Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

A ENCOURAGEMENT has been made
n that at the communication OF
"A East Gate Lodge, No. 81
4 j Wednesday evening Past Master
DR.. w. w. Curtiss of Glendale
Lodge. Glendale Ohio. will deliver an
address Of especial interest to the
brethren.
Osiris Lodge, No. rs, is arranging for
an elaborate presentation OF the Master
Mason degree by its past masters at its
convocaticn March 81, which has been
specially called for the purpose. A
social period will follow. At the com
naunication Wednesday evening of this
week the installation of a new secretary
will be the special event.
Past Master Sulaiman Daoud will
give q talk on Masonic Symbolism
Thursday evening in William r. Sim
gletOn Lodge, No. 80.
Orient Commandery, No. 5, knights
Templar, is celebrating its ladies
night" tomorrow evening, starting not
later than $50 o'clock. One OF the
main features will be an illustrated lee
ture on the Holy Land by Rev. Edgar
w. Beckett, who spent several months
ing In that country, and brought back
to AmeFica q number of interesting
pictures that have been transferred to
stereopticon slides by Past Comdr. Will
liam T. Hebbard. There is to be also q
musical program.
The annual Masonic base ball game
and field day for the benefit of the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home was
dispensed with this year at a meeting
Of the Masters Association for 1890.
the last day of February, and 1t was
decided to raise funds for the home in
other ways. The association decided
also to organize degree team and glee
club. Grand Master James A. West
and Past Grand Master Charles F.
Roberts were present at the meeting.
and delivered addresses. dinner at
Picardis preceded the meeting.
Capitol Forest. No. 1o4, Tall Cedars
of Lebanon, will stage fashion show,
with elaborate display of costumes and
other entertainment, at the Belasco
Theater the evening Of April z. Incl
dentally there will be popularity con-
test, along with program by New
York talent It has also been arranged
to have Washington girls participate
in a special class, and handsome prizes
will be provided to make things inter-
esting. Senior Grand Tall Cedar John
Q. Slyde heads the committee on ar
arrangements.
While the new Almas Temple club
house will not be ready for formal OPEN
ing until after the big ceremonial Ses-
sion to be held at the Belasco Theater
April g. which will mark the official
visit of the imperial potentate, Illus
trious Potentate James G, Hoyle has
determined to utilize it for his
extraordinary meeting Tuesday evening
of this week, when he hopes. he says,
to greet every noble of Almas, and
especially those to whom Almas festivi-
ties have been practically unknown for
some years. The potentate has APP
pointed Allen NJ. Potts, John Bowen
and Ernest Houghton as board Of gov
ernors of the club house, and Webb
Smallwood, Charles Langmead and
Martin Smith rs the board of stewards.
1t is his purpose to have at least one
of those gentlemen present every time
the doors of the club house are opened,
all throughout the evening, and WHEN
Shey close as the last noble wends his
weary way homeward. Their duty will
be especially to welcome the old-timers
and the mobiles who are not well &C
Ouainted, and to hold get-together and
get-acquainted meetings upon the
slightest provocation. II am going to
promote determination to the limit, in
season and out of season." says the
DOCcnL2Le. i haven't u ACdE VI bAAC
result. The particular thing I am
striving for at this time Is to get every
noble Interested at the club house as
frequently as possible, and all OF them
acquainted along the lines Of ideal
shrine friendship, something we have
all neglected far too long" One OF
the most important appointments made
by the potentate thus far has been
that of Virgil M. Fookes as superinten-
- II, Virgil he states
better known as Dick" is an old
timer himself and one OF the most
popular men who ever wore the Aimas
feZ. For years he has been active as
an oficer in the Arab Patrol, and at
one time he was adjutant OF all the
uniformed bodies. Work is going on
steadily and actively in preparation lor
the ceremonial April at the Belasco
every single detail Of which is kept
under close observation by Potentate
Hoyle to the end that the occasion
NAV be a red-letter event in local
Shrinedom, with the idea uppermoS'
OF welcoming back for keeps the old
time prodigals, along with the new
lambs that have strayed into the folo.
An outstanding event of the past
week was the reception OF BrlgntWooc
Lodge to Grand Monarch e. w. Libbey
and Monarch Henry c. Stein, the latter
a past master and present secretary oi
Brightwood Lodge, wednesday evening
many were unable to get into the build
ing. The grand master of Masons OF
the District, James A. West, was unable
to attend and sent regrets. A large
delegation of Prophets from Yedz Grot-
to. headed by Monarch Howard @
Iannson, came over from Baltimore
Worshipful Master E. Fowler OF Bright
wood welcomed the guests. Grand Mon
arch Libbey and Monarch Stein ad-
dressed the assemblage and were enthu-
siastically applauded. Following the
reception a program of entertainment
features was staged, after which re-
freshmentS were served.
Monarch Stein has announced a
short-form ceremonial at Grotto head
quarters for Wednesday evening, fol
which a large class is already enrolled
March % members of Kallipolis Grot.C
will visit 'Samis Grotto, Richmond, Va.
when Grand Monarch Libbey pays the
Virginia Grotto an official visit. The
program will begin at O'Clock in tn
afternoon with a ceremonial and close
with a grand monarch's ball at thu
John Marshall Hotel in the evening
The dance of Kallipolis Grotto an.
nounced for this date has been post
poned until March 49,
Grand Monarch Libbey left Thursday
to pay an official visit to Monker Grot.
to, Norwalk, Conn.
The washington Railroad Square
Club will give its annual ball at tlf
Elks' Hall tomorrow evening w. +
Hays is chairman Of the committee or
arrangements. This is one of the out
standing annual Masonic events, anC
the committee states that this year,