Evening star., 1924-05-25

Special communications of the
"rand Lodge will be held as follows:
In the office of the grand master in
Masonic Temple tomorrow, at 1870
CLOCK pm, for the purpose of con-
shutting Trinity Lodge, No. Al, under
the charter granted at the last an
nual communication. The lodge will
hold its communication for this pur-
pose in lodgeroom No. g.
In the hall above the Chevy Chase
Theater, $500 Connecticut avenue
northwest, Wednesday, at 8 o'clock
pm, for the purpose of constituting
CheVy Chase Lodge, No. AZ, under the
communication.
Almas Temple concluded its degree
work for the summer season at the
ceremonial at the President Theater
last Monday night, when thirty-nine
candidates were inducted in the mys-
lerles of the Mystic Shrine. During
Ihe ritualistic portion of the work
tast Potentate Leonard p. Steuart
occupied the station of potentate.
one of the features was the eloquent
delivery of the inspired charge by
charles B. Hanford, which was pro-
bounced by members of the temple to
be one of the finest pieces of ritual
istic work ever heard by them, Ed
gar c. Snyder, United States mar
shal, presented to the temple, on be-
half of the Washington Canoe Club,
q beautiful silver cup, which was won
by the club at the regatta last June
IN competition with some of the
strongest canoe clubs in the country
The stage settings were arranged by
the floor team under the direction
nishca ni d, Fred Baille; Music was fur
chestra, under Frederick Wilkin. jr.
the band. under William C. White
the drum and bugle corps, under
larry w Canterbury, and the glee
club under Charles II. Bartlett The
class oration was delivered by Rev.
:Iohn c. Palmer. orator of Almas
Iemple The names of mobiles of AL
mas Temple who have died since the
last ceremonial were read by Rev
DR. Earle Wiley, necroIogist. who
conducted short memorial service.
In the class receiving the degrees
were Representative Riley CT. Wilson
Lewis April, Samuel Bauman, Charles
Behrens. George Elmer Beinschla.
Louis BerkowitZ. William Herbert
Bryan,. Charles f. Coberth, Thomas
samuel Courtney, Harry Milton Gran
dali, Karl Egolf, Abram Edwin Stern,
Angelo Giovannetti, Samuel Harrison
Harvey r. Hawgood, James r. Hoop
er, Harry HUT. Elmer Johnson.
Charles F: Kuechle, Fred w. Parker,
Frank G. Pierson Fred William Rade
Richard Douglas Ross, Frederic Au-
gust Rullmann, Edward Carl Schmidt,
Fred Schnider, Corwin Robert Seitz,
Leon Slavin. Clarence Frederick
Smith. Paul s. Sutton. Samuel Tenn
kin. Robert Calvin Thaxton, Frank
Edward White, Courtney Peters Win
ter and Charles Graves Wrinkle
Those received by application were
Frederick w. Pepp, Alexander Bar
gar smith and Forest George Wilcox.
Plans for the trip to the fiftieth an
nual session and golden jubilee of the
Imperial Council to be held in Kan
sas City, beginning June /, are being
completed. The large delegation will
leave Wednesday night. Nearly four
days VIII be occupied in making the
trip. Illustrious Potentate Harry r
cary has arranged that most of the
travelling Will be at night giving the
party an opportunity for entertain
ment and sightseeing at the various
points at which stops will be made
Ihe high lights of the trip are q
parade at Greensboro N c. A visit
VIII De made to one of the largest furni-
lure factories In the world at High Point
followed by an entertainment in the
furnlture Exposition building. and a
visit to the Kannapolis towel factory.
Al Charlotte the uniformed bodies of
Oasis Temple will meet the AImas
Caravan and after an auto trip will
give a banquet with dancing at their
temple. \ sightseeing trip has been
IA. to Stone Mountain for a view of
the Confederate memorial carving
and a visit to a crippled children's
hospital. A barbecue has been pre-
pared for the afternoon. dinner
that night, followed by a radiocast
concert by Almas Band and Glee Club.
At Sheffield government train will
take the party over the Muscle
Shoals district; an auto trip has been
arranged taking in Florence. Shelf
fIn1 ri 90
band concert, patrol drill and another
barbecue. Kansas City will be
reached Sunday morning, June 1. A
delegation from Ararat Temple will
meet the visitors from Almas. and
escort them to the hotel. dinner
will be given at the City Club, and
In the evening the entire party will
attend divine service at the Grand
Avenue Methodist Church. Monday
a theater party will be given at the
Orpheum Theater.
At Memphis, on the return trip
the local party will be entertained
by Ell Chymia Temple with a lunch
an auto trip covering many points of
interest, d dinner on the roof of the
Shrine building, concert on Court
House square, and dancing. Alham-
bra Temple of Chattanooga. Tenn,
tenders an auto trip, a dinner,
reception and a dance. Detraining
BiItmore and Beaver Lake. and go
to the top of Sunset Mountain.
luncheon will be served at Grove
Park Inn followed by an organ re-
cltal. After leaving Asheville a short
stop will be made at Hickory, n. c..
to enable Almas to parade to the
residence of Illustrious Potentate j.
ID. Elliott of Oasis Temple. as a mark
of fraternal respect. Washington will
be reached the morning of June 9.
Past Potentate Leonard P. Steuart
and r. Lawrence Walker recorder of
Almas Temple. have accepted an in
Shriners' hospitals for crippled chill
tiren, to be present tomorrow at the
ceremonial of laying the corner stone
of the New England Unit at Spring
field, Mass. The ceremonies will be
participated in by the Grand Master
of Masons of Massachusetts,, Rev
Dudley H. Farrell and his suite. and
Imperial Potentate Conrad V. Dyke
man and divan.
At the meeting of the Petworth
Masonic Club, held in Joppa Hall, I'd
and Upshur streets northwest, May
19. at which its president, William
III. Boyd, presided, 1t was decided to
have an intensive campaign with a
view of having all Masons in Pet
club. The entire membership was
divided into rival teams, the winners
to be banqueted at the expense of
the losers. @. L. Conner, 430 Taylor
street, is captain of the red team and
John F. Newport. 432 Upshur street,
captain of the blue team. The drive
will be concluded June 16. The ban
auet will be deferred until in Sep
tember to enable 1t to be held in the
new Joppa Hall.
Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. 80. held
q home.coming-m meeting last Monday