Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-06

The outstanding event of the week
will be the convocation of the Grand
Royal Arch Chapter of the District
Wednesday evening. at Masonic Tenn
pie, when reports for the year will
be rendered and new officers elected
and installed.
The council officers of the constitu-
ent Royal Arch chapters will meet in
the chapter chamber. Masonic Temple,
Saturday evening, to organize the
High Priests Association for 1921 and
to elect president, vice president,
secretary and an executive
committee.
The Scottish Rite bodies of the Dis
trict have decided to hold their spring
reunion at the cathedral. Sd and n
streets northwest, April IL to Is,
when only candidates for all the de-
grees will be considered. at the $3.50
fee. The winter class will have the
full ceremonial of the thirtieth de-
gree Tuesday evening of this week,
when also Evangelist Chapter,
knights Rose Croix, will probably
consider matters pertaining to the
spring reunion. General Secretary
Stirling Kerr reports that petitions
received continually. indicating pro-
nounced interest in Scottish Rite
Freemasonry The next dance will
be given at the cathedral Saturday
evening of next week, February 10.
Illustrious Potentate Henry Lans-
burgh and his divan are busily en-
gagged with preparations for a big
ceremonial session of Almas Temple
of the Mystic Shrine in March, prob
ably about the middle of the month.
The exact date is being withheld un-
til positive word can be received from
Imperial Potentate Garretson, whose
presence is much desired. Wednes-
day evening. Potentate Lansburgh,
his divan and his electrical and scenic
experts, J. Fred Huber and Thomas Will
liams. and Virgil NJ. Fookes. director
of the floor work. attended the cere-
monial session of Lu I.u Temple, in
Philadelphia, but devoted much OF
their time behind the scenes in
search of novel effects and informa-
ton concerning stage craftsmanship
necessary in staging the March cere-
monial here. They were reluctant to
disclose any information on their re-
turn. but expressed themselves as
highly pleased with "the results" Of
their visit.
The next dance of the AImas Arab
Patrol is scheduled for Wednesday
evening. the 18th. in the New Willard
ballroom, when ten added pieces of jazz
jugglers" will be an important fac
tor in providing dance music and
Noble l.. W. Brown. the sweet-voiced
tenor, formerly Of the Keith circuit.
will also be heard between the acts"
Des Moines. Iowa, has set to work
with a will to stage the next session
of the Imperial Council. June IA, Is
and Is, with a view to making it rank
with its memorable predecessors. The
newspapers are getting busy and soon
flood of publicity will envelop the
country.
Thursday evening Of next week
Almas Temple will hold session at
the Masonic Temple to consider the re-
port Of it's committee on the matter
Of organizing an association for i'm
mediate relief within the temple.
Interest already is being manifested
in the session Of the Imperial Coun-
ell in 1922. when it is more than like
ly the session will be held in San
Francisco, out of compliment to the
probable new imperial potentate.
James S. McCandless, who lives at
Honolulu. Hawaii. and who. on being
elected imperial chief rabban, the
next office to potentate, last June. an
nounced that II he were advanced this
year Islam Temple of San Francisco
wants the session and if she gets it. 1t
is proposed to have boats enough to
take the dignitaries at least. with
their families. on a pilgrimage to the
Hawaiian Islands.
Anacostia Lodge. No. 81. will have
its annual past masters night Thurs
day evening. with the NJ. NJ. degree
presented by the hassbeens OF the
lodge. A special communication has
been called for the purpose.
Washington Centennial Lodge. which
has been scattering it's communica-
tions generously through different
days of the week, is to have Satur-
day evening special. followed by an
other special preceding it's stated
meeting Wednesday of the following
week, when degree work is sched-
uled. The lodge is already preparing
for it's annual pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon on Washington's birthday and
banquet in the evening of that day.
Osiris Lodge. No rs, has announced
a ladies' night entertainment and
dance in the banquet halls the Hotel
Raleigh, Wednesday evening, Febru
airy %, for which cards have been is
sued.
Acacia Lodge has announced that
the F. c. degree will be the work at
its communication Tuesday evening.
instead of the T.. A. and +. G. degrees.
as originally announced. At the last
DANCING.