Evening star., 1922-11-12

o'clock. Brightwood Commandery Of
Knights Templar will attend services at
tho Petworth Methodist Episcopal
Church. at Grant Circle and New Hamp-
shire avenue. at the invitation Of one
Of its distinguished sir knights, Rev. G.
Ellis Williams. who is pastor Of the
church. The commandery also will at
tend the Thanksgiving day service at
Temple Heights in full uniform. prob
ably marching with the other COM
manderies from Masonic Temple. al
fact has been received for publication.
Mithras Lodge Of Perfection of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
the fourteenth and highest degree with
In its Jurisdiction. Tuesday evening.
startingS at 1880 o'clock Francis A.
Sebring, thirty-third degree. will head
the cast. Deputy Ellwood P. Morey is
forcing the membership drive In the
local Scottish Rite bodies in the interest
OF the proposed new cathedral at 18th
and X street northwest, where the site
already has been purchased. He has an
nounced that no member of the rite will
be solicited for contributions for this
purpose. nor will the general public be
appealed to in any form. 1t Is the pur-
pose to build the cathedral within the
rite and with funds legitimately collect
eo TOT ordinary purposes. New petitions,
he thinks, afford the best means Of rais-
ing sum sufficient to insure the early
erection OF the structure. which is said
10 be indispensable to the work of the
rite in the District, which, nevertheless.
is giving both moral and material sup
port to the new united Masonic temple.
as well as to Almas Temple Of the
Mystic Shrine in its endeavor to main
tain the hospitality of Washington dur
ing the forthcoming session Of the I'M
perlal Council of the Shrine in this city.
The thirty-second degree in the rite is
Secretary Stirling Kerr has issued his
last call for dues, which must be paid
by December. He states that the
tableaux incident to the thirty-second
degree have been beautified and i'm
proved by striking stage pictures that
will interest members Of the rite,
Considerable interest has been man.
ifested in Masonic circles in the lee
ture on "The World War" which is to
pc delivered in the auditorium Of the
evening, under the auspices of the So
5ourners' Club. Cards have been is
sued for the event. Saturday, Decem-
Der 2, the club will give an informal
dance at the marine barracks, with
music by the Marine Band. Gen.
Amos A. Fries is president Of the
club and Capt Geo. F. Unmacht is the
secretary. The lecture Wednesday
evening Will be delivered by Lieut..
Col. Thomas J. Dickson.
Robert lie Bruce Chapter. Order Of
DE Molay. recently celebrated it's first
anniversary with a smoker, fine pro-
gram and fine time generally The
annual election resulted in the choice
OF Carl II. Claudy. jr., as master coun-
cilor; Barney Goldste:n as senior
j1nnsor juni"l counier HaTry Nfs0''Gskh Ha1a,
scribe and E. P. Neill as treasurer. r.
The chapter has experienced an
amusing difficulty in accommodating a
iist OF past master councillors. because
the age of twenty-one eliminates
them Notwithstanding, 1t has decided
mat al future activities will be con-
Quoted without the aid Of older heads.
If it be possible.
Dawson Lodge, No. I6 has an
nounced ladies' night in the Arcade
ballroom. 14th street and Park road,
FRIDAY evening. The program will
include entertainment, dancing and
refreshments.
A week from tomorrow evening,
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine
Will receive it's annual official visit
from Imperial Potentate James S Me-
Candless. and will celebrate the event
with A monster ceremonial sss!on.
Potentate Leonard P. Steuart has sent
many Invitations to potentates in
nearby states to be present and help
DO honor to the greatly admired head
OF the Shriners, and he has left no
stone unturned to make a big show
Ing on the occasion,
special effort is being put forth
to create a distinguished class of ini-
tiates for the ceremonial. and to in
Ject into the ceremonies where per-
missible beauties and novelties to
make 1T especially interesting. At
least ten or twelve visiting potentates
are expected. among them Imperial
Oriental Guide Dunbar of Providence.
r. l.. who has written that he will
certainly be here. also Potentate
Charles S. McNulty of KAHN Temple.
Roanoke, Va. which entertained Po-
tentate Steuart last week at its cere-
monial. The potentate OF Moslem
Temple. Detroits is insisting that Po-
tentate Steuart come to the cere-
monial of his temple next Saturday
and accompany the imperial potentate
to Washington. but it is not likely
the invitation can be accepted, it is
said.
A letter has been received from
Walter F. Smith. retired second leader
OF the United States Marine Band. say
ing that he Is giving his personal atten-
ton to the manufacture Of the new
thirty-inch bugles ordered for the Almas
Drum Corps, and that they will rep
resent the finest OF their type in
manufacture. John Philip sousa also
working on the new Shrine march
which he intends to dedicate to Almas
Temple, and that he will rush it as
soon as it is finished
Potentate Steuart and his divan
have been invited, with the Almas
n IA {o1
Of Acca Temple, November %. The
Glee Club, it is understood, will go.
but Almas needs all its executive
workers here for the big indoor car
nival to open at Convention Hall the
I'd Of December. Already the tickets.
with an inducement for their pur-
chase, have been issued.
Aladdin Temple Of Columbus, Ohio,
President Harding's temple, has urged
Potentate Steuart to come with his
divan and such an escort as he wishes
to it's ceremonial December 2, but the
carnival will be ablaze at that time
and the potentGte feels his duty is here.
The Order of the Red Cross will
be presented in DeMolay Command
with the plan Of fraternal co-opera-
tion of the several Communicates in
the District, on Thursday Brightwood
Commandery, No. 6, will be the guests
OF DeMolay Commandery, NO. 4, ana
confer the order of the temple. A
large class Of candidates is in wait
ing for the order. which will be con-
ferred in the ,commandery asylum,
New Masonic Temple.
Master Robert Dickens Of Takoma
Lodge, No. 70, in his circular received
almost too late to utilize. states that
Thanksgiving day. 1922. will be a
day long to be remembered by every