Evening star., 1925-05-24

L. D., founded as "A memorial, 1t
is stated, to the late distin-
~ guished head of the American
Federation of Labor. with his
son, Henry j. Gompers as ils fist
master, will hold it's first stated com
muniCatiOn in lodge room No. ), Ma
sonic Temple, Tuesday evening at 7:30
o'clock.
Lebanon Lodge, No. :. will hold
its annual past masters night Friday
in its lodge room, the degree work
II ~ followed with refreshments
q Il by Lebanon Chapter, O. T.. s.,
in ,ne banquet hall of Masonic Temple.
The final reunion of this year, until
October next. of the local Scottish Rite
bodies will open in Mithras Lodge OF
Perfection Tuesday evening with the
fourth and fourteenth degrees in cere-
monial form and viii continue until
Friday evening. with the degrees as
noted in the calendar at the head of
this column. This viii be the last op-
portunity Master Masons will have
until the Fall, about the time of the
assembling of the Supreme Council of
the rite in this city, to receive the
degrees. Evangelist Chapter, Rose
CroiX, also will hold a statutory as
sembly on Tuesday evening.
The annual Masonic Field day will
be celebrated in Clark Griffith's Base
Ball Stadium Saturday, June %, the
chief event being the base ball game
between mines of Almas Temple of the
Mystic Shrine and kallipolis Grotto,
Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets.
There will be many other attractions
to enliven the occasion and make it
memorable, because on this day the
Masons of the District put forth their
- L.
Masonic and Eastern Star Home,
especially for the children resident at
he home.
Washington Royal Arch Chapter,
No. ,, has extended a general invita-
ion to Royal Arch Masons to- be pres
mt at its convocation Thursday eve
ming, when a very distinguished Off
GER of the National Government will be
received into it's fold. At the last con-
vocation of the chapter the members
and their friends We're entertained
with d concert by the Interstate Com
merce Commission Band, dialect songs
md stories by Mrs. David II. kinche
Ioe, the Nordica Hawaiian Guitar
Quintet and popular songs topped off
with an address by Rev. George l..
Farnham, which was followed by re-
freshments served by members of
Warren G. Harding Chapter. o. f. 5.
Orient Commandry. No. 5, knights
Templar, will again present the Order
Of Malta in full ceremonial form at its
asylum tomorrow evening. when also
the New York trip will be discussed
and refreshments will be served.
"The New York trip" referred to in
the commandery notices has reference
to the proposed pilgrimag sc of the
knights Templar OF the District to at
tend the one hundred and twelfth an
nual conClave of the Grand Com
mandery of the State Of New York, in
New York City, June "a. Is and 16,
when the visitors will be extensively
entertained.
Myron NJ. Parker Lodge. No 81.
also will have d past masters night
tomorrow evening, when those worth
les will officiate in the degree sched-
uled
Potentate Henry Lansburgh and his
cohorts of Alnlas Temple of the Mys-
tic Shrine have returned from their
recent trip to Springfield, Mass. and
10 Montreal, to assist in the dedication
in those cities of hospitals for crippled
children in the United States and
Canada. OF course, a good time was
The trip We're especially impressed by
he altruiStic work of the Shrine as
embodied in this great hospital move
ment for the benefit of unfortunate
children. Eighteen temples We're rep
resented by their uniformed bodies in
the parades. and Alnas is said 10 have
held its own with the others.
Monarch L. Whiting Estes. accom-
f.I1ied by Past Grand Monarch Ed
ward s. Schmid. his officers. the drill
team, drum and buGle corps and a
large delegation from kallipolis
Grotto. visited Baltimore Tuesday eve
ming TO attend ceremonial of Yedz
Grotto. The cast OF Kallipols Grotto,
under the direction of Past Monarch
Charles d. Shackelford, staged the
ritualistic work.
Prophet Joseph W. Leverton, cap
tain of the Grotto base ball team, re-
ports that he is rapidly whipping his
ball players into shape for the annual
game with Almas Temple. Mystic
Shrine. for the benefit Of the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home. Capt. Joe"
claims to have the finest amateur
team III the District, and several out
of-town crottOs are negotiating for
games with his prophet players.
The Grotto Band will play for the
policemen'S memorial services at Cen
trail High School auditorium tonight.
June it will play for the Brightwood
Temple carnival.
The program for the fifty-first an
nual session of the Imperial Council.
Ancient Arabic Order, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, in Los Angeles, the
first week OF June, has been sent out
TO every Shrine temple. From pres
ent indications, more than 10000
Shriners and visitors from all parts of
North America and United States pos
sessions are expected for the eight
DAYS of pageantry, spectacle and
amusement. Almas Temple will be
represented at this session by it's
representatives, headed by Potentate
I.ansburgh. Any noble desiring to
make this trip should communicate
with the recorder for further details.
At the weekly luncheon of Almas
Caravan Club recently in the ballroom
of the City Club, F. p. Guthrie, Dis
trict manager of the Radio Corpora
tion of America, and Miss Margaret
Sitgreaves, the only woman director
of the Advertising Club, were guests
of honor. Miss Sitgreaves' talk on
..The Value and Way to Advertlse
Adyantageously" and Mr. Guthrie 8
rauaarks on Radio Products and Ad-