Evening star., 1920-02-29

uesiay-kallipolis Grotto Yelled
Prophets. ceremonial session
Monarch Charles A. Stevens for the
: first ceremonial session of Kallipoli,
Grotto under his administration. ba.
pianned a record-breaker The pro-
gram starts with a supper at Masonic
Temple. 18th street and New York
avenue. from to 7:30 pm. Tuesday
evening. after which. under the escor,
ha.dn, ,he urn corps and glee club. and
headed by the Grotto Band the
prophets will march to the old Ma
sonic Temple, at 9th and F. streets
northwest, where the ceremonies will
be staged. Reinforced by staff OF
rituaiiSts from Baitimore's Yedz Grot-
10. Past Monarch Charles d. Shackle-
lord VIII unroll the new and startling
Inc strange and unusual, while Mon
arch Stevens from his lofty perch
VIII see that there is no pause be-
tween the acts of what is promised d
10 eclipse three-ringed circus Just
previous to the big show the Grotto
Sdnd VIII give an instrumental con =
cert. The big show. for want of a
better name. will be called alice in
Wonderland and it will present Lit
tie Bopeeps, Goidie Locks, the Three
Bears. Tom the Piper's Son, and all
some that are not. The 1920 card and
The black fez will be expected of all
the prophets-and Kallipolis Grotto's s
new staff of experienced planners will
do the rest.
Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church and chaplain of the lodge.
will conduct the services for B. B.
French Lodge at the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home this afternoon at
o'clock. The lodge choir will be in
nounces that there will be automo-
biles at Rittenhouse street aAd Ia
koma Park to convey passengers to
and from the home.
King Solomon Lodge will start its
Secretary Casebeer says the musical
and other entertainment which have
been popular in the past will be con-
tinued and may be expected. The
lodge will have the E. A degree at a
special at noon, March 10.
Illustrious Potentate Henry Lans-
burgb Of Almas Temple of the Mys-
tic Shrine was elected to honorary
membership in Alhambra Temple. at
Chattanooga, Tenn, last week, This
is the sixth temple that has so hon
others being Lu Lu of Philadelphia,
Salaam of Newark. N. j.; Mohammed
of Peoria, ILL.,: Sudan of Newberne,
n. c., and KAHN of Roanoke. Va.
The series of dances which have
been given at the Raleigh under the
Joint patronage. Of Almas Temples
Arab Patrol, the Oriental Band and
the Military Band will close March
20 with an effort to break records.
These dances have been unusually
popular and have won the Shrine
many friends.
For the ceremonial session to be
held at Liberty Hut Friday, Marcn
-, Potentate Lansburgh has decreeo
a business session. starting at p m.
at which elections and all other busi
ness will be transacted in advance, sc
that the ceremonial proper may start
promptly at 1880 o'clock, thus en-
abIing the mobiles to see the entire
fireworks and get home before the
last car More than zoo candidates are
already recorded. and it is said the
petitions. inspired by the new junior
and senior booster committee, are
pouring in at a surprising rate. Tne
patrol, under Capt. Edwin c. Dutton
had it's first drill "Wednesday evening
with the largest attendance or drl!i-
ers in the history Of the patrol. The
Oriental Band also has a new stunt
prepared to strike a new chord Of the
risibilities. while John Odenwald and
Virgil NJ. Fookes have been on ten
day tour of the Shrine temples In
search of new possibilities. and. it is
said. will astonish the natives as the
result. The big Easter ball of Almas
Temple, the successor to the famous
golden apple ball" will be staged in
April and here, too. 1t is promised, VIII
he found many novelties and surprises
while the Oriental Band will have q
ball all its own at the Raleigh April
and another May 6. Unusual novel
ties are to be introduced at botf
dances. Last fall the Oriental Band
on an invitation from Mecca Temple
of New York. visited that city anc
made sensational hit at the big cere-
monial then staged. its novel cos.
TUNES. music and other features TAX.
ing the metropolitan Shriners by sur
prise. Now a prominent New York
music publisher has invited the banG
TO again visit New York. this time tc
play it's oriental music for phonograpt
records. The invitation was inspired
il is said. by requests from various
temples throughout the country fol
music records by the original Orienta
Band of Shrinedom.
The Fellowship Club of Master Ma.
sons of the bureau of engraving ant
printing was entertained with an ad
dress by Grand High Priest Frank +
Major. on "Capitular Missionary" at its
last meeting, the evening of the 21st
instant. There were talks and stories
also by Monarch Charles A. Stevens OF
kallipolis Grotto by William Metz
president of the advisory board; piano
selections by Prof. Carr, and songs
fy the Montrose Quartet. The Circle
Club was the special guest of the
evening. A buffet supper was served.
W. II. Fl. Smith of Takoma Park
VIII entertain Benjamin r. French
Lodge tomorrow evening. after the
degree work, with a lecture. ed
The Temple" meaning, of course,
King Solomon's Temple A miniature
structure viii be built with blocks
and the method of construction and
arrangement will he explained All
master Masons are invited to be pres
.ut.
High Priest Iucien Yung Of Mount
Horeb Royal Arch Chapter announces
the p. NJ. and NJ f. NJ. degrees for
March 3. degrees that at one time
made Mount Horeb famous in capitu
Tar Masonry. IT is High Priest Yung
purpose to win back the fame and
to intersperse his efforts with sew
eral evenings devoted to social en-
tertainment. some of the contem-
plated plans being quite novel
Anacostia Lodge is preparine for
the NJ. NJ degree with an alI-past-