The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-07
WORK OF AMARANTH LODGE.
Public Installation OF officers Made
before Large Audience.

The first public installation of officers
Of the AmaranJh Lodge. No y. Knights
OF Pythias was held at the Northeast
Temple. corner Of Twelfth and II streets
northeast. last night Music and recita-
tions marked the occasion. A number Of
witty addresses and recitations were made
and generously applauded by the large
and aPpreciative audience.
The ceremonies were begun by Rev.
George BuckIer with prayer, al the con
cIusiOn Of which a selection was rendered
by an orchestra composed Of Messrs.
Compton and Wrightsman and Mrs. Grey.
The installation of officers was then be
gun.
Past Chancellor W. z. Bradley was In
stalled by the prelate, and monoIogue
was rendered by Mr.. Vemeyer. Vice
chancellor. prelate and master of work
were then installed. An address was
made by Mr. R. T. Evans, and the keeper
of records and seals. master OF finance.
and master of exchequer were then in
/ stalled. A musical recitation was rem
! dered by Messrs. Wide.nan and SpeIIbing,
and the master-of- arms and the inner
and outer guards were installed. AT the
conclusion OF the Installation Mr.. L.
Weston gave a humorous recitation
which brought peals Of laughter from all
parts of the temple. A charge was then
made 20 the grand chancellor. Rev. George
/ Buckler and Leonard Greene PRESENTED
the quarrel scene rem Julius Caesar,
with Rev Buckler as Casslus and Mr..
! Greene as Brutus. This was well rem
dered and was appreciated greatly by the
entire audience.
As an encore Mr.. Greene recited Rley's
An Old Sweetheart Of Mine" and Rev.
! Buckler recited twO-part selection. en-
titled The Widow and the Monument.
! The newIy-ins tailed grand chancellor
made a brief address Of thanks 10 The
4 speaker Of the day, and the ceremonies
F were brought TO conclusion with bene-
/ diction.
The officers installed last night were
/ Chief chancellor. Thomas c. Henderson,
( vice chancellor, Solomon Carr. jr.- pre-
| late. G. f. Ferguson; master Of work. w
: r. Carver. keeper Of records and seal. j.
: R. ;. Dickens. master Of finance. Beuja-
Z min Rosenfeld. master OF eXchecQuer
Nathan COssill; master-at-arms, Frank o.
. CcssilI, inner guard. ". +. Lowe, outer
B guard. w II. Dunn, representative TO the
4 Grand Lodge. J. R. 5. Dickens. W. F.
Guide, ri. r. Carver. ". F. Martin, and J.
D G. cSls representative 10 EelleL tAIee'l
/ j. c. Yost; trustees, J. c. Vest. NJ r
Martin and +. B. Ouerback.
The temple was deliberately decorated
! with Cyergreeus. flowers palms and other
I decoratio The music rendered was well
/ appreciated by Che audience Mr. r. T.
! Evans OF the Supreme Lodge NO =. was
Z chosen speaker Of the evening, and Grand
! Chancellor ID. Z. Wyler acted as install
! ing officer.
/ The local branch Of the Knights OF
: PyIhias was begun on December - ISsS
I At that time the order enrolled 0uIs
/ twenty members. AT present there lGg
I over sixty members with steady iu-
/ crease al every meeting. The Ameran.t
! Is the name Of q flower which grows
! abuuJgn;Iv in Portugal. and is used as
/ evergreen by the inhabitants o. that caur
/ try to decorate the houses during tht
I holidays. The word amaTauth iG "a,
I Portuguese language means never chang
/ iug-always the same" The name was
/ found 10 be appropriate for The local
/ branch Of the order. and az It's foundation
/ was unanimously adopted