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were PLAYED. A banquet of the past
councillors was held at the hall OF
Reno Council, Jr., O. u. A. NJ, April
2, with about 40 members attending.
Speeches were made by Deputy State
Councillor Mrs. Laura Burdett and
Past Councillor Mrs. Mary II. Walker.
Games were played. 1t was decided 70
hold the next meeting at the nome OF
Mrs. Viola Henley, 4009 Chesapeake
street, May Z.
Esther Council is making plans for
the nineteenth birthday anniversary,
May 8, at 8 pm.
Loyalty Council met April 8. An in
vitation was accepted to give an initi-
alton at the convention of the State
Council of Maryland in Baltimore May
IA. Those receiving the degrees were
Mrs. Marguerite George and Thomas
Jones for Loyalty Council and Mrs.
Christine Hyde for Betsy Ross Council.
Mrs. Viola Frazier presided. Speeches
were made by MRS. Maude A. Wine and
Mrs. Florence Whitney.
Old Glory Council convened Monday
evening with the councillor, Mrs.
Blanche Robertson, presiding. A mock
initiation was given by the drill team
under the captaincy Of Mrs. Mildred
Rock. Mrs Houseman was received into
membership by reinstatement. The
council will conduct an initiation at its
meeting April %. The last regular
meeting of the Swanee Club was held at
the home Of Mrs. Kate Wright. A card
party was planned for May at the
home OF Mrs. Lulu Mastin, TAO Tenth
street southeast.
Eagle Council met Monday evening
with the councillor. Mrs. H. Gertrude
Kolb, in the chair. Miss Margaret He'll
msrs was elected to membership. Mrs.
Alice Downs was received into member
ship by card from Star Spangled Ban
ner Council. A sketch was given by
ten BlakeSlee and Curtiss.
ROYAL ARCANUM
District of Columbia Council, Loyal
Ladies of the Royal Arcanum, met Mon
day evening under the leadership Of the
retiring regent, Miss Dorothy Alburger.
officers were installed under the guild
ance of Miss Bessie Dorrance, deputy
supreme regent, assisted by Miss Helen
Lantenberger. deputy supreme guide
The officers are: Regent. Nellie Lewis;
vice regent, Estelle FRANKIE; orator,
Marion Burke; sitting past regent.
Dorothy Alburger; secretary, Gertrude
Goodwin; treasurer, Daisy Schoonmaker:
chaplain, Alice Klotz: guide, Alice Bur-
roughS; warden, Kathryn Jacobs; truS-
tee, Betty Bolinger, and representatives
to the Supreme Council, Dorothy Al
burger, Gertrude Goodwin, Adeline Allen
and Betty Bolinger.
Supreme Chaplain Maud S. Childs,
q member of District Council, headed
the reception committee and welcomed
IS members from Baltimore City Coun-
Hit Gifts rrAcanfad fn tha
tiring regent, Miss Alburger: retiring
secretary. Mrs. Giles, and to the retir-
ing treasurer, Mrs. Takes, as also to
the installing officers. Past regents
jewels were presented to the following:
Dorothy Alburger, Betty Bolinger, Cert
rude Goodwin and Adeline Allen. Among
the speakers were Mrs. PerSiS Greer,
supreme committeewoman: Mrs. Sharp,
regent CT Baltimore City Council; Grand
Regents Charles MacNeal and w. M.
Greer of Baltimore, Past Grand Regent
/. S. Childs, Grand Secretary Stephen
II. Takes, and Grand Treasurer Guy
F. Allen of Washington.
At the meeting of Oriental Council
last Tuesday, under the leadership OF
Regent Homer r. King. the newly
elected grand regent, Frank v. Marsh,
was the speaker.
With Regent r. Payne in the chair
District Council met last Wednesday.
Among these present we're Past Grand
Regent F. S. Parks, Past Grand Regent
J. E. Eckloff, Grand Vice Regent Charles
A. Bell, Grand Trustee G. S. Brown
and Grand Committeeman g. M
Copenhaver.
Councils meeting this week are NUM-
cipal, Monday; Kismet, Wednesday, and
Capitol, Thursday.
JUNIOR ORDER UNITED AMERICAN
MECHANICS.
State Councillor A. c. Columbus and
his staff of officers will pay their an
nual fraternal visit TO Mount Vernon
Council Friday evening in Northeast
Masonic Temple.
Liberty Bell Council was called to
order In Northeast Masonic Temple
April IS, with Councillor Allen G.. With
erite presiding. State Councillor A. c.
Columbus and his officers were received.
Deputy State Councillor E. r. Thomas
of Anacostia Council was acting mar
shall. State Councillor Columbus made
an address, James E. Bond, monologue
and comic songs; Mrs. Laura Walko,
cornet solos; Prof. Parr, fire eating and
straitjacket escaping, and commu-
nifty singing led by State Conductor
Frank C. Mangum, completed the pro-
gram.
Edward ]. Ross Council met in Ju-
called to order with Vice Councillor w.
d. Seal presiding. Nine applications
for membership were received. One
candidate was given the obligation.
Anacostia Council met in Masonic
Hall, Fourteenth and U streets south
east, Monday evening and was con-
vened by Councillor James r. Prather.
The degrees were conferred upon one
of the largest, classes of candidates ever
presented in the council, including a
number from Cross Roads Council of
Cross Roads, Md, and Woodrow Wilson
Council. Remarks were made by q i
number of the newly elected members.
The principal speaker of the evening
was Rev. Luther B. Franck, rector of
Emanuel Episcopal Church.
Potomac Valley Forge Council and
Constellation Council met April 3 in
joint session In Junior Order Temple |
and was consolidated into one council
to be known as Potomac Valley Forge
Council" State Councillor A. C. Co
lumbuS and his officers were present.
The following officers were installed:
Councillor, F. r. Cannon; vice coun-
cilor. w. L. Goldsmith; Junior past
councillor, F. B. Haskell; recording sec
retary, L. M. Green; assistant recording
secretary, F. G. Fellinger; financial Sec
retary, G. w. Wheeler; treasurer, D.
L. Smith; conductor, James Wheate;
warden, B. F. Chrisman; inside SEN
tinel, A. G. Bowie; outside sentinel, A.
D. Sheely, and chaplain, e. Miller.
State Councillor Columbus Installed the
officers.
Washington Council met in Red Mems
Hall, Nineteenth and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., April 10 and was called to order
with Councillor w. w. Burrows presid-
ing. Four applications for member
ship were received. The council was
entertained by the Glee Club. Speak
ers were Past Councillor E. Sowder, J.
Hazel, M. e. Marshall and others.
Mount Vernon Council met April IL
In Northeast Masonic Temple and was