Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11

WASHINGTON Commandery
IA will begin its Fall ritualistic
~ work with a class of 35
Wednesday night, according
to announcement by the
commander, Reuben A. Bogley, be-
ginning at o'clock, with the Order
Of the Red Cross, followed by supper
at the temple. The generalissimo,
Frank NJ. Roller, will head the cast for
this order. After the supper the Malta
team, composed of members of the
drill corps, will confer the Order of
Malta in full form. The new Malta
uniforms, recently purchased for this
cast will be used.
Saturday Washington Commandery
will move to Alexandria and the George
washington National Masonic Memorial
for the Order of the Temple. Because
OF the large number of candidates, the
commandery will work practically
throughout the day at the memorial.
The cast for the Order of the Temple
will be composed of past grand COM
manders and past commanders, mem
bers OF Washington Commandery.
Most Eminent Sir Perry w. Widener
OF California, Grand Master of Templars
OF the United States, has accepted an
invitation and will attend and par
tic1pate in the ceremonies. MANY of
the grand officers of neighboring juris-
dictionS have also been invited, as have
the nearby communicates. Dinner will
be served to the invited guests at the
George Mason Hotel in Alexandria; the
assembled uniform bodies will march
In parade at z o'clock from the hotel
to the memorial. The program arranged
Tor the evening, it is said, will be most
interesting and inspiring.
Religious services will be held at the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home today
at pm, under the auspices of
Stansbury Lodge, No. "a. Rev. Walter
M. Michael will speak and music will
be furnished by the choir of Brightwood
Park Methodist Episcopal Church,
Walter Studdiford conducting. The
public is invited to attend.
Roy A. Plympton, illustrious master
Of Adoniram Council, No. 2, Royal and
Select Masters, has announced that
Thursday of this week has been
designated as Post Office night" and
the degree of Royal Master will be
presented by Raymond N. Babcock fol-
lowed by the degree of Select Master
presented by Erwin ]. Hibbs with
a class including employees of the city
post office as well as of the Post Office
Department. Plans are being formulated
for the degree Of Superintendent Master
November 81.
Ladies' night will be celebrated by
Samuel Gompers Lodge, No IS, with a
dance at the Shoreham Hotel Thursday
from 8 until /. The main feature of
the evening will be New York Musical
Revue, consisting Of IL acts. There
will also be door prizes and spot-dance
prizes given. Arrangements are under
SiiFnRfiny1 nf 80 L.
Louis j. Raebach, master of the lodge.
The master of Petworth Lodge, No. At,
has announced that the members of the
lodge will be entertained Thursday
evening with motion pictures through
the courtesy of the Chesapeake 81
Potomac Telephone Co., following the
business session of the lodge.
Under the auspices of st. Johns
Lodge, No. II. and st. Johns Lodge
Chapter, No. 18, O. E. S., a mardi graS
and frolic will be given Friday for men,
women and children, with free admis-
sion to all, at the Almas Temple Club
House, 1915 K street northwest. There
Will be games, fine music, dancing and
contests with prizes to make the win
ners' hearts glad.
The Scottish Rite bodies of Wash
ngton, individually and collectively, are
preparing both for the reception of the
Supreme Council of the Southern Juris-
diction starting next Sunday, October
ID, and continuing with important events
scheduled throughout the week, as well
as for their annual Fall course in the
degrees from the 4th to the 32d, in
elusive, starting october 81. Those in
terested IN the degree course have been
asked to get in touch with Lem Towers,
thrty-thlrd degree, general secretary,
at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, Third
and E streets northwest.
EASTERN STAR.
The final get-together of those who
contemplate attending the General
Grand Chapters session in San An
tonic, Tex, is scheduled for Thursday,
October Is, at 1880 pm, at Masonic
Temple.
turkey dinner will be served Octo-
Der is by Takoma Chapter in the Ia
koma Masonic Temple. A short BUSH
ness meeting will be held October %.
Areme Chapter last Wednesday night
was entertained by Loyalty Chapter.
The Ways and Means Committee met
at the Biltmore cafeteria to formulate
plans for the next three months. The
chapter will hold rummage sale Octo-
Der IL, 10 and IA at 2012 Georgia ave-
nue. under auspices of the Temple
Committee.
Joseph H. Milans Lodge Chapter will
$1eet Thursday evening in Northeast
Masonic Temple. The degrees will be
conferred. The meeting OF November
will be Bethlehem Chapter night, and
November 10 the secretaries, treasurers
and Star Points Of all the chapters will
be special guests.
1.-The Old Family Album" was the
title of the taXleaux given at the last
meeting of Martha Chapter. The grand
visitation will be held october Is. The
Auxiliary Home Board will make its
annual visit to the home october %.
Naomi Chapter will meet October IA,
ut which time the grand matron and
grand patron will make their official
grand visitation. Later in the evening
a package party will be held. The
home members will be entertained Oc-
tober Is. The matron and patron have
charge.
East Gate Chapter will receive the
grand officers in their annual grand
visitation next Friday evening at 8
O'Clock. The degrees will be conferred.
The Ways and Means Committee will
give o Halloween dance october 20 at
East Gate Temple. Rhode Island and