Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
FRATERNITIES

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sion July % 10 take appropriate action
on the death of Past Grand Master
and Past Grand Secretary Frank Il
Rapp, who died July %.
MANY members are expected TO at
tend the session Of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge in September at Hot
Springs. Ark. The grand secretary is
making the arrangements.
Dorcas Lodge will meet Thursday
evening" At the last meeting the fol-
lowing officers were installed by Ploris
Nalv and her corps of officers OF
Friendship Lodge: Noble grand Effie
Lawson: vice grand, Rosa Holman: re.
c>orains secretary, A. Naomi Cooper:
treasurer, Abbie Gates; warden. Vera
Hager; conductor, Mildred Garret;
right supporter to the noble grand.
Ella V. Mallory; left supporter to the
noble grand Eva Olson; right sup
porter TO the vice grand, Arena STAINS
bury; left supporter to the vice grand.
Mable Wilson; inside guardian, G..
Ball; chaplain, Ella Thornton; must
clan. r. Carter: degree directress, Mar
garet Rule. The installing officer was
presented with a lamp by the lodge
and the past noble grand was given an
official Rehekah jewel. lawn fete
will be held by the lodge August
At Twelfth and o streets.
The Home Circle will meet Wednes-
day evening.
WOODMEN or THE WORLD.
The uniform. rank members will
leave for York, Pa. today. Assembly
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northeast at 10 O'Clock.
The Boosters degree team will visit
York next Thursday and give an ex-
hibition of the protection degree at
the encampment. Maj. George M.
Green and Lieut.. Charles n. Merillat
are making arrangements for this
trip.
Oak Camp will hear a report from
It's excursion committee next We'd
nesday night Sovereign G. A. Cole
is in charge of the program of dane
ing and athletic events.
Sovereign Humphrey is to outline
his membership campaign at the ses-
sion of Old Glory next Friday eve
ming. Consul Comdr. Whistler and
Clerk Tippetts are planning new So
cial activities for the camp.
Plans will be discussed at Alpha
ton of Judge Grant Matthews of
Tennessee, who is to visit Washing,
ton next week and address the Wood
men of the city.
An important business meeting Is to
be held by Mount Vernon Camp
Thursday The members OF this camp
are to join in the welcome to Judge
Matthews next week.
ORDER OF RED MEN.
Powhatan Tribe met at Pythian
Temple July 81, with the great junior
sa gamore, j. e. Baker, presiding.
The warriors degree was conferred
on two candidates. Addresses were
made by Great Sachem A. L. Thomp-
son. Past Great Sachem F. D. Seiffert,
w. j. Kolb J. w. Tidler. F. w.
Becker. J. J. Gilhooley, E. M. Sulli.
van and j. W. Baker. Delegates
were elected to attend the session of
the Northern Virginia District OF Co.
lumbia Association, meeting at Hern.
don, Va.
THE MACCABEES.
The dedication of the new temple
of the Maccabees, at Detroit, Mich.
July II. % and %, was attended by
many representatives and visitors
from all parts of the United States and
Canada. Those attending from the
District of Columbia included j. B.
Garst, district manager; Mrs. Daisy
3. Garst of Martha Washington Hive,
w j.. Fletcher. commander; Henry
q. Crouch, record keeper of National
Tent; William b. Severe, past com.
n1ander of Mount Vernon Tent, and
Mrs. Sarah H. Severe. queen mother,
Eureka Hive and Jewels of the Mac
sabees.
The three-day celebration included
conferences of field workers, reports
of the activities of the various tents,
hives and courts of the Maccabees,
with banquets and dancing each eve
ming. Saturday afternoon there was
an automobile parade.
The exemplification of the three
degrees for the Juveniles was one of
the attractions. The junior depart.
Cora E. Phillips. formerly of Wash.
inston, D. c who liz now stationed at
Detroit as the supervisor.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
The Washington General Assembly,
Fourth Degree, will meet tomorrow
evening in the K. Of c. Hall to faoni-
nate officers for the ensuing year. All
members have been urged to be
present.
The annual family excursion OF the
knights OF Columbus Of this city will
be given Wednesday to Chesapeake
Beach. Trains will leave the District
line an follows: 10 and 1870 am,
2;3e. $40 and pm. Athletic events
for old and young will be staged, with
prizes to the winners. Dane
ing will prevail during the evening.
The proceeds of this excursion will be
used for the benefit OF orphan children
of the city.
b. r. o. ELKS.
The lodge will .-.eet next Wednesday
at s pm. Exalted Ruler John f.
Lyme. has arranged special pro
gram. Past Exalted Ruler Edward
Shine will read his report of the pre-
ceedings of the convention which was
held this month at Cincinnati, Ohio
The Grand Lodge has selected Sep.
TENDER II as Constitution day.
The drill team meets tomorrow at
1880 pm. under command of Mai. c.
Eugene Edwards.
Jr. u. o. A. M.
Independent Council met Wednes-
day evening. j. B. Tiffey and Porter
Rowzee were elected representative
TO the State Council. state Councillor
John d. Simpson, A. L. Goodall, A. L.
Dahler and Frank Kicker, past coun-
cilor of Anacostia Council, made adj
dresses.
Anacostia Council met in the Ma
sonic Temple, Anacostia, d. c., July
IS. with Councillor r. r. Bowma pre-
siding. A. E. Diehl, chairman Of the
reunion committee, reported arrange
mehts had been made for the largest
reunion in the history of the orga MIA
ton at Pen Mar, Md, August 49,
State Councillor John d. Simpson adj
dressed the council and called atten-
ton TO the field day at the Clark Crit
nth Stadium August 20, when the Ju-
nior base ball team and that of the