Evening star., 1936-02-09

were: Chief justice, Solomon Stlch-
man; master of ceremonies, Arthur
C. Shaw; venerable prophet, Joseph
Salomon; treasurer, Past Monarch l..
w. Estes; secretary, Past Grand Mon
arch E. w. Libbey; trustee, Past Mon
arch Arthur M. Poynton; sentinel, Z.
II. Smallwood.
Monarch Armiger announced the
following appointments: Marshal, q.
w. Umhau: chaplain, Rev. John G.
Palmer; Committee on Care OF the
Sick, Richard L. Trice, chairman;
House Committee, Past Monarch
Samuel F. Shreve; Supreme Council
Convention Committee, Past Monarchs
r. r. Umhau and w. j. Ersklne;
Membership Committee, Samuel Bau-
man and Raymond c. 500; director
of cast, Past Monarch Charles D.
Shackelford: master of reveS, Past
Monarch Samuel F. Shreve; enter
tainment, Chief Justice Solomon
Stichman, chairman; mystic hand,
Past Monarch Arthur NJ. Poynton;
reception, Past Monarchs w. j.
Erskine, E. S. Schmid L. w. Estes,
A. M. Poynton, C. p Boss, Charles D.
Shackelford, Richard T. Umhau, Fred
erick Wilken, and master of cere-
monies, Arthur c. Shaw; Committee
on Audit, Charles M, Keefer, Charles
A. BreWton and Past Monarch Arthur
M Poynton.
Past Monarch Richard T. Umhau
was presented with a past monarch's
Jewel by the Grotto, and with a past
monarch's fez by the Drill Corps.
Monarch Armiger was presented with
a monarch's fez and during the eve
ming received a number of kilograms
of congratulations from other Grot-
toes and friends.
He announced the grand monarch
would pay the local Grotto visit
this month, and a full form cere-
monial is in preparation for some
time in March. .-----..
Capitol Forest, Tall Cedars of
Lebanon, held its annual ladies' night
at the Raleigh Hotel. The program
was headed by Stephen L. Pierson,
English comedian. The boys double
quartet from Eliot Junior High
School sang. Walter T. Holt, banjoist,
and Miss A. E. Hill, guitarist, gave in
strumental numbers. Past Grand Tall
Cedar Charles Taylor of HagerstoWn
Forest and Past Grand Tall Cedars
Charles r. Brill and Pierce M. Rice
of Capitol Forest were among the dis
tinguished guests.
Grand Tall Cedar William c. Heider
has called an executive committee
meeting of Capitol Forest next We'd
nesday at the Diplomat, COG Ninth
street. Dinner will be served at
pm.
The uniformed bodies of Capitol
Forest held an executive session at
the home of Walter Shomo. Vice
President Walter j. Heber presided.
Plans for the approaching convention
at Atlantic City were discussed and
committees incident to the trip were
appointed.
Elections will be held in Royal Arch
chapters this week as follows: Monday,
Mount Vernon, Anacostia; Tuesday,
Mount Horeb, Potomac, Woodbridge.
Columbia Chapter, r. A. M, will
have . ladies' night Thursday at the
Willard Hotel.
The Fellowcraft Club, La Fayette
Lodge, will meet Friday, 1880 pm,
Masonic Temple.
Master Harry H. Millard announces
the presentation Of the Masonic play,
"He That Believeth," at the Takoma
Lodge Masonic Temple next Tuesday.
This play was written by Carl Fl.
Claudy, junior grand stewart. 1t Is
being presented by cast from the
Fellowcraft Club of La Fayette Lodge
under the direction of Sylvester NJ
Smith. All Master Masons are in
vited.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Lamb
skin Club will meet Thursday at 7:3O
O'Clock In Northeast Masonic Temple
for installation of officers.
inspections of the constituent
Knight Templar communicates were
begun last week by the Grand Com
mandery officers. Brightwood and Co
lumbia Communicates were reviewed.
De Molay Commandery will be in
spected Tuesday.
The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons will hold its annual convoca-
tion Wednesday.
Emil A. Loefl, master Of Federal
Lodge, announces q social Tuesday
evening. Past Grand Master Gratz
=. Dunkum will be the principal
speaker. Masonic members of Mas
ter Loehl's Church and Bible class
will attend in body. Refreshments
viii be served.
President Malcolm Kerlin pre-
sided at the February dinner Of the
Anchor Masonic Club at the Conti-
mental Hotel last Wednesday. The
principal speaker was Arthur B.
Hayes, secretary of the Scottish Rite
bodies In Washington.
President Kerlin was presented with
o jeweled crown, emblematical Of his
ONCE and Vice President Clarence 9.
Weidemann was the recipient of
large dinner button to replace one he
recently lost. Noted among the at
tendants were Grand Master of Ma
sons Otto 3. Roepke. Past Grand Mas
ter Wisdom d. Brown, Past Grand
High Priest Raymond B. Dickey and
Elmer e. Rogers, aide to Grand Com |
Rnander John H. cowles, Scottish Rite
Masonry. |