Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-10

Apr L. Temple. No. -.
Apr l.: Electa No. . AMI Bethlehem.
Apr. IA Naomi y. ) snd Kr""kland
| Apr. l. Esther. No >.
Apr. IL Martha, No 4
Grand Lodge visitations will take place
during the coming week. Monday 10
Stansbury Lodge, No "a. at Bri2htwood
Hall. Blightwood. D. c., and Thursday 10
La Fayette Lodge. No. 10. at Masonic
| Temple. Master John E. Nichols OF Id
Fayette Lodge announces that the routine
! business of the grand visitation will be
| followed. III the upper auditorium. by
musical program. with dancing ana re-
freshments.
There will he but one Grand Command
| cry visitation - that to Columbia Com
| manderN. No. :. Friday evening.
President William W. Jermane If the
High Priests ASs0ciatt on. class or 1!ol.
| announces that there will be no meeting
| of the association this Saturday evening
The executive committee will meet, now
ever. at Mr.. Jermane's office to consider
| bylaw changes and map cut plans for
| the current year. The association VIII
! probably meet late in the month on a
| date to be hereafter announced
! Worshipfnl Master Roe Fulkerson Of
Harmony Lodge. No. II. announces that
| following the degree work Wednesday
| evening there will be an illustrated lee
ture by Carl Cla,fiy on .'Aeroplanes and
| Dirigibles.
| The Masonic calendar for the Year 1909
contains an error which crept in by mad
vertence- The Grand Lodge School for
instruction meets on the second and
fourth Wednesdays OF the month. instead
of the first and third Wednesdays AS
stated in the calendar.
The program prepared for the grand
visitation to Washington Centennial
Lodge. No. -. last Wednesday evening
embraced march. The Invincihie
Eagle" by Sousa: Moszknowski's ''Sere-
made. krotsc'mer's aprice. Idle
Hours and a retiring march. THE Com
modore, by BRA ham. rendered by the
Marine Band Orchestra. Walter +. Smith
PLAYED a fiugelhorn solo. The Rat Charm
er's Song" by Mumdorff. and r.. Hilton
Jackson delivered an address Past Grand
Master ]. Ross Robertson of the Grand
Lodge of Canada. distinguished Ma sonic
writer. was' present and delivered an m
teresting address on the origin of spccu-
lative Masonry.
Or. Frank f. Gibson. so long the eff
Client captain of the Arab Patrol of Almas
Temple of the Mystic Shrine. and its
leader to many victories eliminating in
| the championship Of the worlds patrols
| has felt obliged to tender his resignation
| because Oh DrOteSs1cflSl IotNhtdtt
Louis A. Dent. in accepting it, expresses
regret. thanks DR.. Gibson in the name OF
Almas Temple for the sacrifices he has
made In the past and congratulates him
| for the well earned plaudts that have
come to the patrol under his command.
He concludes the announcement with the
| invocation, May Allah be good 10 him.
| Temple will be called together for the
second time by Potentate Dent to attend
him in ceremonial session that due honor
| may be paid renowned sheik OF New
ark, ALI Redn DIAL Rvmp lie. The mosques
are ordered to he Illuminated. and, with
the reunion of the dervishes. the faithful
are commanded to attend in gorgeous
professional array. Wonderful legends by
famous tale teilers 81 the orient are
promised. and emancipation is proclaimed
for some who have long been in darkness
and Nearn to tread the burning surface
of the arid desert. The divan charged
with the arrangements for the occasion Is
wrapped in mystery. anh the proph4f IS
foretelinE fdicitous happenings. TIL, dis
tingushed guest of honor. il is an
nounced. will be. attended by the Arab
Patrol Of Salaan Temple OF Newark.
which will give an exhibition drill proceed
ing the march Of the novices and their
flight across the desert.
Already there whiSperings Of the
forthcoming session of the Imperial
Council at louisville, Ky. in June. and
mobiles contemplating the pilgrimage are
enioined to declare themselves 10 the re-
corder at the earliest possible date Inc
fare has been fixed at Sc4 for the round
| trip, tickets to be good for going June :,
> and 6 and returning. for leaving LOUIS
| Vile June II. The representatives OF Al
mas Temple are expected to leave Satnr-
| day afternoon. June =. The session OF the
Imperial Council will begin June aud
end June 10. Among the features of en-
tertainment promised are daily excur-
sions to Mammoth Cave. 10 the Blue
Grass home of the Kentucky thorough
bred. to the Lincoln Memorial farm and
to Ashland the home of Henry Clay. to-
eether with a dirigible balloon race. at
tack on Fort Boonesboro' an opem-alr
drama. with 1000 soldiers and Indians
ma rticipatjng as we'll grand ball. A
colored prospectus from Louisville. por-
traying some of the delights of Shrine
initiation sets forth IN detail some OF the
:. 100 sensations promised during the SEES
sion.
AT the grand visitation to Potomac
Lodge No. ;. Monday evening. a: Ma
sonicNf Iall, Georgetown. the program con-
sisted chiefly Of short talks. music and
refreshments. Grand Master Henry X
Simpson paid warm tribute to Potomac
Lodge on her 1870 years OF eventfui ms
tory. and also singled out some individual
members for commendation, notably Pas;
Masters G. J. Fritch and Lem Towers.
ir.. the latter as the monument builder
| of the Grand Lodge
Rev. Dr. C. l.. Pate of Dumbarton
Street Church made interesting and
amusing address. and at its conclusion
was presented with handsome umbrella
by Past Master w. S. Waddey on behalf
of the lodge. The exercises closed with
refreshments and smoker in the ban
quet hall
The worthy matron of Martha Chapter.
No 1. O. f. S.. Miss Ella Luckett. has
designated Friday April Is. an Even
Ing With the Choir The degree work
of this chapter has been highly compl
mented this year. and the choir, under
the leadership of Mrs. Elizabeth Helm
line and Mrs Annie V. Cawson. past
ma irons. is given credit for large part
of the impressive character of the rendi-
ton Several candidates are expected TO
receive the degrees Friday evening. The
chapter is working hard to make its con
tribution to the building fund of the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star home a credita-
BILE one.
At The regular conclave Of Potomac
Gommandery No :. X. r.. held in Ma
sonic Hall. Georgetown. Wednesday
evening the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: J. w Michael.
commander; W. Fl. Harrison. generals
Inv, al