Evening star., 1936-12-20
LODGE H0NORS
v. \. BENEFITS
Warren G. Harding Masonic
Group Elects Officers
for Year. .-.

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william v. Bennetts was elected
master Of Warren G. Harding Ma
sonic Lodge at its last meeting. He
was installed by Past Master Edward
T. Chappell, who appointed him in
line in 1880.
Other officers elected were Jeffer-
son M. Tingle. senior warden; John
A. Hart, Junior warden; John G. Nc
Killen, secretary; Jesse 8. Peterson,
treasurer: Benjamin D. Schneider,
senior deacon; Perrin H. Lowrey,
junior deacon; Virgil Z. Burner. .trus-
tee: James G. Bibb. delegate Masonic
Board of Relief; Past Master John A.
Breer. delegate. st. Johns Mite As
sociation: Past Master Jesse M. Wood,
delegate Masonic and Eastern Star
Home.
The following appointments were
made by the master: Samuel p. Parr,
senior steward; John A. Bechtol,
junior steward; Rev. Robert r.
Stephens, chaplain; John P. Nimo.
master Of ceremonies: James H.
Brown, tiler: ]. w. Mcdonald, organ
ist, and e. F. Singer, soloist.
Takoma lodge elected the following
officers: Master, Walter G. M. Fields;
senior warden, Herbert d. Lawson, jr.;
junior warden. James F. Blose; senior
deacon, David L. Penicks; junior dea-
con, John Wischhusen; senior stew
ard, Milton Bollman: junior steward.
Nelson Shapley; secretary, William H.
Dyre, p. NJ; treasurer, Thomas E.
Holmes; chaplain, Rev. Robert Sim
mons; master Of ceremonies, Harry
H. Millard, p. M.
The Anchor Club held the annual
ladies' night at the Willard Hotel
Tuesday evening. Henry H. Clement
delivered the invocation. The honor
guests were the grand master Of
Masons of the District Of Columbia.
Otto B. Roepke, and Mrs. Roepke.
The grand master was presented with
q gold life membership card, and
delivered an address. The guests were
welcomed by President Kerlin. He
was presented with q pair of candle
sticks, based on brass anchors, en-
blematical OF the club.
Among those contributing to the
program were: Miss Eulalia Solt,
dances, accompanied on the piano by
Mrs. Bessemer; Kenneth Shockley,
guitarist, accompanied by Miss Helen
Spazofi; William Vogelson, trombone
solo; Mrs. Marie Deal, vocal solos, ac-
companied by Mrs. Elsie Weaver;
Charles Edwards, monologue; Lucille
and Linden, Spanish dances; Miss
Frances Jackson, vocal selections, ac-
companied by Miss Helen Spazoff. and
Fred Petit, baritone solos, accom-
panied by Mrs. Fred Petit.
Albert Pike Consistory, Scottish Rite,
conferred the thirty-second degree last
Tuesday evening Election of officers
will be held next Tuesday evening.
A Spring class will begin January
26. when the fourth and fifth degrees
will be conferred, followed each Tues
day evening thereafter by the con-
ferring Of one or more OF the degrees.
The following officers were elected
by Harmony Lodge: John L. F.. Kee-
nan. master; p. p. Phelps, senior
warden; Ralph w. Lanman, junior
warden; Johnston r. Zimmerman,
secretary: George M. Evans. treasurer;
z. r. Ballinger. senior deacon: L. G.
Leech, junior deacon; D. 3. Horne,
senior steward, and Bruce r. Allen,
junior steward.
Appointments made by the master:
Assistant treasurer, Guy F. Allen;
Tiler, Norman r. Grant; master of
ceremonies, William c. Keafauver;
chaplain. Rev. Clyde Brown; assistant
chaplain, Carl H. Claudy.
The new master Of Joppa Lodge has
called special communica tion next
Wednesday evening. in celebration of
the Christmas season.
The following officers were elected
and installed last Monday: Master,
Orrie L. Beardsley; senior warden,
Joseph A. Rice, jr.; junior warden.
Fred A. Blood; secretary, Clyde Wen
delken, p. M, reelected, treasurer,
r. Barrett Lank, reelected: senior
deacon, Oscar w. Gearhart; junior
deacon, Hunter H. Payne; senior
steward, william o. Pollard, and
junior steward, Lawrence D. Wood.
The following officers were appointed
by the master: Master of ceremonies,
Axel Hansen, past master; Chaplain.
Fred Hawkes., and tiler,7 David r.
Glasco. t--
They were installed by Past Master
Axel Hansen Charles A. Ricks, re-
firing master. and John Rice were
elected trustees; DR.. Arthur M.
Trivett. past master, representative
to Masonic and Eastern Star Home;
Gilbert !. Jackson, past master, rep
rensentative to St. Johns Mite ASso-
citation, and Chester w. Callbeck, rep
resentative to the Masonic Board Of
Relief. .....