Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15

OF Home DEFENSE ItIuts.
Religious services will he held at the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home this
afternoon at o'clock. under the
auspices of La Favette Lodge, No. 10.
Rev. Samuel y. Bower, chaplain of the
lodge, will officiate and music will be
furnished by the lodge choir. Mem
bers who can furnish automobiles for
the occasion have been asked to as
scnhle at Masonic Temple, 18th street
and New York avenue. not later than
2;15 p. m. to assist in conveying mem
hers who wish to attend the services.
Manager DeIos w. Thayer of the Ma
sonic employment bureau, 225 John
Marshall place. is said to be urging
members to send to the bureau for reg
istration those needing employment.
A general meeting of the members of
the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
bodies has been announced for Tuesday
evening. at 1880 o'clock. at the Scot
fish Rite Cathedral, Sd and Z streets
northwest. in the interest of the new
company of the Home Defense Rifles,
Ellwood p Morey. commanding. 1t is
expected at this meeting not only to
enroll any who may wish to join but
to complete the organization and to
elect the remaining officers. Responses
to the call to Scottish Rite Masons to
join the company have been numerous
and it is expected the organization will
exceed 200. at least. when perfected.
Monarch Goldsmith has announced a
business meeting of Kallipolis Grotto
of the Yelled Prophets at Chamber of
Commerce Hall the evening of July %,
which will be followed by a water
melon social at which the motion pic
SIM f.f 1a
tween teams of the Grotto and Almas
Temple of the Mystic Shrine will be
shown.
Monarch Goldsmith is also devoting
much attention to the organization of
the company of the Home Defense
Rifles composed exclusively of Yelled
tProphets.
The Grotto Band is constructing many
novelties for its excursion to Marshall
Hall July IS. which. it is announced. is
not going to be the ordinary kind OF a
river excursion" but Something really
UNIQUE The annual picnic of the
srotso TO Chesapeake Beach will take
place August Is.
Grand Monarch Edward S. Schmid will
Nshortly leave for Hamilton, n Y. to
, VISIT Grand Secretary Sidney Smith and
= CONFER with him about official visits to
De made to several of the New York
state grottoes.
Imperial Potentate Charles f. Oven
preme head of the Mystic Shrine maid
flying visit to Washington Thursday
TO represent the shrine at the confer
ence OF fraternaf orders on food con-
sefVation- He was entertained at
luncheon at the Raleigh by potentate
L. Whiting Estes of Almss Temple.
Past Imperial Potentate Harrison Ding
man and Past Potentate James r.
Iio2s. Mai Louis c. Wilson and Henry
,:ahspursh' representatives Of Alnas
Ieinple to the Imperial Council with
Past Potentates Roe Fulkerson and
Francis A. Sebring as invited guests.
Later he was given an automobile ride
through the parks and TO Arlington.
he lett the same evening for his home.
FoHowins the luncheon at the Raleigh,
Iast fotentate Fulkerson. it is re-
ported. distinguished himself hy going
into the fountain in his Palm Beach
suit to rescue an oyercurious youngs-
ster who had fallen in. Never having
hanaied children before. Mr.. Dingrnan
sald. Mr.. Fulkerson pulled the child
from the water by the feet.
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine
was represented at the celebration OF,
the birthday anniversary OF Past
Potentate Roe Fulkerson Wednesday
by Potentate Estes, who came bearing
unique gifts representing the past
the present and the future" which. il
is said. according to shrine lore typi-
ned the pep and sparkle of youth the
hre and strength of manhood and the
, froth and phantoms that confront age"
nder the rules adopted for the ceie-
bration Mir. Fulkerson. it Is said, was
not allowed to speak solely" Mr.
Dingman declared. TO avoid his hav-
ing to answer ernbarras sing questions
as TO what birthday he was celebrat-
ing"
Columbia Conmandery. No. ., Knights
Templar. is TO celebrate it's last cor
clave before its summer vacation next
Friday, starting at } pm, with the
Order of the Red Cross and continuing
with the Order OF the Temple. Novel re-
freshments are TO be served at the recess
In the form OF hot baked potatoes from
the commanders new army farm. Many
Of them he has sent as souvenirs to his
friends In the city.
Col. David Busch. the well known
chief of the commissariat of Mount
Horeb Royal Arch Chapter, No. T. and
Orient Commandery. No s. Knights
Templar, left last week for White Sui
phur Springs. whore he is stopping at
the Greenhrier. Karl KohIer OF Ar
minus Lodge. No IS. went with him.
Sovereign Grand Commander George
Fleming Moore of the Ancient and A.
,cepted Scottish Rite for the Southern
jurisdiction Of the United States, was
unanimously chosen at the conference
OF fraternal order executives Thursday
to represent the fraternal orga nizations
OF the country near Food AdIainistrato,
Herbert Hoover
Senior Warden Luther Hess warine
VIII head the official line tomorrow
evening in the NJ. NJ. degree in Potomac
Lodge. No. 5. The other officers of the
line Will be advanced for the degree
also according to the announcement OF
Master Joseph A. Bennett
Rev. John e. Fort Will offctate al the
religious services at the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home Sunday after
noon. July 20. under the auspices OF
Anacostia Lodge. No. 81. The brethren
are invited to come and bring their
friends.
Anacostia Lodge, No. 81. tomorrow
evening. will vote on motion to call
off its meetings in August. II has the
L. A. degree scheduled also.
Junior Deacon Walter b. Avery and
Senior Steward Frederick T. Dyer will
oficiate In the F. c. degree in PentaI.
pha Lodge. No. %. tomorrow evening
Secretary William Burton Green OF
Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. 50. who has
heen III. but is now on the road to re-
coveryy announces that Junior WardeI
Hernon c. Owen will head the line ir
n -, Il 1t