Evening star., 1921-12-18

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! ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
| RITE.
| Tuesday-,M:thras Lodge Of Perfection.
| Christmas Conference.
| Evangelist Chapter. Knights Rose |
Croix. fifteenth degree.
iTAKoMA LODGE. No. 20, will
| have charge of the services
at the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home this afternoon at
3 o'clock.
Fred M. Book. X. c. c. H., will head
the line in the fifteenth degree in
Evangelist Chapter. Knights Rose
Croix.. Tuesday evening, when the
winter class will enter upon the Sec
ond stage Of its pilgrimage into the
rite. The large cast will include also
Charles G. F. Toepper and William l..
Boyden. all of the thirty-third de-
| gree; John S. Cotton, c. Edgar Bit
tenger and Frank e. Koch, all knights
commander Of the court of honor. and
William F. Breuning. thirty-second
| degree. Petitions for the winter
class, it has been announced. will be
received throughout this and next
| month.
! Grand Commander Adolphus GUIDE
has issued. through Grand Recorder
connection with the annual Christmas
| observance by the Knights Templar
| OF the District. The sentiment pre-
pared for the occasion reads:
ITO our. Most Eminent Grand Mas.
| ter. Joseph Kyle Orr-Three hundred
and fifty thousand Knights Templar
| sincerely wish that the spirit of the
! Templar Christmas celebration might
start nationwide program for a
| great constructive work worthy Of
the order and easily within its finan-
| cial ability"
In his response the grand master.
in part. states:
! AN order remotely related to Ma
sonry has set shining example,
! million dollars a year will go to the
| the rebuilding of crippled children.
A Boston doctor, visiting the Scot
tish Rite Hospital in Atlanta, said:
! The age Of miracles is not over"
| Referring to the growth Of the or
der Of Knights Templar and to the
/ ber a million members. he suggests
the possibilities arising from a. small
tax levied on the members for some
good work. He says suggestions as
to what that work shall be will be
| gladly received.
Grand Commander GUIDE urges the
gathering Of all officers and sir
! knights in the several asylums on
Monday. December 26. at noon. for
! the purpose Of celebrating in an ap-
| propriate manner the natal day OF
Him under whose banner all Knights
i; Templar have enlisted. He also urges
them to give the most careful and
Iprayerful consideration to the dream
Of the grand master. in the hope that
it may be interpreted in terms OF
substantial and helpful realization.
| High Priest George p Walton states
| that instead of the Royal Arch de.
gree originally announced by Capitol
| Royal Arch Chapter for Friday night
I December 23), the mark masters de-
gree will be presented. and that. &C,
cording to present plans. special
| will be held Friday. December 80. at
| $3.50 pm. for the Royal Arch degree.
"a general good-fellowship meeting,
followed by "a regular feed will con-
| clude the evenings program"
Orient Commandery. Knights Temp
| lar, tomorrow evening will present
| the order OF the temple This even-
ing at 7:15 o'clock the sir knights
are directed to assemble at the asy-
lum for the purpose Of attending serv-
! Seward square. where Rev. DR.. Joseph
Dawson, the pastor and . member of
the commandery, will preach a SER
mon. Orient's band will accompany
the commandery In its march to the
church. All sir knights of the juris-
| diction are invited to join.
| Sir knight Otto B. Roepke is ar.
| ranging an elaborate. program for the
commandery's Christmas observance.
| The commandery win assemble at it's
| asylum Monday morning at 1880
O'Clock. Among the speakers for the
occasion will be Grand Master Charles
J. o'Neill and Grand High Priest
| Joseph H. Milans, both members of
| the commandery, and others.
| Friday, December 80. at 7:15 pm.
i Riddles night" will be celebrated in
| the commandery with q Santa Claus.
Orients band and "a happy program -
! elaborate preparations are making
| also to stage the order Of Malta in
full form. new costumes having been
| purchased at considerable expense.
| The first presentation is expected in
! January.
! The newly elected officers Of Albert
| Pike Lodge will begin their work with
| the E. A. degree, and . surprise Is
| said to be in store for the new mas
ter, as well as a treat for the
| members.
The Gavel Club Of Master Masons
| has called off all dances announced
! for the remainder OF the season.
| Wednesday evening the club Will have
a Christmas donation party at the
clubhouse. 1917 New York avenue.
| with James G. Thompson in charge.
| Members and their friends are invited
to bring donations Of all kinds Tor
the needy poor. . -
| Aimas Temple Of the Mystic Shrine
ia making elaborate preparations. un-
der the direction Of its welfare and
! charity committee, to make the
Christmas season a happy one for the
| children and for it's unfortunate
friends. The committee, headed BY
| william Mehn, chairman: William e.
Miller. vice chairman, and e. Richard
Gasch. secretary, includes Rev. D. II.
Coyell, Virgil NJ. Fookes, w: 3. Hardy,
II. p. Haferkorn, 8. w. Wolfsheimer,
ir.. II. II. Burroughs, Charles Some.
| George H. whiting. J. B. Hayes, David
| Busch, ]. Fred Huber. William D.
Skeen. Harry W.. Taylor. Carl q. =
Flather, Albert J. Jones, Walter A.
Shomo, Elmo Springman and Henry
w, SchArger. These have been sub
divided into subcommittees to care
| for the relief and entertainment OF
Friendship House. southern Relief
dren's Hospital. Founding Home. Tu-
berculosfs Hospital Home for the In
curables, worthy individuals recon-
mended by churchea and charitable or
| ganizations, the Bruen Home, Baptist
Home for Children. Swartseu Methodist
Home, the inmates At the almshouse.
blue Plains. Va, and Tor the dtstrfbu. /.
tion Of Christmas baskets ana general
entertainment.