Evening star., 1938-05-22
GRAHAM ELECTED
TEMPLARS' HEAD
Grand Commandery Holds
Forty-Third ConcIave and
InStaIIS Officers.

TVt ly.I I'LL v OUIICIdvE dtiu
InStaIIs Officers.
James Graham was elected grand
commander of the Grand Command
cry Of knights Templar of the District
Of Columbia at the 43d annual con-
clave. He succeeded Maurice L. Brew
ton and was installed in Office by
Mark Norris, grand master of the
Grand Encampment of Knights Tenn
plar of the United States of America.
Mr.. Graham is a member of Wash
1ngton Commandery and was its emf
nent commander in 1928.
Other officers elected and installed
are j. Fred Huber. deputy grand
commander; j. Walter Karsner, grand
generalissimo; Otto B. Roepke, grand
captain general; Fred E. Blood, grand
senior warden; Samuel T. Farmer,
grand junior warden; DR.. James
Shera Montgomery, grand prelate;
Frank E. Gibson, grand treasurer
j. Claude KEEPER. grand recorder:
James r. Stringfellow. grand standard
bearer: Ross H. Snyder. grand sword
bearer; Richard E. Titlow. grand
warder. and Hugh L. Murrell, grand
captain of the guard.
The following officers were reap
pointed: Knute I. Nilsson, inspector
general; Joseph F. Lyvers. assistant
inspector general: Harry B. Reed. in
structor general, and J. Fred Draper,
uuartermaster
The ceremonies were preceded by a
dinner at the Hamilton Hotel. Among
the distinguished guests were c.
Hidgeway Moore. grand commander of
Virginia, and his grand captain gen.
&ral, r. Samuel Luckett; Chalmers L.
Pancoast, grand commander of New
York; Edwin S. White. grand COM
mander of Maryland; Harry O.
Schroeder and Robert S. Little, grand
junior warden and grand captain of
the guard. respectively, of Maryland
Charles J. Armbruster, grand high
priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chap
ter of the District of Columbia; Ver-
non G. Owen, grand master of Grand
Council of Royal and Select Masters
Of the District of Columbia. and DR.
John c. Palmer, chaplain of the
Grand Lodge
Granville Guide. potentate of Almas
Temple, announced a moonlight eX-
cursion down the Potomac tomorrow
The steamer City of Washington will
leave the wharf at $50 pm. 1t is for
families and friends.
A homecoming ceremonial will be
held in the clubhouse, 1915 K street
NV. on Tuesday. There will be en-
tertainment and refreshment busi-
ness session. preceding the ceremonial,
will be held at pm.
The uniformed bodies will partici-
pate in the pageant on the night Of
June IS at Griffith Stadium.
Federal Lodge will confer the NJ NJ
Degree Tuesday evening Senior War
den Hefner will preside in the East
and Junior Warden Middleton will de-
liver the lecture. Past Master Day will
deliver the charge of the degree.
Master Vernon NJ Norr of Stans-
bury Lodge has arranged two special
evenings for his lodge during this
week Tomorrow special guests will
be the Washington Optimist Club
Entertainment and refreshments On
Friday special communication will
be held at the George Washington
Masonic Memorial in Alexandria, Va.
when the NJ NJ degree will be cen
ferred.
On Thursday evening George c.
Whiting Lodge will hold a telephone
night with the Masonic members in
the employ of the telephone company
as their special guests. Right Wor-
shipful Hugh Reid of Cherrydale (Va)
Lodge will deliver a Masonic lecture.
Entertainment and refreshments.
Members of Chevy Chase Looge and
all neighborhood Masons have been
invited to attend the ii O'Clock service
today at the Chevy Chase Presby-
terian Church. The sermon Will DE
delivered by the Rev. j. Hillman Hol-
lister.
Chevy Chase Lodge will hold its
annual past masters night on We'd
nesday when the NJ. NJ. degree Will
be conferred by cast of past masters
Of the lodge
Master Jefferson NJ Tingle of War
zen G. Harding Lodge has called a
special communication at O'Clock
Wednesday when the F. C. degree will
be conferred by Senior Steward John
A. Townes and Junior Steward Will
liam r. Moffett. At 730 pm. the
E. A. degree will be conferred by Sem
ior Deacon Samuel P Parr and Junior
Warden Benjamin D. Schneider
Master Wendell P. Barrows Of Trim
ity Lodge announced the F. c. degree
will be conferred Friday evening by
Senior Deacon George c. Robertson
and Junior Deacon John B. Shipman.
Tomorrow evening Benjamin Frank
lin Lodge will entertain the officers
ana members of ST. Johns Lodge.
Grand Master Joseph H. Milans will
deliver an address. Entertainment
and refreshments.
Takoma Lodge will hold Takoma
community night on Tuesday. Master
Herbert D. Lawson, jr, has extended
invitations to the officials Of Takoma
Park as well as civic and church Or
ganizations The official picture of
the Bureau of Investigation, You
Can't Get Away With It." will be
shown, and A. H. Crowl. administra-
tive assistant Of the bureau, will speak
on the activities of the G-men.
Eureka Chapter, R. A. NJ, will meet
Friday evening. The Mark Master
degree will be conferred by King