Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
MASONS FETE VISIT
7. OF HIGH POTENTATE
Class of A initiated at Din
ner of Ancient Arabic Order
Of Mystic Shrine.

The annual visitation TO Almas Temple
Of the imperial potentate. of the An
cient Arabic Order OF Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine was celebrated last night
with initiation Of class of "A candi-
dates in brilliant ceremonial at the
Belasco Theater.
The imperial potentate. Esten A.
Fletcher, Rochester, ~. Y, after seeing
the opening base ball game today in
Company with distinguished local and
visiting Shriners, viii leave Washington
by steamer this evening for Norfolk
He win be accompanied by Clarence d.
Freeman, potentate of Khedive Temple,
Norfolk. and members Of his divan, and
Leonard p. Steuart, past potentate NJ
Alnias Temple, now q member Of the
divan Of the imperial potentate.
Mr.. Fletcher, with Robert s. Regar.
p0tentate Of Almas Temple, was a
luncheon guest Of President Hoover at
Of the Shrine later visited Arlington
Amphitheater to place wreath in
memory Of President Harding, who was
. member Of the order.
OnaciaIs Attend Dinner.
Last night Mr.. Fletcher was the guest
Of. honor aC dinner In the Willard
Hotel, after which he attended the cere-
monial at the Belasco The A candi-
dates walked the burning sands In the
presence Of distinguished gathering Of
Shriners, including Secretary Of Agri-
culture Arthur NJ. Hyde. Secretary of
Newton, secretary to President Hoover,
and other prominent Government offi-
Gals and heads of the Masonic order
In the local Jurisdiction.
The ceremonial opened with selections
by the Almas Military Band, directed
by Frederick Wilken, The ceremonial
was conducted by cast of past grand
high priests and officers OF the Grand
Chapter Of Royal Arch Masons, among
them L. Whiting Estes, Roe Fulkerson,
Charles C. Coo nbs. j. Claude KEEPER,
Clarence j. West, Lem Towers. Frank F.
Major, Frank M. Roller, Daniel q. Davis,
Joseph H. Milans. William w. Jermatne,
Rev. John G. Palmer, Raymond B.
Dickey, Z. st. Clair Thompson, Emmett
M. Carter, Augustus 3. Coolidge, Charles
n. Bartlett. John A. Colhurn, Otto b
Roepke. Eugene e. Thompson and
Charles J. ArmbruSter. Harry Standi-
ford. past grand high priest, delivered
the inspired charge.
Initiates Listed.
Candidates initiated last night were:
George Edward Anderson, Earl Wesley
Baujan, Nathan Bless, Henry Eugene
Bryan, Abdullah Buff. Morgan Batch
eicr Callahan, Thomas Kinsey CaFpen-
ter, Josiah L. Carr, Nelson II. Carver,
Daniel Barlow Comrey, Roy B. Danes,
Charles q. Dougherty, William Henry
Dust, George Wright Fraser, William
johnson Freas, Abe Goldberg. Herman
Greenbaum, John Wright Hardgrove,
Edward s. Hull, Lyle Emory Hutchinson,
Raymon Delainy Jones, Paul b. p. Ket-
tering, James T. McClenanan, G. Leslie
McCrea. Claire. e. MacCloskey, Jesse
williams Mullins. Godfrey Leon Munter,
William Frank. Madisch Solomon Mo-
| vik, Joseph Oriove. James Alton Pratt
| Otway August Pratt. Louis Paul Rose
Charles Everett Russell. Louis Sacks,
John Conrad Schutrumpf, Samuel Joe
Sherman, Earl Whittier Shinn, Basil
Sllers, BASIC. Sillers. Murphree Young
Trammeli, Homer Trusty. Elon r. Van
| CIeef and Charles z. Warren.
| The following members were added
/ to the local temple by transfer from
other Shrine temples; Paul Milton de
Hart, Henry j. Fadeley. jr.; Charles
Hall Johnston, Joseph Francis Lyvers
Joseph Franklin Marwitz, Harry G
Ramsey, Herman Low Schulz, Daniel O.
Walser, Grover Vending. Harold A.
| Wood, Je6 T. Jones and John H. Car
roll.