Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-01

this week. for both Almas Temple of
the Mystic Shrine and Kallipolis
Grotto of the Mystic Order of Yelled
Prophets are holding extraordinary
! sessions. previous to the departure
! of large delegations from both to at
tend conventions of their supreme
| bodies. Kallipolis Grotto will hold
forth at the New Willard tomorrow
evening with a large class of initiates
| and sthe slogan of "Old Reliable Sam
Shreve" and Treat EN- Rough" The
Grotto is contemplating more diff
culties" for prospective members, and
to escape these large number of
blue lodge Masons are said to be
hustling to get under cover to insure
themselves against higher cost of
living. Past Grand Monarch Edward
S. Schmid. "guardian of the fold" is
aiding Monarch Charles D. Shackel-
ford and his staff in supervising the
preparations for the ceremonial to-
| under Julius Hamper. will discourse
| metallic music: the Grotto Glee Club
will shake the air with verbal mel
ody. and Capt. Sam Shulman, with his
drill corps. will cover some very i'm
portant features of the evening,
fairies and whatnot in the pilgrim
age of the profane through the ele-
ments of nature to the peaceful bow
ers Of the faithful" Secretary Ed
ward W. Libbey has drawn upon the
wide fields of literature, grotesque
and sedate. in exploiting the session
in advance, and Chief Justice Charles
A. Stevens and Castleman P Boss,
master of ceremonies, are predicting
a warm time" regardless of the
| normal temperature. A buffet lunch
con and the elusive dreams of the
lighted cigar will supply additional
delights after the tempest of initia-
ton has abated.
With the usual dignity that char
acterizes the Shrine, Recorder Harri-
son Dingman Of Almas Temple has
prepared and issued to the nobility
handsome booklet, containing the Of
| fetal proclamation of illustrious Po-
| tentate l.. Whiting Estes, calling the
! faithful. with their camels and other
! accouterments. to assemble at Liberty
Hut (door No. 4. on LIST street north
evening. prepared for a mystic fight
whose possibilities surpass the flight
Of imagination and exceed the power
| OF human language to describe"
which in the parlance of the street is
COINS, some. Besides the solemn
the shadowy cavalcade across the
desert. the realistic representations.
the ordeal Of the dervishes and the
joyous chants and hosannas pro-
claiming the glorious apotheosis."
there will be yet something doing"
The fee and the red and white pass
port are essential to gain admission.
III the applicant can speak the Ian
suage Of our tribe" Mobiles from
tend the ceremonial, which is to be
the last great send-ofY Of the imperial
representatives, who are bent upon
landing Illustrious Potentate Estes in
the official line of the Imperial Coun-
ell. The fight of the Washington con-
! tingent in this direction has for its
slogan Remember Washington, the
National Capital of the Good Old U.
will be reinforced by the famous AL
! mas Patrol. fifty strong: by Almas
Temples new military band. under
Director Cello; by the unique Oriental
Stevens and drum majored by Henry
! Lansburgh. THE Rose Of Sharon" and
| by large delegation Of silent
psalmists:" who will sing the praises
making in all a detachment Of prob
ably 800 srong. The ceremonial book
| let contains fine individual sepia por-
Temple. and of Illustrious Potentate
| l.. Whiting Estes, as well as a group
, picture of the divan showing the
| ndnQSOIQcSI ana tHc HCHSIlSSt I1SH III
| Almas Temple" according to Its an
nouncement.
The convention Of the Supreme
| Prophets of the Enchanted Realm
will be held at Pittsburgh, Pa. June
! II and IS. Kallipolis Grotto's delega-
| ton will leave Washington Sunday
i in Pittsburgh the same evening at
| s o'clock. William Penn Hotel will be
the official headquarters
The Imperial Council of the Ancient
Arabic Order of Mobiles of the Mys-
| tic Shrine for North America viii
hold its sessions in indianapolis.
Ind. June 10. II and II. The Wash.
| of its slogan by a special train Satur-
day evening, June Z. at o'clock. with
a send off such as has never hereto
fore been accorded similar mission on
home Of Murat Temple, Sunday. June
8, about 2:40 o'clock in the afternoon.
with possibly a brief stop over at
viii land later. The patrol, bands land
| the fortunate ones. so the circular
| reads, will be quartered at the Den
| nison Hotel.
| Junior Warden Thomas !. Hartford
will head the line in the presentation
of the F.. C. degree in Potomac Lodge
! tomorrow evening.
Orient Commandery. Knights TEN,
plar. will have the orders OF the Reo
| Cross and Knights Of Malta tomor-
row evening. with several candidates.
| who. with others. will be knighted
| Wednesday evening in Potomac Com
mandery, which will have the Order
Of the Temple. presented by Fast
| Commander William X. Reeves. as.
sisted by other past commanders OF
! Potomac.
In addition to presenting the e. A.
degree Wednesday evening, Washing
| ton Centennial Lodge will discuss Its
proposed trip to Norfolk, June ~, ~
and 90 when its officers and degree
team, accompanied by their families.
present and prospective. VIII De the
on Saturday. June %, the ritualists
viii present the NJ NJ. degree for the
Virginia lodge. Past Master Leonard
| p Steuart and P. L. Rogers. with 1r-
win l.. Rose. who is looking after
the transportation. comprise the COM
| mittee on arrangements.
Pentalpha Lodge. No. %, is contem.
| Lodge of New York city, and at Its
| communication tomorrow evening
| will discuss the matter and also pre-
sent the f. A. degree.
| stansbury Lodge. No. "a. added SIS
| ter, Henry c. Stein. 10 still seriously
i'll at Sibley Hospital.
Maj. c. Fred Cook. Junior past mas
| ter Of Temple-Noyes Lodge, No. ~.
has time and energy enough not only