Evening star., 1937-01-10
EUL0GY PLANNED
FORMASON|CD DEAD
Samuel Gompers Lodge to
Hold Memorial Services
Tuesday.


Tuesday.
Past Grand Master Gratz Dunkum
will deliver the eulogy at memorial
services for deceased members at the
next meeting of Samuel Gompers
Lodge Of Masons Tuesday at Masonic
Temple, it was announced by Wor-
shipful Master Milton D. Norman.
The first degree will be conferred
on a class of candidates, with Senior
Warden Joseph Hurwitz in the East,
assisted by Junior Warden Jacob
Sander.
The Circle Club. composed Of Ma
sonic employees of the District gov
ernment, will meet in the club room,
1880 Fourteenth street, Saturday
night. At the last meeting of the
club the following officers were elected
and installed: Harry Luckett, presi-
dent; Thomas Jones. first vice presi-
dent; N. c. Robinson. second vice
president; William Jones, secretary;
E. E. Lewis, treasurer. and Robert Por-
ton, sergeant at arms.
Lafayette Chapter. r. A. NJ, will
have grand visitation January 29.
The regular meeting January 19 has
been Cancelled. Officers will be elected
at regular convocation February 2.
Federal Lodge will have charge OF
religious services at the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home this afternoon at
3 pm Rev. Chas N. Williams, the
chaplain, will preach and John l..
Bateman will conduct the singing.
The lodge will meet Tuesday eve
ming in lodge room No. l, and confer
the Fellowcraft Degree. Junior
Deacon Arthur F. Middleton will pre-
side in the east and Junior Steward
George L. Russell will deliver the lee
ture. Worshipful Master Carlton will
deliver the charge of the degree.
Warren G. Harding Lodge will hold
a special communication on Wednes-
day at pm. to confer the Fellow
craft Degree. At its stated communi-
cation. at 7:30 pm. the same evening.
the Entered Apprentice Degree will be
conferred.
o. L. Beardsley, master OF Joppa
Lodge, announces that the Master
Masons Degree will be worked at the
stated communication of the lodge to-
morrow evening, in its own building, at
42O9 Ninth street. The recent Christ
mas party of the lodge was well
attended. Following brief lodge ses-
sion a Christmas tree brilliantly il
Illuminated was moved into the center
of the room and hidden choir. with
chime accompaniment, rendered a
number of traditional Christmas
carols. A community sing" which
followed, prepared this group of
grown-up children for the appearance
of Santa Claus, and he was twins-a
tall one and short one.
Worshipful Master Arthur w. Jett
announced the following committee ap-
pointments for Pteworth Lodge: Re-
lief, Master Arthur w. Jet, John L.
Allen and Otto H. Franklin; sick, Da-
vid Bauer, D. G. Brown and P. Hut
ton; proficiency, Walter R. Collins,
Otto Franklin, John L. Allen, Edward
Jarvis and Francis S. Beecher;
finance, Ambrose H. Stang, Chester c.
Hutchinson and David G.. Brown:
testimonial, John L. Allen, Herbert w.
Ludwig and Carl w. Gardner; print
ing, master and secretary; publicity,
Clyde L. Petit; refreshment, r. L.
Dodson, William Buckholtz and F. 8.
Beecher; entertainment. Allen Cook,
Carl w. Gardner, Charles H. Ludwig
and D. Chase: instructor Of work.
Carl w. Gardner; De Molay repre-
sentative, Herbert w. Ludwig.
At its last stated meeting more
than 80 employees of the Potomac
Electric Power Co. presented an ivory
gavel to the master.
Joseph H. Milans Lodge, Eighth
street near F street northeast, will
hold a stated communication Friday.
Fellowcraft degree to be conferred by
Senior Steward N P. Barnes in the
East; lecture by Junior Steward G.
B. Fishel.
Naval Lodge will give the Fellow
craft degree January 81. Religious
services at the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home will be conducted by Naval
Lodge January "a, Chaplain William
S. Jones in charge The Fellowcraft
Club will be formed Tuesday night.
Past Queen Zell Weaver Oatley,
founder and chairman of the sewing
clubs of Samla Temple, Daughters of
the Nile, announces the Day Sewing
Club will meet Tuesday at the home
of Princess Anne Walter. 3114 Thirty
eighth street, and the Evening Sew
ing Club Saturday at the home Of
Princess Lille Dowrick, 1926 Gera-
mum street, for the purpose of max
ing girls dresses to be sent to the
Shriners' hospitals for crippled chill
dren.
High Priestess Edith Parsons of
zu-zu Court, Ladies Oriental Shrine.
announced that this week blankets
will be sent Shrine hospitals. supple
renting the gifts of toys and other
articles forwarded crippled children
at Christmas.