Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03

GRAND visitations to the Royal
- Arch Chapters will begin this
week and continue throughout the
month, leading up to the annual con-
vocation of the Grand Chapter the
second Wednesday in February. when
officers for the Grand Chapter will be
elected and installed.
Reports from the various Masonic
hodies telling of their proposed activ-
tiles during the week have evidently
heen lost in the shuttle due TO the
festivities of the holiday season. The
degree work and visitation listed in
the calendar are the only reports re-
Ceived at The Star Office for publica
ton.
kallipolis Grotto Tuesday evening
initiated a class of 90 candidates.
among them the grand master of Ma
sons of the District of Columbia.
sydney Il. Jacobs. The candidates
were introduced and made welcome
bv the Junior Past Grand Master of
the District Roe Fulkerson. Follow
ing the initiatOry services. officers for
the ensuing year were nominated as
follows: For monarch, L. Whiting
Estes tsecond term): for chief justice,
stephen II. Takes for master OF cere-
monies, Arthur NJ. Poynton; for treas
urer Joseph II. Curran: for secretary,
+, w. Iibbey, p. NJ: for trustee,
Edward :. Schmid, p. G.. NJ, and for
sentinel. Alex Schmid. The nomina-
tionS are equivalent To election, as
there are no opposing candidates for
any of the offices.
The annual meeting and election
will be held al Grotto headquarters
January IS. Past Monarch John A.
ctc
of ceremonies of the Supreme Coun-
Gil was the guest Of honor and
delivered an address on Masonry.
During the evening addresses were
delivered also by the grand master of
Masons the junior past grand master,
Deputy Grand Master GratZ +. Dun
llum Past Grand Master Harry Stan
diford. Grand Sword Rearer of the
Grand Lodge Of the District Harry
g. kimhal: the grand tiler of the
Grand Lodge William T.. iierbst.
and Monarch l.. Whiting Estes.
Vaudeville acts and refreshments nm
ished ont the evening.
The next Grotto dance will be held
at the New Willard Hotel January 10.
The Washington Railroad Square
Clup had many prominent Masons at
its December meeting, among them
"CaS" Boss. past master of Pentalpha
Lodge and pas; monarch of kallIpoliS
GrOtto: John Oliver Bowen. twice
elected president of the Anchor club:
William Fl. Oliver presdent-elect of
the Trestleboard club; Frank Linthi-
cum. rennsylva MIA Railroad, retired.
and an unusually large attendance of
its own and visiting members. I. F.
FRYE sponsored his son, Edward Yer
non FRYE, who PLAYED selections on
he violin. Miss Alice Tupman OF the
MayfloWer Hotel artists was enthusl-
astically received in songs, with Mrs.
Elsie Harvey Weaver at the piano.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year were A. Rawley Doome, presi-
dent; Arthur Brewer. first vice presi-
dent: David Hardester. second vice
president: A. Frank kreglow treas
urer: W. +. Hayes. marshal; w. Ray
Blanford. inner sentinel. and George
MergeH. outer sentinel. w. Roy
Blanford placed in nomination the
name of James O. lotion for secre-
tary. and he was reelected for the
ensuing year. A turkey dinner was
served, with coffee and cigars.
Elections.
Harmony Lodge. No. l7-MaX Abel.
master: billiard G. Myers, senior war
den; George G. Ober, Junior warden:
Johnston r. Zimmerman. secretary:
second term); George NJ. Evans. as
sistant treasurer; Guy +. Allen. senior
deacon; Andrew Stewart. junior dea-
con: Louis H. IIamm. senior steward:
Carl II. Claudy. junior steward: Past
Master George NJ. Evans Masonic
Board of Relief; Henry G. Tegeler St
Johns Mite Association: Past Master
Robert II. Young, Masonic and East
ern Star Home. and Past Master
George f. Corson, lodge trustee three
years..
Officers appointed by master-Past
Master Arthur y. Presmont, master
of ceremonies: J. Walter Humphrey.
choir master: John +. May. tiler: Rev.
Clyde Brown. cha plain: Rufus w
Pearson. representative lodgeroom
No. !: c. Vaughan Darby. Guy F.
Allen and Henry c.. Tegeler, finance
committee.
Proxies to the Grand Lodge-For
master. Guy +. Allen; for senior war
den. Andrew Stewart, and for Junior
warden, Louis H. Hamm.
The Level Club of Master Masons
OF the Department of Commerce and
the Department of Labor held "A
ladies' night at the Church of the
Ascension, Twelfth and MasSachu-
setts avenue northwest. Friday eve
ming. After a short business meeting
At Wnlcn several new members We're
initiated. the following program was
rendered: Address of welcome by
President Mcclure, the Nordica Ha-
waiian Quintet, under Prof. Walter T
Holt: readings by Miss Esther CIoyd,
a mandolin guitar duet and tenor
banjo duet by Miss Alice r.. Hill and
Prof. Walter T. Holt, an illustrated
travelogue through the Argentines by
Arthur H. Cook, assistant to the Sec
rotary of Labor. Refreshments were
then served
EASTERN STAR.