Evening star., 1925-08-09
FRATERNITIES

for the Midsummer cruise along the
Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay
by the nobility of Almas Temple and
their families. The steamer South
uled to leave Washington at 2:30 pm
Friday, August 2S, returning the fol
lowing Monday morning. The entire
trip will cover 500 miles, including
stop-overs at Annapolis, Norfolk and
Yorktown, permitting sightseeing,
bathing, boating and fishing. The
number of persons going has been
limited to 250, and those contemplat-
ing taking this trip are urged to make
reservations with the recorder at
once.
Crescent Temple has invited Almas
Temple, as we'll as a score of other
temples in the Eastern and New Eng
land States. to attend it's grand sea
shore ceremonial session" at Atlantic
City September %, 26 and 81. The
potentate is planning TO make this
pilgrimage and have, if possible, the
military band, glee club, drum corps,
orchestra. Imperial Nut Band, Legion
OF Honor and Oriental Band escort the
nobility. Harry NJ. Beden. adJutant
general of the uniformed units; Rufus
W. Pearson, president of the patrol;
Robert Heiner, business manager OF
the band Louis w. Brown, business
manager of the orchestra; Charles M.
Havell, president of the chanters; d.
A. Dollarhide, vice commander OF the
legion; John J. II. Mullane, president
of the Caravan Club, together with
Assistant Rabban Roland :. Robbins
and Arthur T.. Cook, in charge of ar
rangements, are working out details
TO make this pilgrimage a success.
At a recent luncheon of Almas
Caravan Club in the blue room of
the City Club, II. w. Longfellow, per
sonnet officer of the Veterans Bureau,
addressed the audience on the aim
and object of the United States Vet
erans' Bureau. The meeting was at
tended by nearly 100 Shriners and
their guests. President John j. +.
Mullane did the honors of the occa-
sion"
Representatives from chapters in
many out-of the-way places will at
tend the international convention of
the Order of the Eastern Star TO be
held in Toronto, Canada, August to
16, inclusive Delegates from the
Peking Internationa Chapter, No. l
of China, and William F'alconer, thlr-
ty-third degree, of Glasgow. past
grand patron of the Supreme Grand
Chapter of Scotland, will be among
these.
The Order of the Eastern Star now
has II 900 chapters, with 800, 900
members. There are So grand chap
ters affiliated with the General Grand
Chapter. Subordinate chapters under
its direct supervision include Alaska.
10; Canal Zone 4; Cuba, 4 Hawaiia II
Islands, ,: New Brunswick, I; Nova
Scotia, .; Prince Edward Island, 3,
and ! each in Yukon, Philippine
Islands and China Scotland has 216
chapters and $4,000 members.
Every State has a grand chapter,
Michigan being the oldest. 1t was
constituted in 1867, and Delaware, the
youngest, was organized in 1921. I'LL
noiS has the largest number of chap
ters. with SIS. and Des Moines, No.
80. is the largest single chapter, with
l.61S members.
Iowa. Texas and New York have
independent Eastern Star homes, and
the Eastern Star chapters assist in
the maintenance of Masonic homes
in 28 other States.-Scottish Rite
News Bureau.
Wednesday evening the officers and
members of Samuel Gompers Lodge
L. D., with their families, will enter
tain the old folks and kiddies at the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home, with
music, singing and other features.
There will also he ice cream, cake,
candy and other goodies in sufficient
quantities for all
For the convenience of those who
desire to come out on the street cars,
there will be plenty of machines at
nd
street, to take them to the home, and