Evening star., 1921-03-20
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JOHNSTON has announced the
following grand visitations by
the grand commander and


JOHNSTON has announced the
following grand visitations by
the grand commander and
officers of the Grand Commandery
knights Templar. to the constituent
commanderies as follows:
April 15, to Columbia Command
cry, No. ,; April is. TO Orient
Commandery. No. >. at Naval Lodge
Hall: April 20, to Potomac Command
cry. No. 3. at Masonic Hall. George
town; April 26. to De Molay Com
mandery. No. 4. and April =, to
Washington Commandery, No. !, the
first mentioned and the last two visi-
tations to be made in Masonic Tenn
pie. 18th street and New York avenue
northwest.
All other activities for the moment
in Almas Temple of the Mystic SHRINE
have withdrawn from the spotlight
for the great ceremonial session pre-
pared for tomorrow evening at $50
o'clock at Polls Theater, which will
b. preceded by business session in
the afternoon at 4.3V O'Clock, when all
matters of business. especially those
affecting the candidates. will be dis
be a grand spectacular event enlist
ing the Almas Temple Military Band.
the Arab Drill Corps. the Oriental
Band, the newly organized Drum and
Bugle Corps, the Almas Orchestra, the
Almas Temple Chanters and the
Almas G1ee Club, while for the post
ceremonial 1llustrious Potentate Hen
ry Lansburgb has provided vaudeville
entertainment from the local theaters
and elsewhere. The candidates will
report at the main lobby of the thea
ter on Pennsylvania avenue at $50
p.m.. where Glass Directors Nathan
Well, Monte Sanger and o. NJ. Bal
lauf will take them in charge and
give the necessary preliminary in
structions. Admission to the cere-
monial will be positively denied to all
who have not their 1921 card. and
the Injunction is added: Wear your
glad rags and fez."
At 7:30 pm. Almas Temple Military
Band. Douglas Van Deventer, direc-
tor. will give a musical program. The
caravan will form at 8 o'clock sharp.
with q revelation of the scenic pres
entation. when Almas Temple Or
chestra. Myer N. Goldman, conductor.
will be in evidence. and the start will
be made from the mosque in the an
cient city of Bagdad. headed by the
Oriental Band. Henry B. Schmidt, di-
rector. and the Almas Drum and Buele
Corps. W. l. Jacoby. director. The
historic journey will be made in epi-
Almas Temple Arab Patrol Drill
Corps. Capt. Edwin c. Dutton,
will appear. and in episode three.
the Arab patrol floor team. Virgil NJ.
Fookes. director. The vaudeville is
announced for II pr and at high
weary camels with their noble riders
will wend their way homeward
Features of the ceremonial will be
the banding OF the units. the musical
programs and tho entrance Of the
potentate and his divan. in addition, 10
those which are purely ritualistic. The
musical programs are esnecially elab-
crate. and the haze of the heated
desert will be punctuated with mi
RACES. electric phenomena and inspira
tional dreams. Tho ceremony was ar
ranged with especial reference TO tho
honed-for visit of Imperial Potentate
Ellis Carretscr who. however, was
unavotdablv delaved until tho cere-
monial in Nav. but it's splendor and
novelty will be none the less bril-
liant "'''
Tnesdav. March %. the last of the
Arab Patrol darces will he rfvnn AZ
the New Willard and or Arr'l IL the
annual ball de iu~A will take place
apd promises to ecIi1se its predeces-
sors In beauty and briIIiance. es-
pecialiy in the "surnrisAs' that have
been prepared for the feminine CON
Noble j. Harry Cunningham has
been made chairman of the executive
committee designated in connection
WIN the enort 70 be made TO secure
the Imperial Council session for
are Harry =. Cary. A. GrmrA-t DR..
Frank f. Gibson. Frank p. Milbu-n,
Townlev Mckee. Row l. Nnuhauser
John Poole and George Pitt. A de-
termined effort is to he made to
secure this session Of the Imperial
Council. The general committee com
prises fnll 100 of the live wires
Of Aimas Temple.
The newly formed Caravan Club
held its second luncheon at the Fb-
bftt Wednesday. with greatly In
creased membership and unusua
TO be one of the most notable of
Almas' activities.
Tuesday evening. at the Scottish
Rite Cathedral. Sd and + streets
northwest. both Robert de Bruce
Pike Consistory. M. r. 6. will as
semble for matters affecting the
spring reunion. April IL to Is. both
inclusive. when the degrees will be
presented from the fourth to and in
GLIDING the thirty-second for a class
which. according to present indica
tions, will number about goo This
class IL to have the rare distinction
Of honoring the boys of the United
states Marine Corps. who won glory
for themselves and for their country
In the winning drive Of the great
war on the fields of France. Mai
Cen. John Archer lie Jeune. com
mandant Of the corps. and four mem
b~rs of his stan will make their
advent into Scottish Rite Free
masonry at this time. The event i.
to be marked by special tributes.
Thursday evening. st .:3O O'Clock
Evangelist Chapter. knights Rose
croiy. will hold a session in Trinity
p F.. Church. Sd and C. streets. for
IT'S Maundy Thursday services. in
GLIDING the extinguishing of the
symbolic lights and the mystic ban
quet. Easter Sunday afternoon al
3 o'clock. at the same place, a second
service will be held. which, likewise
will be open to those only who have
received the chapter. or eighteenth
degree of the Scottish Rite. for the
reliEhtinR of the symbolic lights
At the Thursday evening cere.
monial Martin A. Morrison. thirty
third degree honorary. will deliver
the address. and the music will be
especially elaborate. including mum.
hers for the organ by Harry G. Kim
ball, X. e. c. H.. organist. and the
tion Of ]. Walter Humphrey. *. G
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