Evening star., 1935-10-06
MASONIC CLUBMEN
RESUME ACTIVITY
Roper Is Principal Speaker
at Dinner Meeting
September rs.

OF the Department OF commerce, OF
which Charles T. Burley is president,
commenced its Fall and Winter ac-
tivities with dinner meeting on Sep
| tember Is.
The principal address was by. Sec
retary of Commerce Roper. Others
who spoke were Robert S. Regar.
grand master Of Masons of the Dis
trict Of Columbia; Otto B. Roepke,
deputy grand master and grand high
priest, Royal Arch Masonry Of the
District, and Charles H. Taylor. third
vice president of the National League
of Masonic Clubs.
Reginald Kasselbaum. radio artist,
with Edwin G. Balinger at the piano,
played several violin selections, and
Harry Forker, bass-baritone, pre-
sented a number Of solos.
Among others present were Wisdom
D. Brown. past grand master of Ma
] sons of the District; William Moseley
Brown. past grand master of Masons
and present grand commander,
Knights Templar of Virginia; Ray
mond B. Dickey, past grand high
priest, Royal Arch Masons of the
District; Edward w. Libbey, past
grand monarch, Order of Yelled
Prophets of the United States and
Canada; William L. Austin, director
Of the census; Charles H. Mcdaniel,
John c. Mcconnell, e. X. Skidmore,
Frederick w. Jones, James o. Porter,
Arthur B. Frantz, John o. Bowen,
past presidents of the Anchor Club;
William H. Barringer, past president,
National League Nof Masonic Clubs;
Russell H. Thompson, State presi-
dent. National League Of Masonic
Clubs. and Charles H. Taylor, third
vice president. National League of Ma
sonic Clubs.
| The officers of the Anchor Club
are: President, Charles T. Burley;
vice president, Malcolm Kerlin; Sec
retary. Clarence C. Weidemann; treas
urer. Daniel c. Carpenter. and, SEN
tinel. Albert D. Davis.
The coordinate bodies Of the An
! Gent and Accepted Scottish Rite Of
Freemasonry in the valley Of Wash
ington began their Fall meetings last
Tuesday at the Cathedral of the Rite,
| 433 Third street, at which time Mith-
las Lodge Of Perfection conferred the
fourth and fifth degrees upon the class
Of candidates.
Next Tuesday evening the lodge will
confer the sixth and seventh degrees
in full ceremonial form. Arrange
ments are now being made for an
open house or ladies' night at the
cathedral. the date to be announced
later.
Trinity Lodge, No. Al. F. A. A. M, at
! its led commune ton Oh Septen-
ber % paid honor to one of its past
masters, Clarence j. West, who is
grand scribe of the Grand Chapter
and grand warder of the Grand Com
mandery. Among the many guests
were the grand master of Masons,
Robert S. Regar; the grand high
priest. Otto B. Roepke: the grand
commander of Knights Templar, Ar
thur M. Poynton; Past Grand Master
William Moseley Brown of Virginia.
Past Grand Masters Dunkam, Baldwin
and Owens Of the District of Colum-
bia, the grand master of the Grand
Council Of North Carolina. K. w. Par
ham, and representatives of La Fayette
Chapter, Adoniram Council and De
Molay Commandery and of Arlington
Chapter. No. IS, Of Cherrydale, Va.
| Past Master Theodore C. Lewis and
committee from st. Johns Lodge,
No. IL, presented Past Master West
/ with basket of flowers in recogni-
! tion of his honorary membership in
/ their lodge. The most excellent high
/ priest of Arlington Chapter. John
Parker, presented him with an hon.
orary membership in their chapter.
Speeches of appreciation were made
/ by Grand Master Regar and Past
| Grand Master Brown, after which
Past Master Frederick L. Haller pre-
Sented Past Master West with an en-
crossed set of resolutions, acknowl-
edging his services to his lodge as
master and as secretary. Finally. the
master Mason degree was conferred,
with Past Master West in the east,
with the cooperation of the Fellow
craft Team of King David Lodge, No.
| %. under the direction of its master,
Joseph w. Marshall.
| High Priest Roy M. Stockman of
/ William r. Singleton Chapter, No. IA.
r. A. NJ, has announced that follow
/ ing short business session on Thurs
day, October 10, the chapter will be
! closed promptly and at $50 an illus
trated lecture will be given by Excel
lent Companion Peter Bisset on garden
subjects, their care and interest to the
home.
Federal Lodge, No. 1, F. A. A. NJ.
will confer the entered apprentice de-
gree on large class of candidates on
Tuesday evening. Worshipful Master
Bingham w. Matthias invites all men,
bers Of the craft to be present.
Last Tuesday night King David
Lodge, No. %, F. A. A. M, voted to
invest 81 900 as the initial deposit in
| its fund for meeting relief Authori-
rangement was given earlier this year,
and Worshipful Master Joseph W.
Marshall thanked the board of man
ayers of the temple for its administra-
ton that made the investment pos
sible. He further expressed the hope
that each passing year would see a
comparable sum added to this per-
manent fund.
The entered apprentice degree was
conferred, with Junior Warden Jacob
son and Senior Deacon Mackle shar-
ing the east. Worshipful Master Mar
shall announces that the field day
motion pictures will be shown at King
David's next meeting, October Is.
Tuesday evening Mount Horeb
Chapter. r. A. M, will confer the
mark master degree. A special convo-
cation has been called for Saturday
evening, October IL, for the conferring
of the p. M. and M. E. NJ. degrees.