Evening star., 1922-08-09
COLORED SHR|NERS
IN ANNUAL PARADE
Visiting Patrol to Hold Com
petitive Drill This
Afternoon.

The colored Shriners. who are-at-
tending the international conference
of colored Masons and holding their
own twenty-third annual convention
at Lincoln Theater at 1915 u street
northwest, paraded today at -12.30
o'clock -
The parade formed at 18th aud T
streets northwest and proceeded-on
18th to street to Sd street and south
to Pennsylvania avenue and to Jack
son place, thence to nth street north
TO NJ street, east on NJ street to f5th
street north to T street and east-to
American League ball park.
A competitive drill will be held in
the park by visiting patrols. The
local temple headed the parade, which
was in charge of Noble EdwardJ.
Morris.
Temple Corner Stone Laid.
Yesterday the corner stone for ths
100000 temple to stand on the south
west corner of 10th and U streets
northwest, was laid in the presence
of vast throng of the Masonic
bodies
The Knights Templar convention got
under way yesterday when the order
convened at the Lincoln Theater. Inc
session lasted until 4:30 o'clock in the
afternoon, when it adjourned to permit
those in attendance to>witness the lay
ing of the temple corner stone.
Last night the Temple Crusaders. a
woman's auxiliary of the Knights Tenn
plar, held reception at Pythian Tenn
Pile, 18TH and L streets northwest.
Tonight another session of the Royal
Arch Masons will be held at the Tur-
ner Memorial Church, at 9TH and
streets northwest.
The knights Templar will convene in
continued session at 10 I'm. tomorrow
at the Lincoln Theater.
knights to Parade.
The International Conference OF
knights Templar and all male
branches of Masonic bodies affiliated
Herewith will be reviewed by the
President of the United States III
their street parade of Knights Tenn
plar tomorrow afternoon. Ihe
knights Templar will form as fol
lows: On New Jersey avenue and t
street northwest at II pm. promptly
the right resting on Is street north
west. thence west on B street to Isl
street northwest. thence south on Isl
street to Pennsylvania avenue, thence
west on Pennsylvania avenue north
west to the Executive Mansion
thence north to Jackson place, thence
from jackson place to Connecticu
avenue. thence north on Connection
avenue to lIth street, nortp on lilI
street to r street. thence east on +
street TO 6th street, north on 6tf
street to Florida avenue. thence wes
on Florida avenue to Boher street
north on Boher street to the Amer
lean League Park, where there vii
be a competitive drill between the
best drilled teams representing the
communicates throughout the United
States Every affiliated knight:
Templar in the District of Columbis
is expected to be in line with full
knights Templar uniform.
Delegates From Canada
1t was stated yesterday that there are
colored Masons here from Canada. the
Philippines and practically every i'm
portant city in the United States
The various Masonic bodies attending
the international conference include
knights Templar, Grand Masters and
Past Grand Masters, Holy Royal Arch
Masons, Imperial Council, Ancient
Egyptian Arabic Order of Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine. Order of the Eastern
Star, Daughters of Isis. and Granc
Guilds. Heroines of Templar Crusaders
The official program of the ALMA.
sonic bodies started Sunday and will
conclude Saturday, when all bodies viii
attend the dedication of the Frederick
Douglass home at Anacostia, D. c.