Evening Star Newspaper, September 27, 1931, Page 48

MASONIC. Lodges. Today—Temple Heights; services conducted by Rev. Dr. John C. Palmer, grand chaplain, Grand Lodge of Masons, at 4 pm. Tomorrow—Joppa, No. 35, Mythi- cal N. P. D. scheduled. Tuesday—Petworth, No. 47, M. M. at a special at 7:30- p.m. Wednesday—Osiris, No. 26, M. M. and visit Pickering Lodge, No. 146, from Baltimore. East Gate, No. 3¢, M, M, at a special at 7:30 p.m. Thursday—La Fayette, No. 19, E. A. and address. Petworth, No. 47, entertain- ment. Friday—Lebanon, No. 7, soclal. Saturday—sSt. John's, No. 11, E. A., special at 7:30 p.m. School of instruction. exemplification. Royal Arch Chapters. Monday—Anacostia, No. 12, Mark. EV. DR. JOHN C. PALMER, pas- R tor of Washington Heights| Degree Presbyterian Church and grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge| of Masons of the District of | Columbia, will deliver the address at | the open-air religious service on Temple | Heights this afternoon at 4 o'clock, | under the auspices of the Grand Lodge | of Masons. J. Walter Humphrey will direct the music, and William Raymond, tenor soloist of Calvary Baptist Church, | will sing. accompanist for the day. Special guests today will be the nobles of Aimas Temple of the Mystic Shrine, accompanied by the uniformed bodies, the Shrine Band and their families. Robert S. Regar is potentate of Almas Temple. These open-air services are non-sec- tarian, and all members of the Masonic fraternity, as well as the public, are welcome. Ample seating provision is made, it is stated. Next Sunday afternoon the constifu- ent commanderies of Knights Templar of the District, in full Templar uniform, will assemble at Florida avenue and Nineteenth street at 3:30 p.m., and march to Temple Heights to attend the services scheduled at 4 p.m. Osiris Lodge, No. 26, Wednesday eve- ning at 7:30 o'clock will have as its special guests the officers and members of Pickering Lodge, No. 146, of Balti- more, Md. Degree work is scheduled for the occasion. At the communication of La Fayette Lodge, No. 19, Thursday evening in ad- dition to_the ritualistic work scheduled Charles Brandon Booth will deliver a brief address upon a Masonic subject. Mr. Booth is the national extension secretary of the Volunteers of America and has been on the national lecture platform for a quarter of a century. St. John's Lodge, No. 11, announces that an event of unsual interest will be presented at its special communica- tion Saturday evening in_connection with the scheduled work. Members of the Washington base ball club are ex- pected as visitors. Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock the M. M. degree will be exemplified under the direction of the Grand Lodge Com- mittee on Work and ures. The cast will consist of Joiin W. Barnes, Irving G. Gray. Karl V. Eiker, Henry A. Babcock, Christian Hansen, Louis H. Hamm, J. Robert Lee, Francis B. ‘Wiiliams, Arthur B. Butrick, Louis R. Butler, Webster E. Osmond, John M. Littlepage, James E. Wilson, Alfred A. Hilton and others. All Master Masons are invited. Robert LeBruce Chapter, Order of DeMolay, at its last meeting at the Scottish Rite Cathedral on Third and E streets northwest celebrated the an- nual Educational day, and Mr. Davis, | assistant principal of McKinley High | School, spoke to the chapter on edu- cation, with special reference to stu- dent government in the high schools, using McKinley High School as an llustration. Election of officers was held. The scribe cast the unanimous ballot of ihs chapter for Joseph M. Feigley as mas- ter councilor and for Bob Francis as senior councilor for the ensuing term. Douglas George was elected to the po- sition of junior councilor and Thomas ‘Walker to the position of treasurer. On motion the present scribe, William W. Williford, jr., cast the unanimous bai- kl;b of the chapter for his own re-elcc- tion. Plans are maturing rapidly for the | father and son banquet to be held on or about October 14, commemorating | the tenth birthday of Robert LeBruce Chapter. ‘The second drill of the patrol w held in the basement of the Bethany Baptist Church at Seccnd and shoc. Island avenue northwest Monday night. A marked improvement in both drill and attendance was reported. The pa- trol was honored with the presence of Joe Feigley, the newly elected master councilor. The next meeting of the chapter will be held in the Scottish Rite Cathedral Friday, October 2, at 8 p.m. sharp, when the new officers will be msull«{' After the installation there will be a dance, to which all members of the Masonic fraternities and relatives of DeMolays are invited. EASTERN STAR. The finel meeting for members of the order who expect to attend the General Grand Chapter session at San Antonio, Tex., early in November will be held Monday evening at 8 o'clock on the fifth floor of the temple. Fidelity Chapter will meet October | 3 It will be the annual grand visitation. Columbia Chapter will meet in Ma- sonic Hall, PFourteenth and Kenyon streets, tomorrow evening. The con- ductress, associate conductress, secre- tary and treasurer of each chapter of Byron Blodgett will be the | b Tjiie- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO! FRATERNITIES Monroe streets northeast. The Temple Committee will meet October 9 at the home of Helen Kause, 4954 Thirtieth lace. 5 pAt the last meeting the entertain- ment was arranged by the home board. Several readings and a “home board” dialogue were presented. La Fayette Lodge Fcllowcraft Club members and their wives were honor guests at the meeting of Bethlehem Chapter last Tuesday evening. The following program was rendered: Vocal solo, Mrs. Marie C. Deal; piano solo, Mrs. Elsie Weaver; readings, Miss Welsh. A poem was read by Matron | Mrs. Lillie E. Hall. A present was given to the patron, H. A. Nelson, by Frank |H Myers on behalf of the Fellowcraft Club. Areme Chapter, at its last meeting held its grand visitation, followed by the celebration of the chapter’s thirty. first birthday anniversary. ored guests were Grand Matron Amy C. Hollander, Grand Patron Theodore C. Lewis, Associate Grand Matron Edith A. Williams, Associate Grand Patron Paul B. Cromelin, Grand Conductress Elizabeth Plitt, Grand Lecturer Mollie Teachum, Past Grand Matrons Jean- ette Smith, Kimmel, Campbell, Chaun- cey, Stevenson, Bogley and Merritt; Past Grand Patrons Brashears, Shreve, | Dulin and Proctor. The matrons and | patrons of 1931 were also guests. A program was arranged in the form of a review, depicting the popular song hits of the ars from 1900 to 1931 by the members of Areme’s Dramatic Club, under the personal direction of Matron Selma 8. Klein and Past Matron Rose Hyer Hartung. Warren G. Harding Chapter met Tuesday night, when the Grand Chap- ter officers made their grand visitation. The grand matron, grand patron and Past Grand Matron Dulin spoke. ‘The meeting was also the occasion of the chapter's tenth birthday. An entertainment was given by Lawrence Alsop, Tubby Palmer, Helen Young, Doris Young and Ruth McCullough, The Ways and Means Committee is arranging a card party and dance for the latter part of October. A dinner is also planned for the last half of November. The home board will give a card party October 16 at Tilden Gardens. On October 5 the Star Point Society will meet at the home of Mrs. Schaaf, Hope Chapter will hold a special meeting September 29 at the Masonic Temple. It will be the occasion of the grand visitation of the Grand Chapter officers. The chapter also will cele- brate its birthday anniversary and an invitation is extended to members of the order. Washington Centennial Chapter will receive the Grand Chapter officers at its annual grand visitation October 2 at 8:45 pm. The chapter will hold a dance and card party at the Shore- ham Hotel October 9. At the last meeting the associate matrons and patrons were guests, with Associate Grand Matron Miss Edith Willlams as guest of honor. Favors yere presented to each guest. Joseph H. Milans Lodge Chapter will meet Thursday evening ¢n Northeast Masonic Temple, when the degrees will be conferred. The grand officers will pay their annual grand visitation at 9:45 o'clock. , The chapter will have a chicken dinner October 8 in Northeast Masonic Temple. Matron Iva L. Picket of Miriam Chapter announces the meeting tomor- row will be charter members and past matrons and past patrons’ night. After the meeting there will be an entertain- ment in charge of Past Patron Thomas J. Gates, after which refreshments will be served. The chapter held its an- nua! dinner at Almas Temple Septem- ber 24. The Matrons and Patrons’ As- soclation held its annual picnic at the cottage of Past Matron Pearl D. Clif- ford at North Beach, Md., August 16. ODD FELLOWS. ‘The Line Officers’ Association will meet tomorrow evening in the room of Beacon Lodge in Odd Fellows Temple. President Martin A. McGrory requests every line officer to attend. The Rebekahs will hold a joint anni- versary celebration Wednesday evening in the auditorium of the temple. Presi- dent Jeanctte Griffith and staff of the Rebekah Assembly will be accompanizd by Grand Master William H. McConneil and the Grand Lodge officers, Grand Patriarch Millard F. Zepp and the Grand Encampment line and all will be escorted by Canton Washington of the Patriarch Militant under command of Capt. John Schaefer. The Ladies® Auziliary, under command of President Frye, will assist the canton in the es- cort of the grand officers of the grand bodies. A program has been arranged and will be followed by dancing. ‘The first of th> series of the Fall | visitations will be made by Grand Mas- ter W. H. McConnell and his staff to | Metropolis Lodge in I O. O. F. Temple | next Friday. At a meeting of the Committee on | Banquet it was decided to hold the | annual banquet October 27 at the | Shoreham Hotel. Charles B. Lampe is chairman of the committee. Arlington Lodge of Clarendon, Va. officially visited Columbia Lodge of this district and conferred for them the third degree on a class of candidates. The Grand Lodge of Maryland has invited Washington members to attend the annual pilgrimage to the Odd Fel- | lows Home in Frederick, Md., at 2 pm. | October 4. Busses will leave the Odd Fellows Temple at 1 o'clock. Those de- siring to_join will advise the office of the grand secretary as soon as possible Rebekah News. The president of the Rebekah As- | sembly, Mrs. Jeanette Griffith, an- nounces the following dates for her Fall ceries of official visitations: October 5, Naomi; November 6, Miriam; November | 9, Esther; November 19, Mount Pleasant, and her home lodge, December 7. The eightieth anniversary of the Rebekah degree will be held September 30, at 8 pm., in the temple. Program | followed by ~dancing. Members and friends are invited District will be entertained. | Esther Lodge will hcld a reception for the last meeting of Martha Chap- ng program was given 2 Master Glenn Hanson, by John ter Linden: | reading . Eugenia 8. Corning of | Bethlehem Chapter: dance, Miss Jose- phine Prather, accompanied at the piano by Past Patron Carlton R. Fry; saxophone solo, Master Billy Burns, accompanied by John ter Linden. | Associate Conductress Pauline is chairman of the program for meeting October 2. \ The grand visitations this week are: | Hope Chapter, September 29, 8:30 pm.; | Esther Chapter, October 1, 8 pm. Trinity Chapter, October 1, 8:45 p.m. Jos. H. Milans Lodge Chapter, October 1, 9:45 pm; Bethany Chapter, Octo- | ber 2, 8 pm.; Washington Centennial, | October 2, 8:45 pm.; Mount Pleasant | Chapter, October 2, 9:45 pm. and Fi- delity Chapter, October 3, At the last meeting of Bethany Chapter an electric signet was pre- sented by the Booster Committee, The auxiliary home board will meet at the Lotus tomorrow at 12 o'clock for Junch- eon, after which the members will go to the Masonic Temple for the general home board meeting. The hostesses will be Past Matron Eva D. Court, Ruth Seeger and Evelyne Broaddus. The grand visitation will be October 2. The e | all-nations bazaar and dinner will be | held October 7. Temple Chapter will meet tomorrow night. There will b2 an entertainment, during which Will P. Kennedy of The Evening Star will show motion pictures ond give a talk on “As & Newspaper Man Sees Washington.” Brogkland Chapter will hold its an- Bual and diner October 1 in 8:30 pm. | Temple Hall, Twelfth and | B. her past noble grands at the meeting, | September 28. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. The September convention of the Boosters' Club_of the Woodmen of the World in the District of Columbia was attended by delegates from all the local camps. President William Schoenber- ger was in the chair. Maj. Thurston G. Brown made a report on the Uniform | Rank encampment and log rolling held at Hanover, Pa. Preparations for par- ticipation in the George Washington Bicentennial were outlined by a com- mittee under the chairmanship of John C. McConnell, ‘Treasurer William J. Kerns of the National Temple Associa- tion discussed building fund plans. The Entertainment Committee, composed of the secretaries of all Washington camps, announced o visiting speaker to_enter- tain the Boosters' Club at the October | session. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. The Washington General Assembly of the Fourth Degree will hold a Columbus day celebration at the Mayflower Hotel | Monday _evening, October 12, with dancing from 10 to 1 and refreshments. Arthur B. Willlamson, chairman of the Patrons’ Committee, is in charge of | the celebration. The affair will be open ito Fourth Degree members, candidates | and members of the Knights of Co- | lumbus. The annual pound party for the bene- | fit of the Littl> Sisters of the Poor will take place during November. Thomas | J. Trodden is chairman of the commit- tee in charge. | The Fourth Degree will attend the annual vesper services of the Knights | of Columbus at' St. Dominic’s Ohurch Sunday evening, November 11, in a body and full uniform, under the lu&nhlp 3 3 . Fiynn. Faithful Navigator James ! JOB'S DAUGHTERS. At the last meeting of Bethel No. 1 Zelda Newman, honored queen, wel- comed ‘visitors from the following Richmond and Clarendon, Baltimore, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier and Seat Pleasant, Md. There also was a large number of parents present. The choir dance at the Bur- lington Hotel is changed to October 23. Drill Master Capt. J. C. McConnell presented to the bethel a cup won by Ilhe drill team in the firemen’s parade. Dorothy Stringfellow, second lieutenant, placed it on the desk among the other cups the team has won in previous years. Members of the Dramatic Club presented a sketch, “At the Sign of the Boar’s Head.” Mrs. Teachum an- xl;:mneed a dance after the next meet- 8. THE MACCABEES. ‘The Ditto Club, at its meeting Mon- day evening, at the home of Mrs. Sarah | H. Severe, 717 Eighth street northeast, approved a set of by-laws, to be rati- fied by Mount Vernon Tent and Eureka Hive. George E. Stevens was elected as president and Sidney Haas, com- mander of Mount Vernon Tent, to membership. The next meeting will be held October 19, at the home of Mrs. Louise Kelly, 1675 W street southeast. Eureka Hive, Mrs. Ethel M. Allen, commander, will meet at Northeast Masonic Temple tomorrow evening. A committee from Mount Vernon Tent will meet a like committee from the hive to arrange for a joint affair to be held October 26. CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA. The Heme League will hold a card party next Thursday evening, with Miss | Ann Doyle as hostess. An_invitation has been extended to the Catholic Daughters of America by the Curley Club to attend the latter's bazaar for the benefit of the scholar- ship fund. and speed. Interest is being taken in the Oath- olic Charities conference in Wilkess Barre, Pa.,, this week, reports of which will be given by the delegates, Miss Mary C. Boland, grand regent, and Mrs Katherine 'Martin, vice regent, at the next meeting. Miss Ethyl Sweet, representing Court 212 at the N. C. C. W. convention, will be assisted by Mrs. Alice Ashe, Mrs Katherine Ryan, Mra. Margaret Higaine, Mrs. Katherine Follinrd, Mis Agnes Quinn, Miss Clare Ondreyco, Misa Kitty Doolan, Miss Veronica ‘Teker, Mlss Kitty Ruppert, Mrs. Bertle Jones, Misa Katherine Hurley, Miss Mary O'Con- nor, Miss Helen Honan, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, Century-Decatur Lodge will be the host of Grand Chancellor Wealthall and_his Grand Lodge officers October 5. Past Grand Chancellor Day will be the chairman of the Entertainment Committee and has arranged a pro- gram. Rathbone Temple, Pythian Blaters, ;srrvod a banquet to Syracusians Lodge | and its guests Friday evening. | _Syracusians Lodge entertained Grand Chancellor Wealthall and his offcers Friday evening at the first grand visi- tation. Cols. Francis 8, Keefer of Westminster, Md.; Harold T. Ballard of Fredericksburg, Va.. Senators Con- nolly of Texas, Heflin of Alabama, Car- away of Arkansas and Representative Shaffer of Virginia were guests The Ways and Means Committee will | resume its meetings next Saturday evening. JUNIOR ORDER UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS. J. Morgan Read Council met, with Vice Councilor O. F. Lewis officiating. ‘W. A. Jones made a report on a flag | and Bible to be presented to the Powder Springs School, at Basey, Va., the latter part of this month. Ernest E. Yates was received into the council by obliga~ tion. Benning Council met, with Councilor Devore Er&lfln‘. State Treasurer R. W. Hawkins was guest of the evening. "l,lbflaty JBQ]LOG“IWU %flm ?Olln- ellor €. J. Lomax . James hen Ewflkfl. gradu- Roche and St ates from the Tiffin, Ohio, Junior Order Home, were guests of the evening. L. R. Risler reported on the recent meeting of the Reunion Association, held at the home of E. A, Diehl. L. E. West was elected outaide sentinel. Tomorrow eve- ning at 7 o'clock the council will leave the Northeast Masonic Temple for Bal- timore, Md,, for the purpose of payls rrancis Scott Key Council a fraternal visit, Bdward J. Ross Council met, with Councilor Ben Wells presiding. The de- gree and drill teams, under the leader- i,.h);y of Willlam Lossman, are preparing for the initiation next Thursday eve- ning Anacostia Council was presided over by Counctlor J. G. Eastburn. Degree Master Clnrk Teats announced initiation of can- didates October 19. Deputy State Coun- cilor Charles Muller requested the coun- | eil for a flag, which J. Morgan Read Council will present to Powder Springs 8chool, at Basey, Va., in the near qum ‘The council will also include a Bible, which will be Yremm.-a with the flag. ‘The council will meet tomorrow evening in the Masonic Temple in Anacostia. Woodrow Wilson Council met, with Councilor Willlam Deavers in charge. Plans are under way for the building of @ meeting place of its own in the near future. Capital Council, after a short business meeting tomorrow night, will join Lib- erty Bell Council in a trip to Baltimore, Md,, to visit a council in that city. B. P. 0. ELKS. A lodge of sorrow was held last Tues- day evening in memory of Maj. C. Eugene Edwards, captain of the Elks drill team. Exalted Ruler David Porte, assisted by Secretary William 8. Grand tiler. There be Rathskeller, n"glnfl concert by the Boys' Band, an enter- tainment and a large class initiation of 50 Washington gentlemen into the order. The guard of honor will con- sist of the past exalted rulers of the lodge. Guests of honor from the Grand Lodge will be Judge Rush L. Holland and District Députy Grand Exalted Ruler Taylor Morrison of Cum- berland, Md. The dinner and recep- tion will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m., when the lodge will go in session. B'NAI B'RITH. Sidney B. Dannheisser, acting presi- dent of Argo Lodge, announces a meet- ing next Wednesday evening at 8:15 o'clock at the Jewish Community Center. The lodge will on this occa- sion_honor Dr. William Rosenau, rabbi of Eutaw Place Temple, Baltimore, on the occasion of his 40th anniversary as rabbi of that congregation. Dr. Rosenau has recently returned from abroad and will deliver an address based on his travels in Europe. A paper_on current topics will be read by Irving Goldstein, assistant United States attorney for the District of Columbia. Willam A. Goodhart of Baltimore, lent of District, No. 5, B'nal B'rif is also expected present. . Dog Joins Master’s l(o;meu, As the cortege bearing the be of Sir Robert Wilmot, a r.rg horse ?:lynel‘. left the house for the funeral at Binfield, England, all his dog turned out on the lawn to watch it. Sir Robert’s favorite dachshund, Tulip, unbidden, left the La | other dogs and followed the farm wagon which was to carry the coffin. The Shelby, the officers of the lodge many members attended thogrvl::ud to be pscope Brig. Gen. John T. Myers, commandant of the corps, ’-'i.umm is no truth to the rumored retirement of Maj. Gen. Commandant Ben., H. Fuller, who is now on an extended in- spection tour which will include Man- agua, Nicaragua and San Diego, Calif. Maj. John Potis, who is attached to corps headquarters, has about closed arrangements for a polo contest be- tween the 110th Field Artillery and the Quantico team, which is scheduled to ; lmed u& :3,2 s?hdium at night in re dus » part of October, i . Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, retired, former commandant of the corps, may have his status on the retired list changed frcm major general to that of major general commandant by reason of the offical date of the termination of the World War, as the provisions of the law recently ecnact>d by Congress (Public No. 406—Saventy-First Con- gress, §-465), approved Juns 21, 1930, provide for advancement to the high- est grade held during the World War. In Gen. Lejeune’s cas?, he was appoint- ed major general commandant March 5, 1921, which was allowed after the armistice, but nevertheless within the of quoted law, as official termination of war with Germany or the Central Powers was of later of- ficially named date. Advanced rank under this law does not carry equivalent pay and means no extra burden on the Treasury. Brig. Gen.- Prederic L. Bradman, commanding general of the Marine forces stationed in Ni a, is ex- dog entered the church and sat quietly in a pew during the services. 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