Evening star., 1939-01-15
A|mas Temple Holds
lis Annual Election
Tomorrow
Officers and Council
Representatives to
Be Chosen


Representatives. to
Be Chosen
Almas Temple. A. A. o. N. M. S.,
will hold its annual election of off,
GERS and representatives to the
Imperial Council tomorrow at the
Shrine Club, 1915 K street NV,
starting with nomination of officers
at p. m. The ballot boxes will re-
main open until 7:45, after which
the regular order of business will
be resumed.
The present officers are: Granville
Guide, potentate; Stanley D. Willis,
chief rabban; Karl E. FARRELL, as
sistant rabban; Earl w. Shinn, high
priest and prophet; Howard p.
Foley. Oriental guide; Frank E.
Ghiselli, treasurer, and F. Lawrence
Walker, recorder.
The present representatives to the
Imperial Council are Leonard p.
Steuart, Granville Guide, F. Law
renee Walker, Robert P. Smith and
Ara M. Daniels.
Petworth Royal Arch Chapter will
have grand visitation Monday
jointly with Brightwood Chapter at
Joppa Lodge Hall. All Royal Arch
Masons are invited.
The ladies' auxiliary of De Molay
Commandery, K. T., will meet at
pm. January % at the home of
Past Commander and Mrs. Eugene
E. Thompson, 1925 Forty-fourth
place NV, with Mrs. Harvey Day.
ison assisting.
The master of Osiris Lodge, Or
vile E. Megby, announces on We'd
nesday night the M. M. degree will
be conferred with the past masters
of the lodge occupying all the
chairs. A program has been ar
ranged and refreshments will be
served.
The second annual potentate's
party held by Almas Temple will
be given at the Mayflower Hotel
on January 81. Edmund o. Carl is
chairman of the General Committee
on Arrangements. Potentate Gran
vile GUIDE has received a number
of acceptances from men of dis
tinction in Maryland and Virginia.
The gathering is restricted to
mobiles of the Mystic Shrine and
their guests.
Benjamin Franklin Lodge met last
Monday, when Master L. T. Johnson
conducted memorial services. The
prayer and eulogy was deliverey by
the chaplain, Rabbi H. Silverstone
Renditions of Nearer My God to
Thee" and Taps" were given on
the cornet by j. Heiner. Grand
Master Eugene Thompson, the
Deputy Grand Master Needham
Turnage and the Senior Grand
Warden Ara M. Daniels were guests
Mr.. johnson announced that jan
uary % the E. A. Degree will be
put on from the East by Junior
Warden Abe Coonin and the lecture
by Senior Warden B. Max Klivitsky
He also stated he has called a spe-
cial communication for January 26
to confer the M. NJ Degree Senior
Warden Klivitzky will be acting
master and confer the degree.
Capitol Forest, Tall Cedars of
Lebanon, uniformed bodies. will hold
a dance at the Cairo Hotel on Feb
ruary 4, 10 to /.
The masters of the At Masonic
lodges in the District of Columbia
have organized the Worshipful
Masters Association of 1899. The
following officers have been elected:
President, George B. Ingels of Jo-
seph H. Milans Lodge; vice presi-
dent, Convass B. Dean of st. Johns
Lodge; recording secretary, j. My
ron Robson of Myron M. Parker
Lodge; financial secretary, John A.
Hart of Warren G. Harding Lodge;
treasurer. Elmer F. Stein of Bright
wood Lodge; members of the EXecu-
tive Committee, Mark G.. Horn of
Washington Centennial Lodge, and
Maj E. S. Bethlehem, jr., of So
journers Lodge; historians, Ralph
C. Howard of Acacia Lodge, and
Oscar w. Riley of Columbia Lodge
On Tuesday evening, Past Grand
Master Gratz E. Dunkum will ad-
dress King David Lodge. Special
musical numbers have been ar
ranged and a social will be held with
refreshments.
Master Orville E. Megby of Osiris
Lodge has set aside Wednesday eve
ming for the annual past masters
night. The M. M. degree will be
conferred by a cast made up en-
tirely of the past masters.
Master Charles L. Mcdonald of
Naval Lodge announced that fol-
lowing the conferring of the F. C..
degree on Thursday evening a bingo
party will be held in the Naval
Lodge Hall
On Friday evening, Joseph H.
Milans Lodge will honor their IL
living past masters. The M. M de-
gree will be conferred by a cast of
past masters, under the leadership
of Past Master Irving G. Gray.
The religious service at the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home at 3
o'clock today will be in charge Of
Lebanon Lodge. The service has
been arranged and will be conducted
by the chaplain of the lodge, Past
Master Elgin Smith. The speaker
will be the Rev. George E. Schnabel,
pastor of the Albright Memorial
Evangelical Church. Others partic-
ipating in the program will be Past
Master Thomas r Wilson. Mr.. John