Evening star., 1927-09-18
FRATERNITIES

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go in rehearsal every Wednesday
night prior to their appearance at
the session to be held November at
5 pm. Admission will be by the pink
identification card only. Same can be
secured by applying to the secretary
al the club.
The Jolly Antlers closed their So
cial activities for the season at their
spacious clubhouse at Herring Bay.
Md, with a dance, card party and "A
crab feast. Among those present
We're Edward J. kreig, f.. Lawrence
Phillips, Robert +. Crowley. Thomas
j. King, K. \. Thomasson. &. X.
Waddell. Max Rachner. George T..
Boyer. James n. Boyd, George w.
Edwards. Albert II. Huber. William
f. Keefer. Abe King. Phillip Little.
Charles NJ. Merten. William &. Nor
gan George W. Nash. George c.
Pumphrey. Philip A. Ryan. Robert
E. Shaffer and Z. A. Taltavull. With
them We're their families and friends.
The executive committee of the
charity ball committee met at the
Elks' Home Monday night, when the
preliminary details for the eighth
Lodge We're discussed and plans laid
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best in the history of the order The
chairman of the committee, MIR
Barry, appointed the following to as
sist him: Daniel II. Nihion, vice
chairman; William S. Shelby. secre-
tary and treasurer; Maj. &. Eugene
Edwards. chairman reception COM
mittee: c. l.. Rouse. chairman music
committee: Arthur A. Riemer. chair
man publicity committee, and Jack
O'Connell, Frank V. a. Brown.
Charles J. Montgomery. A. r. Evans
and Exalted Ruler John +. Lynch.
The ball will he held at the New
Willard Hotel Thursday. November
II. Both bathrooms will be used.
The Elks' Orchestra of 80 pieces, un-
der direction of David Holland Nc
Williams. will render the program of
dance The floor committee. under
of G. l.. Rouse. will he as
sisted by Frank Brown, Gus Brahler.
Emil Brahler, Fred l.. Catlin, A. B.
Evans. A. A. Holla Hugh
Thompson, Frank B. Clarkson: {. H.
Hoffman, John r. Guerin. George
McDermott. Frank \. Baxter. Rush
l.. Young. G. A. Edwards. Phillip
Little, Andrew r. Kennedy. Dan
Nihion. Dave McWilliams and Ar
thur A. Riemer. \ very novel fea-
ture of great interest to all those
who attend is promised,
More than 100 members of the
lodge attended the Tri-State Con-
yention of the order at Wilmington,
Del, this past week. The lodge pa
raded in the great parade led 10y the
drill team. under Maj. G. Eugene Ed
wards, and the clown band. with
Chris Sprosser. leader. Both the
drill team and the clown band were
awarded first prize by the judges
for their splendid showing. {. E.
NoXon was appointed secretary and
man of the band at the
last meeting of that organization.
The band received first prize at the
recent carnival held by Fredericks-
burg. Va, Lodge in that city Labor
day.
An interesting meeting is prom
ised the members who attend the
session next Wednesday, Exalted
Ruler Lynch will outline to the mem
bers the plans for the regular ran
and Winter sessions at this meeting.
POTOMAC GRANGE.
The first meeting of the season of
Potomac Grange will be special
meeting CNOiihe, oNPS~A'"-
30. at 7:3O o'clock, in the Woman $
Alliance room. All Souls Church Build.
ing, Sixteenth and Harvard streets.
Each member Is asked to secure one
or more applications for membership
and have them in the secretarys s
hands at this meeting, so that we
NAV have a big first class to initiate
in the near future. Plans for the
Winters meetings will be discussed
and decided on.
TALL CEDARS OF LEBANON.
Capitol Forest No. 104. Tall Cedars
of Lebanon, will be the host to thou
sands of Cedars. September 80, when
the District ceremonial will be held
at the Willard Hotel. This event
will be formally opened with street
parade in uniform, starting promptly
at o'clock at Peace Monument,
on Pennsylvania avenue to
Fifteenth street, to F street, to Four
teenth street, where it disbands. The
will be led by the supreme
officers and district representatives of
the order. followed by the officers,
band, royal rangers, and members of
the local body. Next will follow Balti-
more Forest No. As, led by their off,
GERS. Hagerstown Forest will follow
next with its drum and bugle corps
and uniformed rangers. The forests
of Charlestown and Clarksburg, w.
Va, and others will follow. Col.
Harry f. Gladman of the LEGAL forest,
will act as the grand marshall of the
parade.
The Grand Tall Cedar. Alvah w.
Patterson. announces the appointment
of Harold A. Neff as king and pre-
ceptor of the royal court and in charge
of the ritualistic work of the forest.
He is at present master of La Fayette
Lodge No. IL, r. A. a. NJ. In addition
to this appointment Fred F. Magruder.
a member of the forest. has been ap-
pointed chamberlain of the royal
court.
At the field day and reception Of
Forest No. {, Bridgeport,
\. j.. the Grand Tall Cedar Mr.. Pat
terson, head of the local body. was
guest and represented Capitol Forest
of Washington. This event was given
to the Supreme Tall Cedar Edgar II.
Reeves and other supreme officers.
Special competitive drills by the royal
rangers and evening parade and a full
form ceremonial was held.
Tomorrow night Columbia Lodge
No. 2S5 of Clarendon, Va, will be the
host to all Masonic lodges in District
No. 81 of that State, at which time
Capitol Forest will furnish the even.
ing's entertainment with it's band and
royal rangers.
MACCABEES.
A court of industry, Jewels of the
Maccabees, was instituted at North
east Masonic Temple, September 10,
by the queen mother of the Jewels,
Mrs. Sarah n. Severe. This is the
second degree of the Jewels. COM
posed Of children from S TO Is wears
Of age and the lessons teach love OF
home, family, friends, country. flag
and respect for the laws. Thirty
boys and girls We're advanced from
the Court of Jewels and these Off
GERS were installed: Queen bee