Evening star., 1925-03-01

CroiI, 18th degree.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection, stat
utory assembly.
sT HE March meeting of the Grand
Lodge for the eXempliflcation
of the degree work having
been abandoned. the first meet
ing of the Grand Lodge in the
regular order will not occur until May
of the current year
The Spring class of the Scottish Rite
will reach an interesting stage in its
ritualistic journey next Tuesday evening
when the eighteenth degree, knight
Rose Croix," will be presented in cere-
monial form in Evangelist Chapter, Rose
Croix, at the Scottish Rite Cathedral,
Third and e streets northwest. Mithras
Lodge Of Perfection also will hold
statutory assembly for business pur-
poses and the receipt of petitions.
Charles Lewis Gable, king of Petworth
Royal Arch Chapter, L. D., will head the
official line in the degree scheduled for
the special communication tomorrow
evening.
lecture on THE Relationship of
Masonry to the Cathedrals of Europe
and the United States will be delivered
in Congress Lodge, No. 81, Thursday
evening. when the lodge communication
will otherwise be devoted to the trans
action of business. Mr.. Oliver Hoyem
will be the lecturer.
Takoma Lodge, No. 2s, reports that
rapid progress is being made on its new
temple, and that the lodge is preparing
to celebrate with house warming as
soon as the new building is available for
the purpose definite date for the
event is expected within a short while.
and 1t is explained that the lodge hopes
to make it of general interest to the
fraternity,
Junior Warden Plant will head the of
hcial line and Junior Deacon Rose will
advance step in presenting the degree
in the new Theodore Roosevelt Lodge,
U. D., at its special eommunica ton Fri
day evening. which will be held because
the regular communication has been
called off for Wednesday evening.
1llustrious Potentate Henry Lans-
burgh is going to reorganize the Almas
Temple Caravan Luncheon Club next
Friday at the handsome new Mayfower
Hotel, where, starting at IL: 80 o'clock
every Friday a get-together of the mobiles
will take place for refreshment and the
exchange of good fellowship for an hour,
club by Maitre de Hotel Venise under
the personal supervision of the potentate
himself, who is anxious to hear well in
advance from the mobiles who will attend
In order that complete details for the af-
rair may be arranged. A company of at
least 500 mobiles is expected for the OPEN
Ing luncheon.
Potentate Lansburgh also states that
II Is his purpose to revive the Alibi.
Yhe official nf Inns Ia
and that within month the details
Will have been completed and the
little magazine be again on view
At the first meeting of the Almas
Legion of Honor the following officers
were elected: Commander, ]. H Minis
Lieutenant commander d. A. Dolla rhide
adjutant, J. o. Johnson; quartermaster,
Emil Walter. and captain of the legion
guard, H. C. Werlich. The executive
committee includes Kenneth R. Adams,
Harry c. Werlich and George Baker
smith. Every noble of Almas who has
seen service in the United States Army,
Navy or Marine Corps is eligible to
membership in this honor legion, which
at present has a membership of about
800. Indoor rifle shooting is conducted
every Monday at 80 pm. at the Marine
Barracks, and those interested are In
vited to communicate with r. H. Nc
Garrety, 1892 Quincy street northwest
The first social event of the Legion of
Honor will take place next Saturday
evening at the Colonial Hotel in the
form OF dance, for which jazz orehes-
IRA will be provided under the super
vision OF a committee headed by Chair
man Werlich. Refreshments will be
served,
1t Is expected before long that an an
nouncement will be made of the new
committees and the entire official roster
under the new administration of Almas
Temple, which Potentate Lansburgh
states he hopes will be administered in
way to bring the entire nobility of the
temple into closer touch socially and
otherwise.
So intense is the interest In the
forthcoming ceremonial of Kallipolis
Grotto, II is announced, that the
membership thermometer of that or
ganization Is registering fever heat
Petitions are coming in daily, and
Monarch l. Whiting Estes and his
aides are busily engagedfin directing
the campaign and mapping out plans
Ter the big event. A membership
committee is working overtime, an
other Is developing entertainment
features, while still others are per
feoting the many details involved in
so large an undertaking. Although
l.
ed large class Is already enrolled,
including many prominent in Masonic
circles. Monarch Estes insists that
this will be the largest and best
ceremonial ever staged by the local
Yelled Prophets, and all indications
seem to verify the assertion.
Monarch Estes announces March II
as the date of the next Goodfellow
ship night to be held at Grotto head
quarters. An enjoyable program has
been arranged and all Prophets and
their Master Mason friends are in
vited
April IA the cast of Kallipolis
Grotto, of which Past Monarch
Charles D. Shackelford Is director.
Will stage the ritualistic work for
7 edz Grotto, Baltimore. It Is expect
ed that large number of Washing
ton Prophets will attend the cere-
monial
The February dance of the Grotte
Band and Drill Corps, held at the
New Willard Hotel on Monday eve
ing was largely attended The
augmented orchestra won favorable
comment from the dancers. The next
dance will be held March 16.
The Fellowcraft Club of Federal
Lodge will celebrate inauguration
day by holding another dance We'd
nesday evening in the Willard room
of the New Willard Hotel. Stevens
Wrights Orchestra will furnish the
music, and the committee In charge
promises one o. the most elaborate
dances ever given by the club. Ar
pangements are to be completed when
/ the club metts at the Franklin Square
Hotel Tuesday evening.