Evening star., 1938-06-12
MASONIC HOME
BENEF|TPLANNED

Ss ~" INV W." Nv
Presented Wednesday
at Stadium.
The annual benefit for the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home will be held
at Griffith Stadium next Wednesday
from to l0:30 pm. The perform
ance is presented as "A Night Of
Thrills" The public is invited.
From to 6:45 pm. there will be a
baseball game between the Potomac
Electric Power Co. team and the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation team.
From 1880 until pm. there will be
a concert by the Chestnut Farms
Chevy Chase Dairy Band
Promptly at 8 pm. there will be a
colorful and stirring pageant COM
posed OF all the uniformed bodies OF
Masonry. The pageant will be led by
Brig. Gen. Alfred Cox, grand marshal,
and his staff, followed by the band of
the 5th Battalion, Marine Fleet Re-
serves; the colors and color guards
from the United States Army, Navy,
Marines and the Coast Guard. Next
in line will be Grand Master L. P.
Steuart and Clark Griffith, president
Of the Washington baseball club: the
grand matron and the grand patron
Order Of the Eastern Star, and the
queen of the pageant" and her escort.
The queen will be the recipient of the
most votes from ticketholders. The
rest Of the pageant will be the Wash
1ngton Gas Light Co. Band; the grand
commander, knights Templar, with
his officers and drill units; the illus
trious potentate of Almas Temple,
accompanied by all of the uniformed
bodies of the Shrine; the monarch of
Kallipolis Grotto, with his band and
drill unit; the grand tall cedar of
Capital Forest, with his band and
drill unit; the officers of Jobs Daugh-
tiers. with their drill units: the officers
Of DeMolay and their drill unit; the
Police Boys Club Band and the Elks
Boys Band. The pageant will be
climaxed with massing of the colors
and the playing of the national
anthem by the band of the 5th Bat
TALON, Fleet Reserve Marines.
About 8:45 pm. a circus will be
presented. which will exhibit clowns,
acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, trained
animals and other features. The
finale will consist of fireworks. with a
set piece which has never been shown
In this city before
Grand Tall Cedar Capt G. M. Lit
tie Of Capitol Forest, Tall Cedars of
Lebanon, has completed arrange
ments for a moonlight cruise on the
8. s. Potomac Tuesday at 8:45 pm.
There will be special entertainment.
On June IS the officers will participate
in the Night of Thrills" at Griffith
Stadium. The units will assemble at
7:3o at Fifth and v streets NV.
At 3 O'Clock today Sojourners' Lodge
will conduct the religious services
at the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home. The speaker will be Col. Alva
j. Brasted, former chief of chaplains
of the United States Army. The les
son will be read by Master Cecil I.
McReynolds.
Master Herbert w. Smith of Daw-
son Lodge announced that tomorrow
evening an entertainment will be
given.
Master Joseph A. Rice, jr., an
nounced following business meeting
tomorrow evening he will pay . fra
ternal visit with members to Birmtng-
ham Lodge, Beltsville, Md.
On Thursday evening Naval Lodge
will pay special honor to its 80 living
past masters. There will be moving
pictures.
Master Henry I. Taylor of Congress
Lodge announced on Thursday eve
ming the M. M. degree will be con-
ferred. with Senior Deacon Harry
Lucier taking the principal role.
On Thursday evening Petworth
Lodge will honor its IL living past
masters. A cast Of the past masters
will confer the M. M. degree. The
following past masters will partici-
pate: Wade T. Brown, Carl w. Gard
ner, Arthur w. Jett, Charles c.
Sharah, Richard E. Vincent, Herbert
w. Ludwig, Chester c. Hutchinson,
John B. Broaddus, Hermon H. Hill,
Lewis L. Cogan, James E. Redman
and Robert F. Alexander.
Master David K. McConville Of
Semper Paratus Lodge announced the
M M. degree will be conferred. The
drill team Of Washington Com
mandery. K. T., will occupy the chairs.
Master Arthur M. Robinson of
Lebanon Lodge announced the lodge
will hold business meeting and social
on Friday evening. At 2:30 pm. Sat-
nrday the lodge will hold a specia!
The Fellowship Club of Osiris Lodge
will meet Tuesday evening at 935 G
place NV. The stated communica-
ton Of the lodge for Wednesday eve
ming Is called off. A moonlight excur-
sion will be held down the Potomac on
June 80.
Silver Spring Lodge, Sill" Spring,
Md. has invited members of King
David Lodge to visit them tomorrow
evening" Arthur H, CroWl of Justice
Lodge will speak on the work of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and
will show the Official moving picture,
You Can't Get Away With It."
High Priest Samuel B. Reeder an
nounced a social evening for Bright
wood Chapter, r. A. NJ, on Tuesday.
TrestIeboard.
| Monday-Dawson, social; Stans-
bury, E. A.; Joppa, social: Benja-