Evening star., 1918-05-19
~ Fratern1t1es ~

tentate of Almas Temple Of the Mys,
tic Shrine and an active memner enasn o. o.
Yelled Prophets of the Enchantee
Realm. He is one of the most active
of Washington's business men;
member of the Washington Board ol
Trade. former president OF tns
washington Chamber of Commerce
and a member of the Merchants ane
Manufactures Association. with
wide history of civic activities.
George c. Whiting Lodge. No. 90. is
lgoing to have patriotic communica
Ition a week from Wednesday evening
May 20. for the NJ. NJ. degree. whlcn
will be followed with special features
Admission will be by card.
The Ashlar Club will have its las,
meeting before the summer holidays
on June s, when Gilbert c. Wilson. 9
noted contonment singer. will nave
charge of the entertainment. The
club is endeavoring to secure a hall
large enough to invite all the service
linen in and near the city. In the
membership contest Capt. H. n. Sker-
Irett's khaki team" of the War De-
partment is leading F. f. Brittons
Hubert 6. Mclean has appointed Capt.
Millar ]. Holmes to represent the club
in Baltimore. and Capt. Henry w.
Ross to represent it In France. Inc
club boasts of having more Shriners
in its membership than any organlza-
tion of its kind in the District. Po-
Itentate l.. Whiting Estes is an hon
orary member.
The Arab Patrol of Almas Temple
has decided that Illustrious Potentate
L. Whiting Estes shall have rare
honor when he attends the session OF
the imperial council at Atlantic City
n. j., June 2. BY unanimous vote
it has decided that 1.-The califf's guard
and commanded by Capt. Charles D.
Sha ackelford, shall be his escort. This
| guard is not only composed of sixty
of the picked men of the patrol. ex-
perts in the fancy drill movements.
but. according to shrine regulations.
elaborate.
Arrangements are progressing for
the big shrine ceremonial in the New
Willard the evening Of May 81. The
large class already accumulated is
said to be growing in numbers. The
ceremonial will be that of KEN
| Kiplam Koo" (the Arab feast of joy)
and 1t will be its first presentation In
| Washington. A fine musical score is
| one of its features.
| Imperial Treasurer william 8.
Brown, the 300-pound pride Of the
| imperial council of the A. A. o. N.
| NJ. s., was in the city the past week
and left his benediction with the local
Kallipolis rotto is planning to give
an entertainment complimentary to
soldiers and sailors early in June in
the Billy Sunday Tabernacle. Master Of
Ceremonies Charles A. Stevens is
Shrevc vice chairman. with the fol-
lowing assistants: Past Monarchs
p. r. Pullman. r. r. Dickey. I. s.
Goldsmith. George H. Emmons. jr..
L: Whiting Estes. Henry Lansburgh.
William F. GUIDE. Julius Hamper. Bert
Palmer. JacQue Heidenheimer. Kirk c.
| Miller. Harry Taylor and Philip Mach
man, sr.
| 1t is the intention to stage one OF
the finest and most elaborate enter
tainments yet given in honor of SOL
diers and sailors. The first rehearsal
will be held Tuesday evening. May 81.
ing. 1886 G street northwest
Prophet A. J. Walker is rounding up
his players ir anticipation of the
base ball game between the shrine
and grotto for the benefit of the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home. June
Is. Several Of the grotto's former
players have responded to the colors
| and will not be able to participate in
the game.
Grand Monarch Edward s. Schmid,
who. with his daughter Florence, has
been absent since February on a tour
OF visitations throughout the United
States and Canada. returned Thurs
Day esSnnE .as HE af met To,
cts and escorted to his home. The
grand monarch speaks in glowing
| terms Of srotto activities throughout
the country. All grottoes are flourish
ing and aiding wonderfully in war
work. fed Cross. liberty loan and
| the grand officers was held in Buffa-
10 last Saturday to discuss pre-con-
vention plans. The annual convention
Of the Supreme Council will be held
quarters will be at the Hotel Chitten-
den and prophets have been admonished
| to make hotel reservations as far in
advance as possible.
Mt. Horeb. Royal Arch Chapter No
| I. presented the past and most excel
lent master degrees for a large class
Tuesday evening. High Priest F.
Francis kimmel announces the royal
arch degree for the next convocation,
May 28.
Naval Lodge. No. 4. will have the
NJ. NJ. degree at q special at o'clock
| Thursday evening. This degree usu-
ally attracts many newly made Masons
to Naval Lodge.
1t has been found necessary to call
q special tconvocation of Albert Pike
Consistory and the other bodies of
| the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of the District for June 8. when
all the degrees from the fourth to
the thirty-second will be given a
class of from 100 to 200 candidates.
| This remarkable increase in appli-
cations for Scottish Rite membership
/ IL said to be due almost entirely to
| war exigencies. The spring class of
the rite. which will receive the high
est degree May %. already numbers
| would not be surprising. II 1t ran con-
siderably beyond that number. The
class for June 8. however, is in addi-
| tion thereto. 1t is explained, and will
be composed mainly Of men in the
military or naval service of the
United States who are anticipating
| orders for overseas duty.
| Grand Monarch Edward S. Schmid
Of the Mystic Order of Yelled Proph-
cts. with his daughter Florence. ar
day. receiving a typical grotto well
come on his return He has been
away three months to the day visit
ing grottos all over the country and
Canada and especially looking after
the establishment Of new grottos on
tho Pacific coast and in British Co
i lumbia.
In some of the important places
! visited in Canada, where new grottos
had been arranged for. he found the
/ men had all gone in response to the
call to the colors. AS a rule, he says.