F. c.
st. John Mite Aseoclsu
Thursday--Nsval. No. (. NJ. NJ. spe-
Temple -Noyes. No. -. NJ NJ.
Friday-~; .tohr'S No. II. NJ. NJ. by
Virginia Masons.
Saturday-Schonl oi instruction.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
r-day-W No. y. Royal
Arch.
Frlday--Capitol. No. H. Royal Arch.
scoTTrsHsRITE.
Tuesdav-EvanGch- Chapter. Knights
Rose CrolX. statutory Assembly.
Evening star., 1926-03-07

johannesburg. South Africa. is to
have a new railway station costing
Sc $50 600