Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25

nual meeting ana electlon
of officers.
"HE Grand Commandery of
knights Templar for the Dis
trict has issued invitations to
L the annual inspection, COM
petitive drill and ball to be
held at the Washington Auditorium
Tuesday evening, February 3, starting
ut 1880 o'clock.
Kallipolis Grotto, Mystic Order Of
Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm, will hold its annual meeting
and elect and install officers for the
new year on Thursday evening at 8
o'clock at the Grotto headquarters, l2l2
@ street northwest. The election of
officers would seem to present no con-
test inasmuch as no rival candidates
for the following have been announced:
For monarch, Carlton F. Howell; CHIEF
justice, Oscar A. @. Oehmler; master
of ceremonies, Frederick Wilken;
treasurer, Past Monarch L. Whiting
Estes; secretary, Past Grand Monarch
Z. w. Libbey; trustee, Nathan Well,
and sentinel, Charles H. Corby.
Petworth Lodge, No. ~, Is going to
give over Friday evening to q family
night, with refreshments and dancing
after a program Of entertainment
starting at o'clock.
Samuel Gompers Lodge, No. IS, at
its last meeting. the attendance at
which was one Of the largest in the
history Of the lodge, had Rev. DR..
Abram Simon to act as guest chaplain
and deliver the opening prayer. During
the evening informal visits were paid
the lodge by Col Q. Fred Cook, grand
master OF Masons of the District;
Gratz E. Dunkum and G. G. Coombs,
past grand masters; Frank M. Roller,
grand lecturer; Needham @. Turnage,
Junior grand steward; Herbert G. Cave,
chairman of the Grand Lodge Com
mittees on Work and Lectures, and 9
large number of masters and past
masters from this and other jurisdic-
tons.
Worshipful Master Louis ]. Raebach
announced that next Tuesday evening
the lodge will celebrate its NTH ami
versary in the banquet hall Of the
temple after a short business meeting.
There will be dancing, entertainment
and refreshments. Members and Wis
itors are invited TO come and to bring
their ladies.
At the annual meeting Of Almas
Temple, A. A. o. N. NJ. s., at the Shrine
clubhouse, 1915 K street, recently the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Robert s. Regar, poten-
tate; James r. Prendergast, chief rab-
ban; Edward d. Anderson, assistant
rabL=a; william c. Miller, high priest
and prophet; George F. Hoover, ORR
entail guide; Frank E. Ghiselli, treas
urer. and r. Lawrence Walker, re-
corder. Representatives to the 1881
session of the Imperial Council in Cleve-
land in June are Leonard p. Steuart,
past potentate Of Almas Temple and
imperial Oriental guide Of the Impe-
rial Council; James c. Hoyle, past po-
tentate; r. Lawrence Walker, recorder;
Robert s. Regar, potentate, and James
T. PrendergaSt, chief rsbban. Trustees
for term of three years are William
Montgomery and L. Whiting Estes.
Robert s. Regar, the newly elected
potentate, Is q past master of The New
Jerusalem Lodge, No. 8, and at present
instructor Of work, master of ceremonies
and chaplain in that lodge grand mar
shall Of the Grand Lodge of the District
Of Columbia and representing the juris-
diction of Kentucky in the Grand Lodge
JklC 1IStI1CJ Va NOluIIlOId- x1C 10 l3ASkl
priest Of Columbia Chapter, No. /,
Royal Arch Masons, and represents the
Jurisdiction of Nova Scotia in the Grand
Chapter of the District of Columbia
president of the High Priests Associa-
ton Of the District; member of the
Convention of Amounted High Priests;
of Adoniram Council No. 2, Royal and
Select Masters: of Columbia Command
cry, No. 2, knights Templar; Of Albert
Pike ConSistory, Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite MaSons; of the Temple
Masonic Club of the Royal Order OF
testers; of the Order of the Red Cross
of Constantine, and honorary member
Of many Shrine temples. Mr. Regar is
also administrative assistant to the
Postmaster General and purchasing
! agent Of the Post once Department.
The uniformed bodies Of Almas Tenn
pie, A. A. o. N. NJ. S. will give one OF
their delightful dances Saturday. Tick
cts are now in the hands of the various
members, and also may be procured
from the recorder at Almas Temple
clubhouse, 1915 X street.
All the dances are being held at the
new Almas Temple clubhouse, and due
70 the limited capacity Of the ball room
only a certain number Of dancers car
be accommodated. Dancing viii be
from to IL.
Maj. Thacker v. Walker. president
Of the Ionic Club, announces q meet
ing for 8 O'Clock tomorrow evening at
\ the Washington Hotel, including n
smoker and an entertainment of high
order. The club Is composed of Mas
ter MasonS employed in the Treasury
Department. the General Accounting
Office, the White House and the Capt.
tol, and has branches in Philadelphia
San Francisco and Los Angeles.
In addition to President Walker OF
the Treasury Department, the follow
ing officers for 1881 were elected at Q
recent meeting: Elton j. Layton, vice
y president; John l.. Bateman, secretary:
Z. w. Alexander treasurer, and A. T
Ogden, marshal, and Guy @. Harper
doorkeeper.
The Temple Club of Master Mason:
Of the United State Post once Depart
naent will meet Friday in the Odd Eel.
lows Temple, 419 Seventh street. i
Is expected that announcement will bt
made of the personnel Of the stand.
ing committees of the club for thu
new year. The meeting viii be II
charge of members of the club from
the Bureau OF the Third Assistant
Postmaster General The committee
:. In charge is composed of Henry Sun
void, chairman; j. o. Bouton, John H
Buckingham, E. F. Robertson and Mel
son B. Vented.
Third Assistant Postmaster Genera
Frederic A. Tflton. who is q member o.
the club, will deliver an address. Tit
entertainment program Will tnclud,