Evening star., 1935-04-03

$l3,00l.75 to the imperial potentate
by Smith to be transmitted to the
Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Chill
dren at Philadelphia This bequest
was the gift of the late John Ben
jamin Flick and will be augmented by
a considerable additional sum when
his estate is finally settled.
The ritualistic work was put on with
the following cast from Almas Tenn
pie: Potentate, Robert P. Smith; chief
rabban, Allen H. Potts; assistant rab-
ran. Ara M. Daniels; high priest and
prophet. Granville GUIDE; oriental
guide. Stanley d. Willis; first cere-
n1onial master, Karl E farrell; second
ceremonial master. Earl w. Shinn;
marshal, Howard w. Foley; captain of
the guard, Needham Turnage; first
alchemist, William p Amos; second
alchemist, Harry Gardner, and orator,
Rev. John c. Palmer. Harry S. Evans
acted as master of ceremonies, Ernest
w. Shoots, director Of stunts and Guy
G. Harper, stage manager.
Digniatries Recognized.
Dignitaries from several branches
Of the Masonic fraternity were accord
ed recognition by Potentate Smith and
welcomed with oriental Journalism as
follows: Robert S. Regar, grand mas
ter of the Grand Lodge, F. A. A. M,
OF the District of Columbia; Otto 3.
Roepke, grand high priest of the
Grand Chapter Of Royal Arch Ma
sons of the District; John H. Cowles,
grand commander. Scottish Rite Of
Freemasonry, Southern jurisdiction,
and Ellwood p Morey. deputy of the
Scottish Rite for the District.
The following past potentates Of Al
mas Temple were present and officially
welcomed: Harry Standiford, William
r. Guide, Carter B. Keene. James T.
Gibbs, William S. Quinter, L. Whiting
Estes, Leonard p. Steuart, Charles d.
Shackelford. Amos A. Fries, George B.
McGinty. Edwin c. Dutton, James C.
Hoyle, Robert S. Regar, Edward D.
Anderson, Warren w. Grimes and
William c. Miller.
A handsome silver set was presented
on behalf of the temple to the i'm
perial potentate and Mrs. Williams.
and jewels were given to Past Poten-
tates Anderson, Grimes and Miller.
Members Of Glass.
The members of the class were
Conrad A. Alberding. Wallace S.
Badger, Stephen T. Baldwin, John j.
Barnes. jr.; Harry G. Bauer, Henry
j. Beahm, James r. Beaubiah Will
liam H. T. Belt, Melvin B. Blake.
Hugh H. Boyer, Samuel r. Bower,
Ernest w. Brown. Rufus C. Brown
James P. Burns, Ernest G. Chewing,
Orlay B. Cidwell. Claude A. Cook,
Forester A. Coulter, John Harrison
Davis. Shell C. Davis. ST.: William I
Denning, Leon S. Dixon, Earle L,
DodSon. Robert B. Doing, Charles B.
Eaton. Harry o. Gathers. John T
German, Ernest c. Gibson, Herbert
S. Goodrich, George j. Gray, Will
liam T., Griffin. William T. Hale
Harvey H. Handley, Henry F. Hill
jr.;; Nathan Hoffman, Homer F,
johnson. Rodham w. Kenner, George
w. Krels, Leonard D. Lohr, George
w. Luckett, Morton Z. Mack, John
z. Mcclure, Orville z. Megby,
Thomas B. Mitchell, Francis K. Moh-
Ter. Clarence H. Moulton. Jack Muir
sell. Preston E. Peterson. Theodore K.
Reilly. John P. Rice, Warren S. Rinker.
Daniel C. Roper. Charles p. Ruby,
Howard H. Rutan. Charles Scott. C.
Melvin Sharpe. Archibald C. Stark.
Werner L. Smith, Herbert M. Taylor,
Alexander Ueland. Garland w. Wolfe
and Jesse H. Wood.
Nineteen members were received
into the Temple through affiliation. as
follows: A. Kenneth Armstrong.
Paul r. Bosch, Hugh Brewster. Har-
vey c. Danner. E. Herman Erickson.
Arthur G. Fessenden. Harry M Forker,
Willard H. Hawley. Evan Jones. Gar
field I. Kass. Joseph E. Lewis, Wallace
c. Magathan, Mark Mitchell, Miles z.
Myers. Harry B. Plankinton. William
H. Power. Everett r. Rust, Eugene w.
Satterwhite and Herbert e. Stevens.
The Reception Committee, through
its chairman, George E. Harris, CO.
operated with the potentate's aide,
John @. Slye, in welcoming the many
distinguished visitors. The Entertain
ment Committee was headed by Ernest
c. Guy and the medical board was
represented by DR.. Charles STANLEY
White, DR.. Henry w. Jaeger and DR..
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