Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-08

Two grand visitations are scheduled
for the current week, that to Stansbury
Lodge. No -, tomorrow evening at
s o'clock, in Brightwood Hall. Bright
wood, and that Tuesday evening at
the same hour to Takoma Lodge. No.
%. in Masonic Hall, Takoma Park.
ID. c. The plan this year is to make
the grand visitations to what are
known as the outlying lodges, those
which do not meet in the Masonic
Temple, first
Junior Warden William H. Murray
will head the official line tomorrow
evening in Dawson Lodge, No. 16, in
the presentation of the E. A. degree.
Senior Deacon Gary will head the line
when the F. G. degree is presented
October %. The lodge bowling team,
under G. X. Weston, opened the season
by winning two games out of three
scheduled. Dawson Lodge will have
its grand visitation November 10.
During the past week the Scottish
Rite bodies have carried an autumnal
class of forty through the various de-
grees from the fourth to the thirty
second. working every night, winning
the commentator of Stirling Kerr,
jr-. deputy for the Supreme Council,
for the character of the work.
This week a renewal of activities in
the rite will bring TWO innovations.
Tuesday night there will be a celebra-
ton of a feast which corresponds to
the Jewish feast of the tabernacle. At
this meeting an address of interest
will be delivered by Sovereign Grand
Commander George Fleming Moore
and ritual service appropriate to
the occasion. with the traditional
prayer and music
The banquet which heretofore has
been held by the local Scottish Rite
bodies Maundy Thursday will be held
at o'clock Thursday evening instead,
at the Cathedral, Sd and E streets
northwest. Many years ago the local
bodies. it is explained, fell into the
error of holding this banquet Maundy
Thursday. although both history and
the statutes of the Supreme Council
call for = at this time. At this banquet
there there rsttain nh, prescribed toasts;
THE Supreme Council The Fraternal
Dead" and "All Masons of All Rights
and Degrees" In the past these toasts
have all been responded to at length,
but it is the plan this year that they
be drunk in silence without response,
so the banquet will be over at early
hour. The grand commander alone will
make an address.
accommodations in the anteroom OF
the rite, the increased attendance
has put hat and coat room at pre-
MUM.
sThe dance committee, consisting of
Roe Fulkerson. Henry Lansburgh, Ar
olie Engle and John Wineman, has an
not,nced a change of date in the Scot
fish Rite dances which have become SO
popular during the last year. In fu-
tNre these dances will be held the third
Saturday night in each month instead
of the last Saturday night. The COM
mittee found that many times the meet
Inc of ha
the meetings of the Mystic Shrine pre-
vented members from attending on the
last Saturday night of the month. The
dances are open to any master Mason
and season tickets may be obtained
from any of the members of the COM
mittee or z. E. Simpson at the Scottish
Bite Cathedral
q Capt. Mark D. Weed. Medical Corps,
T.. s. A. who died September 2s, at
Fort Bayard. New Mexico, was mem
Der of, Army Consistory of the South
ern Jurisdiction of the Rite and his
remains were brought to Washington
Sor interment in Arlington National
Cemetery Word was received too late
Hor the Rose CroiX services by Evange-
INST Chapter, knights Rose Croix, but
flowers ernblernatic of the service were
laid upon the casket and Rev. William
Tayloe Snyder. chaplain and command
er of Albert Pike Consistory, NJ r. s,
of this jurisdiction. represented the
local bodies at the funeral Wednesday
afternoon assisting Rev. DR.. HuHord
of Reading, Pa, father-in-law of the
deceased. who officiated- Full mill
tary honors were conferred on the
tlecea sed, including the carrying of the
casket on caisson from the receiving
vault TO the grave by non-commis-
stoned men from Fort Myer, the three
volieys at the grave and the sounding
Of TAPS
. Capt Weed was born a. Kent, y. Y.
Decerlber IS. 1881. and was appoint
ed - the army from Pennsylvania He
was graduated from the Jefferson
army Medical Sehoo! at Washington
+. 1913. he received the Scottish Rite
t.esrceH January rs, 1913.
The auxiliary Of De Molay Com
r,.,ndery. No. 4, knights Tenplar, has
hen inyited to meet with the com
1nar;.ry Tuesday evening ct 100
nplocis. 1T the Masonic Temple. fourth
srof.
Kanlpolis Crotto has held many cere-
n,nniels in the past and there win be
NJ NJ in the future. doubtless, but Mon
wants 20 make the fan ceremonial, TO be
h-id 1t Odd Fellows Hall Thursday.
October 10. the best OF them all. and one
which viii serve as a precedent for fu-
ti;:e SESSIONS This will be the first cere-
rr.--iial since the adoption Of the slogan.
''Is'iir polls GEotto .. 600 members" which
US prom ute@ by the selection of Wash
.rs:3'i = the annual supreme Counc.
Gu e.tio.i E-xj June. BY that ti=1- II is
hopc,i % honst the nj nberghip TO 1900
nHG rctit'ons have been placed in the
bands 81 every member with an earnest
focEsst TO be prepared FOR the forthcom-
Ing CO ggs9GIal, at which the f.lI rituals
tic ceremony will be presented, with
Numerous added features TO remind
tic ueophytes that they are obpects of
unusual concern and 10 supply the
prophets as well with wholesome
thoughts and memories. There will be
also q generous supply Of good things TO
eat and good cigars to smoke
IL s-der that there may be no delay in
handing the large class the meeting will
he called 10 order promptly at : 30 o'clock
To dispose OF the necessary preliminary
business preceding the Initiation cere-
monies
Capt. p V. Heating and other members
OF the drill corps are engaged in arrang-
lag for the Halloween dance and enter
,asinEieut % be given II The New Willard
Hotel the evening OF October 81. Many
powell features of entertainment will be
introduced in addition 20 the dancing
Interest at present in Mystic Shrine
circles centers in the new mosque for
Almas Temple which for the first time
seems to be materialiZing. AT the la st
session of the temple Potentate L.
Whiting Estes appointed a committee
Of three on the subject to report back
10 the shrine at its next meeting This
committee has not been made public.
But. II is said. and beyond doubt the
next meeting Of Almas temple will de-
yeloD a proposition to build a structure
to house the shrine and at once