Evening star., 1917-03-04

! (kreisler) and "Moment Musicale
Lschubert). Harry Waller; voice. Hay;
Happy Song" CDel Riego). Miss Mary
| thompson; piano, Concerto No.
Scherzo" G.Itolff), Miss Kathryne
Bouck. Mr.. Frank Norris Jones. sec
ond piano. Accompanists-Mr.C Chrlstl-
ami Mr.. Thompson, Mr.. King and Mrs
| Delphinc V. Brown.
| A program UNIQUE in character will
be presented wednesday afternoon at
the stated communication of King Sol
omon Lodge. when the NJ. NJ. degree
will be presented, past masters of the
various lodges who are also members
OF the Independent Order OF Odd Eel
lows offlciating.
| A buffet luncheon will be served III
the banquet hall at 12 o'clock.
| Grand Master OF Odd Fellows ITvins
r. Schwinger. accompanied by the fol
lowing past grand masters, will he
Thomas W: Fowler, Thomas ]. Gates,
. ]. Thomas Petty. Frank f. Rapp grand
secretary, William J. Rich, Richard
, II Sorrell. Edgar D. Thompson. John
Is. Ward, John II. Wood and Alexander
NJ. Dociery. past grand master Of Odd
Fellows and of Masons Of Missouri.
The following members. prominent
in both fraternities, will have charge
Of the work: Joseph r. Fague. Thomas
S. Sergeon. Charles D. Shaokleford,
Dan c. Vaughan. Emmett NJ. Carter.
William NJ. Wales, Henry II. Bur
roughs William T. Galliher. John r.
Wright, Adolphus Guide, William F..
GUIDE. William H. Fugett, Delos W.
Thayer and Charles H. Bradley.
The New Jerusalem Lodge, No. Q. ac-
cording to announcement OF Master w.
F. Harding. will have til. y. A. degree
Thursday evening.
Master Warren +. Rohr of Hope
Ledge, No. 20, announces the r. C. de-
gree for Friday evening and the NJ. NJ.
degree at. q special the evening of
March u.
Grand High Priest William W. Jer-
name will deliver an address before
Friday evening, when also there will be
business Of importance considered.
The capitular craft is invited.
Mount Pleasant Royal Arch Chapter.
No. IS. will be the guest OF Columbia
chapter. No. Is. Q. F.. s., at its sixth
anniverssry celebration the evening Of
degree Friday evening.
Monarch T. S. Goldsmith. in the an
nouncement Of the inaugural ceremonial
Of kallipolis Grotto. Mystic Order of
Yelled Prophets, at the New Willard the
evening of March Is. said the high cost
OF living will be lost sight OF in an elabo-
rate program of novel and entertaining
features besides those which are inevi-
table to the large class to be ferried over
the River StyX. Old Charon. he says, has
picked out his ieakiest transport to insure
excitement, ey~ II grotto submarines Of
the 'spilly' kind fail to lift their peri
scopes Grand Monarch William J. Cross
will be the guest of honor and visiting
prophets from Baltimore, Philadelphia
New York and Richmond have signified
their intention of being present 4 fea-
ture of the ceremonial will be the feast
that follows Immediately after the cere-
monies, and as to that much might be
said to tempt the prophet who might feel
inclined to overlook the other pleasures
Edwin T. Barclay of Azim Grotto. New
I ork city. was a visitor to the city dur
Ing the past week. He came to reserve
who will come to the Supreme Council
convention June II. IL and 49, Other re-
ports indicate that the attendance of
prophets and their families on that oc-
the novel features of the attendance will
be the bridal special Of one of the west
ern grottoes. whose name is withheld
Fifteen newly welded couples will give
the name to the train. and their grotto
sponsors propose to make their coming
an occasion for extraordinary display and
attention.
Chairman William F. GUIDE and secre-
tary Tom Grant Of the general commit
tee in charge Of local arrangements say
the outlook is most promising for the
convention. The work Of the subcom-
mittees is progressing smoothly and sat
isfactorfly, and indications point to gen.
erous preparations on the part Of the
people Of Washington for the memorable
week in June, when Edward s. Schmid.
their popular fellow townsman, win be
national office within the gift of the
Yelled Prophets Of America
The mobiles and initiates fortunate
1ph 70 M HI
monial session of Almas Temple Of the
Mystic Shrine Saturday evening March
IL. 1t is said, will witness one of the
most elaborate Shrine ceremonial fea-
lures ever staged in Washington, and
one which cannot be repeated in GER
tain respects for many years at least
1t is expected there will be a triple
class of initiates of seventeen each,
the aim being to symbolic the num-
bers three and seventeen. which have
peculiar Shrine Significance.
The colossal feature-of the ceremonial
VIII be the presentation Of the dra-
matte and operatic scenic spectacle. the
Lhassa Khan Mahdi. or Persian
duction will include the entire mem
bership of the patrol and of the ORR
entail Band. augmented by three grand
opera singers from New York who are
memo oers OF the Shrine. The rehearsals
thus far held give high promise it is
said. OF thoroughly successful pro-
duction. The music is especially weird
and beautiful. and the dramatic incl
dents at times are said to be most i'm
pressive.
The patrol, under Capt Louis C. Will
son. will have charge Of the dramatic
incidents. and the Oriental Band, un-
der Director Charles A. Stevens. Of the
musical portion. except the big solos
and the impressive trio at the climax.
Two new and unique instruments do
mated to the band recently on behalf
of the Bulls and Bears will be heard
for the first time in this production.
Noble c. Fred Cook. director of the
supplemental attractions. states there
will be seventeen in all, divided into
three important groups. symbolixing
"Anticipation.'' Revelation, and "Medi-
tation." They will also symbolic the
third month and seventeenth day: the
three blue lodge degrees and the "sev-
enteen- mysteries" and the third grand
ceremonial of the seventeenth poten-
tate. l.. Whiting Estes is the seven
teenth potentate Of Alma3 Temple. and
the ceremonial the third OF the "supe-
rior class during his reign thus far.
Efforts were made by Potentate Estes
TO secure authority for public pre-
sentation of "the SCROLL for the benefit
OF the Masons of the District. after the
ceremonial: but he was informed that
its esoteric character from the Shrine
standpoint made this impossible 1t is
unlikely 1t will be presented again in
Washington, even under Shrine au-
spices. for years to come.
Resolutions expressive of gratitude
and appreciation were adopted by the
Oriental Band and sent to Past Po-
tentate Gibbs and Noble Henry Ian