Evening star., 1936-05-24
MAS0NS TO HONOR
PAST HIGH PRIESTS
Dawson and Stamford to
Be Given Testimonial
Dinner Thursday.

washington Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons, will hold testimonial dinner
and meeting Thursday honoring DAVID
s. Dawson and Harry Standiford. past
hirh priests. in the banquet hall OF
Masonic Temple.
Mr.. Dawson is grand high priest OF
ROYAL Arch Masons. He was head OF
Washington Chapter in 1925 ana
master of Dawson Lodge last year.
Mr. Standiford was master OF ST.
Johns Lodge in 1890; grand master
of Masons in 1901 and grand high
priest Of Royal Arch Masons IN 1907,
He is now the oldest past grand high
priest in the United States, in point
of service.
High Priest William Summerbell
will welcome invited guests, among
whom are Grand Master Roepke and
the heads Of all Masonic bodies in
Washington who are Royal Arch Ma
sons. Past high priests will act as
ushers. The gavel will be turned
over to Grand High Priest Dawson.
Following testimonials, the program
will be in charge Of General Chairman
Swain, under whose direction music
and singing will be enjoyed.
Mount Vernon Chapter, r. A. M,
will confer the Mark Master degree
tomorrow.
Washington Naval Chapter, r. A.
NJ, on Wednesday will confer the
Royal Arch degree in full costume.
Potomac Chapter, r. A. M, Will
confer the past and most excellent
masters degrees Tuesday.
Anacostia Chapter, r. A. NJ, will
confer the most excellent masters de-
gree tomorrow.
After a business session Tuesday
Federal Lodge will be closed for the
presentation of the second degree OF
the Order Of De Molay, in costume
ceremonial form. The cast is ma
jority team of former members OF the
order, now Master Masons, and is
sponsored by Robert LIE Bruce Council,
Washington.
Members of Gompers Lodge will be
special guests, and Master Loehl in
vites all other Master Masons to be
present.
Chevy Chase Lodges meeting We'd
nesday will feature sound motion pic
lures of the activities of the United
States Coast Guard Masons are in
Vited to bring their friends.
Dawson Lodge will have social
evening tomorrow. Special entertain
ment and refreshments. All Master
Masons invited.
Stansbury Lodge will confer the
E. A. degree tomorrow. Junior Warden
Norr will be in the east.
Acacia Lodge will confer the e. A.
degree Tuesday. Junior Warden VAIN
wright will be in the east.
Harmony Lodge will confer the
F. c. degree Wednesday. Senior Dea-
con Phelps will be in the east, and
Senior Steward Ballenger will deliver
the lecture.
New Jerusalem Lodge will confer
the 2. c. degree Thursday. Senior
Deacon Kenneth r. Harries will be in
the east. Junior Deacon Thornton M.
Hudson will deliver the lecture.
Takona Lodge will confer the F. c.
degree Tuesday.
Joppa Lodge will confer the E. A.
degree tomorrow.
Milans Lodge. at a special conlmuni-
cation Thursday, will confer the M. NJ.
degree.
Harding Lodge will confer the E. A.
degree Wednesday. Senior Deacon
John A Hart will be in the east.
Junior Warden Jefferson M. Tingle
will deliver the lecture.
Petworth Lodge will hold a special
communication Friday at 1880 pm.
to confer the F. C. degree. Members
of the Fellowcraft Club of La Fay
cite Lodge will present play, He
That Believeth." Master Masons are
invited.
The Attendance Committee of the
Field day for the Masonic and East
ern Star Home announces invitations
are being extended to Washington's
orphanages and institutions caring for
children TO attend at Griffith Stadium
June 20 as guests of these bodies.
The Lebanon Lodge Fellowcraft
Club will meet tomorrow at the
Northeast Motor Co. at pm. The
short business meeting will be fol-
lowed by speaker.
Master Emil A. Loehl of Federal
Lodge announces the DeMolay degree
Tuesday evening to be conferred by
the majority team of the DeMolay.
Business will also be transacted and
refreshments will be served.
The 131st anniversary of Naval
Lodge was celebrated Thursday by a
banquet at the Washington Hotel in
honor Of Otto 3. Roepke, grand
master of Masons and a past master
OF Naval Lodge.
@. Madison McCauley, master of
Naval Lodge, was the toastmaster. The
principal speaker was Paul 3. Crome-
lin, deputy grand master. Short ad-
dresses were made by j. Claude
KEEPER, grand secretary. Mr.. Nc
Cauley presented the grand master
with life membership in Naval
Lodge and gold membership card.
Entertainment was under the direc-
ton Of Phil Lampkin.