Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17

4 y open night" with a pro-
~ gram arranged and conducted
"a by the committee on educa-
L. tion-Past Masters James w.
MCGUIRE and r. Stone Jack
son, with Junior Steward De Witt c.
Croissant-is announced by c. w.
Riggin, master of Benjamin B. French
Lodge, No. Is, for tomorrow evening.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection will
hold a statutory assembly Tuesday
evening to complete preparations and
elect candidates for the final reunion
of the Scottish Rite bodies until the
Supreme Council in October next. The
presentation of the degrees will begin
Tuesday evening, May 26, with the
fourth degree, Secret Master" when
Bert V. Wolfe, thirtysecond degree,
will head the cast, and the fourteenth
degree, Perfect Flu" with Frank NJ.
Roller, K. c. c. H, heading the cast.
Wednesday, May 81, the eighteenth
degree, prince Rose Croix," will be
presented, like the others designated
for Tuesday, in full ceremonial form
and with Rev. DR.. John c. Palmer,
K. C. C. H.. and Worth F. Landon,
X. c. c. H, heading the cast. The
thirtieth degree, knight kadosh,'
is set apart for Thursday. May %,
when Judge Arthur B. Hayes, thirty
third degree, will head the cast of the
First Apartment" Frank M. Roller,
K. c. c. H., the Second Apartment"
Marx E. Kahn, X. c. C. H, the Third
Apartment" and Harry Fl. Thompson,
thirty-third degree, the Fourth
Apartment" Friday evening the re-
union will close with the thirty
degree, Master Of the Royal Secret"
with Charles G.. F. Topper, thirty
third degree. as Venerable Master of
Kadosh; Melville D. Hensey heading
the acolytes for the Zend Invocations;
Augustus Gumprecht, K. C. c. H, as
director of the tableauX, and Frank
f. Koch, thirty-third degree, COM
manding the Albert Pike Camp Guard.
The whole program of degree cere-
monial will be under the direction Of
Charles B. Hanford. director of the
work, with Archie d. Engel as stage
manager, Nathan WE'LL as class d.
rector and j. Walter Humphrey di-
rector of the choir.
Arthur E. Cook, assistant TO the
Secretary of Labor, delivered an adj
dress on THE Orient" at the meeting
Of the Level Masonic Club recently.
The Fellowship Masonic Club of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, at
its meeting Saturday a week ago, de-
cided to call off its meetings during
July and August, and, after general
discussion of the subject, selected
President George H. Whiting as dele.
gate to represent the club at the meet
ing of the National League of Ma
sonic Clubs at Saratoga Springs, N. Y,
during the early part of June.
for 1925 will be the guest of Adoniram
Council, No. 2, Royal and Select Mas
ters, at the stated assembly Thursday
evening. Illustrious Master Lucien G.
Yung has extended a general invita-
ton also to all cryptic Masons and
announces that large class of can
didates will receive the Royal and
Select Master degrees in order TO be
eligible for the degree Of Super-Excel-
lent Master, which Will be conferred
saturday at the Scottish Rite Ca
thedral, Third and E streets north
west, at 7:30 pm, by Adoniram Coun-
Gil.
Iilustrious Master Yung states that
Most Illustrious Grand Master Lohrer
has authorized the Masters Association
of Royal and Select Masters to make ar
rangements for a special Sunday serv-
ice at Temple Heights June 81. Willis
b. Robinson, principal conductor of
work OF Adoniram Council, has been
selected as member of the commit
Zee on arrangements. The address will
be delivered by Rev. Walter +. Smith,
grand chaplain of the Grand Council.
The Grand Council School of Instruc-
ton will meet regularly on the third
Saturday of each month, and officers
of the several councils have been
urged to avail themselves of the op-
portuntty to perfect themselves in the
ritualistic work of the Cryptic Rite.
h. Burkholder, director of the de.
gree of Super Excellent Master, an
nounces the degree team Of Adoniram
Council is in readiness for the degree
Saturday evening, at the Scottish Rite
cathedral, and all councils have been
asked to have their candidates on
hand. properly vouched for, promptly
at 1880 o'clock
The Masters Association of 1905
held its twentieth annual reunion re-
Gently at the Metropolitan Hotel, with
IS members present. Letters were
read from several absentees, now liv.
ing elsewhere. Lurtin r. CHM, grand
master in 1905, was elected perma-
nent president, the presidency during
20 years having been held by each of
the other members. Seven members
have died. At the conclusion of the
dinner, there were talks by Mr., CHM.
DR.. A. Barnes Hooe, William Mehn
and w. W. Jermane on subjects re-
lated to government and education.
Monarch l.. Whiting Estes covered
himself with glory Monday evening,
when the initial ceremonial Of his ad-
n1inistration was staged at the New
National Theater. Nothing in the
Grotto in recent years, it is said, has
brought together so representative a
gathering of the Masonic Fraternity or
so distinguished a class Of candidates.
A large delegation from Samis Grotto,
Richmond, Va, headed by Past Grand
Monarch E. Craige Pelouze, occupied
one of the boxes, while q delegation
frvrh Yedz Grotto, Baltimore, headed
by Monarch Arthur 3. Connolly, &C.
ewpied another. During the evening
short addresses were made by Roe
Eulkerson, grand master of Masons
ef the District of Columbia, and Henry
xansburgh, potentate of Almas Tenn
pie, Mystic Shrine. The ceremonial
proper was preceded by a business
meeting at Grotto. headquarters, at
which a resolution was adopted re-
GREETING the fact that the ceremonial
had to be held on the same evening as
the annual conclave of the Grand
Commandery, knights Templar. One
hundred and forty-eight candidates
were baIloted upon and all except a
few who we're in attendance upon the
Grand Commandery were initiated.
The rstualistic work was handled by
Past Monarch Charles D. Shackelford