Evening star., 1921-05-01
MAKE GREAT PLANS
F0RMAS0N|C CLUBS:
Elaborate Program Prepared
for Convention May 9.
President Will Attend.

! Coolidge and members Of tn" cabinet
/ in such numbers as official business
: will permit. Will attend functions Of
! the sixteenth annual convention of
! the National Lea CUE Of Mas"nic Clubs.
! which opens in Washington for five
! days. beginning May 9. The Pres dent
! has signiiicd his intention t" max"
/ the pilgrimage to Noun, Vernon.
! Wednesday. May II. and he and the
| Vice President are both t" be at the
! farewell banquet at tn" New Willard
. Hotel on the evening of May l.. Seated
i at the banque! board with them on
! this occasion will be the Speaker of
! the House. Frederick II. Gillctt.
+. Moore. sovereign grand commander
| of the southern jurisdiction. \. \. =. r..
and Barton Smith sovereign grand
commander of the northern juriSdic-
ton. A.. \. S. r.: William &. McAdoo.
Gen. Ballington Booth. Cen. Leieune.
Admiral koontZ and other prominent
master MaSonS of national fame.
Many of these men, who. besides be-
ing active Masons. are also patriotic
leaders of the country. Will be pres
ent at the visit to Mount Vernon.
Clarence w. Hall chairman of the
! TRANSFORMATION committee. reports that
| been the heaviest applicants for in
| formation concerning railroad accom-
modationS. He expects the largest del
! ceationS therefore. from Marylan nd.
/ Virginia. Delaware, West Virginia
and Pennsylvania.
Elaborate Program.
| Convention experts of this city are
Of the hciief that that no conclave
Of a nationwide character ever has
enjoyed such an elaborate program
as mas been outlined for the Masons who
will visit Washington this month.
''Remcmbcr. you are ours from the
minute YOU set foot in Washington
until you leave for home" is the
welcoming salutation which has been
sent by the local committee to every
, masonic club in America.
The program will be opened on the
evening of May with a reception
at the Scottish Rite House of the
; Temple. 10Th and S streets. This
event will be of exceeding interest
to out of-town guests. as this edificc
! is one of the show places of Wash
ineton
On the same day there will be
special ceremonial in Polls Thcater
of Almas Temple. Ancient Accepted
/ Order Mobiles Mystic Shrine. at which
| Potentate Henry Lansburgh will
leave no stone unturned to reveal to
J
! pitality which characteriZes Almas
! as one of the foremost temples in
the nation.
! Present at this ceremonial will be
; Imperial Potentate Ellis Lewis Gar
rison.
; An automobile parade and a motor
| boat procession are scheduled for the
! Afternoon of May 10. Automobiles on
! land and motor launches on the Poto-
mac will pass the point" along the
! speedway at given hour. and three
| hydroplanes from the marine head
! quarters at Quantico will hum over
; head while the professions are hum
ming beneath. On that evening a
/ mass meeting is to he held in Conti-
! mental Memorial Hall.
Carnival in Stadium.
, The Mount Vernon trip comes on
! Wednesday. and that night will take
! place a carnival. at which perform
/ erS and spectators will be attircd an
; comic costumes in order to lend the
, mardi gras spirit to the affair. Or
! ganiZations which will participate in
! the carnival. which is to be staged at
! the Central High School stadium. will
: include bands, orchestras, drill corps
. and glee clubs of the Shrine and
, Grotto. The stadium has been Sc
! cured for this event through the
; courtesy of the community center de-
partment of the public schools of the
District.
Banquet for Master MnsOnx.
The closing event of the convention
! will take place at the New Willard
! Hotel on the night of May 12. when
the farewell! banquet. to which only
master Masons are invited. will be
staged Reservations for this feast
must be made in advance with Sec
! retary Charles \. Stevens. Room 10j,
| the New Ebbitt Hotel Seating ar
rangcments for only 100 can be made.
and those expecting to attend must
! act quickly.
i Judge James W. Whitten. =. G. NJ.
! is chairman of the convention COM
mittees: J. Boyd Dexter is vice chair
! man: Charles A. Stevens. secretary, and
| William MusSer. treasurer
Heading the committees are J. Boyd
| Dexter. entertainments: Clarence w.
| Hall, transportation; Edward W. Lib
! hey, publicity; S. G. Bready. hotels:
! W. a. Cahoon. badges; William ID.
Skeen, program; Roe Fulkerson.
| finance and Joseph II. Hilans, recep-
| ton.