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B-C IS News and Notes of the Week's Happenings in the Fraternal World of Brooklyn BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 1931 W. B. Association Foresters Island Society Knights of Columbus Councils Long Masonic By S. W. News COOPER By EDWARD L.

PREXDERGAST As a means of raising funds for offering financial aid to the unemployed prophets of LongI Grotto, the mounted guard of the organization will stage a review next Saturday night in the 105th Field Artillery Armory, Clermont and Myrtle A new scholarship for a girl in St. Joseph's College for Women, Brooklyn, has been announced by the State scholarship committee. An applicant must be the daughter or sister' of a living or deceased member of a council in New York Eastern Star Following the meeting of Evan geline Chapter 51, on Friday evening, motion pictures showing the uses and possibilities of the telephone were shown. A three-act play will be given after the meeting on the 20th. It will be staged and acted by members of the Officers Club.

A showing of motion pictures dealing with a cruise to the West Indies will feature the meeting of Ezel Chapter, 782, at Odd Fellows Memorial Hall, in Schermerhorn on Monday evening. The chapter's Spring dance takes place at the Park Slope Masonic Club on Saturday evening, April 21. Sunset Chapter No. 615 will hold its regular meeting on Saturday, April 14 at 8 p.m. Members whose Eastern Star birthdays occur in this month are urgently requested to be present.

As a special feature the officers will present a playlet, "Tempest in a Hat Shop." All members and their Eastern Star or Masonic friends are invited. The April committee will hold a "waffle party" on Tuesday, April 17. at the Brooklyn Edison offices, 5125 4th Ave. Mrs. Marie Schmidt will be in charge of the party.

A regular meeting of Compass Chapter, 781, was held Tuesday night, April 3, at the Temple Club. A theater party Is to be held April 9, 10, 11 at the RKO Albee Theater. A very inspiring installation was then held of the new officers of the Wyona Triangle Girls. Stclh Chapter, 29, will present its annual show and dance at the Broklyn Mason Temple, on Wednesday evening. This year it will be an old-fashioned minstrel in a modern seting, "The Creole Entertainers." News of War Veterans Capt.

Angel J. Cincotta, county chairman of publicity for the Kings Legion and counsel for the local legionnaires in the controversy with the Rex. Dr. W. Russell Bowie, said yesterday, "it will be interesting to note the final result of the controversy between James M.

Miss Frances D. Partridge, supreme secretary of the Woman's Eenefit Assocation, is coming from Port Huron, to address the rally of the united reviews of Brooklyn and Queens at the Johnston Building, on Tuesday evening. April 17. Most of the reviews will present an individual feature. Mrs.

Mary A. Tully, deputy State field manager for the territory south of Albany, will be in charge. The 40th birthday of Brooklyn Review, 153, will be celebrated with a dinner-dance at the St. George Hotel on the evening of April 18. Mrs.

Anna Breedon will be in charge. Mrs. Mary A. Tully will address the meeting of Central Review, 46, at the Johnston Building on Thursday evening, April 26. connection with the Brooklyn centenary celebration, the W.

B. A. prides itself in being quite a bit of an old Brooklynite, 42 years in the borough and six years in Queens, and still extending its protecting arms everywhere to womanhood. Ruth G. Oonklin, president, and Constance Helen Dwyer, treasurer, of the Girls Club, are ill.

Review 246 at Monday night's meeting voted to celebrate its birth day. The review will meet again at the 14th St. headquarters on April 16. Bay Ridge Review, 109, has launched a membership Drills were rehearsed after last Friday night's meeting of Review 58 at Acme Hall. The drills will be put on at the rally on April 17.

The Girls' Club of Enterprise Re view, 359, will noid a May aance next month. The Girls" Club of Brooklyn arranged at its meeting at Rcme Hall last Friday night to attend the State convention in June at Syracuse. Mrs. Rene Brady is organizing a review in Jamaica. Pythians Pitkin Temple, 154, Pythian Sisters, will hold a card party tomorrow evening at Gratenstein's on Pitkin the proceeds to go toward the altruistic fund.

Unipar Lodge, 557, conferred the Page rank on a class of candidates and George Scherberg, chairman of the entertainment committee, announced that the anniversary banquet will be held the latter part of this month. Esquire Rank Conferred On Tuesday evening an all-star team assisted in. conferring the Esquire rank on a large class of Pages at Apex-Jovial Lodge, 837. The Dokey "flying squadron" came out in full force on Wednesday evening to assist the baby lodge of the domain, Progress, 613, in conferring the Knight rank on several Esquires under the direction of Royal Vizier Frank J. Zaimant.

For the first time in many years the members of Kingsley Lodge, 548. had the opportunity of witnessing a "fourth" degree conferred by members of Salaam Temple, 145, when a large class of Esquires had the rank conferred on them. Friday Convention Cancelled All conventions scheduled for Friday evening were cancelled because of the holiday that evening. Last night Kings County Lodge, 572, held an entertainment and dance for the benefit of its cemetery fund. On Monday evening Federal Temple, 118, starts its first membership drive for new sisters and knights.

Tuesday evening the Esquire rank will be conferred on a large class of Pages at Odd Fellows' Memorial Hall, 301 Schermerhorn in honor of Grand Keeper of Records and Seal Sydney G. Harnett. Lewton Lodge, 501, will act as host. New Temple Planned Congress Lodge, 603, will hold a Ladies' Auxiliary night for the purpose of organizing its ladies' auxiliary into a Pythian Sister temple. Entertainment, bridge and refreshments will be features of the evening.

Arion Temple, 79, Pythian Sisters, will present an evening of entertainment 'and sound motion pictures through the courtesy of the New York Telephone Company. A gala ceremonial will take place nn Wednesday evening ak Salaam Temple, 145. Commencing next month the temple will hold meetings but once a month, the fourth Wednesday at its shalamaar, with reveral open dates being arranged for. Thursday evening Bensonhurst Lodge. 509.

will act as host for the 9th District convention and will receive Deputy Bert Kaprow on his last official visit to the lodge. Guests for the evening will be G. K. R. S.

Harnett, Grand Prelate Sam Abrahams, Past Grand Chancellors. Abe Segall and Maxwell Lustig; G. M. E. Louis S.

Barnard, Grand Master at Arms David Gross, and Grand Outer Guard Ham- Levy. New Series of Radio Talks This evening at 11 o'clock over Station WLTH Grand Keeper of Records and Seal Sydney G. Har nett will open a new series of radio talks on Pythianism. One of these talks wil be delivered at the studio, at 305 Washington Brooklyn, each Sunday evening at the same hour. Other speakers will be Supreme Court justice Mitchell May.

County Judge Algernon I. Noxa. County Register Aaron L. Jacoby. Supreme Court Justice Harry E.

Lewis. Municipal Court Justices Frank Wasserman and Jacob S. Strahl. Magistrates Jonah J. Goldstein and Benjamin Greenspan.

Past Grand Chancellor Maxwell Lustig, and Grand Prelate Samuel Abrahams. Dr. Sidney S. Tedesche, Rabbi of Union Temple. The sermon will be delivered by the Rev.

F. Lane Miller, D.D., pastor of the church. Lowell Wreath Rebekha Lodge will entertain the deputy and her staff at a costume and kiddie party on Tuesday evening. The outstanding social event in forestric circles was the ball and entertainment held last night in the Florentine ball room of the Hotel Park Central, 55th St. at 7th Manhattan.

More than 3,000 members and friends of the order danced to the strains of a popular orchestra. Hign secretary Samuel A. Gilbert, general committee chairman, assisted by Herman N. Hartig, D. D.

as treasurer, expect to turn in a report that will cause rejoicing at the next business meeting of the High Court. The affair was held under the auspices of the High Court and sub-courts Feit, Bronx County, Justice, Gates, Pioneer, Ross-Baum, Greater New York, Metzger Memorial, Bright Owl and Branda-leone as affiliated units. All proceeds will go towards increasing the funds of the local Hospital and Surgical Relief Department and similar funds among the affiliated sub-courts. Easter Monday was celebrated by members and friends of Court Brooklyn, 3,800, with a card and bunco party. The court treasurer, Companion Fanny V.

Grover, was chairlady of the social program. At a special meeting of Court Bright Owl, 208, on Monday evening, the court submitted its report in connection with its co-operation with the general committee in charge of the ball held last night. A special business meeting was held by Court Ross-Baum, 435, on Wednesday evening. The entertainment committee, headed by Harry Jackler, reported on the returns of its work leading to the success of the ball held last night, in which Court Ross-Baum was an affiliated unit. The regular meeting will be held next Thursday night, and will be devoted in park to initiatory work.

Chief Ranger Meyer Frank of Court Justice, 18, chairman of distribution relative' to the event of last night, reported to the membership on Wednesday evening at a stated meeting. Samuel A. Gil bert, high secretary, addressed the membership. A bi-weekly meeting of Court Pioneer, 27, was held on Thursday night. A short business program was the followed by some initiatory work.

April 14. reports that Past National Commanders D'Olier, Spafford, Johnson and Stevens and Col. John Thomas Taylor, in charge of legislation at will attend, as well as Major Fiorello H. LaGuar-dia, Mayor of the City of New York. The address of Edward A.

Hayes, rational commander, guest of honor, will be broadcast from the hotel from 10:30 to 11 p.m. over a coast-to-coast network of the Columbia Broadcasting Company. Leviathan Veterans' Dinner The U. S. S.

Leviathan Veterans' Association will hold another "get. together" of the old shipmates who served on board the old Leviathan during the war with a dinner to be held at Rutley's Restaurant, 40th St. and Broadway, Manhattan, Saturday evening at 6:30, Harold J. Burke to Be Honored Harold J. Burke, for three years commander of Sgt.

'Harry W. Steneck Post, will be tendered a testimonial dinner and dance by Brooklyn Council, Veterans of Foreign Wars, of which he is county commander, on Saturday evening, April 21, at the Golden Glow Inn, 1 Flatbush Ave. Among the city, State and national leaders who have accepted invitations are Attorney General John J. Bennett Supreme Court Justice John MacCrate, Sheriff Frank Quayle, New York Department Commander Bernard W. Kearney, Congressman Loring M.

Black, New York Department Jr. Vice Commander Louis G. Hof-mann and County Commander, American Legion, James Golding. Military Banquet and Ball The Military Order of the World War held a military banquet and ball in honor of the United States Army at the Hotel Plaza last evening. Commander Charles Hann Gen.

John F. Daniel, Major General William Weigel, Capt. William J. Pedrick and Col. Charles E.

Grecnough served on the dinner committee. Veterans' Democratic Club A Veterans' Democratic Club of the 20th A. D. of Brooklyn has been formed, having for Its primary pur pose the obtaining of favorable legislation for the veterans. This organization has held several meet ings, at the last of which the fol lowing officers were elected: Will iam Spero.

chairman; Robert Git- tclson, secretary; John Veidt, treas urer. James Tuomey, leader of the 20th A. D. Democratic Club, was elected unanimously as the execu tive member. Class Initiation Greenpoint Post, 241, had a large class of new members present at the county initiation at Kismet Temple in Herkimer Friday eve ning.

The county 40 and 8 degree team initiated the new members of all the posts. It is hoped that Greenpoint Post will win the membership prize in the contest with Flatlands Post for the Judge Mac-Crate trophy. The- membership drive, which closed on Friday, has surpassed last year's record, according to Lawrence Marsilia, membership chairman. Comrade Post, 987, V. F.

will hold its annual bunco and card partv on Friday evening at the Steneck Memorial Hall, 316 13th St. The committee in charge is headed by Charles O'Connor, Miss Veronica Eliott Will Be Wed Soon to Gerald Sanderson; Of Interest to L. t. Society News has been received of the forthcoming wedding of Miss Veronica Boswell Eliott, daughter of Sir Gilbert Alexander Boswell Eliott and Lady Eliott of Wolfelee, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, to Gerald Bristowe Sanderson of Winton, Cramond Bridge, Edinburgh, second ion Of 'he late William Marlr San. cierson.

sir Gilbert and his family lived here for many years and maintained residences at 555 Park Manhattan, and at Port Washington. Miss Eliott was intrnrlnpprf to society in 1931 at a dance given oy ner parents on Long Island. Miss Eliott's mother is the fnrmp Miss Flournev Adams Hnnlnns daughter of the late Mrs. William WilloUEhbV SharD Of Manhattan and London and the late Alexander fetcpnens Hopkins of Georgia. The bride-to-be is the sister of Arthur F.

A. Eliott, John Livingston Hop- Kins wiott and comes of a family which settled oriidnallv in Rtnhs Roxburghshire, in the early part of uie ma century. She is a grand-oaughter of Lady Eliott of London, widow of Sir Arthur A. B. Eliott, ninth baronet.

Miss Eliott is a niece of Mrs. John Francis Barry of Plan-dome and of Mrs. Frank V. Burton of Westbury. Her father, who retired from active business last year, was former head of a Manhattan brokerage firm.

The wedding will take place In the near future. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas O. Burn-ham of Huntington announce the birth of a son at the Lying-in Hospital on Tuesday.

Mrs. Burnham is the former Miss Virginia G. Schroe-der, daughter of the late Henry A. Schroeder. Blue Point Personals Special to The Eagle Blue Point, April 7 Mr.

and Mrs. Martin J. Healy and family of Manhattan have returned home after spending a fortnight at their Summer residence on Arthur Ave. Edwin Healy was host recently to twenty guests. Mrs.

Rodgers Schott of Bell Ave. will be hostess to the mivr nf her contract bridge club Monday anernoon. Gilbert Remcy of Altoona, has returned home after spending some time with Mr. nd Mrs. William J.

Smith of Peasant Ave. Miss Mariorie Mnrtnn ctnriont-. at Abany State Normal School, has teen tne guest or her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Morton of Park during the holidays.

Mrs. Ellen Montcith of Blue Point Ave. was hostess Thursday evening to her pedro club. Mr. and Mrs.

George Williams of Arthur Ave. returned this week from Florida where they have been sojourning during the Winter season. Mrs. Abbie Warner will celebrate her 90th birthday tomorrow at the residence of her grandson, Floyd Houston of Blue Point Ave. Robert Livingston Gerry who will marry Miss Marleigh Kramer on May 5, in the Church of the Advent at Westbury, will give his bachelor dinner at the Pierre on April 21.

JEWISH CHARITIES Tho Women's Division of the Brooklyn Federation of Jewish Charities will give its fourth annual luncheon Wednesday at the Hotel St. George, with Mayor Fiorella H. LaGuardia as the guest speaker. The luncheon is tho phipf on the program of the Women's Di vision in raising its quota In the Brooklyn Federation of Jewish Charities' twenty-fifth anniversary campaign, now under way. sMagis-trate Jeanette G.

Brill is chairman for the event. Other speakers will be Supreme Court Justice Mitchell May, president of the Federation; Presiding Justice Edward Lazansky of the Appelate Division; County Judge Al-geron I. Nova, chairman nf tho Federation's campaign, and Dr. uuseim oenwartz. executive director of the Federation.

The musical program, arranged by Max Abelman, chairman of the entertainment committee, will include Pasquale Amato, baritone and director of the National Opera Santa Bienda. soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Greek Evans operetta and musical comedy star; Henrietta Wakefield, of the Metropolitan, with Guiseppe Bamboschek, former conductor of the Metropolitan, as accompanist; Frank Parker and Betty Barthcll. of the radio. Tlie invocation will be given by Rabbi Isaac Landman of Temple Beth Elohim, and the benediction will be pronounced bv Rabbi Harry Weil of Temple Shaari Zedek. Guests of honor will include those named and Mrs.

Herbert H. Lehman who will come from Albany for the luncheon; Mrs. LaGuardia; Mrs. David E. Goldfarb.

president of the Federation of Jewish Women's Organizations; Helen Menken, the actress; Magistrate Anna Mnskowitz Kross and Irving P. Kartell, president of the Junior Federation. Societies co-oporatine with the Women's Division in the luncheon endeavor are Women's Auxiliary, Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn; First Hebrew Day Nursery and Neighborhood House, Women's Auxiliary, Beth Moses Hospital, National Council of Jewish Women. Brooklyn Section, and the Women's Auxiliary, Brooklyn Orphan Asylum. Officials and committees for the luncheon are as follows: Magistrate Brill, chairman; Mrs.

Martin LIpp-man, treasurer and secretary; executive committee. Chirpnrp Ci Bachrp.c1?. president of the Women's Division, chairman: r.Jortlmcr Brenner. Mrs. Henry Brodor.

Mrs. Nathan L. Goldstein. Mrs. Charles Jaffa.

Mrs. Harry Schlein, Mrs. Benjamin Spitzcr and Mrs. Meier Steinbrink. CATHOLIC DALfiHTERS Court St.

Clare, 46, Catholle Daughters of America, will hold their regular monthly business meeting Thursday evening, in their meeting room, 719 Bushwick Ave. Continued from Page 14 will visit Belfast before going to England. Mr. Knox and his bride will live in Belfast. Gerald and Paul White Hosts At Dance at Woodmere; Other Newt of Town's Active Set Special to The Eagle Woodmere, April 7 Miss Martha Murphey of Norwalk.

has just closed a fortnight's visit with her sister, Mrs. Henry Otis Chap- i man Sr. at her place on Ocean Ave. Gerald and Paul White, sons of Mr. and Mrs.

Victor White, entertained at a small dance in the studio adjoining' their home, last night. Guests included the Misses Judith Freeman, Grace Marie Fiske, Blair Wood, Elise Van Siclen, Ruth Sturgis, Helen Ballantine. Katherine Hamlll and F. F. Alexandre Worthy Adams, Huntley Allison, Richard Dickinson.

Davis Banks. Jack Sturgis. William Hanneman. William Edgar, West Roosevelt, Ewing Philbin and Dan-forth Miller Jr. Mr.

and Mrs. Carl Rasmus en tertained at a house-warming recently at their new home at 994 E. Broadway, which they have leased for the year round. The Rasmus' returned to this country early this Fall after having lived abroad for the past 12 years, spending the Winters in Italy and in the Summers in England. Miss Frances M.

Rasmus, who spent the Winter In England, has just joined her parents and her young sister, Miss Rhoda Rasmus, here. Guests at the party were Mr. and Mrs. Herrman Murray, Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest Books, Col. Charlers Elliot Warren and Mrs. Warren. Mrs. Henry Otis Chapman Miss Martha Murphey, Mrs.

John Meyerkort Miss Margaret Timpson, Mrs. James Timpson and Mme. Marion. Mrs. Arthur Van Siclen has re turned to her home in Woodmere after spending the Easter holidays with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Van Siclen at Rumson, N. J. Mr. and Mrs.

George H. Ingalls Woodmere, will entertain the latter's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Robert Davis of Pennlynn, over the weekend. Mr.

and Mrs. John H. Ballantine and their daughter, Miss Helen Ballantine of South End Drive, have returned from a ten-day motor trip to Charleston, S. C. Mr.

and Mrs. Donald L. Mallory of Munsey Park. Manhasset, announce the birth of a daughter, Barbara Mallory. on Tuesday, at Brooklyn Hospital.

Mrs. Mallory Is the former Miss Mildred Burnett of Amherst, Mass. Fowler Werden Dr. and Mrs. Robert W.

Fowler of Richmond Hill announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Katherine Fowler to Lincoln A. Werden, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Werden of Kew Gardens. Miss Fowler was graduated from the Cathedral School of St.

Mary's, Garden City, and attended Smith College. She also received a degree from the Columbia University School of Business. Mr. Werden was graduated from Columbia in 1925 and while there w'as on the editorial board of the college daily. He rowed on his class crew.

He is a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and the Columbia University Club. Miss Elizabeth Robert Wed To Robert Giltnor Jr. Yesterday Miss Elizabeth Stark Robert, daughter of Capt. William Pierre Robert, U. S.

and Mrs. Robert, of Washington, D. was married to Robert Gilmor son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gilmor of Smithtown, yesterday in St.

John's Church, Washington. The Rev. Alexander C. Zabriskie performed the cere mony and a reception followed at Washington Club. Miss Julia Buel Quirk was maid of honor and Mrs.

Robert Whitelaw Wilson, the Misses Josephine Church, Pauline Townsend Pease and Jane Hawkes were bridesmaids. Mr. Gilmor's father was his best man and the ushers were John May Martin, Frederick Aver 2d, Rutger Barclay Colt, Robert Bogue Bell, Donough Prince and Rufus Watson Meadows. Mr. and Mrs.

John will return next week where they saw their Hay Whitney from England horses run in the Grand National They will vide their Greentree, Manhasset Steeplechase, time between and Llangol- len, their plantation Va. at Upperville, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Ottley, who were married last Novembe, are in Siam and will return early In June to spend the Summer on Long Island. Mrs.

Ottley Is the former Miss Gladys Graham, The members of the pntertnin ment committee of Brooklyn Lodge, 14, have completed arrangements for a testimonial dance and entertainment in honor of Brother Ned Bennett on Saturday evening, Anril 28, at the club house. The committee in charge of the affair consists of Abe Falstein, Sam Sherman, Jack Ackerman, Joe Miller, Larry Leakes, Frank Gross and Sig Haber. A debate between Brooklyn Lodge and St. John's College on the question, "Resolved, That the NRA Is Beneficial to Industry," will occupy the attention of the members following the business of the next regular meeting on Wednesday evening at the club house. The date of card party of the degree team of Chapter 623, Women of the Moose, has been changed rom April 14 to the 21st so as not to interfere with the Edward H.

Theis testimonial ball. Along with its many activities Brooklyn Lodge Is planning a duck pin tournament. Moose Aves. The entire proceeds oty the affair will go to the unemployed fund. Prominent craftsmen, headed by Grand Master Christopher C.

Mollenhauer and members of his official family, and Monarch Frederick L. Kopff, of the Grotto and his official family will occupy places in the reviewing stand. Lieut. Arthur Lang, as chairman Of the horse show committee has a number of attractions for the evening's program. They will include a drill by the Grotto Mounted Guard, a music ride, and machine gun drill.

There will also be Olympic jumps, a champion polo match. As an added attraction, the LongI Grotto Imperial Band under the leadership of H. Edward Sitzs-mann, will furnish a program of concert music. Dancing will follow the show. In Lodge, Chapter and Commander? The 200th stated communication Of Victoria Lodge.

1037, will be held at the Greenpoint Temple on Monday night. The degree of Fellow-craft will be conferred, with Senior Warden Joseph D. Abrams presiding during the degree work, all other officers advancing. The tenth anniversary banquet of the lodge Is scheduled for May 19 at the Hotel New Yorker. Rt.

Wor. Marshall S. Reeve, D. D. G.

2d Kings, will have his homecoming at Anthon Lodge on April 16. 3d Degree in Star of Bethlehem The Master Mason degree was conferred in Star of Bethlehem Lodge, 322. on Friday evening. One of the candidates for the degree was John Ronans, son of Wor. John T.

Ronans, secretary of the The writer acknowledges the courtesy of an invitation to be present and regrets that a previous engagement made acceptance impossible. On the evening of the 20th the lodge wijl welcome its older members, and one of the Past Masters will deliver an address on "Twenty Years a Mason." Commonwealth Lodge, 409, conferred the Master Mason degree on Tuesday evening, with Wor. Henry G. Lochmuller delivering the historical lecture. Friendship Night In Long Island, 382 Friendship Night was observed in Long Island Lodge, 382.

on Thursday evening, when, following a short business communication, the members were given an opportunity to fraternize, renew old friendships and cement those more recently made. A similar gathering will follow the communication on the 19th. At a summoned communication of Menora Lodge, 903. on Wednesday evening the Master Mason degree was conferred, with the Rev. and Rt.

Wor. Samuel J. Levinson. Grand Chaplain, delivering the historical lecture. The annual Masonic service was held on Friday evening at Temple Beth Emeth.

of which the Rev. and Rt. Wor. Samuel J. Levinson is rabbi.

Grand Master Mollenhauer was present. Junior F. M. Is Honored With the evening dedicated to Wor. Edward S.

Drake, Junior Past Master, Sterling Lodge, 817, conferred the Fellowcraft degree on Wednesday evening. A visit was paid Prosperity Lodge, 962, at Wood-haven, Friday evening. The homecoming of Rt. Wor. Walter Bruchhausen, D.

D. G. 1st Kings District, will take place in the rooms of Lexington Lodge, 310, on Monday evening. On April 23 a summoned communication will be held to take action on a pending amendment to the by-laws and also to vote on the proposed amendment to the constitution of the Grand Lodge. Rt.

Wor. Rufus Kirkland delivered the historical lecture in the Master Mason degree in Bedford Lodge, 574, on Thursday evening. 59 April Birinaays unserved At its communication of Delta Ledcc, 451, on Tuesday evening, the April Masonic birthdays of 59 of the brethren were observed, fol lowed bv a sleight of hand perform ance. On the 17th the lodge will be hosts to Delta Lodge, 232, of Newark. N.

J. The Master Mason degree was conferred in Anglo-Saxon, Lodge, 137, on Wednesday evening, with Rt. Wor. Kenry c. Turner, judge Advocate, delivering the historical lecture and Grand Master Mollenhauer and Past Grand Master and present Grand Secretary Johnson present.

On the evening of the 18th the Entered Apprentice degree will be conferred with the Senior Warden, Robert A. Carter acting as Master. At the communication of Reliance Lodge, 776, on the 17th special honors will be paid the Past Masters. Luminous Club of I. The meeting of the Luminous Club of Long Island at the American Legion clubhouse in Pierrepont St.

on Friday evening the members were addressed by Rt. Wor. Frank Langrock, Grand Sword Bearer, whose subject was "Our Distressed Worthy Brothers, Their Widows and Orphans." Following the address, Bro. Sergeant John D'Aura, 2d Signal Corps, U. S.

showed motion pictures, "Flashes of Action" (World War) and "Life of Riley 'cavalry pictures taken at Fort rtilev). Shrine to Hold Band Concert Kismet Temple, A. A. O. N.

M. will hold a band concert at the Herkimer St. Mosque on Sunday afternoon. Dr. Henry Hadlcy, Edwin Franko Goldman and Mahcw Lake and Pierre Henrotte will be guest conductors.

On the evening of the 18th a card party will be held at the mosque. Proceeds for the directors fund. Boxing bouts will take place on Thursday evening, April 26. With Junior Warden Edmund Dathe acting as Master, Central State. The examination will be held on June 25 and 26, In St.

Joseph's College, 245 Clinton Ave. Applications and further details may be secured from Maurice J. Moore, chairman of scholarship committee, 92 Liberty New York Citv. Terence E. Devlin has been appointed by Grand Knight Charles A.

Fitzgerald to head a committee that is to commemorate the exceptional service performed by Joseph P. Walsh as Grand Knight of Columbus Council during the trying years of 1931 to 1933. Due to his leadership the council came through the depression period with flying colors. Others of the testimonial committee are Bernard F. Gray, vice chairman; John E.

Lar-ney, treasurer; William J. F. Clark, secretary; James F. Cashman, William R. Foley, John P.

McArdle, Edmund A. Whalen. William P. Wo-gan and John J. McGroarty.

Members of LaSalle Council have arranged for their annual reception and ball in the Columbus Club on April 21. The net proceeds of the event will be devoted to the welfare fund of the council. Deputy Grand Knight Edward J. Furey, Is chairman of the arrangement committee. Columbus Council will hold another of its series of Metropolitan A.

A. U. boxing shows on April 17 in the Columbus Club, according to Joseph L. Walsh, chairman of the council's boxing committee. The program, starting at 8:15 p.m., will consist of bouts in four four-man classes.

The committee will also stage the Kings County A. A. U. championshp bouts in the clubhouse on April 23, 30 and May 3. The Rev.

Francis J. Healy, editor of the Brooklyn Tablet, and Magistrate Thomas Casey were the guest speakers at the annual communion breakfast of Loyola Council last Sunday morning. The breakfast followed the celebration of a corporate communion mass in the Church of the Transfiguration, Marcy Ave. and Hooper St. Grand Knight Hugh J.

Duffy presided at the breakfast. The date of the annual "run." or initiation ceremonial, of Abd-cr-Rahman Caravan, Order of Al-hambra, the K. of C. playground, announced in this column as May 27 has been changed to June 3, ac cording to Joseph G. Crowley, grand commander.

The change in date has been made so that the degree will not in any way conflict With the State convention, which opens in Saratoga Springs on May 28. Owen Travnor. a Dast Grand Knight of St. Columba Council, is receiving the congratulations of his fellow members for his good fortune in winning the principal award, a six-cylinder sedan, at the recent charity ball of the Long Island Chapter. Bro.

Travnor. who lives at 136 Hull is well known for his fraternal activities in the Ridgewood section and for his work in the Brooklyn Family Court. Odd Fellows Joppa Lodge, 386, at Its last meeting at the Schermerhorn St. Temple, conferred the initiatory degree. Past Grand Charles Pet-tersen, a veteran of 76 years, supervised the work and floor drill.

The team of Kings District, 6. will' portray the first degree for General Putnam Lodge. 724, on April 18, in the Schermerhorn St. Temple. Fred Pettersen will direct the ceremonial.

Memorial services will be held in Franklin Lodge, 182, 2744 Delamere Place, Sheepshead Bay, on April 24. The Rev. Edgar C. Tullar will conduct the service. The lodge will be honored with a large delegation from Amity and Pearl River Lodges, in Rockland County.

Grand Master Dr. John Le Seur was given a war mreception by the combined lodges of Kings District, 2, in the rooms of Cosmopolitan Lodge, 305, at 531 Broadway last Wednesday evening. Deputy Samuel Carmen presided. Installation of Excelsior Encampment's officers will be conducted by Deputy Fred Reedhammcr on Thursday evening, at 309 Schermerhorn St. At the Schermerhorn St.

Temple on Thursday evening, in the rooms of Venus Encampment. 109, the six Encampments of Kings County will do honor to Grand Patriarch Arthur W. Green. Prospect Lodge, 290, will entertain its members and friends with a card party and dance on April 19 in the Putnam Ave. Temple.

Ernest Koch and Howwrd Slack have the affair in charge. A Junior Lodge is to be created bv the Past Grands Association of Kings. Those members who have sons between the ages of 14 and 18 desirous of affiliation should communicate with Albert F. Adler, 309 Schermerhorn St. Rebekah News The annual district meeting of Kings District.

1, will be held at the Schermerhorn St. Temple on Thursday evening. The meeting of Kings 3 and 4 will be held on the same evening that of the former at the Odd Fellows Temple. 953 Putnam and the latter at the Schermerhorn St. Temple.

All Past Noble Grands are urged to attend their particular district mooting for the purpose of selecting the incoming deputy. The annual memorial service Is to be held at Central M. E. Church, Hanson Place and St. Felix Sunday, on April 15.

at 7:30 p.m. The principal speakers will be Frederick C. Filley, P. G. and Boy Scout Doings By DAVID GORDON More and more districts have announced their activity in the coming which will be held in early June, probably at Eb-bets Field.

will produce an obstacle race in the A modest Scout of Troop 10,8, Fort Greene, aided a Brooklyn woman last Picking up a package she had lost, he mailed it to its destination, paying the postage with his own money. didn't want his name mentioned, according to Scoutmaster John W. President Roosevelt and Chief Scout Executive James E. West will get high citations at the Senior Division convocation at Westfield, N. on May 5...

The President will be represented at the convocation by Justice Frederick Kernochan. the annual Camp-O-Ral will be held on June 9-10, according to Camp-O-Ral Chairman A. J. Sammis. hundred boys have been camping at Spruce Pond, Southfields, N.

with Dick Andrewes and Dave Barry sharing the campmaster's Troop 95, thrift-minded, is saving old newspapers to aid Scouta in passing the thrift Twenty-five troop leaders attended a camp conference at Scout headquarters recently to talk over the idea of troop camping at the Scout camps this And the Press Clubs meets at 201 Montague St. on Monday evening, April 16. Theodore Roosevelt Chapter will hold a public installation of officers on April 2 at 8:15 p.m. at the Bay Ridge Masonic Temple. The officers to be installed are: Karl Christian sen, Master Councilor; William Day ton, Senior Councilor; Rupert Mac- pherson, Junior Councilor.

The team that will install the newly elected officers as well as the appointed officers is composed of the following: Colvile Wilson, installing officer; Clarence Wikstrom, the out ging Master Councilor, as Marshal. They will be assisted by Emil Lind, Ferdie Esposito. Egil Arneson, Ed Hahn and John Donnelly. A novel entertainment has been arranged for the occasion by th new Master Councilor, Granville Bullock. A professional hypnotist, has been selected to furnish the chief feature.

As an added feature excerpts from "The Battle of the Battling Bones," the chapter's forthcoming show, will be presented. Dancing will follow the demonstration of hypnotism. Flatbush Chapter will hold a public installation of officers on Friday evening at the Flatbush Masonic Temple. George T. Richardson Jr.

is the Master Councilor-elect. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Vincent Godfrey Burns, pastor of Union Church, Palisades, N. author of "I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang." Past Master Councilor Robert S. Emslie Jr.

will act as installing officer, and is in charge of arrangements. There will be presentations of trophies to the chapter's bowling and billiard champions, and awards to the basketball team. Dancing will follow the ceremonies. Royal Arcanum The Sunday Nighters will hold their annual dance at the Royal Arcanum Clubhouse on Saturday evening. On April 28, at the Royal Arcanum Clubhouse, the Inter-Club Bowling League will hold its annual dinner.

The Royal Arcanum Memorial Day service will be held at Dr. Cadman's Central Congregational Church, Sunday, May 6, at 7:15 p.m. Besides Dr. Cadman. Supreme Regent James Norton will address the assemblage.

The Crusaders are making their first visit outside of the Borough of Brooklyn, on Thursday, April 19, to Newtown Council, Elmhurst. The trip will be made by bus leaving the clubhouse, 65 Putnam Ave. Community Council, 1987, will be installed on Monday evening, at the Jewish Community Center, 75th St. and 101st Ozone Park. Delegations are expected from numerous Brooklyn Councils.

Grand Regent Garten will be the installing official. The Executive Board of Paramount Council held its monthly meeting on Tuesday. April 3. 1934, at the Home of Alternate Supreme Representative Grad. 1460 Carroll Brooklyn.

Jr. Mechanics A delegation from Brooklyn Council, 21, with those from Major Barrett Council. 47, and Richmond Council. 19, will attend a Junior Order Day service sponsored by the Trinity Men's Bible Class, at Trinity Church, West New Brighton, Staten Lsland, this morning. Deputy State Councillors Walter Baldwin and George Pourch, accompanied by Bro.

William Riley, outside sentinel, all of Brooklyn Council, attended a regular meeting of General Putnam Council. 78, at Odd Fellows Temple, 60 Woodbine recently. Following this meeting the bowling teams of General Putnam and Brooklyn Councils met at Schumacher's bowling alleys, where they rolled two games of the tournament arranged for these teams. DeMolay Golding, county commander, championing the cause of the veteran and the distinguished array of clergymen and rabbis who went to the defense of the Rev. Dr.

Bowie. "One thing is known, that the ministers have found out there is no lobby for the Legion in Washington; the only so-called lobby is that of Col. John Thomas Taylor, Washington representative of the Legion, who, when told that the clergy requested an investigation of the Legion lobby, stated, 'You are looking at it; I'm "For Commander Golding this can be said," declared Cincotta, "that he has in a dispassionate way attempted to give the true facts and figures with reference to the Inde-pendant Offices Appropriation bill, which contains provisions for the World War veterans. The clergy have made statements, but have submitted no proof to back them up." 13th Post to Dedicate Memorial Commander Fowler of 13th Post of the American Legion had officials of the county at his post meeting, which was held at the armory, Jefferson and Marcy last Monday night. The memorial committee has arranged to erect a bronze tablet containing the names of all the deceased members of the post and it will be dedicated on Memorial Day.

Adolph Gross is the chairman of the committee. Mass Parade of the Colors Louis R. Elder, executive member of Joyce Kilmer Post, Legion, ana publicity chairman of the 77th Di vision Association, announces that all Legion posts in the city of New York are invited to have its colors participate in the "parade of the colors" to be staged in the ballroom of the Roosevelt Hotel on Saturday night, April 28. The proceeds of the affair will be devoted to the "Save the House Committee" to maintain the Memorial Hall of the 77th Division Association at 28 E. 39th Manhattan.

Duffy Post Out for Prize Commander Burgess of the Frank L. Duffy Post, located in the Coney Island district, has under way many affairs to be staged during the Spring and Summer of this year and is making every effort to win the county commander's prize awarded to the post showing the greatest Legion activities during this year. National Commander's Dinner Plans Charles E. Warren, chairman in charge of the national commander's dinner to be tendered by the Department of New York, American Legion, In the grand ballroom of the Hotel St. George on Saturday night, Lodge, 361, will confer the Entered Apprentice degree at its communication on Tuesday evening.

On the 24th the Fellowcraft degree will be conferred. The first annual ladies night under the auspices of the Fellowcraft Club of Merchants Lodge, 709, will be held on the evening of April 25 at Knickerbocker Hall in Myrtle Rldgewood. Flatbush Chapter. 298, R. A.

will confer the Mark Master degree at its convocation on April 20. A meeting of the Brooklyn Rail road Square Club will be held on Thursday evening at the Johnston Building, 8 Nevins St..

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