Evening star., 1932-03-27

z. THOMPSON, of the Granc
Y Commandery of the District
~ has announced an Easter sun
rise service, under auspices ol
the knights Templars Of the District
at the Amphitheater in the NRtiona
Cemetery at Arlington, this morning al
7:30 o'clock, to which he has extended
an invitation to all Masons and mem
bers of their families. The President OF
the United States and members OF haa
cabinet, with other dignitartes. will be
special guests on this occasion. Music
will be played by the United States
Marine Band.
This afternoon, at o'clock at AL
Souls Church, Sixteenth and Harvard
streets northwest, the Scottish Rite
Masons will present an Easter Sunday
program, which will include the Re
lighting Of the Symbolic Lights" by
Evangelist Chapter, Knights Rose Croix
an organ prelude and postlude by Harry
G. Kimball, thirtythird degree, and
several anthems by the Scottish Rite
Choir under the direction OF j. Walter
Humphrey. The presence Of all knights
Rose Croix is obligatory, actually or in
spirit.
Saturday evening. at O'Clock, the
Grand Council of the Royal and Select
Masters of the Cryptic Rite will convene
at Masonic Temple for its annual ses-
sion and the election and installation
of officers. The Council dinner will be
served at $50 pm. at 1415 Pennsylvania
avenue.
In Joppa Lodge, No. 35, tomorrow
evening, in addition to the ritualistic
services announced, Past Master Clyde
J. Nichols is scheduled for an important
talk on Masonic Law"
Mount Vernon Chapter, No. 3, Royal
Arch Masons, at its convocation tomor-
row evening in Masonic Temple, when
the Bicentennial Royal Arch class pre-
pairing for its exaltation May IA, in the
George Washington Masonic National
Memorial, at Alexandria, Va, will start
upon its symbolic journey, Grand High
Priest C. cyrus Coombs and his fellow
officers of the Grand Chapter Of Royal
Arch Masons, as also the Grand Council
of the Cryptic Rite and officers of its
constituent councils will be special
guests. All Royal Arch Masons have
been invited to be present. High Priest
Ara M. Daniels promises some unusual
incidents for the occasion OF peculiar
interest to Capitular MaSons.
Master Austin 7. Lester has an
nounced that after the participation OF
Albert Pike Lodge, No. SO, in the cere-
monies at the George Washington Ma
tional Masonic Memorial in Alexandra
Va, May II, an event of prime Ma
sonic importance in the life of Wash
ington will be re-enacted August 4. He
also calls attention to the pageant anc
parade re-enacting the laying Of the
cornerstone Of the United States Capitol
September IT, and another event Of pc.
culiar interest in the life Of Washington
will be commemorated in FrederickS-
burg Lodge of the Virginia jurisdiction
The High Priests Association of 1885,
will meet Wednesday evening, with the
service Of the annual dinner at $3.50
pm, at the Hamilton Hotel when ar
interesting and unusual program will
be presented, to which Past Grand High
Priests l., Whiting Estes and Luther H
Waring have been specially invited. He
adds that all council officers are ex-
pected to be present and officers of all
Royal Arch chapters are invited.
Past Master William w. Ayres. presi-
dent Of the Masters Association of 1928
has announced the meeting of the asso-
citation at the Kennedy-Warren, Thurs
| day evening, at o'clock, for the an
nual banquet. business and election oi
officers. The grand master and the
grand secretary will be honor guests ol
| the occasion and Past Grand Master
James T. Gibbs, who is a past president
of the association, and Past Crane
Master C. Fred Cook, an honorary mem.
Der of the association, are expected tc
be present. A program OF entertain.
ment will round out the evening.
Monarch o. A. C. Oehmler has an.
nounced the following events as amone
those in which KallipoliS Grotto, Mystic