Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22

shipful Master Robert r. MentZei mas
accepted the invitation of Rev. Hush
Stevenson, its pastor and assistant grand
chaplain of the Grand Lodge, to attend
religious services to be held in its honor
at Bethany Baptist Church, Rhode Island
avenue ana ID street northwest. this
evening at s o'clock, when II special SER
mon will be preached for the occasion.
The brethren viii assemble at the church
without resalia or Jewels and enter in
a body. Judge y. B. Weber of Weber
Lodge, No. /, Salt Lake City, made an
address at the meeting of the lodge FIJI
day evening, when the F. c. dearee was
presented with Junior Warden Frank
Jones heading the official line and Senior
Deacon a. B. Mesny assisting.
But two lodges failed to announce their
work for the coming week, and but three
chapters of the Royal Arch made known
theirs. by bulletin or otherwise. Tako-
ma Lodge, No. 70, is scheduled for an
address by a distinguished jurist, ami
ing Tuesday, while Harmony Lodge, No.
II, will have the F. c. degree both at y.
special at 6 o'clock and at the regular
communication Wednesday evening.
Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter, No.
3. is also scheduled for u social evening
tomorrow.
Big functions out of the ordinary for
the week will include the fourteenth deI
Lodge OF Perfection, Ancient and Accept
ed Scottish Rite, Tuesday evening": the
grand ceremonial and banquet of KALI
polls Grotto. Mystic Order of Yelled
Prophets. Wednesday evening, at the
New Willard Hotel. and the grand cere-
monial Of Almas Temple of the Mystic
Shrine. Friday evening at National
Rifles Armory.
Kallipolis Grotto has about completed
arrangements for its big George WASH
ington Ceremonial Wednesday evening
at the New Willard
A large list of neophytes has booked
for the mystical journey across the River
Styx, and they have been assured "a
pleasant trip" This ceremonial will be
grotto has ever attempted before. From
the enthusiasm that has been shown at
the rehearsals and the active part taken
by the officers and committees it will be
= success. is predicted.
Following the initiatory exercises there
win be banquet, at which Monarch p
X. Pullman will preside. Distinguished
guests are expected to be present.
The grotto's theater party at Polls
Tuesday evening was made additionally
pleasant by the vocal selections of Miss
Marie Stone and others of the cast be-
tween the acts.
handsome booklet. with a gayly
adorned Shriner astride the mythical
goat rampant on the front cover and the
same goat with placid smile on his face
at standstill while the Shriner is MAX
ing an aerial trip to the distant pyramids
announces that Illustrious Potentate
Gibbs Is ready for the next grand cere-
monial session of Almas Temple of the
Mystic Shrine this Friday evening at
O'Clock at the National Rifles Armory.
That there may be no mistake as to the
identity OF the potentate, a half-tone por.
trait of the iliustrious officer, with a
Latinized line to indicate the time OF his
reign, appears first on the inside Re-
corder and also Past Imperial Potentatt
Harrison Dingman has let fancy gathe,
from the four winds of heaven all the
allurins language known to the desert in
framing the proclamation that tells the
celebration is to be held in honor OF
Moolid Es Slit Fatmeh en- Nebaioceh
the Daughter of the Prophet" and tina,
IL Is to be characterized by .'oriental oh.
servances, brilliant illuminations. recep
tons, rejoicings. pleasures and festivitie.
and grand wind-up of .Zikers on the
Virtues. with the traditional banque,
in the background.
1t is to be the first big session of thu
new year and the premiere of the second
administration OF Potentate Gibbs
lifting lullaby of versiication tells thu
mobiles how much it is their duty to gath
er In from the highways and byway,
wanderers OF the desert for a bath in III,
pure light of the elect"
Throughout the many pages of the
booklet. in crimson ink. appear ..spiri,
photographs of ancient Egyptians and
more domestic sights. The glad hand
is highly in evidence and the usual eau.
ton about a blue and white passport
II is promised that Capt. Gibson's Arat
Patrol will do double duty ON the event
ful occasion in rousing the sleeping risi
bilities OF the knights of the new moor
and the scimetar. and that there will b,
"a sound of revelry by night" 1t 1.
even promised that mobiles from tn,
great white dome will "forsake theil
banquet OF congressional air to partak,
in the. more material and less harmfu
feast of the later hours" The caravan
viii start upon its mystic fight at
o'clock. What will afterward happen l.
left to conjecture and to the lurid I'm
agination of the curious without tn,
pale. The booklet contains a re
Council in Atlanta, Ga, May II, IL, /:
and H. and of the fact that the Alma,
Temple contingent will HE itself theme,
Saturday. May 0. by the southern rail
way at 5:55 pm. A long list Of officer,
and committees is appropriately blocked
from further extension by an uncla'
akiInbo where ''findr usually appears.
Columbia Commandery. No. 2, knight
Templar. Is busily at work making prepa
rations for its ladies night Monday
March g. at the old Masonic Temple
where both the big hall and the banque
The festivities that evening will consis
of an entertainment reception and dan
eante." The general committee for tn
arrangement Of the affair is composed o