Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24

stated communication of the year this
evening at Masonic Temple for the CON-
sideration of important business.
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter,
No. Z, will hold special convocauon at
Masonic Temple this evening for the
P NJ. and NJ. E. M. degrees. preparatory
for the Royal Arch degree, which will be
exemplif1ed at the stated communicat ton
Tuesday evening.
F. Russell Underwood. past master Of
Harmony Lodge, No. II; a member OF
Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter,
No. 3; captain general Of Columbia Com
mandery, No. 2, Knights Templar:
member Of the four local Scottish Rite
bodies and of Almas Temple of the Mys-
tic Shrine, is bulletined for an important
ceremony, assisted by a popular Wash
ington lady, October &c. Details are
withheld for the present, but 1t Is an
nounced the young couple will take up
their residence in Washington after the
event.
The special Grand Lodge committee on
the celebration. Of the Tooth anniversary
of the Grand Lodge met Wednesday even
ing and Tentatively agreed upon a pro no
gram. All the grand masters Of the 1u-
isdictions with which the District or Co
lumbia Grand Lodge is in fraternal COM
will be invited to DC pres
ent at the celebration, which Will Degln
Saturday evening. February II. Jul, VII. Win
at the New Willard Hotel. to be followed
by dancing. The Sunday afternoon FOL
lowing divine services, conducted Dy
prominent divines, will be held IN the
main auditorium of New Masonic Tenn
pIe. The Monday morning following there
will he a special communication OF the
Grand Lodge of the District Of Columbia.
and at night q banquet will be given IN
honor of the visiting grand masters.
potentate Alex Grant of Almas Temple.
it is said, is contemplating novel enter.
tainment for local Shriners at no distant
date. Negotiations are said to be pending
with q great indoor circus company 70
give q series of performances at Conven-
ton Hall, at which local members Of the
red fez will officiate as ringmasters,
clowns, attaches and in other capacities,
the program OF the regular
circus.
Monarch J. W. Collins Of kahipolis
Grotto. Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets
of the Enchanted Realm, announces
wednesday evening, September 20, as the
time for the reassembling of the grotto
for it's first fall ceremonial session. owing
to the fact that the Masonic Temple AS
the new temple to George washington
Law School, the Grotto was
forced to seek a new temporary nome.
Next weeks session will be held at Ma
tional Rifles Armory, on G street near
9th street northwest. The paraphernalia
for the rites has been placed In position
and a rehearsal of the mystic journey on
land and sea and in the air has been
had by the officers. New encounters
are promised the novitiates VINO go over
There
will also follow the banquet which closes
the ceremonial sessions Of the grotto. It
is said that4nearly If not quite lOO candi-
dates will be received.
BENJAMIN B. French Lodge. No. IS, will
hold homecoming reception ehe
evening of October II. when an attractive
program is promised. including "viands
rare and dainty" Preparations are also
being made to hold memorial night
in compliance with the lodge bylaws.
The Sioux City Qowa) Tribune, in re-
cent article. after reciting some or the
dark history Of the native kingdom or
Ashanti, which at one time was said TO
be the darkest and deadliest spot IN
darkest Africa" states that q bundle OF
letters has recently been received at
Storm Lake. Iowa, from natives. which
show the effect Of British control on that
One Of the letters Is from the
STYLES himself, sending subscriptions for
himself and others TO the American Free
mason. He writes he has heard ION good
that the magazine is
most good Of the city of America and is
desired as a talisman OF learning on the
craft of Masonry"
When it is. recalled that the King of
as late as the year 1850, had
many scores of girls killed that their
blood might be used to mix the mud for
linz ho ri MN q
DEPTHS Of savagery to an appreciation of
literature and tenets of Masonry speaks
volumes for the civilizers who took pos
session Of the country in 1874, when it
passed under British control.
Almas Temple Of the Mystic Shrine will
hold it's first session Of the fall Friday
evening, September 30. at National Rifles
Armory. Potentate Alex Grant announces
the Feast of ElQueeyamah," might
and the symbolical journey
Of the prophet. with the festival of Amir
Ibn Ell Ash. The business session will
begin at o'clock, and the order for the
march toward Mecca at S:15 O'Clock.
An enthusiastic delegation of "grotto-
elves" visited Hiram Lodge. No. 1Of.
OF Baltimore. Wednesday evening, on a
special car over the electric road of the
Baltimore and Annapolis line.
to tell the members OF the craft OF tnat
lodge and of Baltimore the glories of
the grotto and the very pleasing attrac-
tons held out to yelled prophets. They
were met by Worshipful Master Wilson
Of Hiram Lodge, and q Baltimore dele
cation and given cordial welcome as
invited invaders of the town of Balti-
more" Addresses were made exploiting
the virtues of the grOtto by DR.. Frank
E. Gibson, DR.. William F. Phillips. DR..
H. Wunder and Harry McKeldin.
Past Monarch Ed s. Schmid. who accom-
panied the party and Is an officer of the
Supreme Council. announced as the out
come Of the visit that a grotto would
soon be installed In Baltimore. Another
visit is to be made to the Monumental city
some time next month.
Among those who went with the party
were Drs. Wunder. Gibson and Phillips,
Past Monarch Schmid. Achille Burklin.
Harry McKeldin. s. Goldstein. ]. p. H.
Wilmeth. 8. L. Heacock. H. Gardiner and
w. e. Evans
The main event at the knights Tenn
plar field day, to be held at Friendship,
the country home of John r. Mclean.
october 10. will be a competitive drill
for the pennant presented by the Grand
Commandery in 1908 and won by Orient
Commandery. No. 5. The exercises will
begin with a flag raising, at which
Grand Commander DR.. George c. Ober
will officiate. A prize will be awarded
fhe comma ndery showing the greatest
rarconta no In atfendAnce The final