Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-08

retiring imperial potentate, Alvah 2. Clay
ton, and the judiciary committee.
Among the subjects touched by legislative
action there may be mentioned the follow
ing: Prohibition of the use of Shriner en-
blems for advertising purposes.
The provision that potentates and record
ers shall anticipate in asking for dispense
tons so that the imperial potentate Shall
have ample time to make Investigations.
Providing for a committee to formulate
form of ceremonies for the dedication of
temples.
Providing for the removal of office of re-
corders who fail to send in their annual
returns at the proper period.
Prohibiting the formation of any associa-
ton inside of any temple that in any way
detracts from the interest and well-being
OF the temple.
Prohibiting the use of the name of the
Mystic Shrine in affairs gotten up for any
purpose other than for the dement, OF local
temples.
Providing for a new form of application
for membership in temples, in which the
candidate pledges himself that he does not
and never will hold membership in, or al
legiance to any cerneau or other BODY
claiming to be Masonic that has been de
clared clandestine by Supreme Council 33
for the Northern or Southern jurisdiction
of the United States
The new imperial potentate, Frank c.
Roundy comes from Chicago. He is
member of and past potentate of Medinah
Temple, A. A. o. n. M s., of that city.
Medinah is the largest temple in the United
States and boasts a membership of 500
feZes Imperial Potentate Roundy will have
to get and keep move on nm to equal
the pace set by several of his predecessors,
including Past Imperial Potentate Harrison
Dingrnan of this city, and his immediate
precursor, Alvah Patee Clayton of st. Jo-
seph, Md. The latter was a "four-bag
winner at Los Angeles, and was unriValed
in popularity during the session of the I'M
pprial Council The teemeu with
pictures and their pages had but one theme,
Pet Clayton. He went to Los Angeles
in a special train and was the recipient of
every sort of Ismaelic welcome when he
struck the Salt Lake station. The --lmas
delegation did all 1t could to help to
make it hot enough for the retiring i'm
peral potentate, who is well known here,
and is said to be peach, or rather "a
basket of en-.
Arrangements have been completed for the
annual memorial services of the knights of
Pythias, to be held next Tuesday evening,
northwest. The services will be in charge
of Century Lodge, No. 30, K. p, of which
the present grand chancellor. G. Frank
Day, is a member. The services will be
public and members of the order. their
ladies and friends are invited to participate
in the celebration. The present grand
officers are as follows: Grand chancellor,
G. Frank Day; grand vice chancellor,
Claude H. Woodward; grand prelate Henry
r. Adams; grand keeper of records and
SEAL Henry ]. Gasson; grand master OF
eXchequer, John H. Mitchell; grand master
at arms, Albert Kahlert; grand inner
guard, Harry p. Wiley; grand outer guard.
Richard S. Sebastian; grand lecturer, 5. H.
Bassett. The entertainment for the even
ing, as arranged by the committee, will be
carried out in accordance WITH the follow
ing. program: Call to order and opening
ceremony by Grand Lodge officers; Grand
Prelate Adams will invoke the blessing of
Deity; hymn, Il Would Not Live Away
arranged especially for the service by DR..
E S. Kimball, one of the founders of the
order)-quartet. Miss Bertha Hansen, So
prano: Miss Estelle Gulick contralto; Mr..
Richard Backing, tenor; Mr. Frederick
Schaefer, bass; reading selections from the
book of laws by Grand d. Preiate Adams;
Charles McAllister; address, Judge r. +.
Seeds, deputy auditor of the War Depart
ment; calling the roll of deceased members
by Grand Keeper of Records and Seal h.
j. Gasson; Calm as the Night, Miss Han
sen and Mr.. Schaefer; address, William T.
Andrews, auditor for the Treasury Depart
ment; depositing myrtle on the altar as
tribute to the departed knights; prayer, by
Grand Prelate Adams; recitation, In Me-
moriam,'' Burton T Doyle: closing ode
Good Night" written by Justus II. Rath-
bone and given by a quartet; remarks
Grand Chancellor G.. Frank Day; Nearer,
Ny God. to Thee" by the quartet. The
benediction will be rendered by Rev. L. +.
The other committees. as announced, are
as follows:
Programme f. McAllister. ]. G. Nc
Queen, Wilson Harvey, w. G. Deane and
NJ. LaVerine.
Hall and decorations-H. Thomas, |. c.
Ellis and Robert Sroupe.
Press and printing-Charles F. Myers,
Bernard A. Duke and H. NJ. Shook.
Necrology-R. II. Tucker, Thomas ]. Har-
ford, Randolph Poor.
Electrical effects Gn charge)-John S.
Prescott.
The committee on reception will be COM
posed of the present chancellor command
ers of all the subordinate bodies, as fol-
lows: c. L. Eader, Franklin Lodge, No. 2;
Henry Thomas, Mt. Vernon Lodge, No. 3;
Charles F. Myers, Webster Lodge, No. Z;
c. E McAllister, Decatur Lodge, No. 8;
J. G. Mcqueen. Randolph Poor. SYRIA
cusians Lodge, No. 10; Thomas J. Hartford.
Hermone Lodge, No -; Bernard A. Duke.
Excelsior Lodge, No. IA; Harold II. Helbig.
Germania Lodge, No 10; Robert Sroupe,
Equal Lodge No. II: John S. Prescott,
Harmony Lodge, No. 21; Thomas j. Cason,
Union Lodge, No. %; r. II. Tucker, Capital
Lodge, No. "a II. NJ. Shook Myrtle Lodge,
No. %; NJ. Laverine, Columbia Lodge, No.
&c; Wilson Harvey, Amaranth No. Is;
Isaac C. Ellis, Rathbone-Superior Lodge,
No. %; w. c. Deane, Century Lodge, No.
80.
The dead of the year, in honor of whose