Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25

/ Feb 27.Electa. No. 2; Bethlehem, No. .;
| Feb ss-Naoni. No. 5; Brookland, No IL.
| | March Martha, No. 4.
Unusual happenings during the coming
week will include in Masonic circles the
forty-third annual reunion and banquet
of George c. Whiting Lodge, No. %,
and the exemplifcation of the entered
apprentice degree by its past masters In
Stansbury Lodge, No..24, tomorrow even
ing, with the grand ceremonial session
of Kallipolis Grotto at National Rifles
Armory and the exempnfication Of the
master Mason degree by its past mas
tiers in Columbia Lodge, No. 3, Friday
evening.
| Potentate W. Hamilton Smith of Almas
Temple Of the Mystic Shrine is bending
every effort toward making the grand
ceremonial session of the shrine Monday
evening. March IL, one Of the most men,
orable events Of Almas Temple annals.
For the first time he makes Official an
nouncement of the complete divan for
| 1912, as follows:
w. Hamilton Smith, potentate; James
| T. Gibbs, chief rabban; Louis H. Mey ers,
priest and prophet; Harrison Dingman,
recorder. Francis A. Sebring, treasurer;
John A. Ellinger, oriental guide; Lem
Towers, jr., first ceremonial master; Mil
ter; Isadore L. Goldheinl. stage manager;
Frederick III. Hohoff, Frank l.. Walker
and Henry s. Barnes, assistant stage
managers; Carl II. Claudy, aid to poten-
tate; Joseph G; STEELE, floor director;
tor; Samuel Hart, marshal; w. Wallace
Chiswell. captain Of the guard; Henry c,
Davis and George w. Rae. outer guards;
Roe Fulkerson. keeper of the exalted
pass; Sulaimaan David, muezzin; Arthur
D. Marks. muezzin of news; Carter D.
Keene, Francis A. Sebrng, w. Cliff Long
and Allen Bussius. bearers Of the great
] seal; Milton s. Kronheim and Owen Lee.
alchemists: Chris c. Yeabower, electrical
director: Joseph E. Leaman, assistant
electrical director; Ezra B. Thompson.
lanternist; Theodore Picard. commissary
James A. Hunter, quartermaster; Lessee
D. B. Peters. master of the wardrobe
Dr. Elmer Sothoron, medical director; DIR.
Floyd v. Brooks, medical director; DIR.
Frank E. Gibson. medical director; DR..
Richard kingSman. medical director; Or.
Lyman B. SwOrmstedt, medical director;
1 Oscar F. Comstock. organist: J. Walter
Humphrey, chanter; Harry b. Cramer, g
Fred Hahn and James B. Adams, audit
committee.
/ With the announcement comes the in
formation that the forthcoming session
will differ from its predecessors In every
feature save the strict requirements OF
the ritual Thirty men have been rehears-
ing for the two weeks past perfecting
themselves in their various duties. and
new scenery has been ordered to suit the
dramatic presentations that are said to be
incident to shrine initiation. The om-
icials have also been equipped with new
paraphernalia and for the first time in
the history Of Almas Temple. it Is de-
clared. every officer of the great dtvan
is working for all he is worth"
Claude H. Ciaudy, the special aid to the
ntokn rot Ia
been received from the wandering tribes
men to enter the circle Of true believers
and every caravan brings new recruits
With full knowledge of the details OF the
new special ceremonies. he says. he finds
himself speechless in the attempt to de-
scribe them. That the next gathering OF
the mobiles will rival previous gatherings In
many. years he predicts without FEAR
thing doing the like OF which the Oldest
graybeard has never beheld before" So
much for the preliminary announcement.
George c. Whiting Lodge, No. %. will
hold its forty-third annual reunion and
banquet at Masonic Hall, Georgetown,
tomorrow evening at O'Clock. These re-
unions in the past have been unusually
interesting and have called out q num-
Der of men prominent In the craft from
this and other jurisdictions. especially
from Congress.
Of Stansbury Lodge. No. "a. has already
announced an innovation to revive the
interest Of the past masters Of his lodge.
many of whom. he says. have
while others. for want Of it. have
been disposed to fall into the
ranks Of the genuine ''has-beens"
Tomorrow evening the first delegation Of
Of Past Master Thomas NJ. F. Bowling
''of the vintage Of 1886" will exemplify
the entered apprentice degree in the
lodgeroom in Brightwood Hall. Bright
wood. d. c. March % the past masters
will exempify the fellowcraft degree and
later they will complete the round with
the exemplifcation Of the master Mason
degree. thus bringing into full play the
valuable stock of information they
tiers Of the lodge. There is unusual en-
thusiasn over the idea," he says.
The Convention OF Amounted High
Priests will assemble at Masonic Tenn
pie next Saturday evening for the pur-
pose OF comforting the order OF the
anointed high priesthood upon the new
ly elected high priests and such OF the
The banquet will take place March 20 at
a place to be announced later. The pres
ent officers of the convention are Charles
F. Roberts. grand worthy patron of the
order Of the Eastern Star, president: DR..
Charles T. Lindsey, vice president:
Charles e. Etchberger. jr.. chaplain: DR..
Mark F. Finley. conductor: DR.. William
H. Wunder. master Of ceremonies; sam
Iuel F. Compton, herald: Allen Bussius,
lsteward: B. F. Larcombe. sentinel; Grand
Master OF Masons Ben w. Murch, secre-
ltary. and Theodore Friebus. treasurer.
With memories Of notable victories won
At Saratoga Springs In 1907, and later ct
st. Paul. In 1908, when the drill team OF
Columbia Commandery. No. 2. Knights
Templar. returned to Washington with
the laurels of yictors and acclamations Of
being the champions of the United
States" Columbia Commandery il wax
; ing up to the fact that the grand en-
campment will hold q great conclaye at
Denver in June. 1913. and 1t proposes to
be represented there with another Of
those best drilled teams" under its old
drillmaster. DIR. Frank q. Gibson. who
will doubtless be wearing the fresh hon.
| ofs Of the commendership at the time.
At q meeting Of tho Denver committee
} at the residence OF Frank NJ. C1ssel OIL
} Rhode Island avenue northwest, Friday
evening. the attendance and enthusiasm.
1t Ia declared, were sufficiently unusual
. to assure a success OF the coming pill
grimage. It was announced that seventy
Ave sir knights had already enrolled
their names for the journey, and DR..
Gibson says when the train pulls out
there WILL be found to be more than two
mandery. It Is announced. means busi-
ness this time. Il is proposed to have q
series OF theater parties. rummage sales,