Evening star., 1931-12-20

TOMORROW evening the High
Priests Association will present
the Mark degree In Petworth
i Chapter, No. 16, Royal Arch
Masons, with Past High Priest
Charles ]. Armbruster (grand master
Of the first vaiD in charge OF the cere-
nnony.
Mount Horeb Chapter, No. 7, has
called of its cenvocation OF Decem-
Der 40.
The annual election and installation
Of officers of the Grand Lodge of
Masons will be the order of business
at the Grand Lodge session a week
from tomorrow evening, St. Johns day,
December 28.
The Christmas observance services
will be performed in the ssylums Of
all the communicates of the District
on Christmas day.
ELECTIONS.
Potomac Lodge, No 5-Master,
Henry Utley Milne; senior warden, W.
L. Fisher; secretary, Richard p. Wad-
dey; treasurer, Isaac Birch; senior
deacon. Maurice l.. Brewton junior
deacon, Harold G. Mccartney; senior
steward, Wayne A. Leavtt; junior
steward. Fred w. Englert; tiler, S. w.
Delzell; instructor. W. s. Waddey; M.
OF c., H. B. Stover; chaplain, Rev. c.
B. Austin; soloist, Edgar Kidwell:
organist, w. K. Cohen.
Dawson Lodge. No. l6-Christian A.
Manning, master: Vernon Cleaver,
senior warden; Eugene Meads, Junior
warden; John A. Colborn (twenty-third
terr), secretary; Edward E. Swan,
treasurer: Arthur B. Butrick, master of
ceremonies; Samuel H. Kornmann,
chaplain; Luther r. Ray senior dea-
con: David S. Dawson, junior deacon;
Ralph G. Boyd, senior steward; Herbert
w. Smith Junior steward; William F.
Lannan. tiler; John L. Apple, organist;
Benjamin F. Larcombe, trustee; John
r. Jefferies, representative to Masonic
Board Of Relief; Paul Anderson dele
gate to st. Johns Mite Association;
Elmer johnson, representative to Board
OF Managers Masonic and Eastern
Star Home: Christian A. Manning, rep
resentatlve to Board of Managers,
Lodge Room No. L.
The officers were installed BY Past
Master Peyton B. Fletcher, who also
presented the retiring master, Arthur
3. Butrlck, with a past masters Jewel.
King David Lodge, No. 28-George H.
Stiles, master: John H. Mclean, senior
warden; Tory A. Nubson, junior war
den; Joseph w. Marshall, senior dea-
con; Harold S. Higgins, junior dea-
son, George Jacobson, senior steward;
Jeri Mackle, junior steward, and Walter
A. Neil CP. M, marshal Past Grand
Master Baldwin, as for many years, in
stalled the officers.
Deputy Grand Master Bogley of the
Grand Lodge Of the District of Columbia.
on behalf of the new masters wife,
presented to him gavel made of wood
taken from an old horsechestnut tree
planted by George Washington ON the
old Kenwood estate. Past Grand Mas
ter Baldwin presented King Davids
Junior past master, Walter A. Neil,
with a past masters jewel. Refresh
nfents were served by the ladies of
Brookland Chapter, No. II, o. E S.,
and solos were sung by Mrs. Helen
Meads
Jcppa Lodge, No 35.-Worshipful
master, Harry w Beach; senior war
den, Ansel Hansen; junior warden, Gill
bert l. jackson; secretary, Alban B.
Caldwell, P. NJ; treasurer, David L.
Pitcher, P. M; senior deacon, Stanley
r. Travis; Junior deacon, Howard Nj.
Stackhouse, senior steward, Charles A.
Kicks; junior steward, Orrie L. Boards
ley; tiler, David r. Glascoe. Trustees,
Jesse G. Suter, DR.. Arthur NJ Trivett,
P. NJ, and r. Barrett Lank Repre-
sentative to Masonic and Eastern Star
Home, Dr. Arthur M; Trivett, Repre-
sentatives Masonic Board of Relief,
Fred e. Blood and F. L. Harmon. st.
Johns Mite Association, William j.
Buehm, P. M
The Committee on Entertainment re-
ported that they had accepted invi-
tattons to put on the burlesque degree,
'Eighty-third Degree Fahrenheit, Mys-
tic Knights Of the Sea-" Marine juris-
d1ction, January 81 at Hiram Lodge, No.
10, and on January Is at Stansbury
Lodge, No. "a.
Brightwood Lodge. No. 43-Alvan C.
Chaney, worshipful master; L. Roy
Swab, senior warden; William H. Thies,
Junior warden; Harry C. Stein, secre-
tary; Charles J. Sincell, treasurer;
Frank A. Gould. senior deacon; Harry
z. Benson, junior deacon; Dan YER
million, senior steward; A. Francis
IAnsdale, Junior steward; Rev Henry
Mankin, jr., chaplain; F. D. Raney,
organist; Marvin Spivy, choir leader;
Harry B. Knee, tiler.
Trustees. Louis ]. stoll, j. E. Wilson,
e. W., ". Z. fOWler.
Representatives, G. H. Anderson p.
NJ, Masonic and Eastern Star Home;
Victor A. Howard. st: Johns Mita;
Masonic Board Of Relief
Finance Committee, Harry E. Ben
son. chairman: William H. Thies, |
Frank A. Gould.
Washington Council, No. "a, Ladies
Of the Universal Craftsmen Council of
Engineers = Worthy president Mrs
Frieda j. Pratt; vice president, Mrs.
Caroline E. Pickel, jr.; past president,
Martha H. Stoops; conductress, Mrs
Amy Abb Dustin; secretary, Minnie L.
Pote (re-electedD; treasurer, Mrs Jane
Jones re-elected); warden, Mrs. Lena
G. Towberman; chairman of trustees,
Mrs. Amelia Lilly; second year trustee,
Mrs. Viola M. Gray; third year trustee,
Mrs Maude G. Neill; chaplain ap-
pointed by the worthy president.
u, Installation of officers will be held
Saturday. January 9 at Pythian Temple,
1912 Ninth street northwest, pm
The council celebrated its eleventh
anniversary with the customary birth
day cake and candles. Columbia Coun-
ell Joined in this social affair. Christ |
mas greeting cards are to be sent to
the councils orphans and to all shut-in !
and sick members.
EASTERN STAR,
rsTakoma Chapter elected the follow
Ing officers: Inez c. Burrows, matron
Carl K. Maholm, patron; Ruth S. |
Buckner, associate matron; Everett
Kuebler, associate patron; Annie E. |
Langley, treasurer (re-electeD; Lillian
Dickens, secretary re-elected); Zelemia |
Kuebler conductress; Hazel Mooers, as
sociate conductress; Jennie s. Adams, |
representative to the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home, and Mayda o. and
BENJAMIN s. Brouner, trustees. The |
installation Of officers will be Decem-
Der %.
The following officers were elected in |
Federal Chapter: Dorothy Paul, ma
tron; James Spiller, patron; Mary War
Yen, associate nlatron; Charles Clay