Evening star., 1918-07-14
~ Fratern1t1es ~

Wednesday another special at pm.
FOR the F. c. degree, with Junior war.
den Tate officiating, assisted by Past
| Master Kahn. followed later in the
evening with the e. A. degree, when
| Senior Deacon George F. Hoover will
| head the line.
La Fayette Lodge, No. 10. announces
| a large class for the e. A. degree
Thursday evening. when Master G. +.
| whose families are out of town to
! spend an evening with the lodge and
| to invite, each of them. a brother in
| uniform.
Past Monarch p. R. Pullman has
| named July 81 as the date for the an
nual pilgrimage of Kallipolis Grotto
of the Yelled Prophets to Camp GOOD
Will. Details as to the start are to pc
given later. but in the meanwhile the
prophets are adjured to make full and
appropriate preparation to give the
children at the camp and their moth.
ers the time of their lives with a still
further thought for their material
welfare in the future. One OF the fea-
lures of the annual outing of Kallipo-
lis Grotto at Chesapeake Beach Au-
gust IA will be the boardwalk pa
rade, in which Past Grand Monarch
Schmidt's famous three-horn goat VIII
be an important feature, in the speciai
custody of Castleman T. BOSS. VINO
alone has the skill to handle the curl
osity Monarch Allen H. Rogers is con-
.emplating a midsummer ceremonial.
Grand Chaplain Hugh T. Stevenson
of the Grand Lodge, who has been
pastor of the Bethany Baptist Church.
at I'd street and Rhode Island avenue
has been overwhelmed with congratu-
lations on his silver anniversary as
minister. which was celebrated
Thursday and is still continuing. HIS
famous Bible class that captured a
large group of Masonic scholars. m
cluding Roe Fulkerson who, IT is salo,
really learned to preach and conduct
services in 1t. is one of the notaole
achievements of his pastoral and Ma
sonic work in the District. DR.. Ste
venson has also. in an unobtrusive
way. accomplished much for Masonry
in the trenches and war work for the
boys abroad, 1t is said.
Expressions of keen regret were
general at the Shrine ceremonial Wed
nesday evening at the absence OF IL
lustrious Potentate L, Whiting Estes.
was the first ceremonial he had ever
missed since becoming potentate. and
1t affected him much in view of the
fact that the Wednesday session. as
the result OF MS JUL ehii'
bear" committees and himself. was
pronounced one of the best In the
history of Almas Temple. Past Po-
tentate Francis A. Sebring' did the
donors as potentate for the occasion.
and behind it all. it was declared. was
the best effort Of Henry Lansburgh,
which Roe Fulkerson said meant
something in Almas Temple OF the Mys-
tic Shrine. The officials and mobiles
tea of
Harry Jarboe. who donated the theater
for the ceremonial and then supple
mented it with a bit Of the entertain
ment which has made 1t famous.
Charlie Shackelford's Arab Patrol was
especially in evidence and the flag tab
and featuring the flags Of the allies was
unusually beautiful and effective, stir
ring the large audience to real enthu-
siasm.
A reception is to be given by the
Branch Club of Camp Holabird. Md.
September IA. The committee in
charge contemplates as one OF the
features a large parade. in which sew
eral bands. both Army and civilian.
will participate. A program Of music
and speeches by prominent speakers
from all parts Of the country also Is
promised. To accommodate the large
number ,of, guests expected one OF the
downtown theaters will be used in
stead of the Masonic Temple.
A movement is now on foot to or
ganize another branch of the Ashlar
Club at Camp Quantico. Va Capt.
Millard J. Holmes, who represents the
Ashlar Club of Washington. and Capt.
Jonas F. Bitterman. the Ashlar Club
of Baltimore, will formulate the
plans.
Col. David Busch, past commissary
of Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter.
No. {. and commissary general OF
Orient Commandery, No. S. Knights
Templar, has gone. according to his
annual custom. to White sulphur
Springs, west Virginia, for the sum
mer months.