Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21

o'clock at the Masonic and East
ern Star Home will be held under
~ the auspices of Mount Pleasant
Lodge, No. SO, with Rev. Bernard
Braskamp officiating. In addition to
a short address by Mr.. BraSkamp there
will be musical features, and the mas
ter of the ldlge expresses the hope that
there will beAa large attendance OF the
craft.
Potomac Lodge, No. S, which began
the celebration of its 10th anniversary
last evening, with the grand master
and other officers OF the Grand Lodge
of the District. the several heads OF
other Masonic bodies, the Association
of worshipful Masters Of 1929 and
Fredericksburg Lodge, No. 4, and Alex
andria- Washington Lodge, No. %, OF
Virginia, as its guests, will continue
the celebration this afternoon at )
o'clock at the Washington Cathedral
by the dedication of the stone contrib
uted by the lodge to the cathedral edi-
fee, after which. at 4 pm, the lodge
will attend the vesper service OF the
cathedral. at the invitation of Right
Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop OF
Washington.
me U1dSJGI VI EeOc1dl 4ION6G, W. =
has announced change of schedule
for the lodge Tuesday evening at its
communication, when, instead of the
degree previously announced, there Will
be a social get-together. when Repre-
sentative John Davenport Clark OF
New York, a member of st. Andrew:
Lodge, No. 289, of Hobart, N. Y, VIII
be a guest and speaker; the boys OF the
Order of De Molay, Robert lie Bruce
Chapter, will entertain. and w. Barber
baritone, will sing. All Master Masons
are invited to be present.
A cast of past masters selected by
Past Master John E. Borland will pre-
sent the degree in Acacia Lodge. No q,
10, Tuesday evening at the request OF
Worshipful Master Harry j. Hunt, jr
In the cast will be included Past Master
Edwin B. Hesse, formerly chief Of police
of the National Capital: Past Grand
Master Charles ]. O'Neill. Harvey w
P. Hunt, Thomas w. S. Phelps, all oil
1.-THE Old Guard" with many who have
occupied the masters place in the lodge
since 1900.
The Henry-Stanley Masonic Club,
composed of Masons connected with
the house of Lansburgh & Bro, ano
organized as memorial to the late
Henry and Stanley Lansburgh, two
widely known and popular Masons in
their day, will present, under the direc-
ton of Past Master Marx Kahn, the
L. & B. Muzicateers. musical and
dramatic organization connected with
the house, in an evening of songs,
dances and sketches for the entertain
ment of the guests of the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home, Friday evening OF
this week.
J. w. Karsner, secretary of the Mas
ters' Association of 1922. in commune
cation to The Star, states that The
Masters Association of 1922, OF which
Rev. DR.. John C. Palmer is president,
is a continuing association which,
like the Masters Association OF 1908,
has also never omitted single yearly
meeting since its formation. Its an
nual banquetS have always been at
tended by a very large percentage OF
its original membership and its pur-
pose is to hold these reunions as long
as there are members to hold them"
In an announcement just issued to
the membership of AlmaS Temple the
potentate, Edwin c. Dutton, states that
the Spring ceremonial of the temple
will be held at the President Theater,
Monday evening, April %. The Shrine
event will start promptly at 1880 o'clock.
with an overture by the AlmaS Band,
directed by Louis S. YaSsel. The pres
entation of the ritualistic section by
the regular divan officers will be fol-
lowed by an array of carefully selected
entertainment features arranged by
James G. Hoyle, chairman of the en-
tertainment committee. Recorder F.
Lawrence Walker has issued a state
ment that Tuesday, April 70, IS the
last day on which petitions can be &C
copied for this class.
EASTERN STAR.
At the meeting Of Takoma Chapter
April IL Mrs. Hessie Mccormick was
initiated and presented with gift from
her husband by Past Matron Kiefer.
The degrees will also be conferred at
the meeting April 26, after which there
will be entertainment and refreshments.
Harmony Chapter met last Thursday
night and after short business session
the members and visitors were enter
tanned by the children. Solo dances
were given by Josephine Stoulil, Ethel
Jane Pidgeon. and song and dance by
Myra Clou, pupils of Miss Virginia
Hunter, toe dance by Marie Herbert,
and poems by little Miss Mildred Ellis.
Matron Ethel M. Pidgeon announces
the comforting of degrees at the meet
ing, April IS. The chapter is planning
its birthday anniversary party May g..
Sarah M. Benson, matron of William
F. Hunt Chapter, announces degree work
for the meeting. April Is. The chapter
will hold a dance and card party at
2400 Sixteenth street, April 81. The
grand march will be led by the grand
matron and grand patron.
Columbia Chapter met April IS id
Joppa Hall. After the business meet
ing cards were played. The temple
committee will hold a card party at
14l9 Park road. April %. At the close
of the next meeting minstrel show
will be given. The chapters Spring
dance will be held at the Blue Triangle
May Is.
The officers of Joppa Lodge Chapter
conferred the degrees on three candl-
dates at the meeting April IT. The
ways and means committee announces
a card party the afternoon and eve
ming of April 26 at Joppa Temple.
Cathedral Chapter held an endow-
ment night at its meeting in Scottish
Rite Cathedral Wednesday evening. "A
sketch, How to Use Imagination" was
given by the Cathedral Players, with
Past Grand Patron william j. Dow,
Miss Alice M. Taylor, Mrs. Cowles and
Mrs. Trogner participating. The ma
irons and patrons Of 1929, special guests,
tax1 E0f
Kephart. to which Matron e. F. Shafer,
president of the association, responded.
The second meeting night in May has
been changed to May 80. The ORA
matte Club, Jobs Daughters. presented
further entertainment. Miss Beverly
Miller contributed saxophone SOLO,
with piano accompaniment by Miss
Hazel Miller, and Miss Audrey Kelly
rendered vocal solos. The club pre-.
sented o comedy, 1.-THE Return OF
Lefty" with the Misses Alvina Roes-