Evening star., 1938-04-17
WANG To ADDRESS
MASONIC GROUP
Anchor Club to Celebrate Its
18th Anniversary at
Dinner Tuesday.

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Dinner Tuesday,.
The Anchor Masonic Club will cele-
brate its 18th anniversary Tues
day with q dinner at the National
Press Club. with Chengting T. Wang.
Chinese Ambassador to the United
States. as the principal speaker. He
has been very active in Masonic
affairs in China and early this year
was made a knight commander of
the Court of Honor of the Supreme
Council of the Scottish Rite Southern
jurisdiction.
The Anchor Club consists of Ma
sonic employees of the Department Of
Commerce and the Maritime Com
mission. President Harold B. Gard
ner announced many prominent Ma
sons in Government and civil life
will be present.
st. Johns Lodge will hold District
Attorney Night on Friday, in honor of
David A. Pine, the United States Dis
trict attorney for the District of Co.
lumbia, who is a past master of that
lodge. Many high Masonic officials
and Masonic attorneys in the District
will be present.
Benjamin B. French Lodge will have
musical program tomorrow evening,
The orchestra of Eastern High School,
under the direction Of Paul D. Gable,
senior deacon of the lodge, assisted by
other musicians from the school, will
entertain. There will be soprano and
baritone solos. trumpet duet and ac-
Gordon and cello solos.
The religious service at the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home at 3 O'Clock
today will be under the direction of
Semper Paratus Lodge.
Master Paul L. McConahey OF Ana
costa Lodge, announced that at the
close Of short business meeting to-
morrow evening the Masonic play. "A
Rose on the Altar" written by Junior
Grand Deacon Carl H. Claudy. with
members Of the Fellowcraft Club of
La Fayette Lodge In the cast, will be
presented.
Pentalpha Lodge will honor its past
masters tomorrow evening
Albert Pike Lodge has designated
tomorrow evening as Scottish Rite
Night. the M. M. degree will be con-
ferred by a cast of distinguished
Scottish Rite Masons. with Ilustrious
Deputy Charles c Coombs and Past
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
presiding, assisted by Fred M. Book,
Marx E. Kahn, Christian Hansen, J.
Walter Humphrey. Donald W. Grafius.
Harry w. Beach. Archie D. Engel,
Leon Chatelain, jr., and Frederick B.
Blackburn.
Master Clayton v. Speakman of
Myron NJ. Parker Lodge announced
that the F. c. degree will be con-
ferred Tuesday evening by Junior
Warden Perry S. Schroeder.
On Wednesday evening Osiris Lodge
Will confer the NJ NJ degree.
Master William H. T. Belt of Naval
Lodge announced that the E. A. de-
gree will be conferred Thursday eve
ming. The degree will be preceded
by an address on Some Oddities in
Masonry" by Past Master Harry L.
Strang, jr, Of Benjamin B. French
Lodge.
Master Albert Andrews of Hiram
Lodge has designated Thursday eve
ming as expressmens night. The
NJ. M. degree will be conferred. The
special guests will be the Masonic en-
ployes of the Railway Express Agency
Master William F. Albee of La
Fayette Lodge has set aside Thursday
evening to honor the past masters OF
the lodge.
Following a short business meeting
on Thursday evening, VIM. r. Sim
gleton Lodge will have social and
dance.
Master John L. Allen of Petworth
Lodge announced on Thursday eve
ming members of the De Molay will
exemplify one of their degrees.
Master Wendell p Barrows of Trim
ity Lodge announced on Friday eve
ming the E. A. degree will be conferred.
None Of the officers of the lodge will
participate.
The Takoma Fellowcraft Club will
hold business meeting Thursday eve
ming at the Takoma Masonic Hall.
Later the members will 60 to the home
Of Past Master Al Breen for a social.
3 Eureka Chapter, r. A. NJ. will honor
Its past high priests on Friday eve
ming, according to an announcement
by High Priest Roy D. Borden.
.s 1llustrlous Master George E. Umhau
OF Zabud Council, R. and S. NJ, an
nounced a special degree on Wednes-
day evening. to be followed by a social
and refreshments.
Comdr. Edward C. Magdeburger of
Brightwood Commandery announced
that Tuesdays meeting will be in full
templar uniform in order to receive
the grand commander and his officers
IN their annual visitation. The newly
elected officers will be installed.
Evangelist Chapter, Knights Rose
Croix, Scottish Rite, will hold its
Easter service today at 3 o'clock at All
Souls Unitarian Church. All Scottish
Rite Masons who have attained the
eighteenth degree, whether members
OF the bodies in Washington or of other
bodies, are invited. In addition to the
,rtualistic program there will be an
address given by the Rev. Edgar Cor
dell Powers Of Baltimore, Md.
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