Evening star., 1927-03-13

"<EMPLE-NOYES LODGE, NO. 81
will be in charge of the rehs
ions services at Masonic ana
Eastern Star Home at O'Clock
this afternoon. Rev. DR.. John
G. Palmer, grand chaplain of the
Grand Lodge, will conduct the eXer-
cises and deliver a sermon. Fred East,
vocalist of the lodge, will render a
bass solo.
Grand High Priest Charles r. Bert
lett will deliver an address In Ana
costa Royal Arch Chapter tomorrow
evening, and all Royal Arch Masons
have been given an invitation 10 oe
present.
Robert S. Regar will head the offi-
cial line in Columbia Royal Arch
CHAPTER Wednesday evening In the
frst of the degrees to be presented
and Erwin J. Hibbs will do so In the
second degree.
The Commanders Association ~lli
visit Columbia Commandery, No. 2,
Knights Templar, Friday evening
when the Order of the Temple viii be
presented
YDr. John D. Wolcott of the Bureau
of Education will deliver the ADDRESS
in Theodore Roosevelt Lodge. No. a.
Wednesday evening.
The Ladies' Auxiliary and Drill
Corps of Columbia Commandery will
meet Friday, March 25, when MISS
Alta M. Smith, well known to radio
audiences. will entertain with vocal
solos, accompanied by Miss Helen
Jacobs: readings Miss Blanche
Mayes of the Anna T. Renshaw
School; vocal solos, Lawrence Murray;
address, Impressions of Woman
Legislator" by Miss Mary Jean
Simpson. former member of the Yer.
mont State Legislature, and the first
woman to be appointed bill clerk of
the United States Senate. The grand
commander, Robert L. Middleton, and
Mrs, Middleton and the Ladies Auxll-
larry OF Brightwood Commandery Will
be special guests.
Interest in local Masonic circles has
been aroused by the announcement of
the forming of q club of members of
the Metropolitan and Park Police
Forces who are members of the Ma
sonic fraternity. A permanent or
Ranization has been completed with
officers of the two branches of the
local law enforcement bodies serving
on an executive board.
O. permanent degree team to visit the
various lodges and to present the de-
grees from time to time as well as
arrange for entertainments, etc.
The M. M. degree will be presented
by a uniformed degree team in two
lodges, April 5 in King David Lodge
In Brookland, when Sergt. NJ. ID,
Smith will act as master, and April
26 In Lebanon Lodge, in the Masonic
gEM~ Il Iii nf ffka
Park Police will act as master.
About rs members of the two forces
have Joined the club, which will meet
at the call of the chairman.
The executive committee is COM
posed of: Sergt. NJ. ID. Smith, chair
man; r. B. Jenkins. w. F. McDuffie,
r.. F. Selby, p. S. Tormey. c. l.. Good
win, A. Bohrer. w. Davis and T. r.
Toland.
A feature of the team is a company
Of entertainers who furnish special
numbers during the visits to the
lodges.
All Master Masons of the two forces
are eligible for membership.
At a meeting of the newly organ
lied Fellowcraft Club of Benjamin B.
French Lodge, No. Is, Thursday eve
ming, it was decided to give dance
at Meridian Mansions. 2400 Six
teenth street northwest, Saturday
evening, March 26. This affair is to
be given in conjunction with the lodge
end a large attendance is anticipated.
A committee composed of the follow
ing members was appointed by the
president for the purpose of COM
pleting the arrangements: Z. l.. Cor.
bin, chairman: Past Master John c.
White; Douglas b. Porteous; John NJ.
Ruffner; Marshall ID. Johns.
At the convocation of Mount Horeb
Royal Arch Chapter Tuesday evening
Grand High Priest Charles r. Bart
lett was present and Everett G.
Holt, high priest elect. who has been
absent in Europe. was installed by
him, and the retiring high priest,
Howell b. Cliborne. was presented
with a past high priests jewel by
Grand Visitor and Lecturer Lucien
G. Yung on behalf of the chapter.
The grand high priest delivered an
address in which he made reference
10 the ritualistfc work as conferred
by the chapters.
Monarch Stephen H. Takes an
nounces change in date of the Good
fellowship night of Kallipolis Grotto
from March "a to March 81. This is
A forerunner TO the Spring ceremo-
MasonS are invited. 1t will be held
at Grotto headquarters and an inter-
esting program is promised.
1t has been decided to abandon the
proposed fashion show but the com
mittee is working along other lines
and announcement will soon be made
OF another form of novel entertain
ment
The next Grotto dance will be held
at the New Willard Hotel Thursday
and the final dance of the season
April IS.
Alnas Temple will hold a ceremo-
nial on Thursday, April 2l, at the
Arcadia Auditorium. l4th street near
Park road. Potentate Amos A. Fries
is making preparations for seating
so that all Shriners will be able to
see to the best advantage. Parking
facilities have been secured for
several hundred cars. At a business
sessioH ~ the Temple, to be held at
headquarters, 1911 X street north.
west, Tuesday. April 19. at 1880 pm,
petitions will be received for the class
to be initiated at the ceremonial.
President w. w. Adams of the
Trowel Club of Master Masons states
that for the dinner meeting of the
club TO be held Saturday evening
AlALCH 20 the seating arrangements
for the dinner are limited and ii may
be found necessary to curtail the
number of tickets issued. A promi
nent Government official has promised
to be the speaker for the evening.
The Ionic Club. which is now meet
ing regularly on the first Tuesday of
each month I'm the /. o. o. f. Temple.
4I9 Seventh street northwest, an
nounces its next meeting will be held
Tuesday. April s, at 8 pm.