Evening star., 1939-04-09

ton in Commemoration of the l50tl
anniversary of the formation ant
adoption of the Constitution OF tht
United States. He reports $50 peti'
tionS have been received for lht
Constitution Glass to be initiated al
Alexandria, Va. on the afternoon oi
April 20 at the George Washington
National Masonic Memorial. II ls
expected the class will reach 300, but
already is the largest class of candi-
dates ever to be received in the order
at one time A delegation from Po-
tomac Lodge. F. A. A. NJ. has beer
appointed to bring to the memorial
for use of the grand matron on this
occasion, the historic gavel used by
George Washington in laying the
cornerstone of the Capitol of the
United States A similar committee
of four past masters has been ap-
pointed by Fredericksburg Lodge. OF
Fredericksburg, Va. to bring to the
memorial on this occasion the ident-
ical Bible on which George Wash
ington was initiated as Mason ir
Fredericksburg in 1852
Following the initiation in the
memorial. an Eastern Star dinner
will be served at the George Mason
Hotel at Alexandria, Plans are being
made to accommodate $50 persons
The tickets for this dinner are now
on sale at the committee headquar-
ters. Masonic Temple.
At 8 pm. the Eastern Star will
sponsor a program in the memorial
building. One of the features Will be
the presentation of pageant, in
which approximately 300 Eastern
Star members will participate. de-
picting events in the foundation and
early life of our republic This
pageant was written and is being
produced under the direction of Past
Matron Selma Klein of Areme
Chapter.
The demand for admission tickets
at the Alexandria program has beer
so great that it has been decided tC
repeat the patriotic program ano
pageant in the auditorium OF the
Masonic Temple, at Thirteenth
street and New York avenue, on May
l at 8:l5 o'clock. Tickets will be
placed on sale at the committee
headquarters in the Masonic Temple
on April 10, and the price will be 81
for general admission and s15O fol
reserved section. The number OF
tickets for the performance at the
auditorium. however, is so limited
that members of the Eastern Star
are urged to make early purchase, as
the general public will be admitted
at the performance on May l.
The Grand Chapter, at its regula,
May session. will convene at the
Masonic Temple on May l at 7::3(
o'clock, and will adjourn in time te
attend the program and patriotic
pageant in the auditorium at 8:1s
o'clock 1t will reconvene for the
conduct of business at 7::30 O'Clock
on May
Mu Delta Sigma of Mizpah Chap
ter will meet Tuesday at the homt
of Mrs. Mildred Leecke TAYLOR, 6l'
Georgetown road. Bethesda, Nd
with Mrs. Minnie Weaver. Mrs. Aln,s
Weaver and Miss Thelma Wcav"l
as assisting hostesses.
Federal Chapter on April l, W
be entertained by the Friei,e' ~,
Club, Balloting on several petl J.
for the Constitution class tG e..
initiated April 20 at the Geo =
Washington Memorial.
Harriet B. Ports. matron o.
William F. Hunt Chapter, announce.
the following activities: April II
7:15 pm, the officers will sponsor
a tour through the N. B. c. broad.
casting station; April 13. meeting
of the chapter; April IA. the officer:
will meet at the home of Phylli!
E. Richards, 1896 Livingston stree
NV: April II. the Auxiliary Homt
Board will meet with Mrs. Flana.
gan, 6514 Seventh street NV.
Mrs. May H. Hart. matron o.
Warren G. Harding Chapter, an.
nounces the degrees will be con.
ferred on Tuesday followed by ar
Easter program.
Bethany Social Boosters will NEE
April l3 at the home of Elsie
Schwier. 44l8 P street NV.
On April 81 will be the goth ami.
versary celebration, with the grane
matron and grand patron and ma.
irons and patrons of the jurisdic.
ton as special guests.
The Sunshine Committee will
sponsor card party on April 26 a
Southern Diaries, at 1890.
Matron Mary E. Beahm of Miriam
Chapter announces the meeting to-
morrow night will be in honor o.
Conductress Mamie Brashears ane
Associate Conductress Naomi Cooper
The special guests will be the grane
conductress and associate grant
conductress.
The Auxiliary Home Board viii
meet April 13 at the home of Mrs
Naomi Cooper, 808 North Carolins
avenue Sc.
Mary E. Manion, matron of Goot
Will Chapter, announces on Apri
IA the line officers will entertain
the line officers of other chapters
with Associate Grand Matrop Min
ME j. Burdine, Associate Grand Pa
tron Edward Stegal. Grand Con
ductress Mildred M. Hicks and AS
sociate Grand Conductress Hazel R
Engelbrecht as special guests.
The Ways and Means Committee
will hold fried chicken dinner a
Pythian Temple on April 10 from
4:30 to pm.
Columbia Chapter will have charg'
of the religious service at the Ma