Evening star., 1917-06-03

With Past Master Richard A. Rose
berry in charge, Potomac Lodge, No. 5,
tomorrow evening will have a past
masters night, and the NJ. NJ. degree
will be presented by the masters of
other years. The historic gavel which
I, Washington used in laying the corner
stone of the United States Capitol will
be used also. Master Joseph A. Bennett
Ii quietly introducing features now and
then to make the lodge meetings of in
terest.
= Benjamin b. French Lodge. No. Is.
which has the F. c. degree scheduled
for tomorrow evening. has planned a
social evening for June IS.
Myron NJ. Parker Lodge. No. 81. also
has planned social evening for June
-. 1t will have the F. C. degree Tues
day evening.
Senior Warden Edward Burkholder of
National Lodge. No. IL. is to entertain
Pentalpha Lodge. No. %. tomorrow
evening, with his lecture on "The Cycle
of Life" which is said to be rich in
philosophy and incident. There will be
: no degree work, the evening being de-
voted to social features. Mark Roman.
mem Der of the lodge. is ill with pneu-
monia, and William H. Amiss. another
member. is convalescing, both at Emer-
gency Hospital Lodge members who
are in the United States military or
naval service are Frank c. Messenger.
at Iona Island. N. Y: Milton ]. Hauser.
on the U. S. S. Bailey; DR.. Griffin G.
Frazier, U. S. N, at San Francisco. and
DR.. Louis E. Mueller. U. S. N, location
not given.
At a special communication Wednes-
day evening at $50 Osiris Lodge,
+ No. 26. will consider the report of
trial commission and, at 1880 pm. will
( have the E. A. degree.
King Solomon Lodge, No. 81. will
make a day of it Wednesday, beginning
at am. with a special for the NJ. NJ.
degree, in which Past Master Bert V.
Wolfe and Master Duncan McLaren will
divide the work at the head of the Of
ncial line. At noon there will be
luncheon in the banquet hall. and at l
pm, at the stated communication. the
IF. c. degree will be presented. Such is
the pressure of work in the only day
light lodge" in the District of Column
bia, 1t is stated, that it may be neces-
sary to borrow time from one of the
evenings to complete the duties ahead.
Washington Centennial Lodge. No. IA,
Ewfll Introduce an innovation Wednes-
Eday evening, which it calls Just US
night" when songs. surprises, sketches
Is and speeches will be the menu. under
the direction of a committee compris-
Eing Joseph w. Stephenson, Alexander r.
Varela, Leon Shore, A. Ernest Tate,
William H. Howlin. Frank A. Goebel
Charles r. Bartlett, Evander French
walter c. Silber, Robert r. Cooke. jr.;
Frank H. Patterson, Mark Patterson.
ENaury Middleton, Douglass Herring and
John X. Munroe. Master Marx E. Kahn
Invites "all master Masons" to be pres
ent.
Saturday evening. at a special. the
naoter will head the line in the E. A.
1exrse.
Within few days William F. GUIDE
EBill call a meeting of the convention
Ecommittee of Kallipolis Grotto. Mystic
E0rder- of Yelled Prophets. for final ac-
3fon on matters pertaining to the Su-
preme Council convention to be held in
tAis city June 11-13. The convention
Win begin its work Tuesday, June IL.
with business session in Masonic
Temple. In the evening reception
win be rendered the grand officers, del
egates and visiting prophets. Owing
10 the war all spectacular entertain
ment, including the mammoth parade.
carnival and other jollification features
that had been planned. has been elm
mated. This will necessarily affect the
f4ftendance OF visiting prophets and re-
duce the number from $4,000 to prob
ably about loco, it is stated. The COM
plete program for the three-day session
Ewin be made public Immediately after
Il the forthcoming meeting.
e. Walter Hoover. chairman of the
automobile committee. has invited all
|prophets owning automobiles to COM
municate with him at 1919 H street
northwest.
The joint ceremonial of Kallipolis and
Yedz grottoes. held Saturday evening
OF last week in Baltimore, was one OF
the most successful ever staged by
either grotto. 1t followed an afternoon
members of Kallipolis Grotto making
the pilgrimage, and large number
going over on late afternoon trains for
the Ceremonial. The ritualistic work
team of Kallipolis Grotto under the di-
cSaries Ie D. D. shaeseiford' asff About fifty
Ecandidates were initiated for Yedz
tsntate of Boumi Temple. Mystic Shrine.
E0f Baltimore. The following were
s1nitiated from Washington: Colin E.
e Father. Jack Stein. Louis Watzman.
EGeorge Lippert, Isaac S. Childs, George
EW. Ackerman, Richard Lee Frye, Ar
thur e. Sullivan, Robert A Dewberry,
HArry B. Andree. Emil Kaiser and John
Addresses were made by Monarch l..
81 Goldsmith of Kallipolis Grotto. Mon
|Ssarch Asa L. Vessels of Yedz Grotto.
Deputy Grand Monarch Edward S.
schmid. L. Whiting Estes. Harry o.
w. H. Spellman. Past Monarch
of Delhi Grotto, Dallas. Tex. and
others.
The kaillpOl1S GrOttO Band enter
fafned with a musical program and the
Grotto Drill Crops gave an
exhfbitfoh of fancy drilling.
The Washington prophets made the
"trip on special train personally con-
ducted by Prophet Jack Lewis.
ANDY J. Walker. captain of the
0rotto base ball team. announces that
his players are ready for the summons
of Almas Temple. Mystic Shrine and
the Yelled Prophets of Kallipolis Grot-
10 win cross bats in rivalry for the
beneft of the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home. "Capt. Andy" too modest
20 boast, nevertheless states that he
feels confident the Grotto team will add
another victory to its laurels The
Grotto Band, as usual. will furnish mu-
sic, as also will the Oriental Eand of
Almas Temple.
Junior Warden NJ. F. Finley. jr.. will
head the official line in the F. c. de-
Hree Thursday evening. in Hiram
Lodge, No. 10.
High Priest Sydney r. Jacobs, who
had q large class for the P. NJ and NJ
II. NJ degrees in Mount Pleasant Royal
Arch Chapter, No. IS, Thursday even
Ing. has the royal arch degree sched-
lied probably for double presentation
Friday evening next.
Tuesday, June IL. Edward Page Gas.
5fons r. r. G. S., will deliver a lecture
before the members of Federal Lodge
No. l. and their friends. entitled MY
War Adventures in Germany and Bel.
EIlum" Mr.. CASTOR is said IN haya n