Evening star., 1923-10-21

Observation-Disclosures No. l, utder |
of the Temple.
Saturday-Brightwood No 6. Order of
Malta, full form, pm.
T~HE last services of the season
at Temple Heights, under
the auspices of the Grand
Lodge. will be held this aft
ernoon at O'Clock. with Rev. w. S.
Abernathy, pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church, as speaker, and with music
by the quartet organized at the sug-
gestion of the late President Harding <
and directed by Fred East.
Potomac Lodge. No. 5, announces
entertainment for its grand visitation
W edEeSday evening, November the
lodge dances will he resumed and the
e A. degree is announced for NoYem-
ber 3.
High Priest r. b. Behrend an
nounceS the appointment OF NJ. Is
yerger as assistant secretary during
the illness OF William a. Craig, sec
retary Of La Fayette Royal Arch Chap
ter and has directed that all business
of the Secretarys office be transacted q
with him until further notice
The Woman's Auxiliary of the
Craftsman Club gave a banquet Sat
Hotel with Miss EstefIe Downs as
mistress OF tsaStS. Dancing and card
games followed the banquet, at which
William H. Holmes, president of the
Craftsman Club; Z. L. Birney, DR..
Mary Morey, Col. George +. 1jams
and j. Jerome Lightfoot were guests.
-roit, Mich, will he the guests of
Hiram Lodge, No. 10. Wednesday eve
ming. October 81, at special com
star room at the Temple. The an
nual grand visitation Will take place
1t s o'clock, after which the nastGr
present the NJ aster Iasons' degree
Michigan Style). Admission VIII be
by card. Past Master Willis Ray
Gregg is chairman of the committee
in charge.
Brightwood COmmandery. No. 8. VIII
attend services at the EYanEelica!
Lutheran Church OF the lHcarnati0h'
ut 18th and Gallatiu streets north
vest, where all sir knights Will De
welcome Those who do not have
uniforms have been asked t" Wear
the Maltese cross. Tuesday evening
The drill team will meet at .:5o
Eor business and drill. Saturday y
evening a special meeting il TO be
held beginning at I;3o. at BrlghtMooo
Temple. orient CommanderE. No: 2
will confer the Order OF Malta in tuil
rorm. 1t is also expected mat many
II the sir knights of Montgomery
Commandery, No. IS. of Rockville, Will
be present.
Monarch Henry J. Gompers an
nounces that plans are rapidly beihG
completed for the fall ceremonla! ot
Kallipolis GrOtto at the New willard
Hotel November .. Past Monarch
Charles D. Shackelford will direct the
ritualistic work and Prophet Samuel
F. Shreve has been assigned to the
entertainment and myStifcation fea-
lures. The class now forming promises
20 be one of the largest OF the year.
1t is expected that Grand Monarch
Herold NJ. Harter of Toledo, Ohio,
will be in attendance and Monarch
Ellis Levin of Yedz Grotto, Baltimore.
Md, will be present with large
delegation from the Monumental city.
Witches, hobgoblins, fairies and
elfs will be in evidence at the
Halloween dance Of the Grotto Band
Hotel October 81. Handsome and
valuable prizes will be awarded for
costumes. Dancing will be continuous
from 8 o'clock until midnight.
The corner stone of the memorial
temple to Washington, the man and
The Mason. which is TO be erected on
Shooters hill, at Alexandria. Va. will
be laid at noon on November 1, with
every visiting grand master. or his
representative, participating in the
ceremony. The grand master OF
Masons of Virginia has asked that
members of the memorial association,
officers of the Imperial Council of the
Mystic Shrine and of consistories and
all Grand Lodge officers, including all
past grand masters, will be his guests
at banquet at pm. that day. The
grand high priest of Virginia will
have as his guests at the banquet and
in the procession all general Grand
Chapter officers. all grand high priests
and past grand high priests and all
Grand Council officers. while the
have as his guests all Grand Encarp-
ment and Grand Commandry officers
and past grand commanders. both in
the procession and at the banquet All
local and visiting Masons, regardless
of body affiliations. have been asked
TO participate in the procession and
IN the ceremonials. The parade will
move at 1890 am, and only those in
the procession will be recognized as
taking part in the ceremony. In the
procession will be the Grand Lodge
of Virginia and guests. the Grand
Commandery and guests, the grand
high priest and guests, together with
subordinate lodges and Communicates
all of whom will report not later than
$50 am. at King and Washingt on
streets, except the grand and past
grand officers, who will report at the
Old Masonic Temple, on Cameron
street.
The memorial is being erected on
Shooters hill. at Alexandria, on the
Arlington ridge. which commands a
view of Washington. 1t will be 230
feet in depth by 16O feet in width
exclusive of steps, terraces and ap-
proaches, and its height to the summit
of the observation tower will be zoo
1eet Above the base, containing the
Washington Memorial Hall and va
rious Masonic rooms, will rise the
tower. An imposing atrium 20 by 1OC
feet will form the memorial hall. in
which 1t is proposed to erect a statue
of George Washington. This hall will
be sixty-four feet high and 1lanked
by great Ionic columns forty feet
high. The entrance to the building
will be expressed in a six-colump
portico of pure Greek Doric design.
Rising above the hall and forming
the second story of the tower will be
the museum. containing many me-
noribilia of Washington and his time
including interesting relies connected
with Washington's service as master
of Alexandria Washington Lodge
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR.
The worthy matron Of Areme Chap
ter has called a special meeting of
the chapter for October 81, at 1880
pm, for the purpose of comforting
the degrees on class of candidates.
line officers at the last meeting. A
short program. including songs by
Helen Kalstrom Taylor, was given.
Next Wednesday is to be Past Ma
irons and Patrons night. Religious
services are to be held at the home
October %, 8 o'clock. Automobiles
will meet cac<