Evening star., 1925-03-22
United Masonic Temple project, OF
Temple Heights.

Temple Heights.
More Corporation and Less Opera
ton" was the subject of an address by
Representative John Marshall Robson
of Kentucky to the Temple Club OF
Master Masons last Saturday night at
its meeting in the Northeast Masonic
Temple. Following the regular order of
business, Mithras Sanctorum. No. 100,
Band of Odd Fellows. entertained with
selections between the rounds of a box
ing exhibition by Master William r.
Free and Lambert l.. Henderson. ages
10 and IL, respectively. Light refresh
mentS were served.
The monthly meeting of the Womans s
Auxiliary of the Craftsman Club was
held at Gavel Club rooms Tuesday eve
ming, March L. After a short business
session. selections by the Glee Club of
the auxiliary, a reading by Mrs. Rose
Hidde and a duet by Mrs. Jean Ritter
and Miss Grace Bledsoe entertained the
audience. Refreshments were served.
In accordance with predictions made
by General Chairman Roland ). Rob-
bins, Almas' annual patrol ball, held
at the Mayfiower Hotel last Friday. is
said to have eclipsed all social functions
ever staged in the annals of local
Shrinedom.
The ballroom represented an Egyptian
temple, filled with Oriental splendor and
spectacular beauty, and the delicate
perfume of sandalwood and incense and
the weird strains of Oriental music
served to delight the 1000 couples that
filled the grand ballroom. The red
fezzes of the nobility, with exquisite
gowns of the women, added charm to
the scene.
The grand march was led by H.
lustrious Potentate Henry Lans-
burgh, followed by the divan and
rast potentates. Favors were given
each lady as she entered the ball
room. Vocal solos were rendered by
L. w. Brown, the Washington tenor.
The reception from to 10 was fol-
lowed by dancing to music furnished
by Meyer N. Goldman's Shrine Or
chestra.
The jinx Of Friday the 18th
was ignored by AImas Caravan Club
a it's weekly luncheon meeting held
in the garden of the Mayfiower Hotel
with an attendance of 213. Notables
present included Representative Ar
thur NJ. Free of California. Maj. Gen.
Amos A. Fries, Capt William F.
Stannard, leader of the Army Band;
Morris Fisher, worlds champion
marksman; William F. GUIDE, District
rent commissioner, and William
Seaton Kent. A feature was the
table of 13 ordnance officers in the
center composed of the following:
Maj. Charles G. Mettler, Maj. Harry
r. kutz, Maj. Burton o. Lewis, Capt.
F. H. Elliott, Capt. r. Studler, Lieut..
A. NJ. Ehrlich, Lieut.. Jesse E. Porter,
Dayton A. Gurney, William F. Beas-
la,r ~ III
Mitchell and E. V. B. Thomas
The second social get-together
event of Almas Legion of Honor, in
the form of a dance, will be held Sat
urday, April 4, at the Colonial Hotel
when music will be furnished by the
Marine Band Orchestra. Various en-
tertaining features and refreshments
also are being planned by the COM
mittee on arrangements, headed by
Capt. Harry C. Werlich. Notices have
been served by Adjt j. o. Johnson
that the monthly meeting Of the 1e-
gion will be held Friday at pm, at
Almas headquarters and inviting all
nota bleS who have seen service in any
of the branches of Uncle SAM"
whether members of Almas or other
temples,
Shriners' night is the designation
given Monday evening. April g.. at
Keith's Theater, the occasion being
the fourth annual theater party of
Almas Temple. In order to make this
event a real shrine gathering, the
divan, patrol, bands. glee club, Le-
gion Guard and other units will be
there in full regalia and the nobility
with the usual feZ. Manager Roland
S. Robbins is said to have arranged
an unusually attractive bill for the
occasion.
"The uniformed bodies have always
been subjects for thoughtful consid-
Grafton, and their organization in
manner best serving Almas' future
interests is a matter of supreme i'm
portance, as they are our chief de-
pendence for public notice" accord
ing to Potentate Henry Lansburgh.
With that in view the following ap-
pointments were recently announced:
William c. White, director of Mill
tary Band, Bugle and Drum Corps;
Robert Heiner, business manager of
Military Band; Meyer n. Goldman,
director of Shrine Orchestra; l.. w.
Brown business manager of orches-
ira; Virgil NJ Fookes, director of I'm
perial Nut Band; William Franklin,
business manager of Nut Band; Henry
B. Schmidt, director of Oriental. Band;
George E. King, secretary of Drum
and Bugle Corps; Harry c. Werlich,
captain of Legion Guard; George H.
whiting, captain of Arab Drill Team.
A membership campaign of Kalli-
polls Grotto is now on and Chairman
Arthur NJ. Poynton states the
throttle Is wide open" This state
ment has reference to Monarch L.
WI EVx%1 ~ fha
ceremonial, which will be the greatest
in the history of the Grotto."
Arrangements are well under way
for the annual Grotto convention at
Atlantic City June %, "a and 25.
kallipolis Grotto has obtained quar-
ters at the Hotel Richmond and Past
Monarch Samuel f. Shreve is anxious
to receive as early as possible re-
quests for reservations.
The Grotto held another rousing,
Goodfellowship night at Grotto' head
quarters last Wednesday and Mon
arch Estes announces still another
for the near future. These meetings
are for the prophets and especially
their Master Mason friends.
April IA a large delegation from
Kallipolis Grotto will visit Yedz
Grotto, Baltimore, and assist in stag
ing a ceremonial. . - s-
The st. Patrick's dance of the
Grotto Band and Drill Corps at the
New Willard Hotel, Monday evening
last, was an enjoyable affair. Music
was furnished by Charles M. Dunn's
Orchestra, augmented by that of
Happy Walker, which afforded con-
tinuous dancing. The next and final
dance of the season Will be held
April 15. =
Captain of the Host Robertson will head
the official line in the Past Master de-