Evening star., 1922-09-17

fall reunion matters
~ERvICEs will be held at Temple
Heights this afternoon at
o'clock, by Rev. DR.. John T.
Palmer, grand chaplain, under
the auspices of the Grand Lodge
with Rev. W. S. Abernethy. pastor OIL
Calvary Baptist Church, as the spe-
cial -.aister for the occasion. Kew.
Freely H. Rohrer, pastor of the Met
ropolttan Presbyterian Church, Will
assist and the National Male Quartet
w. F. Maynard. tenor; John Martyh'
second tenor; Edgar Gray. basso, ano
Fred East, baritone. will sing, Lead
Kindly Light" Come Unto Me" and
"Now the Day is Over" Fred East
will give a baritone solo also.
Grand visitations have been an
nounced by Grand Secretary Arvine
W. Johnston as follows: Federal, NO.
!, November IA; Columbia, No. 3. NO
vember 8: Naval, No. 4. November 2;
Potomac, No. >, October 26: Lebanon
No. Z, November 3; the New Jerusa-
lem, No. 8. November 9; Hiram. NO.
10, November 16; st. Johns No. H.
vember 81; Washington Centennlai'
No. IA. November Is; BENJAMIN b.
French, No Is, November 20: Daw-
son, No. 1t. November 81; Harmony
No. II. November %; Acacia. No. 49,
November IA: La Fayette. No. 19, NO
pa; Anacostia. No. 81, october 16:
george c. Whiting. No. %, October
IS; Pentalpha, No. 23, November 20;
StansEury. No. "a, October %; Ar
minus, No. 25, November q; Osiris
No. IS. November IS; Myron NJ. Par
ker. No. 81. November Z, King Davla'
No. 28, October It: Takoma, No. ~.
October 10; William r. Singleton, NO.
80, October 10; King Solomon. No. g.
November 1; Temple-Noyes. No. 81
November 8: Mount Pleasant. No. 33'
November s: East Gate. No. "a. Octo-
ber Is: Joppa. No. 30. october >; A.
gress. No. 81. October 25, and Joseph
Fl. Milans. No. 3S. October 20.
By resolution of the Grand Com
mandery. Knights Templar. the Tenn .
plar field day" is to be revived. and
Saturday, November 4, has been set
for the next event. to be held at
Temple Heights, where there will be
a review of the constituent comman-
deries, an inspection and prize drlii.
Congress Lodge. No. 81. Thursday
evening. in addition to the degree
work scheduled. will have its annual
visitation from the Masters Associa-
ttpn. The lodge will have the M; M.
dagree again September 29, with
dinner in the banquet hall.
.@eather Bureau night" Thursday
eYening, when the degree class will
include an official of the weather bu-
ofal line in the degree will be filled
with Masons from that institution,
including w. R. Gregg as acting mas
ter, Past Masters r H. Weughtman
and H. C. Frankenf1eld as wardens,
Past Master G. w. Smith Of the New
con; Past Master B. F. Larcombe OF
Dawson Lodge, No. 16, as Junior dea-
con, and l. T. Samuels and j. A.
Baister as stewards. An added fea-
ture will be the visit of Illustrious
Potentate (and Past MASTERY Leonard
p Steuart of Almas Temple of the
Mystic Shrine.
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter.
No. 7. which resumed degree work
last Tuesday evening, will have the
p. NJ. and M. E. NJ. degrees September
27. with refreshments afterward.
Monarch M. W. Pickering Of Kali
1ipolis Grotto will meet the grotto
officers during the coming week to
discuss details of the fall ceremonial
in October, for which he has been
Past Monarch Charles D. Shackelford
will direct the ritualistic work and
Samuel F. Shreve will be in charge Of
the features" A number of Kalli-
politans are expected to attend the
ceremonial announced by Samis
day evening.
General Secretary Stirling Kerr Of
the local Scottish Rite bodies has an
will be the last day for the reception
of petitions for the degrees at the
fall reunion, which will start Tuesday
evening, October 2, and continues
through SATURDAY evening, October Z.
An unusually large class is expected
quire that each shall be carefully
looked into prior to the ballot Deputy
Ellwood p. Morey. representing the
Supreme Council for the Southern
Jurisdiction, the mother supreme
cialiy urgent in his request for a
largo class at this time, but, as he
invariably adds. "a class of Masonic
distinction and value" The cere-
monial work this year will begin
with the fourteenth degree, with
Worth F. Landon, K. c. c. H, heading
the line. Fred NJ Book, X. c. C. H,
will head the line the evening of Oc-
tober 4. in the fifteenth degree; Arthur
B. Hayes, thirty-third degree, Octo-
Der 5, in the .twenty-first degree;
Judge Hayes, Frank M. Roller, K, c.
c. H.; Rev. DR.. John C. Palmer, X.
9. C. H. and Marx Kahn, K. c. C. H.,
october s. in the thirtieth, and Dr.
Palmer October T. II the thirty second
deErsa
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine.
In all probability, will go into its
ceremonial session q week from to-
mo---~ with one Of its unusual
classes, both In point of numbers and
distinction, according to reports
Glass Directors Nathan WE'LL, Monte
Sanger and o. M. Ballauf will look
after the candidates on the evening
of the ceremonial. The several aux
iliaries are making special prepara-
tion for the occasion and 1t Is be-
heved from the point Of enjoyment
the session will be one of the best in
recent years.
About 200 mobiles and their ladies
accompanied Illustrious Potentate and
Mrs. Steuart to- the big crescent
ceremonial at Atlantic City, leaving
Friday afternoon by special train.
While the delegation was unorganized
6rom . Shrine standpoint, there were
Dno,, 81 aefiva RniPita in it IL In aaid.