Evening star., 1920-06-27

ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS.
Monday-Columbia Council No.. 3, de-
grees.
Myron NJ. Parker Lodge will have
the assistance of Bethlehem Chapter
of the Eastern Star at the services
at the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home this afternoon at 8 o'clock,
when Rev. DR.. c. c. MacLean, chap
lain of the lodge. and Rev. DR.. JEFF
fries, pastor of Ryland N. K. Church,
will be the officiating clergymen.
Special music will be provided by the
choir of Bethlehem Chapter, Auto
mobiles will meet visitors at Ritten-
house street.
The days are near at hand when
many of the Masonic bodies will call
off for their customary summer vaca-
ton. although reports from the office
of Grand Secretary Johnston indicate
that many of the lodges will have
work, and lots of it. far into the sum-
mer.
Monarch Charles A. Stevens is go
ing to have a meeting of Kallipolis
Grotto soon, that he may make re-
port of the proceedings of the recent
Supreme Council session. at which
Past Monarch Libbey and Kallipolis
Grotto were specially honored by the
elevation of the former to the Of
fetal line of the Supreme Council.
He also is anxious to have the
prophets know what progress has
been made by Master of Ceremonies
Pickering for the big Chesapeake
Beach outing August IL, when the
prophetesses and the prophetines'
will be given foremost consideration.
Both Monarch Stevens and Past
Grand Monarch Schmid bring enthusl-
astic reports of the growth of the
order.
From Carl H. Claude. the official
"spokepiece" of the Alibi, Almas Tenn
pies official Shrine organ, comes the
informa tion-made necessary, he
states, by frequent inquiries and sug-
gestions-that there is to be no part
nership on the part of Almas Temple
with other Masonic bodies to bring
about the erection of the new Shrine
mosque in Washington. They have
their special needs" says Mr.. Claude,
"and Almas Temples need is entirely
different. A Shrine mosque may be
to the needs of other
bodies, but auditoriumS that might
be ideal for them will not meet the
requirements of the Shrine, as the
4. 600 mobiles of Washington have had
excellent opportunity to observe for
in the recent ceremonials
of AlmaS Temple, which have been
held in the largest halls available as
well as in the local theaters. None
of them meet the peculiar require
ments of the Shrine ceremonies, SO
far as the audience is concerned, nor
are they arranged in many other re-
spects for the various uses Of the gen.
uine Shrine mosque" He quotes H.
lustrious Potentate Lansburgh as
saying that Almas Temple is the larg-
est single Masonic body in the Ma
tional Capital and well able to build
what it wants, hence" he adds, I'VE
are going to have it"
Washington Chapter. No. 81, Elec-
trical Craftsmen, composed entirely
Of Masons, will meet Friday for the
annual election of officers and fer
the mutation of candidates for mem.
barship. az,
H. H. Smith gave his block illustrated
lecture on the building Of King Solo,
mons temple at the meeting Of Railroad
Square Masonic Club Saturday evening
at Masonic Temple, 8th and F streets
northeast. A musical program also was
presented and refreshments served.
served. 1r'r-
Mount Pleasant Royal Arch Chap
ter. after the Royal Arch degree Fri
lay evening, hopes to have its work
at such a point that it will be en-
abled to call off it's convocations DUR
ing July and August. 'as 81 90, :
Brightwood Royal Arch Chapter, it
is announced. will probably complete
it's work with the Royal Arch degree.
July IA, SO as to be able to call Oft it's
lonvocations for the summer. $685.
Master Bastian of the New Jerusa-
lem Lodge announces that after the
big class, thirty in number, Tuesday,
at pm, there will be more
time for lodge ''refreshment," but he
does not say vacation
Pentalpha Lodge has advanced ].
Fred Huber to senior steward and ap-
pointed E. Claude Babcock Junior
steward because of the resignation
of Senior Steward James NJ. Cooke,
who has moved out of the District.
The lodge has called off it's July 5
and will not meet
degree will be presented at a special.
A telegram just received from F.
Lawrence Walker, Almas Temples
recorder and representative to the
Imperial Council. reads as follows:
GreateSt session ever nel0 OF I'M
perial Council closed today, June 25,
at Portland. Ore. No previous ses-
sion equals it in enthusiasm. enter
tainment or attendance. All Imperial
officers advanced in line. Esten A.
Fletcher. Damascus Temple, Roch-
ester, n. Y, elected outer guard.
Next meeting Atlantic City, June
and g. Washington delegation leav-
ing tonight, some via California,
others via Canada. Everybody well.
Fulkerson under weather last week,
but now o. X. Imperial Council au-
thorized establishment of a Shrine
hospital for crippled children, with
one -million-dollar endowment. Great
Shrine movement. AL
mas Temple made splendid impress
sion with a delegation of 12O."
The pleasure afforded by this news.
however. was overshadowed by news
of the death of John A. EIlinger
Thursday at his home, $40 street.
Mr.. Ellinger was one of the most
widely known and popular members
of Almas Temple and it's oriental
guide. as 1T has often been said, "since
the time when the< memory of man
runneth not to the contrary" He was
held in affectionate regard by very
wide circle in Shrinedom.
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR
Columbia Chapter, tomorrow even.
ing, after the degrees, will have a So
cial to celebrate its last meetinp nm