Evening star., 1924-05-11


K sons and the Grand Com
j mandary OF knights Templar
will meet this week, the for
mer holding it's spring communica-
ton for the transaction of general
business Wednesday evening at
o'clock, and the Grand Commandery
holding its annual conClaVe for the
election of officers and general busi-
ness tomorrow evening at the same
hour.
Ascension day services for the
knights Templar will be held in the
Luther Memorial Church Thursday,
May 90.
The spring reunion of the Scot
tiSh Rite bodies will be brought
to a close Wednesday evening, when
both the thirty-first and thirty-second
degrees will be presented at the Scot
tish Rite Cathedral, 3rd and Z streets
northwest, by Albert Pike Consistory,
VI. r. S. The cathedral calendar states
that no degrees will be conferred in
May in the Order de Molay and this it
to the rite. Next Wednesday both de-
grees will be presented in full cere
monial form
While the rite had seriously consid-
cred the laying of the cornerstone
Of its new cathedral at 18th and X
streets northwest this fall, the Grapd
Lodge of the District has extended
An inveSitation to erect it on Temple
Heights, and the Scottish Rite bodies
have taken this invitation under Sc
riouS consideration and have appoint
ed William d. Hoover, X. {. c. H., to
confer with John JOY Edison and
third member to be chosen by them,
to look into the details of the mat
ter in order that both Grand Lodge
and the Scottish Rite bodies may have
all the necessary data required for
a final decision in the matter. A
full acceptance of the Grand Lodge
proposition must be approved by a
three-fourthS vote of the trustees of
the rite and then must be submitted
10 mass meeting of the general
membership of the rite. The Scot
tish Rite bodies already have pur-
chased the fine site at 18th and K
Heights would mean the purchase
of a new site there. There is said to
be no doubt. however, that the en-
tire matter will be approached in q
friendly as well as fraternal spirit
and in the hope that the interests of
both Grand Lodge and the local
bodies of the rite may be fully con-
served.
Robert lie Bruce Chapter of the
boys order of De Molay will meet
Friday evening in the Scottish Rite
Cathedral a 3rd and f streets north
west
To supplement the degree work in
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter
Tuesday evening High Priest .. l..
Ballard announces an excellent pro-
gram of entertainment. a feature
which he has been introducing, it is
said, with excellent results, in re-
storing the interest that has Jagged
Washington Chapter, No 3, of the
Sojourners' club will have as its
principal speaker Wednesday evening
in the Y. NJ. c. A. auditorium Repre-
sentative Frank Murphy. thirty third
degree, of Ohio. The Heroes of '76
VIII have an initiation at the Column
bia Country Club Saturday. starting
at 6:15 pm. Today every Sojourner,
with the country in general, will give
special heed to the fact that it is
Mothers day. The annual banquet
of the club will be held at the Column
hia Country Club Tuesday, June 10,
at IN, when Representative Ar
thur NJ. Ere eof California will be the
principal speaker and the United
States Marine Band will provide the
music.
Tomorrow evening, at the New
Willard Hotel. Kallipolis Grotto will
give ladies' night entertainment and
dance for it's members and invited
guests. An elaborate program is
promised. The Grotto Band and Or
chestra will furnish music for the
dancing.
Monarch Samuel +. shreve states
that a business meeting of the Grotto
viii be held prior to the annual con-
vention of the Supreme Council the
latter part of the present month.
Prophet Joseph w. Leverton is lin
ing up his base ball players in prepa-
ration for the annual ball game with
Almas Temple. June %. for the bene-
fit of the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home.
Yedz Grotto, Baltimore. announces
a business meeting and entertain
ment for Tuesday evening. 1t is ex-
pected many. Washington prophets
will attend.
Illustrious Master Fenton of Adoni-
ram Council, No. 2. Royal and Select
Masters, announces that the degree
of super-excellent master will be con-
ferred Saturday evening. May a. at
the Scottish Rite Cathedral, Sd and
E streets northwest. All super-ex-
cellent masters are invited and all
councils having candidates are invited
to present them. Rehearsals for the
degree are being held by Adoniram
Council, the final one being scheduled
for the chapter chamber, Masonic
Temple, Saturday evening.
More than fifty Masons from Fort
Humphreys, Va, and vicinity gath
cred at Woodlawn community house
recently for the purpose of organic
ing master Masons' club at that
place. Masons representing more
than half the states of the Union
were present. The meeting was hon
oIcd with the presence of Charles II.
Callahan, grand master of Masons in
Virginia, who gave brief talk.
c. Philip Heisley from Alexandria
Washington Lodge, No. %. Alexandria,
Va, also spoke. other visitors were
P a. Cliff, William L. Allen, j. E.
Shinn, c. w. Fletcher, c. c. Bachelor,
Brothers H. c. Clark, F. G. Evans,
William A. Royster, Robey and
Thomas, all of whom were called
upon for short talks. Refreshments
were served as an added feature to
the program.
announcement has been made that
the proceeds from the eleventh an
nual Masonic and Eastern Star field
day, Jure 81. at American League
Park, We! be applied toward the
erection OF dormitory for ch 6aren
at the Masanic and Eastern Star
Home on land now owned by the fs@a-
ternity. In the appeal for support
il is stated that with twenty-one
children now at the home the indis-
pensable necessity for separate
dormitory is obvious Additional