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General A Acfivities in Alexandria
UeNefN a CttUtfieS ~ Alexandria ~
Mrs. R. K. Dawson and Daughter
Return From Visit to Norfolk
Inffor M;U r. D.:J. =: a. - Eu
Latter WW Be Bride in the Late Fall;
Col. and-Mrs. Emerson WI Be Hosts

Mrs. r. K. Dawson and her
daughter, Miss Alice Dawson, have
returned from a visit to Norfolk,
where they were delightfully."- feted
during their stay and where Miss
Dawsons engagement to Ensign
Harold Cox recently was announced.
Their marriage will take place in
the late fall. While in Norfolk Mrs.
Dawson and Miss Dawson were
guests of Mr., and Mrs. N. T. Green.
Col. and Mrs. Merton L. Emerson
will entertain in the near future
their daughter, Mrs. Thomas Mech
ling, who is coming down from Bos-
ton for a visit, 1t. Mechling, who
has been at Harvard since May,
later will go to Wilmington, N. c.
Mrs. Ewart Plank and her small
daughter, Dorothy, have left for
Los Cruces, N Mex, where they
will remain while 1t. Col. Plank
Is with the Allied forces.
Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Lam
ming have as their guest the latters
mother, Mrs. Nardi Besore from
New Jersey, for whom a number of
informal parties have been given.
Mrs. j. Harold DeVeau has as her
guest her mother, Mrs. Knight
Cochran of Madison, Wis, who has
just returned from visit with her
son, Ensign John K. Cochran. U.
S. NJ, in New London, Conn. Mrs.
Cochran also spent some time
with her sister Mrs. Enlen Davies,
whose home is now occupied by the
Minister of Iraq and Nine. Jawdat
Capt. and Mrs John j. Livingston
have left to make their home in
Richmond.
Mrs. Oscar Underwood of Wood
lawn entertained as her week end
guest Miss Elizabeth Shelly. who is
now making her home at 526 Queen
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. Sterling
OF Commonwealth avenue have
moved to Washington to make their
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence j. Martin
have as their guests their son-in-
law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. G.
o. Lawton, and baby Laurence
Michael Lawton, of Martinsville
1t Col and Mrs. William E. Burke
entertained as week end guests Mrs.
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Arlington County Communities
Al Fresco Supper>Bridge Party
Last Evening in Lee Heights

day to the Aurora Hills home of her
son-in-laW and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. j. Skidmore, from a summer
and fall visit in the Middle West
with her sister, Miss Jessie Everett,
at Chelsea, Mich. and her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Well
and Gay of Cleveland. She was ac-
companied by Mrs. Welland Gay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Skidmore also have
as guest Mr.. Skidmore's father,
Mr. Clinton Skidmore of Lima, Ohio,
who will remain until the Christmas
holidays His daughter. Mrs. Elsie
Miner of Hammond, Ind, came
with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shreves and
small daughter. Carol Jeanne, of
Tampa arrived the last of the week
for visit with Mr.. Shreve's mother,
Mrs. Monica Flaherty. They were
accompanied by Miss Monica Fla
herty, who returned to her home
after two-week visit in Tampa.
Mr.. Jack Flaherty of the Field Artil-
lery Corps, stationed at Fort Bragg,
N. c., is spending the week end
with his mother.
Mrs. Herbert l.. Marcy, wife of
Capt. Marcy of North Arlington,
entertained Is guests Informally
Friday night at farewell party for
Mrs Robert Frink, who, with Mr..
Frink and their family is leaving
shortly for Florida, their future
home. A buffet supper was served
and Mrs Russell Whitner and Mrs.
Raymond Crack assisted the host
esses.
Mrs. G. Raymond Hudson of Oak
crest is spending two weeks in
Mexico, visiting Mexico City and
other points of interest in that
country
Mrs. Eugene Norris of Arlington
Forest has returned from Holly
wood, Calf, where she spent Sep
tember with her mother-in- law,
Mrs. Roland Norris. En- route home
she visited with relatives at Wich-
ita, Kans. for several days. Mr..
Norris, who accompanied her West,
returned home after short stay
there
Mrs. Joseph Rem and her small
daughter, Judy Rem, of Winston
Salem, N. c.. will be the guests for
a fortnight of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
King of South Arlington.
1t. and Mrs. George Colburn with
the formers mother, Mrs. A. l.. Col
burn, have returned to their home
in Boston after a Today visit with
Mr. and Mrs v. w. Bouknight of
North Arlington and Mr. and Mrs
Walter F. Zeigler of Frederick. Md
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Inbody ehter-
tanned informally at dinner followed
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James M. Masters and her young
son, James, jr., of Washington.
Mrs. Gerald Brant, who was for
merly Miss Betty jackson, is visit
ing friends in New York. Gen.
Brant is with the Air Corps. Mrs.
Brant, upon returning from her
trip, will spend some time with her
sister and brother -in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Beverley May.
Mrs. Ray Kaufman of Des Moines
is the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Thomas E. Covel.
Mrs. Harding F. Bancroft and her
children have returned from Nam
tucket where they spent the sum-
mer.
1t. Comdr. Paul Barrett, who has
been on duty with the U. S. Navy,
has Joined his family for visit OF
several days. Comdr. Barrett is q
son Of DR.. and Mrs. Robert South
Barrett.
Mrs. William B. Lloyd was hostess
Tuesday evening, when she enter
tanned at birthday party for the
Alexandria Garden Club, which cele-
brated its 18th anniversary A birth
day cake with 16 lighted tapers was
the piece de resistance for the re-
freshment table.
Miss Rosalie Nelson, who has been
making her home since last May at
BOT South ST. Asaph street, has
moved to Washington and is now
living at 2l11 Massachusetts, avenue.
The Daughters of the Children
OF the American Revolution have
taken large share of the social
spotlight within the week by way
of parties. Mrs. Charles Nicholson
was hostess Friday afternoon to
members of the historic Mount
Vernon Chapter of the D. A. r., of
which the late Mrs Eleanor WASH
ington Howard was charter
member.
A delightful party for the men,
bers of the Dick Anderson Circle of
the c. A. R. was given last Satur-
day by Carroll, Lois and John Ben
nett at the home of their parents,
Mr., and Mrs. John Bennett. The
party was an old-fashioned picnic
and Ernest Bragg, who succeeded
Sally Armstrong as president of the
chapter, assisted in welcoming the
large number of guests. !
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Miss Wyrene Jones
To Become Bride

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Jones OF
Paeonian Springs, Va, have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Wyrene Miller Jones,
to Mr.. Edgar Daise Peacock, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Peacock, of
Waterford, Va.
Miss Jones was graduated from
Lincoln High School in Lincoln, Va,
and was employed last winter in
Washington, returning to Paeonian
Springs in the early spring.
Mr.. Peacock is a graduate of Lees
ourg High School in Leesburg where
ne took part in many activities.
The wedding will take place in the
winter in Hamilton. Va
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by dancing for Miss Martha Hill,
who has now returned to her home
in Detroit after a visit of several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. England of
North Arlington have as guest
their daughter. Mrs. James w. Ke-
hoe, jr., wife of 1t. Kehoe. of
Dothan. Ala. who arrived Friday
She will enter the University of
Maryland to continue her studies in
home economics. Her husband will
remain at Dothan where he is an
instructor at Fort Rucker.
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Mrs. Robert E. Ide and Mrs. Will
liam O'Brien Hillman of Lee
Heights entertained jointly at an
al fresco supper and bridge party
last evening at the home of Mrs.
Ide. Guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross w. Kruser, Mr., and Mrs. Roe
Rodgers, Mr.. and Mrs. John Sulli-
van, Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Loutzen-
heiser, Mr.. and Mrs, Raymond
Archibald, Mr.. and Mrs. J. York
Welborn, Mr.. and Mrs. O. K. Nor
man and the hostesses' husbands,
Mr.. Ide and Maj. Hillman.
DR.. Eugene M. Holder. eminent
surgeon of Memphis, with Mrs.
Holder and their daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Holder, have come to see
their young grandson, Eugene M.
Holder, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Holder. and are the guests of Mrs,
Holders parents, Chaplain Harry G.
Fraser, U. S. A., and Mrs Fraser, of
South Arlington Ridge road. They
will leave soon for a weeks stay in
New York and again will visit Chap
lain and Mrs. Fraser on their re-
turn trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Zuendel
of Aurora Hills will leave tomorrow
for SeWell, N j., to attend family
reunion in observance of the 82nd
birthday anniversary of Mr.. Zuen-
del's father, Mr.. Theodore Zuendel.
They expect to return Wednesday,
Mrs. Charles O'Connor of Boul-
der Colo, arrived Saturday for an
extended visit with her son and
daughter r-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Larry OConnor of Lee Heights
She also will attend the wedding
of another son, Mr.. Buell. OConnor
of College Park and Miss Grace
Bull of Bel Air, Md. which will
take place at $50 O'Clock Wednes-
day evening. October ID, in Trinity
Episcopal Church. Washington,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl O. Erlanson
of North Chesterbrook road have as
guests the formers mother and
cousin, Mrs G. E. Erlanson and
Mrs. Edward Bettcher, Of Aurora,
Ill. Mrs, Erlanson will remain for
an extended visit but Mrs. Bettcher
is returning to her home.
Miss Barbara Ann Rice, who
makes her home with Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Urbanski of Virginia Highlands,
is spending 10 days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester J. Rice
of Caldwell, Kans. She was accom-
panied there by her grandfather,
Mrs. Mr.. Frank Blosser, who re-
turned to his home in Kansas after
three week visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Urbanski, his son-in-law and
daughter.
Mrs. Helen Gay returned Thurs
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Helyne NJ. Benson
Is Recent Bride
At Roanoke

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Frazer
Benson of Boston announce the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
Helyne Marie Benson, to Mr..
Charles Logan Eisele, jr., of Nash
vile, Tenn, at Roanoke, Va,
September 20.
The bride was graduated from
Edgewood Park in Briarcliff Man.
or, N. Y. Mr.. Eisele is a gradu-
ate OF Phillips Exeter Academy
and from Princeton University,
where he was a member of the
Cap and Gown Club, in the class
of 1912.
The couple will make their
home in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Away on Tour

Capt. Frank P. Delahanty of Ar
lngton left Wednesday for a tour
OF the New England States and will
address the employees of the Amer
lcan Woolen Co. Mrs. Delahanty
has just returned from a two weeks
stay in New York.
Evening star., 1942-12-06
Army Pay Procedure
Under New Bill
Is Explained
Longevity Compensation
Of Officers Is Bcsed
On Total Service

Passage of the measure to re-
adjust the pay and allowances OF
the personnel of the Army, Navy
Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast
and Geodetic Survey and United
States Public Health Service means
that in computing the service for
all pay purposes of officers paid
under the provisions Of the bill
officers will be credited with full
time for all periods during which
they have held commissions as Of
ficers of any of the services in
Guiding the National Guard. Ma
tional Guard Reserve, National
Guard of the United States, the
Officers Reserve Corps and others.
Longevity pay for officers in any
of the services mentioned is based
on the total of all service in any
or all of said services which is
authorized to be counted for longev-
ity pay purposes.
Reserve and National Guard Of
ficers will be interested in the
method Of computing their pay un-
der the new act. In computing
their service for pay officers in
these two groups will be credited
with full time for all periods dur
ing which they have held commits
sions as officers Of any of the
services.
Section Of the act adds new
section as permanent legislation ef-
fective only during wartime and for
six months following the termina-
ton of war. The purpose is to
allow all enlisted service in any
of the services described in the
act to be included In computing the
service of officers paid under the
provisions of sections l and 3 OF
that act for all pay purposes. in
addition to the time required to be
credited in sections l and of the
bill.
Time served under appointment
as warrant officer, Army field clerk
or commissioned warrant officer, in
any of the six services is likewise
authorized to be included in such
computation The bill Is made ef-
fective as of June l, 1912.
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Job S Daughters

Bethel No will hold an installa-
ton ceremony Friday night as fol-
lows: Honored queen, Betty Ann
Feissner; senior princess, Genevieve
Billhimer: Junior princess. Irma
Hathcock; guide, Shirley Newman;
marshall. Dorothy Neidfeldt: chap
lain. Jackie Landes: treasurer. Irene
McNey: recorder, Demetria Bacas;
librarian. Mary Anne Spicer; mu-
sician. Alice Magdeburger; first mes
senger, Helen Bacas; second mes
senger, Louise Manning: third mes
senger, Betty Jean Boyd; fourth
messenger; Mary Ellen Epply: fifth
messenger. Dorothy Goodman;
senior custodian. Betty Macon
oughley; Junior custodian, Pat Pat
terson: inner guard. Susan Oesch-
ger: outer guard. Pat Christensen.
Betty Ellis, retiring honored queen,
will be the installing officer.
There will be a drill team re-
hearsal Monday at pm. The bowl
ing teams will meet at the Penn
Bowling Alleys on Wednesday,
Bethel No will hold initiation on
December 10. The following will be
initiated: Dorothy Jean Beach.
Marie Lucille Stewart, Dora Ruth
Williams, Eleanor Frances Allen,
Louise May Matheny. Catherine NJ
w. Smith and Elizabeth Ann Smith
Evening star., 1942-12-06
Masonic Veterans
Business Session
To Be Held tuesday
Many Lodges to Hold
Election of Officers
At Night Meetings

The annual business meeting of
the Masonic Veteran Association of
the District will be held at 7:3O pm.
December II in the Masonic Temple.
The Rev. DR.. Ira Sankey Ernst of
the United Brethren Church will
make an address.
The Ancient and Accepted Scot
tish Rite will conclude the series
Of degrees which are being con-
ferred upon the Liberty class when
the Thirty-third Degree is exempli-
fed Tuesday evening at the temple
2800 Sixteenth street NV. Evangel-
ist Chapter, Knights Rose Croix. will
meet preceding the comforting of the
degree.
Plans have been completed to con-
fer the degrees on a new class
commencing January IL and con-
cluding January 49,
Election of officers will be held in
many of the blue lodges this week.
Monday night. Potomac, Benjamin
B. French. Anacostia. Pentalpha,
Mount Pleasant. Albert Pike and
Cathedral; Tuesday night. Federal,
Acacia, Takoma and Samuel Com
pers; Wednesday night. Harmony
Warren G. Harding. Chevy Chase
and Brightwood; Thursday night
New Jerusalem, George c. Whiting
and Temple-Noyes; Friday night, ST.
Johns, Hope and Trinity.
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Co|ored Masons
Will Observe 75in
Anniversary Tonight
Blue Lodge Election
Schedule Prepared;
Set for December

The 18th anniversary OF the
founding of Warren Lodge of Col
ored Masons will be celebrated to-
night at 7::30 o'clock at 1888 Elev-
enth street NV. The Rev. Reuben
H. Minor. past master, will be prin-
cipal speaker. Master James H.
Coles will preside.
Acacia Grand Lodge officers will
be installed Wednesday night. with
Grand Master Royal w. Bailey pre-
siding.
Elections Scheduled.
Elections in Blue Lodges will be:
December 7, Felix; December 3,
John F. Cook; December 9. Fidelity;
December 10, Widows Mite: De-
cember II, James H. Hill: Decem-
Der IA, Eureka: December Is, Pytha-
goras. December Is, Charles
Catcher; December 18, Doric. They
will be installed December %.
The Adolphus P. Hall Grand
Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. in
stalled as officers: Herbert w. Swire,
grand high priest; Simpson w. Wal
lace, grand secretary; Isaac Mason,
grand treasurer: Walter ]. Brooker,
deputy grand high priest; the Rev.
U. S. Edwards, grand king: the Rev
w. L. Gibson, grand scribe: Charles
D. Freeman. grand C. C. F. c.;
Armstead Mason. grand captain of
the host: c. M. Lewis, grand prin-
cipal soiourner: Humphrey P. Jack
son, grand sentinel.
Officers Named.
William H. Bailey was elected
commander in chief of Jonothan
Davis Consistory. Scottish Rite.
Other officers are: TIE Rev. M. J..
Key. grand keeper of the seals and
archives; H. B. Cook, grand treas
urer: Rudolph Steward, assistant
grand keeper of the seals and ar
chives; S. l.. Strickland, grand first
lieutenant; Isaac Mason. grand sec
ond lieutenant: w. A. David. grand
chancellor: William Carmichael,
grand master of state; David High
ley, grand prior.
Conclaves for the knights Tenn
plars are December 8, Gethsemane:
December II, Simon; December Is,
Mount Calvary.
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Shepherds of Bethlehem

National Lodge held a reception
for Deputy Lulu l.. Lee at their last
meeting and will have final nomina-
ton of officers and election on De-
cember at 935 G place NV.
Loyalty Lodge will have their final
nominations Of officers on December
IA at Fourth street NE. There
will also be a Christmas party to
which members of the order are
invited. They received Deputy Levisa
Nodine at their last meeting.
Trinity Lodge received Deputy
Eleanor Hutton at their last meet
ing. A reception will follow later.
They will have an evening of games
on December 8 at 7 Fourth street
NE. and final nominations of off,
GERS.
In the absence of the Ways and
Means Committee and Nellie D.
Madison unable to attend the meet
ing at New York, the following were
present instead: The supervisor of
deputies Of Virginia, Maryland. and
the District Of Columbia, Edna +.
Howard, and Publicity Chairman
Grace I. Dietrich.
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New Officers Installed by Pepco
Legion Post; Memorial Planned
Veterans of World War
To Honor Dead of World War II

A. L. Hisler was installed as COM
mander of Pepco Post, District of
Columbia Department. the American
Legion, Monday night in the COM
pany auditorium with the aid of the
National Guard of Honor, COM
manded by Capt. James c. Clark
The other officers are Senior vice
commander. K. r. Harries; Junior
vice commander, w. J. Morrow.
chaplin, G.. L. Myers; finance, w F.,
Stansbury adjutant, H. o. Wyatt;
historian, N. II. Barnes; sergeant
alarms, w. j. Hoover. and judge
advocate, E. D. Detwiler.
Included among guests and speakers
were J. H. Ferry, vice president and
general manager, Potomac Electric
Power Co.. Brig Gen Albert L. Cox,
Maj Joseph j. Malloy, national COM
mitteeman in the American Legion;
Fred Fraser. national vice COM
mander of the Legion, and Patrick
j. FitZgibbons, department COM
mander, and several members of his
staff.
Mr.. Ferry presented outgoing
Comdr. F. w. L. Hill with a past
commanders medal Past Comdr
E. E. Kennard, handled ceremonial
details. Vice Comdr Kenneth r.
Harries presented a program of
entertainment which included vocal
solos by Mrs. Louise Dixon, and the
"Pepcolite Floradoras, composed of
the Misses Alice Ireland, Ruth
Hunter, Elsie Bushong and Pauline
Schwarz. The accompaniment was
BY Miss Elaine Chase.
The National Guard of Honor will
act as escort to the department
commander and his staff at $50
am. during memorial mass to be
celebrated for all those who have
died in World War II, in Holy
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War Mothers

The District Of Columbia Chapter
Will meet at 1926 Massachusetts
avenue NV, Friday, at 1:3O pm.
A card and bingo party will
sponsored by Mrs. George C. Beh-
rens and Mrs. Bahia Scordos for
the benefit of the chapter. Mrs.
Marion Barrows will be in charge of
blngo and refreshments will be
served by the hostesses.
The yearly meeting OF the State
chapter was held at the home of the
State president, Mrs. Walter H. Cris-
well, last Wednesday.
Mothers of the present World War
are now eligible to membership to
the American War Mothers. its con-
stitution having been amended by
Act of Congress to include all moth
ers of the Second World War into
the organization.
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Knights Of Pythios

Syracusians Lodge will meet
Thursday evening for election of
officers. The meeting scheduled for
December 25 has been Cancelled.
Election of officers will be held at
Amaranth Lodge tomorrow night
and at Franklin and Columbia
Lodges Wednesday night.
The Board of Directors of the
Hall Association will meet Wednes-
day evening. Supreme Representa-
tive Edward j. Newcomb will be in
Quoted in as a new member of the
board
Rathbone Temple, Pythian Sisters,
has changed its meeting from De-
cember Is to December 18. 1t will
hold its annual Christmas party.
Friendship Temple, Pythian Sis
ters, will hold special Christmas
services on December 16.
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Duuohters of America

Meetings this week: Monday
John Burnett, Eagle; Tuesday
Fidelity, Martha cambridge. Kenil-
worth, Unity, Red Cross; Wednes-
day-Anacostia, Progressive. Loyalty,
Esther; Thursday-Mizpah. Tri-
umph, Goodwill, Pride of Washing
ton; Friday-Golden Rule, Peace.
State visitation to Goodwill De-
cember 10 at 808 I street NV.
Special State session December Is
at 808 I street NV.
The grand rally will be January
% at Northeast Masonic Temple.
Anacostia Council held nomina-
tion of officers at their last meeting
and received Maybelle Young as
their deputy.
Progressive Council held nomina-
ton Of officers at their last meeting.
An American nag will be pre-
sented to the North Carolina Ave-
nue. Methodist Church some time In
0ocenlhae.
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EIks' Memorial Service
Will Be Held Tonight

The 43th annual memorial service
Of Washington Lodge, B. P. o. Elks,
will be held tonight in the Elks'
Club, 9l9 H street NV. The public
is invited
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld of the
Eighth Street Temple will deliver
the eulogy. The Elks' ritual will
be conducted by Exalted Ruler AM
brose A. Durkin, assisted by officers
Of the lodge. The roll will be read
by Secretary William S. Shelby, and
as each name is called purple light
will be flashed on a large cross. The
George Washington University Glee
Club Quartet will sing several selec-
tions. accompanied by John S. M.
Zimmerman on the new electric
organ.
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Odd Fellows

Encampment meetings this week
are as follows: Monday, Mount Nebo;
Tuesday, Magenenu and Fred D.
Stuart: Wednesday, Columbian.
Rebekah Lodges are scheduled:
Monday, Naomi and Ruth; Tuesday,
Schuyler Colfax and Brightwood:
Thursday, Martha Washington.
Covenant Lodge announces degree
work as follows: December 9. ini-
tiatory; December Is, first; Decem-
Der %, second: December 80, third.
Grand Master Parks and asso-
ciate officers will confer the Initia-
tory Degree in Phoenix Lodge on
Thursday night.
Other subordinate meetings are:
Excelsior, Tuesday; Harmony and
Friendship, Wednesday; Central, Co.
lumbian, Salem and Amity, Thurs
day: Federal City and Langdon,
Friday.