Evening star., 1915-10-10

ment bureau Is in a position to take over
master ma %a O Of St. johns Lodge viii act as as
clearing house for the business men
of the lodge who are In search of en-
| ployes. Those of the craft who are
| endeavoring to obtain a position for
| diate families may forward their ap-
plications to N. C. Turnage. care of the
secretary, st. Johns Lodge. No. IL, F.
A. A. NJ, Masonic Temple, Washington.
d. c." The circular contains a hand
some cut of the new House of the Tenn
pie of the Scottish Rite. St. Johns
l Lodge team will be pitted against the
team of Stansbury Lodge in the duck
have a brief business session the even
ing of the harvest moon dinner"
Dawson Lodge. No. 16, is perfecting
plans for the entertainment of Concord
| Lodge, No. 625, of Concordvilie. Pa, the
| evening of October rs. The visitors will
be met on their arrival in the city by a
committee and given a sightseeing trip
| A. degree will be presented, Senior
| Warden Perry P. Patrick heading the
official line. Afterward. in honor of its
| guests, the lodge will give a banquet
and entertainment in the banquet hall
| of Masonic Temple, to which only the
members and invited guests will be
admitted.
| The lodge will have the E. A. degree
tomorrow evening, with Senior Warden
Patrick officiating.
The fall ceremonial of Kallipolis
| Grotto, which will be staged at the
New willard Hotel. October %. will be
| the last full ceremonial of the year.
Monarch E. w. Libbey is endeavoring
| to raise a large class and is appealing
| to each individual prophet to that end.
In addition to the ceremonial there
will be other interesting features, the
whole to be followed by banquet. The
affair will be a Past Monarchs' night
and the offices will be filled by the past
monarchs. Past Monarch John H.
Shreve. director of the degree team. is
| working through rehearsals and other
wise to outdo former efforts in putting
| on the ritualistic ceremony. Samuel F.
Shreve, president Of the Grotto Band.
Is arranging the musical numbers and
Charles A. Stevens. director of the Glee
club, has written novel musical skit
for the occasion which. it is said, will
combine originality and novelty and af-
ford amusement of a high character.
The skit will include musical numbers
by the Grotto soloists and choruses by
the glee club.
a ladies' night, the exact details of
| which have not yet been completed.
Past Grand Monarch Hiram D. Rog-
ers. jr., of Boston. and Prophet Mark II.
Patten of Amoo Grotto, Rock Island,
Ill, were recent visitors to the city.
Yedz Grotto of Baltimore gave
smoker and entertainment last night
in AIbaugh's Theater to the Master
Masons of Baltimore. The theater was
packed to its capacity. Several speeches
were made in explanation Of the object
of the Order of Yelled Prophets and
musical program was furnished by
Kallipolis Grotto Band and Glee Club.
as follows:
Selection. KaIlipolis Grotto Band:
speciality. The Man In Kilties," Kirk C.
he
Past Monarch JOHN Hs Shreve and
Charles A. Stevens and Charles D.
Shackleford; moving pictures. Kalli-
polls GrSttS prophets At at. fr0llS; G,;;, med
lection. KallipoHs Grotto Band; whist
ling solo. David Wolf; solo. Edward l.
Hutchinson: "Comicalities." Paul F.
Grove: grand finale. Kallipolis Grotto
The program was in charge Of Past
Monarch John F. Shreve and Master of
Ceremonies l. 8. Goldsmith acted as
stage manager.
Word has been received Of the ad-
4 vancement to the thirty-third degree OF
Masonry by the Northern Supreme
Counc OF JSnn 1:tman nssman a. ono OF Of syfa the
| trustees of the Supreme Council of the
Order of Yelled Prophets and Past Mon
arch of Kedar Khan Grotto. He is
past master of Syracuse Lodge. No.
I
Chapter. r. A. M: past master Of Cen
trail City consistory: Royal and Select
Masters; past Sovereign prince Of Cen
trail City Council, Princes of Jerusa-
trail City Commandery. K. T.: Grand
standard bearer. Council Of Delibera-
ton Of the State of New York: com
mander-in-chief of Central City Con-
n ss0y Grand a lecturer s r. Of and he past tasns assst
seventh Masonic district.
The New Jerusalem Lodge. No. ..
Thursday evening. in addition to hav-
ing the E. A. degree. will elect a new
junior deacon. The F. C. degree Is
scheduled for October 28 and the grand
| visitation to the lodge November II.
Impressive memorial services were
| held by Washington Centennial Lodge,
No. IA. under the direction of Worship
| full Master Paul E. Lesh. Wednesday
| Fanny Shreve Hartsill. Mrs. Annie Fe-
brey Shreve, J. Frank Shreve and
Francis p. Heartsill. with Miss Minerva
A. Bailey as accompanist, was feature.
bers as follows: To Charles Block, by
Past Master James w. Witten: to Frank
| A. Speare, by John H. Hill: to John p.
| Mcnamara. by Joseph T. Parks; to
Leonard ?. steuart: to walter F. Hal
| leck, by Charles F. Purdy: to Milton E.
| Ford. by James S. Mccarthy. senior
\ warden; to Edgar Trainham. by A o.
| Hutterly. and to Mark B. Hatch. by
Past Master Wallace Streater. Prayer
was offered by Rev. John Weidley. who
| also delivered an address and the ben
| ediction.
| High Priest West Of Columbia Royal
| Arch Chapter. No. l, has announced
| special convocation Of that chapter for
| the evening of October 81. when the
royal arch degree will be presented.
| The mark degree was presented last
| Wednesday evening.
| Grand Master Alexander Grant and
Grand Chaplain Hugh T. Stevenson
were present Wednesday afternoon at
| the communication of King Solomon
! gree work. Senior Deacon Charles p
| johnson headed the official line. assist
! ed by Junior Deacon Arthur c. Webb
Others taking part were Past Masters
/ James T. Casebeer and Bert v. Wolfe,
: Duncan McLaren, John ]. Verleger,
| Ernest A. Swingle and John L. Kelly.
I Past Master Delos> w. Thayer. in
| charge of arrangements for the lodge
| visit Monday, October rs, to Meridian
Lodge CRichmond), reported that ex-
/ tensive arrangements were being made
| in the Virginia city for the entertain
! ment Of their guests. Present fndica-
tions are that more than fifty members.
including ladies'. will be in the party.
| Acting Master A. J. Rose and Past
Master Thayer will leave for Richmond
Saturday preceding.