Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23

| Cnd degree. with Andrew W. Kelley,
Harrison Dingman. Ellwood p. Morey
and William l.. Boyden, all of the
thirty third degree honorary
! President James p .Schick of the Assoc
! citation of WorShipful Masters of 1916
| has called meeting of the association
| for Saturday evening at Masonic Temple
! for the transaction of business and its
, customary diversion.
! The Masters Association of 1916 viii
assist in the present;- tion of the NJ NJ
degree by National Lodge. No. IL. at Il
| special communication tomorrow even
| ing. June 10 the lodge will give a free
| excursion to its members and their
! families to Marshall Hall. Its purpose
/ Is to have the families of the members
! become acquainted and thus bring more
| closely together the members themseivs
| in their fraternal work.
| Harmony Lodge. No. l., will hold two
communications Wednesday evening. the
| first a special at 5:45 pm. for the r. A
(; degreee, with five initiates. and the sec
| ond, at 1880 pm. for the NJ. NJ. degree,
with like number for attention. AT
the first, communication Junior Warden
Edgar P. Copeland will head the official
| line. and in the second. Worshipful Mas
ter Johnston r. Zimmerman.
The drill corps of Kallipolis Grotto,
Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets, will
meet Wednesday instead of Thursday,
! as originally contemplated. The corps
is arranging for IA Virginia reel party"
to be given in the near future.
Another honor has been conferred
upon Grand Chief Justice and Past
. Monarch Edward S. Schmid. As Il rec
ognition of his efforts in aiding in the
establishment of Yedz Grotto of Balti-
more that grotto has made him an hon
orary life member. The honor was be-
slowed Friday when in company with
Prophet Fl. J. Simmons, the grand chief
Justice attended a meeting of Yedz
/; Grotto. past monarch's jewel was
presented to Past Monarch Charles
Clark at the same meeting, and Max
Honig of Germany, president of the
Association of German Masons, deliver
ed an address. Grand Chief Justice
Schmid. Monarch Edwin A. Sedewitz,
Past Monarch Charles Clark and others
also made addresses. Six candidate
were initiated and announcement made
OF forthcoming ceremonial.
John NJ. Spellman. orator of Delhi
Grotto of Dallas. Tex, was a visitor
during the past week Prophet Spell
man is a thirty-third degree Scottish
Rite Mason, a past master of all Scot
fish Rite bodies. past potentate of
Hella Temple, Mystic Shrine, of Dallas,
and past representative to the Impe-
rial Temple.
Plans are rapidly being perfected for
kallipolis Grotto. to be staged at the
New Willard Hotel, May Is Monarch
George H. Emmons, jr, states that this
ceremonial is to be not only unique
and original, but absolutely different
to anything ever before attempted by
this or any other grotto" The ar
engagements are in the hands of Past
Monarch John H. Shreve and Prophet
Charles A. Stevens. who has written
and produced number of sketches and
musical hits and ranks high as a pop
ular entertainer. Both say that while
the ceremonial is not going to be
a three-ring circus. there will be some
thing doing" every minute and from
the most unexpected quarters.
The contest between Past Monarchs
E. s. Schmid and p. r. Pullman, in the
matter of petitions for this ceremonial
is on in earnest. Each has selected
to go forth and conquer. Past Monarch
Schmid has sent out personal letter
to each of his assistants. and equally
alert. Past Monarch Pullman has circu-
larized his helpers with breezy letter
filed with Pullmanic expressions. He
declares The fight is on between
Schmid's 18th street gang and the
Pullman Live Wires" In closing he
states: The loser and his committee
will be tried by the supreme court of
Mokanna, May 15."
The Grotto Base Ball Club has af-
the District and plays it's opening game
with the Rosedales tomorrow afternoon
at $50 o'clock at Union League Park.
18th and H streets northeast. The
ball club will give a theater party
May 80. with grotto specialties and
the grotto moving picture films and
lantern slides between the acts.
George R. Davis, scribe. and Ernest
H. Carnes captain of the host, respec-
liz Uni he in no
p. NJ. and NJ. E. NJ degrees in Mount
Vernon Royal Arch Chapter, No. 3, to-
morrow evening.
The New Jerusalem Lodge, No. 9, will
devote its evening Thursday to social
entertainment, with refreshments. The
Lodge News Bulletin is breezy with
items of interest to the membership.
but does not give details of the enter
tainment
st. Johns Lodge. No. IL, has the NJ. III.
degree bulletined at the Temple for
Friday evening. The lodge had twenty
seven Of its past masters present at its
last meeting, although the evening was
not a past masters night" One of the
incidents was the speech Of Past Mas
ter George Wright. who gave personal
"reminiscences, of the earlier days
Grand Master Jermane was present
during Intervening. A buffet luncheon
was aerved
The grand -tisitations to and inspec-
tions OF the knights Templar COM
manderies will be finished this week
with that to De Mulay Mounted Com
,n;n,iery No. 4. TUESDAY evening. ana
that to Washington Comn'alds.y, No.
/. "Wednesday evening.
Washington Centennial Lodge. 80.
Il, will haze q special Saturday even
ing for tue NJ. NJ. degree b.: its past
lnasters Thursda: evening, ct
O'Clock, according 20 the last circular
OF worshipsul Master James :. Me
Carthy. .he io1se Tili entertain tee
wemar friends sad relatives of ita
II. embers d the Isaieie'n Hotei. "nefe
the bard will play. tie sir gers viii
sing. the joke telieIs viii c!'&cs their
, latest. supper viii be. served: and
dancing viii fo,iow.
q program viii b+ presented by tie
Fraternity Bard al-tise meeting OF The
i south Gate club .rhGrsSia" evening
and at the entertainment OF tiie
Laoies Auxiliary of The LambsHin
Club May L.
In his address Monday evening present.
! ,ng Sovereign Grand Commander George
Fleming Moore of TIE Scottish Rite for
J the Southern Jurisdiction OF the United
bolism" Grand Master William w. Jer-
rlane paid Il tribute to the speaker the
| most democratic sovereign grand COM
| rnander OF the rite. He referred to the
warm fraternal relations long existing be-
/, tween the Scottish Rite and the Anleri-
| can Rite and said the success of Free
| masonry was based upon the success of
tntt lodioS ard that what made NOT