Evening Star Newspaper, August 17, 1924, Page 41

THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C FRATERNITIES MASONIC. CEPT for the F. degree in Potomac and Anacostia lodges Monday evening and in Naval Lodge Thursday evening. and the M. M. degree in King Solomon Lodge, at a special Wednes ©ay afternoon at 1 o'clock, no degree | work is annovnced for publication by any of the Masonic bodies in the Dis- trict for the current week. Rev. Dr. Charles E. Fultz, pastor of the L'nited Rrethren Church. lately appointed assistant grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge, will be in charge of the religious services at Temple Heights this afternoon at 4 g'clock in the absence of Rev. Dr. John C. Yalmer, grand chaplain, who is on a short vacation at Cape May, N. J. The address will be delivered by Rev. Dr. William L. Darby, secretary of the Federation of Churches. His subject will be “The Deeper Meaning of the Lord’s Praver” J. Walter Humphrey is in charge of the music, and Miss Emily Gertrude Smith of Columbia Chapter, No. 15, O. I. S, will sing. The officers and members of Colum- bia lodge. No. 3; I'otomac Lodke, No. 5, and Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. 33, with their families, together with the officers and members of Columbia Chapter, No. 15; Unity Chapter. No. 22 and Mount Pleasant Chapter, U . Order of the Hastern Star. with their families. have been especially invited to attend this service. All members of the fraternity, with their families, #s well as the public, are also invited. Ample xeating accom- modation is always furnished. Past Master David Busch of Ar- minius Lodge. No. is spending his vacation at Cape May, N. J.. along with Grand Chaplin Rev. Dr. John C. Palmer. Maj. Stirling Kerr. general secr- ary of the Scottish Rite bodies of Washington, announces that Mithras Lodge of Perfection will hold statu- tory assemblies August 19 and Sep- tember 16, notwithstanding any pre- vious announcements; Robert de Bruce Council, Knights Kadosh, and Albert Pike Consistory, M. R. 8., Sep- tember 23, and Lvangelist Chapter. Knights Rose Croix. September 9. A special assembly of Washington Council, No. 1, Royal Select Masters, will be held in the chapter chamber, Masonic Temple, at 7:30 o'clock, for unusual matters. Tllustrious Potentate Harry F. Cary announces a grand all-day picnic for the members of Almas Temple and tomorrow evening | their families, at Great Falls Satur- day September . Committeemen zre engaged in perfecting details. oy L. entertainment committes has ar: ranged for the erection « a large cutdoor stage upon which to present a program of entertainment. All of | the amusement features of the park will be turned over to the Shrine for the day without cost to any individ- ual. The usical carrousel, ariel swing, and slides will entertain the children, and dancing will prevail from 2 o'clock in the afternoon to 10:15 at night. At 8:30 in the evening the falls will be illuminated by vari- colored rchlights, and a moving picture will be presented, followed by a pyrotechnic display on the edge of the gorge Rates have been secured for those who go by rail over the Washing-| ton and Old Dominion Railway, and a 10-minute train schedule through- out the da® will be maintained. The | atarting point at Ro: ¥ Va., may Te reached by the Capitol Traction| lines running over the Key Bridge.| Automobiles will cross the Chain| Bridge and follow a plainly marked road to the Great Falls Park, where parking space has been provided. Some one will be on hand to explain the points of historic interest. In response to an invitation from the potentate, Imperial Potentate James E. ‘Chandler, of Ararat Temple, Kansas City, Mo., will be present at the cere- ‘monial to be staged by Almas Temple on December 8. This will be his first visit. The annual family outing of Kallipolis Grotto to Marshall Hall last Tuesday was largely attended. During the day athletic events under the direction of Past Monarch Charles D. Shackelford were held and a number of valuable prizes awarded. The big attraction, how- ever, was the much-heralded bobbed- hair contest. Chairman Talkes, Monarch Shreve and Past Monarch Shackelford et each arriving boat, and with the aid of megaphones announced that the contest would be held on_the dance Pavilion at 8:45 oclock. Promptly at ,4hat hour the pavilion floor was cleared the contestants entered, single file, iling and expectant. There were tall sirls and short girls, thin girls and ‘stout girls, blondes, brunettes, red. haired girls and girls whose hair has never been classified in the color scheme. ‘And then the styles of bobs! Some were fufty, some curly and others were straight and slicked. The King Tut style was represented in several in- stances, as aleo were boyish bobs, and, of course, “Kallipolis bob.” The con- testants were marched several times around the pavilion and bqtare the judges, Thomas Contella, Miss Belle Orme and Joseph Ofano, all experts, se- jected for the task. By a process of elimination the awards were finally made to Miss Kathryne Dyer, 1204 La- ‘mont street, the prize being a handsome wrist watch; the second prize, a silk dressing gown, to Miss Sylv Clark of 124 E street northwest. and the third, a string of Du Barry pearls, to Mrs. Clarence L. Schmid of 118 U street northwest. » Monarch Shreve is now considering plans for a fall ceremonial, and has ap- pealed to the membership for a large - EASTERN STAR. Worthy Matron Antoinette L. Fise cher of Columbia Chapter announces the Grand Lodge of Masons has in- vited Columbia Chapter members to attend the religious services at Tem- ple Heights this afternoon. The members of Unity Chapter, No. 22, have been Invited to attend the services at Temple Heights this after- noon at 4 o'clock. Rev. W. L. Darby of the Federation of Churches will be the speaker. Many members of the chapter attended a picnic at the Six- teenth street reservoir grounds last Saturday. Alexander Steele was in charge of the outing. Good Will’Chapter, U. D., met Au- gust 8. A class of four candidates was initiated, several balloted upon and several petitions recelved. The chapter has called off its meeting on ugust 22. Work will be resumed September 12. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. During the absence of Grand Chan- cofler Gorham from the domain, the auties of grand chancellor are being performed by Grand Vice Chancellor George E. Hesley of Syracusians Lodge, No. 10. Grand Chancellor rham is at Toronto at the conven- tion of the Supreme Lodge and ex- pects to return next week. Several members of the Knights ef Pythias Bowling League visited Bal- timore Friday evening and assisted the Pythians of that city in organiz- ing a bowling league in Baltimore. Heretofore the honor of competing in Newhouser, chairman of the | | Eva McDaniei, the intercity matches with the league here has fallen to members of Steuben Lodge, No. 87. The ways and means committee at its 1ast meeting received reports from the late excursion to Marshall Hall, grom which a substantial sum was ~ealized for the work of the commit- tee. The Knights of Pythias moonlight excursion on the steamer St. Johns will be held next Wednesday. Many attractive features have been ar- ranged for that outing. The Knights of Pythias Bewling League has Issued a call for a meet- ing of representatives from all of the subordinate lodges. August 30, to draft rules and regulations for the government of the league during the coming season and for making up the sehedule. REBEKAH LODGES. Rebekah Lodge meetings this week are as follows: Monday, Naomi, No. 1, and Ruth, No. 2; Tuesday, Fidelity, No. 7, and Friendship, No. 8: Wednes- day, Brightwood, No. 11; Thursday, Dorcas, No. 4. The Rebekah Home Circle lawn party held on the lawns of the I O. O. . Home Saturday afternoon and evening was well attended. At the meeting of Dorcas Rebekah Lodge, No. 4, Thursday evening, fur- ther plans will be considered toward the improvement of the degree work this Fall and Winter, Brightwood Lodge, No. 30, I. 0. O. F. and Brightwood Rebekah Lodge, No. 11, will hold a lawn fete tomor- row and Tuesday evenings, at Geor- £1a avenue and Rittenhouse street. I'he Oriental Band of Mithras Sanc- torum is expected to furnish music. The proceeds will go to the newly or- ganized Rebekah Lodge, Brightwood, No. 11, which meets on the second and tourth Wednesdays. IMPROVED ORDER RED MEN. A meeting of the board of Great Chiefs was held Wednesday night and September 26 was selected for the date of annual memorial services Great Senior Sagamore James Me- Cracken was appointed to take charge of the arrangements. Great Junior Sagamore Fred A. Madison was ap- pointed to arrange for the Thanks- giving services, the date to be an- nounced later. The committee in charge of the fra- ternal home gathering to be held at 13th and Spring road, from Septem- ber 10 to 20 inclusive, met with the representatives of the ) c Fish- ing Club and completed their arrange- ments for the opening night. Great Keeper of Wampum Thomas Dennis has gone to Washington, Pa., to visit the tribes in that neighborhood and is expected to return in ten days. Past Great Sachem Robert Strobel has received the preliminary papers |for the organizing of Washington Castle of the American Knights of em Der. and the petition for a char- ter is now being circulated among he tribes. DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA. Golden Rule Council, No. 10, met August S in the Northeast Masonic Temple with the councilor, Mrs. Ollie Montgomery. presiding. Four appli- tions were received and two candi- dates were elected to membership. Miss Eleanor Connors was received reinstatement. An interesting program arranged by Miss Nellie F. Teeple, chairman, including addresses, games and refreshments, was pre- sented. The good-of-the-order com- mittee has been divided into five groups, as announced by the ohair- man.t he first group, comprising Mr. and Mrs. T. Benjamin Montgomery, Mary Willlams and Mary Wood. Golden Rule Council is heduled to have degree work at their next meeting. Anacosti Council, No. 14, met Wednesday evening, with Councilor Sarah Dahlman, presiding. Liberty Council, No. 6, met last s with the new counciior, Me E v Hugh presiding. A so- cial was held and refreshments served Progressive, No. 9, will meet to- morrow night at Fifth and G streets northwest. The councilor, Mras. Walsh, has appointed Bruce Hoofnagle as chairman of the good of order for the ensuing six months. The degrees will be conferred on several candidates. Triumph, No. §, met Tuesday night with a large attendance and visitors trom Lovalty, No. 19. Independent, No. 2 and Barbara Frietchie, No. 21. A report’ was given of the recent lawn fete by Chairman Louise Schwenk, which was a success, and a rising vote of thanks tendered her. Progress was reported on the field day to be held at Marshall Hall, August 26. A prize waltz will be held on the arrival of the evening boat. Games and races for adults and chil- dren will be held in the afternoon. An exhibition drill will be a feature. Virginia Dare Council, No. 22, met Wednesday with the new presiding officer, Bertha Chamberlain in the chair.” One application was received and Lillian Dewey appointed assist- ant recording secretary. Mrs. Raites of Friendship Council addressed the council on activities of the Daughters of America. The by-laws committee reported progress and members will attend the next meeting for the pur- pose of adoption of these laws. Ar- rangements have been made for an entertainment feature for the last meeting in August at the monthly ini- tiation. At the meeting of Liberty Council last Wednesday evening in Pythian Temple, the degrees were conferred on two candidates. An invitation from Triumph Council to attend an outing at Marshall Hall, August 26, was accepted. The next meeting of the lodge will be August 27. The twenty-eighth annual session of the state body will be held the second week of September at North- cast Masonic Temple. It is expected a large delegation from Maryland and Virginia, as well as national officers from Ohio and Pennsylvania, will be in attendance. B. P. 0. ELKS. Enthusiasm is being shown by the members of the Ocean City Club, of which W. A. Finkel is chairman, and which meets every dfonday in the lodge room at 8 p.m.. in anticipation of the reunion of the Maryland, Dela- ware and Dictrict of Columbia State Assoclation of Elks, which meets at Ocean City. Md., September 4, 5 and 6. P, J. Callan s president of the asso- ciation. There will be swimming contests, fishing contests, crab feasts, dencing, fireworks, coast guard drills, athletic’ events, boating contests and ball games—all free. A special train is to leave here September 4. Benjamin Ourisman of the dance committee has tendered his resigna- tion and Exalted Ruler Balderson has appointed Frank Brown chairman of the committee. The board of trustees have left con- tracts for redecorating the lodge room, and painting the exterior of the building. The lodge room was badly damaged last winter when the ceiling fell. Work on the lodge room has already begun. The next meeting of Washington Lodge will be held Awgust 20 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. Tuesday evening Deputy Grand Knight Leo I. Kavanagh and Mrs. Kavanagh were hosts at dinner in their Chevy Chase home to the following members of Keane Council: John E. Burns, D. J. Burke, John T. S. Burns, E. A. Strudley, George B. Saur, Ed- ward P, Goodwin, Willlam Redding, James P. McKeon, Henry Nolda and W. A. Mulligan. - Thursday evening the council helq another one of its popular zero hours and six members carried home prizes. Grand Knight John E. Burns and Past State Deputy Dr. Charles L Griffith, XKeane Councll delegates to the Su- preme convention held in the Wal- dorf-Astorla, New York, August 5, 6 and 7, made a report of the proceedini The present ofticers of the council were nominated to succeed them- selves. George B. Saur., treasurer of the Keane Booster Club, reported all financial obligations of the Boosters had been paid off and the books for the 1924 outing closed. DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA. Last Sunday, Circle No. 178, held its annual midsummeg outing at Shadyside, Md., where §\r. and Mrs. John McDonald turned over their summer home to the picnickers. The party left Washington at 9 o'clock, stopped at Galesville for church and arrived at Shadyside just before noon. Bathing suits and the salt water were attractions until lunch time. The afternoon was devoted to athletic contests. The committee in charge of What the Nations Yielded To Reach London Agreement (Continued from First Page.) a_default were declared. The princi- ple of arbitration is thus applied to the main issue, that of default, the question of taking action after de- fault is left for agreement among the allfes, and the British are free to march with their allies or to refuse as in 1923, when the Ruhr occupation took place. Now aside from this major circum- stance the details of the London agreement are too intricate to dis- cuss, the same principle of arbitra- tion is to be applied in case Germany manipulates the money markets of the world to prevent transfer of cash or commodities under the Dawes pian, a protection to the French and Belgians, who in fact will be the ma- jor beneficlaries along with Italy un- der the reparations distributions. But it would be a mistake to sce in the Dawes agreement, important as it is, a general settlement of the Bu- ropean problems, even assuming that Germany accepts the plan at the Lon- don conference. On the contrary, the remain the great questions of inter- allied debts and disarmament, which are pressing and must be the sub- ject of new conferences and new bar- Zains. And it is very difficult to see how they can be separated, although it is clear that the United States, while ready to discuss the matter of disarmament, will not sit into any canference dealing with debts. since in such a conference the matter of cancellation must come up. Security for Disarmament. Disarmament will turn upon secur- ity and In fact upc the form of guarantees which France and Bel- Rium can obtain against any new German attack. There will be no re- duction of the present French army or of the armies of the little entente and Poland. save as the nations af- fected are in some fashion guaran- teed against attacks both from Ger- many and from Russia. In practice the British will only be able to bring about a reduction of the French army, which their ob- ject—and of the French air forc which particulariy disturbs them—as | they are able to offer the French some form of assurance that in c: the French defense forces are r duced and Germany does again attack France will not be handicapped by the reduction of her armies. Ramsay MacDonald hopes to achieve this re- sult through the League of Nations by pledging British military aid to any country attacked wantonly. that is to restrain Germany from attacking France and France from attacking Germany by the threat of British in- tervention, but it may be questioned how far such a promise will appeal either to the French or the Belgians. or for that matter. to the Germans themselves. The matter of debts is not quite o dificult. The British have long known that they would have to can- cel most if not all that is owed them by their continental allies of the war, they have indeed made various offers, the most notable of which was made in Paris in January, 1923. but the have always had the double concep- tion of realizing enough from these debts and from their share of Ger- man reparations to meet their an- nual payments to the United States and of using cancellation itself as a political bargaining point, particu- larly to bring about European dis- armament. Debt Conference Probable. The_ probability now seems to be that Ramsey MacDonald has given both the French and British repre- sentatives at London some assurances of a willingness to reopen the debt discussion in a generous spirit and that a conference on this subject will be called following the present Lon- don meeting. Under the Dawes plan Germany will be required to pay around $600,000,000 annually and the British share would be $132,000,000 as against a payment of around $170,- 000,000 to America each year. After all, then, British sacrifice of $40,000,- 000 annually would not be a large price to pay for a general settle- ment, and that $40.000,000 was all Bonar Law asked for in the Paris meeting before the Ruhr. The French share of reparations, however, which would be $312,000,000 annually, would hardly be more than twice the amount France would have to pay the United States to discharge her debt to us, while the Italian and Belgian reparations shares would not be adequate to meet their annual ob- ligation to us. Therefore, it is plain that some time in the future there will have to be an American discus- sfon of debts, just as it is certain that these debts will never be paid at their present figure by any of the continental natlons. I shall reserve until next week a discussion of the allied-German phase of the London conference, only recalling the fact that the Dawes re- port did not deal with the sum of German payments, it only estimated how much Germany could pay an- nually without saying how long the payments should continue, and did Big Economies inOur August SALE OF FURS Typical taining on our Entire Stock of modish Furs are: AUSTRALIAN OPOSSUM | France and Belgium are as free as | they were before: a4 new occuaption the affair included Mrs. A. C. Gibson, chairman; M John McDonald, Mrs. William McGillivary, Mrs. Redmond Devaney, Mrs. James B. Flynn, Mrs. May Buckley, Mrs. Joseph Moriarty, Mrs. Robert Daly, Miss Mary . Man- ning, Miss Catherine Moriarty, Miss Alice Burke, Miss Ethel Roddy, Miss Mary Adams and Miss Kthel Perry. The August business meeting was held Monday when reports were re- celved from Mrs. John Dwyer, chair- man of the sick committee; Mrs. A. C. Gibson, entertainment committee, and Miss Mary Morgan, who reported that $50 had been forwarded to Dr. Ber- cKenna for the Mary Altar at the National Shrine of the Immacu- late Conception. There will be no social meeting of the circle during August. ROYAL ARCANUM. Councils meeting this week are: Oriental, Tuesday: Kismet, Wednes- day, and Municipal, Saturday. The reception to Supreme Regent Richard E. Krop, to be held in the large hall, first floor, Pythian Temple, August 28, is open to all Royal Ar- canum members holding member- ship in councils anywhere outside of the District of Columbia, as well as all local members. not go into the matter of military occupation of the Rubr. althousgh it did prescribe economic evacuation. Assuming that the evacuation detail can be disposed of, there patiently re- mains the vital question of how long Germany is to continue to pay $600.- 000,000 annually, and until this is settled the old problem of the sum of reparations remains. To discharge a debt of $4,000,000,000 the Rritish have undertaken to pay $170.000,000 a vear for some 60 vears. If the Anglo-American agreement were re- produced in the case of Germany and the payments were fixed for the same period. the sum of reparations would have a capital value of upward of $12,000.000,000, the figure generally held possible. May Again Occupy Ruhr. But to come back to the Anglo- French phase of the London agree- ment, the question of the use of co- ercion has been settled only so far s the matter of establixhing a de- fault is concerned: beyond this f the Ruhr h not been rendered impossible and France has not sur- rendered the right to individual ac- tion. All that has been settled is that the fact of voluntary default on the part of Germany shall be established by arbitration if there is dispute. You describe the thing quite fairly if you say that while the penalty for willful default remains unchanged, the London conference insured that the trial of the German for an alleged default shall be surrounded by Rreater safeguards. and in reality submitted to an international jury of neutrals. nce gave up the power which she possessed but never exercised in the reparation commis- sion to declare Germany in willful default if supported by one of the other three nations represented. But she retains full power to act as she did in 1923, once the default is de- clared. Whether France would again £0 into the Ruhr or not is one ques- tion. That she is as free to go in the future as in the past if German de- fault is declared, is, however, the fact. (Copsright, 1924, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) FOR DAMAGE TO HOUSE Charges Addition of Third Story to Neighbor's Home Caused ‘Walls to Crack. Alleging that by adding another story o their two-story structure at 1220 Good Hope road southeast, Lorenzo W., Robert and John L. Thompson caused the walls of her house at 1214 Good Hope road, ad- joining, to sink, settle. and crack, Sarah Frederick. of 1101 Good Hope road yesterday filed sult for $6,500 damages in the District Supreme Court. The three Thompsons are named de- fendants. Through Attornevs Howard Boyd and Elwood H. Beal the plaintiff al leges that the defendants own a lot adjoining her property on which they built a two-story brick bullding in 1916 to be used for mercantile busi- ness and that more recently they added another story to the building. Plaintiff alleges that the foundation and walls were sufficiently stout for the weight of the original bullding. but the added weight of the additional story is too heavy for them, resulting in her adjoining wall cracking and settling. She specifies that the ad- dition was erected in violation of the building regulations o VETERANS GIVEN LEAVE. Employes of Government Printing Office May Attend Convention. Members of the Veterans of For- eign Wars who are employes at the Government Printing Office, will be excused from work to atiend the national encampment of that organ- ization in Atlantic City, N. J., Sep- tember 7 to 13, according to a ruling made by George H. Carter, public printer. and made public by Capt. Edwin S. Bettleheim, jr, national Jegislative committee chairman of the veterans. A letter was veceived by Capt. Bet- tleheim notifying him of Mr. Car- ter's decision. Chooses Liberty With Paralysis. Bejamin Long, a prisoner at Sing Sing prison, had the choice of staying in prison after his term was up, and having one leg cured of paraiysis, or of going free with his affected leg. He chose freedom with the im- paired member to prison with a cure. Prison doctors were slowly but surely restoring his leg and offered, in vain, to keep him on and permanently cure h of the substantial savings ob- COATS, 48 in. long—newest 1925 model, with latest. Crush Collar—a oombincfu.;‘n dru; and jport coat—an August 5 '08IT WILL RESERVE ANY SELECTION AUGUST 17, 1924_PAR INQUIRE ABOUT OUR DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN Sept. ture e Furniture Carpets August 18th to September 30th, Inclusive W, B. Moses & Sons Established 1861 F Street and Eleventh Linens Upholstery Announcing the Annual Furniture Sale Sale opening Monday, August 18th and continuing up to and including Tuesday, September 30th Our entire stock of Furniture is included in this sale with the exception of one or two articles on which a fixed price is set by the manufacturer. The entire stock bears the usual substantial Septem- ber reductions. The selection of periods and styles is unusually large. 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