Evening star., 1937-12-26
II. LITTLE NAMED
ASHEAD OF LODGE
Elected by Tall Cedars of
Lebanon at Annual
Meeting.


1t. George NJ Little of the Metro
politan Police Department was elected
grand tall cedar of the Tall Cedars
Of Lebanon at the annual meeting,
December II, at the Willard Hotel.
The other officers are: Senior
deputy grand tall cedar, Frank H.
Colt: Junior deputy grand tall cedar,
]. r. jenkins; scribe, F. R. Steffens;
treasurer, G. w. Cuthbertson, and
trustee for three years, Jules A. Hal
luin.
The grand tall cedar appointed the
following: Chaplains, the Rev. Robert
Lee Lewis and the Rev. Howard E.
Snyder; king of the royal court, Mil
ton r. Day and F. L. Simmons; chief
OF the rangers, ]. Fred Huber, P. G.
7. c.; leader of the band, Harold ].
smith; leader Of stunts. Millard +.
Rhodes: preceptor. Frank A. Brig
field, P. G. T. c.: entertainment, H. K.
Stephens: sick. w. j. Hewett: senti-
mel, S. A. Shipman; membership, R.
A. Walker.
The supreme tall cedar of the
United States, Charles A. siegel; Past
Supreme Tall Cedar Thomas Urspruch
and Junior Deputy Supreme Tall c.
dar Thomas c. Havell were guests.
The Grand Lodge will hold the
hnal session of its annual meeting
tomorrow evening. There will be elec-
tlon OF officers. The retiring grand
master IS Paul B. Cromelin.
East Gate Lodge celebrated its silver
anniversary. having received its char
ter on December 18. 1912. Dinner
was served in the banquet hall in
the temple, Rhode Island and Mills
avenues y. E., by East Gate Chapter,
O. E. s. The celebration included
special musical numbers by the East
Gate Quartet and the reading of the
lodge history by Past Master Ray
mond W. Murphy.
The officers were installed by Past
Master Charles E. Baldwin, grand
treasurer of the Grand Lodge. The
ofhcers are: Master. Paul c. Smith;
senior warden, Louis w. Plowman:
Junior warden, William w. Waller;
secretary, Raymond w. Murphy;
treasurer, T. Homer Hall; master of
ceremonies. Alfred J. Steffen; senior
deacon, John D. Garner; junior dea-
con, Ralph H. Brauner; senior stew
ard, Vern E. Hill, and junior steward,
Clyde E. Goss.
: The religious services at the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home today at
3 o'clock will be in charge of East
Gate Lodge. Master Paul c. Smith
announced the Rev. Fred L. Miller,
pastor of the Mount Rainier Chris
tian Church, will deliver the sermon.
Master Henry H. NAPLES has called
q special communication of Federal
Lodge Thursday evening to confer
the M. M. degree.
Potentate Ara M. Daniels an
nounced the annual Christmas party
for the children of the members Of
Almas Temple will be held in the
clubroom at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday. A
special entertainment has been ar
ranged. Santa Claus will present
gift to each one.
Potentate Daniels announced the
grand finale ceremonial Of 1887 will
be held at the temple Thursday eve
ming.
The Fellowcraft Club Of Takoma
Lodge will hold children's Christmas
party Tuesday at pm. at its tenn
pie in Takoma Park, d. c.
Dawson Lodge elected officers, who
we're installed by Past Master Chris
tan A. Manning Past Master Ben
jamin F. Larcombe presented a past
masters jewel to retiring Master Ralph
C, Boyd. The newly-elected officers
are: Master, Herbert w. Smith:
senior warden, Clifford F. Johncox;
junior warden. Arthur B. Hansen; Sec
retary, John A. Colborn. thirtieth term:
treasurer, Edward E. Swan: master of
ceremonies, Ralph c. Boyd; chaplain,
Samuel H. Kornmann; senior deacon,
1sadore Glukenhous; junior deacon,
Carl F. Hermann; senior steward,
George I. Burneston: Junior steward,
Charles E. Rhodes; tiler, William F.
Lannan; organist, John L. Apple
Arminius Lodge elected Moritz
Greenberg as master Other officers
elected and installed were: Senior
warden, Konrad Mueller; junior
warden, Kurt H. Rascher: secretary,
Frederick Bertram, twelfth term;
treasurer, Christopher Kronenbitter,
second term: master of ceremonies.
William Wimmel; chaplain. John N.
Sterzer; senior deacon, Herman Gott-
schalk Junior deacon. Christian
Christ; senior steward, Gustav Heller:
Junior steward, John Wimmei; tiler,
Julius Koblenz
Acacia Lodge elected and installed
officers: Master. j. Dutton VAIN
wright; senior warden, Ralph c. How
ard; junior Warden. Kenneth S. Mil
Ter; master Of ceremonies, William R,
Clifford; senior deocon, Sollace M,
Earle; junior deacon, Joseph Wells;
senior steward. Howard B. Dominick;
junior steward, Richadd N. Wood:
chaplain, the Rev Alfred p Rarrous.