Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29
MASONIC.

~ UT two of the Masonic bodies
- scheduled to meet during the
week have reported degree work
IL National Lodge, No. 10, the
M. M. degree for Tuesday eve
ming, and Naval Lodge, No. 4, the M. M.
degree for Thursday evening.
Today is Scottish Rite day and at 4
o'clock tiGs afternoon open-air religious
services will be held on Temple Heights
The present officers of the Rite, Ellwood
p Morey, SD degree, deputy of the
Supreme Council for the District of
Columbia; Charles G. Coombs, K. C.
G. H, venerable master Mithras Lodge
of Perfection; Frank M. Roller, SD de-
gree, wisemaster Evangelist Chapter Rose
Croix: C. Edgar Bittinger SD degree,
commander Robert de Bruce Council of
Kadosh; Rev. Mimi C. Marseglia, K. c.
G. H, venerable master KadoSh of AL
bert Pike Consistory, will be in attend
ance
The address will be delivered by the
Rev. Chesteen Smith, pastor of Hamline
Methodist Episcopal Church, and the
music will be provided by the choir of
Jobs Daughters. The De Molay boys OF
Robert de Bruce Chapter and the Order
of Jobs Daughters, in their colorful uni
forms, will add to the brightness of the
OCCdS1OIl. IlSS6 WILL NC
the special guests, together with the
officers and members of the following
named blue lodges and chapters of
the Order of the Eastern Star, with
their families; Anacostia, No 81. Dallas
P. Fry. master; Albert Pike, No. SO,
Albert r. Merz, master; Justice, No. 46,
Thomas F. Baughman, master; Electa
Chapter, No. q, Miss Margaret M. Mills,
inatron; Lester Eichner, patron; Naomi,
nTfe ~ DAl,l fNNt -.
John r. Jenkins, patron; Unity, No. %,
Mrs. Minnie M Rabbit, matron;
Charles H. Miller, patron; Trinity, No.
33, Mrs. Effie Mohler, matron; Charles
w Hoover. patron.
Rev. Dr. John c. Palmer, chaplain of
the Grand Lodge, who is also chaplain
of the Scottish Rite, will be in charge
of the service. assisted by Director of
Music j. Walter Humphrey. All mem
bers of the Masonic fraternity and their
families, as well as the public, are well
come at these open-air services.
The members of the uniformed bodies
of Almas Temple will give their second
annual excursion Saturday, July 19, to
Seaside Park, at Chesapeake Beach, Md.
Feature events by the different organ
iZations of the uniformed bodies are
scheduled. Tickets may be procured
from any member of the uniformed
bodies.
It was a happy bunch Of Yelled
Prophets that returned to Washington
from Indianapolis last week from the
annual Grotto convention at In
dianapoliS, where Grand Monarch Ed
ward w. Libbey of the local Grotto
handed over the gavel to his successor
in office. The local Prophets were
happy because two of their units,
the Drill Corps and the Drum Corps
were victorious in two of the contests,
and added two more prize cups to their
collection. Monarch Henry G. Stein,
Chief Justice Carlton F. Howell, Mas
ter of Ceremonies o. A. G. Oehmler,
Past Grand Monarch E. S. Schmid and
Past Monarchs S. F. Shreve and Arthur
NJ. Poynton, chairman of the Supreme
Council committee on neurology, headed
the Washington delegation. st, Peters,
burg. Fla. won the convention for 1881,
and Edwin H. Dyer of Boston advanced
in line to the Office of grand monarch.
The convention, it Is reported, was
one of the best ever staged, and many
uniformed units we're in the two
paradeS. The audience along the line
Of march reminded Washingtonians of
an inaugural parade In the Capital
City. Many features of entertainment
were provided for the visitors, includ-
ing automobile races at the famous
Indianapolis race track.
Grand Monarch Libbey was pre-
sented, on behalf of Prophet John A..
Minor, with a gavel made of wood
from the building used as the execu-
tive mansion in 1915.
At the last meeting of Robert LIE
Bruce Chapter, Order of De Molay,
elections we're held, Claude Colklessor
being raised from senior councillor to
master, and Orville Brown being ad-
vanced from junior councillor to senior.
Emory Mcintosh was elected to the
Office of junior councillor over four
The rest of the line is as follows: w.
w. Williford, scribe Cecil Hoist, treas
urer; Charles Geisenberg, senior dea-
con: Melvin Hoist, junior deacon: Rob-
ert Francis, senior steward; George
Belt, junior stewart; Ray Fuge, mar
shall; Andy Wallen, chaplain; Herbert
Weiss, orator; Walter Stewert, almoner;
Elmer Hall, standard bearer; Hugh
Daugherty, sentinel, and Douglas
George, Harry Smith. William Sinclair
Joseph Feigley, Edgar Dorman, Steven
Porter and Luther Beirach, preceptors.
Bill Brown, past master councillor,
W. W. Williford. past master council
lor: Stanley Hall, Leo Lamp, Jimmy
Kowall bid farewell to the chapter as
they will reach their majority before
the chapter meets again in the Fall.
Today the chapter is to attend in a
body the services at Temple Heights
at pm.
Plans are under way for benefit
moonlight trip on the steamer City of
Washington on July 10 at $3.50 pm,
and a stag outing July 20 at Dad"
Rollers place at Plum Point.
August l there will be held the an
nual Summer dance at the Congies-
sional Country Club. This will be an
invitation dance.
A committee is trying to arrange for
a swimming party at Chevy Chase Pool
some time this month. If it can be ar
ranged, there will be swimming races
and diving contests for any of the
brothers who care to enter these events.
After the swim party every che will
go over to the lake" and dance for
the rest Of the evening, except for a
short time when some De Molay en-
tertainers will have the floor to them
selves on the upper pavilion.
EASTERN STAR.
Mount Pleasant Chapter will hold a
special meeting June 80 at 8 pm. for
the purpose of initiation. The degrees
will be conferred by Worthy Grand
Matron Katharine Merritt and Grand
Patron Charles Galloway, assisted by
Mrs. Galloway, whose daughter is to
receive the degrees. The f1latrons and
patrons of 1880 and the members of
Takoma Chapter will be special guests.
The meeting of June IL of Federal
Chapter was observed as 1880 night,
the invited guests being the grand
matron, grand patron and Mrs. Gallo
way. Mr.. Merritt, the natrons and pa
irons of 1880 and their associates. Mrs.
Deal of Bethlehem Chapter rendered
solos, accompanied at the piano by Mrs.
Pearson of Federal Chapter. A sketch
was presented nv several little dancers.