Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23

trict of Columbia, at its st
Johns day communication
Thursday evening. starting
at Z O'Clock, will elect officers
for the current Masonic year, Installing
them the same evening.
The only blue lodge scheduled fol-
work during the week. according u
notices received by The Star. is Hope
No. 20. which will have the E. A de
gree Friday evening, the others hav'
OF the Grand Lodge meeting ane
Christmas day falling during the week
Capitol Royal Arch Chapter. No. II
announces the Royal Arch degree for Fri
day evening.
All the Knights Templar command
cries of Washington will celebrate then
christmas observance" Tuesday
Christmas day. at high noon. \ month
ago Grand Commander William 5
Parks. in transmitting to the COM
mander;es OF this jurisdiction the
Christmas greeting of Most Eminent
Lee s. Smith. grand master or the
Grand Ercampment. also conmunicat
cd the greeting that is TO be sent 10
the grand master of the Grand En-
II reads as follows:
In this hour of national stress. with
the obligations of service resting heaN-
ily upon us, may the bright example OF
the nlustrious heroes OF former ages
whose matchiess Nalor has shed undy-
irg Iuster over the name knights Tenn
plar. encourage and animate us 10 the
faithful performance OF every duty:
The grand master sends the following
response
TrcrNar Eniphtes
This toast is a call to the colors. for
God. our country, aud our order,
Some fraternitieS are based upon ira
dition. some upon idealism, yelled in
allegory and illustrated by symbols:
but our noble order is founded upon the
bedrock truths of history and the
principles of Christian brotherhood.
The mission of the ancient Order OF
Templars at the time of its inception.
more than eight hundred years ago,
was TO rescue the perishing, protect the
innocent and save them from the brutal
enemies of the followers of Christ.
ours is a peace-loving order, and we
have thought that the days OF barbar-
ism and brutality We're of the past and
belonged TO the dark ages. but not so.
All accounts of fendish ; brutality
caused by the savages and barbarians
of past ages pale into insignificance in
compa rison TO the enactments of our
enemies across the sea, who have
brought on this awful holocaust of
brutal war
We are again called upon to fill up
the ranks in n modern crusade against
the evil one and his satellites.
We cannot all so to the front in de-
Tense of democracy.
MANY of our noble knights are al
ready in the field: others of our order
are sending those who are as dear to
them as is life itself, and the rest of
fus are called upon to do our bit in
contributing our earthly means. con-
secrated by our earnest prayers for the
early victory of our armies sent forth.
as went the crusaders ofoid, carrying
aloft their banner in the name of God
and Humanity"
Grand Commander Parks added in
part:
Let us not forget our duty as citizens
and patriots: let us keep the camp-fires
burning. doing for our country. our
flag and our just ana righteous cause
the fullest measure that our strength
and might will permit.
IT earnestly request that the COM
nanderies assemble in their respective
asylums. or other places of meeting, at
IL O'Clock meridian on Christmas day.
Tuesday. December %. 1917. and Join in
the sentiments suggested by the COM
mittee on Christmas observance.
Let US take note of the grand masters
greetings and observe the toast he has
SO felicitously expressed.
Accordingly, the various comman-
deries will assemble in their respective
asylums and in q more or less elaborate
manner. after the usual invocation by
the prelate, will propose appropriate
toasts to the several grand bodies of
Freemasoury and listen to responses
by those designated to make them
These responses. II is announced, viii
he made in Orient Commandery, No. ..
by James W. Witten. grand master of
Masons: Roe Fulkerson. grand royal
arch captain, Grand Chapter, Royal
Arch Masons: Grand Commander Will
liam 5. Parks and Rev. Howard /.
Stewart.
celebrate it's Christmas observance in
the chapter room at New Masonic Tenn
pie in its usual manner. but has not
yet announced it's program, which is
always elaborate.
and Robert de Bruce Council. knights
kadosh of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite. have called off the meet
ings scheduled for Christmas day and
both will meet Thursday evening. the
former for IT'S annual election of Of
ficers and the latter for business
session.
Saturday evening the usual khaki
dance" will be given in the assembly
hall of the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Sd
and T. streets northwest. at which the
women of the families and friends OF
Scottish Rite Nasons viii entertain the
men in uniform, under the direction OF
Henry Iansburgh. X. c. g. H.: Roe
Paterson. h G. G. II. and Sulaimaan
David X e e. RI. TIE identification
card OF scottish Rite Mason is the
only admission card required. ana
members OF the rite may bring their
friends.
As Indicated in these columns last
sunday. the government has taken over
the E.iks' clubhouse. on Ii street north
west. for the use Of the war risk bu-
reau OF the Treasury Department. The
election meeting OF AImas Temple or
the Mystic Shrine. therefore. which was
20 have been held there Saturday even
ing. December 20. will be held. instead.
in the banquet hall of the New Ma
sonic Temple. 18th street and New York
Avenue northwest. Friday evening, De
cen1ber IS. AT { 20 o'clock.
The short form session was held ~
Eiks' Hail. Tuesday evening. when also
officers sor the new shrine year were
yoniiuatDd = follows. L. Whiting Estes
iIiustriot;s pote utate. renom minated; Mai
I.oiiis & Wilson chief rabban: sydney
Il. Jacobs. assistant rabban. renominat-
cd: James :. Mccarthy and l.. ". Mey-
ers. high priest and prophet; John A
F.liinSer. oriental gsiide. in accordance
with inyariable custom: Harrison Ding
man. recorder. also in accordance with
invariahie custom. and Francis a. Sc
bring. past poteutate. treasurer. also
renomipAted. The nominations for rep
resentatives 10 the session of the I'm
perial Council resulted in the choice Of
Poteutate L. Whiting Estes, Past Po-
tentate James r Gibbs. Henry Lans-
burgh and Lawrence Walker. the nomi-
nations being equivalent TO election. A
'FHooVertzea menu will be a side M