Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-28

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for many years Identified with its history.
We was born in 1887 in Kentucky. where he
,,5ided for the earlier portion of his life.
He fought through the Mexican war and
;rioved to Chicago. He joined the order in
$50. few months after the institution of
the fist lodge in that city. He-rapidfy
through all the successive Offices. became
past chancellor, and upon the organizat ton
of tire Grand Lodge of Illinois. unani-
m0usly elected it's first grand chancellor.
He represented the state, 1sI0-12, in the
Supreme Lodge, and supreme chan
cellor during the term 1ST2-II. No man
stands higher in the order than does MIR.
Berry, for he was supreme chancellor at
the time of the most trying crisis in its
history. when serious defalcation of one
OF its officers threatened its life. deter
mined hand and n strong will were needed
in the Emergency. and they were found in
the grand chancellor to whom. more than
anyone else, Is due the credit for guiding
the Pythian ship through the storms that
menGced IL, and bringing 1t safe to port.
in addition to his connection with the u.
r. X p. Mr.. Berry has been for twenty
six years a member of Blaney Lodge, f.
and A NJ. Royal Arch Chapter. and Orien-
tai Sovereign Consistory, sd degree, S. Z.
R. 5.
Howard Douglass, p. s. c.
Past Supreme Chancellor Howard Doug
lass of Ohio was born in Cincinnati January
q, 1916. He was among the first to con-
meet himself with the order. being knighted
In 1863. and shortly afterward organized
Douglass Lodge, No. 81. He was in 1870
elected past grand chancellor by the Grand
Lodge for meritorious services, and at the
came session was chosen supreme repre-
sentative, which position he held until 1881,
when he was elected supreme vice chan
eellOr. In 1856 he WAS elected to the office or
supreme chancellor at the Toronto session.
Douglass Division, No. =, was organized in
1873 under his supervision Mr.. DOUGLASS
Is usually to be found at the sessions of the
Grand Lodge, doing all in his power to aid
in its routine work, well as in the higher
body. He also holds the purse strings of
No II as master of exchequer. which indi-
Gates that he is also laborer in the vine
yard of the subordinate lodge.
. Past Supreme Chancellor Ward.
William Ward past supreme chancellor.
was born at Newark, N. j., January 80,
1924 His early education was obtained in
The common school. At the breaking out
of the war, although enjoying the highest
prosperity, he responded to the call OF lis
country, 20 the utter ruin of his business
and started to the front as captain of COM
pany- ID, eighth New Jersey volunteers. In
tS63 he was commissioned lieutenant COLO
mel. At the battle of second Manassas he
received two balls through the left arm,
one through the right leg below the knee,
enc above the knee and one through the
nose. The arm was so shattered that the
surgeons were compelled to amputate 1t at
the shoulder joint, while the wound In the
leg has never healed. He was grand chan
cellor of New Jersey in 1916, and repre-
scented his state In the Supreme Lodge the
following year. At Toronto, in 1886, he
was elected supreme vice chancellor. and
supreme chancellor at Cincinnati IN lSSS
since 1859, at which time he was initiated,
his service In the order has been conun-
uous.
NJ. w. blackwell. Supreme Chancellor
w w. Blackwell was born in Henderson.
XIV, on April >. 1883. and has lived ever
ola q
into the business of his father, and after
several years he was admitted to partner
shin and has continued to be the head and
front Of the establishment ever since.
shortly after the institution of Ivy Lodge,
No 81 knights of Pythias, in 1873, Mr..
Blackwell became a member OF that body,
and from that time to the present has been
one of it's most ardent and enthusiastic
members.
He first entered the Grand Lodge of Ken
lucky the representative from Ivy Lodge
at the session held in the city of CovinSton
in 1877 where he was elected grand master
of excheQuer for the term following. At
the session In 1878. in the city of Lexington.
he was elected grand vice chancellor, and
at the session at Henderson In the year fol-
lowing he was unanimously chosen grand
chancellor OF Kentucky. Almost imme-
diately- following the completion of his term
as grand chancellor he was elected supreme
representative, ard came to the session of
the supreme Lodge held in Detroit. Mich,
in ISL
Al the SESSION OF lHc supreme htuSc Hefu
in Milwaukee in 1850 he was elected su-
preme vice chancellor. and at the Kansas
City session. in 1Sy2. he elected to the
highest position in the gift of the order.
in the performance of the duties of hts
office and the discharge of its functions Mr.
Blackwell has proven eninently successful
In many respects ne mas entirety outstrip-
ned all his predecessors and his visitations
to the various Grand Lodges have proved
a wonderful success
Everywhere throughout the country he
has been received with open arms and en-
thUsiastfc receptions, and it is conceded on
every side that no man has more thor
oughly won the hearts of the Pytlrian peo-
ple than has Mr.. Blackwell
In his last great trip in visiting the Grand
Lodges west of the Missouri river, during
which he travelled over 10000 miles, he
completely captured his audiences every
where and golden opinions from the
order wherever he went.
Supreme Vice Chancellor Richie, Ohfe
Walter B. Richie. supreme vice chancel-
lor OF the order. Is a prominent lawyer OF
Lima, Ohio. He was born In Van Vert
county, Ohio, on January %, 1851; was
admitted TO the bar in 1875; was one of
the charter members OF Lima Lodge. No
OIL, instituted July q, 1875, and has ever
since been a member of that lodge He
was grand chancellor Of 0blo In 1881 and
1852. He was elected supreme representa-
tive In lSSS, and was elected supreme vice
chancellor In 1S92. He wars member of
the ritual committee of the Supreme Lodge
which revised the ritual as adopted BY the
Supreme LodEo In, 1So2