Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08

~ of Rev. DIR. John c. Palmer
grand chaplain, will be adj
dressed by Rabbi Louis J. Schwefel
of Adath Israel Congregation; the mu-
sic will be directed by J. Walter
Humphrey. X. c. G. H.. and Past
Master Harry G. Kimball, K. c. c. H.,
will be accompanist. Mrs. Hazei
Bachschmid, soprano, will be the So
loist.
The officers and members of the fol-
lowing lodges and their families
East Gate, No. ga, Harry A. Strong,
master: ST. Johns, No. IL, Stuart NJ.
Angelo. master: Congress, No. ~,
William c. Heider, master: Samuel
Gompers, No. AS, Henry j. Gompers.
master, together with the officers
and members of the following chap
ters of the Order of the Eastern Star,
with their families: st. Johns Lodge,
No. IS, Mrs. Maude Ormsby. matron;
w. Marion Angelo, patron; East
Gate, No. q. Mrs. Anna f. keyser,
matron; T. Homer Hall, patron and
Congress Lodge, No. 35, Mrs. Evelyn
NJ Hazen, matron; Alexander II.
Gregory, patron-will be the special
guests at this service. All members
of both fraternities and their families,
as well as the public, will be welcome,
and ample accommodation will be pro
FlueU Tor a large all6IlOdHtc.
No degree work for the current
week has been announced for publ
cation either to The Star or at Ma
sonic Temple, all the bodies. with no
exceptions reported, having called off
their communications for "a Summer
recess.
Samuel Gompers Lodge, No. As,
Henry GOmpers. master is taking an
exceptional interest in the Open-air
services at Temple Heights this after
noon, in honor Of its chaplain, Rabbi
Schwefel of Adath Israel Congrega-
ton. who will deliver the principal
address. The lodge takes its name
from the late distinguished labor
leader and its master is his son.
The Order of De Molay has a stag
outing scheduled for August 81 to
upper Great Falls, where athletics,
water events. a ball game, fishing.
free lunch and other attractions will
figure in the program. The site may
be reached by the Great Falls car or
by auto, and lunch will be served at
2:30 pm.
Prophet Harry B. Plankinton made
good his prophecy that the 1926 fam
lily outing of KallipoliS Grotto to Mar
shall Hall Tuesday would be an eX-
cursion of no regrets. 1t was entire
ly successful in every respect. Mon
arch L. Whiting Estes had as his
guests the old folks and the children
of the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home and they thoroughly enjoyed
the outing The Grotto Band, direct
ed by Prophet Frederick Wilken.
played on the downward and return
trips of the evening boat. Souvenirs
were distributed on each trip to the
ladies and children The athletic
events, in charge of Prophet Joseph
Leverton, and the Charleston contest
in the evening afforded much amuse
ment.
In the Charleston contest Miss Julia
Cunningham won first prize. and Miss
Margaret Downey second. Adolph Di-
toto came out first in the sheik
Charleston, and Brownie Josuph sec
ond. In the athletic contests the 25-
yard dash for sons of Prophets the
winners were Raymond James. Tom
my Thomas and Robert Phipps: 25-
yard dash for daughters of Prophets
the winners were Bernice Thomas,
Frances Click and Helen Olmstead;
25-yard dash for tots, Earle Legge,
Elsie Waple and Alma Sweeney; 100
yard dash for Grotto members, Jack
van BuSklTk, Il. -. AIVeTSOn anu L.
F. Click; nail-driving contest for wom
en-, Mrs. Cecilia Sweeney, Miss r. II.
Brender and Miss Jennie Berman; 75-
yard dash for fat men, S. 0. Peck,
George Turner and Arthur p. Fen
ton 25-yard rOpe-skipping contest.
Dorothy Champion, Marie Schaarman
and Emma Annie Conard: needle
threading contest, Lillian Hammett,
Virginia Woodhouse and Ethel Green
berg; three-legged race for boys. Nal
comb Legge and Lawrence Maple,
and Percy w. Legge and Raymond
Jones; tots race, Marshall Legge,
Leonard Maxwell and Samuel Josuph;
race to catch live chicken, Miss
Dorothy Davenport; 75-yard dash for
wives of Prophets, Mrs. Henry
Schmid. Mrs. j. w. Stevens and Mrs.
b. w. Stewart: 75-yard obstacle race
for women, Mrs. Olivia BrusSey, Miss
Olivia w. Atherton and Miss Thelma
Pearson; 75-yard dash for boys. Abe
Golden. Carroll Fish. William Asher
man and Leslie Herbert 75-yard das h
for men, c. T. McMining, Edward
Barker, Lawrence Bailey and j.
Lewis.
Col. David Busch, past master of
Arminius Lodge No. %, has gone to
Cape May to complete his new work
on 'Mussolini and Mexico which he
hopes 10 finish before the Fall.
Wednesday everIng the officers and
members of the Yellow Cab Co, who
are MasonS, met at the City Club,
adopted constitution and bylaws of
the Plumb. Square and Level Club
and elected the following officers:
President. Wilfred d. Seal of STAINS
bury Lodge. No. "a; vice president, w.
II. Hayes of Lebanon Lodge, No. :;
secretary treasurer. Thomas ]. Os-
borne of B. b. French Lodge, No. Is.
The purpose of the club, it is an
nounced, shall be to promote good
fellowship among it's members and to
increase their knowledge in Free
masonry. To become a member it is
necessary for the applicant to be a
Master Mason in good standing in his
lodge and a regular employee or Of
ficer of the Yellow Cab Co. of Wash
sngton. d. c.
The charter of the club is left open
until the first regular meeting in Sep
TENDER, thus giving members who
were not present at the meeting an
opportunity to sign as charter mem
berS,