Evening star., 1935-10-27

1lluStrlOuS Potentate Robert p.
Smith Of Almas Temple last night
announced reception and entertain
ment at the temple club house next
Tuesday night in honor Of Robert S.
Regar, Grand Master of Masons; and
joint ceremonial with Boumi
Temple Of Baltimore, at College Park,
Md, Saturday, November Is.
Regar. a former potentate of Almas.
will be accompanied Tuesday night by
line officers of the Grand Lodge and
members Of the Association and Wor-
shipful Masters of 1885. Uniformed
bodies of the temple will take an i'm
portant part in the colorful cere-
monies, including the Almas Temple
Band. Drum Corps, Arab Patrol.
Legion Of Honor and Chanters. under
general direction of Past Potentate
Charles D. Shackelford.
At College Park mobiles will attend
the homecoming" festivities Of Uni
versity of Maryland at a foot ball
game with Washington and Lee Uni
versity. Other features Of the day will
be barbecue following the game,
Joint Shrine ceremonial in the gym
nasium with a cast Of officers repre-
Temples: musical entertainment
and motion picture elsewhere for the
women Of the Shrine party. during the
ceremonial, and afterwards q floor
show and dance.
Potentate Smith also Is planning
meeting to conclude the year, In
honor Of past potentates.
Monarch Richard T. Umhau an
nounces that all is in readiness for
the Past Monarchs' night meeting of
KallipoliS Grotto Tuesday evening.
Past Monarch Arthur M. Poynton is
chairman of the Past Monarchs' Re-
ception Committee.
The Fall full-fornn ceremonial will
be held November %. under the di-
rection Of Past Monarch Charles D.
Shackelford. The grotto will hold a
bingo party November 7.
Kallipolis Grotto was honored at
the convention Of the Middle Atlantic
Grotto Association, Atlantic City, last
week. Past Monarch william J. Ers-
kline was elected first vice president.
the Grotto Band captured second
prize in the band contest. and Past
Monarch Frederick Wilken was Sc
lected to lead the massed band
concert.
Mithras Lodge Of Perfection Of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
of Freemasonry held special session
last Tuesday evening, when the four
teenth degree of the Rite was con-
ferred upon a class of candidates.
The Supreme Council selected Jo-
seph Saloman, John S. Tassin and
Austin j. Lester Of this city for the
thirty-third degree. which was con-
ferred upon them Friday.
Four of the members of the Scottish
Rite bodies in the valley Of Washing
ton were selected for the investiture
of knight commander of the court
of honor-Donald w. Grafius, George
W. Goss, Carl Collier and Robert S.
Regar, the grand master OF Masons
of the District of Columbia.
Next Tuesday evening, the fifteenth
degree will be conferred at the Ca
thedral of the Rite.
The social evening, or Ladies' night,
is to be held Saturday evening, No
vember 8.
The Provincial Grand Lodge of the
Royal Order Of Scotland for the
United States of America held its
regular annual session last week at
the House Of the Temple under direc-
ton Of Sir James H. Brice of New
York, the provincial grand master.
The annual dinner Of the royal order
was held Thursday night at the May
flower. The next meeting of the
Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter will
be held in Boston at the time Of the
meeting of the Supreme Council Of
the Scottish Rite of the Northern Ma
S0nia i1IriSdictinn