Evening star., 1922-07-16

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designed to house all the
bodies and to be a credit to
the National Capital was taken yester-
day afternoon. with pomp and cere-
mony, at the Dean tract, now, it ap-
pears. officially christened Temple
Heights" when the first payment of. it
Is said. s125.000 was made upon the
site and the title was taken over by the
. Grand Lodge of the District Of
Columbia.
Many masters are complaining that
the brethren of their lodges have not
made returns for tickets for the
base ball game for the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home. May 30. The
to ascertain at the earliest possible date
the full amount realized for the home
by this game and to get, the money In
hand and turn 1t over to the home trus-
tees. 1t is thought in a majority of
cases thai the failure TO make returns
Is due to oversight.
Mount Pleasant Lodge. tomorrow
evening, will combine a social evening
with its business meeting.
Christian Hansen will head the official
line in the degree in Albert Pike Lodge
tomorrow evening. He is a veteran
ritualist and instructor in charge of
work in the lodge.
The Masters of 1922 will visit Lebanon
Lodge Friday evening, when the F. c.
degree is presented with Senior Deacon
Alfred Harmon heading the official line.
The current Masters Association will
visit East Gate Lodge also on Wednes-
day evening. when the NJ. NJ. degree
Late dispatches from Illustrious
Fotentate Leonard p. Steuart. which
indicate that his return to Washing
ton has been delayed. tie up interest
not be made public until the poten-
tate himself gives it out Mr.. Steuart
accompanied Imperial Potentate Nc
Candless to his home in Honolulu
the Imperial Council. and of course
he remained long enough to get
good look at the real Kanakas. He
arrived safely in San Francisco and
American western wonderland and
Incidentally to take in the Yellow
stone, where he spent the Fourth Of
July. Whether or not the railway
mems strike has tied him up Is not
known at the present writing. The
cfficers of the temple. however. have
been busy in his absence. The Christ
mas charity excursion July 3. Re-
corder F. Lawrence Walker states,
realized enough to warrant a larger
outlay of good cheer at Yuletide. The
potentate's return will be followed
quickly by the organization OF the
tremendous effort that Washington
will make to match the San Fran
Council meets here June 5, 6 and OF
next year. All realize that full
years work. and hard work at that.
is before the nobility of Almas and
ception next year. let no one mis-
take, must be a city-wide affair, with
everybody cooperating for the en-
tertainment of the city's hundreds of
maintain washington's long estab-
hshed reputation as convention
city. All sects and creeds. races and
colors united to make the San Fran
cisco convsntion one of the greatest
ington's delegation have not yet re-
turned. Past Potentate Henry Lans-
burgh is still doing Alaska, at last
accounts. and many more are pro-
ders Of the wonderful west.
Ainas Temple Patrol. which, together
with the Almas Brass Band; escorted
Potentate Steuart to San Francisco,
where it participated in the street pa
rades and other events. is preparing for
an experience" meeting on Thursday
evening. when the potentate Is expected
to be present. Almas base ball team
has accepted a challenge from Khedive
Temple Of Norfolk. Va. for a game to
be played in this city in August.
Returning Shriners are still laugh
ing over the discovery OF the won
-derful buzz-gyp tree by The Star
correspondent who made the western
trip. during his stay at Catalina The
story of the discovery will probably
appear elsewhere in The Star today.
but the fame of the buzz-gyp tree is
known throughout the length and
breadth Of Shrinedom. Briefly. 1t is
shat eaimeui nailifies hs the volstead M @ act" % Tn.
fortunately, 1t Is claimed. the sample
of the tree and Its wonderful flowers
and leaves which was intended for
the Department of Agriculture were
interview with the discoverer.
Kallipolis Grotto Band participated
In the program at Temple Heights
Pickering requested a large Grotto
attendance and asked that all
prophets wear their fe5.
Monarch M. w. Pickering announces
tho appointment of Chief Justice
Henry ]. Gompers as chairman of the
annual outing OF Kallipolis Grotto
to the Zoo Park July az. Chairman
F. Gompers promises the best obtainable
and hopes for large attendance of
the. prophets and their families. AS
to the women and children.
Master of Ceremonies William r.
Jacobs, chairman of the Chesapeake
Beach outing for August 9, Is work.
ing on details Of that AFFAIR. "Bnr'
promises a day of rare fun and frolic.
The Grotto will hold a business
meeting in August, the exact date to
be announced later The meeting
will be In charge of Chief Justice II.
J. 9ompers.
The Railroad Square Club is max
fng arrangements for an intercity
base ball game with the Railroad
square Club Of Baltimore. The COM
mittee, consisting of George n.
winslow chairman. Harry B. Bower
sox, John j. Cunningham, Oscar w.
Riley and Rawley Doome and the
other oficers Of the local CLUB. want
to annex Clark Grifi1th's playground
and secure the services of the peer
less Nick Altrock. Monumental Chap
ter. Eastern Star. of Baltimore. whose
drilling was a feature of the Shrine
Grotto game, may be In attendance.
G. w. Burrier Railroad Y. N. CA. OF
Baltimore. and Jerry Knight. yard
master at Bay View, will represent
the Oriole boys. Local interest among
the clubs Of the two cities IL growing
and . large gathering of the fans
il expected. according to President
George d. Sullivan.
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