Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
FRATERNITIES
MASONIC.


meet Friday evening at Z O'Clock
Il for the election and installation
of officers for the coming year
All blue lodges scheduled. ordinarily, to
meet on that day have their communi-
cations automatically called off. The
only Masonic body which has reported
degree work for the week is Capitol
Royal Arch Chapter, No. II, which an
nounces the Mark degree for Friday eve
ming.
on Christmas day all the knights
Templar Communicates of the District
will assemble, each in its own asylum, at
noon for the annual Christmas observ-
ance.
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine
will hold ceremonial next Monday eve
ming, December 80, at 7:30 o'clock, in
the auditorium of Masonic Temple,
It will be preceded by buffet dinner IN
the banquet hall for the nobility at $50
O'Clock.
A monthly tournament for members
of the Scottish Rite will be inaugurated
Tuesday evening: January Z, and be
continued thereafter on the first Tues
day of each month. The games to be
played will include chess, billiards, pool
and bridge and there is to be a grand
finale in May. All members of the Rite
have been urged by the executive COM
mittee to take part in the various games.
Kallipolis Grotto, Mystic Order of
Yelled Prophets, nominated the candi-
dates for Office for the annual meeting
and election Thursday, January g. The
nominees follow: For monarch. Henry
Stein; chief justice, c. F. Howell; mas
ter of ceremonies, Oscar A. c. Oehmler;
treasurer, L. Whiting Estes: secretary, E.
w. Libby; sentinel, Charles H. Corby;
trustees. John H. Shreve and Nathan
Well. The nominations are equivalent
to election in view of the fact that no
opposing candidate was named for any
Office.
A dinner, entertainment and dance is
to honor Grand Monarch and Mrs E.
w. Libey January Is, in which much
interest is reported on the part of out
of-town grottoes, several of which are
certain to be represented. An elaborate
program Is promised for the occasion.
Elections.
st. Johns Lodge, No. 1I-Master,
George B. McGinty; senior warden,
Theodore c. Lewis; junior warden,
Chester r. Draper; secretary, Robert A..
Daniel, past master (re-elected): treas
urer, Allen BussiuS, past master Gre
elected; senior deacon, Earle L. Keeler
junior deacon, Paul j. Bergh: senior
steward, Major H. Robb; junior Steward,
George Fenton Cramer; marshal. David
A. Pine; chaplain, Thomas H. Watson:
tiler, Clifton G. Clarridge; trustees,
George r. Davis, past master; Joseph
II. Milans, past grand master; Stanley
d. Willis, past master; representative
Masonic and Eastern Star Home, Need
ham c. Turnage, past master; repre-
sentativeS Masonic board of relief,
Clarence A. ChiSm, past master; Will
liam M. Angelo, past master: repre-
sentative st. Johns Mite Association,
Stuart M. Angelo, past master (proxy,
John j. Barnes, jr., past MASTERY !;
finance committee, j. Marion Castell,
master; John j. Barnes, jr., past master.
Harmony Lodge, No. 17-Master, An
drew Stewart: senior warden. Louis H.
Hamm; junior warden, Carl H. Claudy:
secretary, Johnston r. Zimmerman for
the seventh term; Orange S. Firmin.
treasurer, for the forty-sixth term; as
Sistant treasurer. George M. Evans;
senior deacon, j. Walter Humphrey;
Junior deason, Arthur F. Johnson: SEN
Tor steward, Willis D. Wine; Junior
steward, H. A. Bauer; tiler, Norman r.
Grant; chaplain, Rev. Clyde Brown;
lodge trustee for three years, Maurice
mony Lodge to the Masonic board of
relief, George M. Evans; representative
Of Harmony Lodge to the st. Johns
Mite Association. H. G. Tegeler: repre-
sentative to the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home, Guy F. Allen; representa-
tive to lodge room No. l, Rufs w. Pear
son: editor of the Bulletin, Carl H.
Claudy; choirmaster, j. Walter Hum
phrey; instructor, Louis H. Hamm;
finance committee, G. Vaughan Darby,
chairman, H. G. Tegeler and L. w.
Carver. The following proxies to the
Grand Lodge were appointed: For wor-
shipful master. j. Walter Humphrey;
for the senior warden, Arthur F. john
son; for the Junior warden, Willis D.
Wine.
Cathedral Lodge. No. 4o-Master,
Robert c. Mccullough; senior warden,
J. Webster Manning; junior warden,
a; x Paris, jr.; secretary. John K.
Killers; treasurer, Henry N. Brawner
jr.; senior deacon. Godfrey L. Munter;
Junior deacon. John W. Hardell; senior
steward. Theodore c. Uhler; junior
steward, Edgar N. Brawner.
Trinity Lodge. No. 41-Master, B.
Brooke Nyce; senior warden, Russell
NJ. Brown; junior warden, A. Rea
Williams; secretary, Clarence j. West,
past master: treasurer, Frederick l..
Haller, past master; senior deacon, Bert
Robertson; Junior deacon. Walter W.
Duffy; senior steward, E. NJ Wallace;
junior steward. Chester Warrington;
master of ceremonies, George L. Ran
kin; st. Johns Mite Association, James
Warden; Masonic board of relief. YAM
cey D. Meriwether; Masonic and East
ern Star Home board, Conrad Prae-
torius, past master; trustee, E. NJ. Wal
lace
. The past masters jewel was present.
ed to the retiring master, Clarence j.
West. by Past Master Halter, and a
suitably engraved watch by Past Master
Praetorius.
Masonic Veteran Association of the
District Of Columbia-President: Allen
Bussius; first vice president. William
H. McCray; second vice president,
Charles H. Bradley; secretary, Ben
COMBS McQuay; treasurer. Charles w
Pimper: almoner, David James Roberts;
marshal, Benjamin F. Larcombe; tiler
Edward Kern; auditing committee, H
Clyde Grimes: stewards. Charles w
Pimper, Charles E.. Baldwin and Ben
G. McQuay: entertainment committee
Charles F. Roberts, P. G. M: Mark F
Finley, P. G. M, and Benjamin F. Lar
combe.
The association is arranging to cele-
brate its fftieth anniversary at its an
nual dinner January %, st. John the
Almoner'S day.
:. Ionic Masonic Club-President, C.
Earl Grantham; v. 2 president, John K
Willis; secretary, John L. Bateman ire
elected: treasurer, F. w. Alexander
(re-elected); marshal, E. r. Nagle ire
-elected); doorkeeper, Clarence H. Green
EASTERN STAR.
Ofdcers of st. Johns Lodge Chapter
were installed December Is by Past
Grand Matron Gertrude Milans assist
ed by Past Patron Theodore c. Lewis
with Past Matron Eleanor Watson as
marshal and Past Matron Mary Nc
Coach as chanlain The following Of1-