Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-19

Three grand visitatiops the coming
week will include Pentalpha Lodge. No.
q, Monday evening; Federal Lodge. No.
/, Tuesday evening. and Hope Lodge. NO.
20, Friday. evening. at o'clock, all OF
them at New Masonic Temple.
BEGINNING Tuesday evening. with the
eighteenth degree. Evangelist Chapter OF
Rose Croix of the Scottish Rite for the
Southern Jurisdiction OF the United states
will conduct its most solemn services OF
the year. The mystic rite OF "extin-
gushing the lights will be conducted
Thursday evening at 7:3O o'clock, and De
followed by the mystic banquet" Easter
Sunday afternoon, at o'clock. will mark
the .'relighting of the lights" All knights
OF the Rose Croix within the jurisdiction,
whether attached to the local bodies or
not. are expected to participate In both
services.
The cast for the eighteenth degree will be
composed of the following: Jacobus >.
Jones, master of the flsst apartment; ).
A. Lacy, master of the second apartment
R. F. Mentzel, senior warden; Fred M
orator; Stirling Kerr, jr., deputy Tor the
INSPECTOR general for the District OF Co
Iumbia, master of ceremonies, and T.. II
Droop. guardian of the temple.
Presentations both for the flnal Rose
Croix degree and for the "mystic ban
auet'' have been made upon a scale never
before attempted in this Jurisdiction. The
musical program for the banquet Will IN
clude a violin solo by Mark LansDurgh.
centralto solo by Miss Elaine Eta sc.
bring. and an anthem. "Stabat Mater
by the Scottish Rite quartet, consisting
Of Miss Franceska Kaspar. soprano; Miss
Elaine Eta Sebring, contraHo: Harry M.
Stevens, tenor, and j. Waiter humphrey,
bass. Harry g. Kimball will be the Or
prano solo. Distinguished speakers Will
respond to toasts, including Representa-
tives William Sulzer ofNew York. James A.
Tawney of Minnesota and Champ clark OF
Missouri. DR.. George G. Ober. grand
master of Masons for the District, will re-
spond to the toast to the Grand Lodge:
StirltngKerr, jr., deputy to Sovereign Grand
Inspector General Charles E. ROsenbaum,
Will respond to the toast to the Supreme
Council, and the grand commander and
Rev. DR.. Abram Simon will respond to
will be drank In silence. ITO the Memory
of Albert Pike" and the memorial toast
to deceased brethren. Grand Commander
Richardson and Secretary General DR.. A.
B. Chamberlin OF the Supreme Council
will be present. 1t is obligatory upon all
Knights of the Rose Croix to attend the
Maundy Thursday ceremonies and ban
quet.
Leading up to the Mandy Thursday
rites, the comforting of the fifteenth de-
gree by Evangelist Chapter Tuesday even
ing last was memorable service. The
cast for the degree was as follows: Wor-
shipful ruler. Fred NJ. Book; high priest.
C. q. F.. Toepper: scribe. William e. An
drews: captain of the guards. ]. H. Won
Hermann; master OF ceremonies. ]. H.
Mcintosh; Zorobabel. Harry Rothschild;
Cyrus Roe Fulkerson; captain OF cav
airy, Lance c. McCubbin; captain Of in
fantry, Allen Bussius; master Of the pal
ace, E. p. Morey: master OF ceremonies.
Elmer e. Simpson; master Of wardrobe,
Oliver Bennett, and captain OF the guards.
j. A. Bailey. Never before, perhaps, was
there a larger attendance at local cere-
monial than that which witnessed the fif-
teenth degree. Harry Rothschild, Roe
Fulkerson and Fred NJ. Book were espec-
tally commended by the grand commander
for their work. although 1t Is said the
cast as a whole was perhaps one of the
best and most impressive eyer. seen in a
Scottish Rite degree in this city; In the
was an unusual degree Of elaboration.
Osiris Lodge, No. Is, at its communion
ton Wednesday evening raised the an
nual dues Of its members to So and abol-
ished the provision in its bylaws for life
membership.
John A. Ehrhardt. past grand master of
Nebraska. called upon Grand Secretary
Arvine w. Johnston at the temple We'd
nesday morning. - : 80 s,4
Columbia Commandery, No. 2. Knights
Templar, at a recent conclave adopted q
resolution for the appointment OF a COM
mittee Of Ave to act with like commit
tee from each of the other local COM
manderies in the effort to. secure the
thirty-second triennial conclave OF the
grand ehcampment Of Knights Templar
consisting Of Thomas C. Moves CHAIR
mani. Harry c.. c.. Stiles. Carter, B.
Keene. Townley "A. Mckee and Granville
M. Hunt. was appointed following the
adoption OF the resolution. Commander
Sebring is proud Of the fact that on the
during his templar year. the number he
pledged himself for the night Of his cleo
ton. This. it Is said, is the record for a
local commandery. Those who were
knighted by him have been earnestly re-
quested to attend the conclave of the
commandery Friday evening.
Edward s. Schmid, past monarch of
Kallipolis Grotto. has received letter
from the grand secretary informing him
that the grand monarch has made ar
rangements for securing moving picture
films Of the annual parade at the meeting
of the Grand Grotto in Cleveland. Ohio.
the middle OF June The pictures. 1t is
promised. will be exhibited in this city
later in the year. Kallipolis Grotto will
have it's next ceremonial session March
81. A class of fifty, 1t is said, will then
be ready for initiation. The grotto. Mr.
Schmid said, has had phenomenal growth
during the past year.
At its grand visitation Friday evening
Columbia Lodge No. 3, gave an Slabo-
rate entertainment in the auditorium on
the fifth floor of New Masonic Temnle