Evening star., 1918-05-26

$ Friday-Almas Temple. Mystic Shrine, }
ceremonial, New Willard.
Temple-Noyes Lodge, No. 80, will do
the war duty this week, meeting
Saturday afternoon at 8 o'clock and
presenting the E. A. F. C. and NJ. NJ.
degrees for the benefit of candidates
"on their way to France"
The spring class of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite bodies, now
numbering eighty members. one Of
the largest of its kind, Will be grad
uated with the thirty-second degree.
Master of the. Royal Secret" Tues
day evening. only to be followed lit
tie more than week later by an
emergency class" numbering proba-
bodies of the rite will convene June
s. The urgency is due to the call of
war and the desire of zoo of Americas
young fighting men to align them
selves with Scottish Rite Freemasonry
and it's benefits abroad.
Robert de Bruce Council, knights
Kadosh. will hold its usual session
Tuesday evening to prepare for the
class of June 8. Tuesday evening, also.
Elmer E. Simpson, K. c. c. H, will
complete his tenth anniversary as Sec
retary of the bodies.
Secretary General John H. Cow:es
returned to the city last week and
Friday made trip to Mount Vernon
Washington, who is a member of the
rite. Sovereign Grand Commander
George Fleming Moore returned Fri
day evening.
The special communication of Myron
M ParEar Todoa No oI which WAS
scheduled for Wednesday evening, has
been called off. The E. A degree will
be presented by the lodge Tuesday
evening, June 4.
Unusual reticence is being main
tanned In both Shrine and Grotto cir
cles concerning the working details
of the big base ball game June Is, for
the Masonic and Eastern Star Home.
1t is said that besides the sporting
end of the contest there are to be
demonstrations by the "eccentrics' OF
both the Shrine and the Grotto to
make the event a mirthful one for the
benefit of the audience. Grudges
are to be settled after the fashion OF
both corps of funmakers in the ef-
fort to '.put one over on the other
fellow" no matter which side wins
Almas Temple will give its spring
Shrine ceremonial Friday evening In
New Willard Hotel. The class is an
unusually large one and will receive
special attention at the hands of the
active sheiks of the temple who are
Of the desert" The Arab Patrol. un-
der command of Capt. Charles D.
ShackeIford, at its meeting Thursday
night. after doing honor to Noble
James Holinger, who was presented
with a handsomely engraved silver
rjoarofta holder hearing the Shrine
emblem, because of exceptional serv-
fee as chairman of the general COM
mittee in charge of the March ball OF
the patrol, which is considered one OF
sented in Washington. busted itself
both with the details of the ceremo-
nial. in which it is to be most Inn
portant factor, and with the escort
of Illustrious Potentate L. Whiting
Estes to the forthcoming session OF
the Imperial Council. at Atlantic City,
which opens June 4. Potentate Estes,
with Past Imperial Potentate Harri-
son Dingman. life member of the
Imperial Council, and Representatives
Henry Lansburgh. F. Lawrence Walk
er and James T. Gibbs. past potentate.
will leave Washington at $40 am.
June 2. for Atlantic City. where they
will make their headquarters at the
Traymore. The patrol will leave at
noon the next day, being delayed by
its equipment to be used in "the
cai1iff's escort of honor" that will be
rendered Potentate Estes during the
session. 1t will be under command of
Capt. Shackelford.
The ceremonial Friday evening, 1t is
said. will have a special Henry Lans-
burgh feature, the details of which
have not been made public, and the
liberty watch" awarded to the best
the recent drive" will be presented
to F. Lawrence Walker. A second
watch will be presented to the noble
who made the next highest sale rec
ord.
At its last meeting, La Fayette
Lodge. No. 10. named committee
headed by Junior Warden George A.
Maddox to endeavor, with the consent
of the authorities, to visit Masonic
brethren at Walter Reed Hospital and
TO keep them in touch with their home
lodges and afford them such comfort
and sympathy as may be possible
"Wednesday evening the lodge will
start at o'clock with the E. A. and
F. c. degrees. Master c. E. Matthews
has extended a general invitation es-
pecially to men in uniform who are
master Masons.
Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter,
No. Will have two teams for the
Royal Arch tomorrow evening
George c. Whiting Lodge, No. %. is
going to combine a patriotic with a
memorial service Wednesday evening.
when the NJ. NJ. degree also is to be
presented. The members have been
urged to bring their friends, especial
ly those in uniform. Cards of admis-
sion have been issued for the occa-
sion. which is to be exceptional in
character.
''Det" Matthews. one of the most ac-
tive Templars of Columbia Command
cry. No. 2. and an equally ardent
Shriner of Almas Temple, who has re-
Gently taken a notion 'to get back on
earth again." after period of sick
ness, recently told Deacon Charles
Long of Hope Lodge, also a Columbia
'shouter." that his indfsposition had
been due to serious reflections upon
well spent life. but he had found
them Improbable and was now en-
gagged in, mad rush to settle with
the kaiser and get we'll" Messrs.
Matthews and Long made a famous
campaign in Columbia Commandery
some time ago in favor of Dixie" as
the national hymn.
Washington Centennial Lodge of1-
GERS. degree team and a goodly es-
cort Saturday evening a week ago
covered themselves with glory and
had an unusually good time on a visit
of Richmond. Va. Master Griges of
that lodge and a committee met the
Washington party at the station and
gave them a sightseeing trip around
the old Confederate capital, enter
tanned them at dinner at Masonic
Temple and delivered an address of
welcome that the party is still talking
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