Evening star., 1924-12-07
MASONIC

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~ meet during the current week
"A will hold their annual election
L - OF officers. save those scheduled
for special Communications.
King David Lodge. No. 49, only an
nounccs degree work--the f. A. and
r. c. deErees--for Tuesday evening.
Royal Arch chapters which have
announced degree work include Mount
Vernon. No. 3. which will have the Il. NJ.
svH " d"vre@- Tomorrow evr-
ming: Potomac. No. 8; the Mark degree
In Potomac Chapter Tuesday evening,
the Mark degree In Washington Chap
ter. No. 2. and the Royal Arch degree
In William II. Singleton Chapter Thurs
day evening and the school for instruc-
tIon Friday evening.
A special communication OF the Grand
Lodge has been called for . O'Clock
Saturday afternoon. in order to take
part in the laying Of the corner stone
OF the Wesley Methodist Episcopal
Church. at Connecticut avenue and
Jocelyn street, Chevy Chase, OF which
Rev Fred c. Reynolds is the pastor.
The corner stone ceremonies will take
place at o'clock.
Following the election and installation
Of It's officers tomorrow evening at it's
lodgeroom at asa Third street north
west. Trinity Lodge and its guests will
proceed to the City Club for its annual
supper and accompanying festivities.
Wednesday evening, at 9 o'clock, the
Potomac Commandery Drill Corps will
give its first dance In Its asylum, 1910
Wisconsin avenue.
Frank L. Fisher will head the official
line in the Mark degree in Potomac
Royal Arch Chapter Tuesday evening,
and refreshments will be served at the
close Of the work.
Polls Theater will be the scene of
Shrine activity tomorrow morning
when the floor team of Almas Temple,
under the supervision of William
Carter, associate director, will place
the drops and flies specially de-
signed for the ceremonial which
starts promptly at 1880 pm. Every
detail has been carefully planned to
do honor to Imperial Potentate James
L. Chandler, who comes from Ararat
Temple. Kansas City, Mo, to pay
Almas his first official visitation.
Potentate Harry F. Cary explains
that by means Of allegorical tableau,
the close bond which unites the vari
Gus branches of the fraternity into
an indissoluble organization of inter-
osts and aspirations will be Illus
trated. The esoteric section of the
degree will be in charge of Charles
b. Hanford. degree director, who has
added prologue in which the tableau
effects clarity and amplify the inter-
probation of the degree. Mr. Hanford
has selected the following well
known rituaiists from the Scottish
and York rites to render the work:
Potentate, Arthur B. Hayes. 33d de-
gree, Albert Pike Consistory, A. A. S.
r.; X. T, Ell Monte Commandery No
L. Ogden, Utah; chief rabban, Rich
ard +. Titlow, eminent commander
Orient Commandery, No. s; assistant
rabban, Frank A. Birgfeld, eminent
commander. Columbia Commandery
No. 2: high priest and prophet. Frank
NJ. Roller, 32d degree, X. c. c. H., AL
bert Pike Consistory. A A. s. r.; ora
tor, Rev. John c. Palmer, 32d degree,
x. c. c. H, Albert Pike Consistory;
oriental guide, Fred Huber, 32d de-
gree, X. c. c. H, Albert Pike Con-
sistory, and senior warden De Molay
Commandery, No. 4 first ceremonial
master. Charles w. Riggin, Columbia
Commandery, No. 2; second cere-
monial master. Grover r. Payne. emf
nent commander, Potomac Com
mandery, No. 8: marshal, Robert A.
Fisher, generalissomo. Brightwood
Commandery, No. s: director. Charles
r. Hanford, 32d degree, Albert Pike
Consistory; first alchemist, ID. NJ.
Petit; second alchemist, Raymond
l.. Schreiner. Brightwood Command
cry, No. s., first slave, r. A Jaeschke,
Columbia Commandery, No. Q; second
slave. Felix Licarione, Orient Com
mandery, No. 5; shrine banner bearer.
i. J. Lashler, De Molay Commandery.
No. 4: American fagbearer, William
Gutschall, Columbia Commandery.
No. 2.
Units which will assist in the pro-
h. u
II. Whiting, captain: Aimas Military
Band and Drum and Bugle Corps,
William c. White, director; Oriental
Band, Henry B. Schmidt. director;
Almas Chanters, John Philip Shaddick.
director; Almas Orchestra. Frederick
Wilkins, jr., director, and the Legion
of Honor Maj. Wallace Streater, COM
mander.
AS a later feature of the evening a.
series of high class acts from Broad
way VIII be presented, interspersed
with Shrine movies" and singing
Many dignitaries from sister jurisdic-
tions and men OF national prominence
have signified their intention Of being
present.
A business session OF the temple
will BE held at 3 o'clock in the after
noon.
The second dance of the Almas
of the New Willard Hotel on We'd
nesday, December II.
A New Year reception and dance
will be the concluding event of the
Shrine year. The officers OF Almas
Temple will greet the local member
ship In the ballroom of the New
Willard from to 7 o'clock on the
afternoon of January l..
Monarch Samuel F.. shreve an
nounces that December II at Pythian
Temple Kallipolis Grotto will nomi-
nate candidates for the Grotto line
for 1925. The election will be held
January 20 Instead OF January % as
heretofore announced. On account of
the holidays the monthly goodfellow-
ship meeting may be called off for
December, but definite announcement
will be made at later date.
December 10 the Grotto band and
drill corps will give their monthly
dance at the New Willard Hotel.
The Fellowship Club of the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing will meet
Saturday evening in Gavel Club head
quarters for the annual election Of
officers. President Yost d. Harbaugh
is being congratulated upon the ad-
vaRCement made by the club during
the past year, which, 1t is said, has
been the most successful the club has
mad for several years. At the Oc-
tober meeting II was ordered that a
referendum be taken to decide the
question of having a banquet and 1t
is expected the result of the referen-
dun will be announced at this meet
ing.