Evening star., 1936-06-07
NObLESOF ALMAS
PLAN CELEBRATION
Golden Jubilee of Temple
Founding to Be Held
Next Saturday.

Potentate Allen H. Potts announces
in celebration of the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the founding of Almas Temple
there will be a Golden Jubilee cere-
monial at the Mayf1ower Hotel at
$3.50 o'clock next Saturday when I'M
perial Potentate Leonard P. Steuart
will pay an official visit to his own
temple.
Preceding the ceremonial there will
be parade from Almas Temple club
house on K street to Connecticut
avenue, and thence North to the May
flower Hotel, in which the Almas
Temple Band, the Drum Corps. the
Patrol the Oriental Band, and the
Legion of Honor will participate.
j. Purdom Wright potentate Of
Boumi Temple, of Baltimore, Md, will
head delegation consisting of the
uniformed bodies and members of
Boumi and make a fraternal visit to
join in celebrating this f1ftieth ami
versary. There will also be represen-
tation from Ali Chan Temple of
Cumberland, Md; Acca Temple of
Richmond, Va; Khedive Temple of
Norfolk. Va, and KAHN Temple of
Roanoke, Va.
The cast which will present the
ritualistic section of the degree will
be selected from past potentateS OF
Almas Temple, some of whom date
their Shrine age TO the early days OF
the founding of the temple.
Assisting in the ceremonial will be
the AlmaS Military Band, under the
leadership of Frederick Wilken: Almas
Temple Patrol, under Capt. Jeese E.
Porter; the Oriental Band, under the
direction of Frank M. Graham, and
the Drum Corps, led by Frank J.
Paul. The Legion of Honor, under
Capt. Frank L. Ach, will perform the
customary impressive ceremony Of
presenting the colors.
The principal portion of the cere-
monies of the second section will be
presented by the Stunts Committee
under the direction of Ernest w
Shoots, The second section will be
augmented by several interesting
features.
The festivities will close with a ball
starting at 10 pm. A buffet supper
will be served
There will be a business session of
Almas Temple in the club, at 7:3O
pm. Friday, for the transaction of
necessary business preliminary to the
celebration of the golden jubilee on
the following day.
Potomac Chapter, R. A. M, will con-
fer the Royal Arch degree Tuesday.
Mount. Pleasant Chapter. R. A. M,
will confer the Past and Most Excel
lent Masters degrees Friday.
Acacia Lodge will confer the NJ. M
degree Tuesday.
Anacostia Lodge will hold a spe-
cial communication Thursday to con-
fer the NJ NJ degree. 1t will also be
past master night, when the degree
work will be conferred by the past
masters Of the lodge A program has
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and a number of past grand masters
have been invited. AL master Masons
are also invited.
Mount Pleasant Lodge will pay a
fraternal visit to Lynch Lodge, Fred
erick, Nd, next Thursday.
Woodbridge Chapter, r. A. M, will
confer the Past and Most Excellent
Masters Degrees next Tuesday at
7:30 pm. in the temple, at Rhode
Island and Mills avenues northeast.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Lamb
skin Club will hold the last meeting of
the season Thursday in Northeast Ma
sonic Temple at 8 o'clock.
At the stated convocation of Mount
Horeb Chapter. No. Z, Tuesday evening
the Mark Master degree will be con-
ferred.
Federal Lodge will confer the NJ. M
degree Tuesday evening. Senior
Warden Carlton will preside in the
east for the degree. Master Emil A.
Loehl announces lodge meetings for
July and August will be called off.