davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1941-10-19
DR.. 7. Edward Cox
To Address Acacia
CoIored Masons

DR.. T. Edward Cox will be the
guest speaker on National Defense
Health Day" observance of the
Acacia Colored Masonic Temple
Builders Association today. at 4
pm, at Scottish Rite Hall, 1888
Eleventh street NV.
Grand Lodge officers will make
visitations to lodges this week:
Monday, Hiram: Tuesday, Pytha-
goras; Wednesday. Redemption:
Thursday, Harmony, and Friday,
Victory.
The Julia A. Jackson Grand Court
of Heroines of Jericho will make an
official visit tomorrow to Zerrub-
babel Court.
The John w. Freeman Command
cry, knights Templar, will elect Of
ficers on October %.
Mrs. Minnie F. T. Conaway was
elected grand princess captain of
Marie I. Smith Grand Guild, Hero
inc Templar Crusaders. Edward G.
Carter was elected royal adviser.
Others elected were: lone z. Mon
roe, assistant princess captain:
Mary Toliver, first lieutenant; Mabel
Mason. second lieutenant; Ruth B.
Stockton, secretary; Nettie Miles,
treasurer, and Daisy B. Hite, COM
missary.
A charity ball of Social Lodge Will
be held November at the Lin
colnonnade
Catcher Court, Heroines of Jeri-
cho, elected as officers: Eleanor G.
Fletcher, most ancient matron; Rob-
ert E. Anderson, worthy Joshua;
Olive Brooks, vice ancient matron;
Florence Gaskins, senior attendant;
Nancy Towles, Junior attendant;
Mayme L. Stewart, secretary; Lottie
SWEET, treasurer, and Past Most
Ancient Matrons M. T. Conaway,
Amanda E. Newton and Della Ash
ton, members of the Board of Direc-
tors.
Officers elected in Belle E. Lewis
Guild, Heroines Templar Crusaders,
are: Rosa F. Robinson, princess
captain; Robert johnson, royal ad-
wiser; Louise Joyce, first lieutenant;
Annie Harris, second lieutenant;
Ann Anderson, commissary; Mar
garet Young, treasurer; Henrietta
F. Berry, secretary, and Matte Y.
Ford, assistant secretary.
Redemption Chapter, o. E. S., is
sponsoring a pre-HalloWeen tea to-
day. from 5 to o'clock, at the home
of Matron Pearl Tyler.
Electa Chapter will have tea and
buffet supper this afternoon at Scot
tish Rite Hall.
Evening star., 1941-10-19
EIks Will Assist Drive
For Army Air Cadets

National Defense Week will be
observed by the Order Of Elks on
october 27. The Elks' National De-
fense Commission, under the direc-
tion of James r. Nicholson, nation
al chairman, will open its drive to
secure $4,000 flying cadets for the
Army Air Corps.
Washington Lodge will hold its
annual memorial service Deem
ber 7 to honor the 81 Washington
Elks who have died during the past
year. The Rev. DR.. John Keeting
Cartwright will be the speaker.
The Membership Committee is
making preparations to initiate its
largest class of the year on Novem-
ber S, when District Deputy Grand
Exalted Ruler Charles Hawthorne
will make his official visit.
"Old timers night" has been set
for November S, when the lodge
will honor those who have been con-
tinuously active FOR more than IS
years. A banquet Rill be held.
Evening star., 1941-10-19
Odd Fellows 10 Hold
Divine Church Services

Divine services will be sponsored
by the Grand Lodge Of the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows at
8 pm. Sunday at the McKendree
Methodist Church. The Rev.
Charles F. Phillips will preach the
sermon.
Albert P. Dobbins, grand patriarch
of the Grand Encampment, will
make an official visit to Mount Nobo
Encampment at $50 pm. tomorrow.
Grand Master Ernest L. Loving
will make an official visit to Cove
nant Lodge at $50 pm. Wednesday.
On October 27 Grand Master
Loving will make his annual visit
to the National Capital Junior
Lodge.
Columbia Lodge will meet at pm.
Thursday. The initiatory degree will
be conferred.
Brightwood Lodges will present
comedy, Taking the Count" Oc-
tiber % in Stansbury Temple.
The Rebekahs Lodges will meet
as follows: Ruth and Marian, to-
morrow night; Fidelity, Tuesday
night: Martha Washington. Thurs
day night, and the Theta Rho Girls
Club, Friday night.
Evening star., 1941-10-19
Jobs Daughters

Bethel No. 4 on October 25 will
give a Halloween party and dance
in Friendship Hall at Wisconsin
avenue and Albemarle street NV.
All Jobs Daughters are invited to
attend.
The wienie roast scheduled for
November "a was combined with
the proposed hayride and held last
Friday night.
Bethel No. 3 will meet October
% for initiation. 1t will be mothers
and fathers night. The Dramatic
Club will meet tomorrow at the
home Of Miss Helen Mckinley. A
roast beef dinner will be held Octo-
Der 80 at the temple, Mills and
Rhode Island avenues NE, 5 to
7:30 pm.
Bethel No. will have grand
visitation Friday night. Guests will
be Mrs. Mary Dent, grand guardian:
Karl Pitt, associate grand guardian,
and their officers. Entertainment
and refreshments.
The drill team of Bethel No. /
will meet tomorrow at 112O East
Capitol street. On October % the En-
tertainment Committee has planned
to 60 bowling. On October "a the
choir will hold a Halloween punch
bowl at the home of Julia May Frye.
Bethel No. 6 will hold grand visi-
tation on October 25 at 7:30 pm,
followed by dance and refresh
ments. Rummage will be collected
at this meeting.
Bethel No. 2 will hold a turkey
dinner Thursday at Stansbury Ma
sonic Temple from 4;3O to pm.
The mothers and fathers will be
honored at the meeting Friday
night. Masonic and Eastern Star
members will also be honored.
The Mothers Club will meet Tues
day night at the home of Mrs. Faye
Hathcock.
Evening star., 1941-10-19

With President and Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt heading the list
patrons for the annual Armistice
Ball of the Department of the Dis
trict of Columbia of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars on November 18th,
the chairman of the ball committee
last week made number of assign
ments to conduct the affair.
National Capital Post met last
Wednesday evening at Pythian
Temple with Comdr. Margullis pre-
siding. Addresses were made by De-
partment Comdr. Lambert, Junior
Vice Comdr. Foley, Frank Topash,
supreme seam squirrel of the
Coolies: Past Comdr. Heise of Po-
tomac Post, Acting Comdr. Pierce of
Equality Walter Reed, Post Past
Comdr. Spedden of Front Line Post
and Edward Folliard of the Wash
ington Post.
Entertainment was furnished by
the U. S. o. players under direc-
ton of Miss Aileen Peck.
Senior Vice Comdr. Stanley r.
Nash presided over Columbia Post
last Wednesday when it voted to
purchase two 500 Defense bonds.
Past Department Comdr. Hollings-
worth spoke.
Potomac Auxiliary met at 3072 M
street NV. on Monday evening, with
President Elizabeth Beasley presld-
ing. Hospital Chairman Mary Har-
graves reported a party will be held
for the veterans at Mount Alto Hos
pital on October 90, at 7:30 pm.
On November II the department
president and chief of staff will
make their annual inspection Of the
auxiliary; the meeting night having
been changed from the second to
the third Monday for the occasion
On October 26 picnic lunch for
members of the auxiliary, post and
their friends will be held at the home
of Mrs. Florence Morris Peterson at
Fort Belvoir. Those attending the
lunch will meet at the Bureau of
Engraving at noon.
Club 1880 met last Monday eve
ming at the home of President
Florence Grubb in Riverdale, Md.
Mrs. James Cruise. Mrs. Tucker and
Miss Bernice FELTON, were received
into membership.
The club will have a hospital party
at Mount Alto Hospital next We'd
nesday evening. On Halloween night,
October 81, the club with the Coop
Grafton of Follow Me-Defense Post
in a party and dance at Stansbury
Hall, 1882 Georgia avenue NV
Prizes will be offered for the pref
tiest and funniest costumes.
The club voted that with the ap-
proval of Post 1880 the place and
date of meeting will be changed.
Potomac Post met last Tuesday
night and decided to hold a mem
bership party the latter part of this
month.
National Auxiliary headquarters
has announced that plans have been
completed for the sale of Christmas
seals for the National Home fund.
All-American Auxiliary and Post
will hold a joint social on Tuesday
at 1922 Vermont avenue NV. The
auxiliary will hold bingo party at
Mount Alto Hospital on Thursday.
Meetings this week: Treasury
Auxiliary, Monday; Department
Council Of Administration, Thurs
day, at Northeast Masonic Temple.
Evening star., 1941-10-19
Officers of Victory Post
Of Legion Are Installed
DeIuno and Jacob Jones Units
Plan Inductions This Week

G. r. Lansdale was installed as
commander of Victory Post of the
American Legion at the meeting last
night by the department commander
and staff. Other officers installed
were: First vice commander, C. F.
Pierce: second vice commander, A.
Bolker; third vice commander, E. L.
Hollis; adiutant, T. P. Reynolds;
finance officer, w. V. Warren; chap
lain, A. N. Schroeder, and sergeant
at arms, A. j. Orr, jr.
The post recently indorsed bill,
now before the House District Com
mittee, providing for the teaching of
defense aviation subjects in the
Washington high schools.
Officers of James A. Delano Post
will be installed Wednesday night
at the American Legion clubhouse.
The U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post will
have installation of officers to-
morrow night at 2400 Sixteenth
street NV, followed by dance.
Bunker Hill Post officers will be
Installed Tuesday night at the
Legion clubhouse. The national
guard of honor will assist the de-
partment commander and his staff.
The officers are: Commander, zebe
r. Hamilton: first vice commander,
Alfred Donald McCurley; second vice
commander, Charles E. Boggs third
vice commander, James Robert
Reaburn.
The second annual bowling tourna-
ment of the post will be held October
25, beginning at 10 am. at 1925
Tenth street NE. All members OF
the Legion and their friends are
eligible to compete whose average
does not exceed 1O5.
The Sons of the Legion Squadron
will meet at the post clubrooms on
October %. They will be welcomed
by Comdr. Hamilton.
Department Comdr. Haywood
Saunders and his staff. assisted by
the guard of honor, installed officers |
of Police and Fire Post at the Legion |
clubhouse as follows:
Commander, Thomas V. Slominski,
first vice commander, Hardin N.
Lancaster; second vice commander,
John R. Gheen; third vice COM |
mander, William O'Connor: fourth /
vice commander, John Jasinowski; !
chaplain, Frank R. Barnard; SER
geant at arms, w. L. Brown; his /.
Evening star., 1941-10-19
Forty and Eioht

Reservations for Grande Voiture
174'S ArmiStice eve dinner dance at
the Mayf1ower Hotel, honoring Hey
wood Saunders, commander of the
American Legion's District of Co.
lumbia department, are being made
with Voyageur Leo Collins. Tickets
are being distributed by Voyageur
Robert Snow.
National Comdr. Lyle U. Stam-
baugh of the Legion and Mrs. Stam-
baugh also will be honored guests.
The Districts Forty and Eight Is
planning a New Years eve party at
the Mayf1ower.
Evening star., 1941-10-19
Masonic Officials
Plan Visitations TO
Lodges This Week
Potomac and National
Groups on Schedule
Tomorrow Night

Visitations will be made TO
Masonic Lodges by the Grand Lodge
officers, headed by Grand Master
Ara M. Daniels, as follows: Tomor-
row, Potomac and National Lodges,
and Tuesday, Arminius Lodge.
La Fayette Chapter. No. S, r. A.
NJ, will exemplify the Mark Masters
Degree on Tuesday. Roland Ben
ninghoven, scribe, will offlciate in the
east. This will be preceded by a
business session.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of De Molay
Commandery, K. T, will meet Oc-
tober Is at pm. at the home OF
Past. Comdr and Mrs. Percy w.
Jones, with Mrs. J. Fred Huber as.
sisting hostess. The president, Mrs.
Eugene E. Thompson, will preside.
Orient Commandery, K. r. will
confer the Order of the Temple on
three candidates tomorrow evening
at Naval Lodge Hall.
The Woman's Auxiliary OF the
Craftsmans' Club will meet Tuesday
evening at the Thomas Circle Club.
Guests will be the Craftsman's Club.
The Scottish Rite Twentieth De-
preceded by exercises of interest to
Scottish Rite Masons Of both 1uris-
dictions.
Brightwood Commandery, K. r.
| will meet Thursday at 7:30 pm.
Rehearsal for the Order Of the
Temple and planning for the annual
| grand inspection will be the busi-
ness. The inspection will be held at
pm. November 4.
DeMolay Commandery will join
with Brightwood Commandery in
/ attending the II am. service at
/ Calvary Methodist Church, Fred
erick, Md, October 26 Uniform will
be worn. Motorcade will leave Wis
consin avenue and East and West
highway at 9:15 am. This service
will be in memory of DR.. G. Ellis
Williams.
John A. Hart, high priest Of
Washington Chapter, R. A. NJ. an
nounces the Most Excellent Masters
Degree will be conferred next Thurs
day. He announced that previous
announcement that the chapter
would meet on October 80 was in
error All Royal Arch Masons are
invited.
TrestlebOard.
| Monday-Potomac, Benjamin B.
French, Anacostia, Pentalpha, Mount
Pleasant, Albert Pike and Solourn-
ers' Lodges.
Tuesday-National Myron NJ. Par
ker and King David Lodges.
Wednesday-Harmony, Warren G..
Harding, Chevy Chase and Bright
wood Lodges.
Thursday-New Jerusalem and
George c. Whiting Lodges.
Friday-St. Johns, Hope and
Trinity Lodges.
Saturday-Grand Lodge school Of
instruction.
Evening star., 1941-10-19

Trinity Chapter, announces that the
Ways and Means Committee will
sponsor a card and games party at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Allen on Wednesday at pm.
Fidelity Chapter will meet Tues
day at 8 pm.
Anna Eschenbach. matron of St.
Johns Lodge Chapter, announces
tomorrow evening will be star point
and obligation night. The grand star
points and all star points of the
jurisdiction will be honored guests.
The Ways and Means Committee
is sponsoring a fried chicken dinner
at Almas Temple October %, ST
pm. Public invited. Call Mrs.
Mary Hall for tickets.
The Auxiliary Home Board of
Martha Chapter will meet Tuesday
night at the home of Mrs. Town
send. Assisting hostesses will be
Mrs. Seaman and Mrs. Titlow.
The Friendship Club of Federal
Chapter will hold a banquet Tues
day at the Kenesaw.
Rehearsal of officers on We'd
nesday at pm. at the temple.
Grand visitation and initiation on
Thursday.
A meeting of past matrons and
patrons will be held at the home
OF Mrs. FUR on Saturday at pm.
Itinerary of the grand matron
and grand patron this week will be:
Tuesday, Acacia Chapter, grand Wis
itation; Thursday, Federal Chapter.
grand visitation; Friday. Good viii
Chapter, grand visitation.
The 1888 Association of Matrons
and Patrons will honor Past Grand
Matron Helen D. Robbins with a
birthday party at Eastern Star Club
house October 25 at 7:30 pm.
The matron of Hope Chapter No.
80 announces the postponement of
the card party which was to be held
on October 18 to November l, at
the home of Mrs. Jennie Garden.
Evening star., 1941-10-19
K. Of T.. Will Conduct
Vespers Tonight al
ST. Anthony Church
Rev. Herbert Gallagher
Will Deliver Sermon
At Annual Services

The annual vesper services of the
Knights of Columbus will be held
In the Church Of st. Anthony of
Padua tonight at 7:3o o'clock. The
Rev. Herbert Gallagher, vice COM
missary Of the Franciscan Monas-
tery, will deliver the sermon. Music
will be furnished by the Carmelite
Choir, connected with Catholic Uni
versity.
The religious demonstration Is un-
der the direction of the District of
Columbia Chapter, knights of Co.
lumbus.
Members of the Fourth Degree
have been requested to attend these
exercises. They are asked to arrive
at 7:30 in the parish hall, where a
line of march will be formed. They
have been requested to wear dark
business suits or tuxedoes, with
sword and baldric.
Carroll Council will meet with
Keane, Spalding and Potomac Coun-
cils october 27. No meeting will
be held Tuesday night.
The Casey Club will meet in the
clubhouse Wednesday evening.
Washington Councils Membership
Committee will meet Tuesday eve
ming at the Willard Hotel to discuss
plans for the conferring of the first
degree October %.
The council will hold its annual
memorial communion mass at St.
Patrick's Church November 80,
State Deputy James F. Kehoe has
appointed Joseph B. McCann as gen.
eral chairman Of the Armistice Day
observance November IL.
The Rev. DR.. John Heating Cart
wright, pastor of the Church of the
Immaculate Conception, has ex-
tended an invitation to all members
Of the order and their families to
participate IN the perpetual novena
in honor Of our sorrowful mother.
held every Friday at Sis and 7:3O
pm.
Washington General Assembly,
Fourth Degree. will meet tomorrow
evening at the Mayfower Hotel, with
Faithful Navigator Harold F. Jones
presiding. Refreshments will be
served and a reception to newly
elected members.
Evening star., 1941-10-19
Assignments Made
For Y. F. W. Ball
On Armistice Day
Putrons for Annual Fete
Are Led by President
And Mrs. Roosevelt
Meetings This Week.

Monday-Internal Revenue
Post, 1903 Fourteenth street
NV; Police-Fire Post, 809
Monroe street NE.
Tuesday-Military Order of
the Cootie, 935 G place NV.
Thursday-Armistice Day Ball
Committee, 1903 Fourteenth
street NV.
Friday-Bowling League, 1926
Wisconsin avenue NV.
Evening star., 1941-10-19

torian, J. A. Hanna; adjutant,
Edward G. Comingore. and finance
officer, Millard H Sutton.
Department Comdr. Saunders
turned over to Comdr. Slominski the
key to the new Legion clubhouse to
be used by Police and Fire Post and
which was given the post by club
house officers in recognition of a
5000 pledge to the building fund.
Cooley-McCullough Post will hold
installation of officers at the Amer
lean Legion club house tomorrow at
9pm.
They are Carl F. Kuldell, COM
manoer; Dave l.. Block, first vice
commander; Louis F. zaruba, second
vice commander; J. S. Haldenstein,
third vice commander: Louis F.
Zaruba, adjutant and finance off,
Ger; George 10th, sergeant at arms,
and Norman B. Landreau, chaplain,
Installation of officers of Potomac
Post was held by Department Comdr.
Haywood N. Saunders and his staff.
They include John j. A. Ager, COM
mander; Jerome P. Lynch, first vice
commander; Thomas C. Talbert,
second vice commander; Ronald G.
Thring, adjutant; Edward F. Aydt,
finance officer; DR.. Elmer A. Kohl
meier, surgeon; John j. Keane,
judge advocate; Adolphus McKen-
zle, historian; George Gross, quar-
termaster; Clinton L. Serrin, SER
geant at arms; George w. Morse,
chaplain; Karel F. de Rooy and Her.
bert w. PoSten, color bearers. Past
Department Comdr William H. Har-
grave was the principal speaker.
The following were accepted for
membership: Harry F. Harding. Bert
Nix, George A. Hawkins. George ].
Elan, L. 1. Edwards and Earl P.
Wigs.
Capital Transit Post elected the
following officers to fill vacancies:
George E. Warder, finance officer,
vice Bernard Scott, resigned; Seton
Darr, judge advocate, vice George
E. Warder. and E. v. Dunn, who
was elected service officer.
New members inducted were Davis
B. Wills, Ralph Carrabise, Thomas
A. Ricketts, and Harry C. Roland.
The latter was appointed by
Comdr. Edward j. McKenna as
chairman of the committee to form
squadron of the Sons of the Amer
ican Legion.
carroll F. Stack announced plans
for ball to be held late in Novem-
Der or early in December. as a Joint
affair with the Capital Transit Unit.
Ladies Auxiliary.
The post indorsed Joseph J. NAL |
10y to succeed himself as National
Committee member.
Internal Revenue Post will hold
installation of officers next Friday
night at the American Legion club
mouse, with Comdr. Russell S. JEFF
freys presiding. They will be in
stalled by the department COM
mander and his staff. The guard of
honor will also be present.
Comdr. Jeffreys was selected bv
the department commander as
chairman of the Emergency Aid
Committee for the department. Ma
tIonal Executive Committeeman Jo-
seph j. Malloy was indorsed for the
same position next year.
The newly elected officers are Ar
thur J. Thomas, commander; STAN
ley d. Harman, first vice COM
mander; Richard L. Ryan, second
vice commander; Robert E. Van Ey-
cry, third vice commander; Russell
5. Jeffreys, finance officer; Will
liam j. Hoffman, judge advocate;
Martin A. Beehan, chaplain; Oliver
Pullman, master at arms, and John
A. Long, sergeant at arms.
Evening star., 1941-10-19
Ben Hur News

Chief James M. Bonifant presided
over Victory Court. Silent tribute
was paid to John c. Snyder, presi-
dent of the Ben Hur Association,
who died in Charlottesville, Ind.
Meetings this week are. Monday,
Potomac Court, Pythian Temple:
Central, Woodmen of the World
Hall. Tuesday, Mckinley, Pythian
Temple.
Evening star., 1941-10-19
Fleet Reserve Association

Branch No. 4 will meet tomorrow
at 1912 Ninth street NV. at 8 pm.
All men with over eight years of
honorable service, serving in the
Navy and Marine Corps, are invited.
The main topic under discussion
will be the Navy Day celebration on
October 81. On that day at 8 pm
refreshments will be served in the
rathskeller and dancing, free, at
Pythian Temple.
Evening star., 1941-10-19
Mrs. McCabe Given
Child Welfare Post
In Legion Auxiliary
Capital Transit Unit
Instituted; Party Planned
AT Walter Reed

NILS. 11C4Cl vi. N1SSdDCs q Pclot
president of the District of Colum-
bia Department Of the American
Legion Auxiliary, was appointed
child welfare chairman Of Area B
last week by the national president,
Mrs. Mary w. Murrill.
Capital Transit Unit was insti-
tuted last week by Mrs. Margaret E.
Carroll, department president. The
president is Mrs Matte Glaves and
Mrs. Viola Arheart is secretary.
Kenna-M Main Unit officers will be
Installed Wednesday at Hitchcock
Hall, st. Elizabeth's Hospital.
A party will be given at Walter
Reed Hospital Tuesday. Entertain
ment will be furnished by Past
Comdr. Charles Kohen. Refresh
ments will be furnished by the units.
Officers of James E. Walker Unit
were installed at the last meeting
by the department president and
her staff. They are: Mrs. Martha E.
Campbell, president; Mrs. Bertha S.
Robinson, Mrs. Henrietta Harris,
Mrs. Willie Mae Pelham, vice presi-
dents; Mrs. Edith Taylor, chaplain;
Miss Frances Harris, historian; Mrs.
Pearl Lindsay, sergeant at arms;
Mrs. Richie Jordon, Mrs. Odelia
Hoston, color bearers; Mrs. Mayne
Hawkins, treasurer; Mrs. Mardel
Bundrant and Mrs. Nettie Hawkins,
secretaries.
Meetings will be held at pm. on
the second Friday of each month at
Garnet Patterson Junior High
School.
The department president and her
staff installed officers of Vincent B.
Costello Unit as follows: President,
Mrs. Ann Granting; vice presidents,
Mrs. Frances Cassidy and Mrs. Sarah
A. Deery; chaplain, Mrs Mary Muir
ray; historian, Mrs. Sarah Bachelor:
treasurer, Mrs. Margaret Greenburg:
sergeant at arms, Mrs. Catherine
Mills; color bearers, Mrs. Irene Sulli-
van and Mrs. Clara Reubin.
The next meeting will be held
November 4.
Evening star., 1941-10-19
Third Division Society

Washington Branch will meet No
vember 5 at the American Legion
clubhouse, 2437 Fifteenth street
NV, at 8 pm. There will be an
entertainment and refreshments.
Evening star., 1941-10-19

Officers of Good Will Chapter will
have a rehearsal Thursday at 4:30
pm. for grand visitation on Friday
evening.
On october 27 there will be an
evening of games at the home of
Mrs. Mary Rynearson and a card
party at the home of Mrs. Auraua
M. Grim.
Evening star., 1941-10-19

Trinity Chapter, announces that the
Ways and Means Committee will
sponsor card and games party at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Allen on Wednesday at pm.