Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

ut the religious services held
at the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home this afternoon under the
auspices of Psntalpha Lodge. No. 23.
CONGREGATIONAL singing will be led by
n. s. Wright James A West is chair
man Of the committee In charge OF the
arrangements.
The lodges which have work sched-
uled for the current week are Dawson:
No. Is, and Stansbury, No. -. ootn OF
which will have the p c. degree To- so
which will have the F. c. degree Tues
day evening, and East Gate. No. 81.
which will hold special Tor the Z.
degree Wednesday evening All otner
week. including the Royal Arch chap
tiers, have called of their meetings
Orient Commandery, No. 5. Knights
Templar, will give its annual outing TO
Chesapeake Beach Tuesday. 1t Is to be
a family day for the sir knights and
their families.
The prophets of Kallipolis Grotto.
Mystic order of Yelled Prophets. are
expressing keen disappointment that
the project for holding a joint cere-
monial session at Atlantic City In Sep
the death of the father of Prophet
Milton Hopfenmaier. who was in charge
of the arrangements at this end' ana
the calling to the colors" OF the proph-
ct who had charge OF the Atlantic CITY
end of the ceremonial Grand Monarch
Edward S. Schmid was deeply interest
ed in the idea and he states that the
project may be renewed with success
next summer if all goes well.
Monarch l. S. Goldsmith. who has
been burning gasoline and incidentally
becoming acquainted with the good
several states In New England. re-
turned Wednesday from New Haven
after q pleasant two-week vacation
spent chiefly In motoring
Company U Of the Home League
Rifes, Capt. Frederick NJ. Pelsman
commanding, represents kaihpons
Grotto Of the Yelled Prophets In the
drill scheduled for Wednesday evening
at the Mckinley Manual Training
School. when recruits also will be re-
ceived. Last Wednesday evening j. G.
O. l. Ballard. Louis watzman. H. ".
Taylor. Earl Angle. George Leese. Past
Monarch E. W. Libbey. J. NJ. Mcqueen.
Paul v. Heating. L. J. Human. c. L.
Wingate. W. E. Miller. J. E Howell and
PAGES by Capt Psl.man. who Is en-
deavoring to increase his command
even in the warm weather.
At the request of the Grand Lodge of
California. Grand Master James w.
witten designated Temple Noyes
Lodge, No. %. to conduct the Masonic
funeral services at the interment of the
late Thomas H. HUMPHREYS, father OF
Thomas o. HUMPHREYS. Q member of the
lodge. who Is now on hts way to the
front
Pentalpha Lodge. No. %. has called
on its meeting for September 3. but
has the NJ NJ. and the IN. p. d. de-
grees scheduled for September II.
which will be held in its own LODGE
room that has been made over like
new.
Osiris Lodge, No. IS, has the NJ NJ.
degree scheduled for its communication
September 5.
Senior Warden Edward Burkholder
will head the Official line in National
Lodge. No IL. in the E. A. degree. and
Master John Linn McGrew September
Is in the n. N. degree.
Fred c. Gieseking, whose friends in
Masonry extend from the Blue Lodge
through the Shrine. lost the tips of two
fingers last week In trying to conduct
q Conversation and operate an electric
fan ut the same moment He says he
blames an Egyptian scarab given him
by a brother in Alexandria for the
accident
Following the Scottish Rite csre-
monies for the liberty class" from
session of the supreme Council for the
southern Jurisdiction of the rite at
the House Of the Temple, which opens
October Is. Prior to that date. how
spectors general Of the thirty-third de-
gree, including Lieut. Grand Com
mander Charles e Roeenbaum. viii
be in the city on business connected
with the important committees of the
composed Of twenty active members of
the thirty third degree. Sovereign
Grand Commander George Fleming
Moore and Secretary General John II.
quarters at the House of the Temple,
18th and streets northwest.
Illustrious Potentate l. Whiting
Estes Of Almas Temple of the Mystic
Shrine. who left on a motor trip hav-
ing as its initial destination Eagles
Mere. Pa. early Friday morning, was
escorted to the District line and some
miles beyond by an auto troop of the
son. its commander. assisted by Charles
A. Stevens and Henry Lansburgh as
division commanders. Upon parting
with the potsntate. who 10 a warden of
Lansburgh. ON behalf Of the patrol.
presented him with 4 hand case con-
tanning the Book of Common Prayer
and the hymns of the church. hand
somsly inscribed, while q choir under
tho direction of Noble Stevens sang
two favorite hymns of the potentate.
who was both surprised and touched
by the incident. 1t Is said.
Before leaving the city Potentate
Estes made arrangements whereby
Nasons leaving for the front who de-
sired to become Shriners might do so
upon communicating with Past Inn
periai Potentate Harrison Dingman,
who is the recorder for Aimas Temple.
or Past Potentate Francis A. Sebring
one of its degree team, who is chief
clerk of the District Police Court.
Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. 90, Mon
day evening. by special dispensatio of
Grand Master Wftten, presented the E.
A, r. c. and NJ. II. degrees. SerSt
Rudolph Bender. Jr.. who was stationed
at Fort Myer and who 10 soon to leave
the country. was an interested observer
The lodge was In session until / am,
an unusual thing for Masonic lodge
Order Of the Eastern Star.
Much sympathy IL being expressed in