Evening star., 1921-06-26

tinue his way westward to California !
| for vacation. He will return by way /
| OF the great Canadian Northwest route
and arrive in Washington 'some time"
IN July, maybe. Recorder F. Lawrence
Walker. who was delegated to take his |
place. however. told the lunchers many |
and to cheers. First. he said the Inn
perial Council Endorsed the committee
on the childrens hospital. which here
after will be known as The Shriners'
Hospitals for Crippled Children tnots
big institution will be located on the site |
selected in st. Louis. where it will op-
crate In connection with the Wash
ington University. and that hospitals
will be gradually extended to other parts
Of the country, isolated cases. however.
always being especially cared for. 1t
was decided to make the per capita as
sc ssment Of 81 per annum permanent,
| thus, with a Shrine membership of more
than a half million. insuring an income
! for this service of upward of mil
lion dollars yearly. The council also |
voted $4,000 for the relief of the suf-
ferers from the flood at Pueblo. Coi'
and made the sum Immediately avail
able. 1t granted dispensations for new
temples at Bangor, Me-; Syracuse, N
Y; Miami, Fla, and Billings. Mont.
Petitions for thirteen more new tenn
pies were postponed for future action.
the imperial council pointing out its
opposition to the creation of weak
| temples and insisting that each or
ganization prove its mettle and that
| its strength is not drawn from some
! other existing temple. San Francisco
was chosen for the next session OF the
Imperial Council. June 13, ii and Is.
1922.
! washington" said Recorder Walk
er ''is practically certain of the con-
vention in 1923. The sentiment OF
the convention for it was practically
100 per cent and the imperial ofhcers
for it to a man. This" he added.
! will bring to our city in June. 1923.
between 100000 and 100000 Shriners
from all parts of North America. for
! the boys want to come here to do
1 honor to the first shriner who has
! ever reached the exalted office OF
| President of the United States-"ar-
rem C. Harding. We will have the
greatest Shrine parade the country
thas ever known and that means
something more than mere talk"
| Washington received another honor
at the convention. although Recorder
Walker was very modest in giving
the information. The Recorders AS
| sociation for North America elected
him it's president, thus" he added.
| giving further recognition to Almas
Temple for whose glory your repre-
| sentatives have strived solely, with
out regard to individual preferment.
The Imperial Council made the mini
mum fees for the Shrine degree SIS,
by providing that no temple shall
| charge less than that amount for
each petition, although the temples
may increase it If they see fit
The famous burro team. Brandy and
Soda. which had been presented to
Potentate Lansburgh and won brief
local fame was donated to a commit
tee of the Imperial Council for the
benefit of the Shriners' Hospital for
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for that purpose. The team was
finally awarded to former Secretary
of Agriculture Edwin T. Meredith,
who promptly sent the famous mules
to his farm to help the farmer in his
present stress. The former cabinet
officer entertained the boys of Almas
Temple. both at his farm and at his
Office in Des Moines and they were
entertained coming and going by Me-
dinah Temple. at Chicago. Ill Past
Potentate Thomas L. Huston. OF Me-
dinah drew the individual prize at
the convention. being elected i'm
periai outer guard.
Lebanon Lodge. No. :. has found it
necessary to change its work to the
F. c. and E. a. degrees for Friday
evening. starting at pm. at spe-
cial communication.
The Gavel Club continued to in
| crease It's pS lhc t!e'-
tions of large number of applicants
Wednesday evening. The club is
making extensive preparations for
it's excursion to Chesapeake Eeach
July 13. when it hopes to have a
large attendance from all the Ma
sonic clubs.
Tomorrow evening Senior Deacon
William ]. Loveless will head the Off
cial line in the F.. c. degree in Poto-
mac Lodge. No. 5. and at the/com-
munication July 4 the building COM
mittee report will be received.
Columbia Council. No. g. Royal and
Select Masters. has a large team for
the degrees at it's assembly Wednes-
day evening.
Pentalpha Lodge. No. %. has called
Off it's communication scheduled for
July 4. but will have the NJ. NJ. degree
at special tomorrow evening.
The Cabletow Club. recently organ
lied among the MaSonS in the Wash
ington City Post Office and now in
GLIDING all Master Masons in the pos
tai service not members of some other
club. met at Musicians Hall Friday
evening. The president of the ma
| tional league. L. II. Troutman. and
Vice President w. J. Dow made ad-
dresses. Miss Grace Hazard. the light
opera star. with MISS Iowne as ac-
companist. gave rendition of an
act entitled Five Feet of Comic Op
| era" Miss Clara Young. accompanied
by Mrs. James X. Young. sang several
/ songs. The club decided to dispense
with meetings during July and Au
gust days fishing trip was ar
| ranged for the early part of July at
Plum Point Md. The club treasurer.
Julian F.. BeldfieId. OF F street station.
has charge of the trip and will fur
nish information to members of other
! clubs who might like to take the
| "trip.
| In Potomac Chapter. No. S. Tues
day. the Royal Arch degree will be
| conferred upon three teams by the
king. Grover f. Payne.
| High Priest George E. Stringfellow,
of Washington Chapter. has just re-
turned from an extended motor tour
Through Ohio. the great lake region.
canada and New York state.
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR
Naomi Chapter. No. 3. at it's meeting
"Wednesday evening. initiated seven can
didates. the work being done by the
| following past matrons and patrons:
Matron. Sister Ball; patron. Brother
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