Evening star., 1914-10-04

Lodge Hall 4th street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast
ST. Johns Lodge. No. Is
Two events of unusual interest Ma
sonically will occur during the week,
ramely, the convening in special ses-
sion Wednesday morning al 10 o'clock
o. the Supreme Council of the Ancient
nd Accepted Scottish Rite for the
southern jurisdiction, for the election
- a sovereign grand commander, vice
'ai,aes Daniel Richardson, whose death
tie latter part of July left that high
lice vacant, and the annual inspec-
ION and review with field day exer-
cses of the knights Templar Thurs
cav afternoon at the American League
I;lse Ball Park. OF the former, Lieu
.,nant' Grand Commander George F.
Noore, who is acting grand command
, ad interim, says he expects full
presentation of the sovereign grand
ispectors general of the SD degree
= the special session of the Supreme
ouncil with possibly one or two ex.
options. The next regular. session OF
ile Supreme Council is scheduled 1or
october, 1915.
With reference to the field day exer-
,ises of the Knights Templar, Grand
emphasizing the tact that admission to
ae ball park Thursday Will be abso-
lutely free and that tickets may be OBJ
,ained from any member of the order
band will be in attendance the en-
are afternoon to enliven things The
thletic sports. which are in charge
IF committee headed by Sir knight
charles Long of Columbia Command
cry, will start promptly at o'clock.
II was hoped to have novel contest
in the form of golf drive but the
committee has been compelled to aban-
don the idea and instead will substi-
tute. putting contest" The athletic
events will include the following:
5o-yard dash. handicap, fer boys un-
der twelve years: 50-yard dash, handi-
cap. for girls under twelve years: 100
yard dash for men. open to all; fat
mems race. so yards, 100 pounds and
over, fraternity men only; 50-yard dash
for Knights Templars' wives; 50-yard
dash for maiden ladies'; 50yard dash
for married ladies, open: shoe race for
boys, putting contest, open, golfer to
furnish paraphernalia.
The officials for the day will be Ed,
ward W. Zea, starter; E. Richard
Gasch. Handicapped; Edgar A Nelson.
s., clerk, and William n. Beahm, an
nouncer. Tine judges are Capt c. E. E.
Flather, Capt William H. Harrison and
capt. Robert E. Doyle.
Sixty prizes have been donated to be
ontested for. No event will have less
han four prizes. and in the races for
AhiShtS 1cHlDldTS wives and 1rater-
nifty men there will be six prizes or
mere.
One of the big features of the exer-
cises Will be the exhibition drill of the
Columbia Commandery Denver drill
team. under DR.. Frank E. Gibson, with
''harles D. Shackelford, first lieutenant
md c. Walter Hoover, second lieuten-
INT This is the noted drill team that
ntered the competitive contest at Dem
-er, Col, in August, 1913, at the con-
we of the Grand Encampment. The
yhibition will start at $3.50 pm. and it
the purpose to repeat the drill put up
y the team at Denver. with possibly
Ie addition of some fancy tactics 1t
expected that ever member of the
he ranks.
The inspection and review, which will
''e made in the numerical. order of the
commentaries. beginning with Wash
ington Commandery, No. 1, and con-
Guiding with Orient Commandery, No. 5.
Will start at 4 o'clock or shortly there
after Each commandery will be in
spected in turn and then the grand COL
umn will be formed for the review.
headed by H. c. Nails band of forty-one
pieces.
Al At the thee, conclusion of the dress parade
and review the communicates In the
order assigned them will march to Ma
sonic Temple by the following route:
Ease oali park to 5th and v streets;
7th street to Rhode Island avenue. to
!"th street, TO ! street. to 18th street,
to Masonic Temple. where those who
their nyyp q y1,,yo
disband. VIZ
An interesting feature to the audience
Thursday will be the award of a ton of
coal to the holder of the lucky ticket
purely gratuitous and is offered by the
committee to insure e large attend
&nce and to arouse additional interest
N those who do attend
Another interesting fact is that ~.
communicates on this occasion will
drlIi according to the new tactics for
the first time Each of the command
srs has been drawing the lines around
his sir knights to secure a full attend
ance and to brush them up in the evo-
lut1ons for the occasion. The usual
prize Will be awarded to the comman5
cry having the best percentage in az
tendance.
The leading attraction at the next
meeting OF the Triangle Club Saturfav v
evening, will be an address nv Carl
Erooman, assistant secretary of agri-
culture, on the subject, "The Progress
.: Popular Government The mem
'.ers of the club have been urged to
ne present The meeting will be held
in Pythian Temple. 1912 9Th street.
'hird moor rear. at 1880 pm.
vt the last meeting of the club the
'ollowlng officers were elected to serve
rntll November. when the regular an
:'ual meeting of the club will be held:
PRESIDENT. Delos NJ. Carter, division OF
publications; vice presidents. w. T..
Richardson, accounts, bureau of animal
industry; Bradford Knapp. bureau of
plant industry; A G. Smith, weather
bureau: secretary, l. c. j. Evans, dairy
division. bureau of animal industry;
treasurer, w. ]. Nevius, cashier, De-
partment of Agriculture: marshal. F.
T. Hodge, bureau of soils; herald, f.
p. Smith, public roads; member of ex-
scutive committee, J. F. Kebler. bureau
II chemistry.
The following committees have been
appointed.
Membership. C. l. Evans, bureau
# animal industry; W. r. Lucas,
greenhouses: T. T. Moore, weather bu-
reau; C. L. Bidwell, chemistry; 4. II
McCray, entomology.
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