Evening star., 1937-12-19
ELECTION SLATED
BY GRAND LODGE

Vi uNhIW LUUul
Grand Master CromeIin to
Preside at Masonic Ses-
sion December 27.
The annual election of officers OF
the Grand Lodge of Masons of the
District of Columbia will be held at
the temple on December q, with
Grand Master Paul B. Cromelin pre-
siding.
All of the Blue Lodges have now
completed their elections.
Justice Lodge elected as officers:
Danied H. Lockwood, master; Carl
Knapp. senior warden: Norman A.
Gray. junior warden; E. j. Matchett,
secretary, reelected; H. j. Mcclure,
treasurer, reelected; L. Herbert Pen
nington, senior deacon; Richard L.
Collins. junior deacon; George M. Mil
Ter, senior steward: William D. Red
ding, junior steward; Sidnor T. Chi
chester, tiler, and Rev. Bernard I.
Barnes, chaplain.
Officers of Brightwood Lodge elect
ed were: Edwin Lee White, master;
Elmer F. Stein, senior warden; Philip
g. Cronan, Junior warden; Past Master
Henry c. Stein, secretary, reelected
for eleventh term; Charles j. Sincell,
treasurer, reelected for seventh term
Past Master Clarence E. Fowler, chap
lain; Frank L. Ach, senior deacon;
Melvin B. Blake, Junior deacon; Will
liam w. Oliff, senior steward; Harold
D. Johnson, junior steward; Raymond
ing officers: William F. Albee, master;
reelected for eleventh term; proxies
to Grand Lodge, for master, Frank l..
Ach; for senior warden, Melvin B.
Blake; for junior warden, William w.
Oliff.
Theodore Roosevelt Lodge elected
the following officers George A. Steck-
leln, master; Frank B. Blackburn,
senior warden; John c. Eilbeck, Junior
warden; Edgar B. Howes, senior dea-
con. and Harry S. Fowler, junior dea-
con. Past Masters Francis Thralls
and Ernest j. Higgins were reelected
treasurer and secretary, respectively.
La Fayette Lodge elected the follow
ing officers: William F. Albee, master;
Arthur B. Thatcher, senior warden;
Melvin E, Fowler, junior warden; C.
Clifford Vogt, senior deacon, and Cliff
ford P. Grant, junior deacon. Past
Master Gratz E. Dunkum was re-
elected trustee
Temple-Noyes Lodge elected as its
master Karl E. farrell; Peyton G..
hewitt, senior warden; r. Branson
Thomas, Junior warden; Charles E.
Pledger, jr., senior deacon; John w.
Townsend. junior deacon; Baldwin F.
Cook, senior steward; Eugene C. Gott,
jr., junior steward; Ralph P. Barnard,
secretary; G. Fred Cook, treasurer; the
Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop
OF Washington, chaplain; and the Rev.
Oliver j. Hart, assistant chaplain.
Cathedral Lodge elected the follow
ing officers, who were installed: ::
Charles E. Krey, master: DR.. Guy w.
Leadbetter, senior warden; Richard E.
Shands, junior warden; Shelton T.
Cameron, treasurer; William A. Gaw-
kT, senior deacon; James A. Councillor,
Jr., Junior deacon; William E. Kings
well, senior steward; Lawrence M
Proctor. Junior steward; w. o. Hilta-
bidle, chaplain: w. Spencer Brenizer
master Of ceremonies, and Maynard
P. Mitchell, tiler.
The retiring master, Charles M. Bo-
teller, was presented with a past mas
ter's jewel and paset masters apron.
The newly installed master, Charles E.
krey, was presented with gavel by his
Masonic friends at Southern Diaries.
Harmony Lodge elected the follow
ing officers: Francis P. Phelps. ir..
master; Ralph w. Lanman. senior
warden; E. R. Ballinger, junior war;
den; Johnston R. Zimmerman, secre-
tary; George M. Evans, treasurer:
Guy F. Allen, assistant treasurer: L,
Gordon Leech, senior deacon: Douglas
B. Horne, junior deacon; Bruce r.
Allen, senior steward; Philip A. E,
stebbing, junior steward; Norman r.
Grant, tiler; John L. F.. keenan,, mas
ter OF ceremonies; the Rev. Clyde
Brown, chaplain; Carl H. Claudy, as
sistant chaplain.
The Fellowship Club, of Osiris
Lodge. met at 935 G place NV, with
President Ben w. Foer presiding.
The following officers were elected
by Takoma Lodge: Herbert D. Law
son, jr., master; James F. Blose, senior
warden; David c. Penicks, Junior war
den; Milton Bollman, senior deacon:
Charles H. Quimby, jr., junior deacon;
George E. Davis, senior steward, and
Cecil w. Macy, junior steward.
The installing officer was Past Mas
Ter Herbert D. Lawson, father of the
master elect.
New Jerusalem Lodge elected the
Following officers: Master, Kenneth
r. Harries; senior warden, Thornton
M. Hudson; Junior warden, Robert
w. Newland; secretary, Past Master
Waiter M. Bastian; treasurer, Past
Master William McNeir; master of
ceremonies, Past Master Earl j.
Brown; senior deacon, John G. Clary;
Junior deacon, Charles M. Griffith;
senior steward, William E. Markey.
and Junior steward, Clarence B. Crum-
mitt.
On December % the F. C. degree
will be conferred on a class of three.
Chevy Chase Lodge installed as
officers: Master, James Allison
Buchanan; senior warden, Clay L.
Jennison; Junior warden, Charles G.
Lueck; secretary, Past Master Fred
erick E. Kunkel; treasurer, Henry w.
Smith; chaplain, the Rev. DR.. Edward
o. Clark; associate chaplain, DR.. j.