Evening star., 1916-04-30

| musicians, having mastered tho COM
plications of the "musette." Some Of the
Persian efforts of the band were pre-
sented with much eclat at the patrol
entertainment at Rauschers.
Tuesday evening the Oriental Band
is to have the honor of entertaining
Vice President Marshall at the New
Ebbitt.
Potentate Estes and his divan. with
the sages about the shrine throne who
are learned in the lore of its ceremo-
mails. are deep in plans for the cere-
auditorium. May %, when it is pre-
/ dicted another century class will dis
close how hard the bulls and the
| bears are working in their competf-
tive tussle. which means that the loser
is to sit in the peanut gallery at the
| theater. while the winners are to loll
| in orchestra chairs, at the big enter
tainment which will come at the close
OF the shrine year. The losers Will BE be
besides taking the skylight seats they
| will have to pay for the entertainment.
! which is to be made memorable in
many ways. The spring reunion Of the
| Scot,ish Rite. which opens tomorrow
evening at the cathedral, Sd and E
streets northwest is expected to At a
number of prospective candidates for a
| breezy journey over the sands. The
| several communicates of Knights Tenn
plar also are contributing generously
| in the way of candidates, for to be q
| Shriner one needs must be a legitimate
32d degree Mason of the Scottish Rite
| or sir knight in a knights Templar
| commandery.
| The publicity man for the Imperial
Council session at Buffalo. n. Y. July
IL. IL and 13, is already at work. He
1 q nav,1n 90 D,,NP Fol io
! pairing for 100000 Shriners and their
| wives and members of their families.
Buffalo has provided a 100000 enter
tainment fund for the occasion; one
$4,000 on its own special trip, and the
Chicago temple is going to charter
the largest passenger steamer on the
great lakes for the round trip and to
The uniformed patrols and their bands
alone are estimated to make an army
! of 5000 men. The patrol banquet, it is
| estimated. will have covers laid for
! the automobile tour of temples in New
England, New York city. Philadelphia
and eastern New York numbering $500
| cars. which will converge at Syracuse
and enter Buffalo en- masse,
Monarch George H. Emmons of Kalli-
polls Grotto. Mystic Order of Yelled
Prophets, is also proclaiming the
glories of the forthcoming Detroit
special ceremonial" at the New Willard
is intended to have eclipse any ceremo-
nial heretofore given by the Grotto
Chief Justice I. s. Goldsmith. Master of
Ceremonies A. H. Rogers. Past Mon
arch John H. Shreve and Charles A.
stevens. director of the Grotto Glee
Club, are fast getting the details for
the ceremonial in shape. President
Samuel F. Shreve says the Grotto Mill
10 nov xrVelI T.
Grand Chief Justice Ed 8. Schmid and
Past Monarch P. r. Pullman. rival cap
tains OF the campaign committees, are
said to be giving a good account of
themselves. although the competition
is swift and without quarter" for the
i loser is to undergo a fierce ordeal be-
fore the Court of Mokanna"
Past Monarch John H. Shreve and
Prophets Edward L. Hutchinson and o.
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter, No.
Z, last Tuesday evening, and another
group of Grottoites, 1t is said, is antici-
pating the same or a different expert
ence in the same chapter in the near
future.
Members of the grotto and their
wives and daughters. with some young
women who were neither. are loud in
their praise of the, hospitalities of the
Scottish Rite bodies at their cathedral.
Sd and street northwest, Tuesday
evening. Monarch George H Emmons,
Past Monarch and Grand Chief Justice
Ed 8. Schmid and J. s. Goldsmith, chief
justice of KallipoHs Grotto, are mem
bers of both organizations
Chief Justice l. s. Goldsmith will be
host to Kallipolis Grotto Glee Club
Wednesday evening. for which hne
program has been prepared.
Capt. Andy Walker of the grotto
ball team is said to feel that the clash
with the shrine team is all over but
the shouting, at least he says SO, but
athletes always boast before an ordeal,
says the Celtic leader of the Persian
host
Castleman p. Boss. who is both a past
master and prophet" has discovered
some remarkable resemblances to pub
lie men in the shadows cast on moon
light nights by the protruding roots
of the big trees on New York avenue,
in front of premises No. 205. He has
led many of the curious out there to
see the sight.
Kallipolis Grotto Drill Corps met
Wednesday evening to discuss the de-
tails of its forthcoming Virginia reel
party Capt. p. V. KeatinE promises
1t will be both unique and popular.
Past President Charles Il. Bartlett
was presented with a handsome ma
hogany chime clock at the last meet
ing Of the Level Club. the presentation
speech being made by l.. II. Troutman,
president of the advisory board of Ma
sonic clubs. Mr.. Bartlett was first
president and served the club as such
two years. 1t was decided to hold an
open meeting May %. with several
prominent speakers. President Morris
j. Hole has appointed the following
committees: Membership. Charles r.
Bartlett, F.. w. Libbey and J. W. Bur-
dette; sick, A. L. Vandercook, F. S.
Reynolds, jr.. and F. ]. De Moll; audit,
H. Burlingame, b. A. Grist and W. E.
Field.
The Ashlar Club Is preparing for an
elaborate ladies night" the evening
of May 81. with a veritable army Of
committees under the executive direc-
tion of DIR. Millard J. Holmes, chair
man.: DR.. Robert A. Daniel. Hubert G.
Mclean, William McNeir, John b. Par
ker, Alonzo W. Skunk and John Will
son.
Irving W. Stanton, past grand com
mander of Colorado, was visitor in
Washington Commandery. No. !, this
city, Wednesday evening. He was
knighted in Washington Commandery
fifty years ago, in 1866. Washington
Commandery was chartered January
IA, 1925.
Stansbury Lodge. No. ~, Wednesday.
in its hall at Brightwood, celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary as q Mason of