Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17

tears that were shed on the occasion.
The degrees for the fall reunion
Will be started in ceremonial form at
the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Sd and e
streets northwest, week from to-
morrow evening, running through
lout the entire week and closing with
tie tnire' second degree Saturday
evening. The winter reunion VIII
follow in November. the degrees then
being conferred weekly and running
into January for the last ceremonial
Ialthough petitions must be recel'tu
not later than thirty days before the
thirty second degree is scheduled LOT
presentation.
Secretary General John H. Cowles
is absent from the city on Two
week visit to Kentucky, where !he
fall reunion is in progress. lhspeeIol
General Day of Montana. VINO is aiso
the deputy for the state OF Washing
| ton. is also in attendance upon the
| Kentucky reunion. Inc secret"i
general may go to Iowa LOT d 10.
to Inspector General Alverson before
his return to the city. sovereign
lGrand Commander George Fleming
Moore. who is in New York, Is eA-
lpected back during the week.
| AImas Temple of the Mystic Shrine
will have "A short-form ceremonial
and business meeting "Wednesday, at
80 PM in the banquet hail or the
| New Masonic Temple. for which no
| petitions can be received after 10
morrow The temple vote on the new
! Masonic temple project has been
! closed. OF the 100 votes cast, oo9
! favored the joint temple project and
49, the separate Shrine mosque
| Talks with many who favor the JOINT
| temple project elected the tact lhat
! their votes were cast with the under
| standing and reservation that the
| shrine needs will be fully and satlS-
| factorily provided for in the new
structure. The big adverse vote rep
reSents mobiles who feel that the ilue
has come for Almas Temple TO build
| its own mosque, because its REQUIRE
ments are so radically different from
those of the other Masonic bodies, ana
many of them refer to the tact tnat
many of the large contributors to the
fund now held by Almas Temple gave
their money for the building of a
temple. The first dance of the season
by the Arab Patrol was so largely
attended, more than 500 beng on
the floor participating in the dances
that it has been determined to secure
not only the large ballroom. but the
one adjoining it as we'll. for the next
dance, which occurs Wednesday even
ing November II.
The Arab Patrol will hold its first
meeting in its new and beauu1ui
quarters. at Ill 15tn street MOI IL " e@''
Thursday evening. Later. it is eX-
pected. the offices of the recorder of
Almas Temple. f. Lawrence walker.
will be removed to the same quarters.
There is no certainty of this, how
ever.
The meeting of the newly formed
automobile club. under the direction
of Chief Rabban Leonard +. Steuart.
which was postponed on account OF
the death of Noble Picard last week.
will take place at patron headQuar-
tiers Friday evening, when it is hoped
to effect permanent organization
and to discuss some of the elaborate
plans for its future which already
have been mapped out by its moving
spirit and Illustrious Potentate Henry
Lansburgh.
The first meeting of the general
joint committee on the erection of a
new Masonic temple, headed by Gratz
&. Dunkum. and comprising repreSen-
tatives from the Grand Lodge, the
Grotto. Almas Temple, the Scottish
Rite and the Masonic clubs. as well
as the Order of the Eastern Star, will
meet at Masonic Temple Friday even
ing at 1880 o'clock. Nearly all, if not
all. of the various bodies have voted
favorably to the project for a new
Masonic temple, and it is expected
tndt SOINelHlHS euHlte w III De reached
as to plans and purposes for the
future.
National Lodges fishing club an
nounces it's first informal dance of
the season at the new Elks' Hall, ,
Tuesday evening, October e.
Anacostia Lodge will have a ladies' ,
night Friday evening. November 10. |
for the especial benefit of the mem
bers and their woman friends.
Charles winfield Cadle who enlisted
as a machinist's mate in the Irnited
States Navy to accompany the Ameri-
can athletes to the Olympic games. |