Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-13
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: Monarch Goldsmith also is directing spe-
cial attention to the base ball game be-
| tween Shrine and Grotto teams at Ameri-
can League Park june 30. for the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home. All the
initiative of the funmnkers Is being
drafted Cor the occasion. which promises
1 to be memorable.
/; Washington Centennial Lodge, No. IA.
has set aside Wednesday evening for
1 the F. c. degree, twice over. begin
ming al 6 pm. and repeating" at $3.50
pm.
| M:thras Lodge OF Perfection will
open the spring reunion of the ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite bodies at
their cathedral. Sd and f streets
northwest, tomorrow evening at 100
pm. with the fourth degree, secret
master" In which John H. Won Herr
mann, X. c. C. H, will head the line.
assisted by George II. Davis. X. c. c.
H.. thirty-third degree honorary. and
Milton Hopfenmaier. X. G. c. H. The
fourteenth degree, perfect elu," will
.headed by Francis A. Sebring, thirty
third degree honorary. and including
Allen Bussius and James H. Mcintosh.
33d degree honorary; John II. Won
Hermann. George r. Davis and Milton
| Hopfenmaier. all K. c. c. H. and Jo-
| seph F. Schevlfn.
! Tuesday at GAS pm. Evangelist
Chapter. Knights Rose Croix, Will pre-
the east, the sword or the eagle" and
at s:l5 pm. the eighteenth degree,
| Knight Rose croix."
| Wednesday at 6:45 pm. Robert de
Bruce Council. Knights Kadosh. will
present the twenty-first degree, pa
! triach Noachite. or Prussian knight"
and at Sis pm. the twenty-fourth de-
gree. prince of the tabernacle" and
! on Thursday at 1880 pm. the thirtieth
degree. Knight kadosh."
Friday at 7:sO pm. Albert Pike Con-
! sistory. NJ R. s., will present the
thirty-second degree, master of the
royal secret
Saturday at pm Albert Pike Con-
sistory Will tender the spring class a
banquet at the New Ebbitt, to which
| admission is by card.
The May Lodge News Bulletin of the
New Jerusalem Lodge, No. 9. which an
nounces special for the NJ NJ. degree
, Tuesday evening. also recites an in
stance where a Masonic lodge remained
| in session for ffty-two years, being
closed January Is. 1917. by it's master
when the session was opened.
At, it's last convocation La Fayette
Royal Arch Chapter, No. 5. had the
high priests of the chapter, three from
other chapters and the grand high
priest and grand scribe present Tues
day it will have the mark degree.
Master Lester ]. Kelly of Lebanon
Lodge. No. Z, has appointed Past Mas
tiers Charles D. Shackelford, Blair Nc
kenzie and Thomas S. Sergeon a COM
mittee to receive subscriptions to the
Red Cross fund and to organize a
woman's auxiliary to make articles for
the Red Cross. The committee has
asked that all who desire to join this
auxiliary will send their names to
Thomas S. Sergeon as quickly as posi-
BILE.
The Trestleboard Club of Master Ma
sons will obligate several candidates
for membership at it's meeting in the
old Masonic Temple. sth and F streets
northwest. Saturday evening, when also
the entertainment committee will pre-
sent some novel features.
l. Benjamin B. French Lodge, No. / 5, will
pull off its discussion by sides headed
by Past Masters Arthur L. Bryant and
Charles E. Hood Monday evening, May
81. Just what the subject is has been
withheld. probably purposely.
Illustrious Potentate L. Whiting Estes
yesterday gave permission to the Orien-
tai Band to participate in the festivities
to be introduced at the Masonic base
ball game at American League Park for
the benefit of the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home. In doing so, he stated that
while Almas Temple and the mobiles of
the Mystic Shrine in the District of
Columbia were heart and soul" in the
/ event for the sake of the home. he would
have been somewhat embarrassed, in
view of the action taken by the I'm
perial Council recently in Minneapolis
had the ball game been an exclusively
Shrine event. We must care for our
widows and orphans as well as our
veterans who need our help" he said.
This is inculcated in the Shrine, and
for this reason I have given the benefit
of the doubt to the mobiles who COM
pose our Shrine team and to the ORR
entail Band to participate 1 sincerely
hope record breaking sum may be
realized" During the past week. the
concert that was to have been given by
Almas Temples Arab Patrol was in
definitely postponed, because the Shrine
is not going to have festivals of pleas
The officers of the Triangle Club OF
Master Masons of the Department of
Agriculture have announced an in
formal dance at the Arcade auditorium
Wednesday evening. President w. K.
Lucas has announced that there will be
no meeting OF the club in May. The
dance is described as "a general-get-
acquainted family night"
St Johns Lodge No Il. has an
nounced special communication Sat
urday evening, starting at O'Clock,
for both the E. A. and F. C. degrees.
Friday evening. the Masters Associa-
tion of 1917 presented the NJ. NJ. degree
for the lodge. and May 25 its own past
masters will do so. The latest lodge
bulletin contains an interesting article.
| Masonry and War" by Needham {.
Turnage.
Adoniram Council. No. 2. Royal and
/ Select Masters will meet in the chapter
chamber of Masonic Temple Thursday
evening at 1:30 O'Clock for the degrees.
Several distinguished candidates. are ex-
| pected.
At the last assembly Henry I-ansburgh
and Gratz Dunilum were greeted" The
| interest in the council is said to be in
creasing Light refreshments Will be
served Thursday evening.
The Grotto convention committee will
meet Tuesday. at Z pm. sharp in the
rooms of the Board of Trade, Star build
| ing.
Benjamin 3. French Lodge, No. Is.
Will have charge of the religious sery-
| ice at the Masonic and Eastern Star
, Home Sunday. May 81. Rev. G.. a. BAG
| chus viii offlciate.
| Order of the Eastern Star.