Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

st. Johns Lodge, No. IL, of
which he is a member. Grand High
Priest l.. Whiting Estes and officers and
companions of the Grand Chapter and Of
the capitular branch of the order pars
ticipAting In reception and entertain
ment especially arranged for the &C.
casion.
Capitular Masonry will be honored
tomorrow evening in Pentalpha Lodge,
No. 20. which has set aside its COM
munication as chapter night"
The silver anniversary of King Solo
mon Lodge will be suitably observed at
the midday communication Wednesday.
A number Of interesting points relating
to the establishment and early history
of the lodge will be brought to atten-
ton, and It has been arranged to have
Philander c. johnson, who was the f1rst
Junior warden Of the lodge, resume his
old position for the time being.
Distinguished members Of the Masonic
fraternity have signif1ed their intention
of being present. Conspicuous among
these IL Past Grand Master Lurton r.
CHM, who issued the charter for the
lodge, whose membership now has in
creased to extraordinary numbers. The
Grand Master, James A. West, also has
assured the lodge that he will attend.
Tuesday evening Brightwood COM
mandery, No. 6, will hold its tenth
birthday" with d turkey dinner, which
will be served at 1880 o'clock, and be
followed by program OF entertainment
and dancing. The .olrtnday ceiepra- q
ton" Is an important annual event In
Brightwood Commandery.
Two evenings in the current week
have been set apart by the Scottish Rite
bodies for their Spring reunion, Tues
day, when the fourteenth degree, PER
feet Elu," will be presented to the Spring
class in Mithras Lodge of Perfection,
and Wednesday evening, when the NJ
teenth degree will be presented IN Evan rss,n.
gelist Chapter, Knights Rose Croix. the
class will receive the thirty-second de-
gree, Master of the Royal Secret" in
Albert Pike Consistory, the evening Of
May ~, which will bring the reunion
to a close.
Joppa Lodge, No. 35, and Petworth
Lodge, No. Al, will have joint caro-
party Saturday evening in Joppa Tenn
ole, 4209 Ninth street northwest.
The Fellowcraft Club Of Petworth
Lodge, No. At, announces q card party
wednesday at the Hay-Adams House,
Sixteenth and H streets northwest,
with tambourine and bones, the units
of Kallipolis Grotto are sounding the
"tocsin" whatever that may mean for
their minstrel show at the National
Theater, Sunday evening, May 20. This
affair really is to be extraordinary In
character and super-excellent in quail
ity, and it Is being backed up by Mon
arch Henry Stein and the prophets
in solid phalanx inasmuch as it is In
tended to help defray the expenses or
the drill corps, band and other UNITS
of Kallipolis Grotto to the supreme
Council session at Indianapolis in June.
ga wonderful cast includes Is notable
principals" according to the announce
ment, and there is to be fun and song
galore.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Lamb
skin Club will meet in the Northeast
Temple Thursday evening at o'clock,
and President Mollie Fossom also an
nounces the poStponement of the Sec
ond in the series of dramatic sketches
that was to be presented, due to death
in the family of the chairman of the
entertainment committee, which called
her from the city.
The Temple Club of Master Masons
Omitted States Post Office Department.
met last Tuesday night in the Odd
Fellows Building. 419 Seventh street
northwest. The president was in
charge. The American flag was brought
into the club room by the sergeant-at-
arms, j. A. H. Hargett, and placed at
the altar as the asSemblage joined in
singing America" followed by the
salute to the flag.
past President Thomas M. Chunn, on
behalf of the advisory committee, sub
mitted an amendment. to the bylaws
making eligible for membership in the
club Masons In the Post ONCE Depart
ment branch of the Division OF the
General Accounting Office, the Ionic
Club having waived jurisdiction. The
amendment was adopted.
Announcement was made regarding
the condition Of D. w. Worley and
Lewis e. Tallentire, members who are
serio,lsly Ill, and it was directed that
flowers be sent to these brethren.
It was voted that the members from
the Postmaster Generals Office provide
the program at the May meeting OF the
club and that members from the bureau
of the First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral provide the program for the Sep
tembar meeting Of the club, members
from the bureau of the Second Assist
ant the program for the october meet
ing, the members from the bureau OF
the Third Assistant the program at the
November meeting, and the members
from the bureau Of the Fourth Assistant
for the December meeting.
The washington Railroad Square
Clubs last meeting, April ~, was held
at Northeast Temple. Among the many
president; Joseph I'd. Sullivan and
George Schwab, Circle Club: w. G.
Pierce, j. B. Edmonds, A. A. Wright,
M. s. Gassman, A. Roy Blanford, A.
Frank Kreglow, T. F. FoltZ, Charles
RoSsiter, Arthur Pack, p. Oliver, Bert
Cantwell, o. M. Ballauf, p. A. Della
PLANE, William Laycock, James Nc
Cauley, D. 8. Mcmahon and the follow
ing past presidents of the club: Harry
w. Riley, John j. Cunningham, George
r. Mergen and w. F. Hayes. Miss
Edith Reed, pianist, sponsored the en-
tertainment and introduced Thelna Lo-
raine Pierce, little daughter Of Presi-
dent w. @. Pierce, whose toe dancing
and songs captivated her audience.
Miss Fay Allen sang "blues" songs.
Helene Kearney showed how tap
dancing should be done. and Paul Grove
presented q new sketch, Overseas"
Robert lie Bruce Chapter, Order OF
De Molay, Friday night discussed plans
for Spring dance to be given in the
new Almas club house on K street
northwest on Friday, May %.
The second degree was conferred or
a class of about 20 boys before large
number of Masons. The first and Sec
ond degrees will be conferred June 6
It is hoped these degrees can be put on
in the George washington Masonic
Memorial at Alexandria, but if the use
of that building cannot be obtained
they will be presented in the Scottish
Rite Cathedral, 433 Third street north.