Evening star., 1916-12-24

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The knights Templar Communicates
all will assemble tomorrow morning
at 1850 O'Clock in their respective ar
niories or places specially designated
for the annual Christmas observance al
noon Washington Commandery. No /;
Columbia, No. ., and De Molay Mount
ed, No. 4, will assemble at designated
places in Masonic Temple. Potomac
Commaudery, No. 8, at Masonic Hall
Georgetown. and Orient Commandery
No. 5. at it's asylum, 4th street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Right Eminent Grand Commander
Lem Towers, jr., being unable to be
present with each commandery In per
son, has designated Past Commander
William S Parks deputy grand COM
mander, to represent him in Washing
ton Commandery, No. /; Past com :
mander Charles E.. Baldwin, grand
mandery, No. 2; Past Commander Will
liam F. GUIDE. grand generalissimo. In
De Molay Mounted, No. 4. and Past
Commander Fred S. Cawson, grand
Commander Towers will be present
with and respond to the toast to The
Grand Commandery' in Potomac Com
mandery, No 5, his "home commandery.'
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The annual election of officers in AL
bert Pike Consistory, NJ. R. S. of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite,
will take place at Scottish Rite Cathe-
dral, Sd and E streets northwest, Tues
day evening. The following compose
the present official line: Venerable
master of kadosh. Rev. William Tayloe
Her. mann, X. C. C. H; chancellor.
George r. Davis. K. C. C. H; minister
Of state, Nathan We'll, X. c. c. H +;
-almoner and treasurer. Louis Cold
smith, 33d degree honorary: registrar.
Elmer E. Simpson. X. C. c. H: primate.
Horace P. Mcintosh, K. c. c. H; master
If ceremonies, Roe Fulkerson. X c. C.
al: expert. Lem Towers. jr.. 32d de-
David. K. c. C. H; standard bearer.
Charles G. F. Toepper, X. c. c. H;
master of the guard, Robert A. Daniel;
steward, ]. Claude KEEPER, and tiler.
Archie d. Engel, all of the 32d degree.
Robert de Bruce Council. Knights
kadosh, also will hold a business
meeting Tuesday evening.
Capitol Royal Arch Chapter Friday
will have two sessions, the first be-
ginning at pm, and the second. at
which Grand High Priest William c.
Fowler and associates of the Grand
Chapter line will officiate. at s pm.
both for the Royal Arch degree. At
the second convocation. General Grand
High Priest George E. Corson will de-
liver the charge, and the lineup for
the degree will be as follows: DIR. will
liam e. Fowler, grand high priest, high
j priest; Arthur c. Shaw, grand king,
king: Emmett NJ. Carter. grand scribe.
scribe: Frank f. Major grand captain
OF the host. captain Of the host Arvine
W. Johnston. grand secretary. principal
sojourner: Guy w. A. Camp. grand
Ioyal arch captain. royal arch cap
tain: Delos W. Thayer, grand master
third vail. master third vail; j. H.
Milans. grand principal sojourner. mas
ter second vail. and John A. Colburn,
grand treasurer. master first vail.
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine
will vote for its new officers for the
coming year Friday at the National
Rifles Armory, but there will be no
contest, for such has been the salts
faction of the members with the prog
ress of the temple and entertainments
during the past year that last Tuesday
at the special meeting, every officer
OF the temple from Illustrious Poten-
tate L. Whiting Estes even to the rep
resentatives to the Imperial Council
session the coming year. was renomi-
mated without opposition. There was
one exception Capt Louis G. Wilson of
the Arab Patrol who was Serving his
country militarily" last year and was
unable to attend the Buffalo session OF
the Imperial Council is slated to go
TO the next, for sure" this year.
Both from financial and numerical
point of view the past year has been
the most successful in the history of
A1mas Temple. ii is said. and Iliustrious
Potentate Estes has been the recipient
OF congratulations from many besides
those who helped to renominate him
unanimously Tuesday.
The meeting Friday evening will de-
termine the winner of the contest for
membership between the Bulls and III,
Bears during the year Whether Hen
ry Lansbsrgh, who led the latter or
Past Potentate James T. Gibbs who
led the bovine host. shall sit in the
peanut gallery on the first floor of
one of the local theaters at the big
thcater party To be given by the po-
rentate. is matter of much specula
uon. BESIDES the reports of the sew
erai committees. surprises that will be
wen worth seeing are promised.
kaliipohs Grotto. Mystic Order o,
the Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Eeaim. at meeting TO be held at
Chamber Of Commerce hall Friday
evening at 80 o'clock, Will nominate
Its officers for the coming year
which viii he one Of the most i'm
portant In it's history. marking. as i,
VIII, not only the elevation Of its most
Srominent member, Deputy Grand
Nnarch Edward S. Schmid to the
SraN Inonarchship Of the entire order
but a\o the session in this CITY of the
Supreme Council in honor of it's com
fus monarch Thursday evening Jan.
uary % at the same place the grotto
VIII ballot upon the nominations. This
FRIDAY evening. besides the annual
business, an important amendment to
the bylaws is to Ge considered.
A. The annual ladies night of the
groito will be given at the New VIII
lard Hotel January IL. Charles -
:Shackelford is chairman Of the com.
mitte" Of arrangements and what h.
and his committee are preparing fol
the occasion, according to announce,
Ineut makes the vernacuiar look lik.
vacuum as means of description
Cards Of invitation may be obtaine,
from members Of the erotto and il.
Committee.
Last years record. il is stated "ha:
put kallipolis Grotto indelibly upor
the map home Of innocent Levitt,
and long life to the timid Mason VII,
doen't carry d latch key by authority
and Monarch George II. Emnons jr
gays The confidence we have woi
from the woman folks is such that W,
can now guarantee "a night or nov
aud then to even the most trustees
who is seldom, If ever. permitted I.
leave his own fireSide." Both in th
number of its members and in it
financial condition the grotto report
show substantial and gratifying in
creases.
Last night at the old Masonic TEN
pie. 9th and r streets northwest, TIL
Aghlar Club of Master Masons close
its year with AN Evening in Honor o
the Kiddies." Besides orchestral am
choral selections appropriate to tn
y