Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-09
FRATERNITIES
MASONIC.

- ERVICES at the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home this after
noon at 3 O'Clock will be In
- charge of Petworth Lodge, No.
AZ. with Rev. DR.. Homer j. Coun-
cilor. assistant pastor OF Calvary Bap-
fist Church. preaching the sermon.
The craft generally is invited.
Degree work for the week will be as
follows: Tomorrow evening in Dawson
Lodge. No. is, the M. M. degree pre-
sented by the police team, and IN
National Lodge, No. IL, the E. A. and
M M. degrees at a special starting at
p.m.; in the New Jerusalem Lodge,
No. 8, the F. c. degree on Thursday
evening, and the NJ. M. degree Friday
evening in Hope Lodge, No. 20. The
Grand Lodge school of instruction will
be held Saturday evening.
In the chapters OF the Royal Arch
Tuesday evening, Mount Horeb, No. Z,
the Mark degree, and Thursday evening
In washington Chapter, No. 2, the Royal
Arch degree. La Fayette Chapter. No. s.,
will be the guest of washington Com
mandery, No. /, knights Templar, which
will have a social evening wednesday.
Evangelist Chapter Rose Croix of the
Scottist Rite will hold statutory
assembly Tuesday evening.
The appointment of Lem Towers,
thirty-third degree, during the week
to succeed the late Stirling Kerr as
general secretary of the local Scottish
Rite bodies has been accepted with
general satisfaction. Mr.. Towers has
held high Office both in the York and
the Scottish Rite and is one of the most
popular and prominent Masons in the
District of Columbia. His appointment
to succeed Mr.. Kerr, who is held in
affectionate memory by Masons not only
within but without the Scottish Rite,
seems. 1t is said, to have tempered the
loss sustained by the rite in Mr.. Kerrs
death and to be considered as wise
selection at this time.
The silver anniversary of the wedding
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stein will be
celebrated in the Brightwood Masonic
Temple Wednesday evening with a re-
ception in the lodgerooms, followed by
a dinner and dancing in the banquet
Temple of the Mystic Shrine and the
Kallipolis Grotto of the Mystic Order
Of Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm will lend their services to the
occasion as escort and reception COM
mittee. More than 600 guests have been
invited, including Grand Master Wis
dom Brown, who will be the orator OF
the occasion, and Edward w. Libbey.
deputy grand monarch of the Yelled
of the order, who also will be among
the speakers, together with Past Grand
Masters j. Claude KEEPER and Gratz
D. Dunkum, Past Grand Monarch Ed
ward Schn1id and District Commission
ers Dougherty and Taliaferro. A pro-
gram has been prepared by Master Car
toll L. Coakley, Frank L. Ach and AL
faney CLANCY of BrightWood Lodge OF
Masons, of which Mr.. Stein is past
t,.a1 U
Miss Lois StuntZ, selections by the
Kallipolis Grotto Band of 81 pieces,
vocal selections by Miss Rena Wilson
and violin selections by Meyer Gold
man. Mr.. Stein is one of the promi-
bent Masons of Brightwood. He was
master of Stansbury Lodge, No. "a,
when the corner stone of the Bright
Hood Temple was laid, later dimitting
TO help organize Brightwood Lodge, OF
tnent both in Shrine and Grotto circles
and is the president Of the Caravan
Club of Almas Temple as we'll as an
honorary member of Shrine temples In
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Richmond,
Springfield. Charles Town, w. Va, and
Wichita Falls, Tex.
Saturday evening, beginning at 1880,
the Fellowcrafts degree will be ex-
emplified under the direction of the
Grand Lodge committee on work and
lectures Those who are expected to
take important parts in the degree are
william H. Rohrnlan of Myron M.
Parker Lodge, Aubrey H. Clayton OF
Mount Pleasant Lodge, Edgar E.
Bageant of Pentalpha Lodge, Henry A.
Babcock of Pentalpha Lodge, William
Hansen Of Albert Pike Lodge. Milton
b. Smith Of Congress Lodge, Louis H.
Hanm Of Harmony Lodge. Henry De c.
Adams Of Chevy Chase Lodge, 1sadore
Rosenthal of King Solomon Lodge,
Harry Silverman of Takoma Lodge,
Webster E. Osmond Of Acacia Lodge
and others. All master Masons are
eligible to attend and witness the de-
gree.
National Lodge, No. IL, tomorrow
eyening, will hold its communication In
lodge room No. !, for the Entered APP
prentice and Master Mason degrees
and also to entertain members and OIL
GERS Of Norfolk Lodge, No. l, OF Nor
folk. Va, said to be the Oldest Masonic
lodge In America. The visitors Will
present the Master Mason degree ac-
cording to the Virginia ritual. The
entertainment of the Virginia brethren
till include a call at the White House
To meet President Hoover and visit
TO the statue of Lafayette to lay
wreath.
At the meeting of Eureka Chapter
Sune IA the Royal Arch degree VIII be
worked by the past high priests OF the
chapter.
The Masters Association Of 1920 is
today having its annual outing az
Kopel's Point, Md. Sixteen OF the mas
ters of the various Masonic Looses
during the year 1920 and six guests are
~ this wears party. The Masters AS
sociation of 1920 it is claimed, has nelo
two meetings and week end outing
ZACH wear since its organization. Among
this years guests are j. Harry cum
bingham and Joseph II. Mnans, past
Grand masters; William Montgomery,
PRESIDENT Acacia Mutual Life Associa-
Hon. and several Of the masters OF va
xious Masonic lodges OF 1919. o
Z The permanent omcerS OF the 1szo
association are Paul B. Cromelin, past
master BENJAMIN B. French Lodge, No.
r. president; Noble D. Larner, past
master La Fayette Lodge, No. 10, vice
president; George S. Foreman, past
master Naval Lodge, No. 4, secretary
treasurer.
The Ladies' Lambskin Auxiliary will
meet Thursday evening, MRS: NOME
Fossin, vice president, will preside, and
nlans for lawn party will be discussed.
! EASTERN STAR.
The WAYS and means committee Of
Federal Chapter will meet at the home
81 Mrs. Lewis, 1852 Ontario place,
June II, at pm. At the next meeting
81 the chapter, June 10, guests for the
evening will be members OF Chevy
chase and Harmony Chapters, After
khe meeting there will be entertain
xnenJ and refreshments.
,x,;1I I,oya tho of-