Evening star., 1925-06-14

- w iii nave charge OF the
services at the Masonic and
~ Eastern Star Home this after
noon at O'Clock, when Rev.
Edward G. Clark. the lodge chaplain.
will officiate
Takona Lodge. No. 20, will formally
open it's new temple. OF which its
officers and members are particularly
proud. and which il is announced
they desire the entire fraternity TO
inspect on this occasion. Grand
Master Roe Fulkerson is expected TO
be present and enliven the occasion,
perhaps. with an address. The re-
mainder of the program however has
not been furnished for publication.
\ special for degree work will he held
Friday night.
Save the Order of the Temple in
Columbia Commandery, No. >. Friday
evening, no ritualistic work has been
announced by the knights Templar
Communicates. whose special atten-
ton during the early part of the week.
including today, is doubtless being
given to the pilgrimage to the me-
tropoliS to attend the big celebration
arranged by the New York Masons
in connection with the 113th annual
conclave of the Grand Commandery
of the State of New York. This eve
hiliS tIiSit W III bt a tIiip pIoI l'cil ttCc
in the City of New York in connection
with church services arranged for the
occasion, and tomorrow. al pm.
a grand parade, with a bali in the
evening at O'Clock in the list ReGi-
nlent Arnory which VIII be attended
by the sir knights in full Templar
uniform, without sword Other di-
versions will include sightseeing and
excursion trips.
The enterprising Masonic suburb
of Brightwood is again in the field
with the announcement of the grant
ing of dispensation for new council
of Royal and Select Masters to be
known as Brightwood Council. Fhe
dipensation was granted upon be
recommendation of Mount Pleasant
information has been furnished for
publication.
Sunday, June 81. has been set apart
by the Grand Master of the Grand
Council, Royal and Select Masters.
for services for the Cryptic Rite at
Temple Heights, when Grand Chap
lain Rev. Walter F. Smith will deliver
an address and suitable music will
be provided, These services will be-
gin at o'clock.
After it's assembly tomorrow eve
ming, Washington Council, No. l,
Royal and Select Masters. will not
meet again until September.
Mount Hereb Royal Arch Chapter,
No Z at it's last convocatlon voted
TO call off it's conyocations during the
Summer after that of June %, when
it is expected the Mark degree VIII
be presented The chapter then
closed and the members paid fra
ternal visit to the new Woodbridge
Chapter, where they were entertained
Monarch l.. Whiting Estes. feeling
his cats as the result of his first mig
and successful ceremonial, when he
annexed to Grotto allegiance some
of the most prominent officers and
members of the Masonic fraternity
in Washington. next Sunday morn.
ing at 8 o'clock will head a caval-
cade of prophets. including the Kali
jipolis Band Drill, Drum and Bugle
Corps, and proceed to Atlantic city
for the annual session of the SUI
preme Council. The party Will pc
ioined at Baltimore by the fedz
Grotto cohorts. Among number
of announcements which have been
noted elsewhere is that of a base ball
game with Samis Grotto at hch-
mond July %. and the Kallipelis
Cirotto all-day family outing at Mar
shall Hall August II. in addition to
the big Masonic field day at the
Clark Griffith Stadium for the benefit
of the kiddies from the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home Saturday after
noon, June q.
The prophets. who have arranged
for the session Of the Supreme Coun:
ell of the Mystic Order of Yelled
Prophets of the Enchanted Realm,
mindful of the joy that can be gotten
out of life, and especially OF the spe-
ciaI objects of their mystic order,
have announced an alluring program
of entertainment for the three-day
session. beginning June % and clos
ing June %. 1t includes an effieiai
uniformed parade at o'clock the
afternoon of June %, with the grana
monarch's ceremonial at the Garden
Pier, starting at 7:3o o'clock and in
Guiding "A Night in Funland' at the
Steeplechase Pier; an international
hand contest and an international
drill the morning of June "a. with
a massed band concert in the ball
room of the Million-Dellar Pier and
a reception and dance in the evening
Of June "a and an automobile tour,
smoker and vaudeville on June 20.
Oficial figures presented at the nifty
first annual session of the Imperial
Council of the Mystic Shrine at Los
Angeles, Calf, last week show an In
crease of nearly 10000 Shriners during
1924 Medinah Temple of Chicago re-
tatns her place at the head of all tenn
piles with membership OF 22,Ss%,
Syria of Pittsburgh is second, Lu Lu
of Philadelphia third, Aleppe of Bos-
ton fourth and Mecca of New York
fifth with 1l,454 members.
According to Potentate Henry Lans-
burgh western New York will get
the eleventh Shrine Hospital for Grip
Piled Children. At present there are In
operation and under construction 10
hospitals in the following cities: Spring
field Mass: Shreveport, La: San
Francisco, Calf; Portland, Greg; st.
Louis, Mo; St. Paul, Mimi, Chicago,
Ill, and Philadelphia, Pa"
Assistant Chief Rabban Roland S.
Robbins, chairman of the entertain
rnent committee, has announced that
preparations have been perfected for
the entertainment of the vast as.
senblage expected at the annual Ma
sonic field day Saturday. June 81, at
the American League Park. For this
occasion it is said that the Imperial
Nut Band is planning numerous fea-
lures of an entertaining and surprising
nature. In addition all the uniformed
bodies, including Almas Military Band,
Arab Patrol, Oriental Band, Glee Club,
Drum and Bugle Corps, as well as the
Legion of Honor Guard. will appear in
full regalia and participate in the va.