Evening star., 1925-07-05

T HE open.air services at Temple
Heights this afternoon at
o'clock. under the direction of
- Rev. DR. John C. Palmer
grand chaplain of the Grand
Lodge. will be a patriotic service with
an address by Rev. DIR. Earle Wilfiey.
pastor of the Vermont Avenue Chris
tian Church. The music, under the
direction of J. Walter Humphrey. will
be furnished by Miss Marion L. Carl,
contralto. of st. Paul's English Lu-
theran Church, and by Mr.. Humphrey,
with solos. Mr.. Humphrey rendering
kipling's "Recessional."
The especially invited guests this
afternoon will be the officers and mem
bers of Washington Centennial Lodge,
No. IA. Charles T.. lie Foe master:
Osiris Lodge, No. 20, Platt H. Birch,
master; Esther Chapter, No. 5, Mrs.
Eta Wilson Davis. matron, and
Areme Chapter No. 10. Miss Lille
Dowrick. matron, and their families
All members of the fraternity, as we'll
as the public. are welcome.
The address was delivered last Sun
day by Rev. Walter A. Morgan, pastor
OF Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church, and excellent music was fur
nshed by Mrs. William f. Doyle. So
prano. and Mrs. Lawrence Satterfield.
alto, of the choir of the United Breth-
rem Church. and by Mrs. Dell Sale.
mezzo-soprano. of Naomi Chapter, No.
3, o. f. s. This service was attended
by the officers and members of Ana
costa Lodge. No. 81, Samuel r. Camp
bell. master: Pentalpha Lodge, No. %.
j. Fred Huber, master; Electa Chap
ter, No. ?, Mrs. Marion +. Pollock,
matron, and Naomi Chapter, No. 3.
Mrs. Ella B. Bladen, matron, and by
their families and friends, and by Mrs.
Nellie f. Fletcher, grand matron of
the Grand Chapter. o. F. S.
Master Jacob Pyrah reports that St.
johns Lodge, No. II, has called off its
stated communications scheduled for
July "a and August IA. The lodge will
start this Friday evening with spe-
ctal at $50 o'clock and the degree work
will be as set forth in the calendar at
the head OF this column.
Master Henry r. Linfoot announces
that the stated communications of
Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. 80, sched-
uled for July 20 and August IT have
been called off, and at the communi-
cation of August 8 the F. c. degree
will be presented.
Sir knight Edwin Brooker of Bright
wood Comma ndery, No. s, has been
awarded the free trip to the triennial
Conclave of the Grand Encampment,
Knights Templar, at Seattle, Wash.
by the committee of Brightwood Com
mandery's Drill Team Associa ton
which had the matter in charge
James MCGEE, the last of the orig
inal 80 founders of the Ancient Arabic
Order Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine,
died recently in New York, at the age
of S3 years, according to the bulletin
of the Scottish Rite News Bureau in
this city. This bureau also announces
that Tana Masonic Lodge, No. 1862, of
Fairba nks, Alaska, claims the distinc-
ton of being the 'farthest North Ma
sonic body" and that its members have
the words "Farthest North" engraved
on their rings.
Potentate Henry Lansburgh has
been sounding the tocsin on National
defense. as the executive head of a
patriotic army of Shriners numbering
approximately 5000 in Almas Temple
OF the Mystic Shrine. Henry is moth
ing If not patriotic, say his friends,
nd his favorite gift to the various or
ganiZations and bodies with which he
comes in contact is a fine edition of
the American Flag. He also furnishes
the reminder that Past Imperial Po-
mayor of Philadelphia. will be the Off
cial host of the thousands who visit
the City of Brotherly Love in June,
1926, 10 attend the forthcoming inter
national exposition to be held in that
city.
Announcement has been made by
Robert Heinerfi, business manager of
the Almas Temple Military Band, that
arrangements are being made whereby
the band will broadcast for radio au
diences in the near future.
I Monarch T.. Whiting Estes, execu-
tive head of the ever growing and al
ways-popular Yelled Prophets of the
Enchanted Realm, is back from the
Supreme Council Session at Atlantic
City. with mouthfuls of boastful ut
terances of the Grotto and its accom-
plishments. not overlooking the mem
hership, which fairly swamped the city
by the sea the week starting June 81.
81. Louis will have the next Supreme
Council session, and the George Wash
ington Memorial in Alexandria will
be enriched by a $4,000 donation
made by the Supreme Council. +. w.
Libbey, past monarch of Kallipolis
Grotto of this city, was boosted an
other notch toward the position of
grand monarch by elevation 70 the
position of grand keeper of the
' archives. kallipolis Grotto, which
was due to win the first prize in the
drill contest, lost out, it is explained,
because It's drillerS were assigned to
class A instead of to class b, to which
they belonged. OF course, the Grotto
ball team is justly exulting over its
defeat of the Shrine on Masonic field
day, and July % it is going to Rich
mond to show Samis Grotto ball play
ers how ii turned the trick. August
is the date Of the Kallipolis family
outing It Marshall Hall, where
bohhed hair contest promises to Gre
ate a sensation. Chief Justice Stephen
II. Takes is centering his wisdom on
the arrangements for the occasion.
At it's meeting June 27 the Wash
ington Railroad Square Club decided
to call off during July and August.
The ceremony of presenting the flag
by Past Presidents Bowersox, Riley,
Cunningham and Sullivan and the
salutation to Old Glory by Roy Blan-
ford was an impressive feature OF the
meeting.
and Eastern Star Home will take
place in September and an interesting
program with bountiful store of re-
freshments are promised.
Entertainment features were offered
hy George Mergell, who introduced
the Eastern High School Orienta
Band; Chester Thorn, Elbert Judson.