Evening Star Newspaper, March 19, 1933, Page 24

FRATERNITIES MBETINGS THIS WEEK. Blue Lodges. Monday—Potomac, E.A.; French social; Anacostia, social; Pen- talpha, E. A.; Mount Pleasant, Pike M. M.; e. ‘Tuesday—National, F. C.; Armi- nius; Parker, business; King David, F. C. ‘Wednesday—Harmony military night; Harding, E. A.; Chevy Chase, E. A; Brightwood. ‘Thursday—New Jerusalem, A.; Whiting. Friday—St. John's, social; Hope, social; Trinity. Saturday—School of Instruction. Royal Arch. Monday—Petworth Tuesday—La Fayette; Hiram, Mark. : ‘Wednesday—Washington; Naval, M. P. M. ‘Thursday—Washington; Single- ton. Friday—Eureka: Capitol; Mount Pleasant, Mark. Commanderies, Monday—Orient. Tuesday—Brightwood. Temple. ‘Wednesday—Washington, Tem- ple. Rush S. Young, high priest of Eu- reka Chapter, R. A. M., announces the convocation of March 24 will be Past High Priest night and the Royal Arch degree will be conferred by a cast of take part were the grand matron, grand pumm. Past Grand Matrons Mrs. Grace 4. Kimmel, Mrs. Katherine S. Meritt, Mrs. Tillie C. Chauncey and Miss Edith A. Williams. There was an entertain- ment Other grand officers present were Mrs. Mamie L. Greenstreet, associate grand matron; Edward N. Riley, asso- ciate grand patron, and Mrs. Louise E. Kreglow, associate grand conductress. The Temgle Committee met at the home of Elva L. Howard, junior past matron, 3554 Eleventh street, March 17 at 8 p.m. to organize. Miss Frances L. Jackson, associate matron, chairman, requests the Home Board to meet next Monday at the home of Mrs. Ethel J. Hess, 1326 Shep- herd street. Assisting hostesses, Mrs. Virginia McGarity and Mrs. Flennor V. Potter. Naomi Chapter will meet Wednesday evening. A program including games and a slogan contest, has been ar- ranged. The Dramatic Club was entertained at the home of Mrs. Rebecca V. W ;:\rx:-mn, Riverdale, Md, Monday ev g. A card party, for the benefit of the Hofi Board, will be held at the home of Wirs. Annie S. Hughes, 1845 Kalo- rama road, Friday evening. The board met at the home of the conductress, Mrs. Omar J. Veley, Monday evening, and arranged for the event. The matron announces the appoint- ment of Ira S. Barker as representative to the personnel bureau. Mizpah Chapter will have as guests grand matron, grand patron and grand assisted at the plano. Mrs. Jessie Lowe, William Lanham, Mrs. Jessie Lowe and Mrs. Cora Manoly made reports, Fidelity Council met with the coun- cilor, Miss Ardelle Lavender, presiding. Mrs. Mabel Downing and Mrs. Sarah Cavanaugh made reports. meeting of Loyalty Council was called to order by Councilor Gladys Sager. Inside sentinel, Mrs. Steele, and outside sentinel, Mrs. May Gibbs were installed by the deputy, Mrs, Flora M. Reagan. The council has-arrange an 3 the it mecting might 1n- ApAL they at the first mee 4 will receive the State wunm, Mrs. 8. Belle Gibson, and her officers. ODD FELLOWS. Grand Master Morris L. Dreeben, accompanied by his staff, will visit | Covenant Lodge Wednesday evening in the Odd Fellows Temple. Salem Lodge held its visitation Thurs- day night. Due to a business call, the grand mester, Morris L. Dreeben, was unable to be present, deputizing his deputy grand master, Charles B. Lampe, to cfficiate. A feature was an address by Representative George Hud- dleston of Alabama and a past grand master and past grand representative from that State to the Sovereign Grand Lodge. The Committee on the Anniversary met Monday night at the Odd Fellows Temple, A permanent organization of the commitiee was effected, electing Grand Marshal Roscoe Jenkins as BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT. An official announcement from the Post Office Department says: “The Bureau of Engraving and Print- ing is at work on models of a one and a three-cent stamp which are to be issued to commemorate the Century of Progress Exposition to be held at Chi- ., beginning June 1, next. 'A number of designs have been sub- mitted to the Bureau depicting build- ings at the exposition but most of these are not suitable for stamp purposes be- cause of the great amount of detail to be covered. “It is expected, however, that a| replica of Fort Dearborn, with the old | stockade, will be pictured on the 1-| cent stamp. | “For the 3-cent stamp it is under- stood that a replica of the administra. tion building on the ermlmm grounds | will be used. “But before any final decision is| reached on either the 1 or the 3-cent| stamp, the models now being pre-; pared will be submitted to the Post-| master General to determine whether chairman, Past Grand Willlam H. Darr of Amity, secretary, and Mrs. Rose Goerner of Schuyler Colfax Re- bekah Lodge, treasurer. Grand Sire Willam F. Jackson of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, has accepted' an invita- tion to be present and arrangements are now being made to have President Roosevelt be present with the grand they will be suitable for reproduction | purposes. . “Tt_has also been suggested that the Post Office Department issue a memorial 5-cent stamp in honor of the late Mayor Anton Cermak, of Chicago, ki by an assassin’s bullet, intended for President Roosevelt, and definite an- Latvia is to sponsor another charity set. The object is a relief fund for airmen. Edach will bear a charge of 50 santimi in addition to its face value. The 2s, yellow and black, will show the fall of Icarus; the 3s, orange and black, monument to Latvian heroes; the 10s, green and black, an aviator's grave, and the 20s, rose and black, an eagle dropping a wreath. § (\.\1\* T S T G 5 1y 0 X [y anTINOUARLS = W PSS Martinique, a French colony in the West Indies, is bringing out a series of 33 stamps, 22 for postage and 11 for postage due. Four designs are repre- sented. A view of the village of Basse Pointe is reproduced in the 1, 4, 10, 25, 75 and 90 centime values, as well as in the 8 and 10 franc. A ZO N0y The government 45 and 50 centime, and the 1, 1.50 and 20 franc. Two na- May 31; Tacoma, Olympia, E Wash., July 1; Bellingham, Wash. 14; Anacortes, Wash., July 20, and Port Townsend, Wash.,, July 24. Cachets commemorating the visit of the famous craft will be furnished by civic bodies in many of the cities listed. Edwin Brouks, writing in “Stamps, 8 Werkly Magazine of Philately,” sa “To St. Plerre and Miquelon, France's North American island possession, goes the ufi’ma,ctwl: of gdnx fl::‘ second counf place a dog on . Hippopotal umJA, carl. bou, “carp, antelope, seal, wild goose, wolf—these and other birds and fish have been chosen to decorate issues, but postal authorities have m very little attention to the dog. the neighboring Newfoundland, first country to picture a canine, the French isles have chosen to depict a Newfound. land dog. He appears on their latest | issue, a postage due stamp. Cats have | fared even worse. The only one pic-| tured appears on Spain's Lindbergh stamp, and there he has to share hon- ors with the aviator, the Statue of Lib- erty and an airpl zcles, Wash., May 2' During the siege of Paris in 1870 55 balloons carrying mail rose from the| beleaguered city, and 47 of them landed | safely beyond the encircling German lines. It has been estimated that 100,- 000 letters were sent out of the capital in this way, and surviving covers now are highly valuable, some specimens having brought as much as $500. The first balloon was the so-called Neptune. It left Paris, September 23, 1870, and carried 250 pounds of let. ters. The second was the Citta di Fi- renze, of Italian construction, with 300 pounds of mail, and the third was nick- named the United States, “because ‘it | was composed of three small bags, tied together.” cupping his ear with his hand. ‘A n,’ shouted the dealer. ‘I Col. W. N. McKelvey, one of thef best bel of stamp enthusiasts, is report- ed to making excellent progress in his fight back to heaith. He has been & patient at the Naval Hospital for nearly three months, but it is expected that he soon will be able to return home, e, K i, vy e Alr, speak from Station WOL at 1:15 o'clock this after- noon. His subject will be “Christopher Columbus as gprmnud on the stamps of foreign nations.” It is announced that Stations WFBE, Cincinnati; WBSO, Babson Park, Mass., | and WTOC, Savannah, Ga., have sig- nified a willingness to co-operate witl | the club. Mr. Kunze's address on Sunday, April 9, will deal with the new Newburgh stamp, for which, as noted above, the club is arranging a first-day cover serv- ice and special cachet. A meeting of the newly organized Washington Air Mail Society will be held tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock at room 1085, National Press Building. All collectors interested in air mail stamps and air mail covers are invited to attend. ‘The Washington Branch of the So. ciety of Philatelic Americans will meet Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at 110: Vermont avennue. The public is invited. ‘The Washington Philatelic Society meet Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at the Carlton Hotel. The pro- gram calls for s business session, and the public will not be admitted. At last week's meeting Philip S. Warren Y. M. C. A. News The Board of Managers will meet at dinner tomorrow at 6 pm. Dr. A. C. | Christie will preside, A joint open house program will be held by the Northeast Boys' Club and the boys' department of the Y. M. C. A., | Tuesday from 7 to 9:30 p.m., in the EBuys' Building. Competitive games and a swimming meet will be held. The Dramatic Club will hold its weekly re- hearsal in the Assembly Hall at 7:45. The Glee Club will hold a rehearsal Wednesday at 8:15 pm. There will be a motion picture entitled “Egyptian Adventure” in the lobby at 7:15 p.m. The weekly health talk will be given t 7:45 pm. Thursday by Dr. John M. Bal on “How to Deal With Accidents |of Home and Street.” There will be n_ exhibit of home and automobile first aid kits. The Triple Tan Frater- nity will meet in the social room of the hysical department at 8 o'clock. The | ¥'s Men's Club will hold its luncheon meeting at 12:30 at the University Club. |~ The fencing team of the Y. M. C. A. will meet the team from the Baltimore Y at 8:30 pm. Friday, in the men’s gymnasium. - “Vocational Opportunities in the United States Government” will be the subject of the vocational talk Friday at 8 pm., by Dr. L. J. O'Rourke, director of personnel of the Civil Serv- e Commission. The Y. W.-Y. M. dance will be held at the Y. W. C. A. at 9 clock. | The international Sunday school les- son will be given over WMAL at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. | Lizards Rolled Into Ball. | A tightly rolled ball of lizards hiber- pos! i Tt Vi past high priests of the chapter, With | focturer on March 21, Degrecs will po | sire. The event be held in one of |nouncement regarding this stamp will tive girls ‘are por-| The ffth balloon, unnamed, was| juyos of interesting talk on the postal nating for the Winter was found in an Past High Priest Robert C. Tracy head- ing the official line. The Most Excellent Master's Degree was conferred Tuesday evening by the officers of Potomac Chapter, R. A. M. with Companion Scribe Stephen £ Porter in the East. Albert R. Shill, a past master, was received and acknow edged a most excellent master. Hope Lodge meets Friday at 7:30 pm. in the Masonic Temple. After the regular business there will be motion pictures of Admiral Richard E. Byrd's cxpedition to the South Pole. Refresh- ments will be served Harmony Lodg be host to the officers and enlisted men of the three armed forces of the United States at its meeting March 22. Addresses will be made by Rear Admiral Kittelle, Gen. Amos H. Pries and Maj. Gen. B. H. Fuller, commandant, U. S. Marine Corps. St. John's Lodge will hold “ladies’ night” March 24. The entertainment will be in charge of Past Master Lewis. EASTERN STAR. The Secretaries’ Association met March 11 at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth R. Cornish, 213 Seaton place northeast. ‘The honored guests were Mrs. Flora Campbell, right w of the General Grand Chapter, and Mrs. Rose A. Yost, grand secretary. Grand Chapter. this jurisdiction. The presi- dent, Mrs. Grace I. Barr, presided. ‘The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Flora E. Campbell, 140 Twelfth street sout. , April 8. Bethlehem Chapter’s Home Board Auxiliary will meet March 23 with Mrs: Elizabeth Felt: Mrs. Jennie A. Moyer and Mrs. Ida Major hostesses. The chapter was entertained with duets by the Horan sisters, sketches, with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pearman, Mr. and Mrs. Carll Darnall and Mr: Ethel Nelson takingpart. Edward Tow- ers, patron of Hope Chapter, accom- panied by Mrs. Florence Morsell, sang. The Secretaries’ Association met with | Mrs. Elizabeth R. Cornish, secretary of Cathedral Chapter, 213 Seaton place northeast, and discussed the various problems pertaining to their offices. Honor guests included Right Worthy Grand Treasurer Flora E. Campbell, Grand Secretary Rose A. Yost and Grand Treasurer McKenzie. Esther Chapter initiated a number of candidates Thursday evening. The Home Board will meet at the home of | Mrs. Rider, 2308 Ashmead place, Friday, 24. Mrs. Nell D. Ray, chair- man of the Ways and Means Committee, announces plans for the Spring card party at the Willard Hotel on the after- noon of April 19. At the last meeting of Washington | Centennial Chapter a. mock wedding was featured for the entertainment. The Endowment Committee will meet March 23 The Ways and Means Committee will meet March 24 2t the Hotel Roosevelt, with Past Matron Jessie E. Mountjoy hostess. A meeting of the Past Matrons and Patrons’ Association will be held at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Vivian, 1445 Spring road. Pauline I. Loveless, matron of Ruth Chapter, announces degree work tomor- row night. The degrees will be con- ferred on Milton V. Hanson. junior warden, and Herbert M. Shedd, junior steward, of Stansbury Lodge. Unity Chapter was entertained March 10 by Miss Evelyn Ballou and Benja- min Dohrer with a sketch. The next meeting will be held March 24. A re- hearsal for the officers will be held in the chapter room March 22 at 5 p.m. The Unity Bridge Club will be enter- tained at the home of Mrs. Elida Woos- ter, 1536 Ogden street, March 25. She will be assisted by Mrs. Mary G. Hamill. Congress Lodge Chapter will meet tomorrow evening. The degrees will be conferred. Past Matron Audrey Greg- ory has planned a picinic at her Sum- mer home at Plum Point. Md,, for the Ways and Means Committee. The Past Matrons and Patrons’ Association of 1923 held its tenth an- nual banquet and election of officers at the La Fayette Hotel March 11. The grand matron, grand patron, Past Grand Matron Grace Kimmel and Past Grand Patron George Plitt were hon- ored guests. Offi:('ers elected were: Mrs. Nell Hysong. president: Paul Chauncey, first vice president: Fannie Johnson, second vice president, and Hannah H. Munroe, secretary-treasurer. The officers of William F. Hunt Chapter met Wednesday at the home of Francis Schnabel. The Ways and Means Committee sponsored a_benefit dinner Thursday at the Shrine Temple. The Temple Comimttee met at the home of Past Patron Charles Ashford. The Auxiliary Home Board will meet March 20 at the home of the associate conductress, Emma Buell, 939 G street hwest. Bm";&h(‘ cchnpt?r on March 23 will have # stated meeting. “Men’s Nite” will be served. ob"l'he Star Point Society will meet ‘March 24 at the home of Mary Goings, 4817 Thirty-sixth street. The associate grand matron, associate grend patron and the associate matrons and patrons will be special guests of Cathedral Chapter Wednesday evening. There will be entertiinment and dancing. Hope Chapter will meet. Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Masonic Temple. Ma. tron Annie L. Fish announces the rees will be conferred on three candi- 5.'.@. The grand matron, grand patron and Past Grand Mitrons Grace E. Kimmel and Amy C. Hollander will be ests of honor. 'uPast Matron Addie C. Good an- nounces a card party for the benefit of the Endowment Lommittee March 24 at her home, 1253 Quincy street. The 1930 Matrons and Patrons’ Asso- ciation met March 11 in the parish hall of the Lutheran Church of the Incar- nation, with the newly elected officers presiding. Entertainment followed. Columbia _Chapter _celebrated its birthday anniversary March 13. Matron urina ‘M. Gc‘rmm;nd ;!l'heodol;e fls wis, past grand patron, blew ou e candles surrounding a cake, Others \ - | Rev. Palmer, will deliver the address. hy grand treasurer | to Mr. Manoly conferred. The chapter will hold a dance at 12:10 Wisconsin avenue March 25. The officers and committee chairmen of Federal Chapter had a get-together meeting at the home of the matron Thursday night. A meeting of Friend- ship Club will be held Tuesday night at | the home of Mrs. Maloney. The de- grees will be conferred at the next meeting at the Masonic Temple, March 23. The Past Matrons and Patrons’ As sociation will meet at the home of Past | Matron Eliott. Associates Grand Conductress Louise | Kreglow addressed La Fayette Lodge Chapter on the proposed Choral Unit of the Eastern Star. There was a box | party and social and entertainment. | The Endowment Committe will hold a card party March 25 at the home of Past Matron Loretta Rabenhorst, 1801 Kearney street northeast, for the bencfit |of Ways and Means Committee. |, The next meeting of the chapter will be Sccretaries and Treasurers' night, when the secretaries and treasurers of | the jurisdiction will be special guests. Bethany Chapter will be in charge of the religious services at the Masonic and Eastern Star Home today at 4 o'clock. ~ Grand chaplain of Masons, | Harmony Chapter will have line offi- cers’ night March 23, when the lne officers of the various chapters will be entertained. The grand officers will be the honored guests. | | _The marshal and star points of | Chevy Chase Chapter extend an invi- | tation to the marshals and star points of all other chapters to be the guests | | of the chapter Tuesday night. A short | | business session is planned, after which the social will be given to the showing | of moving pictures of Admiral Byrd's Polar expedition. The Add-a-bit section | will hold a card party at the home of | Mrs. Margaret Schneider Monday | afternoon. ‘ Good Will Chapter at its last meeting | | was entertained with readings by Mrs. | | Alice Newhard of Bethany Chapter {and piano solos by Miss Alice Morgan. | Past Matron Florence D. Walters | will give a card party at her home,| | 4501 Illinois avenue, March 25 at 8:30 | | o'clock. Takoma Chapter will meet March ' 24. The matron announces after the | .;nci;tmg an indoor track meet will be| eld. | —— | ‘There will be a rummage sale March | 23 and 24 at 2101 K street, for the| benefit of Harmony Chapter. Call | Alberta Plowman, Columbia 5149-W, | and she will collect bundles. | At the last meeting of Loyalty Chap- | ter the associate matrons and associate patrons were invited visitors. Asso- | | ciate Grand Matron Mamie Greenstreet | | and Associate Grand Patron Edward N. | Riley were guests of honor. The Home | | Board was entertained by the treasurer, | Leona Whitt. Floyd Spicer announces | & card party and luncheon March 24, | | at the Corby Bakery, for the Ways and | | Means Committee. | At the meeting of St. John's Lodge | Chapter tomorrow evening, the mem- bers having birth anniversaries in March will be special guests. Enter- tainment will follow a short business | session. The Home Board will serve | a turkey dinner at Almas Temple | March 23, at 7 pm. | ‘The Auxiliary Home Board of Bright- wood Chapter met at the home of | Pauline O'Dell, March 15. The Ways | and Means Committee wilN\give a card party at 3027 Fourteenth street, at 8:30 | p.m., March 20. The matron announces | a meeting March 23. The matron of Acacia Chapter an- | nounces a surprise for the meeting Tuesday. The Home Board will hold a | luncheon and card party March 30, at | 12:30 pm., at Corby's Bakery. Plans | are being made for the annual dinner | April 6, at Almas Temple. DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA. ‘The State councilor, Mrs, S. Belle Gibson, and her officers will visit Friendship Council Friday evening. At the last meeting of Betsy Ross Council the concilor, Mrs. Nanie Law- rence, presided, when a number of State Council officers were welcomed by the council. This council has planned a dance jointly with Mizpah Council | in_April. Triumph_Council convened, with the councilor, Hilda Peake, presiding. Past State Councilors Mrs. Pearl Wolfe and | Mrs. Louise F. Schwenk.made reports on Past Councilor Mrs. Jessie Davis. The council will hold a bingo party in their hall April 13. Pride of Washington Council had initiation. Two members of John L. Burnett Council and three members of Pride of Washington Council were initiated. Virginia Dare Council held an initia- ton, when Miss Julia Randolph was re- ceived into membership. The meeting March 22 will be a social. The Past Councilors’ Association of Triumph Council met at the home of Mrs. Katle Parker, 336 Twelfth street southeast. Supper was served. Golden Rule Council convened, with Mrs. Virgic Lyons, councilor, presid- ing. Mrs. Ora Mae McMinn and Miss Louise Twombly were elected to mem- bership. ‘The council has asked the State councilor for a special dispensa- tion to open their meeting March 24 at 7:30 o'clock. At the meeting last Friday evening Deputy Mrs. Mamie C. Howell and Recording Secretary Mrs. Elizabeth Shepherd spoke on the council's by-laws. State Councilor Mrs. S. Belle Gibson paid a visit. g Esther Council held its annual visi-" tation, when they had as guests State Councilor Mrs. S. Belle Gibson and her officers. The councilor, Mrs. Jessie Gill, presided. The Past Councillors’ Association of Esther Council met in the home of Past Councilor Mrs. Edna Snoots, hostess, | assisted by Mrs. Annie Riley and Mrs. | Henely, The banquet to be held on [April 4 in the Women's Club of Be- thesda, Md., was discussed. Nomina | tions of officers were as follows: Pres | dent, Viola Henely; vice president, Dorothy Federline; treasurer, Annie Riley, and corresponding secretary, Mrs. Bessie Pearson. The usual routine of business was conducted. Friendship Council met, with the councilor, Mrs, Maude , presiding. of Souneti | the large auditoriums. President Roose- | velt is an Odd Fellow and a member of | Hyde Park Lodge, New York. A second | meeting of the committee will be held March 30. | Canton Washington, accompanied by the Ladies’ Auxiliary and other members of the order, will go to Baltimore, Md., April 3, where the Decoration of Chiv- alry will be conferred on a number of candidates, five of them being members of this jurisdiction. Special busses will |leave Odd Fellows Temple at 6 p.m. The chairman of arrangements is Past 1 Capt. John Schaefer. | A meeting of the representatives ap- pointed to the General Relief Commit- | tee will be held March 27, at 8 o'clock. ‘The following grand instructors recommended by the several subordinate lodges have been approved by the grand {master: Central, Past Grand Harry | Best; Washington No. 6, Past Grand Paul O'Neal; Eastern, Past Grand Al- bert P. Dobbins; Harmony, Past Grand | william H. Stewart; Columbia, Past |Grand = Frederick W. Schumacher; | Priendship, Past Grand Harry K. John- Covenant, Past Grand Alexander L. Solomon; Beacen, Past Grand Walter | I Rhoades; Metropolis, Past Grand Ita ! L. Wright; Excelsior, Past Grand Isidor Lipov: Federal City, Past Grand Alfred G. Bollier; Golden Rule, Past Grand Oscar W. Huth: Salem, Past Grand Charles W. Shaw; Langdon, Past Grand Harry W. Cooper: Amity, Past Grand John H. Windsor: Phoenix. Past Grand Benjamin F. Lusby; Mount Pleasant, Past Grand Albert G. Keen, and Bright- wood, Past Grand Noah A. Shockey. | Past Grand Ira L. Wright of Metropolis. has been appointed by the grand master as grand instructor. IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN. Logan Tribe entertained six past great sachems and the great sachem. Harry J. Thompson, Thursday. A Re- instatement Committee has been ap- pointed by Sachem Otto Krueger. Sioux Tribe has pledged Great Sachem Thompson 50 applications and rein- statements. Idaho Tribe will celebrate their thirty-sixth _anniversary March 21 Past Great Sachem Alva E. Thompson has been appointed chairman for the birthday celebration. Past Great Sachem and Great Keeper of Wampum W. B. Garner, sr., has been appointed as press represenatives. Analostan Tribe elected three new members at their last meeting and will confer the degrees on eight new mem- bers March 28. Great Senior Sagamore Wilfred E. Lawson has secured four new appli- cations, which will be presented at the meeting of Osage Tribe Saturday. Great Sachem Thompson has called a meeting of the Board of Great Chiefs at Red Men's Hall, 713 D street, March 26. at 2 pm Red Wing Tribe will hold a dance and bingo at Red Men's Hall, 713 D! street, April 3. Idaho Council celebrated their thirty- fifth anniversary with Great Sachem Thompson, Great Directress Mrs. Anna Jarboe and the Board of Great Chiefs 1s_guests of honor. ‘White Eagle Council held a St. Pat- rick's party Wednesday last. and March 22 will give an entertainment and dance. \ Mrs. Anna Dickhaut of White Eagle | Council will have a card party at her home, 2315 Twentieth street, March 20. Waneta Council was . entertained Tuesday by Mrs. Pauline Miller, Mrs. Emma J. Crouse and Mrs. Ida Feld: man to celebrate St. Patrick’s d: Dances were given by Miss Doris Benj min. A candlelight tea will be given {March 28 and the degree will be con- ferred March 21. Mineola Council will meet April 1. Hiawatha Council entertained the great directress, Mrs. Anna Jarboe. The Past Pocahontas Association will meet at the Hob Nob March 23. the hostesses being Past Great Directress Hilda Richards, Past Pocahontases Flor- ence “De Chard, Luvenia Baker and| Ethel Miles. The Disabled Committee will hold a bingo at Red Men’s Hall March 25 at 8:30 p.m. SHEPHERDS OF BETHLEHEM. The last meeting of National Lodge was called to order by Comdr. C. T. Smith. The degrees were conferred on Mrs. Addie Brady and Mrs. Mary Landis. Mrs. Mabelle Bernard, deputy supreme commander for Capitol Lodge, and C. T. Smith, deputy supreme com- mander for Ruth Lodge of Virginia were officially received. The next meet. ing will be March 20 at 808 I street. Capitol Lodge will meet in Northeast | Masonic Temple March 22. Ida Stan-, ley, commander, will presid DRESSING SPECIALS Monday, Tuesday Wednesday - —$2.00 Albert $I 50 . and Hair Cut T o $1.25 Facials Beauty snldn—-'rhl‘rd Flcor. —Shampoo, Finger Wave be made within the next few days. “Stamp collectors throughout the | country have been requested not to send in requests for the proposed commem- orative stamps until after it has been decided on the post offices where they may first be obtained as well as the date when their sale will begin.” President Calvin Coolidge. The new Postmaster- General, has been asked to approve the sug- gestion. At first glance all copies of the Ogle- thorpe commemorative stamp now cur- rent gppear alike. Actually, there are about twenty different varieties—caused by “flaws” in the several plates from vhich they are printed. party will be held March 21 at 809 E street. Loyalty Lodge met Monday, Comdr. Kathryn Miller presiding. The next meeting will be held" in Northeast Ma- sonic Temple March 27. Hope Lodge met Tuesday, Comdr. Emma V. Delaney presiding. A revival of interest has been mani- | fested in a stamp in tribute to former | James A. Farley, | The de- | trayed on tHe 20, 40 and 65 centime and the 3 and 5 franc. Some of the set are printed on brilliant colored paper. A complete new set of regular will be issued by the Argentine Republic during April. The denominations are: 'z, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 50 centavos and 1. 2, 5, 10 and 20 3 Iceland is bringing out a new series of five charity stamps. Monaco has a new 3c, lilac rose, issue. | Chile is to print & set of 21 airmails |in 10 designs, the values ranging from 10 to 80 centavos and from 1 to 50 pesos. The Washington Sfamp Club of the Air will sponsar a special cachet for the 'new Newburgh stamp, authorized by | President Roosevelt for issue April 19. The policy adopted for the club’s In- auguration Day service will be followed. Envelopes, stamps, cachets, and a spe- clal filler, descriptive of the stamp and postage stamps| gree was conferred on Louise Knowle. of the circumstances of its production, A play will be held in Northeast Ma- | will be furnished, as well as addressing sonic Temple May 13. The next meet- |and mailing. The handling charges will ing will be held March 28 in Masonic be: 10 cents for each regular cover; 15 Tempie, Fourteenth and U streets southeast. MECHANICS. Anacostia Coyncil was called to order with Councilor E. H. Redd presiding. A donation of $119 was mnger. to be equally divided between the Orphans Home at Tiffan, Ohio, and Lexington, N. C. Tomorrow night the council will hold a large class initiation composed of candidates from the following coun- cils. Cabin John of Cabin John, Md.: Eagle Council, Washington Council and Bennings Council. Edward J. Ross Council met with Vice Councilor Henry A. Henning pre- JUNTOR ORDER UNITED AMERICAN & cents for airmail, and 20 cents for | blocks of four 3-cent stamps. Orders hould be sent to the club headquarters, Station WOL, Annapolis Hotel Chalmers L. Pancoast, 614 West 157th | street, New York City, will sponsor a | “Temple of Virtue” cachet for the same | occasion. Handling charge: 15 cents (coin) per cover. | ““The Boston Cachet-Cover Committee, |9 Park street, Boston, Mass., will be re- sponsible for a series of cachets for the same date (April 19), in commemora- tion of Patriots' Day, the end of the Revolutionary War, the Battles of Lex- | ington and Concord, and the Midnight Rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes. Collectors are advised to write to the 1Club. Bingo will be played. ding. The degrees were conferred on L. V. McInteer, Edward G. Powers, Henry G. Steele, W. B. Bacon, James C. Bass and Michael R. Burrows. The annual visit of State Councilor Charles Henry Hild and his officers to Potomac Valley Forge Council will be held in the Junior Order Temple, 808 Eye street next Wednesday. PROTECTED HOME CIRCLE. committee for particulars. Enclose stamped and self-addressed envelope. Other new cachets are as follows: March 23, Brooklyn-Long Island Stamp Exhibition, sponsored by Frank Zelt- man, 719 Bay Ridge avenue, Brooklyn N. Y.; March 29, Marquette-Joliet an- niversary, sponsored by Edward Hacker, | 11 Warren street, Hammond, Ind.;" April 1, New Post Office, sponsored by Cham- {ber of Commerce, Stockton, Calif.; Phoenix Club. 7 Fourth street north- | sary. sponsored by C. L. Buchanan, 117 east. A dinner was served. A business |Spring street, Watertown, Mass meeting followed. Grand President | May 5, Orange Tree anniversary, spon- Naom!i Swan spoke. A class initiation sored by Riverside Stamp and Coin will be held April 8. Supreme Presi- | Club. Riverside, Calif. dent Hadley will be present. | _Also March 21, “American Army of The next meeting of Gardenia Circle | Two,” sponsored by Satuit Stamp Club, will be held March 20 at the Pheonix |Rev. James A. Simons, Scituate Cen- ter, Mass.. each cover 5 cents, address- |ing. envelope, stamp and cachet sup- | plied; April ‘1, Clearfield Post Office | dedication, sponsored by C. G. Hering- ton. 9 Guelick avenue, Clearfield, Pa | April 3, Pony EXpress anniversary sponsored by G. J. Luhn, 314 Felix street, St. Joseph, Mo., each cover 5 | cents. addressing, envelope, stamp and | cachet supplied, and April 7. anniver- |sary of the Territory of Mississippi ! sponsored by J. K. Gaiswinkler, 4904 | North Avers avenu hicago, Il Cancellation collectors are searching for covers mailed in the earthquake area of California, March 10 and 11. | . Collectors desiring cancellations from An | the U. S. Frigate Constitution (“Old oyster supper will be held April 7. Ironsides”). should note the vessel's re- e vised schedule, as follows: Arrives San - Francisco, March 22: Oakland, Calif. A dance will be held by the Robert| April 12; Vallejo, Cailf., April 28; As Le Bruce Chapter March 24 at the| toria, Ore., May 5; Portland, Ore., May National Press Club ball room. 10; Longview, Wash., May 2! B. P. 0. ELKS. For the State convention at Frederick, Md., in August. the lodge is organizing a Frederick Club. Members who care to attend will enlist with Secretary William S. Shelby. For the convention at Milwaukee, Wis., in July, the lodge has appointed as its representatives Exalted Ruler Leonard M. Gawler and the incoming exalted ruler, Joseph P. Hagerty. A delegation will escort the delegates. PYTHIAN SISTERS. Priendship Temple meets every Wed- | nesday night. The drill team will meet | March 21 at 1923 First street. f i i J-Tne Avemwe—Tin. B oae © 1n Optical Department Is Offering Exceptional Values in Their March Sale of GLASSES and FRAMES —This sale offers outstanding optical values —made possible by our large purchasing fa- cilities and the co-operation of nationally known optical manufacturers. “Octex” Rimless Single Vision Glasses %6.95 —Complete with ex- amination, spherical lenses, frame and Astrigmatic Lenses $1.00° Extra Case. $12.50 value. New Style Engraved Gold-Filled Frame $3.35 Dee Cee Circle met March 11 at April 19, Lexington-Concord anniver- | and | brought down near the German lines, | and both armies fought for its cargo, | consisting of postcards, stamped at 10 centimes. Of these cards a few are still in circulation, They are worth about $400 each. Besides Washington, D. C., there are | 28 towns in the United States named | for the Father of His Country. Wash- | ington, Ga., claims to be the first to honor itself in paying homage to him | in this way. i ‘The 2-cent Winter Olympic Games stamp of 1932 has been criticized on | the ground that a ski-jumper does not use the guiding sticks, as represented in | the design. The pose, also, is said to | be “extremely bad form.” A trained | jumper keeps his body erect and his arms outstretched. The philatelic treasures of the late| Philip Manus, European collector. filled 60 volumes. Their value was estimated | at $2,750,000. | e | R. A. Barry, in the New York Her- ald Tribune, writes: “Azerbaijan, an independent republic on the Black Sea, affiliated with the Russian Soviet, be. gan issuing stamps in 1919. This first issue has been freely counterfeited, a | new series of forgeries n?psanng only recently. The mention of this country brings to mind a story. When the coun. try first issued stamps, an elderly gen- tleman, quite deaf, pointed to some stamps in a dealer’s showcase and asked | in what country they were issued. ‘Az- erbaijan,’ replied the dealer. said the other, leaning U. 8 Cloth Bound. £1.00. Attractive Sets, Packets. Ftc. Low Pric Special Bargains Evers Few Davs N.W. HARRY B. MASON, 918 F 0 vears. Albums f the finest stocks g e o Dossessions to be found right Free Price List. stamps for 3 issues of Austria, a subject upon which he is an acknowledged authorit; Studio Located ELECTRIC old cinder cone near Bend, Oreg. The ball was nearly a foot in diameter. Unmounted No Appointment Needed Beokstore Downstairs SEWING MACHINES —a real “buy” at— ® Brand New Motor by Westinghouse ® Brand New Seven-Speed Knee Control @ Brand New Walnut-finished Cabinet by Landstrom ® Singer Head "Round Bobbin" REBMLT—Guar- .anteed by Free Sewing Machine Co. and Kann's - | @ These machines look and sew like new ® Limited Number ... 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