Evening star., 1937-01-17
MASONS TOHEAR
BISHOP HUGHES.
Religious Services to Be
Held at Trinity Method.
ist Church.


Church next Sunday night, when the
sermon will be delivered by Bishop
Edwin Holt Hughes OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Invitations have been extended by
the grand master to the heads of
all Masonic and allied bodies in the
District Of Columbia and their officers.
DR.. John c. Palmer, grand chaplain
OF the grand lodge, will preside.
The grand master appointed Grand
Lodge officers as follows: Grand mar
shall, Walter L. Fowler, who was mas
ter Of Anacostia Lodge in 1924 and
grand patron Of the Order Of the East
ern Star in 1885; grand sword bearer,
Robert E. Kline. who was master Of
Chevy Chase Lodge in 1881; grand
pursuivant, Thomas r. Wilson, who
was master Of Lebanon Lodge In 1888.
Religious services at the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home will be con-
Quoted this afternoon by Columbia
Lodge Capt. George L. Myers will
lead the service.
Petworth and Brightwood Royal
Arch Chapters will hold joint grand
visitation tomorrow evening at Joppa
Lodge Hall.
Temple-Noyes Lodge. No. 80, F. A
A. NJ, held its first communication of
the new year Thursday evening. with
the newly elected officers in their new
stations and places, as follows: Mar
vim harrington, worshipful master;
Karl E. FARRELL, senior warden: Peyton
G. hewitt, junior warden: Past Master
F. A. Sebring, secretary emeritus;
Past Master Ralph P. Barnard. secre-
tary; Past Grand Master C. Fred
Cook, treasurer; Richard Branson
Thomas, senior deacon; Charles E.
Pledger, jr., junior deacon; John w.
Townsend, senior steward; Baldwin F.
Cook, junior steward Past Master L.
w. Estes, marshal; Right Rev. James
E. Freeman, chaplain; Clifton G.
Clarridge, tiler; ROLAND L. Mutt, his
torian; Fred East, soloist, and Richard
Tuttle Bell, organist. Junior Steward
Cook, son Of Past Grand Master c.
Fred Cook, is the first son of a past
master of Temple-Noyes Lodge to be
| appointed in the official line.
Clarence c. Weidemann was elected
president of the Anchor Club of Ma
sons of the Department of Commerce
at its annual business meeting and
| dinner recently at the Colonial Hotel,
succeeding Malcolm Kerlin
Other officers elected were: Harold
B. Gardner, vice president; Royal G.
Best, secretary; Oliver C. Short, treas
urer, and Albert D. Davis, sentinel
The Executive Committee and alter
mates are as follows: Office of the sec
retary, E. w. Libbey and E. G. Bal
niger; Bureau OF Air Commerce, c. NJ.
Estep and A. o. Preil; Bureau of the
Census, Sherman S. Slick and John
A. Mcknight; Coast and Geodetic
Survey, Paul c. Whitney and J. Carl
de Jonge; Bureau of Fisheries, Ward
T. Bower and r. H. Fielder; Bureau
Of Foreign and Domestic Commerce,
| w. S. Abernathy and H. S. Clem;
Bureau Of Light Houses. Herman r.
Hunt and H. D. van Derveer; Bureau
Of Standards, L. v. Judson and James
L. Endicott; Patent Office. Edward v.
Benham and Walter S. Paul; Mari
time Commission. Alva E. Hennage
and c. H. Younkin. Henry H. Clement
was appointed chaplain and James l..
| Endicott chairman of the Entertain
ment Committee.
DR.. J. Albert Bonnette. master OF
| Justice Lodge, announces the Entered
Apprentice degree was conferred jan
uary Is, and the lodge will confer the
Master Mason degree February at
the Masonic Temple. lodge room No. 8.
The Advisory Board of Masonic
Clubs Of the District Of Columbia
plans a joint installation and dance
at the Willard Hotel Wednesday, jan
uary 81. Installation will be short.
Hope Lodge has elected the follow
ing Offices: Richard L. Merrick, mas
ter; Joseph S. Cromwell, senior war
den: Paul B. Elcan, secretary, re-
elected; Louis r. Butler treasurer, re-
elected; Paul w. Benninghoven, mas
ter of ceremonies: H. Paul Kaufman.
senior deacon; Culbertson w. Ross,
junior deacon; Ralph s. Brothers,
senior steward; William M. Ritten-
| house, junior steward; Rev. Bartlett
B. James, chaplain, and Benjamin E.
Gordon, tiler.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Committee on Bylaws, Past
Master j. Williamson Cook chairman:
Past Master Charles ]. Diller, Past
Master S. George Tate. Auditing
Committee, Senior Warden Joseph S.
Cromwell, chairman; Past Master
Charles o. Millar, Samuel M. Var
brough. Committee on Relief, Master
Richard L. Merrick, the senior and
junior wardens. Proficiency Commit
| tee, Junior Warden Dewey Lee Shaw,
chairman; Arthur H. Herb, William
J. Haste, Lawrence r. Kelley. Com
mittee on Masonic Education, Junior
Warden Dewey Lee Shaw, chairman;
Master Of Ceremonies Paul w. Ben
ninghoven, Senior Deacon H. Paul
Kaufman. Committee on Entertain
ment, Master Of Ceremonies Paul w.
Benninghoven, chairman; senior Dea-
con T. Paul Kaufman, Senior Steward
Ralph S. Brothers. Past Master Alex
ander H. Miller as director of lodge
room No. 2: Paul F. Ruark as repre-
| sentative to the Order Of De Molay;
Past Master j. Williamson Cook as
instructor Of work; Past Master s..
| George Tate as assistant instructor
Of work; George c. Reaves as publicity
agent; trustees, Past Master Charles
J. Diller. William H. Cross and Past
Master Leon Pretzfelder: representa-
tive to st. Johns Mite Association,
Past Master 8. George Tate; repre-
sentative to Masonic and Eastern Star
Home, Past Master DR.. Grant s. Barn.
hart; members Of Masonic Board Of
Relief, Past Master J Williamson Cook,
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