Evening star., 1921-03-06

Walter l.. Haven. captain of the
host. and Robert J. Michael scribe.
will head the official line in Potomac
/ Royal Arch Chapter in tn. j. NJ. and
NJ. T.. NJ. degrees. respectively. Tues
! day night.
Senior Deacon Turnage will head
I the line in the T. &. degree and
Junior Warden Poulter in the r. \.
degree in -. Johns Lodge Friday
J evening. The communication for the
| former degree will start at PM.
| and for the latter at 80 pm.
| The big spring ceremonial of Almas
| Temple OF the Mystic Shrine will b-
| held at Polls Th"ater Monday. March
! Il. the business session at so pm.
and the ceremonial proper AT 80
; pm. IL promises to be AN extra ordi-
nary affair. with tho Almas Temple
! Military Band. the Arab Patrol Drill
Corps. the Oriental Band. the new
| Drum Corps, thu Almas Orchestra.
| the Almas Temple Chanters. the
Alrnas Glee Club and other important
! features in participation. TIL" can
| didates Will report at the Pennsyi-
Nania avenue entrance at $50 pm.
where Class Directors Nathan Wtlh.
, Monte Sanger and .. NJ. Ballauf Will
take them in charge. The edict of
| lllustriouS Potentate Henry ians-
| burgh. attested by Recorder +. Law
| renee Walker. lays emphasis upon
! the fact that to mobiles of the faith
| the 1921 card and fez will be vital
factors in securing admission.
! Much might be written of the char
| acter of the program for this occa-
sion. if not of all the details. hut the
| pOtcntate prefers. rather. to have the
ceremonial as a whole take the ma
! tive nobility by surprise. and. 1t rs
! admitted. there are some reasons Tor
| expecting rather wonderful surprises.
| The Spectacular features of the
| ceremonial. the musical program ana
! the ritualistic preparation that has
! been made. it is promised. VIII make
! the mobiles feel that inaugural paradtS
are not the only wonderful Things
| that can b. produced in WASHINGTON.
An especial feature of the occasion
| will be the special tribute to be paid
in honor to the living past potentates
! Of AlmaS Temple. who have con
I! tributed so much to place the temple
| in the proud position in which IL
i stands in Shrinedom.
| Imperial Potentate Ellis Lewis
| Garretson. whom it was hoped to
have as a distinguished guest OF the
| occa sion. has written that recent De
yelopments in the Imperial councii
| have made it next to Impossible TOR
/. him to come. but that he is very ahN-
| ious to do himself the honor of visit
! ing the temple during the year. ana
! also of meeting that other distln-
I gNlSned SnFlner. warren u Jidi iuiie'
| President of the United states. He
| homes il will be possible for him to
come in April and Potentate l-ans-
! burgh says when he comes he Will
! receive him as BELTS his rank and
| dignity, with something else besides.
! The next dance of the Arab Patrol
will he given at the New willard.
Tuesday evening. March 29. The an
nual ball will come April 13.
| Recorder r. Lawrence Walker has
moved his offices to the patrol mead
quarters. I'll 18th street northwest
making him more accessible to those
desiring his attention on Shrine and
| other troubles. The patrol by the
| way. had open house for visiting
Shriners March 4. Wednesday even
Shrine activity will spring into lie
| in the form Of Caravan Club. at the
New Ebbitt. 1t will be general
meeting. out OF which the club Will
| form. There will be entertainment
land talks. One of it's features will
be q Wednesday luncheon in the gold
room every Wednesday in the year
The latest copy of the .Alibi contains
an imposing picture of the Oriental
| Band as it will henceforth appear IN
ceremonial dress. There is also a
handsome plaque of the Masonic
Presidents Of the United States. eX-
! cept one-the latest accession to the
, honor.
Almas Automobile Club has pur-
chased the Hyde estate, Chalk Point.
comprising forty five acres OF sround
and a home accommodating 100 per
sons. in Anne Arundel county. Md.
south of West river and near
Chalk Point, Nd. The estate includes
two hotels. one of eighteen rooms ana
| one of eleven rooms. hVe-room
bungalow for the chefs quarters,
banquet hall seating siXty-fiVe per-
sons. a barn that will house fifteen
motor cars, a spring house. shore
and oyster bar and boat landing
that will accommodate six boats
There are forty-five fruit-bearins
trees and other things besides. Tht
! place is on high and rolling ground
( with a sheltered cove where members
NAV bathe, crab. fish. sail. shoot and
enjoy all other salt water pleasures
A committee of architects and land
scape gardeners is now working out
| the problem of making the place
| more beautiful, more comfortable ana
! i'm every way betting the dignity
| of its purpose. Eleven thousand was
contributed by the members at a
! meeting February IL, and. as the
place cost s1S.500. to avoid a mort
| gage, per cent bonds We're issued
| in denomina tionS of $50, and sub
scribed for by the members them
selves The club also has raised It's
initiation fee to s2o. and at its meet
quarters will work out further prob
lens for its out-of-town, summer
home.
Capitol Royal Arch Chapter has
postponed the P. NJ. and NJ +. NJ
degrees from Friday night to Friday
March %. Important business viii
hold the attention this Friday eVen-
ing.
The first of a series of dances was
given Saturday evening. February
IS. at the Raleigh Hotel. by the ways
and means committee Of King DAVID
Lodge, Frank y. Chase. chairman. 1T
was reported a success in every way
The next dance will be given Satur-
day.
Kallipolis Grotto outdid previous at
temps in entertaining Tuesday even
ing al the Masonic Temple Auditorium
The program, in charge or fast Mon,
arch Charles D. Shackelford, included
selections by the Grotto band. Prof.
julius Hamper, director: quartet and
solo numbers by Miss Ruby Potter.
Miss Ritchie Mclean. James X. Young
and Fred Shafer. with George Wilson,
pianist: violin selections by Mrs. Ray
mond b. Dickey, Mrs. Baker. accom-
panist, and readings by Mrs. Goodman.
Following the entertainment refresh
ments were served and dancing contin-
ued until midnight.
Within the next few days Monarch
Castleman P. Boss will send to the
membership an elaborate circular an
nouncing the Grotto surprise" cere-
monial to be held at old Masonic Tenn
pie March 90. A large class is assured,
and Past Monarch Charles d. Shackel-
ford is arranging his own little line of
surprises for them.
The neyt dance of the (,rottO Band