Evening star., 1931-12-29
BOGLEY IS ELECTED
D. c. MASONS' HEAD
Ara Marcus Daniels Is Made
Junior Grand Steward
of Grand Lodge.

Reuben A. Bogley, ceputy grand
master, was elected grand master Of
Masons in the District of Columbia at
the st. Johns day communication Of
the Grand Lodge, F. A. A. M, last
night in Masonic Temple, Thirteenth
street and New York avenue. He sue
ceeds c. Fred Cook, who had been the
titular head Of Blue Lodge Masonry in
the Masonic jurisdiction Of the Dis
trict of Columbia since December 27,
1880.
Appointed to the Grand Lodge Of
fetal line as junior grand steward in
1922, MI. Bcgley progressed through the
several places and stations in regular
order from year to year until last night,
when he reached the top.
The vacancy at the foot OF the
Grand Lodge line as junior grand
steward was filled, after an un-
usually spirited contest, by the cleo
ton of Ara Marcus Daniels, past
master of Pentalpha Lodge, No. %.
Should he advance through the chairs
in regular order, the newly elected
junior grand steward will become grand
master Of Masons in the District OF
Columbia December 81, 1912.
New Officer Is Engineer.
Mr.. Daniels is well known in Masonic
ahd other circles. He is a civil en-
gineer by profession and is the director
OF the Masonic Personnel and Service
Bureau.
Another new officer was added to
the grand line last night when Aubrey
H. Clayton, past master Of Mount
Pleasant Lodge, No. 33, was named
grand lecturer.
AT the election last night Senior
Grand Warden Harry G. Kimball was
advanced to the Office of deputy grand
master, Junior Grand Warden Vernon
@. owen to the Office Of senior grand
warden, Grand Marshal Robert S.
Regar to the Office of junior grand
warden, Senior Grand Deacon Clyde J.
Nichols to the Office Of grand marshal,
Junior Grand Deacon Otto B. Roepke
to the Office of senior grand deacon,
Grand Sword Bearer Paul B. Crome-
lin to the Office Of junior grand deacon,
Grand Pursuivant Leonard P. Steuart
to the Office Of grand sword bearer,
Senior Grand Steward Eugene E;
THOMPSON to the Office Of grand
pursuivant, and Junior Grand Steward
Needham c. Turnage to the office OF
senior grand steward.
Others Reelected.
The following were reelected: Past
Grand Master j. Claude KEEPER as
grand secretary, Past Grand Master
Charles E. Baldwin as grand treasurer,
Rev. John G. Palmer, past master OF
BENJAMIN B. French Lodge, No. Is, as
grand chaplain, and Past Master Will
liam P. Herbst of Hiram Lodge, NO.
10. as grand tiler. The vacancy as
assistant grand chaplain, caused by the
death a few months ago OF Rev.
Charles E. Fultz, wac filled by the cleo
ton Of Dr. Simpson B. Daugherty, pas
tor of Memorial United Brethren
Church. who is chaplain of Washing
ton Centennial Lodge No. IA
Mr.. Bogley, the newly elected grand
master. has an extensive Masonic rec
ord. He is a past master and the
present secretary of George c: Whit
ing Lodge, No. %; is past high priest
of Mount Vernon Chapter, No. 8,
Royal Arch Masons; is the present
eminent commander Of Washington
Commandery, No. !, knights Templar:
is a third-second degree Mason OF
Albert Pike Consistory, Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rte; Of Almas Tenn
ole of the Mystic Shrine, of Kallipohs
Grotto, of Capitol Forest of the Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; is past patron OF
Mizpah Chapter; No. g. and past
grand patron of the Grand Chapter OF
TIE order of the Eastern Star, and Is
q member Of the Masonic Veterans AS
sociation.
The new grand master was presented
with a wrist watch Of gold from the
past masters of his own lodge, all OF
whom were present. The speech OF
presentation was made by Gratz Z.
Dunkum. past grand master, but the
watch was turned over by Reuben A.
Boeley. ir., son Of the new grand
master, who is the immediate past
master of the lodge his father once
presided over. The new grand master
also was presented for installation into
Office by his son, acting as grand mar
shal.
Given Rug and Jewels.
A feature of the evening was the
presentation to the retiring grand
Inaste-. Col. Cook, of an elaborate
oriental rug, a gift from the A con-
stituent lodges of the jurisdiction. The
address of presentation was made by
John NJ. Littlepage. immediate past
master of Temple-Noyes Lodge, No. 80,
on behalf of the WorShipful Masters
Association Of 931, of which Mr..
Littlepage was the president. Col. Cook
made appropriate response.
The retiring grand master also re-
ceived the customary gold, diamond
studded Jewel Of past grand master,
appropriately engraved, as a gift from
the Grand Lodge The presentation
was made by Past Grand Master
Charles Cyrus Coombs, who, during his
term Of office in the year 1922, was
responsible for Col Cooks advent to
the official line of the Grand Lodge.
Mr.. Coombs, in presenting the re-
tiring grand master with the jewel