Evening star., 1925-10-04

NIGHTS TEMPLAR day Will be
II celebrated at Temple Heights
n open-air services this after
i noon at O'Clock, under the
direction of the Rev. DR..
John C. Palmer, grand chaplain. The
address will be delivered by the Rev.
DIR. Joseph r. Sizoo, pastor of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. DIR. Sizoo was grand chaplain
of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey be-
fore coming to this city. All the COM
nanderies of Knights Templar of the
city have been ordered out by Grand
Comdr. James T. Gibbs for the oc-
casion Ample seating accommoda-
iions will be provided. All members
of the Masonic fraternity and the
Order of the Eastern star. as we'll as
the public. will be welcome.
The communicates OF knights
Templar which will participate are
Washington Commandery. No. l,
Frank l.. Wagner. commander: Co
lumbia Commandery, No. ,. Harry d.
Tryon, commander: Potomac Com
mandery, No. 8, Walter f. Havener,
commander; DeN1olay Commandery
NO. 4. George l. Laizure. commander;
Oriental Commandery, No. 8. Rufus
i. Wells. commander. and Brightwood
Commandery, No. 6, Robert A. Fisher,
commander.
The Grand Lodge visitations for the
year will open tomorrow evening in
Albert Pike Lodge. No. SO, which
meets at the Scottish Rite Cathedral.
The Fellowship Club of the Bureau
and Engraving and Printing will pre-
sent the degree in Theodore Roose-
Welt Lodge, No. A, Wednesday eve
ming.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
have accepted an invitation to attend
the openair services at Temple
Heights next Sunday afternoon, when
there will be a general assembly of the
craft.
The High Priests Association will
be the guest of Washington Royal
Arch Chapter, No. 2, Thursday eve
ming, and High Priest David S. Davi-
SON has also extended a general invita-
ton to Royal Masons.
Thursday, October Is, Almas Tenn
pie will hold one Of its largest cere-
monials at the Washington Audi
torium. 1t will be officially designated
as the Imperial Potentate's Glass, -
in honor of the new imperial poten-
tate, James c. Burger, who will on
that particular evening be the guest
OF hOHOr.
Quite a number of candidates are
said to be in readiness for that eve
ming. All petitions for membership
in this class, 1t Is announced, should
be in the hands of the recorder by
tomorrow.
Many visitors are expected from
other jurisdictions. including Poten-
tates Carter n. Williams, jr., of Acca
Temple, Richmond, Va; John H. Kraft
of Boumi Temple. Baltimore, Md;
Albert H Ladner OF Lu Lu Temnle,
Philadelphia. Pa: Albert Schurr of
Salaam Temple, Newark. n. j.; Harry
a. Manley of Ali-Ghan Temple, Cum
berfand, Md, and others.
Following the official visitation to
Alnlas Temple, which will be made
October Is, the imperial potentate
will visit Ali-Ghan Temple at Cumber-
land. Md, the following evening
to deliver it's dispensation granted at
the Imperial Council session at Los
Angeles, Calf, in June of this year.
He will pay his official visit to Boumi
Temple of Baltimore, Md, on the 18th
and to Acca Temple on the 10Th in
stant.
One of the outstanding events Of
the month of local Shrine interest
was the great reception given Poten-
tate Henry LanSDuFSn ana the various
units of Almas Temple and the No
bility at the Atlantic City seashore
ceremonial session September 25, 26
and 81, which made a marked impress
sion in the public parade.
Monarch l.. Whiting Estes may
announce during the coming week the
Fall ceremonial of kallipolis Grotto.
The magnitude of the ceremonial
must of necessity depend upon the
place where it is staged and the secur-
ing of an open date at suitable place
is said to be quite a problem. In the
meantime the class is forming and
promises to. reach large proportions.
The first dance of the season of the
Grotto Band. Drill, Drum and Bugle
Corps was held at the New Willard