Evening star., 1922-09-10

signed to the services at Temple
Heights this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
under the auspices of the Grand
Lodge of the District and in charge
Of Grand Chaplain Rev. John c. Pal
1ner. Rev. Hugh X. Fulton. pastor Of
Northminster Church. will assist. and
Almas Temple Glee Club will give
three numbers.
B. F. Larcombe. instructor general
mas announced that the commandery
school OF instruction will be held
the second Thursday of each month
beginning next Thursday evening,
when the Order of the Red Cross will
be exemplifled.
The Italo-American Masonic Club
will celebrate the downfall OF the
papal temporal power the evening of
September 20. in the auditorium of
Central High School. Past Grand
Commander George Fleming Moore.
Of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite, will he the orator of the even
ing. and Grand Master c. c. Coomos
and his staff of the Grand Lodge
line are expected as guests of the
evening. The President and members
Of his cabinet also have been invited
Music will be furnished by kallipolis
Grotto Band.
The Instruction Club of Hiram
lodge will assemble Wednesday even
ing al 7:3O o'clock to listen to
lecture on Lodge Etiquette, by
last Master Harry g. kimball. fur
ther attractive program is promised.
Harmony odge. No. Il. in addi
lion to the degree work scheduled in
the current calendar. announces a
special Saturday. September %, at
F.5D pm. for the NJ. NJ. degree, and
the F. A. degree for September 81.
Rt $50 pm.
The fall reunion of the local bodies
OF the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite will begin October 3, at s:30
pm, with the fourteenth degree In
full ceremonial form. This will be
followed October 4, at the same hour,
with the eighteenth degree: October
8. with the tweuty-first degree: Octo
her s. with the thirtieth degree, and
october :, with the thirty de-
gree. Ellwood P. Morey, thirty-third
degree, deputy for the supreme coun-
ell in the District of Columbia, in an
article in the latest issue of the Ca
thedral Calendar, vigorously calls at
tention to the politically helpless con-
dition of the citizens of the District
and suggests 1T would seem that if
republican form of government is
good for the people of Vermont or
Nevada, it would also be good for the
people of the District of Columbia.
John a. Lacy. thirty-third degree.
has been unanimously elected an
emeritus member of all the co-ordi-
nate bodies of the Scottish Rite in
the District of Columbia, in recogni-
ton of his long and arduous services
and his unshakable devotion to Scot
tish Rite Freemasonry. Mr.. Lacy Is
living at Roanoke Va, at this time.
ocla
the rite a large and beautiful pic
ture, "The Carnival of Venice" which
will be ready for exposition on the
second floor of the cathedral In time
for the october class. 1t is by 3
feet in size and Is the work of Gia-
comellf F.. Nenezia.
Notwithstanding the fact that Po-
tentate Leonard r. Steuart and the
other officers of Almas Temple have
been occupied the entire week with
the coming of Imperial Potentate
James S. McCandless and his notable
associates of the housing committee
of the Imperial Council. in connection
with the big Shrine convention in
Washington next June, preparations
are going ahead with much activity
3or the ceremonial session Of Almas
Aemple at the Capitol Theater Sep
aenber %. AS usual, the business
session will be held at pm. and the
1estiyities In connection with the
ceremonial will start at pm. Every
fulit. and affiliate organization con-
snected with Almas will line up for
ithe occa sion, when it is hoped one of
rha largest classes in the temples
history will be given the moslem's s
oath. All petitions for the class must
s31e in the hands OF the recorder on or
before September IS. for under the
;New bylaws. 1t Is not as easy to be-
rome a noble OF the Mystic Shrine as
SAf nSad n ha and nntui standing c
.pther ranks. each candidate is sub
Seoted to pre-investigation and report.
Srhis, it Is said. is all the more neces-
skary at this time because the corpinE
ton next June is prompting hundreds
of Masons heretofore eligible by rca-
son of their being a knight Templdr
or a thirtysecond degree Mason OF
1he Scottish Rite. In good standing, to
make application for the shrine de-
insists that each candidate must be
proved before he can become a noble
of the Mystic Shrine. title of the
highest honor in Masonry.
The doors for the ceremonial Will
open at $3.50 pm. promptly. and at I
pm. concert will be given by the
,Almas Military Band At $50 the
episodes of the symbolic journey be-
gin to unfold, and are continued be-
hind closed doors until 1880 pm,
serve to enliven those who can stay
out so late.
Every noble of Almas Temple. at
this time Is struggling for a place
on the Almas roll of honor, which is
awarded only to him whose efforts
bring a new noble into the fold
The visit of the imperial potentate
and the distinguished housing COM
mittee OF the Imperial Council to
Washington has been attended with
both pleasure and satisfaction. The
final closing of the contracts for
rooms in the New Willard and the
Washington hotels for the imperial
body is considered to have removed
the last vestige of doubt that the
June convention in 1928 will be held
in the capital of the United States.
Executive Secretary Harry Standi-
ford and his supplemental force of
general executive chairmen already
havo accomplished much to promise
success for next years big event, but
and more that a monumental work
1s yet to be performed in order to
redeem the reputation of Washing
ton as a convention city. Potentate
Steuart says he has been especially
Eratified at the way in which the
est in the coming convention and
heartily lending their aid in the ex-
ploitation of the various items of
news which mean much In the final
round up. The appointment of Past
Grand Master and Noble William w.
yermane as chairman of the public
3ty committee brings to most I'M
portant position a seasoned news
paper man of long and wide exper-
3ence. and assures both the public and
4he newspapers a news service that
will be irreproachable.