Evening star., 1903-12-19

ness session for December last evening.
| For the first time the temple conducted its
| election by holding the polls open for six
! hours, from to pm. This resulted In
| the polling of an unusually large vote and
in getting the election out of the way be-
fore the regular session. This innovation,
which is due to the suggestion of the re-
firing potentate, VIM. +. GUIDE, was cor
daily approved by the nobility. There were
some close and spirited contests, which
made the election very interesting. The
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: Potentate, Fred w. Behrens;
chief rabban. Carter B. Keene; assistant
rabban, Jacobus s. Jones; high priest and
John A. Ellinger; treaserer, Allison Nal
| lor, jr; recorder Harrison Dngman; i'm
perial representatives, William F. GUIDE,
| Fred w. Behrens, George H. Walker
| and Edwin B. Hay. Harrison Dingman is
an imperial representative for life, having
once been imperial potentate of the Shrine
| of North America.
Almas Temple will again take part IN
| Christmas charity in the same notable
manner as for several years past. The
proceeds of the annual excursion down the
POTOMAC and many donations will be used
to help many worthy poor families have
very merry Christmas. The customary
distribution of hundreds of Christmas
baskets is to be in charge of committee
headed by William L. Hughes, assisted by
many active mobiles on his committee.
Christmas afternoon from 1 to 3 O'Clock
the usual candy tree will be displayed in
the lower hall of National Rifles Armory.
under the direction of Noble F. w. Beh-
rens, assisted by the Patrol of Almas
Temple. Noble VIM. A. Haley's Band will
be in attendance for the pleasure and en-
| joyment of all present. Members are re-
quested to notify the parents of any poor
children of the candy tree, so that the little
! folks may be on hand.
In the circular which he has issued on
the subject of Christmas charity Potentate
Guide says: THE merry Christmas season
| is at hand. 1t is a season which should
make glad the heart of ever Shrner, not
because, perchance, Allah has prospered
him during the year, but because 1t is
season when 1t Is customary among the
members of our order to remember the less
fortunate, and we are taught in the sacred
writings that it is more blessed to give
than to receive. What greater satisfaction
can man feel than to know that he has
relieved the distress of deserving fellow
man and has ministered unto the wants OF
unfortunate women and little children VINO
may in nowise be responsible for the needy
condition in which they too often find them
selves?"
AS customary on each recurring Christ
mas day. the knights Templar of the
United States and all the sir knights under
the jurisdiction of the Grand Encampment
Will assemble Tludy ueAl dl l. " elONh
noon to offer the toast to their grand mas
ter Henry Bates StOddard. Where con-
Venient the sir knights assemble IN their
lodge rooms or asylums to join in the toast
and to hear the response of the grand mas
ter as formulated in advance of the cere-
mony while those who cannot so assemble
will observe the custom at their own homes
or elsewhere on land or sea, wherever they
happen to be on that day.
The toast this year will be as folloWS:
ITO our most eminent grand master,
Henry Bates Stoddard: AS hundred thous-
and knights at one moment look southwark,
so a hundred thousand hearts go forth Win
glad Christmas greetings.
The response Of the grand master will be
as follows:
ITO 40 900 knights in the north, the
south the east and the west, greeting.
Sweet Christmas joy be thine,
To make my fondest dreams complete,
The bells ring ont my message sweet,
And this is what they seem to say, .
God bless you all Christmas day.
IT is of interest to note that the toast VIII
be given at various points, correspondents 70
- noon here as follows: Hawaiian time .
a m: Alaska time, am, Paclnc tIne,
am mountain time, 10 am; eastern tlne
10 m and Greenwich time, pm.
Asca1on TEMPLE, Knight of Khorassan,
held a business meeting last evening at
the Warder building. Important matters
were considered and arrangements com
pleted for the ceremonial session Janu-
Ill
for the current Khorassan period.
superior Lodge, No. q, K. of P, viii
confer the third rank on two esquires this
evening. Annual eieclloh VIII s'i"o "
held.
At regular meeting Of Washington
Aerie No 125 Fraternal Order of Eagles,
held at its hall, $40 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest. the following ofncers were
elected: President, Daniel A. Driscoii; wee
G4l1 n,D MA
B. Dawson; recording secretary, p. Rlcn-
ard Shipp: financial secretary, J. b. EglofI
treasurer, P. F. Carr; conductor, JACOB
Johnson: inside guardian, Frank " rag
erty: outside guardian, Hiram Rlchey'
trustees. JOS A Dempf, E. II. Neumeyer'
Chas Dausch; aerie physician, Dr. W. E
Walter. .., h.
comes worthy past president large
rnn,ber of members were in attendance,
including State Deputy Grand Presidens
Rossa F. Downing, District Deputy Grand
President John Doyle Carhoos anu
President Meyer Fisher. ,,
The aerie was entertained hanosoheiy
bv the Eagles orchestra and refreshments
were served
A. Tho last stated convocation of Mount
uoreb ROYAL Arch Chapter the mark mas
ter's and past masters degrees weIe eo, -,
Sarred The second stated conVocatioh III
Dacember falling on Christmas, mas peeh
called off and In lieu thereof special Gun
vacation will be held December So
Two uniformed fraternal ORGANIZATIONS
tool, mart in an entertainment this week
win great credit to themselves ana thelf
cnrnmandinC officers Canton Washington,
M / Patriarchs Militant, Capt. ~ v:
Chisholm. commanding, and j. I. ColdWeh
Company. No. T. Uniform Rank, knights
Of Pythias, Capt. Thomas F. Landon, COM
manding, assisted the ladies of the Assem-
49, md METROPOLITAN Presbyterian
churches on Tuesday and "Wednesday even
ings at the National Rifles Armory, Where
the story of the Scottish Reformation
was presented The chevaliers in the ranks
of the odd Fellows and the knights loyal
in the Uniform Rank, in their proficiency as
nrize drill teams. found no difficulty in exc
cutiug the naneuvers of the court and eX-
ecution scenes and in the professional. The
entertainment was planned on an extensive
scale. 2O0 people taking part, and was
financial as well as an artistic success.
The annual custom OF Hurcamp Lodge
of Masons of Fredericksburg OF placing a
wreath of evergroens Cn the tomb or
George Washington at Mount Vernon was
OF served this year with much solemnity by
the lodge committee charged with the com
mission The wreath is placed on the
generals tomb each year in commemora-
tion of the anniversary of his birth in De-