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! rs,urp xrr,I SCHNEIDER. Naomi
Grinder, Clara
Keull, Elsie Hill. Myrtle Case. Pearl
Wolfe and Roy Wolfe; solo, Austin
Shaw, accompanied by Alice Ettar
presentation of amber bureau set to
state councillor, by Pearl Wolfe; solo
Mrs. Hill, accompanied by Myrtle
Case; presentation of pocketbook to
Deputy Mary James. by Lillian Nc.
Cormick; addresses, National Coun-
cilor Mary Lear and Mrs. lie Brun
chairman Of the national legislative
committee; presentation Of silk scarf
to ]. w. Schwenk and linen scarf to
Hattie Burrows. by Amelia Budes
helm; recitation, Frances Donovan
presentation of linen scarf to Jennie
Buell. and luncheon set to Fannie
Joyner. by Mamie Migeot; personal
gift to State Secretary Charles H.
Miller from Ester Keull; solo. Harry
Taltavul; presentation of a fern to
Mary Walker who has been a mem.
ber 81 years, by Harry Buell.. Re-
freShmentS were served.
Martha cambridge, No. !, met Wed
nesday evening with the Councillor
Harriet Fairall IN the chair. One ap.
plicat1on was received for membership
lClI dlIudl NlSlldllOIl Will pC
held at Northeast Masonic Temple
March 81. State Trustee Emma
Raymond. State Warden Cora Thomp-
son and Associate State Vice Coun-
cilor Pearl Wolfe were visitors.
The Twentieth Century Club met
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Downing. The president. Mrs. E.
Viola Thompson, called the meeting
TO order. The birthdays of Mrs. Lille
Milstead and Mrs. Naomi Swami were
celebrated with presentations to each
by Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Fur.
guson. The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Hohenstein. Re.
freshments were served. after which
lotto" was played.
Progressive. No. 9, convened Sat.
urday evening, with the councillor
Ella Lacy, presiding. Various com.
mittees were appointed. and Bruce
ioofnagle was re-appointed chair
man of the good Of order.
The annual Martha Washington
social will be held at Pythian Temple
tomorrow. An entertainment and
Colonial drill In costume will be fol
lowed by dancing at pm.
Golden Rule Council, No. 10. con-
vened Friday night in the Northeast
Masonic Temple with the vice council
or, Mrs. Lorena Arendes. presiding
in the absence of Councillor Miss
Virgie Z. Ridgeway. Deputy Mrs.
Cora L. Thompson urged the mem
bers TO participate in a membership
campaign, as offered by the National
Council. Letters of coincidence have
been ordered sent to the families Of
National Representative Mrs. Anz.
onette Flynn and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Petit. An address was made by
Past State Councillor Mrs. Mary j.
James of Anacostia Council. No IA.
Others who spoke were Junior Past
Councillor Mrs. Marie Stephenson and
Mrs. 1da Umhau Of Triumph Council.
No. 8. National deputy councillor.
Mrs. Mabel Hall of No. S. was also
in attendance. A parcel post party
was held under the direction Of Elk.
ecutive Chairman Mrs. Elizabeth
Shepherd. Refreshments were served.
The State board of officers has
found 1t necessary to change the dates
OF inspections of certain councils, as
follows: Mizpah, No. 8, March 2; Pro
gressive. No. 8. March 8: Mount Yer.
non. No. Is, March 8, and Martha
cambridge. No. 1, March 81.
National Home trustee was a
Monday and installed the associate
vice councillor. The lodge expects
work for March 1.
Interest In building temple for
the local organization was given i'm
petus at the meeting of the Joint
building committee Wednesday eve
ming.
B. P. o. ELKS,
The annual election Of officers will
take place in Washington Lodge
March 8. At q meeting. February 8,
the following were nominated: For
exalted ruler. James E. Collifiower; for
esteemed leading knight. John e.
Lynch and James L. Ward: for es.
teemed loyal knight. Nathan WE'LL and
z. J. Murphy; for esteemed lecturing
knight, John d. Fitzgerald and D. r.
Nihion; for trustee. John G.. Wood and
Howard M. Peter: for delegate to the
alternate delegate, James A. Balder.
son: for tiler. Thomas King: for treas
urer, Michael G. Mccormick: for sec.
retary, William 8. Shelby
February 10 was past exalted rulers
night. and the lodge was addressed by
Secretary of Labor Davis. James A.
Balderson acted as exalted ruler. D. r.
Nihion as esteemed leading knight,
Samuel Richards as esteemed loyai
knight and Rosa Downing as es-
teemed lecturing knight. A social was
held.
The Chicago Club and the member.
ship committee meet every Monday
night In the lodge room. but 1t has
been decided to postpone the meeting
tomorrow because the annual rit.
ualistic contest of the Maryland. Del.
aware and District Of Columbia State
Association of the Elks will take place
in Washington Lodge, No. Is, begin
ming at 1890 pm. There are six
lodges entered in this contest. and
general invitations have been sent out
to all of the lodges in this Jurisdiction.
ROYAL ARCANUM.
At recent meeting of District
Council. Loyal Ladies Of the Royal
Arcanum, at Pythian Temple ono can.
didate was initiated. Arrangements
were completed for a 500 party at
Pythian Temple next Friday at $50
O'Clock for the benefit Of the ROYAL
Arcanum Hospital Bed Fund Associa-
ton. The meeting was in charge Of
Mrs. Gertrude Goodwin. regent.
In the absence of the grand regent
on account of illness, vice grand re-
gent, J. Fl. Grubb, accompanied by the
Grand Council officers, paid their an
nual official visitation to Kismet
Council at its last meeting.
Vice Grand Regent ]. H. Grubb
headed the line Of Grand Council
officers In their annual Official vista.
ton to Municipal Council Saturday.
A delegation from Kismet Council
also visited Municipal Council on this
occasion. The address Of tho evening
was delivered by Past Grand Regent
Stephen II. Takes. his subject being
Lincoln" Vice Grand Regent j. III.