Evening star., 1922-02-19
LODGE. No. So. will ha,

TOPPA LODGE. No. So. will have
charge of the services at the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home this
afternoon at ) O'Clock. Rev. G..
Ellis Williams. chaplain of the lodge and
pastor of the Petworth NJ. +. Church,
will officiate. The lodge had an official
visit from Grand Master Coombs last
Monday evening. Past Grand Master
Witten also was present and delivered
an address.
Masonic memorial services for George
Washington Mason and churchman, will
be held this evening at O'Clock. at the
Trinity Civic and Community Church
sd and c streets northwest. and Will! be
conducted by Rev. David Ransom Covell
the rector and assistant grand chaplain
or the Grand Lodge of the District. un-
der authOriZa ton of the grand master
of the District. The doors will open al
pm. and an organ recital and music
by kaliipolis Grotto Band will follow al
I:30. All members of the Grand Lodge
are expected to attend and seats will be
reserved only for them. as well as fol
the master and members of Alexandria
washington Lodge of Alexandria, OF
which Washington was a member and
master. This lodge will attend in regu.
lar form and will bring with it Masonic
treasures used by George Washington
while its master. including the trowe
used in laying the corner stone of the
United States Capitol. the :'three lesser
lights" the Bible. the hourglass an6
the masters apron. Potomac Lodge
10 5. of the District will bring tn.
Washington gavel and the apron WORT
by its master when the corner stone
was laid at the Capitol
Special music for the services will be
hyv al
Grotto Band and the Trinity double
quartet. and there will be also hymns
OF congregational character. Merton
i. Ferson. dean of the George Wash
ington University Law School, will de-
liver the Grafton. "Ge. >-e Washington s
Dominant Passion" Dean Ferson. who
is knight commander of tine church
of honor of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite. is a member Of the Eel
lowship Lodge. No. 549. of Iowa.
The services are open, not only tt
master Masons, but to the general pub.
lie.
The order of exercises follows: Orgar
recital. 7:30 pm. followed by band Sc.
Hymn of the Republic" no. 4s4): Open open
ing sentences. Psalm: Trinity Quartet
''Fear Not, o Israeli; Scripture les.
son: violin solo. Meyer Goldman
prayers. band selection. announcements
hymn. "Aly Country. 'Tis Of Thee: ad,
dress, offertory. Come. Holy Ghost"
"Old Hundred closing rayers, kneel.
ing hymn. benediction. recessiona
hymn. God of Our Fathers" (No 43O)
and organ postlude.
The grand high priest has appoint
ed the following standing commit.
tees of the Grand Chapter of RoyaI
Arch Masons for the District: By
Baldwin. Horace P. Mcintosh: griev-
ances, Alex. Mckenzie. Charles F.
Roberts. William E. Holt: CORE.
spondence. William W. Jerrane
Harry G. kimball, Anthony Lehr
work and lectures, George E. Corson
Charles c. Coombs, John H. Won Herr
mann; accounts. r. Stone Jackson
William A. Harries, George G. Sci
bold: Jurisprudence, Matthew Trim
BILE. Joseph H. Milans. Lurtin r. CHM
The proposed amendment to section
40 of the constitution relating to the
Royal Arch degree will come up for
action at the next annual convoca-
tion in February, 1923.
Tentative plans were made Friday
evening by the officers and members
of the Grand Council. Royal and Sc
1ect Masters. for the reception and
entertainment of Fay Hemstead
grand master of Royal and Select
occasion of his visit to Washington
which will occur probably between
March Is and April 1. the time fav-
ing not yet been definitely fixed.
Illustrious Potentate Leonard P
Steuart and his divan. together with
the active auxiliaries of Almas Tenn.
pie, are in the throes of details fo1
the forthcoming ceremonial session
at Capitol Theater, March 1. The
ing gathered and augmented to pos
sible limits, and the details for it.
entertainment are being prepared
with minute detail and care-so says
Recorder F. Lawrence Walker, who
never smiles.
The Arab Patrol and other units
are losing no time either in the prep.
Aration for the big fair and Shrine
carnival at Convention Hall, March
s to IS. The units embrace the Mill.
tary Band. the Oriental Band. the
Drum Corps. the Glee Club. the Drill
Team the Floor Team and the Saracer
Guard of the Legion of Honor. whose
new uniforms and equipment are as.
sured for their premier appearance
at the fair. Each of these units will
acteristic entertainment, including 8
novel Garden of Allah" for the Ori'
entail band, with desert sands. palm
trees. oases. hand-painted scenery
especially prepared by a New York
artist: dancers. houris and all that
east. There will be plantation shows
blackface minstrelsy, with its har.
monies and barber-shop minors, anC
a wide variety of other entertainment
to eaten every phase of the gamut OF
taste.
The units also have arranged to Of
fer as >Scort to any other organiza.
tion that proposes to visit the fair ir
sufficient numbers at one time to war
rant such a display on their way to
Convention Hall the night of theiI
visit.
Ths very heart and center of the
big hall Is to be reserved for dancing
for there will be dancing and con-
certs, with host of free attractions
every night. The latest experts In
mind reading" will be on hand to un-
bury the past and open up the fu.
ture, and no girl need be uncertain
40 to her swain. or vice versa, after
trying the mystic test. Acrobatics
also will divide honors with the
dancing In the big space In the center
Of Tho hall, while on the main floor
aad in the balcony will be count 'ess
shows and side attractions.
A feature OF the fair will be the
mercantile display by the merchants