Evening star., 1920-06-20

elusive: election.
Friday-Albert Pike Consistory, NJ r.
s., 3lst and 32d degrees.
Osiris Lodge, No. 26. will have
charge of the services at the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home this
afternoon at 8 o'clock, when auto
mobiles will meet the cars at Ritten-
house street to convey visitors to and
from the home. Rev Dr. William
Tayloe Snyder. chaplain of the Scot
tish Rite bodies, will officiate.
The June reunion of the Scottish
Rite bodies will open tomorrow even
ing with meeting of Mithras Lodge
of Perfection. which for the last time
until October. will consider petitions
for the degrees. Tuesday the degree
work will start in Mithras Lodge.
ranging from the fourth to the
fourteenth degrees. the last men
toned in full. ceremonial form, with
special music by the Scottish Rite
Choir. Wednesday, Evangelist Chap
ter. Knights Rose Croix, will have
from the fifteenth to and including
the eighteenth degree, the last-men-
cial music. Thursday. Robert de
Bruce Council. Knights Kadosh. will
have from, the nineteenth to the
thirtieth degrees, the thirteenth in
ceremonial form, with specia: music.
and Friday. Albert ige consstory.
and thirty-second degrees. the latter
in ceremonial form, with special
music. Franklin X. Kennedy. jr., will
officiate Tuesday evening; Merton L.
B. Hayes. George +. Davis and Ell
wood P. Morey. all of the thirty-third
degree. and Harry H. Thompson.
X c. c. H. Thursday evening. and
Rev. John C. Palmer, thirty-second
degree. Friday evening. The class
of May 21 has acted as the member
ship for the June reunion and has
given an excellent account of itself.
1t is said. The special music for the
several degrees will be under the
direction of j. Walter Humphrey,
K. c. c. H., who, with John F. NJ.
Bowie. first tenor: Homer S. Pope.
second tenor. and Karl s. Kerr, first
bass. constitute the choir Harry G.
Kimball, X. c. c. H., is the organist.
A telegram from Potentate Henry
Lansburgh and the Washington
Shriners, who are westward bound
for the Imperial Council. session at
Portland. says all is going well with
the party. and a great many enthu-
siastic things besides. including the
beauty of the organ recital by Prof.
McClennan on the great organ of the
Mormon Temple at Salt Lake City
yesterday at noon. See C1audy about
Almas Temples new mosque" was a
significant line in the wire message.
Carl H. Claudy of the Alibi. who ri
walls the potentate when the mosque
Is mentioned. says: 'Washington's
mosque is to be a step ahead of every
other structure of its kind in the
country. I cannot say it will be the
adaptability to Shrine work and new
ideas in stage. electric devices and
fitness for its purpose. it will be
without a peer anywhere Mr.. Claudy
says the potentate and his associate
representatives to the Imperial Coun-
ell will bea special committee to OBJ
serve and gather information about
the mosques they visit, which are said
to be very beautiful in the great west.
visit to the Supreme Council session of
the Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets
of the Enchanted Realm at Kansas
City, and are enthusiastic over the
recognition accorded one of their
number Edward W. Libbey, in his
elevation to the official line of the
Supreme Council as grand venerable
prophet. Mr.. Libbey says the eastern
grottoes were not largely represented
at the convention. but Atlantic City
will be the assembling place in 1921,
with Los Angeles and Richmond
strong contenders for the convention
in 1922. Past Grand Monarch Edward
S. Schmid and Monarch Charles A.
Stevens, on their way home, attended
the initial ceremony of Sahara Grotto.
Indianapolis, Thursday While there
they were the guests of Monarch Kay
mond F. Murray.
Kallipolis Grotto is preparing for
its annual outing and picnic to the
Zoo, July 81, to be followed by the
Chesapeake Beach outing. an annual
romp of frivolity. August IL. NJ. W.
Pickering, master Of ceremonies, is in
charge Of the excursion and promises
many new features this year.
Myron NJ. Parker Lodge. No. p. and
Bethlehem Chapter of the Eastern
Star will have charge of the services
at the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home next Sunday afternoon. when
Rev. c. c. MacLean and Rev. DR.. JEFF
fries will officiate and special music
will be furnished by the choir of Beth
lehem Chapter.
Hiram Lodge, No. 10. is preparing
for its annual outing at Marshall Hall
Tuesday, when the steamer Charles
Manchester will make trips at 10 am,
1890 and 6:45 pm.
King L. Whiting Estes will head the
advanced line in the P. NJ. degree in
Mount Pleasant Chapter, No. 13. Fri
day, and he will be assisted by floor
committee of past high priests. 1t is
proposed to make the occasio-S MEM
orable.
The worshipful Masters of 1920 will
ofictate :. <iie NJ NJ. degree in George
c. Whiting Lo6ge Friday. starting at
6 pm.
w II. Smith will deliver his well
known lecture on King Solomon's
Temple In Takoma Lodge Tuesday
evening after the preliminary work.
Washington Council. Royal and Sc
lect Masters. will probably call off
for its summer vacation after its as
sembly tomorrow evening for the r.
and S. degrees.
After the Royal Arch degree. July
IA. Brightwood Royal Arch Chapter
will call off for its summer vacation.
Robert de Bruce Council. Knights
Kadosh, will elect officers Tuesday
evening, preceding the degree work.
High Priest Warren has annuonced
a special for Hiram Royal Arch Chap
ter Thursday evening for the II. M