Evening star., 1920-05-09


TWO lodges will attend religious
services today-Anacostla Lodge, at
the Masonic and Eastern Star Home
this afternoon at 3 o'clock, and WASH
ington Centennial Lodge. No. IA, at
the. United Brethren Church, North
Capitol and streets northwest, at
7:30 o'clock.
Two Grand Masonic bodies are
scheduled for important sessions this
week-the Grand Lodge of Masons,
which will have its important spring
sonic Temple. and the Grand Com
mandery. Knights Templar, Of the
District. which will hold its annual
conclave and election of officers to-
morrow evening at Masonic Temple.
Thursday evening. at 8 o'clock,
Ascension day services for the
Knights Templar Of the District will
be held at Trinity p. e. Church, Sd
and e streets northwest. at 8 pm.
bodies from Masonic Temple to the
church, moving at 7:30 pm, down
18th Street to Pennsylvania avenue.
to Sd stree. and to the church, re-
turhins. eIter the services. up Sd
street to Massachusetts avenue, to II
street and to Masonic Temple.
Alexander B. Andrews, past grand
commander OF North Carolina, repre-
senting the most excellent grand
master OF the Grand Encampment. will
be in attendance at the Grand Com
mandery conclave tomorrow evening.
Washington Naval Royal Arch Chap
ter win celebrate its nfty-first ami
versary at its chapter room, 4th
street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. Wednesday evening.
The. visit Of concordis Council,
more to snd cesfsc sslses Hstsa. Of Bait,
masters degree at the New willard
Hotel Saturday evening, IL made nm.
der the auspices Of the Grand land
subordinate councils OF thu District.
a mammoth class 10 expected for the
highest Of the cryptic degrees. esti-
mated as 900 in number.
Aimas Temple Of the Mystic Shrine
VIII hold an important session We'd
nesday afternoon. starting at s pm.
In tho New Masonic Temple. at which
2 recorder will be elected to I'LL the
vacancy caused by the retirement of
Harrison Dingmxn upon his election
as recorder emeritus ad vitam Elab-
crate proposed amendments to the by
laws OF the temple will be submitted
Tor adoption and ratification. Tho
proposed amendments. It 10 said. con-
tain many radical and important
changes from the old bylaws.
The next session Of Almas will be
held May "a. at Polls, when Q big
class will be initiated and Almas will
receive Imperial Potentate w. Free
land ksndrick on his annual ofiicial
visit. Unusually elaborate prepara.
lions are being made for the occa-
sion.
Some misapprehension is said to
exist with respect to the recent calls
upon the nobility for subscriptions
toward the new temple fund. '"The
CALL 1llustrfous Potentate Lansburgh
states. "is made with full authority
and through the building committee.
OF which Leonard p. Steuart, chief
rabban of Almas Temple, IL the chair
man. and it is call which is to be
pushed to full nnality. for Almas
mosque in the National Capital, one
in every way worthy the Mystic
Shrine and one which will be a COM
fort and pleasure to the nobility at
all times. 1t is to be . genuine shrine
means. not only for meetings and
ceremonials, but for many hours OF
social and individual pleasure and
comfort. The committee 10 attacking
the proposition in cold blood and q
thoroughly businesslike way" 1t pro-
poses 10 ascertain beyond question the
extent OF interest OF each noble OF
Aimas in the project. ana that means
his financia! interest. There is to be
no shirking. no shifting of the burden
to other shoulders. Almas Temple is
going TO have a mosque OF which its
nobility may be proud. and that no
bility is going to help, every las,
man of II. TO fu, nish the wherewith.
Splendid responses are being received
to the committees appeal and. as the
temples membership 10 rapidly APP
proaching the 1000 mark and tht
financial arrangements are inshrewc
hands. the task. Ii Is said, does not
seem 10 present serious difficulties. III
10 a case Of all pull together with
steady pul! and a hard pull. says
Poten;ate Lansburgh. "and success II
Clarence W Hall. o. NJ Ballauf. II.
Il Eo.x, John A. Diehl and
Robert YouI.g of the Railroad Square
CLUB paia a visit to the Masonic
brethier at Harrisburg. Pa. recently
road Square Club at that place.
Hne receipt ion was accorded them. The
Philadelphia and Reading railroad
men organized such q club last week
with a membership Of 1000 strong.
Takoma Lodge. No. 2s. has called of
Its communication Tuesday, to de-
vote its entire time to the celebration
Of its twentieth anniversary at Paris
Hall, Siney Branch road and
Dahlia street. Takoma Park: that
evening. when supper Will be served
st O'Clock and will be followed by
addresses by prominent Masons and a
musical program. The women friends
Of the lodge Will help celebrate with
the members.
Kailipolis Grotto Mystic Order OF
Yelled Prophets will hold an elabor-
ate ladies ceremoniar at the New
willard Monday evening. May II
when Monarch Charles A. Stevens will
present his original operetta, 'Tht
Mystic Isle Of Chin Chin" in whi cr
AL the secrets of the veiled prophets
will he completely exposed" After
The women find out all about II. dane
Ing will follow TO music Of the
Grotto Band and Orchestra. until
midnight.
Monarch Stevens has been asked b,
Sedz Grotto to send OVER Past Mon.
arch and the local grotto team fol
another monster Initiation OF 2.00(
candidates very soon. Andy Walker
is warming up the Kallipolis bal
players for the annual battle with the