Evening star., 1918-07-07

Theater, will not only surpass the
record of recent years in Shrine cir
cles, but will send It's echoes into the
far-ofr. trenches on the great battle
line of Europe. The occasion is more
than extraordinary, it is unique. for 1t
will mark the flight of a caravan the
like of which has never before been
seen from the mo mans land" of
Freemasonry. according to Shrine
! GEOGRAPHY, into 'sthe mystic mecca
whose light is always perfect peace
and lasting friendship"
Several notable classes have been
furnished by the famous "Buns ana
~Bears'' of Almas Temple, under the
guiding hands. of Past Potentate James
Court Of Honor Henry Lansburgh: for
exaltation to the rank of noble Of the
Mystic Shrine" but never before has a
full shrine squadron" Of zoo "wan-
one Of whom is clad in the livery of
liberty, the service uniform OF the
United States of America. For this
particular reason the occasion prom
ises to be memorable
Nor has 1llustrious Potentate L.
whiting Estes overlooked the fmpor-
tance of the event, but he. with the
sage advice and counsel of Past I'M
perial Potentate Harrison Dingman,
has framed a program for the occa-
sion which is designed to impress It
self indeIibly upon the memory of the
militant tribesmen as well as furnish
an object lesson to the full-fiedged
noble as to what Almas Temple really
can do when put to the test. Not only
has he enlisted the special services OF
his Ss.an headed by the warlike Mai.
Louis C. Wilson, himself man In
khaki as well as seasoned noble,
and assisted by Capt. Sydney R. ia
cobs. a hero of the Spanish war:
turer on many fields of danger. and
John A. Ellinger. whose tales of the
piratical Spanish seas of old have
often brought the shudder into timtd
frames in times of peace, but he has
called to his support even such re-
doubtable exemplars of Shrine mys-
terry and merriment as Past Poten-
tates Harry Standiford, William 3.
GUIDE, Carter B. Keene. Francis As
bury Sebring. Roe Fulkerscn and the
full array of the roster in more recent
years to counsel and devise ways and
means of impressing the warlike boys
from the nearby camps ana canton
ments with what it means to be a no.
BILE of the Mystic Shrine. and espe-
cially a noble of Almas Temple ~,
The Gayety Theater has been Sc
lected for the ceremonies as Offering.
perhaps, the best available facilities
for the peculiar dramatic features
that are to be introduced. including
whirlwinds and the famous attack of
the Max Bar, all of which enter into
the ritual of 1.-The Rhamazan," which
has been selected.
: At 7:30 o'clock sharp the alarm
will be sounded, the red, white and
blue parchments vised and the fez-
topped hosts marshaled for the cara
van. The seating capacity Of the the
ater is said to be ample to meet the
demands of elder shieks who cannot
take part in the flight. as well as
visitors from other oases. number Of
whom will be of high rank and dignity.
Acacia Lodge. No. IS. will have
special communication at pm. Tues
day evening for the. F. C. degree.
/ which will be followed later with
the T.. A. degree. the wardens of the
lodge, Harry H. R. Helwig and Sam
uei T. Farmer. in the order named.
heading the official line. With more
many of them already "over there"
the lodge has named a committee to
procure and unfurl a service flag,
with appropriate ceremonies. Past
Master Delos NJ. Carter has resigned
his position in the Department of
Agriculture and removed to Charles
ton. w. Va. Past Master James II.
Windsor has just received his COM
mission in the military service.
De Molay Commandery. No. 4.
Knights Templar, will open in .spe-
ctal conclave at pm. Tuesday Cor
the presentation of the Orders of the
Red Cross. Malta and Temple. Visit
ing knights will be welcomed. No
further conclaves will be held during
July and August.
Columbia Commandery. No. 2. be-
ginning with a special conclave at
pm. Friday. had the three orders
claves scheduled for July and August
Dinner was served in the banquet
hall at $50 o'clock. The service flag
of the commandery bears forty-eiSht
stars.
Pentalpha Ledge. No. %. was host
to the Masons Of The Evening Star
Monday evening, and the latter. in
turn, furnished the cast for the M. NJ.
degree, which was presented for the
benefit of two members of The Stars
composing room staff Past Master
the station of master; Past Master
John NJ. Castell of st. Johns. that of
senior warden; Past Master F. Fran
els Kfmmel Of PentaiSha, that of Ju-
Corwin of Dawson. was senior dea-
con: Past Master James u. Casebeer
of King Solomon. Junior deacon, also
master during part Of the degree; J.
q. Cromwell Of Pentalpha. senior stew
ard; Howard Fleming Of Myron N.
Parker. junior steward; Charles p.
johnson. master of King Solomon.
marshal, and Past Master I. b. Field
Of Pentalpha, secretary. Others of
The Star who assisted we're William
8. Macdonald. Dexter s. Hussey. Fred
Decker. George W. Ford. L: Charles
pington. DR.. c. A. Linthicum Harry
c. Simpson and Ira 8. Madden. The
Star delegation, which included many
others who had no part in the cere-
monies. was received in a body by
Master Arthur NJ. Poynton and re-
sponded through its spokesman. Past,
Master Gordon. Later in the evening.
Master Poynton. in behalf of CO.
workers In The Star composing room.
presented to n. W. strausb4ush
taipha Lodge. symbolic gold pins. to
commemorate their part in the ex-
ercises Of the evening. Light refresh
ments were served at the close. E,
Monarch A n. Rogers Of Kallipolis
Grotto announces the appointment of
Past Monarch P. r. Pullman as chair
prepare for the annual "Grotto. day.
at Camp Good VIII this year. when
tho prophets, with the Grotto Band.
make sort Of summer Santa Claus
trip to the camp with things good to
eat and toys for the children there. It
sttkuted this annual event and. who
laA since drawn other Masonic organ
EA$fons to follow the lead Of the Grot-
~. The date for this years celebra-