Evening star., 1937-09-12
MASONIC PARADE
DETAILS ARE SET
OFFICERS to Report at Temple
at $50 Pm. Thursday.
Route Is Fixed.


e. Borah speak on The Constitution
OF the United States" next Thursday
night, was made yesterday by Paul r.
Cromelin. grand master OF Masonic
lodges in the District.
The marchers will carry specisl
Constitution flags in the parade
Upon arrival at the halls all Ameri-
can flags carried by lodge representa-
tives will l.e massed on the speakers
platform. while the Constitution flags
will be waved In demonstration ny
Masons seated throughout the audi
toriums.
Mr. Cromelin has ordered all mas
ters. wardenS and secretaries TO report
to the grand masters Office in the
Masonic Temple at $50 pm. each
officer and past officer TO be clad in
tuxedo, with jewel and apron, with
masters wearing top hats and other
officers dark hats
Marching distances viii be. taken
as the line of parade enters the in
tersection Of Thirteenth and II streets,
from which point the columns will
move east on II street to Tenth street.
south to Constitution avenue. west TO
Virginia avenue, west TO Eighteenth
street, north TO E street. where the
parade will disband. The parade will
get under way promptly at Z O'Clock
| Only men will participate in the
parade and be admitted TO the audi
toriums
a number of musical units will be
used. Reuben A. Bosley. chairman
Of the District Grand Lodge Commit
tee on the Sesquicentennial Com
/ memoration of the Formation of the
| Constitution, stated several hundred
Boy Scouts will carry lighted flares
| and torches.
Many drill groups within the fra
| teral order will appear in colorful
uniform. including Almas Temple. the
Tall Cedars Mystic Order of Yelled
Prophets and the knights Templar of
the District. Others, with the excep-
tion of tuxedo-clad officers, will wear
dark conventional attire.
Senator Borahs address will be
broadcast from coast to coast over the
Nationwide blue network of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. and will be
| heard locally through the facilities of
Station WMAI,.
A total of 2500,000 Masons Will
gather in lodge and meeting halls
throughout the country TO hear the
address. which heralds by one day the
150th anniversary of the signing of
the Constitution of the United States.
A l0-minute talk will be delivered
by Representative Sol Bloom. director
general of the United States Consti-
tuition Sesquicentennial Commission,
in addition to short addresses by the
grand masters of Masons of the 13
original States. who will speak in the
order in which their States ratified
I the Constitution.
Vocal selections will be rendered by
the Adelphia Quartet of Philadelphia.
as well as instrumental offerings By
the United States Navy Band.
Jules A. Halluin. Grand Tall Cedar
of Capitol Forest, Tall Cedars of
Lebanon, will open the Fall activities
Friday. 8 pm, at the Pythian Temple
with an evening of entertainment
Refreshments will be served. The
entertainment will consist of boxing
bouts by the Merrick Boys Club, acts
of vaudeville by the Rays and solos
by Singing Cop" Nester. Howell x.
Stephens will be the master of cere-
monies A large delegation from the
Baltimore Forest will be guests.
A stated communication Of Federal
Lodge will be held September Ia. The
M. M. degree will be conferred BY
members of the Masters Association
of 1897.
Religious services at the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home today at 8
O'Clock will be in charge Of Pentalpha
Lodge. Master Clarence M. Mitchell
has announced that the speaker will be
the chaplain of the lodge. Walter s.
Smith. Special music will be pro-
vided.
Rev. Simpson B. Daugherty assist
ant grand chaplain of the Grand
Lodge, will be the speaker at relig-
ious services at Temple Heights at
4 o'clock today. All Masons and their
friends are invited. Special guests
are the members of the Association of
Worshipful Masters of 1887.
Grand Master Cromelin has accept
ed an invitation from Bishop James E.
Freeman TO all Masons in the District
to a religious service at o'clock Sep
tember 10. At this service in honor
of the United States Constitution,
recently completed portion of the
Cathedral will be opened To the public
for the first time Seats are being
reserved for all MaSons signifying
their intention to be present.
AT the convocation of Mount Horeb
Chapter Tuesday evening the librarian
of the Supreme Council thirty-third
degree, William L. Boynden, will give
a talk on "Curiosities From Ancient
Masonic Records" Mr. Boynden is
dean of Masonic librarians now serv-
ing his fortythir year in the Scottish
Rite Library.
Trestleboard
Monday-Dayson. M. M: Stans
bury, business: Joppa, M M; Benia-
min Franklin, M. M.
TuesdayFederal, M M. Acacia. e.
A: Takoma, M M
Wednesday - Washington Centen-
nial, business; Osiris. M M: East
Gate, M. M; Theodore Roosevelt, M.
M special
Thursday-Grand Lodge (6l5 pm.
special; all 46 lodges. $50 pm, spe-
cial
Friday-Columbia M M. Lebanon.
business y. H. Milans. E. A.: Justice.
busines = roetworth M NJ eracioI