Evening star., 1914-08-16

Rut five of the eighteen blue lodges
calendared to meet during the week
have failed to announce work or that
they have called off their meetings. All
the others will hold their regular COM
mun,cations. and National Lodge, No.
1e. will have a special besides its regu-
lar communication scheduled for Tues
day evening to present the M. NJ.
legree Saturday. The other bodies.
Masonic and affiliated, are report
at Masonic Temple as cafed on
mas Temnie of the Mystic Shrine Is
specially alive at this time preparing
II lis annual excursion to Marshall
.ia.i. Friday fer the benefit of it's
Chris tmas basket fund and the
members of Nallipoiis Grotto. Yelled
.oehets OF the Enchanted Realm. are
: oEking like Beavers for the midnight
.e. einoniai at Colonial Beach, now an
.ual affair.
Jason Waterman has been appointed
seen esary, Temp rarily, of Washington
Centennial Lodge. No. IA. to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Past Master A. Sidney Jones. effective
August 20, who has accepted a business
position in Nashville. Tenn. The lodge,
which has the F. c. degree Wednesday
evening, WI have special at 6 pm.
the following "Wednesday for the NJ. NJ.
degree.
Charlie Stevens. Carey Frye and Ches-
ter Samson, the big three of AlmaS
Temple in the matter of outing pro-
grams. are relying rather upon mystery
than publicity 10 attract attention to
the Shriners' big excursion to Marshall
Hall Friday. Harrison Diusman, wause
title in the order needs no mention
where the Shrine is known. says his
committee on attendance is going to
be the biggest surprise of the function,
and he really doubts that the boats al
ready engaged will be sufficient to
carry the crowd that will want to go.
A Shrine excursion. he says, is some
thing characteristic. apart from every
other form OF outing. and this years
function promises to eclipse the record
breakers of the past. An Important
by the Arab patrol, but just in what
form 1t is impossible to ascertain. The
call. of the potentate has been issued
to every noble. and the Shriners are
said to never disregard it.
Potentate Peter r. Pullman also has
his cohorts of kallipolis Grotto busy with
preparations Tor the midn.gnl ceremonial
and excursion to Colonial Beach a weel.
from Saturday. Unique rapier macne
plates bearing the announcements have
been widely d s-ributed with the .nforma-
ton that they will be useful at the p
nut feast on the boat so ns down. The
Kali polls Grotto brass band is 70 Se a
beach the kallipoiis Orchestra and L e
famous Mins.re. Glee Club are slated as
impo -tant factors The "Gretto Imps
are said to be under 8 &c al tuteiage for
nerlo' 's.aHces on the occasion both fer
the beEefit of the elect and the non
elect. a7d Cha rrnan 0. A c Oehmler Pre-
diets class OF one hundred cand date
for the Inspiring short form cere-
monial that Will be used to incorporate
them into the partakers of the hidden
mysteries.
Dawson Lodge No 10, announces a
special commun cation at 6 Pm. August
81. for the II. NJ degree by its corps of
past masters. The +. C. degree is sched
uled for the communication August 81.
resume its communications Thurs lay
August -. when the F. C. degree will be
presented.
Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. 81, will have
the F. deg ee to~no re evening, but
it has called off its communication sched-
uied for September =
Worshipfnl Master Robert f. Harvey
OF National Lodge No u. Is making hay
while the sun s1ines-the NJ. NJ degree
three times during the month of August
has made Acting Secretary Roger O'Don-
nell write paragraphs.
East. Gate Lodge No. "a. the baby
lodge" of the District. a SO has besn mais-
ing a record during the warm days OF
summer at both regular and special com
mum cations Wor5hipful Master w.
Grant L;eua.len did not lose anything. 1t
is said. by his visit home to Sc, hi
mother and sister. fo- the habit Of the
lodge" kept things going in his absence,
under the watchful guidance of. Senio:
Warden Henry r. Rieseberg in his alb
sence.
Anacostia Lodge. No. Il. has. the f. c.
degree bulletined for tomorrow evening
in its last circular. but Masonic Temcle
reports the f. A. degree as bullet med for
that occasion.
Mepb"rs OF the Scottish Rite bodies
have Just been furnished with copies o.
the new, bylaws and OF the roster. tie
htter conta ming the name degree and
residence of every local member of the
rite.
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