Evening star., 1927-10-02

October 4-Lafayette No ).
October 5--Columbia No. /.
Brentwood. No. 8.
CoMMANDERIEs.
October :;-Orient No :
October t-Brightwood. No 6.
1 Octohcr 1--PotOma". No. g.
Octoncr 1-Coiumbia. No >.
The annual Knights Templar field
Gay exercises will be held October
on the White House Ellipse. The
several communicates will assemble
81 the Masonic Temple, Thirteenth
street and New York avenue. at 1
pm, in fun Templar uniform. and
take positions which will be assigned
10 them by the inspector general
The lines will move at 1:15 o'clock
over a short march to the Ellipse,
where the exercises, which will in
Guide the annual inspection of the
communicates, competitive drills,
dress parade and review, will he
held. Eminent Sir Mark F. Finley.
Grand commander Of the District of
Columbia. who has just returned from
this the biggest event Of its kind
ever held in this city. The com.
manders Of the SIX communicates
ere: Washington, No, ], Joseph NJ.
MarZof; Columbia, No. ,, j. Harry
Phillips; Potomac. No. 3. Ernest r..
Post De Molay, No. 4. J. Fred HUI
her; Orient. No. 5, Edwin c. Dutton:
Brishtwood, No. 6. Fred Z. Blood.
The Feilowcraft Club Of Congress
Lodge will hold card party and
dance at the LAiglon tomorrow
night from 8 to IL o'clock.
The anuaI grand visitations will
begin with the visitation to Albert
Pike Lodge tomorrow evening. The
entire evening has been given to this
lodge. The Masters Association of
1927 will be the guest of the lodge
and Master A. l.. Ebersole announces
a program has been arranged to fol-
low the vista ton. Refreshments will
be served. The program is in charge
of Past Master Archie D. Engel and
Senior Warden Harry V. Hayden.
The Washington Railroad Square
Club met September "a. Ilene Lalley,
at the piano, accompanied Litto Darl.
ing. who sang and danced. Mamie
hing, boy soprano, presented popular
songs. Mr.. Goldstein gave xylophone
selections. A special program will be
presented at the meeting October 30.
Several thousand members of Cap
Fol Forest, Tall Cedars OF Lebanon:
Baltimore Forest Of Baltimore, Md;
Joppa Forest of Charles Town.
w. Va; Hagerstown Forest of Ha-
serstown. Nd, and number of other
nearby forests, were the guests Of
Capitol Forest September % at the
district ceremonial, which was held
In the Willard Hotel
This ceremonial was the first Of
It's kind ever staged i'm the Capital
City and was in honor of the SUI.
rreme tall cedar, Edmund H. Reeves
of Camden, y. j. The event was
preceded by a street parade on Penn.
sylvania avenue from Peace Monu-
ment to the Willard Hotel, which
started at o'clock. Drill corps, bands
and fife and drum corps were in the
line Of march. Nearly 100 candidates
were inducted into the rites of the
order.
During the day the supreme officers
were entertained. first, by visit
TO the White House and President
Coolidge, lunch at the Willard Ho.
tel, thence visit to the Lincoln
Memorial in the afternoon, a visit
TO Arlington National Cemetery and
the laying Of a wreath on the Tomb
OF the Unknown Soldier, a visit to
the National Cathedral. where the
late President Woodrow Wilson is
buried: at $3.50 o'clock a brief recep-
ton at the home Of Alyah w. Pat
terson, grand tall cedar of the local
body. and a buffet supper at the hotel
at 5:45 in the evening, after which
they prepared for the parade and
ceremonial activities of the evening.
Among the supreme officers in at
tendance with Supreme Tail Cedar
Edmund H. Reeves Of Camden, n. J.,
were: Frank B. Sterner of Port
Richmond. y. Y, senior deputy su.
preme tall cedar; H. Franklin Bross.
man OF Reading. Pa. junior deputy
supreme tall cedar; John NJ Wright
of Trenton. y. j., supreme scribe;
August Roemmele of Newark. n. j..
supreme treasurer; Louis G. Groh of
Philadelphia. Pa, supreme preceptor,
and Past Supreme Tall Cedars Ar
chev c. New OF Baltimore. Md; r.
Arthur Bittong Of Philadelphia, Pa,
and j. Edgar Crater Of Royersford,
Pa. Ralph f. Terrell Of Bridgeton,
\. j.. representative Of district No
;: Samuel A. Schreckengaust Of Har.
I1sburg. Pa. representative Of dis
trict No. II, and George H. Hensler
If Baltimore. Md, representative Of
district No. Il. also were in attend
snce
The local committee in charge was
as follows: Alvah w. Patterson,
grand tall cedar; II. NJ. Vandervort
senior deputy grand tall cedar: DR.
J. r. Prendergast. Junior deputy
grand tall cedar; Charles r. Brill, di.
rector Of the band: Harry E Riese-
berg. chairman of publicity; Fred
erick II. Steffens. scribe: NJ. l.. Hart,
treasurer; John Il. Harvey, trustee;
John Q. Slve. trustee; Capt. Harry
D. Tryon. chief ranger; John r. Jen-
lins. director of stunts; Col. Harry
j.. Gladman. chairman Of reception:
e. A. Jaquette. past grand tall cedar
Of the local forest; Harry NJ. Bedell
and Harold Nen.
Arrangements have been made for
the first Masonic charity ball. given
under the auspices Of the Masters and
Matrons Association OF 1927, Novem-
her % in the Washington Auditorium.
The upper floor will be used for dane
ing. The lower floor viii be used for
card tables. refreshments and cloak
rooms. The proceeds will be used for
the Eastern Star Home.
Columbia Commanderv will meet
Friday evening when the Illustrious
Order Of the Red Cross will be con-
ferred. with Capt. Gen. Samuel L.
Farmer presiding.
Columbia Lodge will have its Grand