Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18

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The election held in Brightwood
Lodge, No. 43. al its stated commune
cation December IA. resulted as fol
lows: William X. CoakleN, master
Carroll l.. Coakley, senior warden;
Clarence f. Fowler, junior warden;
Henry c. Stein. secretary: r. l..
Schreiner. trea surer; James +. Wilson,
senior deacon; Alvan &. CLANCY, jul
Nor deacon; Harry r. Knee, tiler;
Charles A. Hueter, trustee for three
4 wears; o. ThaXter Smith, st. John S
Mite Association; c. Hamilton Ander-
son. Masonic Board of Relief; Dan
Nermillion. Masonic Board of Relief;
Frank L. Ach. representative Masonic
and Eastern Star Home.
Appointments by the master: c. ].
Sincell, senior steward; L. Roy Swab,
Junior steward: marshal. William H.
Theis; chaplain. Rev. Henry Manken.
Jr.; organlst. r. ID. Ranney; finance
committee, c. J. SinceIl. l.. Roy Swab.
a Thomas Goldsmith; proxies to the
Grand Lodge-For the master. James
+. Wilson; for the senior warden,
Alvan c. CLANCY; for the Junior war.
den, Philip Buscher.
At the annual convention of the
Masonic Veteran Association of the
District of Columbia. held at the Ma
sonic Temple Thursday evening. the
following officers We're elected: Presi-
dent, Grstz L. Dunkum. grand mas
ter of Masons of the District of
Columbia; first vice president
Mark F. Finley, past grand master;
second vice president. Allen Bussius;
secretary, Ben c. McQuay tre-electedl;
treasurer, Charles w. Pimper; marshal
Benjamin F. Larcombe; almoner,
David j. Roberts; tiler. Edward Kern
(re-elected).
The president was installed by the
retiring president. Benjamin w.
Sunny, assisted by Past Grand Mas.
ter Mark +. Finley as marshal. The
president then appointed the following
committees: Stewards. Charles F.
Baldwin. past grand master. James G..
Mcqueen and Ben c. McQuay: enter.
tainment, Harry G. Kimball and Ben.
lamin f. Larcombe; finance, Henry
c. Grimes, Walter E. Allen and George
w. Smith.
The annual dinner of the associa-
ton will be held on Saint John the
Almoner's day, January %, 1928.
Federal Lodge elected officers last
Tuesday evening, as follows: Charles
V. A. Smoot, master; Albert V. Becke,
senior warden: John r. Van Arnum
junior warden; Harmon X. Warner,
senior deacon: Frank l.. Tracy. Junior
deacon; Milton r. Day. senior stew
ard; j. M. Horton, junior steward;
Walter F. Hewett was appointed by
the master as master Of ceremonies
j. p. Hawkins as tiler and Rev. John
T.. Slick chaplain. Past Master Will
liam s. Quinter was reelected score
tary and Past Master William A. Har-
ries was reelected treasurer.
Junior Past Master Raymond f.
Halliday presented a Masonic apron
to the master. Charles V. A. Smoot,
as token from the lodge and which
will be worn by him during his term
of offce. Past Master William S.
Quinter presented a past masters
jewel to the retiring master, Ray
mond +. Halliday. The master an.
nounced that representatives would
be appointed at the next stated com.
munication.
A meeting of the FeIlowcraft Club
Of Federal Lodge will be held at the
Ebbitt Hotel, Tenth and II streets.
next Tuesday evening. An enter
tainment will be followed by re.
freshments.
The annual election of officers of
Harmony Lodge was held Wednesday
night, as follows: George c. Ober. ir.,
master: Guy F. Allen. senior warden;
Andrew Stewart, junior warden;
Johnston r. Zimmerman. secretary;
Orange s. Firmin, treasurer, forfv-
fourth term; George NJ. Evans, assist
ant treasurer; Louis II. Hamm. senior
deacon; Carl H. Claudy, junior deacon:
George w. Tombs, senior steward;
j. Walter Humphrey, junior steward.
The master made the following an.
pointments: Rev. Clyde Brown. chap
lain: billiard G.. Myers, master of cere-
monies; Norman r. Grant. tiler;
Rufus w. Pearson. representative TO
Lodge Room No. ]. Robert H. Young
was elected representative TO the
board of governors Of the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home; F. NJ. Girls
we'll, lodge trustee for period of
wears: George NJ. Evans 10 the Ma
sonic Board of Relief; Henry G. Tege.
Ter to the st. Johns Mite Association.
At the invitation of Grand Tall
Cedar Alvah w. Patterson the month.
" meeting OF the executive commit
tee Of Capitol Forest, Tall Cedars of
Lebanon, was held at his home last
Monday evening. Mr. Patterson ex-
tended his thanks for the loyal sup
mort given him by the executive COM
mittee and expressed the hope that
thew would serve the new officers as
well. l<ullGI was stiNcN
The forest paid its annual visit to
the Masonic and Eastern Star Home
last Friday evening. Presents were
distributed and there was music and
moving pictures. The band, led by
q r. Brill. and the double quartet.
conducted by Herndon Morsell. will
be heard over the radio from Station
WMAL next Tuesday evening. Grand
TaII Cedar Patterson will address the
radio audience for 4 bout five minutes
during the evening. The time for
hroadcasting the Cedar program has
hoen changed TO s TO $50 pm.
AZ the next ceremonial officers will
he elected and installed for the com
;n1 calendar wear and the regular in
itistion Of candidates will be held.
Nlvron NJ Parker Lodge will eK-
.,anIifv the Fellow Craft degree next
tuesday evening, with Elmer +. VIII
Iisos. Junior deacon, in the East. and
Thurston 3. Miller, senior steward, as
senior deacon.
Kallipolis Grotto Band played at
Waiter Reed Hospital last Friday eve
ming The annual meeting and cleo
fion of officers of the Grotto Will be
! held at Grotto headquarters. January
% The next dance will be held AT
the New Willard Hotel, January 20.
Hiram Lodge recently elected the
following officers: Fra l.. FahN,
master: Raymond l.. JOY, senior war
den: John ~. Eiseman. Junior warden;
Fielder /. Hunter, past master. secre-
-, Hre.elected for the twentieth