Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25

n ton will be conducted Thurs
4 \ day evening at 8 o'clock In the
Congress Street M. p. Church,
GEORGETOWN. The constituent COM
nnanderies, with the Grand Commandery,
will assemble at Masonic Temple,
Thirteenth street and New York ave.
nue., at Z o'clock, and at 7:20 pm. Will
route being via New York avenue 10
Pennsylvania avenue, to Thirty-nrst
street and to the church.
This evening, at the National Theater,
the Kalliolis Grotto units will nave
their widely heralded minstrel snow, TO
help defray expenses of the trip to the
Supreme Council session in Indianapolis
next month The boys have builded a
fine show for the occasion with out
standing talent, professional and anna
teur, in blackface minstrelsy and are
looking forward to big success. This
year, It viii be recalled, washington u
the home Of the grand monarch OF tne
Mystic Order Of Yelled Prophets, Ed
ifpolis and IL present secretary, and
Grand Monarch 1ibbey Is TO have .
fttang escort By The Grotto and prophets
Of his home town. Kallipolis Orutto'e
famous military band, ito drum end
bugle CORPS, its uniformed bodies ana
large and stu enlarging delegation q
the prophets will constitute this escort,
and there seems to be reasonable pie, ear 1.
tairlty that the grand monarch WIN not
be lonely on the trip across the dry
desert to the land Of copious fountains.
There is to he no base ball game and
Masonic field day at the Griffith sta
dunn this year, for the benedt OF the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home. Sut
Masonic fraternity is being asked TO
contribute the price Of the tickets,
through the various lodges, direct to
the home. This, it Is explained, Will
save the large expenses usually attacneo
to the field day event and thus enapie
the home to profit more largely. gen
eral appeal Is being sent out by the
various masters, direct to the bretnren'
and the hope is expressed that this gen
uine Masonic charity will profit largely
as the result. It has been the custom
In the past for each Mason TO remit 70
his lodge secretary, with his annual
dues the price Of two tickets to the
bali game, and it Is believed that under
the new arrangement the contribution
viii be made as usual by the entire ira
ternity.
Alnas Temple of the Mystic Shrine
A to have its first ceremonial IN the
new Shrine Club House, on K street at
thirteenth street, the evening OF June
s. To the average Mason this means
Just another Shrine ceremonial, put 10
the mobiles of Almas, and especially 70
,Illustrious Potentate James c. Hoyie,
1t means the event OF the century, a1s
tt will be the first ceremonial ever heid
In q home that belongs, from top 70
tom, to Almas Temple. And Poten-
tate Hoyle means to celebrate the occa-
sion with the elaboration as well as the
solemnity due so important an occasion.
It Is not to be sighted, for Shrinedom
ut this particular moment Is deeply
aroused because at the forthcoming SEES
sion of the Imperial Council-June lV,
IL and IL, to be exact-the great SHRINE
memorial, symbolizing the unfalllng
amity that has always existed between
the United States and the cousins IN
Canada, is to be unveiled.
Nav 81 has been set as the last DAY
for the reception OF petitions Tor the
class that will hoof the hot sands ON
June S. Almas Is to have an open
day" on May 20 for the officers OF blue
lodges, chapters, councils, commander
les, the Scottish Rite bodies, the Grotto,
the Tall Cedars Of Lebanon, Masonic
Star. The officers of those bodies, with
their ladies, have been extended q cor
dial invitation by Potentate Hoyle to
come and inspect the new club house
and to be specially entertained from
in the evening until midnight, when all
good Shriners 60 home, unless detained
for important reasons. The hours Tor
this entertainment have been SO ar
ranged as to catch the belated Tenn
plars after the Ascension day services.
June the special Almas Temple
train will leave for Niagara Falls and
Canada for the Imperial Council ses.
sion. It is expected that upward OF
200 Shriners will 60 from washington.
Including the famous bands, military
and Oriental, Of Almas, and the uni
formed bodies which will take part In
the big peace parade In Toronto and
other colorful engagements over the
committee, Percy L. Gladman, chair
man, and Frank z. Koch and ]. Roy
Cochran, are looking after the details OF
the trip.
Folks are still talking Of Potentae
Hoyle's surprise party to Columbia
Royal Arch Chapter last Wednesday
evening, when the Royal Arch Masons,
for turning the tables and entertaining
the Shrine, were captured and marched
of to the new club house on K street
and smothered In music at concert
by Almas Military Band. The list OF
Masonic dignitaries caugiN coming or
going reads like who's Who in Ma
sonry." This was another of Potentate
Hoyle's maneuvers TO let home folks
know of the activities going on In
Almas Temple under his strenuous ad-
ministration.
Grand High Priest Estes, Deputy
Grand High Priest Warning, Grand
Visitor and Lecturer Yung, Grand Mas
ter Of the Second Vail Thompson,
Grand Sentinel Boss, Past Grand High
priests Davis and Dickey and many
visiting high priests attended the spe-
cial convocation Of Mount Pleasant
Chapter, No. -, r. A. NJ. last Thurs
day evening, when the r. A. degree
was conferred on. o. class In size that
broke all records in the chapter. The
stations were occupied by team Of
past high priests under the direction
of Past High Priest Noble D. Larner,
instructor of work.
June IA, Robert LeBruce Chapter,
order of De Molay. will be represented
at the special gathering Of the order at
the George Washington National Ma
sonic Memorial. at Alexandria, Va,
when the second degree will be pre-
scented by the past master councillors
of Robert LeBruce, the first degree
being presented by John Moncure
Chapter of Richmond 1t Is regarded
by the boys of the order as one Of
its super-eminent occasions and they
have invited all the Master Masons in
the District to be present, admission
being obtained by the presentation OF
their masonic identification cards.
Last Friday evening the chapter gave
its Spring dance at Almas Temples
new club house, with fine gathering
of young people and general good
time. Last night officers and members
of the chapter were entertained by