Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

Will conduct the religious services al
the Masonic and Eastern Star Home at
O'Clock this afternoon. under the aus
pices of st. Johns Lodge. No. II. Mas
ter WinGate has extended an invitation
TO the fraternity TO be present.
Grand Master James W. witten has
appointed Past Grand Master Charles L.
Baldwin as grand treasurer of the Grand
Lodge of Masons of the District. vice
Henry h. Simpson, deceased.
Irving W. Stanton, past grand high
priest and past grand commander of
Knights Templar of Colorado. was a
visitor 10 Masonic Temple Tuesday.
Dawson Lodge. No. is. will celebrate
It's sixtieth anniversary. May 5, with a
ladies night"
High Priest Luther Hess Warning will
head the official line in the Royal Arch
degree in Potomac Royal Arch Chapter,
No. $. Tuesday evening. in Georgetown
Masonic Hall.
Besides the F. c. degree, Temple
Noyes Lodge. No. 81. Thursday evening.
will consider a proposition to make a
donation from its reserve fund to Red
Cross emergency war relief work.
Senior Warden G.. Fred Cook will head
the line in the degree work.
Saturday evening. at IT'S o'clock.
w aSnlnCtOn centennial Lodge, NO. 4,
will hold special for the NJ. NJ. degree,
the master heading the line and being
assisted by the degree team. The lodge
had gala time at its ladies night"
at Rauscher's last evening.
National Lodge. No. IL. will have
charge of the religious services at the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home next
Sunday afternoon, April %.
Indications point to an unusually
large class for the Scottish Rite degrees
at the spring reunion. opening Monday
X. c. c. H.: Roe Fulkerson. X. c. G. II.
L. Whiting Estes, 32d degree: William
W. Jermane. 32d degree. and Henry
Lansburgh, 32d degree, are making an ac-
lent results. it is said. Henry Lans-
burgh has recently been appointed pub
1icity manager of the recruiting move
ment of the Military Service Legion
and is now busy getting volunteers for
the war.
Illustrious Potentate L. Whiting
Estes has definitely announced that
part of May will not be a full cere-
monal. but that eligibles for the
Shrine will be received by what is
known as the short form" He adds
that conditions. here particularly, are
such that big pleasure ceremonial
at this time would be most inappro-
pirate. as indicated heretofore by him. and
that even now the authorities of the
Supreme Council at Minneapolis are
carefully considering whether it will
be desirable TO call off elaborate DEM
onstrations in Shrine circles while the
cloud of war is hanging over the
country.
Provision must be made. as a matter
of course, he says. for the admission to
the Shrine nobility of scores of Knights
Templar and Scottish Rite Masons of
the thirtysecond degree whose appli-
cations have been FASTENED by the
prospect of war. especially since the
higher aims of the Shrine have been
brought more prominently to attention.
This will be done by Almas Temple.
which even now has under considera-
ton important action along the line
of higher citizenship that is not yet
ready for announcement.
The time is near at hand. he says.
when il will be established beyond
question that the Shrine is foremost
among Institutions that stand for God
and foF eouiy-
Edward s. Schmid. deputy grand
monarch Of the Supreme Council. ac-
companied by Monarch l. S Goldsmith
of Eallipolis Grotto and other prophets.
Will make his annual visit to SAINTS
Grotto at Richmond. Va. Tuesday.
leaving Washington at IL o'clock noon.
SAINTS Grotto, No. 80. has planned a
uty grand monarch. including a theater
party. an automobile trip to the his
toric places in and about Richmond
and vicinity. a big banquet and a mock
ceremonial in the evening, to which
ladies viii be admitted and given the
degrees up to the ninth in Grottodom. "
Monarch ]. s. Goldsmith has called
business meeting of Kallipolis Grotto.
Mystic order of Yelled Prophets. for
Monday evening. April 30. in the Cham :
her Of Commerce Hall. when il is ex-
pected action will be taken with ref
erence to the decision of Grand Mon
arch William Il. cross and the Supreme
Council officers concerning the forth
coming convention of the Supreme
Council IN June. fun account of
which has already appeared in the
EewS columns of The star.
The abandonment of public festivi-
ties at the time of the convention
which viii be held as scheduled. June
IL and IL. simply for the election and
installation Of mes officers and the
usual annual business has already led
to a movement in the Erottoes else
whore to devote to patriotic purposes
the money that would have been ex-
pended in coming to Washington.
Grand Secretary Smith states that
Alhambra Grotto of st. Louis has given
notice that il will head the fund foI
the Red Cross with a contribution OF
not less than $1,000. Other grottoes
to follow the lead of AIhambra in
materially aiding the Red Cross.
During the meeting of the Supreme
Council here. however. June II and -
its members viii have a taste of tn,
quieter form Of hospitality for which
the National Capital is noted. c. Walter
Hoover. chairman of one of the sub
committees which will look after suit
able entertainment of the Suprem,
Council officers and delegates. is max
ing call upon the prophets for the us'
of their automobiles in that connection
and he has appointed Charles ID
Shackelford as vice chairman of tn.
automobile committee to assist in cor
railing the generosity of the Neilet
Prophets in that direction Either Mr.
Hoover or Mr.. Shackelford should b,
notified by those who will be Willing
to furnish their motor ears during TIT
session.
President W. Il. Lucas of the Triangle
Club of Master Masons. Department o
Agriculture. is DESTROYS of a large at
tendance of members and visitors a
the dance to be held by the club in thu
private ballroom of the Arcade Wed