Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
tinue until Friday evening. As usual
"the best convention ever" is assured
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this year.
worshipful Master Maurice Blum
ANNOUNCES the last stated communica
ton this season of Samuel Gompers
Lodge. No. As. for Tuesday evening
when the degree calendared will be
presented for the especial benefit OF
10 guests of Senior Warden Samuel J
Feldman, who will head the offfciaI
line on that occasion, and his as.
sociates.
At the recent session Of the Imperial
Council at Atlantic City Past Poten.
tate Leonard p. Steuart of Almas
Temple ot the Mystic Shrine was ad.
vanced to the position Of imperial
captain of the guard. A former Wash.
ingtonian, Hugh M. Caldwell, was
elected imperial outer guard at this
session. He was made a Mason in
Washington Centennial Lodge, No.
IA, in 1905. and in the following year
he Identified to Seattle, Wash, became
a noble of Nile Temple and also
served the city Of his adoption for a
time as it's mayor.
Mr.. Steuart and Recorder F. Law
renee Walker represented Almas Tenn
ple at the fiftieth anniversary celebra.
Pa, yesterday.
Gen. Amos A. Fries, u. S. A., who is
the reigning potentate of the Almas
Temple of the Mystic Shrine, will be
knighted in Brightwood Commandery,
No G., knights Templar, Thursday
evening, at a special meeting called
for the purpose at 1880 o'clock. Com
mander Fred E. Blood, anticipating
the interest attaching to the occasion,
has designated Past Commanders A.
c.. Shaw. George L. Lohrer and Sir
knight O. A. Oehmler q special com.
mittee on arrangements for the enter
tainment on that night.
Another item Of wide Masonic in
terest locally Is the presentation at
the commandery's conclave last Tues
day evening, of an honorary life
membership certificate to Past Com.
mander L. Whiting Estes Of Columbia
Commandery, No. 2. in appreciation OF
his services in behalf Of and unwav.
ering friendship for Brightwood Com
mandery.
Last Tuesday evening in the audi.
forum at Masonic Temple, Thirteenth
street and New York avenue, st. Johns
Lodge, No. II, in presenting the
Master Mason's degree, presented an
official line composed of the following
distinguished brethren. who were spe-
cially invited In honor Of Past Grand
Master Joseph H. Milans: Master.
Grand Master Crate e. Dunkum;
senior warden. Past Grand Master
Charles J. O'Neill; junior warden.
Past Grand Master and Grand Com.
mander Mark r. Finley: marshal.
Deputy Grand Master James T. Gibbs:
chaplain, Rev. Bernard Braskamp;
senior deacon, Past Grand Master and
Grand Secretary J. Claude KEEPER;
junior deacon, Past Grand Master Roe
Fulkerson: senior steward. Past Grand
Master Charles C. Coombs; junior
steward, Past Grand Master Sydney
r. Jacobs; lecturer. Past Master
James E. Hutchinson, and master at
charge, Past Grand Master Harry
Standiford. Others who participated
were: Charles r. Bartlett, grand
high priest, r. A. M; Edward w.
Libbey, past monarch and secretary,
Kallipolis Grotto. No. Is, M. o. ". p.
E. r.; Fred M. Book, past master:
Calvin T. Milans. past master: Joseph
III. Milans, past grand master; Ell.
wood p. Morey, $50 degree, past
master and deputy Of Supreme Coun-
ell. A. and A. s. R., s. j., q. S. A.:
Bolitha J. Laws. master, Benjamin B.
French Lodge, No. Is. and president,
Masters Association, 1927: Robert e.
Peterson, master, Joseph HI. Milans
Lodge, No.. SO. and Peyton b.
Fletcher, master. Dawson Lodge,
No. 16, members Of Association Of
Worshipful Masters, 1927.