Evening star., 1913-11-23

! clock this evening, at the Anacostia
NJ. E. Church. 14th and u streets south
been invited by its pastor, Rev. G. LIE
Roy White.
The annual grand visitations will be
| brought to q close this week in Acacia
Lodge. No. Is, at pm. and in Federal
Lodge. No. l. at $3.50 pm. Tuesday
evening.
The New Jerusalem Lodge, No. 9. and
Temple-Noyes Lodge, No. 80. will hold
their stated communications the evening
of Thanksgiving day. while the COM
munication of George c. Whiting Lodge,
No. %. for that evening. has been called
OFF. Naval Lodge, No. A. will hold a
special communication Friday evening
when the NJ. M. degree will be presented
by the officers and brethren OF j. H.
B. Latrobe Lodge, No. 165. Of Balti
more. Nd. at 7 o'clock. The remaining
lodges scheduled for the week will hold
or for degree work, st. Johns Lodge.
No. IL, having scheduled both the E. A.
and T. c. degrees for Friday evening.
Kallipolis Grotto. No. Is. Mystic Order
Of yelled Prophets Of the Enchanted
Temple Of the Mystic Shrine. Friday
evening, will hold ceremonial sessions,
while Robert de Bruce Council, Knights
kadosh. OF the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite. will present the twenty
seventh degree in full ceremonial form
at Scottish Rite Cathedral. Sd and E
streets northwest, Tuesday evening.
In an elaborate and handsomely illus
trated and bound circular to the men,
bership. Illustrious Potentate James T.
Gibbs announces to the mobiles Of Almas
Temple Of the Mystic Shrine. an extraor-
dinary ceremonial. the Festival OF
Fed Ell kawrban." for Friday evening.
to be followed by the traditional BAN
quet. The ceremonial will INCLUDE the
several journeys. glad salutations. sac
rifices by the Pilgrims at Mecca and the
Farewell Visit Of the Prophet to
Mecca" 1t is announced that the pur-
sion of 1913" and that many surprises
are in store for the nobility. Any noble,
from whatever temple. who is marked
with the green and white counterS1gn
for 1913. or the blue and white seal OF
the coming year, 1t is announced. will be
given a royal welcome by Past Potentate
Jacobus s. Jones and his special corps
of honorable sheiks who guard the en-
trance to the desert"
Delegations from both Baltimore and
Richmond are expected at the session.
The proclamation closes with the fol-
lowing verse:
There's more in smiling God bless you
Than there Is in knock whine:
The gospel OF mirth and good will on earth
Is a lesson that's taught at the shrine
In addition to varicolored illustra-
ton suggestive Of the Balkan war. views
Of the pyramids, the Sphinx and other
scenes in far-of Egypt. together with
cartoons of mystic significance to the
half-tone portraits of William NJ. Irwin
of Osiris Temple, Wheeling. West Va.
the imperial potentate: William ]. Cum
ningham of Boumi Temple. Baltimore,
past imperial potentate Q912-13) VIII
liam G. Speed. illustrious potentate of
To
trious potentate Of Acca Temple, Rich
mond, Va, Illustrious Potentate James
I. Gibbs of Almas Temple and Har-
rison Dingman. past imperial potentate
QS96-D and recorder Of Almas Temple.
Selections from the Book of Bildad."
containing homely bits Of philosophy. re-
cite, with other things, that the reason
the pen Is mightier than the sword
is because the power of the sword de-
pends upon the holder. while the pen
power of the pen." Another sage con-
clusion is reached in the following: "Res-
titution does not always cure a wrong.
Eve brought the world about our ears
in another age. when Paris gave it back
to Venus, war broke out"
Monarch Jesse F. Grant tells the Yelled
Prophets of kallipolis Grotto in his call
for a ceremonial session tomorrow even
ing, that the slogan for the ceremonial is
1000 members; that KallipoIis Grotto
has made remarkable strides during the
past twelve months and that indications
point to a strong, healthy growth for the
new administration" The NJ. O. v. P. u.
R.. he says. stands for good fellowship,
closer associations and the development
of the bright and happy side of life.''
Tomorrow evenings ceremonial will be
Shreve. Monarch Grant says has or
ganized a brass band that has a future
Tin large type. The instruments have
been secured and the members of the
band are rehearsing under the leadership
OF Bandmaster Kampier, u. S. A., re-
tired. 1t is promised the new musical
organization within the Grotto will be
prepared to blow themselves when the
Grotto attends the twenty-fifth annual
session of the Supreme Council at Rich
mond. June 8. and 10, 1914, and he adds,
I'VE want to blow ourselves before that
time TO secure uniforms for them Ref
erence is made to the big oyster roast
and entertainment by the. "Kallipolis
cember 4, for the prophets, the committee
in charge Of which is headed by Monarch
Grant, ex Oficio. and Theodore Picard.
chairman. A mysterious card or gray,
printed with red ink. bears two big in
terrogation points, the badge Of the NJ
.. V. T. +. r. and the date, December
10. and indicates something will be do
Ing In the Grotto on that date. Red
coiOreu lmpS and blazing caldrons Orna-
ment the proclamation
Federal Lodge, No. 1, whose grand
visitation occurs Tuesday evening, a half
hour after that to Acacia Lodge, No. 1S.
VIII entertain the Grand Lodge officers
and its visitors with a program present
ed by a special committee assigned to the
work. The official ceremonies will begin
at $50 o'clock. while those in Acacia
Lodge will begin at o'clock The sick
of Federal Lodge are announced as
James II. Doran. 80 H street northwest,
confined to his home" and George u.
Colison. S2S 9th street southwest who
has been quite i'll and would appreciate a
call from his brethren
Columbia Commandery, No =. knights
Templar, DR.. Frank r. Gibson com
nander. has been honored by a request
from Grand Master Charles E. Baldwin.
one of its past commanders, and also its
recorder, with an invitation to act as
the escort of the Grand Lodge on the
occasion of the dedication of the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home next Saturday
afternoon big turnout of the sir
knights is expected
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter. No.
Z. will have the royal arch degree Tues
day evening, when also the delinquent
list will be reported by Secretary Fielder
l. Hunter.
Junior Warden Frank c. Shaw will
head the line OF officers who will present
the T. A. degree In Stansbury Lodge.
No. "a. tomorrow evening, according to