Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01

ioI the forthcoming ceremonial IL
will be night of hfghjinks." Pure
and simple fun will be fast and furious
and surprises of 4 sensational char
acter, as well as buffet luncheon, are
promised to those who attend.
! A stage will be erected on the Penn
sylvania avenue side of the large ban
quet hall of the New Willard Hotel, and
upon 1t the Incidents connected with
a .Shriners life will be depicted by
| artists especially engaged for the oc-
casion," which it is proposed to make
a browning event in the history of the
nobility of Almas Temple, and a fit
ting climax to the close of Potentate
Gibbs second year as ruler OF the
Shrine. In addition to DR.. Smith, who
is said to be one of the distinguished
leaders in Masonry and a noted speak
er. there will also be present in the
imperial party several members of .e
| official divan.
Past Imperial Potentates George l..
| Street of Richmond, Va: William W.
Irwin of Wheeling, w. Va, and Will
| liam j. Cunningham of Baltimore. Md
Potentates William G. Speed of Boumi
Temple. Baltimore, Md. G. Jeter Jones
of Acca Temple. Richmond. Va: Peter
Caughell of Crescent Temple. Trenton,
n. j.: Charles T. Taylor of Khedive
| Temple, Norfolk, Va, and many past
potentates of out-of-town temples
| have accepted invitations to be present.
The Arab patrol of Almas, under the
| command of Capt. Robey, has been
| working almost day and night for this
| ceremonial session, and throughout the
| entire tableaux of Almas Temple no
| effort is being spared to put 1t over
| in a blaze of Arabic glory.
Among those who are especially in
terested in the coming session and
who, 1t is said, have given great deal
| of time to the preparation of the enter
tainment for Thursday night are Past
Potentates Roe Fulkerson, Jacobus S.
Jones, Carter B. Keene and Mobiles
Arthur L. Bryant. Claude E; Miller
John A. Ellinger. Samuel Hart. Edgar
c. Snyder. Carl H. Claudy, Sydney r.
Jacobs, Carey Frye and w. W. Shearer.
| with Noble 1. L. Goldheim. who will
have charge of the stage on the occa
sion and will be general director OF the
entertainment.
The musical features of the evening,
which are expected to be especially
noteworthy, are under the direction of
Walter L. Humphrey and assisted by
Oscar F. Comstock, Charles E. Myers,
John F. NJ. Bowie and J. Henry Kaiser.
Recorder Harrison Dingman, himself
a past imperial potentate of the Shrine.
for the first time in the history of
Almast Temple has issued the call of
the potentate for the session in the
form of the "Thibetan Triangle" a
mystic symbol commemorative of the
entrance into Mecca" of the great
prophet. the mystery of the Egyptian
sphinx and the flight of the favored
mid" 1t bears the portrait of the i'm
perial potentate Gin dashes of shadow
across the face of the sun" 1t shows
11lustrious Potentate Gibbs seated in
the oriental chair. adorned in the robes
OF his office, with the shrinal scepter
posed in the angle of authority: the
watchless recorder in deep thought and
the mystic dream of a caliph that rules
no more save in the hearts of the
faithful"
All of which means that Thursday
night at the New Willard there is go
ing to be something doing that was
never done before"
The honorary reception committee for
Mclean. chairman; s. W. Woodward,
vice chairman: William A Rodenberg,
Simon Wolf. Representative John ".
Langley. Ali kuli Khan. the Persian
charge d'affaires: Gaylord NJ Saltz-
gaber. Ross P. Andrews. Lester A.
Barr, Charles E. Berry. Appleton P.
Clark, Edward H Droop. L. Whiting
Estes. Victor J. Evans, George 70.
Fleming. Daniel Fraser. William T.
Galliher. BENJAMIN F. Guy. Samuel B.
rell, DR.. Richard Kingsman, James b.
Lambfe. James Lansburgh, Hunter H.
Laughton, Arthur D. Marks. Richard B.
Nixon. DR.. George c. Ober, Terence "
Powderly, William w. Price. Frederick
W. Ritter. jr.. Franklin T. Sanner, Dr.
Abram Simon. Henry K. Simpson, Dr.
Lyman B. Sworrpstedt. Rufus H.
Thayer. Harry Wardman, Brainard H
Warner and Elliott Woods.
Commander E. c. Berger of Poto-
mac Commandery, No. 3. X. T., in his
last circular announces business fol-
lowed by a social hour for the COM
mandery's conclave Wednesday even
ence to the death of the wife of Past
Commander w. H. Harrison, caused by
typhoid fever. which occurred recently
at Georgetown Hospital.
The call for meeting of those In
terested in the REORGANIZATION of Column
bia Commandery's drill team brought
large and enthusiastic gathering to
the chapter chamber at Masonic Tenn
pie Friday evening, at which Com
mander Seaton w. Trunnell presided.
with Past Commander Charles e. Bald
win as acting secretary. temporary
organization was formed and from the
general trend of the remarks-and
many were made-when the meeeins
occurs November IS to make the or
ganization permanent and to elect off
GERS the indications are that one OF the
largest, If not the most efncient. per
manent drill teams the commandery
has ever had will result. The fol-
lowing were chosen as officers to serve
until the meeting of November IL:
Past Commander DR.. Frank =. Gibson.
cantafn. Charles F.. Roberts, first lieu
tenant. John ]. Costinett, second leu
tenant: Benjamin F. Larcombe, jr-. sec
retary and Elmer L. Wood. treasurer.
In this connection it was made known
at the meeting that Sir knight Colin f.
y FIather had made arrangements LOT
one Of those unique pilgrimages from
Wa shineton to Washington. via balti-
more and the Chesapeake bay route,
with a genuine Maryland oyster roast
az a seductive feature, Saturday, NO
yember IA. The party will leave ne"
vnrL avenue and 14th street northwest
nv the electric line for Baltimore at
snm sharp. and proceed as directiyI
az NAV be convenient to the steamer
Northumberland at her wharf IN oa ;,,
t,nore when the trip by water VIII
begin. ending Monday morning IN time
for work" at Washington me S.eam
err will be in command OF oir n's en-
smith an experienced captain or the
seas and Past Commander J. r. sue
nhanson of Washington Commanaery,
No, i. who is the representatiHe o, .n NC
steamboat company. Will aGeo .hat ~
80 narty ito see they get all mat Is
en~ino TO them-and maybe SUN
more" Sir knight Flathef. u 10 eA'"'
hnoNs all about the trip.
..costia Lodge, No. p. had net
,raass in membership of ten during
my. me- nsst wear. raising thirteen. affiii-
III fonr and reinstating one, Whlle
sos;ns four by death and four from
nthar causes. leaving its total mem
1nst,,,, a46 at the close of the Masonic
,,ear September 80. The lodge Will