Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-18
FRATERNZTIES

welfare and charity committee. head
ed by William Mehn, will be in charge
Hardy. Charles Some. William E
Miller. B. c. Washington, ]. N Joyner
J. b. Hayes. Col. David Busch, Harry
/ w. Taylor, Morris Needle. E. Richard
Gasch and John John Odenwald are
helping direct the event as a whole
and some particular feature as a
| specially. Every noble of Almas,
| says Recorder F. Lawrence Walker, is
personally interested in making the
outing what it should be.
Almas Temple is organizing an AL
mas automobile club. Throughout
the country, the big Shrine temples all
have them, and they have proven in
| valuable in the entertainment of WIS.,
liting mobiles especially. as well as in
other ways known best to the Shriner.
Washington stands in especial need
| of one for next year. because June Z.
| s adm the Imperial Council will meet
in Atlantic City. There were 10000
mobiles in attendance at the session IN
| far-away San Francisco. Atlantic
| City is expected to draw three times
that number. at least, and there Will
be thousands of mobiles who VIII
utilize the occasion to get their hrst
glimpse of the National Capital, whose
four hundred and odd thousand dis
franchised citizens are struggling for
a place in the sun.
Recorder Walker says it Looks as If
a ceremonial session the last of August
| is inevitable, notwithstanding the warm
weather. Potentate Henry Lansburgh
has been taken at his word, and the
nobility in the effort to raise a class
Of 500 have won SO many applicants
for Shrine light that early treatment
| is imperative. Mr.. Walker also brought
the pleasing news that Henry Lans-
| burgh. potentate of Almas Temple. was
| the man who made the speech that
| sent the proposition of Imperial Poten-
| tate Kendrick to build a million-d dollar
home for crippled children over with the
widest kind Of enthusiasm. Incidental
| ly, Henry gave a donation of $4,000 for
| the project, even anticipating the i'm
perial potentate's check for $1,000. The
million dollar endowment is assured, II
is said. The home will receive. when
ready, any crippled child. the only pro-
visions being that it must be unable to
pay for treatment, and that there is a
possibility to cure or at least to hefp
| it in its affection. 1t is not to be a
| home limited to children of Masons. but
open to all children who need its care.
The Supreme Council fer the Scot
fish Rite of the Southern Jurisdiction
at it's recent session in Colorado
Springs, Col. according to its official
organ, the New Age, adopted resolu-
tons recognizing and proclaiminG its
belief in the free and compulsory 2du-
ca ton of all children in the English
language only. and pledging the Rite
to promote by all Lawful! means the
organization. extension and develop
ment and to oppose the efforts of any
and all who seek to limit, curtail.
hinder. or destroy the public school
system of our land. 1t commended the
efforts of members of the Rite ir
works of mercy and public welfare
and the extension of beneficences to
the needy and suffering beyond the
membership in the Rite, especially
children hospitals. free dispensaries.
rare and skilled surgical and medical
aid. and Endorsed the proposition for
the establishment of a national de-
partment OF public education, headed
by Secretary in the Presidents cabi-
net. Funds were appropriated to pro-
mote welfare and altruistic work.
The Supreme Council also fittingly
acknowledged the prese ntation by the
Supreme Council of Italy of the bronze
bust of Sovereign Grand Comma nder
George Fleming Moore, executed by
"one of the worlds most distinguished
sculptors," and directed that it be
placed in the House of the Temple at
Washington to be preserved as "a
perpetual remembrance of the unity
Of affection and esteem existing be-
tween the two Supreme Councils"
Orient Commandery, knights Tenn
plar. will have the Order of the Tenn
pie tomorrow evening.