Evening star., 1920-11-28
MASONIC.

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4 lodges of the District are now en-
tering upon the period for the
.nnual elections of officers. These will
rrsfn Wednesday evening Of this week
and will continue until the election and
installation of officers of the Grand
Lodge of the District, the evening OF
st. Johns Day, December q. All the
lodges scheduled for this week from
Wednesday will elect and install Off
eara None has reported any other
business
Tomorrow evening, at o'clock. Daw.
son Lodge. No Is. will have the last OF
this years series of grand visltatlohS.
and Potomac Lodge. No. ), viii nave
a special at pm. for the n, NJ degree.
Tuesday evening. the New jerusalem
Lodge. No. 9, will have special for the
NJ NJ. degree, at pm. and Peiitaipna
Lodge. No. %. will have its entertain
rnent and dance for the woman
friends of it's members. in the Masonic
Temple Auditorium. the entertainmen.
opening at pm. and the dancing AT a
$40. Continuing until midnight Ad-
mission will be by card.
Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. 80. has
prepared an elaborate function for iues-
Aay evening, in the Arcade ballroom.
which is designated as Flag service
Ceremonies when honors Will pc
rendered to the war service flag Of the
lodge and a reception will be tenaered
to those of its members who entered
the service of their country during tne
world war, all of whom, now in the
city, have been requested TO appear IN
their service uniforms. There VIII ne
music. refreshments and dancing Will
close the evening. Admission is by
The honor roll of the lodge carries
sixty-ffve names, two OF them. CapS
Edward 1. adams and Capt Mo.on % p,
Mercer. with the significant symbol OF
the gold star.
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine
tomorrow evening at O'CLOCK WI
have a mammoth ceremonial session
at Poii's Theater,. with what is be-
Iieved will be the largest class OF
initiates ever prepared in this CITY TOT
the hot sands journey. Gen. John J. Per
shins. the great American commander.
win be the special guest OF nonor aas AS
the candidates have been requested
70 assemble in the main lobby OF the
theater on Pennsylvania avenue. ine
preliminary business session will start
at 4:s0 pm. Almas Temples military
Oriental Band will provide music OF
the east, far and near; the AImas
Temple chanterS will be heard IN mys-
tic song and the kaleidoscope pag.
eantry Of Bagdad will be features OF
this extraordinary Shrine event, at
which, as a surprise feature. the new
Almas Drill Corps will make its debut.
Among the episodes outlined Tor Wnat
Is characterized as the Vaudeville
No. l will present the desert al sun,
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the grand entrance OF Illustrious Po-
tentate Henry Lansburgh and his di-
van, preceding the reception OF the
wandering tribesrnen; No. 2 will pic
ture "the typhoon." when the profane
are overtaken by storm; No. will lift
the scene to Mount Ararat. and No. S
has it's scene laid at the gates OF
Mecca.
The ceremonial is exceptional in
that it represents the final effort of
special honor to Potentate Henry
Lansburgh. first. in providing a class
that will eclipse in number any pre-
vious class; secondly. by making the
permissible interpretations unique
smemSersd ana BE- e Hg' by the s nobility Of WASH
fngton and their guests at the cere-
nnonial, and. thirdly-but the thirdly
is a part that must be withheld from
the general public and reserved ex-
"s svss fSs sss s :: e.
enjoy it, it is said. without their
fezzes and the card that goes with
them.
Mithras Lodge OF Perfection Of the
Ancient ands Accepted Scottish Rite
will present the ceremonial Of the
ninth degree at its session Tuesday
evening. The next OF the dances
under the direction of the dance COM
la ~. -
Of December Is. The dance Saturday
evening of last week was said to be
q delightful success, especially to the
ladies. who were permitted to explore
al the sacred precincts" of the Ca
thedral. except the spook room"
where preparations had been made
for mystic rites. Over 200 couples
attended. and 1t Is said the white
jazz jugglers," who provided the
music for dancing, made a popular
hit.
With Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune.
.ommandant of the United States
Marine Corps. as its special. guest,
and with Grand Master j. Harry Cum
nipgham and associate officers OF the
Grand Lodge Of Masons. as guests Of
honor. later in the evening, Osiris
lodge. No. 26, Harry H. Thompson,
himself connected with the Marine
Corps. master. celebrated its Marine
OOTp8 Uy hdbIuS kIC IN. 10. OC~
gree presented by cast all Of whom.
like the master. wore the uniform of
the corps. Master Louis ]. Hughes Of
King David Lodge was a conspicuous
assistant in the degree. and the great
audience that overfiowed the big
privates of the corps from other
jurisdictions. Both the grand master
and Gen. Lejeune delivered impress
sive addresses, and at the conclusion
refreshments were served in the ban
luet hall.
Thursday evening the Royal Arch
degree will be presented in Capitol
Chapter by the High Priests Asso-
citation of 1920.
Grand Master j. Harry Cunningham
Is much elated over the splendid in
crease in membership in all the lodges
OF the District during the past year.
$500. and with substantial gain in
every lodge.
Brightwood Royal Arch Chapter.
Tuesday evening. will also have the
Royal Arch degree. with members Of
the. High Priests Association filling
The stations as follows: Joseph A.
Bennett. high priest: Alexander X.
Meek. king; Carleton X. Fry. scribe: ::
william e. Lorenz, captain of the
Journer: Lucien G. Yung. royal arch
captain. Leon A. Warren, master of
the third vail: William H. Murray.
master of the second vail. and John
r. Borland, master of the first vail.
Reuben 4. Boyle win deliver the
charge.
The Grand Chapter school Of in
struction will exemplify the Royal
Arch degree before the Grand Chapter
committee on work and lectures In
tkc chapter chamber. Friday evening.