Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-30

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than that at any game heretofore
| played for local charity.
| 1t concludes: The Masters Associa-
| ton of 1916 recognizes that such
| hearty and sympathetic cooperation of
! Almas Temple and Kallipolis Grotto,
and, therefore, desires to record In this
formal way the grateful appreciation
and thanks of it's members and OF the
| 10000 master Masons of the jurisdic-
| ton"
Surprises unique and of most I'M
expected character. useful souvenirs.
new and unheard-of games and con-
tests for the kiddies.' with pastimes
and entertainment extraordinary for
| those of larger growth are some or
the allurements held out by kaillp pl
sand festival and steam-car outing at
Chesapeake Beach August %. Catching
the inspiration of Monarch George II.
Emmons suggestion for sometni 1l
smith. who also holds the exalted
office of chief justice of Kallipolis
Grotto, has called to his aid every
prophet with a sage look, large heao
or reputation for unusual aonor
mality and initiative-and wonderful
results are promised. This group OF
mystic mechanics has vouchsa1ed the
information that "a certain young
lady who can keep a secret" is going
to walk up to the one who discovers
her and noncha1antly present him, her
or it with gold coin. The esoterlc
password to her generosity will be the
challenge. Are you the daughter OF
the Grotto?" This certain young lady
will promenade the boardwalk ana
through the grounds at chesapeake
Beach with the coin carefully con-
cealed and at a time of when there
! will be no information given 1t VIII
be a pure case of guess, and II the
guess is correct and the password Is
correctly given, the gold coin WIN oe
forthcoming without delay. Inls is one
of many similar things unlike any
thing" that are being devised to make
the outing unique in the extreme.
But besides these unthinkable things
there are going to be many grotto spe-
cialties including the ox-cart rides for
the children, under the personal super
vision of Father Pete Pullman; the
grotto band, the grotesque parade and
"a thrilling spectacle of human lnge-
nuity, calculated to astonish the most
credulous and to amuse the most fas-
tidious" There will be pie-eating COM
! petitions, a feminine nail-driving con-
test, 'pin-point puzzle and "a lot
never before been thought of by man or
unraveled by woman" And to top 1t
all off there will be moving picture
made of all the eXcursionists, to be
shown at grotto celebrations in the fu-
ture.
The committee having the excursion
in hand is as follows: General chair
man, I. S. Goldsmith: first vice chair
man. Charles A. Stevens; second vice
chairman, F. H. Kramer; secretary.
Charles A. Brewton; tickets. George H.
Emmons, jr., monarch; entertainment,
John H. Shreve, P. M; music. Prof. Ju-
Illus Hamper. S. F. Shreve, Philip Mach
man. F. Hermann, William Wade, Lee
Roy De Neal: orchestra, Jacque Heiden-
heimer, A. H. Staples. Meyer Hanlein:
publicity, William H. Landvoigt,
Thomas A. Bynum; athletics. A. c. May
err Charles D. Shackleford. E. W. Haw-
carts, p r. Pullman, P. NJ: medical, DR..
Frederick Yates. DR.. G. s. Barnhardt;
souvenirs. John w. Clark; reception. E.
S. schmid. P. NJ: R. B. Dickey. P: M: A.
MONS Louis Kaufman. George W. Hess.
George H. Howard. DR.. w. Stanley
Jones. Charles w. King. Mark Stear-
man. L. P. Krey. P. Latterner. James S.
shaffer. f. St. Clair Thompson. c. A.
Watson. H. NJ Stein. A. ]. Walker, F. J.
Mersheimer, J. D. Crawford. Charles
Baum, Louis Hartig, J. H. Baltze. Virgil
NJ. Fookes. w. H. Mckeldin. Joseph
Levy, Alexander Mcpherson. julius Egg
loft, Theodore Friebus. oscar Baum. Col.
John McElroy, E. L. Hutchinson. Kirk
c. Miller, w. E. Fookes, W. ]. Loveless,
c. r. Rouse. Charles Sabin. Harry Be-
dell. P. V. Heating, ]. w. Loveless.
Theodore Picard. Morris Milestone. J. T.
Riley. P. H. Mccarthy. F. H. Handy, Ar
thur Copeland.
This committee will meet at 712 18th
street northwest, Wednesday evening"
when the finishing touches will be put
to the program.
An invitation has been extended to
Yedz Grotto OF Baltimore to join with
the Washington Prophets on the excur-
sion and it is expected large delegation
will come over.
The Grotto Band has accepted an in
vitation to play at a lawn fete to be
given by Mary Washington Chapter,
Va, September 7. The band is comply
ing with many requests OF Masonic
bodies and it Is announced is always
willing to do SO when practicable. They
ask: however. that such requests be made
at least two weeks in advance of the
date on which their services may be re-
quired to enable them to adjust their
engagements and make the necessary
arrangements.
| The drill corps will be host to the
band at Bupilders' Hall tomorrow even
| ing.
worshipful Master Simon Bube has
announced for Anacostia Lodge, No. 81,
that the communication of August has
been called off and that the official line
in the F. c. degree. August 81, will be
headed by Junior Warden L. L. Dunning.
Benjamin b. French Lodge, No. Is. also
has called off it's communication of
August Z. but will have the F. c. degree
August 81; will probably call Off the
communication Of September 4, Labor
day, and VIII have the IN. +. D. degree,
Judgment day" September Is.
Pentalpha Lodge, No. %, will have
the VI. NJ degree August and also
elect a treasurer to succeed James
b. Austin, who has resigned because of
i'll health and prospective residence
| in Canada for some time.
| The New Jerusalem Lodge, No. 8, has
called off it's communication of August
| 10. but will have the F. c. degree,
with refreshments. August "a The
| suggestion that the lodge should
shorten its name agrees to the PROPOSE
! ton and suggests calling 1t THE
! Lodge" for everybody will know what
| lodge 1t Is
! Lebanon Lodge, No. Z, announces the
/ NJ. N. degree Friday, the NJ. NJ. degree
( again August Is, at special at 1870
! pm; the f. G degree August IS and
, the f.. a. degree September l. with "a
4 bunch of candidates for each
/ Hope Lodge, No. 20, win have the
| ". NJ degree August II, the F. c. de-
gree August % and the NJ NJ degree
September and %.
, Columbia Comnandery, No 2 Knights
| Templar. is quietly pushing it's plans
" for it's annual outing at Marshall Hall
August Is.