Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-18

Kallipolis Grotto will have charge
of the services at the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home at $50 this after
noon. A program has been arranged
by Past Monarch George II. Emmons,
jr.. who will preside. and all prophets
are urged to attend. Rev. J j. Dia-
mond. rector of St. Andrews Church.
will conduct the religious services
and the Grotto Band and Glee Club
will contribute musical numbers.
The Masonic Clubs of the District will
give their big welcome home" to the
returned soldiers. sailors and marines
at Liberty Hut Wednesday evening.
and Chairman Charles A. Stevens Is
hoping that every Mason IN Wasning.
ton will be on hand to swell the welcome
and show the boys from overseas how
glad the Masons are to have them home
again. Seats will be held in reserve for
the service men until 7:45 pm. At 8
o'clock the big show will begin and no
one Is willing to predict when it will
be over. 1t is almost as impossible TO
tell all that is going to happen. for the
program, for length and elaboration IS
expected to eclipse anything OF the kind
the Masons have ever yet attempted.
and they have pulled off some pretty
big events since the kaiser went amcck.
Vice President Marshall is expected to
be the orator of the occasion, and it is
said he never disappoints. Almas Tenn
pies new military band is going to be
big feature with it's musical program
and Almas Temples Arab Patrol is
going to give the most evolutionary
drill exhibition it has ever attempted.
Kallipolis Grotto of the Yelled Prophets
also will be represented with its man.
moth Glee Club. and DR.. James Shera
Montgomery will add to the eloquence
of the occasion. Mrs. Flora Brylawsh
will contribute a galaxy of irresistible
songs and Mrs. Brylawski requires no
introduction to a Washington audience
as a singer Joe Grant, the famous
wrestler. with suitable opponent, will
contribute a wrestling bout. The ia
nous acrobatic comiques in this weeks
bill at the Cosmos will contribute a
number and Keith's Theater has prom
Used to send a fine act of high-class
vaudeville. Then there will be United
States senators and representatives in
Congress. with scores of other features.
1t is proposed to make the occasion I'M
forgettable.
Past High Priests Major. wetmore.
Caldwell. Mcdonald, Holt, Tompkins.
Riesberg. Sieverling and Hall. past and
sonry. will furnish the cast for the Royal
Arch degree in Capitol Chapter. No. II.
at the special tomorrow evening.
With a class unprecedented in. the
history of the Scottish Rite in the
District of Columbia, so large. in fact,
that 1t had to be divided. because it
overtaxed the facilities of the spa
cious auditorium of the cathedral at
Sd and E streets northwest, the Scot
fish Rite bodies Of the District closed
their spring reunion. or rather closed
it SO far as the international class"
is concerned, Thursday evening, when
Maj. Gen. James D. McLachlan, c. B..
D. s. o.. attached to the military STAFF
of the British embassy, and sS5 other
thirty-second degree, Master of the
Royal Secret" in full ceremonial
form. with elaborate musical accom-
paniment. The thirty-first and thirty
second degrees were given for Gen.
McLachlan's benefit, at the request Of
native land and by direction Of Sow
ereign Grand Commander George
Fleming Moore of the Supreme Coun-
Gil of the Rite for the Southern Juris-
diction of the United States, the
Mother Supreme Council of the
World" 1t was an especial honor.
that was conferred upon Albert Pike
Consistory. M. r. S., of Washington,
and the first time in it's history such
a service has been performed by it
for supreme council of Europe. Con-
sequently elaboration characterized
the eHIiFe ceremony.
Gen. McLachlan was born In
Samarang, Java, February IA, 1869.
He was educated at Cheltenham COL
lege and at the Royal Military College
at Sandhurst, England. He became q
second lieutenant of the Cameron
Highlanders in March. 1891; captain
| in 1898. major in 1894. lieutenant colo
mel in 1913; colonel in 1917; brigadier
general QocaD in 1915; major general
QocaD in 1918; A. D. c. to governor
and commander-in -chief, Bahamas. in
1S97-1S9S; passed staff college, 1904 :;
Africa. 1so5-1sos,. and military at
| tache general staff officer). Wash
ington and Mexico in 1911-1sI2;
served Nile expedition in 1898: wears
the Egyptian medal with clasp ana
British medal for services rendered at
great European war from 1914 to
| 1919. and was severely wounded at
| the battle of the Aisne, September IA,
| 1914. and was cited in dispatches twice.
He was made a commander of the
Bath and received the distinguished
| well as the distinguished service
medal of the United States. and has
been the accredited military attachs
at the British embassy in Washing
| ton since September. 1917. He was
| the first English officer to receive the
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| United States. When wounded at the
battle of the Aisne he commanded the
Sth Infantry Brigade. His home is II,
| Edinboro. Scotland, where he received
every other degree of Freemasonry
save those just given him by Albert
| Pike Consistory.
! He is Royal Arch Mason, a Knight
Templar and member Of the Royal
Order of Scotland. a member of the
| Mother Lodge" of Dramatic and
Arts. No. 757. at Edinboro, and was
raised November 5. 1895. He was mas
ter Of his lodge in 1924. and is a
past grand sword-bearer of the Grand
| Lodge of Scotland and an honorary
past grand senior warden Of the
Grand Lodge of Maryland. He is a
Preceptory of the Lothians. Edinboro,
and grand hareschal of the Great
Priory of Scotland; a member Of Edin-
boro Consistory, A. A. and S. R., and
grand mareschal Of the Grand Lodge
of the Royal Order of Scotland in
| Edinboro, Scotland. He was elected
an honorary member Of all the Wash
ington bodies of the Scottish Rite
Thursday evening. and Stirling Kerr.
deputy for the Supreme Council for
him with a jewel of the thirty-second
degree to which he has now been
I exalted.
The music during the spring re-
| union was IurnlsneQ 'Oy the new
choir Of the rite. just organized. with
j. Walter Humphrey, director and
basso; ]. F. NJ. Bowie, first tenor;
Carl Stirling Kerr. baritone; Homer
s. Pope. second tenor, and Harry G.
kimball, organist. The reunion must
| cal program included by the quartet
| Gloria. from Mozart's Twelfth Mass.
II Will Wash My Hands in limo
| cency" (StewarD. God Is Love"
Shelley. and Praise the Lord