Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02

cts. business and Initiation: Advisory
BOARD Masonic Clubs pm, New
Grand Recorder .trvine w. Johnston.
by order of the grand commander, has
announced the visitations to the con-
stituent Communicates will be made as
follows: April Il. Orient, No .. Naval
Lodge Hall: April 10. Potomac COM
mandery. No. 3. Masonic Hall, George
town; April 81. Columbia Commandery.
No. ., Masonic Temple: April %. De
Molay Mounted Commandery, No. A..
Masonic Temple. and April Is. Wash
inston Commandery. No. /, Masonic
Temple.
The announcement reminds the re-
spective Communicates that at the spe-
cial conclave of the Grand Commandery.
held June % last. Field day" was
ordered dispensed with this year, and
instead indoor inspections will be made
at the grand visitations Immediately
after the reading of the reports of the
grand recorder and grand treasurer,
and they will be of a military charact-
err with particular attention to the
sword manual and uniforms. For this
reason the sir knights have been re-
duested to appear in Templar uniform.
The grand commander has directed
that the installation of officers of each
II the constituent Communicates for
The ensuing year be performed under
the direction of the commander thereof
at such time and place as he may deem
proper. after the visitation to his conf
mandery and prior to the annual con-
clave of the Grand Commandery, sub
ject to the provisions of the following
standing resolution:
THAT no sir knight shall be installed
as commander of a constituent COM
mandery of this Jurisdiction until he
shall have furnished to the installing
officer a certificate from the instructor
general of the work that he is qualified
10 confer all the orders of the COM
mandery: and record Of the certificate
so furnished shall be made in the min
ptes of the commandery.
Benjamin E. French Lodge. No. Is.
will have special communication next
Saturday night for the NJ. NJ degree:
Center Lodge. No. los. Baltimore, Md.
to be its guests for the evening. The
invitation has been accepted and a
number of the Baltimore brethren are
expected to attend.
An invitation has also been extended
to the members OF Mount Hermon
The degree work will begin prompt
" at 1870 o'clock pm. Refreshments
will be served in the banquet room
Of the temple Immediately after the de-
gree. 1t is expected that the grand
master. well several past grand
masters. will assist in the work. All
master Masons are invited to be pres
emit
At the stated communication to be
held tomorrow evening the f. A. de-
gree will be presented.
.worshipful Master Frank 81 Scott
Of Hiram Lodge. No. 10. has announced
NJ
ing. 1t is expected large party Of
brethren from Philadelphia will visit
Hiram Lodge on this date.
In addition to the business meeting
2 short form initiation ceremony and a
band concert will be held by KallipoNs
Grotto at Chamber of Commerce Hail.
at 1:30 pm. tomorrow. Monarch George
H Emmons. jr.. has announced that
there will be several other features of
an entertaining nature. One in par
tfcular will be a novel stunt" in which
two prominent prophets will figure, but
as it would spoil the effectiveness of
this particular number to announce the
names of the two prophets concerned
he requests that every prophet attend
the meeting in order that the two
selected as the vehicle" for this
novelty will not cause disappointment
by their absence.
The Grotto Band and Glee CLAD will
entertain Washington Centennial
evening.
Past Monarch John H. Shreve. Master
Of Ceremonies A. II. Rogers. Secretary
Jack Shulman and Prophet =. V. keat-
ing received the mark degree in Mount
Horeb Chapter. No. :, Z. A. NJ, Tuesday
evening
The Wednesday evening meetings Of
the Grotto Glee Club are said to he
becoming more and more popular each
week. Prophet Charles A. Stevens di-
and Past Monarch phil
man. secretary of this auxiliary. are
endeavoring to increase the number Of
singers. The glee club is open to all
members OF the grotto. Last Wednes-
day evening the club met at the resi-
dence of Past Monarch and Grand Chief
Justice Edward s Schmid. After dis
posing of few matters Of routine
l business. solos were contributed by
Prophets Charles A. Stevens. Edward
l. Hutchinson and Louis Kaufman:
Prophet Kirk e. Miller. the "shake-'em
up drummer. gave an exhibition of
fancy drumming. and Prophet John T.
Riley exemplified the possibilities of
the tambourine. Prophet Charles NJ.
keefer amused with recitation en-
titled "A Few Complaints Have
Made" Prophet Leo Frankel told a
number of dialec, stories and the glee
singers sang several medleys. accom-
panied by Prophets Jacque Heiden-
heimer. pianist. and A. II. Staples. vio-
linist.
a recent from Jranu
Secretary Sidney d. Smith states that
Kishma Grotto has been organized at
Flint, Mich: Moerie Grotto at BurIing-
ton. VT. and Nava Grotto at North
Atfleboro. Mass. Fourteen grottoes
have been organized since the last Su-
preme Council convention.
Kallipolis Grotto has already begun
preparations for the trip to attend tine
Supreme Council convention in Detroit
Mich, June 10. 20 and II. The Kali
lipolis special will leave Washington
Saturday evening. June Il. or Sunday
morning. June is.
worshipful Master Charles E. Alex
ander of Lebanon Lodge, No. /, has
announced the n: VI. degree for Fri
day evening with the statement that
IL Vill De presented by line of consec-
utffe past masters from 1901 to 1915
Inclusive. He has extended a special
Invitation to ali past masters to be
present.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection of the
Ancient ard Accepted Scottish Rite will
meet Tuesday evening to make prepa
Yations for the Maundy Thursday cere-
monies of ext:ngujshing the lights and
TIE traditional banquet April 20; the
rliighting Of the lights Easter Sunday
April 90. as we'll as 10 arrange for the
h4eeenth and eighteenth degree cere-
monials April -. for the benefit OF