Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27

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tomorrow evening, and the Official grand
visitation of the high officials of Shrine
dom to Almas Temple Of the Mystic
Shrine Wednesday evening, at its cere-
monial session. Friday evening Columbia
Commandery, No. 2. for the first time in
many years. will confer the Order of
Malta in full form by specially drilled
| team. rF:
Past Potentate william ]. Cunningham
of Boumi Temple, Baltimore, acting as
deputy for the imperial potentate, will
make an Official visit to Almas Temple Of
the Mystic Shrine Wednesday evening,
when Almas holds its ceremonial session.
Mr.. Cunningham. who is also imperial
| chief rabban OF the Supreme Council, will
| bring with him large delegation from
his own city. Potentate Alex Grants
| latest circular states the night will be
made zone Of joyful success" For the
monishes them in the following language:
Not all men will make Shriners. They
become members, but not Shriners.
A Shr1ner is q fellow who has the mind
Of a poet. the philosophy of Marcus Au-
rel1us, the patience Of Job. the urbanity
Of a Chesterfield: who does not believe he
Ia capable OF giving advice to Allah. or OF
running the universe: whose mirth bub
bles up Hike a fountain of Elm; whose
way Is not the only way; who recog-
nizeS humanity in man, Is tolerant of his
foibles. forgfves his sins and is great In
the little things of life-thats the fenow
we want At the session he promises
THE harangues of the aged soothsayers
will be dispensed with, dull care will be
forgotten. sounds Of revelry will make the
welkin ring and everybody will be glad
he-kum." A large committee. of which
Thomas P. Morgan is chairman and Car
ter B. Keene and William F. GUIDE are
assistants has been appointed to receive
the mobiles Of Boumi Temple and the Illus
trious representative of the Supreme
Council.
Beginning at o'clock tomorrow after
noon, the degree teams OF the local Scot
fish Rite bodies will begin the confer
ring of the degrees from the fourth to the
thirty-second on candidates Of the Balt-
more bodies in Baltimore. The services
Wednesday evening with the thirty-sec-
ond degree. the highest Of the consistory.
The work is under the direction Of Stir
ling A. Kerr. jr. District Of Columbia
deputy Of the Supreme Council. A. A. 8.
R.. for the southern jurisdiction Of the
United States Of America.
This week, beginning Thursday evening,
will find the subordinate lodges holding
their annual election of officers. Every
inmate in the election Of officers Of the
Grand Lodge for the coming year, st.
Johns day. December q, when the new
Grand Lodge officers will be installed.
Capitol Royal Arch Chapter, No. II,
will hold a special for the exemplif1cation
Of the mark degree Thursday evening.
Temple Lodge. No. 30, will hold a spe-
cial communication Thursday evening
for the E. A. degree.
Kallipois Grotto. No. Is, Mystic Order
Of Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm. will hold its November ceremo-
tional Rifles Armory. Monarch Collins
states that one Of the largest classes Of
the year will then be ready for the
throes Of initiation. Special interpola-
tons are announced.
Columbia Commandery, No. =, knights
Templar. will confer the Order of Malta
in full form on all who have been made
Templars in the commandery since the
beginning Of the year. The ceremony will
Temple. 1t will be the first time in a
great many years that the order has
been thus conferred. and q large delega-
ton from Mary Commandery, No. 38 of
witness it. All the council officers Of the
local Communicates also are expected to
be present. The work Is in charge Of
Captain General ]. Frank Trazzare.
There will be q meeting of the High
Priests Association for 1910 In the ONCE
Of the grand high priest at Masonic Tenn
pie Wednesday evening.
Past Grand Master Of Virginia Edward
N. Eubank of Newport News. Va, has
been a visitor to the city the past week.
Monday he called at Masonic Temple
and was present at the grand visitation
to Benjamin B. French Lodge, No. Is,
Monday evening.
Librarian Armat Stoddard, who has
been quite i'll for some time. has greatly
improved, and expects to return to his
duties at the temple the middle Of the
week.
Georgia has been doing honor to the
memory Of James Edward Oglethorpe,
her founder, by the erection and unveii
Ing Of bronze monument There APP
pears to be little doubt" says the Sa-
vann9h Morning News, that Oslethorpel
introduced Freemasonry in Georgia, and
also probably the very lodge upon the
foundations Of which Solomon's Lodge. |
that the original lodge was Q military
lodge. formed by Oglethorpe for the
purpose of binding the colonists more
closely together and in stronger ties Of
brotherly affection"
While Georgia Is honoring the first Ma
son Of Georgia. the Shriners In faraWay
Honolulu are preparing for q forthcoming
ceremonial session when the California
Shriners and. Imperial Potentate Fred A.
Hines. who is to make them an onicial
visit. will be their guests. The steam.
ship carrying the party from tho main
land to the islands will leave San Fran.
cisco February Is and arrives at Homo
lulu February q. There IL to be a great
street parade and q ceremonial session In
two sections. one OF which will take place
''in the crater of the volcano Kilausa,"
where "the sacrifice to Madam Pele, thel
Goddess Of Fire." win be made, in which
certain unhappy initiates are supposed TO
participate. Aloha Temple Of Honolulu