Evening star., 1928-12-23
MASONIC.

\ the Grand Lodge of the District @
Columbia will be held at Masonic Tenn
pie Thursday evening at z o'clock. It
at this communication that officers 70
1929 will be elected and installed.
49, La Fayette Lodge, No. 10. will hav,
charge of the services at the MaSoni
and Eastern Star Home this afternoon
at 3 o'clock with Rev. w. c. WaltemsyeI
pastor OF st. Paul's English Lutheran
Church, officiating.
Col. C. Fred Cook, king of Noun
Pleasant Royal Arch Chapter ant
Junior grand warden of the Grand Lodge
of Masons of the District of Columbia
will head the official line in the Mark
degree Friday evening in Mount Pleas
ant Chapter.
A banquet in which 125 members OF
William r. Singleton Lodge, No. 80
F. A. A. NJ, participated in honor OF
their retiring master, Dean Hill Stanley
was held in the assembly hall of the
Eldbrooke Methodist Episcopal Church
River road and Wisconsin avenue
Thursday night. A turkey feast was
prepared and served by the ladies OF
Friendship Chapter of the Eastern
Star. A program of speechmaking by
various officials of the lodge and pop
ular songs by the assembly was fol-
lowed by presentation of the masters
jewel to the retiring head of the lodge,
under direction of the master of cere-
monies. Harry L. Freer In presenting
the jewel, Past Master r. @. Fletcher
lauded the service and faitlfulnesS of
the retiring master, Dean Stanley, and
cited the progress made during his term
of Office. After the feast the members
proceeded to the Masonic Temple, on
Wisconsin avenue at Albemarle street,
where the recently elected officers OF
the lodge conducted their first regular
meeting of the year.
The following are the new officers
Thomas A. Butt, master; ElWood r.
Berkeley. senior warden; J. A. Steven
son, junior warden: Carl E. Schoen-
halls, secretary; Frederick j. Heider,
treasurer: Frederick H. Gore. senior
deacon: Joseph NJ. Wise, junior deacon;
Edward D. EaSley, marshal; Edward M.
Weeks, senior steward; Edward b.
Harry. Junior steward; Rev S. Carroll
Coale, chaplain; S. Mace Mcmillan,
tiler, and Charles G. woodward, or
ganist.
Elections.
Circle Club of Master Masons-George
H. Schwab, president; Frank H.
Baker, second vice president F. A Var
ney, third vice president; r. V. Brown
ell. sergeant-at-arms; E. I. Phillips,
secretary: E. E. Lewis, treasurer; w. G.
Heider. tiler; members of the executive
committee, P. w. Nicholson, John Noble,
Henry Egloff.
The officers were installed by Past
President L. H. Troutman of the Ma
sonic League, assisted by Past Presl-
dent j. D. Sullivan. The club meets
the third Saturday Of each month IN
Pythian Temple.
Joseph H. Milans, No. 38-Clarence
8. Durand master; Randall M. Oller,
senior warden; Irving G.. Gray, junior
warden; Charles j. Krope, P. M. Secre-
tary; Archie w. Cummings, P. M, treas
urer; Ben c. Jones, senior deacon; Lin
wood r. German, junior deacon; Nor
ris Burros, senior steward; George j.
Chaillet, junior steward; Alvah r. Or
cutt master of ceremonies; Henry S.
Mckinley, chaplain; Robert j. ChSillet,
Sr., .,tiler; trustees, Robert E. Peterson,
P. M; William H. Motley, P. M; Ed
ward Lacey; Masonic board of relief,
william Graf, Thomas E. Bumgardner;
st. Johns Mite Association, Robert j.
Chaillet, ST.; Masonic and Eastern Star
Home, Archie w. Cummings, P. M.
Cathedral Lodge, No. 40: Worshipful
master, G. Melvin Sharpe; senior war
den. Robert C. Mccullough; junior war
den. j. Webster Manning; secretary,
John K. Killers; treasurer, Henry N.
Brawner, jr; senior deacon, A. K. Par
ris, jr.; junior deacon, Godfrey L. Mum
ter; senior steward John w. Hardell;
junior steward, Theodore G. Uhler.
EASTERN STAR.
The 1928 Matrons and Patrons Asso-
eiation will hold their next meeting at
Friendship Chapter, Tenleytown, New
Year eve at 8 pm. Following a brief
business session, there will be refresh
ments, cards and dancing. The grand
matron and Mr.. Bogley, Grand Patron
and Mrs. Dow, grand matron and grand
patron of Maryland and of Virginia, and
the 1928 matrons and patrons Of nearby
Maryland and Virginia chapters, VIII
be the guests of honor.
At the last meeting of Takoma Chap
Ter the following officers were elected:
Bertha D. Bron, matron; Willie Cole,
patron; Georgia Hendrick, associate
matron; Lillian Dickens secretary, re-
elected Annie Langlay, treasurer, re-
elected Cola Maholm, conductreSS;
Harriet Kruger, associate conductreSS;
Mrs. Ida Harris, chaplain; Edythe Aus
tin, marshal; Cordelia Brown, organiSt;
1nez Burrows, Adah; Hazel Moore,
Ruth; Lahna Clinton, Esther; Conyl
Harding, Martha; Ruby Arnold. Electa;
Mildred Cole, warden. and Joseph H.
Austin, sentinel. AT the next meeting,
December %, the officers will be in
stalled.
At the last meeting of Naomi Chap
ter the following officers were elected:
Susan B. Hill, matron; DR.. John NJ
TRAY, patron; Helen D. Robbins, aSSo-
ciate matron: Martha H. Gould, secre-
tary, reelected; Elizabeth M Cheno-
weth. treasurer, reelected: Elma C.
jenkins, conductress; v. Belle Mellen,
associate conductress; Past Grand Ma
tron Fannie Taylor, representative on
the board Of directors of the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home, reelected, and
Annie e. Higgins, trustee for three
years, reelected. Installation of officers
will be held on December 26.
Matron Bonny H. Starkey and Patron
Charles H. Bair of La Fayette Lodge
Chapter entertained at dancing and
cards in honor Of the officers of the
chapter Monday evening at Cestnut
Farms Auditorium. A buffet supper was
served. Forty guests participated.
At the last meeting of Federal Chap
tar the following officers were elected:
Matron, Margaret E. Wrenn patron,
A. G. De Mott; associate natron. Mary
E. Curtin; secretary, Alice Hanson;
treasurer, third term, Mary Warren
conductress, David Ella Middleton; as
Eociate conductress, Dorothy Paul. In
stallation will be held December q and
Past Grand Matron Nellie E. Fletcher
will act as presiding officer.
The officers of 1928 of Columbia
Chapter were the guests of the matron
Mrs. Mae Evans, at her residence, 943
Longfellow street, at a turkey dinner
December IA. Gifts were presented to
the officers of the chapter by the ma