Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-02

to whisk away their complement OF
laughing passengers. while the foot
walkers and car elite carried grins
that told more than their lips were
willing to utter.
The first informal danse de luxe
as they call it now. under the aus.
pieces Of the three big auxiiiaries OF
Almas Temple. the Military Band, thu
Oriental Band. and. of course, ths
Arab Patrol, was given at. the Ra.
leigh Hotel Wednesday evening, ant
surpassed even it's name in splendol
and enjoyment. The Thanksgiving
night dance. November 70. and tn.
merry Yuletide frolic, December %
it is announced, will be worthy sue.
cessors. with the entire nobility and
the new ladies' auxiliary working
overtime for their success.
Stansbury Lodge Wednesday after
noon broke ground for it's new Ma.
Henry G. Stein, wife of the present
master. turned the first shovel OF
earth and a large force of sturdy
began their labors to rush
the structure to completion. The
will be laid Friday after
noon. November 81, by Grand Master
Joseph H. Milans. assisted by the
Grand Lodge of the District, and il
ia hoped to have Vice President Mar
shall deliver the grafton of the oc.
casion. A banquet will be held in
the evening. and at both functions a
Masonic band will furnish the music
The lodge was chartered in 1873,
and but one of the charter members
Past Master Ben W. Sunny, sur
wives. The present membership is
All. and. it is stated. about half that
contributed $12,a51 toward
the building. The lodge now has in
its treasury $4,000. The new build
ing is being constructed by Edward
A. Burnap, one of the lodge men,
bers. 1t will cost when completed
100000; will be fifty-two feet high
and the main lodgeroom will have a
twenty foot ceiling. with mezza-
It's walls will be decorated with
tapestry. The large lodgeroom will
be 40 feet long and 43 feet wide and
VIII comfortably seat 600. The
oullolng Will be of limestone through
Master Henry c. Stein appointed a
committee September 8, consisting of
Howard Omohundro. chairman
arthur c. Shaw and himself, to con-
,ider the erection Of the new temple.
tne committee moved with such
rapfofty that the building was as
said. . - -
kallIpoiis Grotto Band, Glee Club
1n9 orchestra entertained Lebanon
aides night
Friday night the band and drill
;;orps gave the second of a series of
which was well attended. The cos.
umes were both fancy and comical
and several prizes were awarded. The
MIRO dance of the series will be given
g.
Monarch Charles D. Shackelford is
~ sertainment later in the season.
Past Monarch Edward 8. Schmid at
;senosd ceremonial Of Yed5 Grotto,
oalunore, tuesday evening. when a
aTge class was initiated and an ex-
,e1Ient entertainment staged.
Prophet William H. Drayton is at
Reed Hospital. victim of a
recent street car accident. He is re-
ported as having sustained serious
INJURIES, which will confine him to the
hospital for some time.
Past Grand Monarch Edward s..
scnmid and Past Monarch E. w Lib
oey, who went to Brooklyn, N. y, to
attend the fall ceremonial of Long
Grotto, October Is. are enthusiast
'itality extended them. Grand Nom
arch Jesse K. Seright of Pittsburgh
ina q large number of visiting proph.
ITS from all over the United States
The ceremonial is said
% have been one of the largest and
most successful ever held by any
irotto, 2,37s candidates being initf-
tied, while 300 petitions. received too
ate. were held over until the next
lass. - : :,
The Christian Science Monitor spe-
:ial correspondent In Paris has sent
he following account Of the annual
assembly OF the Grand OHent" to his
paper:
The annual assembly of the Grand
Orient the French Freemasons, was
devoted to studying the best attitude
TO be adopted by Freemasonry in the
society of the. future both from an
economic and social point Of view.
Mr.. Bernardeau, who acted as re-
porter OF the commission specially
charged with examining this question,
deems that Freemasonry should give
this extremely grave and complex
problem its most serious attention.
I'VE are. he declared, in a revolu-
tionary period. in period of transit
ton between peace and war; we stand
between the abyss of yesterday which
engulfed Europe and part Of human,
ity. and the abyss Of tomorrow which
struggle against the high cost Of .liv.
ing. the protection of labor against
exploitation and parasitism, the set
Ting of conditions of human labor
and the relations between capital and
labor-such are the many problems OF
such as syndicates, strive to find So
luton. Freemasonry cannot remain a
stranger to these movements. In the
presence Of a peace treaty which only
gives satisfaction to certain interests
1t must strive to realize a truer league
OF nations than that Of Versailles. Es-
peclaily Freemasonry must not forget
that it is both an International and
a universal institution
Mr.. Patey declared himself abso-
lutely against bolshevism, and said
the best means Of preparing the PEG.
pie Tor coming reforms was to inten-
sify education.
Jean Bon. deputy. said that the die
tatorship Of the proletariat as in Rus
STA. founded on the ignorance of the
masses. merely prepared the way to
the dictatorship of the enemies of the
proletariat. He reproached the repub.
lie with allowing it's worst enemies to
occupy the highest administrative
posts. where they paralyZed all re.
forms and hindered all new leKisla.
tion.
The meeting ended by submitting
" the CONSIDERATION OF the different
lodges a proposition tending to admi,
women to participate in the works OF
Osiris Lodge. No. 26, will have the
f. A. degree Wednesday evening.
Myron NJ. Parker Lodge announce.
the f. A. degree for Tuesday night
also a dance under the auspices of the
degree team, at the Northeast Masonic
Temple. Sth and F. streets northeast
Friday night.
Potomac Commandery. No. 3. Knight,
Templar. will have the Order Of the
Temple Wednesday. Past Commando
William X. Reeves heading the line
Osiris Lodge announces the E. A