The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
WITH THE SECRET AND FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
THE WEEKLY MASONIC CALENDAR.
LODGES.

LODGES.
NorsnBer Is-PotOmas No s. F. c; senjanin 3
French No IL G. "; Anaeostins No n =. q
PsutAlphA. No. q, r. B.; Mount Pleasant NO .
November Is-Nationsl, No. L N. NJ; ArninluA
No. z. 9. v; Myroq n. Parker No z NJ N,
No1-mbrT spNWsshinEfon Centennial, No "A. n
b.; Osiris. No. S; King Solomon. No. 81 6. W. srs
November z-Na-al, No 4. Z. A.: Hiram. No 10
memorial; La Fsyette. No -. T. O.; William X
November s-st. Johns. No, Il. Z. A. Hops
No. %, +. G.
ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS.
November ls-washington Council, No. l. ?. Z
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
November 1s-LA Fayette. No. S. special; Wsshtns'
n NoTsmbsr S-cOlumbis, No !. P. q N. E; Bright.
NO, Sos.mS.r NIB a-oSpatOl, No. Il. R. q. -.,.'la----
November 2 -BurekA, Nc. & SposaL
KNIGHTS TEAIPLAR CoMMANDERlEs.
November ls-orient, No 5. R. B. -..-..
Soyember D-Potomac, No. }, r. b.
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITZ
November ls-Mithras Lodge Of Perfection, No
degree.
NoTombsr Is-Almas Temple, grand csremonaAL
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS.
NorenbeT Is-Ruth No. l.
November I9-Mizpah, No. g.
November N-Areme, No. 10.
November H-EstheT, No. s.
NoEaubsr 2-THkOma, No. L; Cathedral, No Il
Probably the most important and en-
ioyable ceremonial given under Poten-
tate William Hamilton Smith VIII occur
tomorrow night, when the imperial po-
tentate of the Ancient Arabic ORDER OF
the Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine OF
North America, William J. Cunningham.
of Baltimore, Nd, will be the guest OF
Almas Temple.
II will not be an AFFAIR when the visit
ing official is welcomed as an ofncial
and noble Of the order, but one OF the
real welcomes that goes out to noble
who is well known by a majority OF the
mobiles of Almas, and who is coming not
only as the highest official of the shrine,
but as an honorary member of Almas
Temple and known and referred to by
many Of the old mobiles Of Almas as
Jack Cunningham.
This will be a notable occasion for
AImas. The present recorder, Harrison
Dingman, is a past imperial potentate'
who was elected to the highest of1ce
within the gift of the shrine at Cleve-
land, Ohio, in 1886. His presence with
the present imperial potentate, who is
familiarity referred to as Jack" Will
give the mobiles of Almas added joy.
Potentate William Hamilton Smith, OF
Almas Temple has issued one of the
most attractive shrine circulars for this
event that has ever been produced. 1t
shows a large half-tone engraving Of
Imperial Potentate Cunningham, and
bids all the mobiles Of Almas to be pres
ent in their glad rags" to give their
real welcome to their honored guest.
big time is assured all mobiles who
attend, as new stunts have been worked
up by Capt Stewart and his Almas Pa
troll, under the help and assistance of
Potentate Ham Smith, who works in
cooperation with the patrol to the
greater benefit of the ceremonials. A
large number of novices will be taken
across the hot sands,'' and following
their disposal and the closing Of the
temple stunts of a novel nature, enter
tanning to all. will be put on.
Imperial Potentate William J. Gun
ningham has served in the official line
since 1903, and was elected to his pres
ent high office at Los Angeles, Cal, last
May. He is a past potentate Of Boumi
Temple. of Baltimore, and past grand
commander of the Grand Commandery,
knights Templar. OF Maryland. He has
been visiting many of the temples Of the
shrine in various parts of the country,
and is expected to come to Washington
from Boston, Mass, by way of Balti-
more, where he will be Joined by the
present potentate Of Boumi Temple,
Frank W. Dryden, and the Baltimore
representatives to the Imperial Council,
who will accompany him as a guard Of
honor. Imperial Potentate Cunningham
and the mobiles accompanying him will
be given a welcome by Potentate Ham"
Smith and the mobiles of Almas that they
will long remember.
In the last circular sent out by Mount
Pleasant Lodge, No. SO, the master.
Charles H. Bradley, takes occasion to
thank the members for their support
and cooperation and to bid them attend
the annual visitation of the grand mas
ter, accompanied by the officers of the
Grand Lodge, F. A. A. NJ, of the Dis
trict of Columbia, to Mount Pleasant
Lodge, which will occur November IS at
the Arcade, Fourteenth Street and Park
Road.
An unusually attractive programme
will be given for the entertainment of
the visiting grand officers, following
their regular visitation ceremonies.
Moses Z. Clapp, United States Senator
and a past grand officer of Masons Of
Minnesota, will deliver an address, and
an illustrated travelogue, entitled THE
Wonders of the Great American Desert"
Will be given by c. J. Blanchard, of the
Reclamation Service.
Tomorrow night Mount Pleasant
Lodge will confer the F. C. degree at
its stated communication.
Columbia Lodge, No. 8, F. A. A. NJ,
held its memorial service last Friday
night. The exercises were very impress
sve and the programme, with the names
of the deceased members who have died
during the past lodge year, with the
names of those who gave the addresses,
was as follows: Selection, by the lodge
quartet; Brother Alexander F. McAIil-
Ian, Died February q, 1872" address by
Brother Luther F. Speer; 'BroSer WILL
lam Winans, Died June 13, 1872" address
by Brother Lemuel Fugitt; selection, by
quartet; Brother Philip Scheer, Died
July IS, 1872" address by Brother Jaco-
bus S. Jones; Brother James W. We'll
born, Died November 4, 1872" address by