Evening star., 1934-04-15


tish Rite of Freemasonry, at the an
nual meeting last Tuesday night.
Other officers selected were: Mel |
vile D. Hensey, SD degree, senior
warden; John D. Hess K. c. c. H, |
junior warden; j. Walter Karsner, 33d |
degree, orator; c. Edgar Bittinger, 33d |
degree, master of ceremonies; Fred |
eric B. Blackburn, expert; Willis D. |
Wine, assistant expert; Carl Collier,
standard bearer Marvin E. Fowler,
guardian of the temple; John c. Pal
mer, 33d degree, chaplain; T. j. |
Moore, tiler; John c. Wineman 33d |
degree, almoner; Arthur B. Hayes, 33d |
degree, recorder; Monte Sanger, 33d |
degree, treasurer, and Francis A. Seb- |
ring, 33d degree, trustee. They were |
installed b. Frank M. Roller, 33d de-
gree.
Robert De Bruce Council, knights
Kadosh, held a special session last !
Tuesday evening and conferred the |
22d and 23d degrees on a class of |
candidates.
Next Tuesday evening Robert De |
Bruce Council will hold another spe-
cial meeting, at which the oath degree |
will be conferred.
MithraS Lodge of Perfection will !
also meet the same night for business
only.
De Molay Ccmmandery. K. T, elect
ed officers as follows: Ernest F. GUIDE, |
commander; Freeman W. Sharp, jr.,
generalisSimo; Harry B. Reed, cap
t7in-general; George P. Smith, preIate
(re-electeD; J. Fred Huber, treasurer;
Edward Stelle, recorder (re-elected |
fourteenth time): Thomas B. Mitchell,
senior warden; Percy w. Jones, junior
warden; Harold c. Moynelo, standard |
bearer; ]. Dallas Linkins, sword
bearer; Richard w. Waldt warder;
George I. Laizure, trustee, reelected |
for three-year term; Ross H. Snyder,
representative to board of governors
of commandery asylum. They will
be installed April "a.
Senior Deputy Grand Tall Cedar
Harry E. ReiSeberg and Junior Dep
uty Grand Tall Cedar Pierce NJ. Rice,
representing Capitol Forest, Tall Ce-
dars OF Lebanon, attended April 7 at
Atlantic City, N j., a testimonial din
ner given Mayor Ben Bacharack by
the Atlantic City Forest, Tall Cedars
of Lebanon. Included in the party
were William c. Heider, George NJ.
Little and Roy Blick. Representative
Isaac Bacharack, brother of the
mayor, and District Representative
Thomas C. Havell also attended.
William c. Heider, director of the
stunts team CT Capitol Forest, an
nounced at a recent meeting Lieut.
George NJ. Little and Fred F. Magru-
der were elected delegates to the an
nual convention Of the Tall Cedars,
to be held at Atlantic City May 16, II
and l8.
Washington Centennial Lodge will
hold a special communication tomor-
row at 7:3O pm. The E. A. degree
will be conferred and Junior Warden
Elmer H. Johnson will preside in the
east Stated communication next
Wednesday. Master James L. Padgett
announces an early closing of this
meeting to enable members in body
to visit West Gate Lodge Of Mount
Rainier, Md.
Chevy Chase Lodge was presided
over by Master Lewis V. Judson last
Wednesday night, when the M NJ
degree was conferred. April 25 will be
Fellow Crafts night.
The Chess Club has two new men,
bers, Dwight Russell Cooke and
Thomas Washington. Gregor Mac
Pherson still leads with a percentage
OF 961.
Eugene H. McLachlen, Edward C.
Sasser and DR.. Charles u. Cole have
organized Woodpeckers' Club of all
lodge members, the first meeting of
which was last night at the McLach-
len home on Raymond street.
Rev. L. Barrett Rice, pastor of
Potomac Heights Community Church.
assisted by Rev. Freely w. Rohrer of
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church,
will conduct religious services at the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home to-
day at o'clock, under the auspices
of Lebanon Lodge, No. 7, F, A. A. M.
A special feature of the program will
be an address by Rev. Mr.. Rice, pre-
pared especially for the children at
the home. Music will be furnished
By the Lebanon Lodge choir, under
the direction of Raymond E. Rapp,
organist.
Charles Siegel, master of Osiris
Lodge, announces a Marine night"
April 18. The Master Mason's de-
gree will be conferred on Marine
candidate by a cast composed of
members of that branch of the. serv-
ice. All Master MasonS are invited.
Hiram Lodge has designated April
10 as weather Bureau night" re-
viving a custom of years ago, when
the lodge met at Nineteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue, when an occa-
sional night was set aside for the
many employees of the United States
Weather Bureau. This will not only .
be an evening for the Masonic en-
ployes of the Weather Bureau, but
an evening when these employees
might gather to honor Past Master
Willis Ray Gregg, who has recently
been appointed chief Of that bureau.
There will be an entertainment and
refreshments.
Petworth Lodge will confer the F.
C. degree Thursday Senior Deacon
Jet will preside during the degree
with Junior Steward Allen assisting.
DR.. Alexander Wetmore, assistant
secretary of the Smithsonian InStitu-
ton, will deliver an illustrated lecture
entitled Travelling Through Haiti
after the business session Of Columbia
Lodge, April 20.
Lieut.. Charles Reimer's SHOW |
Boat" will be presented at French |
Lodge April 16.
Master Maurice A. Goldberg an
nounces at the stated communication |
of Samuel Gompers Lodge Tuesday |
the E. A. degree was conferred on a
class of seven candidates. Phil Lamp |
kin, director of the Fox Theater Or |
chestra, was guest speaker.
The Lambskin Club celebrated