Evening star., 1934-12-16

Carlin L. Brinkley was elected mas
ter of Semper Paratus Lodge of Ma
sons at the last meeting. Other officers
are: Senior warden, Hugh L. Murrell;
Junior warden, William A. Skeen; sec
retary, DR.. Clifton p Clark; treasurer
Alfred T. Thorson; senior deacon
David K McConville; Junior deacon
Garland Sponburgh: senior steward
Everett E. Jackson; junior steward
Orrin R. Hammer; Rear Admiral
Harry G. Hamlet. commandant of the
Coast Guard, past master. trustee;
Charles N. Hubbard and Fred Han
sen, on the Masonic Board of Relief;
George N Bailey, representative te
the st. Johns Mite Society.
The officers were installed by Past
Grand Master Harry G. Kimball. Past
Master William Homer Carroll pre-
sented Admiral Hamlet with a past
masters jewel. The membership OF
the lodge is composed of civilian en-
ployes of the Coast Guard.
The lodge will confer the F. c,
degree next Thursday evening. Junior
Deacon Sponburgh will preside. Senior
Steward Everett E. Jackson will de-
liver the lecture.
Dawson Lodge elected the follow
ing officers: David S. Dawson, mas
ter; Luther R. Ray, senior warden;
Ralph c. Boyd, junior warden; John
A. Colborn, 26th term, secretary; Ed
ward E. Swan, 9Th term, treasurer;
Eugene Meads. master of ceremonies;
Rev. Samuel H. Kornmann, chaplain;
Herbert w. Smith, senior deacon !;
Clifford F. JohncoX, Junior deacon;
Arthur B. Hansen. senior steward !;
William F. Lannan, tiler; John L.
Apple, organist, Benjamin F. Lar
combe, trustee; Elmer johnson, rep
resentative to board of managers,
Masonic and Eastern Star Home
Arthur P. Butrick, representative to
Masonic I Board Of Relief: Eugene
Meads. delegate to st. Johns Mite
Association; Clarence T. Lacy, repre-
sentative to board of managers Lodge
Room No. !.
They were installed by Eugene
Meads and Benjamin F. Larcombe.
a past masters jewel was presented
to the retiring master, Eugene Meads,
by Paul Anderson. William Gluken-
hous presented the master. on behalf
of the Fellow Craft Club, gavel.
La Fayette Lodge will meet Thurs
day at 7:30 pm. at the Masonic Tenn
pie for installation of officers.
The following officers were elected
In Petworth Lodge: Robert F. Alex
ander, master; Wade T. Brown, senior
warden; Arthur w. Jet, junior war
den: John L. Allen, senior deacon
Otto S. Franklin, junior deacon, past
master; Herbert w. Ludwig, secre-
tary, reelected, past master; Charles
c. Sharah, treasurer, reelected;
George R. Douglas, senior steward;
Thomas w. Woltz, Junior steward; /;
Carl w. Gardner, master of cere-
monies. past master: John F. Troupe,
tller; Dwight F. Chase, organist; Al
len F. Cook. soloist.
They will be installed Thursday by
Past Master Herbert w. Ludwig, as
sisted by Past Master Chester c.
Hutchinson.
William R. Singleton Lodge elected
officers as follows: Master. Edward
B. Harry; senior warden, Robert E.
Doleman; Junior warden, William H.
Churchill; secretary, Carl E. Schoen-
halls: treasurer, Frederick J. Heider;
senior deacon, C. Wendell Shoemaker; !;
junior deacon, Vernal r. Brown; mar
shall, Warren w. Shoemaker; senior
steward, Thomas Mel. Davis; Junior
steward, Charles G. Weber; chap
lain, William Curtis White; tiler, S.
Mace Mcmillan.
The annual dinner, in honor of the
retiring master, Edward M. Weeks. will
be held December 20 at 4511 Wiscon-
sin avenue at $50 pm. Members and
their Masonic friends are invited.
Pentalpha Lodge has Fellows
Craft Club rally tomorrow. A quartet
will entertain; refreshments will be
served and negotiations will be made
for the Christmas party. All members
are invited.
Master Troy A. Nubson of King
David Lodge announces installation of
officers at Brookland Masonic Temple
December 18. Charles E. Baldwin,
past grand master of Masons of the
District of Columbia, will be the in
stallation officer. Members of the
Brookland chapter. o. E. S., will serve
refreshments.
The Ionic Club of Master Masons,
composed of employees of the United
States Treasury and General Account
ing Office, will meet at the Ambassa-
dor Hotel Wednesday evening for elec-
ton of officers. Members of the Ad-
visory Board of Masonic Clubs of the
District of Columbia, headed by the
president, Samuel B. Reeder, will pay
their visitation.
Justice night" will be observed by
Justice Lodge. H. H. Clegg, assistant
director of the Division of Investiga-
ton of the Department of Justice, will
discuss the activities of the Division
of Investigation in the pursuit and ap-
prehension of criminals and the use
of fingerprints and ballistics. There
will be present a number of justices OF
the local courts, including justices OF
the District of Columbia Supreme
Court, the United States Court of
Claims and the District of Columbia
Police Court, the Assistant Secretary
of the Department of the Interior;
Leslie G. Garnett, United States at
torney for the District of Columbia,
and his assistants, David A. Pine and
Harry L. Underwood. and others; Maj.
Ernest Brown, superintendent of po-
lice. and a number of distinguished
guests.
Samuel Gompers Lodge elected Off
GERS as follows: M. c. Rosendorf,
master; Alfred A. Bennett, senior
warden; Milton D. Norman, junior
warden; Louis Rosenberg. secretary;
Harry c. Racoosin. treasurer; Joseph