Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-28
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winter seasons by an elaborate ceremonial
Monday evening. 1t will be very much
Halloween. as all the candidates and some
visitors Will be prone" to admit. Poten-
tate Carter B. Keene and the officials OF
his divan will be at their best, and the
ceremonial promises to be one OF the most
successful ever held by Almas. All the
mobiles will go away wiser (and the new no.
bles sadder) men.
ing will be "Leylet ell etnin. second day.
ninth month. Hejra 1923. Ramadan." The
scene is to be cast at National Rifles Ar
n.ory. on g street, which has been the home
Of Amas Temple for many years. In their
circular announcing the event Potentate
Keene and Recorder Dingman describe 1t
In the following sumptuous language OF
Araby: Holy festival. Leylet ell kadr.
night Of power; festival of Amir lbn Ell
Asi."
The official circular Is illuminated with
a number OF excellent carcatures by
well-known noble and cartoonist. These
are distinctly up to date. A very large
ana portly mot to say '"Tafty and chesty
person is portrayed in full and splendid
Templar regalia, chapeau, plume, baldrlc,
gloves ct al handling to the relatively dim
fnutiye Fred S. Cawson, eminent COM
mander of Orient Commandery, No. ..
very small but exceedingly appropriate BAN
ner of our common country. which was
won on the tented field of Tenley- Just
who his heaviness'' may be Is not OK
planned in the luminous circular.
To quote the circular again, Recorder
Dingman says: THE great field day and
the caravan to Frederick, both great sue
cesses, are off the list of things that were
booked to take place during this month,
and the one startling event to make Octo-
Der, 1908, a period to date from, and round
out the month In ample form, Will be a
bang-up session Of Almas Temple. The
one great essential to make this coming
session bowling success will be a good
sized class of candidates, and II each resi-
dent noble will get hustle on him TINS
can be made an assured fact"
The artist also adorned the October cir
cular with several other appropriate sketch
es. The potentate Is portrayed with a
broad grin and La Toilette hair; Recorder
Dingman as chucking a noble under The
chin and reminding him that dues are
due and camel caravan, with canni-
dates aboard, eagerly examining CLOCK
which tells the time to be pm. sharp. at
which dread hour 1.-The caravan will COM
mence its march.
Recorder Dingman gives the following
proverbial and photographic advice 10
"Flattery is the yeast that causes US to
rise in our own estimation.
"a man who attends strictly to his own
business has a good steady Job.
There amt no credit for keeping in the
right road, when there are barbed wire
fences both sides.
IF love is disease, the modern summer
tention camp
THE man who experiences trouble finding
the key hole is a consistent advocate of the
open door policy.
There would be more people raising the
dust with an automobile if they were able
to raise the dust to get the auto.
"Since the New York bakers have doubled
the price of pumpernickel IL might more
properly be called pumperdime
1T may be announced that the mission
airy who has disappeared from an Island
inhabited by cannibals has made trip to
the interior.
1.-The new-fangled umbrella, arranged so
that the handle may be taken off, is an i'm
provement over the old method, where the
whole thing was taken on.
Frank H. Thomas, grand captain general
of the Grand Encampment of knights
Templar, and George H. Walker, grand gen.
eraiissino of the Grand Commandery,
Knights TempIar of the District. were in
attendance at the eighty-fourth annual con-
clave of Knights Templar of Virginia, which
mas been in sssion at Richmond this week
Mr.. Walker Is the grand representative OF
the Virginia Grand Commandery near this
Templar jurisdiction.
Ascalon Temple, No 81. knights of Kho-
rassan, Is preparing for a ceremonial on
It's first meeting night In November. The
ceremonial will be held at Pythian Temple,
and guests will be present from many other
jurisdictions. The work will be in charge
of Ben Hadad Temple of Baltimore, which
will bring its own team and paraphernalia:
Past Grand Chancellor and Past Royal
Vizier Booming :of Baltimore will preside
upon this occasion. Ascalon Temple is
arranging to have large class or tyros
(candidates) present upon this occasion,
which promises to be one of the most sue
cessful events in the history of this dra-
matte "side issue" Of Pythianism. Ben
uadad Temple is the junior of Ascalon, and
many of its members were affiliated for
merry with the latter body. which at one
3cIi ntin Pal
warmest fraternal relations have existed
from the first between the two temples, and
the ceremonial of November will witness
the reunion of many old associates and
friends of the two temples.
The officers of Ascalon Temple, which is
now headed by Royal Nizier Thomas A.
Bynum have received assurances of the at
tendance of a number Of members of Cash
mere Temple of Reading. Pa. and Taboo
Boo Temple the newest one in the imperial
jurisdiction. 1t promises to be notable
event in the local annals or this Pythlan
.side degree" The following are the Royal
Princes (past presiding officers) of Ascalon
Temple: Frank H. Hosford, Joseph B. Con-
ner Richard p. Evans. ID. Elmer WIDER,
Warren Coffin and Motley Anderson
Ascalon Temple held a special meeting at
Pythian Temple on Monday evening There
was large attendance and great deal or
progress was made in the way of arranging
for the November ceremonial
stated convocation of Mount Horeb
Royal Arch Chapter, No. I. was held on
Friday The mark and past masters de-
grees were conferred.
Grand Chancellor James w. Carter and
the other officers. of the Grand Lodge,
Knights of Pythias. continued the round of
grand yisitations this week. Tuesday night
thew were received by the officers and
members of Decatur Lodge, No. 9, X. of
p. at the castle hall of the lodge In Ty-
biographical Temple, on G street northwest.
Decatur Lodge is third in points of senior
tty among the Pythian lodges of the
world The distinguished visitors were re-
ceived in Typographical Hall. which was
crowded for the occasion. The reports OF
the grand officers showed the affairs of the
lodge to be in admirable condition, finan-
cially and numerically. The lodge offered
musical program and refreshments followed
the entertainment. Decatur Lodge, named
for the immortal naval commander of Tri-
politan renown is exceeded in years only
by Franklin, No. 2. and Mount Vernon.
No 5.
Grand Chancellor James w. Carter of
the knights of Pythias. accompanied by
Grand Lodge officers, made the annual Wis
itation to Syracusian Lodge, No. 10, one
OIL the old lodges of the order, at the
Pythlan Temple. last evening. The rou-
rfx Of ba vic a nnenad