Evening star., 1926-04-11

TH HE knights Templar Com
manderies are concluding
their elections and getting
- ready for the annual meeting
of the Grand Commandery
the second Monday in May, when a
new grand commander and other off,
GERS will be elected and installed.
Exceptional events scheduled for
the week include Grotto night in
Brightwood Temple. when Kallipolis
Grotto talents will entertain the Ma.
sonic bodies there; past masters
night in Hope Chapter. No. 20, Wed.
will have their try at the ritual, ana
an illustrated lecture in Congress
Lodge, No. 81, Thursday evening.
A. +. Nesbitt of Fairchild's Aerial
Camera Corporation will entertain the
members of Congress Lodge Thursday
evening with an illustrated lecture on
Aerial Photography.
Tomorrow evening. in Anacostia
Royal Arch Chapter. Scribe Ross will
officiate in one of the degrees and
King Balderson in the other.
The Masonic Study Club of Wash
ington Centennial Lodge will have as
speakers at it's meeting tomorrow eve
ming A. Ernest Tate. on etiquette of
the Lodge; r. Shelley, on History
of the Grand Lodge of the District of
Columbia; Oscar Felker, on The
Story of Jacque De Molay," and Clyde
Melville, on Symbolism of the Aca-
cia." Master Masons are invited to be
present.
The drill team of Brightwood Com
mandery, No. s, Knights Templar, an
nounces a card party in Brightwood
Masonic Temple Tuesday evening. a
May dance also is announced for
Tuesday evening, May II. and the an
nual birthday party Of the command
cry May IS, both at the same place.
The grand master, accompanied by
the Association of Illustrtous Masters.
r. and S. NJ. will pay fraternal visit
to Concordia Council, in Baltimore,
Monday, April 10, when the select
masters degree will be presented. Ar
rangements have been made to leave
Masonic Temple, at Thirteenth street
and New York avenue, on that date at
pm.
Tomorrow night will be Grotto night
at BrightWood Masonic Temple. when
the Grotto entertainers. accompanied
by Monarch L. Whiting Estes, his
fellow officers and a large number of
prophets, will entertain the Masonic
bodies which meet in that temple.
The Grotto Band and Drill Corps, in
dress uniform, will contribute to the
program.
April %, Monarch Estes announces,
the Grotto will hold a goodfellowShip
night at Grotto Headquarters, to
which all master Masons are invited.
An enjoyable program is promised
and details regarding the Spring cere-
monial, to be held at the President
Theater 9pril 26, will be announced.
Among the visitors to the ceremonial
will be delegations from Richmond
and Baltimore.
The final Grotto dance of the season
will be held at the New Willard Hotel
Friday evening of this week.
Almas Temple will hold it's annual
ladies' night at the Washington Audi
torium Tuesday, April q. James
Hoyle, chairman of the entertainment
committee announces that everything
is in readiness for the reception, enter
tainment, and subsequent dance. The
program starts at o'clock. Although
the affair is informal, Illustrious Po-
tentate Charles D. Shackelford de-
sires to have each member Of the
temple wear a feZ.
Realizing that just before and after
the Imperial Council session, to be
held in Philadelphia in June, the fra
ternal resources of Almas Temple will
be taxed to entertain thousands of
Shrines from temples all over the
United States, Potentate Shackelford
has his reception committee perfect
ing plans for caring for the Shrine
visitors who will stop in Washington
en- route. Paul F. Grove, the chairman
says Almas will not be outdone by any
Shrine in America.
The Caravan Club of Almas Temple
holds a midday luncheon every Fri
> day at 1890 o'clock at the City Club.
Brig. Gen. Amos A. Fries, president
Of the club, each week is providing
a program either of entertainment or
of education.
Potentate Shackleford has sent out
a request for volunteer ball players
who desire to participate in the game