Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
FRATERNITIES

| munication has been set apart tt
commemorate George Washington, the
! Mason. The minutes of the lodge ol
! 100 years ago will he read and mum
! her Of prominent speakers will address
| the brethren.
Hope Lodge. No. 20, at its meeting
| February Is will have a social evening
! All members of the fraternity are III
! yited To be present.
I Comdr. A. n Ross announces that
! Columbia Commandery next Friday
evening will have the order of the
temple presented for the first time by
the generalissimu, j, Harry Phillips
The Commanders Association, accom-
panied by Grand Commander Robert
l.. Middleton. will pay its annual visit
the same evening.
Columbia Commandery will hold its
annual ladies' night in the main ball
room of the Hotel Willard tomorrow
evening An excellent program, I'M
der the direction of Past Comdr.
Charles d. Shackelford is assured.
The entertainment will start promptly
az \ o'clock, followed by dancing from
gao to T." The council officers of the
commanderS are: Andrew \. Ross,
commander; j. Harry Phillips. gen
,ralissimo: Henry II. Wright, captain
general.
WASHINGTON Centennial Lodge, No.
II. will make its annual pilgrimage To
Mount Vernon WaShington's birth.
day. to lay a wreath at the TOMB OF
the Father of His Country. leaving
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania ave
oh ,.n at I n
day. Friends are invited with their
wives.
Al its annual meeting kallipoils
Grotto. Mystic Order of Yelled Proph-
cts. elected officers for 1927. as follows:
Monarch. Stephen II. Takes; chief jus
tice. Arthur NJ. Poynton; master of cere-
mony. Harry r. Plankinton; treasurer.
Joseph H. Curran; secretary. +. w. Lib
hey, Z. N: trustee, John II. Shreve,
=. NJ. and sentinel, Charles ii. Corby.
The retiring monarch, l.. Whiting
Estes. was presented with a past mon
arch's jewel and iGweled past mon
arch's feZ, the jewel being presented
on behalf of the Grotto by Grand Mas
ter of Masons Gratz T.. Dunkum, who
paid tribute to the retiring monarch
and commended the Grotto upon it's
good work. Past Grand Master 10.
seph H. Milans, also a member Of
kallipolis Grotto. was present and adj
dressed the Grotto.
Monarch Takes also had hand
some monarch'S feZ presented to him
on behalf of the Grotto. He an
nounced that plans would be made at
an early date for a Spring ceremonial.
He also announced the following ap-
pointments: Chairman. annual eNcur-
sion committee. II. b. Plankinton: CON
vention committee. Past Monarch
Charles ID. Shackelford; marshal, Ma
than We'll: athletics committee. Joseph
w. Leverton: manager Grotto head
quarters. Past Monarch Samuel +.
Shreve; captain, Drill Corps. {. r.
pete" Howell. He announced Au'
gust as the date of the family eXcur'
sion to Marshall Hall.
The following resolution was unani'
mously adopted: Resolved, That kal.
lipolis Grotto feels justly proud of the
fact that one of it's members. Gratz II
Dunkum. has been advanced to the
exalted office of grand master of Ma
sons of the District of Columbia, and
we pledge to him and Masonry in this
and other jurisdictions our support
and good offices in any and every man
ner in which we can serve"
The Grotto Drill Corps at it's an
nual meeting elected the following Off
GERS: First lieutenant, adjutant, Ken
meth Armstrong: second lieutenant
finance officer, William J. E,rskine
first sergeant, Earl Dodson; sergeant