Evening star., 1935-10-20

At a meeting of the Executive Com.
mittee of Capitol Forest, No. l04, ian
Cedars of Lebanon, Grand Tall CEDAR
Pierce M. Rice announced the appoint
ment of Rev. Robert Lewis as chaplain
of the forest. He Is rector OF st. Luxe q
Episcopal Church, Bladensburg, Nd.
and was formerly Supreme Chaplain
Of the Supreme Forest.
The Grand Tall Cedar also an
nounced the appointment of Past
Grand Tall Cedar Charles r. Brill as
chairman of the Barn Yard Mite Cere.
monial. Senior Deputy Grand Tall
Cedar William c. Heider will serve as
vice chairman Of this committee,
which is composed of all appointive
officers of the Forest.
The Tall Cedar Chanters have re-
sumed weekly rehearsals at Thompson
School in preparation for several out
of-town engagements, it was an
nounced by Director Homer S. Pope.
The officers and uniformed units OF
Capitol Forest paid fraternal visit
to Mt. Vernon Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons on October IA. The enter
tainment was featured by musical Sc
lections by the Tall Cedar Band and
Chanters; also q drill by the Royal
Rangers, under the command OF Chief
Ranger j. Fred Huber. Tall Cedars
Pearson and Mullins also assisted in
the program.
Grand Master Of Masons Robert S.
Regar, accompanied by. the offlcers
of the Grand Lodge, will pay Federal
Lodge a fraternal visit next Tues
day evening. Harry X. Green OF
Clarendon, past grand master Of Vir-
ginia and a former member OF Fed
eral Lodge, will be the guest speaker.
Grand Master Regar will present
William B. Cragg of Federal Lodge
with q gold button, given by the
Grand Lodge of the District of Column
bia to all Masons of this jurisdiction
who have beeen a member for SO
years. The grand visitation, as in
prior years, will be a joint meeting
with Acacia Lodge. A banquet will
be served and entertainment pre-
sented.
A patriotic celebration under the
Joint auspices of the Advisory Board
of Masonic Clubs of the District Of
Columbia and the Military Order Of
the World War. will be held October
% at noon. at the monument Of John
Paul Jones at the foot of Seventeenth
street. Mai. Edwin S. Bethlehem, jr,
Is chairman.
The United States Marine Band
will furnish a concert followed by pa
triotic addresses, then the placing OF
wreaths by about 20 different patriotic
organizations. All club officers and
members, patriotic citizens, members
of the Military Order of the World
War, Masons, their families and
friends are cordially invited to be
present at this ceremony on Navy day.
Masonic Club Sunday services under
the auspices of the Advisory Board
of Masonic Clubs, will be held Oc-
tober q at 8 pm. at the First Baptist
Church. DR.. Rufus w. Weaver. min
lister Of the church. will speak on RE
Ngious Liberty and Free Masonary." A
musical program has been arranged.
Mithras Lodge Of Perfection, Scot
tish Rite, conferred the 9th and 10th
degrees last Tuesday evening.
The lodge will hold special meet
ing next Tuesday to confer the 14th
degree. The Supreme Council Of Scot
tish Rite of the Southern Jurisdiction
of the United States Is in session dur
ing the week and q number Of the
members of the council is expected to
be present.
Robert de Bruce Council, knights
Kadosh will also meet Tuesday eve
ming. The Executive Committee of
the Scottish Rite have fixed the date
for ladies' night at the Cathedral No
vember 8, at $50 o'clock.
At the regular convocation of Mount
I1OItU SllhpIci, ". n. M', 4uccNdy CFC.
ming the Royal Arch degree will be
conferred with the king, Companion
Blandy, in the East. Announcement
will be made Of final preparations to
entertain Bethel No. 2, Jobs Daughters,
of Brightwood on November IL.
At its meeting last Tuesday night,
King David Lodge was entertained with
motion pictures taken Of the Masonic
field day last Summer.
King David members belonging to
the councils of Royal and Select Mas
ters were the special guests Of Adoni-
ram Council No. 1, r. and S. NJ. last
Thursday evening. The King David
Lodge Fellowcraft Club will meet Oc-
tober 28 in the han, Twelfth and Mon
roe streets northeast.
Washington Naval Chapter. No. 8,
r. A. NJ, will meet at Naval Lodge
Hall next Wednesday. At the close
of the meeting the George Washing
ton Chapter of the Order of De Molay
of Clarendon, Va, will exemplify one
of their ceremonials and "a short talk