Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19

Seven grand vsitations this week
will tax the physical endurance and
oratorical powers of Grand Master VIII
liam W. Jermane, leaving but two for
next week to complete the annual Sc
ries. Each visitation of the current
week is scheduled in the calendar with
the hour of it's occurrence, and. where
announcements have been received.
elsewhere in these columns will be
noted any special programs of enter
tainment that may have been prepared.
The high lights of Freemasonry will
have as their chief object of interest
this week the ceremonial session OF
-Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine
scheduled for Friday evening. at the
usual hour. at the National Rifles Ar
-mory. with an after-session celebration
at the Old Masonic Temple. all of which
Is deliberately set forth in one OF the
handsomest specimens of the typog-
rapher and art embellisher's skill which
have been issued by Recorder Harrison
Dingman in a long time.
Interest in the meeting. preceding
the ceremonial. will center in the re-
port of the building committee. Mobiles
John Poole. Harry Wardman and Past
Potentate Roe Fulkerson. which will
present practical results. it is stated.
and make the mobiles feel nearer to
that new temple which has been so
much talked Of than ever before. An
other feature of interest is said to be
the fact that Past Potentate James T.
Gibbs and Henry Lansburgh. who head
the bulls" and bears in search of
new mobiles. are neck and neck in the
race. with only this meeting and
short ceremonial form session in De-
cember to close the contest. Natu-
rally each new candidate is being
closely scanned. because big theater
party. with notable trimmings. is the
stake for which each is struggling.
- An innovation of the ceremonial. 1t
IS announced will be the scenic repro
duction of the Lake of Allah in the
faithful bound to Mecca 1t is said il
the pure of heart drink from its tabled
waters they are found as fresh and re-
freshing as the juice of the pome-
granate. but if the infidel drink he will
ind the waters to recede and the spot
where they were will become as dry
- as. Supreme Council report. This lake
is an item of important concern to the
novice.
Tuesday evening Mithras Lodge of
Perfection of the Ancient and Accept
ed Scottish Rite will present in cere-
monial form the ffsh degree of the
rite. with the following cast: King
Solomon. Edward s. Moores. thirty
second degree: King Hiram. Robert A.
Daniel. thirty-second degree: Adoniram.
James H. Mcintosh. thirty-third degree
honorary: Zabud. Delos NJ. Thayer.
thirty -second degree: Jehosophat. John
n Won Hermann. X. G. c; n. The cor
tege will include Second Lieut.. Melvin
A Wertz. thirty second degree: Lucien
T. Paul. Archibald A. Ruark. Lyman E.
Rnrdine. Nathan j. Hall. Emil Fischer.
William C. Nicholson and G. Leon
Smithson. all of the thirty-second de-
gree.
Each Tuesday night henceforth the
bodies Of the rite plan to present in
nnA on1y hue
giving the members more time for So
-sial intercourse in the clubroom and
billiard hall.
The monthly dance of the rite last
Saturday evening had larger attend
"ance than any of its predecessors. the
Dig ballroom being comfortably filled
with members of the rite. their Masonic
friends and their ladies'
Sovereign Grand Commander George
Fleming Moore. who has been in at
tendance at the centennial anniversary
of the Scottish Rite bodies of Arkan-
Eas at Little Rock. the home of Lieut.
Grand Commander Charles f. Rosen-
i baum. is expected daily back in Wash
ington. when he will actively take I'D
the matter of the new temple for the
local bodies. He IS said to have ex-
pressed the confident belief that the
entire southern Jurisdiction will CO.
operate in the work Of it's erection
The animal grand visitation to Ben
1amin r. French Lodge. No. Is. will be
z, =
.talpha Lodge No. 20 NAV have more
room in lodeeroom No. I tomorrow
evening. half hour later for it's grand
VISITATION. after which both lodges are
Ito De entertained. Pentaipha Lodge has
The honor of claiming Grand Master
William W. Jermane as one of it's mos,
-Gistinsuished past masters. and is not
likely TO overlook the occasion OF his
nrst grand visitation.
Anacostia Lodge. No. 81. has the NJ. NJ
u~t cd, 1Al o.
Ing and its annual election Yor Decem.
Der 4.
Arminius Lodge No. 25. will have II.
grand visitation Tuesday evening AT 5
o'clock and following the grand vista
non TO National Lodge. No. ~ "A hal,
hour later. viii be entertained by tn.
latter lodge with program of enter.
tajnment provided by a committee con.
>sisting Of Past Master Roger O'Don.
nell: Senior Warden McGrew ane
Junior Warden Burkholder
La Fayette Royal Arch Chapter. No
b, Is TO have dinner and entertain.
ment Tuesday evening. in Masoni,
Temple. after the presentation % tn.
mark degree in the chapter room Al
elaborate musical program is to b.
presented. The occasion is 70 be mad.
q reunion in hon n OF High Priest WI
liam II. Parsons, whose wear is said =,
have been exceptionally successful L
is expected to reach the banquet hal
Al S-&o Pr
La Fayette Lodge. No 10. will hay.
q special Tuesday evening for the F.. A
degree.
-The Lodge Bulletin for Novembe
states that the New Jerusalem Lodge
No. 3. will have the NJ NJ or the f.. A
degree as masters choice for Thurs
day evening.
The grand visitations Friday even
Ing will be made to st. Johns Lodge
No. IL. at pm. and to Hope Lodge
No. 20. at $50 pm. No announcement
Of special program has been mad
by either lodge.
Saturday evening Harmony Lodge
NO. II. is to have special in lode
room No 1. for NJ. NJ degree
starting at 1870 O'Clock. At thi
time the lodge will be the host L
Montgomery Lodge. No. 1876. of Rock
willie. Md, which Harmony Lodge visit
ed March 13.
Wednesday evening Harmony Lodg
Nnl have its grand visitation. follow
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