Evening star., 1937-11-07
CROMEL|N'S PARTY
TO VISIT LODGES
Grand Master and Officers
to Inspect Four This
Week.


Grand Master Paul B. Cromelin,
accompanied by other officers of the
Grand Lodge. will pay their annual
grand visitation to Dawson and Ben
jamin Franklin Lodge tomorrow.
Visitations will be made to Temple
Noyes and Cathedral Lodges on
Thursday evening. The program will
commemorate the 150th anniversary
OF the signing of the Constitution of
the United States. The principal
address will be delivered by Bishop
James E. Freeman. Special music
will be sung by the trio composed
of Fred East, Bill Raymond and
Horatio Rench, accompanied by Rolla
Onyun.
During the present series of vista
tions fidelity medals have been
awarded to the member of each lodge
who has been an active member the
longest number of years. These med
ais have been presented by the grand
master to the following: Joshua v.
Dulin, Washington Centennial; Will
liam D. Foos. Osiris; Robert E. Fugitt
Petworth; Charles F. Haden, Ia
koma; Eckert j. Sacks, Lebanon;
Thomas c. Henderson. the New Je-
rusalem; Joseph E. Falk, National;
Hugo Worch, Arminius; Charles F.
Warren, Naval Alexander B. Garden
Anacostia; William R. Shelton, Fed
eral; John F. Blackmar, Harmony
and Ellwood P. Morey, Albert Pike.
At the grand visitation to Pentalpha
Lodge last Monday the grand master
presented 50-year button to w. w
Jermane, grand master of Masons
in 1916.
At the close of the business meeting
of Joppa Lodge, tomorrow evening
degrees will be conferred by the Rob-
ert LIE Bruce Chapter, Order of De
Molay.
Columbia Lodge will hold a dinner
for its members and wives Tuesday at
7:30 o'clock at the Willard Hotel in
honor of the 135th anniversary of the
granting Of a charter to this lodge
Grand Master Cromelin and Grand
Secretary Claude KEEPER will speak.
Takoma Lodge meets Tuesday. at
the conclusion of which it will pay a
visit to Samuel Gompers Lodge.
Members of Temple Noyes Lodge are
on their annual week end at the Farm
ington Country Club, Pennington, Va.
The grand master is a guest.
Brightwood Lodge will hold a social
Wednesday evening. Master George
w. Freas has invited Charles Skipper.
grand lecturer of Maryland, to be
present. He will also be accompanied
by members of Areana Lodge of Bal
timore.
On Wednesday evening Washington
Chapter, National Sojourners. will
meet at $50 o'clock at the Hotel La
Fayette for dinner, which will be fol-
lowed by business and social meet
ing at 7:30 o'clock. Herbert A. Haae
will speak on THE American Mer-
chant Marine" The annual banquet
will be held January 8.
Potentate Ara NJ Daniels announced
Almas Temple would hold stag oyster
roast supper and entertainment on
November Is in the clubhouse from
$50 to $50 o'clock and entertainment
at 9 o'clock.
Invitations have been issued by
George E. jacobson for the annual
ladies' night of King David Lodge on
November 26 at Almas Temple.
On Tuesday evening the Fellowcraft
Club of King David Lodge will meet
at the Masonic Temple in Brookland.
The Harmonica Band of the Police
Boys Club will entertain.
The st. Simeon Conclave of the
Red Cross Of Constantine will meet
at the home of Needham C. Turnage,
Junior grand warden, next Sunday
evening.
The Robert lie Bruce Council.
Knights Kadosh, Scottish Rite. will
have a short class to receive the de-
grees during the week of December
6 to 10. The necessary preliminary
degrees will be conferred on Tuesday
evenings during November. At the
meeting December IA the members
who have been honored by the Su-
preme Council with the decoration and
tnvestiture of the knight commander
OF the Court of Honor and those who
have been crowned as Thirty-third
Degree Masons will receive the caps
and patents appropriate to each.
Master Oscar E. Carlton of Federal
Lodge announces the E. A. degree
Tuesday evening.
At its convocation tomorrow night
Mount Vernon Chapter, r. A. M, will
hold a reception for the companions
OF the Constitution class who were
exalted on October % in the George
Washington National Masonic Me-
mortal at Alexandria. All Royal Arch
Masons are invited.
Trestleboard.
Monday-Dawson. grand visitation;
Stansbury, E. A; Joppa, social Benja-
min Franklin, grand visitation.
Tuesday-Federal, E. A.; Acacia
F. c.; Takoma, business; Samuel
Gompers, E. A.
Wednesday-Harmony, F. c.; War
ren g. Harding, business; Brightwood
social.
Thursday-New Jerusalem, E. A.;
George c. Whiting, M. M; Temple