Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16

l.. WHITING ESTES.
IlIu.trious Potentate.
! two sides. called. respectively, the bulls
and the bears. Past Potentate James
7. Gibbs, now known as Father Bull"
| heads the bulls. and Noble Henry Lans-
| burgh, Father Bear heads the
bears
! There are two slogans for the Shrine
| this year: One is. Three Hundred
Candidates for 1916 and the other.
Pay s. for Each Candidate" This
| money will go into the building fund
| for a Shrine temple.
i a theater party is wagered on the re-
suit between the bulls and the bears.
The terms of the wager are that the
entire committee of 200 is to attend
local theater on a strictly Shrine night.
The winners are to occupy the boxes
and other choice seats for which the
losers pay. while the losers must sit in
the top gallery and mourn.
Potentate Estes has called cabinet
meeting for tomorrow evening at the
Commercial Club. when the officers and
| representatives are to consider plans
and prepare new fortunes for the
! novices who are slated to cross the
sands of the desert at the first cere-
monial.''
| More than twenty-five petitions, it is
announced. are already in hand, most
| of the petitioners being prominent
Masons for whom especial stunts are
being arranged. An initiate in this
| order is said to be at the mercy of his
friends and the more friends he pos
sesses the worse off he is liable to
find himself
| Putnam J. Stevens. the imperial po-
tentate, is due to arrive here at 1:30
o'clock the morning of February A..
AS it was impossible to secure suit
able meeting place at the time of his
visit, a ceremonial session will not be
held, but the ruler of all Shriners is to
be entertained in true Shrine style
Arrangements are well under way
for special train to carry the nobility
of Almas Temple to Buffalo. where the
Imperial Council is to be held. 1t
will be a truly Shrine" train and res
ervations now indicate one of the
greatest outpourings of the local no.
bility at the Imperial Council gather
| ings in many years.
The potentate has not yet announced
the appointive officers for the new divan,
tain of the patrol. Capt Wilson is
dsbursing officer of the District of
Columbia. paymaster of the y. G. d. c..
and one of the best known Shriners
in Washington. The patrol under his
| command is expected to become one of
the greatest adjuncts to the admins
| tration of the new potentate.
Worshipful Master Frank NJ Scott
announces the NJ. NJ. degree at the reg
ular communication of Hiram Lodge,
No. 10. Thursday evening. The fellow
craft team. under the direction of Past
Master Pimper. will assist.
| Next Saturday evening there will be
a meeting of the Ashlar Club in the
| ciubrooms at Pythian Temple. AS this
will be the first meeting to conclude
with an entertainment since last No
Nember. the executive committee has
planned a program for the occasion
George Buckler will appear in his most
| popular Shakespearean role, Roe FuIker-
| son viii tell some of his latest stories
Archibald Engel has consented to per-
! form some original tricks of magic
which have never been shown to the
public professional singer of note will
i be secured to entertain the lovers of
vocal music and a well known orches-
ira of thirty pieces has donated its
services for the evening. Many distin-
present
| The executive committee has decided
| that the banquet which is scheduled to
| take place March . will be held at the
New Ebbitt The members and invited
guests VIII meet promptly at 1880 pm
in the white parlor. and hold a reception
Al o'clock the banquet hall doors will
ne thrown open. A committee on deco
| ration Is now considering several unique
schemes, together with an expert, to
|
| AT the last regular meeting of the
| masonic board of relief of the District
OF Columbia the following named Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
| William T. Ballard, Federal Lodge. No
| !. president; Frank B. Curtis, Columbia
Lodge. No. 3. vice president William
! .re-elected). and Thomas H. Young
| Lebanon Lodge. No. Z, treasurer IRE,
elected: executive committee. Thoma g
~. carver. Stansbury Lodge No "a.
| George w. Baumann. Dawson Lodge.
No. l6; Horace s NayIor Pentalpba
| Lodge. No. 20: William F. Barlow. Po-
| tonlac Lodge, No. sail e-elected-and
/ Seward I. Covert. Acacia Lodge, No is
The last named is newly elected
member.
Lebanon Lodge, No T. through wor
| shipful Master G. f.. Alexander, an
| nounces that at the stated communica-
| ton Friday the NJ. NJ degree will be
presented. Lebanon Lodge has at the
| present time seventeen candidates un-
| der Its direction. which indicates that
work during the balance of the win
| ter season.
Adoniram Council, No 2. ROYAL and
Select Masters. illustrious Master C.
+. Alexander states. will. at it's stated
assembly Thursday. after the business
session. spend the evening socially.
No program has been arranged All
Cryptic Masons are invited to be pres
cnt.
= The Masters, Association of 1905
met at the Hotel Gordon Saturday
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