Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15

day anniversary with chicken s,SX1er.
Addresses were delivered by Mrs emily
Halliday. Mrs. Cora Thompson, Mrs.
Elizabeth Shepherd, Mrs. Ethel Miles.
Mrs. Ollie Montgomery Mrs. Carrie
Nellie and Messrs Hawkins, Russell An
derson and Halliday.
Mrs. Edna Hayward presided at the
last meeting of Mount Vernon Council,
when one applicant was elected to
membership and one application re-
ceived for reinstatement. An oyster
supper was given to celebrate the birth
day of the councillor, Mrs. Hayward.
The sixteenth birthday anniversary
of Progressive Council was held at the
Capitol Park Hotel. The following pro-
gram was presented: Duet by Adela
Whitman and Margaret Chapman;
sketch by 10 members of the council
and songs by the entire assembly. Mrs.
Nauck gave talk.
The final drill for the Martha Wash
ington social will be held February Is,
at 8 PM, at Almas Temple.
b. p. o. ELKS.
At the session last Wednesday to
honor the past exalted rulers of the
lodge, addresses on the life Of Lincoln
were delivered by Secretary William S.
Shelby and Judge Robert z. Mattingly.
Initiation was held and the following
candidates were given their degrees:
Frank v. Avonosa, Clifford Burke,
Salvatore F. Capece. Benjamin Carow
Edward s. Carroll, Raymond M. Elben-
nowSkis Irving Vogel, w. Gwynn
Gardiner. jr.: Bernard o. Grant,
Morris Kraisel, Alexander S. Lukacs
Henry M. Jet, Joseph w. McClanahan
Elgan c. Mead Herbert B. Nevius,
Harry r. Raley, Oliver O. Root. Werner
A. Welte, Washington B. Williams,
Claude M. Zimmerman, Joseph B.
McCann, Charles T. Shropshire. Arthur
j. Benson, Graziaano Sidotti and
Isidore Kaufman.
The following we're nominated for
officers of the lodge: John j. Morriarty,
exalted ruler: David LaPorte, esteemed
leading knight; Lenard Gawler
esteemed loyal knight; Josep Hagerty.
Allan Fisher and Morris Greenburg for
the office of esteemed leading knight;
Matthew WE'LL, treasurer; William S.
Shelby, secretary; Thomas King, tiler.
Trustee for three years, Charles Lang
mead; delegate to the grand lodge.
Exalted Ruler Maj. George E. Strong;
alternate delegate to the grand lodge,
Past Exalted Ruler Daniel r. Nihion.
The nominations will close at the last
meeting Of February.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Amaranth and Century Decatur
Lodges meet tomorrow evening. Excel
sior and Capital Lodges Tuesday eve
ming. Mount Vernon Lodge Wednesday
evening. Syracusians Lodge Friday eve
ming. Washington Company, No. l.,
Uniform Rank, tomorrow evening;
Friendship Temple, Pythian Sisters,
Wednesday evening; Rathbone Temple,
Pythian Sisters, Friday evening.
Supreme Vice Chancellor James
Dunn, jr., of Cleveland, Ohio, and Maj.
Gen. of the Uniform Rank Earkin A..
Tuggle and two of his brigade COM
manders will arrive here Wednesday
morning and will be shown over the
city by the two supreme representatives
They will attend the convention of the
Grand Lodge this evening. A meeting
of the Ways and Means Committee
scheduled for Saturday evening will be
dispensed with.
Mount Vernon Lodge will have an en-
tertainment Saturday evening. Friend
ship Temple, Pythian Sisters, will give
turkey dinner Wednesday from 5 to
7 o'clock.
Syracusians Lodge celebrated the an
niversary of its thirty-third birthday at
its last meeting The program was in
charge of Grand Master at Arms New
comb. Washington Company, No. /,
Uniform Rank, knights of Pythias,
were the special guests. Edgar C. Sny-
der, past grand chancellor; Past Chan
cellor Austin Jarboe and the grand
chancellor made addresses.
Washington Company. No. /. Uniform
Rank, admitted two new members at
its last meeting and one reinstatement.
Drill rehearsals are being held every
Sunday at IL am. in the armory.
ORDER OF JOBS DAUGHTERS.
At the social meeting Tuesday eve
ming an illustrated lecture on THE
Philippines" will be given by Pierce
Kimmett Miss Josephine Walsh and
Miss Emile Bishop of the Music Com
mittee have charge of arrangements
The members of Court 2l2 are having
a one-day retreat today at the Wash
ington Retreat House, where the Sisters
of the Atonement are in charge. Rev.
Joseph Buckley is the retreat master