Evening star., 1916-05-07

Philadelphia, Baltimore and Richmond
The Grotto Drill Corps is said to be
| making rapid progress with its under
taking to organize and uniform a drill
corps in time to attend the Supreme
| Council convention at Detroit in June.
Capt. P. V. Heating and those associated
with him are holding frequent meet
ings. They are also arranging a novel
affair for the near future in the form of
IAN old-time Virginia reel party. In
lvitations will be extended to all proph :
desired that the "o1dtimers" attend and
show the younger set how they danced
in the days of long ago.
Wednesday evening Chief Justice I.
s Goldsmith was host to the members
of the Glee Club. After the serving of
| refreshments a musical program was
presented with Prophet Jacque Heiden-
heimer pianist and DR.. A. H. Staples
violiniSt. 1t consisted of solos and
medleys by the glee singers.
| Illustrious Potentate l.. Whiting
Estes of Almas Temple of the Mystic
Shrine is said to be frightening up his
lines for the big ceremonial to be
staged at the Arcade Auditorium the
/ evening of May %. which means that
he is now busy editing" the proposed
features for the ceremonial. of which
there are said to be more than a score
| that possess originality, an indispen-
bic quality: head interest" another
important requirement. and tang"
which in the esoteric has peculiarly
significant meaning to the ripened
Shriner.
| One of the drawbacks to the cere-
monial staged at the National Theater
is said to have been the lack of
| operating floor room." rendering it
| thus necessary to restrict vital embel-
lshments of some of the features and
the omission entirely of others whose
| type is characteristic of genuine
shine session. for .Zichers' are the
earmark of the only genuine" The
Arcade Auditorium, it is said, supplies
the necessary floor space. Consequent
ly track has already been designed
for traditional camel race, between
desert schooners of the one hump and
the two-hump varieties, the final heat
being run by the winners in each class
with a decoration of the Order of
Sheemalikoom, the highest gift the
potentate can offer. as the prize to the
winner. Two members of the Chevy
Chase Hunt Club are said to be marked
for slaughter in this contest. of which
nothing more is vouchsafed the pro
fame"
Camel Drivers Gibbs and Lansburgh
are marshaling their hosts and the
latest tally is said to give promise of
an unusually large ''herd'' for the
desert flight. The race is declared to
be pretty one between the leaders.
with Almas Temple the beneficiary
whoever wins.
Past Imperial Potentate Harrison
Dingman. who is also recorder of
Almas Temple and master of the flight
of the caravan for the forty-second an
at Bunalo. n. Y. the second week in
July. has issued the official prospectus
of the pilgrimage
The Almas special" which will have
a complete equipment of dining and
sleeping cars. private drawing rooms
and all that goes to make a train de
luxe. will leave Washington. via the
fennsylvania railroad. at 7:30 am.
York. Pa. at 1925: Harrisburg at Ills;
sunbury. Pa. at 1885 p.m.: Williams
port at 1850: Olean. n. Y, at $50 pm,
and arriving in Buffalo at 7:50 pm.
will be reached at s:42. Luncheon and
dinner will be served on the train.
Headquarters for the Almas pilgrims
Will be provided at the International
hotel Niagara Falls. but they will be
furnished round-trip ticket daily be-
tween Niagara Falls and Buffalo, via
the international railways fast ex-
press trains. An invitation has been
extended to the friends of the mobiles
OF Almas Temple to avail themselves
OF this train. if they contemplate max
ing the trip. Capt. Louis c. Wilson
Will head the Arab Patrol and Charles
A. stevens the Oriental Band. both
of which will be in the morning pa
rade July 10. as escort to the i'm
perial Council. and in the great shrine
parade Tuesday. July II. as escort to
Almas Temple
Friday. July IA. the party will leave
Niagara Falls at $50 am, and Buffalo
at S:20. via the New York Central in a
special train of Pullman cars. travel
ing ing VIA Rochester. Syracuse. Utica and
iunching on the train en- route and din
ing and lodging at the Grand Union
Hotel until ! am. Saturday. July Is,
wnen II VIII leave for Albany. where it
Hendrick Hudson for daylight ride
TO New York, arriving at pm. where
meals and lodging will be provided at
the Hotel Martinique. and Saturday
New York until $50 pm. when the de-
parture will be made for Washington
dinner being served on the train, reach
ing home at 11:1o pm, in time to re-
cuperate for honest work Monday
morning.
This. This is the simple trip. known as
Tour A. It's entire cost is fxed AT
s6715- Tour B." which scars to $122 so.
covers Is days and includes the same
outward journey and incidents. but
10. at 1870 pm. to Toronto. On,
tario., via Suspension Bridge. with
dinner and lodging at King Edward
Hotel until Friday. July IA. when. af-
ter breakfast, sightseeing tour Of
Toronto will be made and, after lunch
con, start will be made at 1:1O nm
VIA the Grand Trunk railway for King
ston Wharf. Ontario where at $40
PM the party Will board a steamer Of
the Canada Steamship Company ard
proceed to Alexandria Bay, " Y, ar
rlVing at s:l5 pm, and proceeding 10
the Crossman House or the Thousand
Isle House. where meals and lodgings
will be provided until Sunday. Juiy 1s
"hen. at am. The party will proceed
by TIE steamer Toronto to Prescott
Ontario. where. at 1915. IL will board
The Rapids King for dash through
Lachine rapids. with Indian pilots. ar
ri'ing at Montreal at $50 pm. leay-
ing at pm. for Quebec. where at
am the party will transship to another
steamer for Chicoutimi, Quebec. arriv-
ing at 1890 pm.
The steamer will leave Chicopt,r,t o+
I am. Tuesday. July 1s, reaching
Quebec at $50 Wednesday, july 10
where the day viii be spent; thence for
Montreal at $50 pm, arriving at am
Thursday. July 20, for day there.
thence at 7:15 pm. for PlattsburR. N
y, arriving at 9:55 pm, where the
steamer Vermont will be boarded for
the night, leaving at s:45 am. via
Montcaim Landing and Baldwin, n. y.
Ior Lake George; thence to SARATOGA
Springs, arriving at Sis pm Saturday
by rail for New York, arriving at e.4s
pm, and leaving Sunday at sos pm
Tor home. arriving in Washington Al
1885 pm
" nat rs TO happen at Buffalo July II
y ana 13. while the imperial council Is
In session. is not even mentioned he
Sohd the fact the attractions there