Evening star., 1923-06-17

EN. j. III MIAMI, pas
tor of Western Presbyterian
N Church, will be the speaker
at the services on Temple
Heights this afternoon at 4 o'clock,
under the auspices of the Grand
Lodge of Masons, Rev. DR.. John c.
Palmer in charge. The theme of the
sermon, "Earth's Teachings" is sug-
gested by the text: ASK of the earth
and it shall teach thee" The anthems
will be sung by the choir of St.
Paul's Lutheran Church--Mrs. B. H.
Smart. soprano; Miss Marian Larner,
contralto: Irving n. Tuller, tenor, and
J. Walter Humphrey. bass. with Mrs.
Locke Kinzie Davies as accompanist.
Services at the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home this afternoon at o'clock
will be held under the auspices of
Myron NJ. Parker Lodge. No. 81, as
sisted by Bethlehem Chapter. No. Z.
order of the Eastern Star. Rev. DR..
Edward Hayes, chaplain Of the lodge,
will ofticiate. Automobiles will CON
vey visitors to the home from Rit-
tenhouse street.
Hiram instruction Club. of Hiram
Lodge, No. 10, will meet tomorrow
evening at 7:S0 o'clock in Kidder
Hall. S22 goth street northwest Re-
freshments will be served.
The big Masonic event OF the cur
rent week will be the annual Shrine
Grotto base ball game Saturday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock, at American
League Park, for the benefit of the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home.
This is the event in which both the
Masons of all degrees and the mem
bers of the Order of the Eastern Star
put forth exceptional efforts, gener-
ally with wonderful results for the
home in which they both are inter-
ested. Almas Temple of the Mystic
Shrine will furnish one Of the con-
testing mines, and Kallipolis Grotto
Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets Of
the Enchanted Realm. the other; and
IN addition to very exciting ball
game. in which there is much grim
determination and effort and no
favors shown, the auxiliaries of both
the Shrine and the Grotto vie each
with the other in providing unusual
entertainment.
Dawson Lodge. No. 10. announces
that inasmuch as the degree work
is becoming bit lax and the weather
bit warm the communication set for
June 25 has been called off except
for the necessary transaction of busi-
ness and, perhaps. informal enter
tainment. The next degree work will
be the Master Mason degree. which
Will be presented at a special Satur-
day evening. July IA, starting at
o'clock.
Past Grand Monarch Edward S.
Schmid has returned from the grotto
festivities and convention at Cleve-
land the past week and is brimming
over with joy at the advancement
of e. W. Libbey in the Supreme Coun-
ell line and the choice of Indian
apolis. the home town of Sahara
Grotto. whose revivi1cation is due
10 his efforts few short years ago,
as the next grotto convention city.
The past grand monarch says he
feels the need Of bit of rest after
ington and his efforts during the
dance of the states and the ceaseless
hours of fun and frolic in Cleveland
But for all that. he has IA keen eye
on the best interests OF the Prophets
and willing hands and feet always
ready to serve them.
Master J. Williamson Cook of
Hope Lodge is authority for the an
nouncement that the usual meeting
of the Masters Association scheduled
for Saturday evening has been called
off this week. Hope Lodge. however,
Will devote two evenings of the week
TO degree work. as will be seen by |
of this column.
The residents of the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home, young and old. !
big and little, were treated to trip
to see King Solomon's Temple, which |
was exhibited and explained by Eric |
Watson, who has spent twenty-seven
years of his life in Jerusalem. and |
his assistant, w. II. H. Smith. a VEN
cradle authority upon Solomon's mas
ISral Cinh
the Red Star, furnished the transpor-
tation for the occasion. This replica !
of the famous temple has excited |
much interest among the Masons at
at Madison Square Garden In New !,
York. The tent in which it reposes. |
through the courtesy of Col. Sheriff., |
will be permitted to stand in the gov
Department and facing Ohio avenue |
until this evening. No admission fee |
is charged to see the temple.
honor to it's only living charter mem |
ber, Past Master Benjamin w. Sum- I!
my. Friday evening in the form of I
reception and a program of music |
and dancing; again Saturday even i
ing, when Past Master Sunny will |
head the line of past masters in the !
degree work. Next Monday evening. |
June rs, the fiftieth anniversary of
the lodge Will be observed according |
TO preparations by a committee under f,
the lead of Howard S. Omohundro, ;
when the biggest night Stansbury
has ever had" is promised. The mas
ter announces that the lodge is re- |
GREETING but one thing with 1T all, |
and that is that inflrmities will pre-
vent the attendance of Benjamin F. !
Martin. the first candidate ever raised ]
in StanSbury Lodge at these many
festivities and anniversary events.
Brightwood Commandery, which |
celebrated its second anniversary |
May 8 with an enjoyable affair. has |
been announced as the winner of the
annual inspection of Communicates
recently held in the Coliseum, with |
an average equal to 500 out of 1000. !
with Orient. No. S, in its trail. The |
commandery also Is feeling proud J
that it's past commander, George L. |
Lohrer, was elected grand treasurer |
Of the Grand Commandery.