Evening star., 1924-10-26

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The degree class of the Scottish
Rite will reach one of its most in
teresting stages Tuesday evening
when the 18th degree in full form
viii be presented. Robert de Bruce
council of kadosh will hold brief
statutory assembly the same evening
Grand High Priest Simon Bube in
recent visit to Mount Horeb Royal
Arch Chapter dwelt in his address at
some length on the proposed Royal
Arch rally. Next Tuesday evening
Mount Horeb Chapter will have an
open meeting, with program. to
which all Royal Arch Masons have
been invited.
The Womans Auxiliary of the
Craftsman Club at a recent meeting
was entertained by the Auxiliary
Grlee Club and the Aloha Players.
The Halloween Masque ball an
nounced by kallipolis Grotto's Band.
Drill and Drum Corps, at the New
willard. Friday evening. is to be one
or the extraordinary features of the
week. The Grotto is the playground
Of the Blue Lodge Mason. and it's
officers are elected because of special
qualifications in the entertainment
line. All the experience of the or
Sanization is being utilized in the
preparations for the masked ball
Friday evening, and to make il
worth while" they are going to give
gold awards for costumes. There
VIII be continuous dancing to music
furnished by the band orchestra, and
even in this phase of the entertain
ment the element of fun has not
been overlooke ed. according to the
announcements.
Grand Commander William E. Mil
Ter has accepted the invitation of
Grand Commander Edward r. Fuller
to attend the annual session of the
Grand Commandery Of Virginia, 10
be held in Richmond on October so.
He will be accompanied by some of
the Officers and past grand command
crs and their ladies'. The party will
leave Wednesday afternoon and re-
turn Friday morning. and viii in
rlude Grand Commander William L.
Miller and Mrs. Miller Grand Gener-
alissimo r. l.. Middleton and Mrs.
Middleton. Grand Captain General Mark
F. Finley. Grand Treasurer George
J.. Lohrer, Grand Standard Bearer
Joseph ii. Milans and Mrs Milans.
Instructor General h. p HaZelton
and Mrs. Hazelton, Instructor of
Work Benjamin F.. Larcombe. Past
Grand Commander Fred S. Cawson
and Mrs. Cawson. Past Grand Com
mander William X. Reeve. Eminent
Commander Jasper n. Baker and
Captain General John Parsons of
Brightwood Commandery, No. g.
Monarch Samuel F.. Shreve an
nounces that the final finishing
touches have been made for the cere-
n1onial of Kallipols Grotto at the
Mutual Theater Wednesday evening.
Whi'" A large number of petitions
have been received. others are ex.
pccted up to tho last minute for =
large class for the Grotto mysteries.
After the initiatory ceremonies the
regular show of the theater will be
staged. free to Prophets in possession
nf their current Grotto card, an es-
*cntial passport the night Of the
ceremonial.
Tho recent minstrel show of the
Grotto players will probably be re-
peated in the near future. 1t is also
quite possible that the show will be
staged in Baltimore. Richmond and
Philadelphia for the Grottoes in those
cities.
Monarch Shreve announces that ar
rangements have been made to re-
cSive the election returns at Grotto
headquarters by radio on election
night. All Prophets and their Master
Mason friends will be welcome.
Invitations have been sent out by
Potentatc Harry f. Cary to the
potentates Of several temples Of East
ern Jurisdictions to be present with
delegations for the visitation and
ceremonial to be rendered Imperial
Potentate James L. Chandler Mon
day. December s. Assurances have
already been received that a large
number of visiting Shriners will be
on hand. One of the brief features
will be the moving pictures of the
recent Shrine picnic a t Great Falls.
Preparations are being made for a
class of 200 candidates for initiation.
At 1890 o'clock luncheon Will be
given at the City Club in honor of
the imperial potentate and the ladies
of Almas Temple.
A storeroom has been secured in
the downtown section of the city for
storing the many articles which will
be distributed by the uniformed units
Of Almas Temple to the poor children
Of Washington on Christmas day.
The first of the 1924-25 series of
tho New willard Hotel Thursday. Oc-
tober 80. when gold awards will be
made for costume novelty and excel
lence. Music will be furnished by
the Sangamo Band and dancing Will
start at Q o'clock. Dances are an
nounced also at the New Willard
Monday. November "a; Wednesday.
December II: Saturday. January II;
Saturday. February 21; Tuesday,
March II, and Monday. April 20.
The Level Club of Master Masons
resumed it's meetings Friday evening
in the rooms of the Gavel Club.
President Samuel J. Gompers well
coined the members ard outlined
tentative program of activities for
the coming season.
The Halloween carnival and dance
of the Gavel Club of Master Masons
will be the mecca this week of the
Masonic Fraternity of the District.
The event will open auspiciously to-
morrow night in the clubs head
quarters, in the Strayer Building
1921 Thirteenth street northwest.
Each night this week has been set
aside for certain Masonic organiza-
tions when their members will be
the guests of honor. They include
the blue lodges, the Kallipolis Grotto,
the Shrine, Communicates. Scottish
Rite and Order of the Eastern Star.
The Gavel Clubs special clubrooms
have been transformed into a pictur-
esque carnival lot, decorated with
hobgoblins, witches, pumpkins, corn
shocks and other Halloween settings.
Booths containing exhibits, novelty
games and refreshments, form an ar
tistic background to the setting.
Dancing will be the featured at
traction Of the carnival. A varied