Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-28
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The Grand Commandery of Knights Tenn
plar will hold a special conclave Wednes-
day evening, October g. at $50 O'Clock.
The conclave is for the purpose of installing
Past Grand Commander Harrison Dingman
as grand captain Of the guard of the
Grand Encampment of Knights Templar.
Right Eminent Grand Commander Thomas
p Morgan will perform the ceremony of
installation the proxy for Most Eminent
Grand Master Henry w. Rugg. In an Off
cial circular the grand commander says:
IAN knights Templar are cordially invited
to be present, and commanders are request
ed to give notice to the membership of their
communicates through their official circu
lars The grand commander would be
pleased to have each commandery attend
in body and testify by its presence with
full ranks to It's appreciation of the honor
which has been conferred upon our juris-
diction by the appointment of our distin
guished frater to station in the official
line OF the Grand Encampment.
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine will
hold its first ceremonial of the winter sea-
son next Monday evening, which, to quote
the elegant Arabic OF Potentate Sebring,
will be "Leylet Ell 'falata, twenty-third day,
eighth month, hejira 1925, shaaban.' The
potentate himself doesn't know what it
means, but contents himself by the reflec-
ton that he is as wise in that respect as
any other wearer of the, fez. The fact is
these quotations taken from a book
compiled by the imperial recorder, who
himself gets them somewhere else.
\Potentate Sebring expects to open the
winters work by eScorting an extensive
caravan across the desert. The ceremonial
will occur at National Rifles Armory which
has been the home of Almas Temple for
many years The current circular is a
creation Of orange, red and black, and
makes the following announcement:
Stir thy lethargy! Awaken from the
soothing slumbers of the summer and be-
stir myself! Know We all that dispatches
and various and varied communica tons
from the different parts OF our oasis have
reached the illustrious potentate that a
crowd Of novices await the opening session
OF Almas, and accordingly orders have been
issued that our overfed camels be brought
from their grazing camp and due prepara-
tons be made for the starting of the cara
van across the hot sands to the always
welcome oasis Of Bestyet. Be 1t therefore
proclaimed that the elect defenders of the
faith do assemble on the 30th day of Sep
tember, at the hour when the sun has set
behind the mnarets of westend which, ac-
cording to the revelations of recently ex-
cavated Egyptian tablets, would mean the
mystic hour OF 6:45 pm. Let all prepare
tons therefore be made in due form; let
point; let the wild ass of the desert be
geared to SO, and let all the nobility as
semble for the first fall session of the best
Then two weeks ahead there looms the
outing at the Hagerstown fair, which many
by families and friends. The nobility will
leave for Hagerstown by a special train
over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad Oc-
tober 10. The fair officials assure a pleas
ant outing for all who go. Chairmen of
committees have been appointed as follows:
DR.. Charles H. Elliott. general committee;
Dr. Frank A. Gibson, badges and comfort;
J. j. Costinett, tickets; G. A. Kneessi, COM
missary, and ]. Harry Cunningham, print
ing.
Accompanying the latest official circular
OF Afmas Temple was communication
from Noble George w. Evans chairman
OF the Edwin Rarreff Hav memorial
The committee has lately completed the
erection of an appropriate but modest
monument in Rock Creek cemetery to the
memory OF man who was popular in
many walks of life in Washington. The
circular gives the following description of
the monument:
1T is of the Egyptian order of ARCHITECT
ture, and made of dark Quincy (Mass)
granite, and is the work Of Noble Harry
p. Rupprecht of Almas Temple. The
first base is 8 feet by. feet; the
second base, feet 4 inches by feet 4
inches square. The die. feet inches at
base by foot inches at top. 1t is highly
polished on the four sides, carved on the
front, and has the Shrner's emblem cut
on the front and back. On the front of
the die is the inscription. Edwin Barrett
Hay. and date Of birth and death in
sunken letters. On the first base, front,
is inscribed in similar letters, A Friend
Of All Mankind On the second base in
raised block letters, the name Hay On
top of the die is placed plinth eight
lnCneS nign. Inc pedestal is surrounded by
a life-sie bronze bust of Noble Hay. The
full height of the memorial is eight feet,
and 1t is the gift of large portion of the
membership of Almas Temple, who were
volunteer contributors to the same"
Grand Chancellor Day began his round
of official visitations to Pythian subordi-
nate lodges at Capital Lodge, No. "a, which
is the largest lodge numerically in this
Jurisdiction 1t is also the home lodge Of
Supreme Representative George W. Bau-
Manu. Past Grand Chancellor James W.
Carter and other prominent members of
the fraternity. Capital Lodge books showed
the body to be in excellent fiscal condition
and the grand chancellor complimented the
lodge on it's excellent showing Thursday
evening the grand chancellor and his as
sociate officers visited Franklin Lodge, No
.. the oldest in the world. This lodge is
also in flourishing condition, and has had
a large growth in membership in recent
years. Among the members of this lodge
is Past Supreme Chancellor Edward Dunn.
The next grand visitation will be to Ger
mania Lodge, No. 10, the only German