Evening star., 1947-02-16

seich, George Orsages and Joseph
L. Schmitt. Ray j. Houchin Of
Battle Creek, Mich, became mem.
ber by transfer Department Comdr
Charles M. O'Malley and his staff
made their official visitation. w. S
Wilson, ST., was elected trustee fol
one year. Thomas F. Kelly ane
Martin F. Pompili were elected a.
council members.
Comdr Anthony Rosetta presided
over National Capitol Post at the
official visitation of the department
commander and his staff.
The following were given the OBJ
legation: T. c. Adkins. Chesley w
Hume, Robert j. Boyd, Melvin w
Allen, George H. Meyer and M. E
Ingram.
Comdr. Lewis Hoffman presided
over Columbia Post for the annua
visitation by the department com.
mander and his staff. Senior Vict
Comdr. James Wood was presented
with certificate as deputy chief o.
staff to represent the post on the
recruiting drive.
At the last regular meeting o.
Equality Walter Post the following
were elected to membership: Lau.
renee E. Allison, William r. Arbo.
gast, Sergt. Arthur Hambly, Paul A
Kocher, Peter G.. Pelecanos, Cliffore
M. Reuter-, jr.; Gilbert R. Roberts
jr., and Lamar C. Warwick. Thost
obligated by Comdr. Charles M
Holmes were C. M Reuter-, Sergt
Arthur Hambly and Capt. F. J
Blum.
Meetings this week:
Sunday-Gen. Vincent Lin Post
1919 K street NV.
Monday-Federal Post, 1921 K
street NV.
Tuesday-M. o. C. executive meet.
ing, 1919 K street NV.
Wednesday-Maj. Gen. Edwards
Post, 1921 K street NV; Police Fire
Post, 713 D street NV; United
States Treasury Post, 1919 K stree
NV; United States Naval Gun Fac.
tory Post, 1910 Good Hope road Sc
/ Thursday-Equality- Walter Reec
Post, 713 D street NV; Nationa
Capitol Post, 1919 K street NV.
Friday-All-American Post, 131!
K street NV.
Auxiliaries.
Mrs. Grace Fields, Department
Auxiliary president, with her staff
will make their official visit tt
Washington Auxiliary on Wednesday
evening at 1921 K street NV.
The annual George Washington's
birthday ceremonies will be held al
Alexandria, Va, February %. Mem
bers will leave 1926 Seventeenth
street NV. not later than 9 am.
The banquet and ball will be helc
at the Statler Hotel at 7 pm. AL
auxiliaries are asked to have thei1
colors out for the parade, which
starts at 2:3O pm. on South Wash
ington street in Alexandria, Va.
Meetings this week:
Monday-Federal Unit, 1919 K
street NV.
Wednesday - Washington Unit
1921 K street NV.
Friday-An American Unit, North
east Masonic Temple.
Local Masonic News
Grand Master Raymond N. Bah
cock and other officers of the Crane
Council, Royal and Select Masters
will make the following grand visi
tations: Tomorrow evening, II
Washington and Brightwood Coun
cils, Masonic Temple; Thursda,
evening, Adoniram and Zabue
Councils, Masonic Temple; Febru
ary "a, Mt. Pleasant and Columbis
Councils, 4441 Wisconsin avenu,
NV.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection O
the Scottish Rite will hold election
of officers uesday evening. Degret
work in connection with the spring
class has been suspended for tina
evening, resuming February 25 with
the exemplifcation of the ninth ane
tenth degrees.
Knights of Pythias
Aaron Shapiro has been installed
as vice chancellor of Mt. Vernon
Lodge.
Amaranth Lodge installed A. w
Thomas as chancellor commander
The 83d annual convention of TIN
Grand Lodge of the District O
Columbia will begin Wednesday
On Thursday night Col. Byron W
Peyton will be installed as the grane
chancellor of the District of Co
' lumbia. The meeting will be pre-
. sided over by Grand Chancello
>, Arthur E. Lausen.
Twenty-six students of the higl
schools of Washington have enteret
the knights of Pythias public speak
ing contest. The subject will b.
! Juvenile Delinquency, Its Caus
and Cure" One thousand, sever
hundred and fifty dollars in scholar
5 ship prizes will be awarded.
i Washington's birthday will b.
celebrated Saturday by Darak Tenn
, pie in cooperation with all Pythial
lodges, with a dinner and dance a
Hotel 240O. Tickets may be secures
from Grand Lodge headquarters, o
from A. w. Thomas.