Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06


grand master of Masons of Louisiana
The band. drum corps and drill corps OF
Shalimar Grotto made its first appearance
in uniform at this ceremonial. This is
one of the new grottoes and ii is said to
be fast forging to the front In grottodom
A week from tomorrow the Scottish
Rite bodies of Washington will open
| their spring reunion with remark
ably large class of candidates. 1t is re-
ported, due in large measure to nation
ial conditions brought about by the war
abroad in which the United States Is
now aligned with the allied powers
lagainst Germany. In addition to UNI
! ceasing activity of the membership
committee headed by Milton Hopfen-
manner, X. c. C. NJ, it is said, there has
seemed to be remarkable silent
movement in Freemasonry to unite
with the Ancient and Accepted Scot
fish Rite. which many attribute to the
force and popularity of Sovereign
lGrand Commander George Fleming
More, especially in local circles. where
he is held in the highest esteem. The
principles of the Scottish Rite. also.
are peculiarly involved in the conflict
for humanity and for liberty and these
have appealed to many to whom such
principles have not before been so
forcefully brought home.
| Stirling Kerr. jr., the deputy for the
Supreme Council of the rite for the
southern Jurisdiction, says the May
class. which will begin its Scottish
Rite journey a week from tomorrow,
will rank with the largest classes ever
presented for the degrees.
Monday. May a. at 1880 pm. in
Mithras Lodge of Perfection. the
| fourth degree. secret MASTER. Will be
presented in full ceremonial form. fol-
/ lowed at sis pm. by the fourteenth
degree, perfect elu." Tuesday. May 10,
at Gas pm. in Evangelist Chapter,
Knights Rose Croix. the fifteenth de-
gree will be presented-"Knight of the
East. the Sword. or Eagle" followed
| at Sis pm. by the eighteenth degree,
Knight Rose Croix."
| Wednesday. May 16. at Gas pm. Rob-
ert de Bruce Council. Knights kadosh,
| will present the twenty-first degree.
Knight followed at sis pm. by the
| twenty-fourth degree. prince of the
! Tabernacle" and on Thursday. May II.
at !:$o pm. the thirtieth degree.
7:3o pm. Albert Pike Consistory. NJ.
| r. s., will present. in full ceremonial
form. the thirty second degree. Master
| of the Royal Secret" the highest that
will be bestowed upon the class.
| Saturday, May 10. a reception and
! banquet will be rendered the class by
| Albert Pike Consistory, at the New
Ebbitt, to which admission will be by
card
| The executive committee of the rite
| in the District is composed of Stirling
Kerr, jr.. thirty third degree honor
airy. deputy for the Supreme Council:
John II. Won Hermann. X. c. C. H..
representing Albert Pike Consistory:
suiaimaan David. X. c. C. H.. repre-
senting Robert de Bruce Council of
| Kadosh: Arthur B. Hayes. X. C.
| C. H.. representing Evangelist Chapter.
| Knights Rose Croix. and Milton Hop
Mithras Lodge of Perfection.
Special assignments for the reunion
are Fred NJ. Book. X. c. c. H.. stage
manager: Todd G Sharp, o. assistant slant
X. c. c. H.. master of tableaux: Archie
d. Engei. master of wardrobe; Harry
G. Kimball. organist; ]. Walter
Humphrey. musical director; Nathan
Sanger. thirty-third degree honorary
and William C. Corbett. assistant class
| directors
/ At the meeting of the bodies Tuesday
evening, John c. Wineman, X. c. c. H.
| was unanimously reelected trustee of
the building fund and subscriptions to
the Red Cross fund were received. 1t
is said to be the purpose of the rite,
after the subscriptions from the other
! Masonic and Eastern Star bodies have
been announced. to make good any
| deficit in the amount needed for the
! base hospital for which the fund is
being subscribed.
/ Sovereign Grand Commander George
| Fleming Moore returned to the city
| from South Carolina Thursday. and II
J is announced that Secretary General
John H. Cowles will be in Atlanta. Ga.
next week.
| A late announcement by Master W. H.
Written. jr.. of Benjamin B. French
! heretofore announced for tomorrow
| evening between Past Masters Arthur
L. BRYANT and Charles E. Hood until
May 81. Tomorrow evening the lodge
! will have the E. A. degree Master
| Written also states in his circular that
| Particulars concerning the forthcom-
| ing Masonic and Eastern Star ball
game. to be pulled off Saturday. June
%. at American League Park. will be
| announced as soon as the president Of
the Association of Worshipful Masters
of 1917 gets off the lid" With big
! Interrogation point. he adds. Wake up,
John, The Boys Want to Buy Tick
| cts.
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter,
/ No. :. also in a belated circular. an
| nounces the mark degree for Tues
| day evening The chapter has appro-
! priated 500 to the Masonic Red Cross
I fund.
The knights Templar Communicates
| will have their usual Ascension day
| services Thursday, May Il.
The Masters Association of 1917 will
present the NJ. NJ. degree in National
| Lodge, No. IL. Tuesday. May Is. Myron
| NJ. Parker Lodge. No 81, and King Da-
/ vid Lodge. No. %, will have the NJ NJ.
degree also the same evening. Wednes-
/ day. May Is. at pm. Washington
! Centennial Lodge, No. IA. will have a
| special for the F. G. degree, repeating
| the degree at the stated communication
| at 1880 the same evening and possibly
i, presenting the +. A. degree. Senior
| Steward Howard Linton will head the
| line in the F. c. degree and be assist
| ed by Junior Steward Sherman l. Fol-
som. acting as senior deacon.
| Under the direction of Mrs. Gertrude
| Lyons and with the assistance of the
| Fraternity Band, the Arab Patrol of
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine will
| give a pretentious concert next Sunday
| John j. Odenwald is at the head of a
large committee which is making prep
Iarations for the event. He states that
| talent from the highest musical circles
| of Washington will be presented in the
program.
| Potentate l.. Whiting Estes of Almas
Temple of the Mystic Shrine has re-
iceived from the officers of the I'm
perial Council information confirming
his anticipation that the Shrine for the
present at least and until the war
clouds lift will concern itself less with
entertainment in connection with cere-
monials than with the more serious pur-
poses for which it was instituted This
he says, does not mean that 1t will be
of Almas Temple and consideration for
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