Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15
MASONS HEAR TALK
ON FIRST PRESIDENT
Sol Bloom Is Guest Speaker
at Joint Visitation
in Temple.

Representative Sol Bloom of New
York :Eas the guest speaker at the joint
grand visitation Friday evening, in Ma
sonic Temple, Thirteenth street and
New York avenue. by the grand master
Of Masons in the District Of Columbia,
Q. Fred Cook, accompanied by the ON
GERS Of the Grand Lodge. Representa-
tive Bloom. who Is Master Mason.
spoke eloQuently Of George Washington.
the Mason, and discussed in some detail
the plans Of the George Washington
,Bicentennial Commission, Of which he
Is associate director, regarding the de-
tails of the plan for the bicentennial
year, from Washington's birthday until
Thanksgiving day, 1892.
Prior to the Joint visitation, an ofncial
call was made on Hope Lodge, No. 20.
of which Louis r. Butler is the master
special honors were accorded J. Harry
Cunningham. past grand master and
member Of Hope Lodge.
Lodge Room Decorated.
Trinity Lodge, No. Al, Russell NJ.
Brown, master, joined with st. Johns
Lodge, No. IL, Theodore G. Lewis,
master, fer the joint visitation. st.
Johns Lodge was chartered in 1845,
while the charter Of Trinity Lodge dates
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two organizations met was specially
decorated for the occasion. and an
orchestra played. A basket Of cut
flowers was presented to the grand
master, and q similar token was de-
.1ivered to Representative Bloom; the
addresses of presentation being made
by Past Master Needham C. Turnagc
and Past Master George B. McGinty.
The grand visitation to Temple-Noyes
YHYnVna
70 be q gala event, it being the grand
masters mother lodge" The attend
ance was unusually large, including
Past Grand Master Don Sargent, who
made q special trip from Jersey City,
N. J., to attend the event. The grand
master was made q life member OF the
lodge and given . specially prepared
life membership card Of solid gold.
Following the visitation, the entire party
proceeded to the ball room Of the VIII
lard Hotel, where an entertainment,
followed by supper, was held.
:. Chanters Give Selections.
A. Joint. grand visitation was made
wednesday evening to Chevy Chase
Lodge, No. ~, and William r. Singleton
Lodge, No. 30, meeting in the home of
singleton Lodge at Masonic Temple,
45lI Wisconsin avenue, Tenleytown.
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Chevy Chase Lodge, and John A.
stevenson Is master of Singleton Lodge.
The entertainment features included
selections by the Chevy Chase Chanters,
and individual members CT that organ
ization. The evening was concluded
with the serving Of refreshments. The
FIRST visitation Of the week was to Ia
konia Lodge, No. 90, Thomas A. Holmes,
I'd, master. The junior grand steward
OF the Grand Lodge, Mr.. Turnage, was
called on to read paper on timely
Masonic subje.t which he had prepared.
The program for this. the next to the
ANAL, week of the series Of grand visi-
cations Of 1891, win include calls on
Arminius Lodge, No. IS, and National
Lodge, No. II, Tuesday evening; on
Washington Centennial Lodge. No. IA.
Theodore Roosevelt Lodge, No. A and
Osiris Lodge, No. 26, Wednesday eve
ming, and on Columbia Lodge, No. 8,
Lebanon Lodge, No. Z, and Justice
Lodge. No. .46, Friday evening.