Evening star., 1927-11-06

The grand visitation of Federal
Lodge will take place Tuesday eve
ming. Worshipful Master Raymond
T. Halliday has arranged a program
which will be held Jointly with Acacia
Lodge. Federal Lodge expects
large delegation to visit Adherence
Lodge i'm Baltimore November "A. The
dance held by the Fellowcraft Club
OF Federal Lodge at the New Willard
Hotel last Monday was largely at.
tended.
Bolitha j. Laws. M: ,er of Benjamin
r. French Lodge. hao had prepared
an interesting progr: m for the stated
communication tomorrow night. The
event is Past Masters night, wht
opportunity will he given 10 pay
tribute to those who have presided
over the lodge in former years, The
opening and closing ceremonies will
be conducted by past masters in the
various stations and the past masters
Will contribute other features in the
program for the entertainment of the
lodge. Refreshments will be served.
. Edwin G. Dutton. eminent COM
mander of Orient Commandery, an
nounces the Order of Malta will be
conferred in fun form at the con.
clave to he held tomorrow night in
Naval Lodge Hall. delegation of
mandery OF Alexandria. Va. with the
commander, f. j. Sehooley, is ex.
pected to be present. All other mem.
bers of the order are invited to be
present.
At the stated convocation of Wash
ington Naval Chapter. r. A. NJ. to
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Royal Arch Mason will be confer
red by the following past high priests
of the chapter: o. B. Roepke. high
priest: c. r. Fry. king: s. H. Beck.
scribe; j. F. Hodgson. captain of the
host: j. c. F. Hartley, principal So
Journer; J. G.. Mathes, royal arch cap
tain: r. F.. TitIow. master of the third
vail; o. III. Easterday. master of the
second vail; w. r. Hebbard. master
of the first vail. High Priest Carl
T. Crawford welcomes all Royal Arch
Masons.
Hope Lodge and Trinity Lodge will
have their joint grand vista ton next
Friday. All members of the fraternity
are invited to be present.
The Washington Railroad Square
Club held its regular monthly meet
ing October 30. The Temple Club
attended as a unit. Manager Ber-
nard r. Tolson spoke on Masonry
the Outstanding Code Of Good Con-
duct" Melville d. Hensey. president
OF the advisory board, and O. w.
Riley. vice president of the Railroad
Square Club. spoke on the George
Washington University Foundation.
DIR. S. NJ. Mcmillan. president, read
a poem by State President Jenkins
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Brewer presented William Petel +.
Hayes with a watch for his endeayors
I'm promoting the welfare Of the or
ganiZation.
The initiation committee. George
F. Mergell. chairman. and Charles w.
Jones. Allen s. Edwards, Charles
Fryburg Benckert. Ralph Roman
Weeks and William Lulu Cissell, at
tired as buccaneers Of the Span nish
main. escorted the candidates. Roy
p. Fisher, George w. Luckett, jr.:
Warner r. Jamison Revedy Johnson.
Richard G. Coleman, John A. Cohill.
r. NJ. Steadman and William Damn.
who were attired as bathing beauties
and became actors in one-act play
let in which they had not previously
rehearsed. At the conclusion OF the
entertainment the women served
supper.
Alvah w Patterson, grand tall
cedar of Capitol Forest. No. l0i. Tall
Cedars of Lebanon, was made an hon
orary member of Baltimore Forest,
No. 45. in that city on October %. This
honor was conferred in recognition OF
the successful amer in which he ar
ranged and conducted the first dis
frict meeting of district No. II, held in
this city September 80 and for his ef
forts to promote Cedarism in his own
forest and district. District No. II
comprises the States of Naryla nd. Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and the District
OF Columbia.
Rev. Robert Lee Lewis, rector Of
Washington Cathedral, was made a
member of Capitol Forest October 2S.
Kailipolis Grotto staged a gondfel-
low night at Grotto headquarters last
Friday evening when Prophet &. r.
Howell, chairman, presented pro
gram. The Grotto orchestra under
the direction Of Prophet Charles NJ.
Dunn interspersed the program with
musical numbers throughout the eve
ming Those contributing to the pro.
gram were: Master Walter Takes
Past Monarch John II. Shreve. read
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