Evening star., 1922-06-04

| - WEN the site. the next move
on the part OF the Masons of
the District will be to build
the Universal. Temple that has
been so much talked of and yet has
seemed 50 far away. until the recent
purchase of the famous Dean estate,
lately known as the National Wom-
ans Foundation. The committee
designated by the Grand Lodge of the
District May L.. 1920, TO look into
the question of the new temple Is
said 10 have done its work thoroughly
and well. Its purpose now is to erect
on the nine-and a -halfacre tract at
the intersection of 18th street and
Connecticut avenue. a point unsur-
passed for its view around the DIS
trict, q temple commensurate with
the dignity as we'll as the needs or
the fraternity in the National Capital,
and a structure which will be civic
landmark among the beautiful. costly
sdifces of the District.
The Grand Lodge has already
adopted the plan to finance the
project and it is said two million dol
necessary delay by the voluntary con-
tributions of lodges, allied and col
lateral bodies and the Individual
. members themselves. The architec-
tural plans for the building. or group
. of buildings, as may seem best. have
not Yet been determined. but il Is
said there is no doubt that the
structure will be commensurate in
grandeur and beauty to the splendid
site, which proudly overlooks all
Washington.
Some idea of the extent of housing
facilities needed may be had from the
fact that there are thirty-tour Ma
sonic lodges. with an approximate
membership of 10000 The various
allied and collateral bodies comprise
fourteen Royal Arch chapters. SIX
Communicates. four councils of Royal
and Select Masters. four Scottish Rite
bodies, the Shrine with nearly o,ooo
mem berS, the GTotto. with more than
1000 members. twenty Masonic clubs
and twenty-nine Eastern Star chap
terS.
The Grand lodge committee has es-
tablished offices in the temple at
18th and New York avenue, which
will be headquarters for all actlvl-
ties, and where information concern
Ing the project may be had.
The grand master of Masons. {. C.
Coombs. reports that the Masons OF
the District a~e daily evidencing their
whole hearted support of the enter
prise and expresses his opinion that
the plans of the Grand Lodge Will be
speedily and thoroughly carried out.
l.. Whiting Estes, Eugene r.
Thompson and John Poole, all proml-
neut in business and financial affairs
Of Washington. have been appointed
trustees to take title TO the land and
to form such organization as shall
be necessary TO handle the entire
project for the Grand Lodge
The Grand Lodge committee ap-
pointed in 1920 consisted of Gratz L.
Joseph II. Milans. Charles L. Bald
win l.. Whiting Estes, Albert F. Fox,
William F. GUIDE. George r. DAVIS,
Leonard P. Steuart and Mark +.
Finley.
a unique feature of the degree
work in Benjamin B. French Lodge
tomorrow evening. according to the
announcement of Rev. DR.. John G.
Palmer, the master. will be that each
station of the official line will be
filled by Presbyterian minister of
the gospel, with DIR. Palmer in his
station as master. Those who will
thus officiate are Revs. Walter F.
Eagleson, Hubert Rex Johnson. Free
ly Rohrer. Henry E. Brundage, Will
liam A. Eisenberser. Bernard Bras
kamp j. Harvey Dunham, Robert
Atkinson and Edward Wright. The
annals of Masonry in the District fail
70 record similar incident Refresh
nents will be served after the degree
by Lebanon Chapter. Order of the
Eastern Star, in the banquet hall.
Twice during the week Mount
Pleasant Lodge. No. 80, Will present
,fIe masters degree-tomorrow even
ing and at a special Saturday even
ing.
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social evening Wednesday. after
brief business session. at which the
families of the members will be en-
Isrtained.
Albert Pike Lodge. No. So. not only
announces degree work for tomorrow
evening, with Junior Warden Nathan
WE'LL heading the line, but also busi-
ness of unusual Importance
Joppa Lodge, No. s5. and Joppa
Lodge Chapter of the Eastern Star
will combine in the joint celebration
of another annual carnival and dance
from June l9 to July /, at Georgia
avenue and Quincy street northwest,
for the benefit of the lodge building
fund. The following officers were
elected to have charge of the affair:
Howard G.. Rambo. president: William
H Boyd, secretary. and w. j. Buehm.
treasurer.
Congress Lodge has been the first
20 announce the shedding of evening
clothes during the summer months,
but its officers will be expected to
wear dark coats and flannel trousers,
if possible.
High Prizes. Ehrlich of Washington
Royal Arch Chapter. No. ., announces
a meeting every week for the month
of June. with the Mark degree for
June IS.
The local Scottish bodies are pre-
pairing for their special reunion. that
opens Saturday. June "a. and closes
July 1, during which time all the de-
grees will be conferred, from the
fourth to the thirty second. The
fourteenth degree is announced for
June a at 1880: the fifteenth for June
26: the eighteenth for June q; the
twenty-irst for June 2S: the thirtieth
for June %. all in full ceremonial
Second degree will be presented with
Fred NJ Book, X. c. C. H, as vener---
able master of Kadosh. Petitions will
not be received after June Fl for this
class.
The great charity event Of the year
in the Mystic Shrine. so far as Almas
Temple is concerned. is the annual al
excursion to Marshall Hall. This viii
occur this year On July 8. and, al
though the officers Of the temple will
be out in far-off San Francisco for
some time to come roofing for the
Imperial Council session here in 1928,
the mobiles at home are not overlook
ing details for the big excursion
BY the time the potentate and the i'm
perial representatives return wearing