Evening star., 1917-03-11

A bright Lincoln penny peeps through
a hole in the formal. announcement is-
sued by Monarch I. S. Goldsmith foi
the Inaugural Ceremoniaf or kar.
| Prophets, at the New Willard Hotel.
Thursday evening. The ceremonial. II
is explained. Is called inaugural. be-
| cause it is the first Of the new officers
from the national Inauguration of the
President to lose touch with the spirit
OF that occasion. Patriotic spirit Is 10
reign uppermost, according to Monarch
Goldsmith, although Past Monarch 2.
| r. Pullman and Prophet Charles A.
Stevens. who are in charge of the pro-
gram OF special entertainment. promise
d program ranging from the sublime TO
lesque. The Grotto Military Band is to
be much in evidence and following the
ceremonial there is to be banquet
/ bordering on the sumptuous.
The ceremonial will be staged ii the
large ballroom of the hotel, and the
! guests of honor for the occasion are
to be no less than Grand Monarch Will
| liam J. Cross and Deputy Grand
Monarch Ed S. Schmid.. Visitors are
expected from Richmond. Baltimore.
Philadelphia and other cities. class
of candidates commensurate with the
/ occasion Is in readiness. and 1t ranges
+, between fifty and one hundred In num-
Der. 1t is said. =
The Kallipolis Grotto Boys Drum
| and Bugle Corps. the latest Erotto
| auxiliary. under the guidance of
| Prophets Otto Hammerbacher and
week with the arrival of the new
J drums with which il is to be equipped
The buglers received their ;nstrum ents
some time ago. The drums were issued
I to the boys at the residence of Deputy
Grand Mona rcll Ed S. Schnid, who was
1 m aC a fai nv q q
instrumentality Of the corps. The boys
! have shown unusual proficiency and
their appearance in the big Grotto
parade next June during the, session of
the Supreme Council Is now an assured
fact. From now until then the boys
will assemble weekly for instruction
and practice. in addition to their
home work.
The monthly dance of the Scottish
Rite bodies is scheduled for next
Saturday evening at the Scottish Rite
Cathedral. Sd and E streets northwest.
Roe FulkerSon, chairman OF the COM
mittee in charge of these events. has
limited that green neckties and gowns
will add a touch of appropriateness to
the occasion. Master Masons can OBJ
tain cards Of admission from Elmer E.
simpson. general secretary of the
bodies. at the cathedral.
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine
will hold probably the greatest ceremonial
session 1t has ever held at the Casino
Theater next Saturday evening, according
to the prophecy Of those who are sup
posed to know. 1t is safe to say but few
will miss it. Aside from the usual SYM
bolic ceremonies there are to be a num-
Der OF interpolated features, having
special symbolism and absolutely UNIQUE
in character in addition to some which
have no esoteric character. but are never
theless appropriate to the day Of the
celebration. A genuine surprise to the
MOBILES will be the appearance OF Noble
ist, traveller and lecturer, who will make
special visit to Washington for the
occasion. His coming means the intro
duction OF feature which will be Of
especial interest to the elect and a mat
ter OF speculation as well to those who
are to be elected" Another feature will
be the formal investiture OF the mobiles
with the official slogan adopted by Almas
Temple as salutation. This, perhaps,
will turn the roars of laughter from the
wandering tribesmen to the camel-mount-
| ed nobility and none is to be exempted
according to the decree of illustrious Po-
tentate L. Whiting Estes. who has sent
| every member Of Almas Temple. Its i'm
| proper use will bring consequences. which
means. it is explained, that the laugh
Will be on the careless noble. The failure
to use ii at the proper time will be visited
with punishment still more dire So
that, no matter what may prove amusing
for the red-fezzed mobiles In the discom-
future OF the 'would-be's.' the latter will
have their turn to laugh back, and right
heartily. c. Fred Cook has swelled his
entertainment committee" to dignified
and distinguished proportions commen-
surate with the work cut out for it-"a
colossal service" he says. taken in its
Of "the isle across the sea- is not to be
forgotten. There are to be harps and
the genuine shamrock trefoils in abund-
ance. thanks to Henry Lansburgh, who
is said to have imported a young cargo
Of the latter for the occasion. Past Po-
tentate James T. Gibbs, not to be out
done. has come forward with green
necktie ribbon in bolts big enough to or
nament the whole of the local shrinedorn
81 LAbbha du Ell Keddin." the mysterious
sheik and caliph. whom tradition declares
to shrinedom as the real st. Patrick
himself. viii be present through reverent
Characterization. and his presence will
| be attested in one Of the big features Of
the evening. Much secrecy is being OBJ
served with respect to the PERSIAN Scroll
the Lhassa Khan Mahdi' since the re-
cent receipt by Potentate Estes Of the
imperial rescript." Past Imperial Poten-
tate Harrison Dingman has taken control
Of this feature and he states that nothing
further in regard to its character or COM
position can be given out to the public
because OF its esoteric character
during the past week both by the
building COMMITTEES and Director Cen
eral Harry Standiford's chief lieuten-
ants in preparing for the forthcoming
Shrine fair. 1t is possible, Potentate
Estes says. that important announce
| ments may be made to the mobiles on
the night of the ceremonial. what is
being done in both directions" he says,
"is being done with caution and due re-
gard TO certainty. Practical develop
ments looking to the new mosque are
| inevitable in the very near future. It
| is no pipe dream There is going to
Washington soon, and I would love
| dearly to say how soon. but our eau
tious building chairman forbids it un-
til the certainty of the thing is abso-
lutely clinched."
! director General Stamford is enthu-
| siastic over recent suggestion for dis
| posing of large articles of great val
ue donated for the fair. AS these are
| said to include a house and lot a big
| touring car, a handsome piano and an
! expensive bridal trousseau, the i'm
portance of finding suitable way of
disposing of them to the greatest ad-
\ vantage without incurring the dis
pleasure of the law with chances
drawings and other gambling devices
| has been receiving serious considera-
ton. y way now has been found it is
| said. which is entirely unobjectionable.
! 1t Is not unlikely that the fair direc-
! torate may find itself with at least four
automobiles to dispose OF. Again the
warning has been sent out that the di-
rectorate is not ready yet to receive
| articles, although il is, OF course CRATE
full for promises to donate the articles
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