Evening star., 1914-04-19

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refreshments to follow.
Secretary William b. Green of Mount
Pleasant Lodge. No -, announces the
r. \. degree for tomorrow evening, ane
the +. q. degree for the stated com.
muni cation May j.
st. Johns Lodge. No. II will presen,
the VI. NJ. degree at a special commune
cation at : pm. Saturday. May ., anG
the F. c. degree this Friday evening.
Washington Centennial Lodge. No. IA
has special scheduled for pm. the
evening of April ~. for the F. C. degree
with Senior Deacon Marx K. Kahn head.
ing the official line. to be followed by
the NJ NJ later in the evening, with
Senior Warden Paul Z. Lesh in charge
Senior Deacon Harry A. Stacy will
head the line in Takoma Lodge. No. %
the evening of April -. when the F. c.
degree will be presented.
La Fayetee Lodge. No. 10. will have a
special at pm. April so, for the E. A.
and NJ. NJ. degrees.
Naval Lodge. No. 4. will have the F. c.
degree the evening of May !; Dawson
Lodge. No. 16. the NJ. NJ. degree April
p, and Federal Lodge, No. 1. the F. C.
degree April IS
The faithful will be notified within
the next few days that a ceremonial ses-
sion of Almas Temple of the Mystic
Shrine will be held at National Rifles
Armory April 30. and that preparations
are now being made for it, 1t is the an
nounced intention of Potentate James T
Gibbs to make this ceremonial ECLIPSE
all former ones This will be the last
opportunity TO attend meeting of the
Shrine for some moons. as the next event
of Importance will be the pilgrimage to
the meeting of the Imperial Council at
Atlanta. Ca, May II. IS and IA. Prep
arations are now being made for this
trip and it is expected many mobiles and
ladies will accompany the potentate and
representatives. Atlanta has made great
preparations for Shrine week, and those
who go are promised great time. There
will be motordrome races, luncheons. re-
ceptions. balls. parades, exhibition drills
by visiting patrols. sightseeing trips to
the battlefelds. etc. Recorder Harrison
those who will take the trip.
The Arab Patrol, under the command
of Capt. A. A. Roby will act as an escort
to the potentate and representatives at
Atlanta. They are now making prepa-
rations for the trip and have about per-
fected the details. The party will leave
Washington May 10, at 4:35 pm, re-
turning to this city the following Sat
urday morning. Shrine day at Charlotte.
n. c.. will be taken in on their return
trip This also will be a big event as a
number of Arab patrols will be present.
Charlotte. it is declared. also knows how
to entertain. Capt. a. a. Roby and
Charles F. Waring. the patrols secre-
tary are listing those VINO will go with
the patrol party.
Alrnas Temple Patrol gave theater
party Easter Monday night. and had a
crowded house. All of the prominent
Shrners were present There will be
about thirty patrol members to take the
trip to Atlanta for the Shrine convention
May L. They will go down on a special
car. and use this car for their head
quarters while in Atlanta for three days.
They will leave here Sunday, May 8, at
I:45 pm. on the Southern. Potentate
Gibbs and the delegates will leave a
day sooner.
The patrol has. in its new captain. A.
A. RobS, a military man. Its new secre-
tary is C. F. Waring. The following were
elected to active membership: George
H. Whiting w. r. F. Hines, John H.
Adams. John j. Odenwald and William
H. Nash.
V NJ Fookes. second lieutenant of the
patrol. has been very sick with the rheu-
rnatism. but is now convalescing at
Plains, Va
Worshipfu, Master Leroy W. Heron
of Tcmple-Noyes Lodge, No 80. since
his return from the Archibald Butt
memorial services at Augusta, Ga, has
received letter from William +. Bowe,
grand marshal of the Grand Lodge of
Georgia. giving information which may
be of interest to the Masons of the Dis
trct of Columbia. as we'll as to the
members of Temple Noyes Lodge
II thought it would not be amiss," he
writes. ito call your attention to one
feature of the parade which might pass
80 he
parade forming the escort for Temple
Noy s Lodge were the Sacred Heart
Cadets. under command of Capt. p. H.
Rice The Sacred Heart Cadets is a
Catholic temperance organization. l be-
lieve they are total abstainers they
formed a part of the line and stood
at salute while Temple-Noyes Lodge.
accompanied by the escort of Masons
from the Grand Lodge, marched through
the line.
Il am proud to say that yourself and
your whole party have endeared your
selves to the hearts of our people. not
only the Masonic element, but all of the
community with whom you came In con-
tact.
Il inclose a corrected list of articles
deposited in the copper box which went
into the corner stone of the Maj. Arch
ibald w. Butt Memorial bridge. 1t is
as follows:
Order of Procession Occasional Grand
Lodge. convened April Is, 1914; names
of grand officers. etc; list of names
mayor and members of council, standing
committees and other genera, officers of
the city of Augusta for the year 1913-14;
list of officers and members of Okad
Sons of the Desert Shrine Club, Augusta.
Ga. April Is. 1914; list of charter mem
bers of Alec Temple: list OF official divan
of Alec Temple: roll of Georgia Com
Handerv. No. ]. Knights Templars. Au-
gusta, Ga. roll of Webis Lodge No.
1t. Augusta. Ca, and financial state
nnent bylaws and rules: roll Of Augusta
Chapter. No. .. Royal Arch Masons. Au-
susta. Ga; roll OF Social Lodge. No. /,
Free and Accepted Masons. Augusta. Ga,
and bylaws and rules: list of Elizabeth
Chapter. No. AZ, Order of The Eastern
Star, for 1911. bylaws and official badge:
Lodge. No 80. Free and Accepted Masons
Washington. d. c.; history of the organ
iZation OF the Archibald Butt Memorial
Association executive committee of the
Archibald Butt Memorial Association
records of Maj Archibald w. Butts fam
lily placed in corner stone of bridge by his
cousin. Mrs. Louis Goldstin of Atlanta
Ga shoulder straps. United Ststes Army
uniform; Masonic apron: insignia Gin
cinnati Society: photograph of Mai
Archibald w. Butt: photograph of Pamela
Robertson Butt. the mother of Archibald
w Butt: publications Of Temple-Noyes
Lodge. No. 81. Washington, d. c.; copy
of this list: copies of daily newspapers
Aupusta, Ga; list of officers of Adoniram
Council.
Officers of the Occasional Grand Lodge
convened April II, for the corner stone
laying and dedication: Rev. G. M. Derdel
grand tiler- W. B. Toole. senior grand
] steward; Madison Barrett, junior grand