Evening star., 1938-12-11
Guide Announces Fall.
Ceremonial for
AImas Temple
Entertainment to Follow
RituuIistic Work
Friday Night

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Friday Night
Potentate Granville Guide Of Al
mas Temple announced last week
that the fall ceremonial will be held
next Friday at the club, 1915 K
street NV. The business session
will be Nlld at pm. The cere-
monial wiz start with a concert at
pm. by the Almas Temple Band
under the direction of Frederick
Wilken. The Arab Patrol, Drum
Corps, Oriental Band and Legion
of Honor will participate.
Following the ritualistic work an
entertainment will be presented and
refreshments served. Ernest w.
Shoots, director, will have charge of
the initiation ceremonies, with
Past Potentate L. Whiting Estes as
master Of ceremonies.
On the afternoon of December
20 the annual children's Christmas
party will be held with an enter
tainment, followed by the distribu-
ton of presents by Santa Claus to
the children of the mobiles. Refresh
ments will be served.
The Circle Club Of Master Masons
will hold its last meeting Of the
year on December is at 404 H street
NE. at 8 pm. Election of officers
will be held as we'll as the probable
ity of changing the meeting night
from Saturday nights to Friday
nights. Members note that this
meeting is on Friday night.
The club held its sixth annual
District night December 10, which
was attended by several of the Fire
Department and Police Department
officers as we'll as the heads Of most
Of the departments.
Masonic lodge elections are con-
tinuing this week. On Monday eve
ming Stansbury. Joppa and Benja-
min Franklin will elect and install
officers; Tuesday evening Federal,
Acacia, Takoma and Samuel Com
pers will have their elections and in
stallations; Wednesday evening Har-
mony, Warren G. Harding and
Brightwood and on Thursday eve
ming Congress will all elect and in
stall their officers.
On Monday evening Dawson and
on Wednesday evening Chevy Chase
will elect their officers, but the in
stallations will occur at a future
date.
Naval Lodge elected and installed
officers as follows: Charles L. Nc
Donald, master; Alonzo w. McAleer,
senior warden; Robert l.. A. Rich
ards, Junior warden; Roland M,
Brown. secretary; Kenneth G. Fer
nald, treasurer; Herbert E. Simen-
sen, marshal; Thomas G. Jones,
senior deacon; Lloyd E. Stonnell,
junior deacon; T. David Gates,
senior steward; E. G. Nelson, junior
steward; William S. Jones, chaplain;
Jesse T. Stephens. tiler.
On Thursday evening William r..
Singleton Lodge will hold an annual
dinner in honor OF the retiring
master, c. Wendell Shoemaker. The
dinner will be served by Friendship
Chapter, o. E. S. Ohicers were
elected and installed at the last
meeting as follows: Vernal r.
Brown. master; Warren w. Shoe
maker. senior warden; Thomas
Mel. Davis, Junior warden; Carl E..
Schoenhals, secretary; Frederick j..
Heider, treasurer; Charles G. Weber,
senior deacon; Walter F. Raymond,
junior deacon; Alvin M. Parker,
marshal; Paul E. Largent, senior
steward; E. K. Runnells, junior
steward; the Rev. Walter NJ Michael,
chaplain; S. Mace Mcmillan, tiler.
La Fayette Lodge will install Off
GERS Thursday evening as follows:
Arthur B. Thatcher, master; Marvin
E. Fowler, senior warden; c. Clifford
Vogt, junior warden; Charles H.
Bair, secretary; Noble D. Larner
treasurer; Clifford P. Grant, senior
deacon; Brice Biggers, junior dea-
con; George A. Brown, senior
steward.
At the last meeting of Lebanon
Lodge officers elected and installed
were: Fred A. Minnigh, master; Ed
ward L. Payne, senior warden; j.
A. Logan Sayer, Junior warden;
Charles F. Riecks, secretary; Ru-
dolph w. Santelmann, treasurer;
Elgin Smith, chaplain. George
Musson, assistant chaplain; A. Rus
sell Miller, marshal; John M. Riecks,
senior deacon; William H. Hinson,
junior Deacon Enoch w. Skartvedt,
senior steward; Kenneth Markward,
Junior steward.
Master Joseph A. Rice, jr., Of
Joppa Lodge announced tomorrow
evening, preceding the election and
installation of officers, he will hold
memorial services in honor of the
members Of his lodge who have died
during the past year.
Tomorrow evening Anacostia
Chapter, r. A. NJ, will meet, ac-
cording to High Priest George E..
Umhau. The royal arch degree will
be conferred by Scribe Richard w.
Waldt.
Joseph H. Milans Lodge elected
and installed as officers George B.
1ngels, master; A. B. Stovall, senior
warden; T. o. Balentyne, junior
warden; Harry S. Bowman, mar
shal; G. G. Niedecker, senior dea-
con; M. F. Mcintyre, junior deacon;
Past Master Archie w. Cummings,
secretary; Past Master Irving G..
Gray, treasurer; P. S. Sutton, senior
steward, and l.. w. Magruder, Junior
steward. They were installed by
Past Master Archie w. Cummings,
who was the first master of the