Evening star., 1926-05-30
1.THoUGH but five Masonic bodies

ALTHOUGH but five Masonic bodies
"A report degree work, the current
week, nevertheless will be one OF un.
usual Masonic activity. Two Grand
Lodge committees will entertain the
craft on Saturday evening, while more
or less, throughout the week, Almas
Temple of the Mystic Shrine Will De
busily engaged in the entertainment
Of visitors to and from the session or
the Imperial Council at Philadelphia.
which. coming at the time or the SeS'
ouicentennial Exposition In that CITY,
is expected to draw unusual crowds
of Shriners from all over the country
Masons are manifesting much In
terest in the meeting to be held by
the Grand Lodge Education commit
tee in the auditorium OF the Masonic
Temple at o'clock Saturday evening.
The chairman of the committee,
past Grand Master c. G. Coombs. has
arranged an unusual program. ana
two addresses are to be made by
Nasons of national prominence. Past
Grand Master Ralph e. Lum or New
Jersey. a speaker with q reputation
is coming from his jurisdiction TO dis-
cuss certain angles of Freemasonry
activities, and Gutzon Borglum, the
famous sculptor, u craftsman or note
will deliver an address also.
The Grand Lodge F. A. A. N. OF
WASHINGTON has authorized three
mass meetings Of Masons this year,
one of which has been held ana TWO
are yet to come. The coming meet
ing. it is announced, will bring a
message of the patriotic significance
of Freemasonry. The military band
If Kallipolis Grotto, Yelled Prophets
win furnish the music.
These meetings are arranged espe-
cially for newly made Masons, but
all are welcome. ..,- ,
Theodore Roosevelt Lodge will hold
IT'S first past masters night Wednes-
day evening on the second floor OF
the Temple. Although the lodge is
only one year old. 1t has six past
masters who will officiate in the de-
gree on that date. All members of
the craft are invited to be present.
Last Thursday at the ceremonial at
the Masonic Auditorium, Thirteenth
street and New York avenue, Almas
Temple initiated 27 candidates. to en-
able them to participate In the pill
srimage to Philadelphia. which starts
tomorrow to attend the Imperial
Council session and the SesQuicenten-
Yesterday the following temples en-
route to Philadelphia made a sight
seeing stop-over in this city: Ashmes
Temple, Oakland, Calf: Hella Tenn
pie, Dallas, Tex: India Temple. Okla
homa City. Okla; Al Kaly Temple
Pueblo. Colo; Karen Temple, Waco.
Tex; Kem Temple. Grand Forks, N.
Dak.: Tehama Temple, Hastings.
Nebr., and Rizpah, Madisonville. Ky.
Today the following temples are
heing entertained: AL Kader Temple,
Portland, Greg; Tillah Temple. Ash
land, Greg; Gizeh Temple, Victoria,
+. c.; Nile Temple. Seattle. Wash:
Calan Temple, Lewiston, Idaho; Ell
katif Temple, Spokane. Wash; Ha,
masa Temple. Meridian Miss. Ell
Korah Temple, Boise, Idaho; Khiva
Temple, Amarillo. Tex; Kerbela Tenn
ple. Knoxville, Tenn; Ell Kalah Tenn
ple, Salt Lake. Utah; Ell Karubah
Temple, Shreveport, La; Moolah
Temple, st. Louis, Mo-; AL Bedoo Tenn
pie, Millings, Mont; Bagdad Temple.
Butte, Mont, and Afifi Temple, Ia
coma. Wash.
Tomorrow the following temples
will arrive for brief stay: Wahabi
Temple, jackson. Miss: Zamora Tenn
pie, Birmingham, Ala. ana Antaocn
Temple, Dayton, Ohio.
After the Imperial Council session
the following temples viii make q
stopover: Islam Temple, San Fran.
cisco, Calf; Morocco Temple. Jack.
sonville, Fla: Anah Temple, Bangor.
Me-; Alec Temple. Savannah, Ga;
Kora Temple, Lewiston, Me-; Beni
Kedem Temple, Charleston, w. Va;
Naja Temple. Deadwood. 9: Dak;;
Ahmed Temple, Marquette. Mich; Ell
I<ahir Temple, Cedar Rapids. Iowa;
Isis Temple, Salina, Kans.; Ell Zari-
bah Temple, Phoenix, Arfz.: Aldar
Temple, Tulsa, Okla; Ell MAZDA Tenn
pie, Ell Paso, Tex; Kalif Temple.
sheridan, Wyo.: Oleika Temple, Lex
ington, KY; Ziyara Temple. Utica.
n. z. and AL Azhar Temple, Calgary.
Alberta.
Potentate Shackelford. for the en-.
tertainment of these thousands OF
visiting Shriners, has arranged trips
TO Mount Vernon, Alexandria and
Arlington, with shorter trips to near.
by places for those whose time 10
limited. A large tent has been erect
ed near the Union Station, where re-
freshmentS Will be served to visiting
delegations. James C.. Hoyle, chair
man of the entertainment committee,
and Paul F. Grove, chairman. and
George E. Harris, secretary. Of the
I6CGpLlOn CUIIlInllL00 dI6 LII C3idI sc VI
the details of entertainment
Tomorrow night at 12 o'clock a dele
cation Of 800 members Of AlmaS Tenn
ple will leave for the Imperial Coun-
Gil session in a special train carrying
seven Pullman sleepers. This train
will be parked in West Philadelphia
at Fifty-second and jefferson streets,
thereby obviating the necessity of
hotel reservations.
The Prophets of ST. Louis are said
80 be planning what is calculated to be
the biggest and best annual convention
of the Supreme Council of the Grotto
vet held, June Is, 16 and II, filled with
varied features of entertainment both
for the visiting Prophets and their
ladies. In addition to the regular
Grotto features, such as band and drill
contests, parades and a ceremonial
session, there will be boat and auto.
mobile rides for the ladies', and on the
afternoon of the 18th our own
Washington base ball club will cross
bats with the st. Louis club. SO there
will be at least a few Washington
fans to cheer Bucky Harris and his
boys in a foreign city.
The annual Masonic field day, June
10, will be O red letter day to all
Prophets of Kallipolis Grotto. AS
usual the Grotto base ball team. under
the direction Of Prophet Joseph w.
a.everton, will.contest for honors with
that OF Almas Temple. Mystic Shrine.
The Grotto Band, Drill and Drum and
Bugle Corps also will contribute to
the afternoon program Of fun and
frolic, all for the benefit Of the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home.
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Che fifth anniversary of its institution
recently with Q birthday party and