Evening star., 1927-05-22


respectively. William H. McCray of
Washington Commandery, No. /. was
appointed grand instructor general.
The standing committees are Guy
NJ. Neely, George III. Townsend, John
Dolph, Harry F. Riley and Walter
E. Havener, finance; Frank Z. Gibson,
Abram s, Mccoy, Thomas A. Lee,
Millard T, Dixon and Jasper N. Baker,
charters and dispensations; Charles E.
Baldwin, William S. Quinter, William
J. Kirkland, Otto b. Roepke and
John Parsons, unfinished business; j.
| Harry Cunningham, Fred S. Cawson,
William 4. Ballard, William S. wad.
dey and Maurice A. Emerson, griev.
ances; Alexander Mckenzie, William
T. Galliher, Walter H. klopfer, Lem
Towers. jr., and William S. Parks,
Templar Jurisprudence; James A.
West. Court L. Wood, Abram r.
Serven, Luther Hess Waring and
Allen Bussius, correspondence; VIII.
liam f. Miller, Charles D. Shackel.
ford, Richard G. Fletcher, Grover E.
Payne, George I. Laizure and Clyde
H. Filley, religious services, and John
A. Meyer. Edwin B. Hesse. George A.
Ross, j. Claude KEEPER and William h
Reeve, educational loan fund.
The Grand Commandery adopted a
recommendation of the grand COM
mander to levy an assessment on the
per capita of each commandery, to be
| based on the returns for the Templar
year ending March 81, 1928, the
| amount realized to constitute a prize
| fund and to be awarded to the two
| drill teams which shall win first and
second places in the competitive drill
on Field day. the team winning first
place to receive 60 per cent of the
| fund and the team winning second
| place 40 per cent. The funds so re.
| ceived are to be used to defray part
of the expenses of the teams to the
next triennial conclave. which will be
held in Detroit, Mich.
| Washington Chapter, No. A, Elec.
trical Craftsmen, composed of Master
Masons enga ged In the electrical indus.
| try, was granted O charter by the
Grand CHAPTER of Electrical Crafts.
men on May 12 and received its char
ter May. IA. 1t has membership of
80. Otto H. Guethler, ID, p. G.. M. c..
was master of ceremonies, assisted by
members Of Baltimore Chapter. No. %.
| The following officers of the local
chapter were installed: William G.
| Heider. master craftsman; r. L. Nc.
Dormand, senior craftsman; Frank T.
Essex. iunior craftsman: Carol p.
Carpenter, treasurer; Edward s. Por.
ter, guard; Bayne Brown. conductor;
George c. Pryor, secretary: Otto II.
Guethler, Charles B. Emmons, E. E,
Powell, trustees.
Meetings win be held every second
Saturday of the month at 8p p:ra. In
the Northeast Masonic Temple, Eighth
and F streets northeast. ..,z,..
The three representatives of Cap.
itol Forest. No. 104, Tall Cedars of
Lebanon, Alvah w. Patterson, grand
tall cedar; Frederick r. Steffens,
tall cedar. returned yesterday from
Harrisburg, Pa, and the annual ses. |
sion of the Supreme Forest. They re.
ported the largest convention In the |
history Of the order.
Grand Tall Cedar Patterson an.
nounces ceremonial for Tuesday
evening, May 81, which event win be
also ladies night" with q short.
form initiation followed by a recep.
ton. entertainment and dance.
Wednesday evening, June 20, Balti.
more Forest, No. 45, will celebrate it's
eighth anniversary and Capitol Forest,
with its band, rangers and other units, |
viii participate.
Columbia Council, No. 90. Universal |
Craftsmen Council of Engineers. at |
Pythian Temple, recently elected del. |
egates and alternates to the conven.
tien to be held in Buffalo next August. |
as follows: Edward A. Neill, Thomas
n. Jones, Charles F. Keuchle, Charles |
H. Lilly, Harry w. Pote, r. C. Pratt |
and William E. Stoops.
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There will be card party May q, |
for the benefit of the auxiliary home
board of Martha Chapter, in Naval
Lodge Hall, Fourth street and Penn.
syiVania avenue southeast.
Grand Matron Lena Stevenson and
Grand Patron j. Ernest Dulin will
pay their official visit to Columbia
Chapter tomorrow evening, at which
time the degrees will be conferred.
The regular monthly meeting of |
the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home Board Auxiliary will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 1870 O'clock in |
the Masonic Temple, Thirteenth street |
and New York avenue. All mem.
bers Of the board are urged to be
present.
Lebanon Cha pter was officially rep.
| resented by the matron, Mrs. Augusta
Thompson, and Mrs. Elgin Smith and
Mrs. Ethel Terry at the memorial
| services to Dean Emma Gillett held
| Ill the crypt Of the Capitol last Sun.
day afternoon The hope chest com.
| mittee entertained at cards last Sat.
| urday evening at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Blair Mckenzie. 1858 Ken.
yon street. The matron and patron,
Mrs. Elgin Smith, Mrs. Ethel Terry
and Miss Julia Haslett attended the
reception rendered to the newly
elected officers of the Grand Chapter
| or Maryland at Annapolis last Thurs
day evening. Next Tuesday a class
will be initiated.
At the last meeting of Miriam Chap.
ter the degrees were conferred upon
the following: Mrs. Eileen Dalstrom,
Mrs. Margaret Crawford, Mrs. Mary
Newcomb, Mrs. Susan Lackmann and
Mrs. Dora Levine. Matron Celia M.
Hines announces a short business
| meeting will be held tomorrow eve.
| ming followed by an entertainment.
| Good VIII Chapter will meet May
| q, at which time the degrees will be
conferred. This will be followed by q
program. The chapter is planning an
| excursion the latter part Of June.
| At the last meeting Of Gavel Chap
| ter the chapter was entertained by
pupils from the Central, High School
under the supervision Of Robert Prae.
| torius. Matron Louise Darby an.
nounces Past Matrons night, June Z.
Efie Kessler, chairman of the ways
| and means committee. announces a
| change in date of the trip around
the world to May 26. The start will
be from the Peace Monument at 8:15
pm. The dormitory committee will
meet at the home of the associate r:a.