Evening star., 1918-02-24

Company L, Home Defense Rifles.
Capt. Charles T. Jesse commanding.
will have its regular drill with rifles
tomorrow evening promptly at O'Clock
Instructions in guard mount also VIII
be given and the company viii be dis
missed promptly at o'clock. The drill
will take place at the Scottish Kite
Cathedral. 4as Cd street northwest This
company is composed principally OF
Scottish Rite Masons.
Albert Pike Consistory, NJ. r. s. Tues
day evening. will stage the thirty-frst
degree. one of the most imposing OF
all, in full ceremonial form at the Scot
tish Rite Cathedral. Previous thereto
Robert de Bruce Council. knights IA
dosh. will hold business meeting.
Saturday evening the usual Khaki
dance will be held in the assembly
room of the cathedral. when men IN
the uniform of the United States mill
tary or naval service will have exciu-
sive privileges Those not in uniform
will be entertained in the billiard. card
and chess rooms. Henry Lansburgn,
K c. c. H. is chairman of the committee
in charge of the arrangements and his
assistants are Roe Fulkerson. X c. c
H., and Sulaimaan David. K. c. c. H.
Capt Ellwood P AIorey has been pro-
moted to the general staff of the Home
Defense Rifles.
The Maundy Thursday exercises of
the Scottish Rite bodies. including the
extinguishment of the symbolic lights.
win take place in the cathedral the
evening of March IS. The lights will
be rekindled Easter Sunday afternoon,
March 81, at o'clock.
Shrine activities in the near future
will include a cerern onial session March
Is. Potentate l.. Whiting Estes says. if
a suitable hall can be obtained. March
II Alrlas Temples famous Arab Patrol
will give its nnUch-taIked-of st. Pat
rick's day dance at Rauscher's. with
dancing at 9 pm. and refreshments
The affair will be informal. April 3
Almas Temple of this city and Eoun.i
Temple of Baltimore will be the guests
of Lu Lu Temple of Philadelphia at
.grand ceremonial session IN the Metro
politan Opera House. at which the IA
nous scenery used at the session of the
Imperial Council in Buffalo which has
been procured by Lu Lu Temple. Will
form the background for the cere-
monies The Washington Shriners will
leave Washington at ! pm. on the day
-nf the session be Joined by Boumi Tenn
pie at Baltimore and be entertained at
dinner in Philadelphia by Lu Lu Tenn
pie At the Philadelphia session Po-
tentate Estes viii recite the famous
Nougat ell khandi.' an ancient Ara
bian poem which some shrine autfioc-
ft1es credit with inspiring the founda-
tion of the order. II is usually present.
. ed with an elaborate orchestral accom-
paniment, and. as Lu Lu Temple has
famous band and orchestra. the poem
promises to be one of the big features
of the session. The potentate will be
accompanied by his full divan and
body bearers" whose sensational en-
trance at a former session of Lu Lu
Temple created talk throughout shrine
dom for year II is a shrine trait for
one potentate to spring a surprise on
another on such occasions, it is said,
and, as d rule. Alnias Temples 'tcoun-
ell OF the ancients" and her Arab Pa
troll may be depended upon for some-
thing distinctly unusual
The new Masters Association for
1913. which. it is said, is to make
speciality Of the NJ. NJ degree in the
various lodges during the current Ma
sonic year. will give it's first presenta-
ton OF the degree in Pentalpha Lodge
NO. 23, Monday evening, March 4 No
announcement has been received of the
lineup for the occasion
Dawson Lodge, No. Is, will have the
=. C. degree tomorrow evening and
Master William H. Murray has sent out
= call for the past masters of the lodge
under the captain Lost. Strayed or
Stolen
Maj c. Fred Cook, master of Temple
Noyes Lodge, No -, in announcing the
e A degree in the lodge Thursday
evening makes a personal plea for a
record attendance "to greet several
brethren from Petersburg Va, real
men and real Masons. who are doing
wonderful work in encouraging and
adding to the general welfare of the
thousands of strangers in their midst.
the soldiers of the S0th Division, Ma
tional Army"
Master Elmer c. Wood of Lebanon
Lodge. No Z. in announcing the E A
degree for Friday evening invites at
tentlon to gallant array of captains
lieutenants and some priyates, number
Ing fortv-two in all. who make I'D the
roll of honor of the lodge in the mill
tary and naval forces of the United
States at the present time. The list is
headed by Col. Nelson Gapen. U. S. A.
Rev Hugh T. Stevenson, chaplain of
tne Grand Lodge of the District who
feil recently, with disastrous results to
MS right shoulder and arm, was out
Tuesday, busily engaged in his usua
duties, although swathed in a liberal
supply OF bandages. The surgeons he
SAID, are not comforting in their ex-
pectations. "but l am trusting in God
and taking my medicine"
The new official line of Washington
Royal Arch Chapter. No .. as recently
elected and installed, is as follows:
George L. Lohrer- high priest; Homer
vela. king: William Murry, scribe
John A. Colburn, secretary, Louis ia
cobson, treasurer: Frank Ketchurn.
captain of the host: Fred Hodge. prin.
cfpal sojourner; G. f. StrinefelIow,
royal arch captain; James W. Crigier.
master of the third vail: NJ Petit.
master of the second vail and w w
Fleming, sentinel. The foregoing list
was furnished by G. f. Stringfellow
who states that the CHAPTER is to have
an open meeting in the near future for
blue lodge Masons at which several
members of Congress will deliver ad-
dresses.
Leslie Gillis the newly installed king
of Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter
No. 3, will head the official line in the
mark degree tomorrow eyenin%when
fifteen candidates are expected High
Friest George r. Davis states this will
be the first degree work since the chap
= ter Installed its new officers, and he is
: looking for large turnout of the mem
bers.
Eureka Royal Arch Chapter, No. 4,
S observed Washington's birthday by the
address on Washington by Rev. Walter
z. Smith. grand chaplain of the Grand
Royal Arch Chapter.
The Trewel Club composed of Master
Aasons employed in the Department OF
the Intafior. Thursday evening had sew
a.