Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

its effect upon the proposition to erect a
new Shrine mosque, and will call for a
referendum vote of the mobiles of Almas
Temple
Stirling Kerr. deputy for the Supreme
Council of the Scottish Rite for the
Southern Jurisdiction, has laid the prop
osition before the local bodies of the
Rite and has appointed committee, OF
which he will be a member eX-officio
consisting of John Wineman, Monte
Sanger and Ellwood =. Morey, with
Francis A. Sebring as alternate. to rep
resent the bodies of the Scottish Rite in
any meetings that may be held with
reference to the new Masonic Temple
1t is understood that three of the trus-
tees of the local bodies are in favor OF
merging the interests of those bodies
with those of the Blue Lodge, Almas
Temple of the Mystic Shrine and Kali
lipolis Grotto, Yelled Prophets. in the
erection of a structure that shall
cover an entire square of ground and
be of such arrangement and proper
tons as to adequately meet the needs
of all the bodies for years to come.
The Masons of Fort Wayne, Ind, and
of Detroit, Mich. already have such
a structure. and it is said the Masons
Of Little Rock. Ark. and other cities
are even now considering the erection
Of similar structures. There has
been a wonderful drift to Freemason-
ry, it is said. since the world war
began, and every body in the city has
greatly increased it's membership. some
of them more than doubling the list
of names on thier rosters. Not
in the advanced degree bodies, this
acquisition of new members, 1T is
said. has been astonishing and has
opened the eyes of the idealists to
greater dreams for the craft and fol
its future possibilities.
Those who favor the mammoth
building covering a city block say it
will not only house every Masonic
ledge, chapter, council and COM
mandery and afford adequate facil-
tiles for generations to come. but
that it can be so constructed as to
meet the special needs of bodies like
the Shrine and the Grotto. whose
ums of a special character. and to
provide as well for the general pub
lie the big auditorium which Wash
ington has long wished for to put it
in the ranks of real convention cities
The local Scottish Rite bodies al
ready boast of assets in excess of q
quarter of a million dollars; the
Shrine is known to have very large
fund available or within reach, ant
the Grotto, with it's large and ever
growing membership. will be able, i!
| is claimed, to stand its fair share OF
the financial responsibility. The Ma
sonic fnanciers have long been eX-
aiming and discussing the feasibility
of the project, and, according tc
Elgh authority, are enthusiastic in
their urgent recommendation thai
the united Masons of the National
Capital can and will find the means
to erect a mammoth and imposing
! monument to Freemasonry in Wash
ington which will take it's place in
beauty of architecture with any now
standing here.
Committees are at work in all the
bodies to reach a point of common
| understanding, and it is expected
at an early date.
The Arab Patrol of Almas Temple OF
the Mystic Shrine has completed mos
Iof its arrangements for what prom
Uses to be the event extraordinary
and unique of the Shrine year in its
annual outing to Marshall Hall Thurs
day. One of the big features in con-
nectlon with the excursion will be
the great airship, or hydroplane
which will make trips during the day
from Washington to Marshall Hall
i and return with passengers The
contract has already been made fol-
this, and Furthermore some lucky
person on the morning or afternoon
that person shall be identified. be en-.
titled to free airship ride. One hun
\ dred fine prizes have been donated
and secured for the other feature
events and contests, among them &
mighty tug-of-war, for which Re
corder F. Lawrence Walker. who is
also president of the patrol, has do
mated five prizes considered especial,
valuable by Shriners. The Shrine
Rand VIII entertain 'on the mornine
and afternoon boats, and a Hawaiian
orchestra has been especially provid
ed for the evening boat. The Arat
Patrol is the organized body of fun.
makers of Almas Temple, and Shrin.
ers say they know their business, ant
the several thousand excursionists
who go to Marshall Hall Thursda,
Will have the laughing time of theil
| lives and get glimpse of the reason
why ShrinerS sometimes leave home.
1llustrioua Potentate Henry Lans.
burgh has announced a ceremonial
| session of Almas Temple for Thurs
day evening, September . at Poli's
Theater. The class already numbers
in the neighborhood of 800 and it is
| said will break class records in the
| Shrine for initiation in Washington
Petitions will not be received later
! than September l. This, Potentate
LanSburgh states, Is positive and
final, no exceptions being permissi BILE
\ The potentate has also issued a state
ment advising all mobiles who propose
to attend the session of the Imperial
Council at Atlantic City next sum-
mer,l June Z. and 9. to make ar
rangements for their accommodations
now, and he suggests that they be
made so as to enable them to leave
Washington the Sunday. before and
to spend the entire week in Atlantic
City, adding that mo noble should
fail to take his wife. daughters and
the ladies of his family" Commit
tees acting for temples throughout
the United States and Canada are
making their arrangements now, says
the potentate, and those who expect
| to go should not defer doing likewise
Leonard ?. Steuart.- chief rabban OF
Almas Temple, is in charge of the
special movement now under way
to organize an Almas Motor
Club. The purpose is to create
an organization of probably 1000
members, and everything outlined for
the club is to be done upon a mann
moth scale, this not only in special
preparation for Imperial Council
week next June. when Washington
will be visited by thousands OF
Shriners from all parts of the country
and Canada, including the Imperial
officers. but as an amusement and
recreation adjunct of Almas Temple
Therexis talk-of- .A=.conntry.-elub in