Evening star., 1918-03-31

The spring class Of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite will start Its
pilgrimage into the realms OF Masonic
mystery Tuesday evening at the Scot
tish Rite Cathedral, 433 Sd street north
west, opening with the fourth and hfth
degree ceremonials and continuing
thereafter every Tuesday evening with
one of the degrees. until May Is. when
the class will reach the degree OF
master of the Royal Secret" more
Familiarity known as the thlrty-secona
degree. The spring class this year IL
is said, opens with the promise OF being
a large and distinguished aggregation
of Masons, many of them already en-
rolled in defense OF their country.
Although the formal arrangement
with the government for the transfer
of the use of the cathedral was ratified
last Tuesday evening, the top door Oh
the building, where the degrees are pre-
sented, will still remain in the control
of the bodies of the Rite for Masonic
purposes, and admission thereto can be
gained by the members of the Rite
upon presenting their Identification
cards to the government watchman at
the main door. This applies as well to
the members of the Order of the East
ern Star on the occasions when that
body is in session.
Last Tuesday evening. also. John H.
Won Hermann, K C. c. H, the retiring
venerable master of Kadosh of Albert
Pike Consistory, was presented with a
massive symbolic jeweled ring. the
fourth token in the form OF a Masonic
Jewel which has been presented to him
by the local bodies of the Rite.
This afternoon at o'clock the LUX
Tenebris" ceremonial of relighting the
symbolic lights will take place in the
cathedral degree chamber. under the
auspices of Evangelist Chapter.
knights Rose Croix. The program will
include Dudley Bucks "Jubilate Dec in
c." by the choir. composed of Mrs. B. H
Smart. soprano; Mrs. John Humphrey,
contraito. Charles e. Myers, tenor, and
]. Walter Humphrey, basso, with Harry
G. Kimbal1 as organist. The choir will
sing also Shelley's "Hark. Hark, My
Soul" Vests The Lord Is Exalted"
Dudley Bucks Sing Alleluia Forth"
and. with the audience. America" Past
Venerable Master Arthur B. Hayes. K.
c. c. H, will deliver the address of the
day.
"A week from Tuesday evening Evan
geiist Chapter, knights Rose Croix,
viii hold its annual election of officers.
(new time) Illustrious Potentate L.
Whiting Estes. accompanied by prob
ably 200 members of A1mas Temple of
the Mystic Shrine, headed by band
and the Arab Patrol. will leave over
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for
Philadelphia, to attend the extraordi-
nary ceremonial session of Lu Lu Tenn
pie OF Philadelphia The party will be
met IN Philadelphia by a delegation
from Lu Lu Temple and will be enter
tanned with a banquet, in connection
with the ceremonial, at which. for the
first time since the ceremonial session
presented for the benefit of the Impe-
rial Council. in Buffalo. N. Y. the elab-
the highest forms of the rituahstic
services will be presented. Almas Tenn
pie is taking an unusual interest In
this pilgrimage because of the hit made
by Its Arab Patrol on its last visit,
when It's spectacular entrance with IL
lustrious Potentate Estes became the
talk of shrinedom. The mobiles are ex-
pecting something extraordinary on
this occasion. although the patrol is
keeping close-nlouthed about 1t. The
list of those who are to make the trip,
Potentate Estes says, will close Mon
day morning at 20 o'clock.
Wednesday evening. April 10. Almas
Temple will have its own extraordinary
spring ceremonial in the large BALI
room at the New Willard, in this city.
This. 1t Is said. is made necessary. not
SO much as an event Of pleasure. as TO
meet the demands of an exceptionally
large class of candidates, many of
whom are of the military and naval
service of the United States, who prefer
to receive the Shrine degrees in cere-
monial form because they are consid-
cred highly unique, as well as enter
tanning. The khaki boys" especially
many Of them have expressed it, and
Potentate Estes is determined that
their wish shall be granted. On this
occasion the rites peculiar to the feast
appropriate to the warlike spirit of the
times, and the desert flight" will in
troduce many novelties. besides the
Indispensable camels. Lu Lu Temple is
n gfs f4d
known as "oised Erot Avlas," to assist
in one part OF the ceremony, which is
said to be especially creepy" Past
Potentate Gibbs and Knight Com
bulls and bears. respectively, have been
conducting rather exciting contest
In what Potentate Estes calls a gum
shoe campaign" and the size and char
acter of the class. 1t Is said, will be in
the nature of a surprisel
Grand Master Lem Towers, jr.. and
Grand Matron Bena A. Barnhart of the
Grand Chapter. Order of the Eastern
Star, have united in card circular IN
all Freemasons and members of the
Order of the Eastern Star in the Dis
trict of Columbia, in the interest of
members who are brought to Wash
tngton by the great war work now on
to the end of finding them good homes
affair prices during their stay. The
circular sets forth that 1T is not only
patriotic, but a fraternal duty that
requires that these people be looked
after properly. Local Masons and
members of the Eastern Star are asked
to see II they can arrange to provide
rooms and board for them and to notify
Charles J. James, war homes secretary
Masonic Temple, 13th street and New
York avenue. The card circular is SO
printed that the information desired
can easily be Alled in.
The active high priests of Royal Arch
Masonry were given the degree of an
notnted high priest at the convention
held in the chapter chamber, Masonic
Temple, last evening. No advance in
formation of the meeting was furnish
ed for publication.
La Fayette Lodge, No. 10, Thursday
evening. in lodgeroom No. 1, will have
as its guest Ygnacio Bonillas. ambas-
sador from Mexico. and a past officer
OF the Grand Lodge of Arizona. who
will deliver an address on Masonry In
Mexico" He will be followed by Past
Master w. i. K. Barrett of Concordfa
Lodge, No. IS, Baltimore. Md, who will
talk on Masonry and Patriotism. |"
Special music is promised by the choir.
and Master Charles T. Matthews has
issued a general invitation to the fra
ternity to be present.
Grand Monarch Edward s. schnnid of