Evening star., 1932-07-31
MASONIC.

A special communication OF th'
Grand Lodge will be held in the audi
torium OF the Washington Masonic
Memorial at Alexandria, Va, August
at 7:30 pm, when the Master Masor
degree will be conferred under tht
auspices Of the Grand Lodge by a cas-
chosen by the Association OF Worship
ful Masters of 1892.
This ceremony will be part OF the
commemoration by the Grand Lodge Of
the District of Columbia OF the 2OOtf
anniversary of the birth of Washington
The degree will be conferred in Colonia
costume and a number Of interesting
articles connected with Washingtoni
Masonic career will be brought to the
meeting, among them being the Bible
from Fredericksburg Lodge on which he
took his Masonic obligations and the
gavel, trowel and apron used by him
at the laying of the corner stone OF the
United States Capitol.
Owing to the limited accommodations
at the Memorial, admission to this COM
munication will be by card. Grand
Lodge officers and past grand masters
may obtain cards of admission At tht
ofice of the grand secretary. Other
members Of the Grand Lodge may OBJ
tain them from the masters OF theil
respective lodges.
The members of Benjamin B. French
Lodge are expected to attend religious
services at Temple Heights today at 4
pm. Rev. John G. Palmer, who Is ir
charge Of the services, is also chaplain
Of this lodge.
A special communication has been
called by Worshipful Master r. F.
Camalier for September at 7:3O pm
for the purpose of comforting the Mas
ter Mason degree. The stated COM
munications for the month OF August
have been called off, as well as the
stated communication for Labor day
Other activities for the members OF the
lodge will be q dinner to be served by
Lebanon Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, September 19. On November z
Col. ]. Miller Kenyon will address the
lodge on the subject of Armistice day.
Plans for the thirtieth annual Su-
preme Forest session, Tall Cedars OF
the United States of America, to be held
in this city May 18, 10 and 20, were
completed at a conference in the Ra-
leigh Hotel Friday evening, at which
time the of1cial appointments Of the
various committee chairmen were an
nounced. Thomas C. Havell, assistant
director of the United States Land Of
fee, is acting preconvention chairman.
Those to be In charge Of the conven-
ton are as follows: Finance, Frank A.
Birgfeld, chief clerk of the Treasury
Department; hotels, Hamlin M. Van
dervort; convention membership, T. e
Franklin; transportation and automo-
biIes, Charles A. Jaquette; reception,
Alvah w. Patterson; publicity and pro-
gram, Harry E. Rieseberg; entertain
YaIaY n ClpAas 1YheapfkAFe' fund
Samuel H. Marks; police, Lieut.. George
NJ Little: grand bali, Pierce M Rice !;
information, John R. Jenkins; conces-
sions, william c. Heider; relief, w. g.
Hoyt; ceremonial, J. N. Kline; registra-
ton, R. S. Miller; property. c. A. Fer
guson; general secretary, Frederick R.
StefTens, and general treasurer, John
Harvey. The local head of the Wash
tngton unit, Capitol Forest, No. 104, at
the time of the convention will be
Charles R. Brill, and J. Fred Huber will
be next in line.
Capitol Forest went to Falls Church,
Va, recently, where 1t gave band con-
cert and furnished entertainment with
its drill team. The event was sponsored
under the direction of J. Fred Huber,
junior deputy grand tall cedar, together
with Rev. Clarence Stewart Mcclellan,
u
which George Washington was at one
time a member, and who now maintains
end collects museum relics of the first
President. The band concert was di-
rected by Charles r, Brill, senior deputy
grand tall cedar.
Monarch o. A. C. Oehmler announces
that Kallipolls Grotto will participate
in the religious. services at Temple
Heights this afternoon, to which all
members, their families and friends
are invited.
The open-air religious service at
Temple Heights today at 4 O'Clock
Palmer, chaplain of the Grand Lodge
of Masons, will have the officers and
members, with their families, of Kali
polls Grotto, No. Is, M. o. V. p. L. R.,
of this city as special guests.
DR.. j. Woodman Babbitt, assistant
pastor Of Covenant-First Presbyterian
Church, will deliver the address. The
music, under the direction Of j. Wal
ter Humphrey, will be furnished by
Newton Hammer, tenor soloist, with
Mrs. ]. Harry Cunningham as &C
companist.
other special guests viii be the Of
blue lodges, with their families: Wash
ington Centennial, Raymond r. Rich
master; Benjamin B. French, Renal
F. Camalier, master; Osiris, J. Henry
Steinbrecher, master, and William r
Singleton, Joseph NJ Wise, master
Also the officers and members of the
following-named chapters of the Order
Of the Eastern Star, with their families
Esther, Mrs. Jessie M. RidingS, matron
Ara M. Daniels. patron; Areme, Mis-.
Irene K. Schmidt, matron; Gerhard
Smitskamp, patron; Temple, Mrs. Sarah
Peden, matron; Henry Holober, patron
and Washington Centennial, Mrs. SUI
c. Huyett, matron; Scott Gray. patron
All members Of these fraternities
with their families, and the public are
welcome.
EASTERN STAR.
Areme Chapter will take part in the