Evening star., 1925-04-26

~ERN1CES this afternoon at 8
O'Clock at the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home will be held
Au% under the auspices of Congress
Lodge, No. 81. Rev. Raymond
l.. Wolven will officiate, assisted by
the choir of Trinity p. E. Church.
Naval Lodge will have its annual
ladies' night Thursday evening at 8
O'Clock, with Senior Deacon George
l. l4aizure as chairman of the com
mittee in charge.
Frank L. Fisher will head the Of
fetal line in the degree work in Po-
tomac Royal Arch Chapter Tuesday
evening.
Dawson Lodge, No. 16, will have a
past masters night at a special CON-
municatlon Thursday evening. There
is special interest in the memters OF
the class for that evening.
The drill corps of Columbia Com
vmandery, No. 2, Knights Templar.
announces a minstrel show and
dance at the New Willard Hotel
Wednesday evening, to which sir
knights and their friends are invited.
The local Scottish Rite bodies have
recently acquired a substantial ad-
d1tlon to the property now owned by
them at Thirteenth and K streets
northwest, making the lot frontage
on K street 1872 feet and that on
Thirteenth street l47 feet with a
S2-foot parking on the K street side
and a 25-foot parking on Thirteenth
street, beautiful site for their pro-
posed new cathedral and clubhouse,
If they decide TO build there.
The Spring reunion of the bodies
fn ny.t AflN ~.
and fourteenth degrees and continue
May q, with the eighteenth degree;
May 2S, with the thirtieth degree,
and close May %, with the thirty
second degree. This will be the last
rltualistic work of the bodies until
the supreme Council meets in Wash
ington in October
In an endeavor to arouse interest and
enthusiasm in the Orient commandery
the drill corps is giving at O'clock
tomorrow evening in the asylun an
entertainment which will consist of
an illustrated lecture on Alaska, by
Mr.. Gilman of the Alaskan Railway
Service, Department of the Interior.
This lecture is reported to be very
fne. with wonderful views of that
ntt!e-known section. Fraters. with
their wives, have been urged to come
out In force to this entertainment
Monarch L. Whiting Estes is wear
ing the proverbiaf prophetic smile
which all Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm are supposed to acquire after
drinking at the Grotto fount of good
Fellowship in anticipation of the
forthcoming ceremonial of KaIIipoEs
Grotto. The final touches are nearly
complete and the list of candidates
IS SAID 10 be rapidly approaching the
hundred mark. Past Monarch Charles
ID. Shackleford, who is the director
and plays the principal role in the
cast, is rehearsing his actors for the
Drama to be unfolded to the neo-
phytes, and Past Monarch Samuel T.
ShreVe is preparing a special line os
stunt features which is calculated TO
make them mark we'll AMI forever
remember May II, the date of the
much-heralded ceremonial. 1t will
be staged at the New National The
ater, which is said to be ideally
adapted to the ritualistic require.
ments of the order.
Almas ceremonial de luxe will be
held Saturday at the Washington
auditorium. According to Illustrious
Potentate Henry Lansburgh, for this
occasion the entire ritualistic work
VIII be conducted by w. Freeland Ken
drick, mayor Of Philadelphia, past i'm
perial potentate of North America and
for IA years potentate of Lu Lu Tenn
pie. This is said to be the first time
in the history of local shrinedom that
Almas Temple will have it's ceremo-
NAL conducted by such a distinguished
Shriner and orator.
1t is planned to make this a historic
event. A large class of novices is ex-
pected. The business session Is sched-
uled to open at pm. and the cere-
monial promptly at Z.
Director General j. Fred Huber, Ro-
land S. Robbins, chairman of the en-
tertainment committee, and DR.. Con-
rad Praetorius, chairman of the re-
ception committee, give assurance of
features of a surprising and entertain
ing nature never heretofore intro
duced. A complete set of stage set
tings as well as new regalia also will
be used. The nobility for this occa-
sion has been requested to wear dress
suits and the usual red fez.
Several members of the congress
slonal set and a number of distin-
guished Shrine dignitaries from other
temples, as well as large delegations
from Baltimore and Philadelphia, are
expected.
At the luncheon of Almas Caravan
Club last Friday in the Mayflower Ho-
tel Alvin w. Hall, director of the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing, was
the principal speaker. President j. p.
Mullane announced the appointment
of Martin Smith as business manager
of the club. Among the dignitaries
present were Director A. w. Hall and
Paul E. Twyman, assistant director of
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, II. Preston Dawson, chief of the
engraving division; Robert S. Regar,
captain of the guard; George e. Wat
son, District fire chief; Past Potentate
William f. Guide Albert T.. Steinem
of the Jurisprudence and bylaws COM
mittee, and Fred Schultz, Almas Off
cial photographer.
The entertainment feature consisted
of solos by Gertrude Russell, accom-
panied by Elizabeth Gardener Coombs.
The potentate's door prize, beautiful
lamp. was won by Noble Benjamin
April.
A rehearsal of Almas Orchestra
will be held at I'll Thirteenth street
northwest today at IL: 80 o'clock. Di-
rector Myer n. Goldman and Business
Manager L. w. Brown also are plan
ming surprises for the coming cere-
monial.
Potentate Henry Lansburgh has
announced a pilgrimage to SPRING
field, Mass, and Montreal, Canada,
May Is and 16. According to pres
ent plans, on Friday, May Is, one of
the hospitals for crippled children
will be dedicated at Springfield.
Mass, and on the following day
ksaturday. May 16) the one at Mon