Evening star., 1915-07-04

Gus grottoeS In an effort to elicit an
expression of opinion as to whether
such an annual outing would be de-
sira BILE.
Past Monarch P r. Pullman has been
appointed chairman of a committee to
arrange for the entertainment of the
children at Camp Good Will the middle
of July. 1t is expected arrangements
| will be made whereby the band. glee
club and other grotto entertainers will
| furnish an evenings entertainment and
amusement for the Camp Good Will
| Riddles
Monarch E. W. Libbey has announced
| the appointment of H. NJ. Bedell as
| chairman of the Detroit convention
! committee. The annual convention OF
| the Supreme Council will be held in
that city next June and 1t is desired
to begin work at an early date wi h
the view of carrying a large delegation
| from Washington. Chairman Bedell
will announce his subchairmen at an
| early date.
business meeting of the grotto will
be held prior to the Chesapeake Beach
excursion July 2s.
All is reported ready at Seattle for
the opening of the forty-f1rst Imperial
| Council session of the Mystic Shrine,
Tuesday morning. July 13. The session
| will extend over three days, during
which jurisdictional matters will be
heard, new imperial officer elected,
petitions for temples considered and
other matters pertaining to the big Or
ganization will be discussed. Repre-
sentatives from 1877 temples. some with
Arab patrols and bands, will be present.
! The Shrine will be officially welcomed
to the northwest by Gov. Ernest Lister
of Washington, Mayor Hiram c. Gill of
Seattle and other prominent western
ers. The response will be made by the
imperial potentate. DR.. Frederick r..
Smith of Rochester, n. Y, who will
preside over the council.
Many social events have been planned
for the mobiles. Four huge balls-three
on one evening and one on the closing
night of the council-three luncheons,
at which 2.100 persons will be guests of
the Seattle mobiles: excursion trips,
lawn feteS, barbecues and other fea-
lures will comprise the program.
After the council the majority of the
delegates will tour the southwest and
visit the California expositions before
returning to their homes.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of De Molay
Commandery. Knights Templar, enter
tanned the knights and friends at the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home Tues
day evening with an outdoor supper,
served at $50 o'clock, from the various
baskets that came to the grounds dur
ing the day. containing all sorts of
delicacies and good things. During the
supper number of bright talks We're
made by William F. Guide, William w
Price. Helmer Rabild. the commander
OF De Molay Commandery; Rev. Walter
F. Smith, Samuel J. Prescott, Thomas
Somerville and others.
After the supper in the commodious
nail IN the home program was fur
nished for the especial entertainment
or the folks living at the institution
Commander Rabild. after calling on
Past Commander Warren W. Biggs to
blow bugle call. which was the sig
nal for the picnickers to leave the
n
formance,' welcomed the guests and
then introduced Charles A Stevens,
chairman of the entertainment com
mittee. who called the following in the
Warren w. Biggs. cornet; OTIS Biggs'
piano. and Alvine Biggs. VIOLIN Miss
Bessie Price, songs and recitations
Wlliiam S.cantlebury. comic songs; Miss
Marion Ballinger. piano solos; Mr.
Biggs, violin solo; Charles A. Stevens.
German professor" monologue. inter,
spersed with comic songs; Mrs. Rice, a
comic reading. All the talent had to
respond to encores. The success of the
AFFAIR is accredited to Mrs Helmar
William Beahm. secretary; Charles A
stevens, William Beahm, Mrs Warren
B1ggs, Mrs. Lamond and others Those
present were Commander and Mrs Hell
mar Rabild. Mr.: and Mrs Arthur Shaw,
Rev. Walter F. Smith, Mr. and Mrs
Angus Lamond, Mr.. and Mrs William
F. GUIDE, Mr.. and Mrs Charles A. stew
ems, Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Price.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Biggs. Otis Biggs,
AIvine Biggs. Miss Lester. Miss Bessie
Price, Miss Catherine Price, Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Lamond, with their twin
sons; Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Rose
and son. Mr.. and Mrs William Lynch.
Mr. and Mrs. William Beahm, Mr.. and
Mrs; Mrs; samuel ]. Prescott, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Ramsey. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Somerville, Mr.. and Mrs. /. c. 1. Evans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Thomson.
Frey. Miss Marion Ballinger, Mrs. Rice.
MI and Mrs. William Scantlebury'
Miss Verlakerman. Mrs Isabella Jayins'
treasurer of the auxiliary; Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Hartig. Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Saw
age, Mr.. and Mrs. John Barrett. Prof
George A. Ross, Miss Conradis and Mr..
and Mrs. Drown.
special communication of Takoma
Lodge. No. 2s. was held at Takoma Park
tuesday evening for the NJ. NJ. degree.
A large number of visiting brethren
representing rep most. If not all lodges of
the jurisdiction, were present, includ-
ing Past Grand Masters William G..
henderson. James A. Wetmore, Ben. W.
Murch. Charles E. Baldwin and T. John
newton. Master Ernest w. Porter, as
sisted by Past Master William E. Dyre
and Past Grand Master Ben W. Murch.
officiated '
Deputy Grand Master W. w. Jermane-
accompanied by officers of the Grand
Lodge. also paid Takoma Lodge an in
formal fraternal visit. A. w. Johnston.
grand secretary: Thomas H Young,
grand lecturer; Rev. Hugh T. Steven,
son. grand chaplain: Joseph II. Miians.
grand marshal; Charles c. Combs,
grind sword bearer: Mark F. Finley,
grand pursuivant; Roe Fulkerson ir
grand steward. and Warren c. Bick
ford. grand tiler. being in the party.
Addresses were delivered by p. G, NJ.
Wetmore, an honorary member of Ia
koma Lodge; Rev. Hugh T Stevenson.
Deputy Grand Master w. w. Jermane
and Roe Fulkerson. Before closing, re-
freshments were served
The Takoma Lodge excursion has been
arranged for July IL.
La Fayette Lodge, No. 49, which had
the NJ. NJ. degree at social Monday
evening and the Z. A. at it's regular r
communication Friday evening, will
have special for the F. c. degree at
pm. July Is and the f. A. degree a,
its regular communication the same
evening at 7:30 O'Clock.
Two special trains of six steel coaches
more this evening at 6:45 O'Clock, with
ESQ mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, bound
for Seattle. Wash, for the Imperial
Council session and the Panama Pacific
exposition at San Francisco and San
Diego. The trains will run over the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and will
carry the party west and return. Eighty
OF the party will go from different sec
tions of Maryland. and the remainder
from temples in the northern and east
ern states.