Evening star., 1936-02-16

formation Of the Grand Lodge
Of Masons of the District of
Il Columbia will be celebrated
with a special communication in the
auditorium of Masonic Temple next
Wednesday.
Rev. Arthur Lewis of Naughtuck,
Conn, grand master of the Grand
Lodge of Connecticut, will be the
principal speaker. Other addresses
will be made by Otto B. Roepke. grand
master of the District; Paul B. Crome-
lin, deputy grand master, and j..
Claude KEEPER, grand secretary.
Entertainment will include band
concert by the massed bands of Almas
Temple, A A. o. N. NJ. S.; Kallipolis
Grotto, v. P. o. E. R.; Capitol Forest,
T. C. L.: selections by a Masonic quar-
tet and solos by William F. Raymond.
Many dignitaries from Masonic
jurisdictions throughout the United
States will attend.
The Grand Lodge in the District Of
Columbia was organized April 19, 1911,
by four Maryland and one Virginia
lodge. The organization now heads
As Washington lodges, comprising
10000 Masons, in the District Of
Columbia.
A series of national Masonic con-
ferences will be held here this week.
Grand masters from many of the
48 State jurisdictions are expected to
attend the Grand Masters Conference
at the willard Hotel Thursday, $50
am. They will have banquet at 7
pm. and the conference will resume
Friday at $50 am.
The Masonic Service Association
will meet Friday. pm. at the Ra-
leigh Hotel, with an evening session.
The Grand Secretaries Conference
will be held at the Raleigh Friday, 5
pm, followed by dinner and evening
session.
The Board Of Directors of the
George Washington Masonic National
Memorial Association will meet at the
Willard Friday, z pm.
The annual convention of the
George Washington Masonic National
Memorial Association will be held at
the Memorial Temple, Alexandria, Va,
Saturday, 10 am.
Grand Commandery officers, K. T.,
will make official inspections of Orient
Commandery tomorrow and Potomac
Commandery Wednesday.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Bright
wood Commandery, X. T., will have
a card party Tuesday.
Columbia Chapter, r. A. NJ, elected
officers, as follows: j. Russell Savage,
high priest; Harry j. Hunt, jr., king;
Henry H. Waples, scribe; Charles c..
Coombs, secretary: James A. West,
treasurer; George H. Stiles, captain
of the host; Raymond N. Babcock,
principal sojourner: Paul R. Mattix,
royal arch captain, -. Robb, master
of third veil; Joseph w. Marshall,
master Of second veil, and Castleman
P. Boss, sentinel.
Washington-Navsl Chapter, r. A. M.
elected officers, as follows: Walter
8. Pawl, high priest; Ansel s. Creamer,
king; w. Rogers Fuller, jr., scribe:
John J. King, secretary; John G.
Mathes, treasurer; Vincent H. Will
liams, captain Of the host; Carl e.
Poore, principal sojourner; Julian C.
Fargason, royal arch captain; James
r. Nurrley, master Of third veil; Frank
P. Temple, master of first veil, and
Jesse T. Stephens, sentinel.
Columbia Lodge will celebrate the
birthday Of George Washington the
Mason next Friday. The lodge will
then confer the F. c. degree, with
Junior Deacon Dehn in the east and
Senior Steward Blandford delivering
the lecture.
Potomac Lodge will confer the z. A.
degree tomorrow.
Lebanon Lodge win confer the
M. M. degree Friday.
B. B. French Lodge viii confer the
E. A. degree tomorrow.
The Fellowcraft Club of Dawson
Lodge will give q card party and
dance Friday at the Washington Hotel.
Pentalphs Lodge viii confer the
M. NJ. degree tomorrow.
Arminius Lodge will confer the
F. c. degree Tuesday.
NJ. NJ. Parker Lodge will confer the
z. A. degree Tuesday. Junior Warden
Clayton v. Speakman win be IN the
east.