Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-20
AMONG THE FRATERNITIES.

earnest about whatever he engages in and
is notably jealous in the performance OF
lodge duties
Washington Commandery, No. 1. K. T.,
has decided to celebrate the seventy-eighth
anniversary of the foundation of the COM
mandery by Red Cross banquet to be
held in the asylum of the commandery.
The date will be January IA.
Carlos s. Hardy of Chicago, general
counsel for the Endowment Rank Knights
of Pythias, has been on tour of eastern
domains of the order, and was accompanied
to this city by prominent medical officer
of the fraternity. He says the Endow-
ment Rank is now in admirable condition
and growing rapidly in membership. He
adds that the new president of the board Of
control, Charles S. F. Neal of Indiana, is
very energetic officer and his associates
are all excellent business men and earnest
Pythians All the cases in court which
A. Hinsey and the old board have been
disposed of. During his stay here Mr..
Hardy visited two Of the local lodges.
The grand commander of Templars has
been considering a proposition to alter the
plan of Christmas observance. Some prom
lnent members of the fraternity have made
the suggestion that instead of assembling
at their different asylums. they meet at
some central point together The National
Rifles Armory has been suggested as an
excellent place for the first union libation
ever held by the communicates of Washing
ton. The suggestion Is regarded with favor
by many leading Templars, but It will prob
ably not be adopted for the coming Christ
mas owing to the relatively short time left
in which to alter the original arrangements.
Mt. Horeb Royal Arch Chapter, at its last
regular convocation, conferred the mark
and past masters degrees on a class of
TOUR The chapter Is now arranging for a
special convocaton, at which the most ex-
cellent degree will be conferred, followed by
the Royal Arch degree, on two full teams.
inls VIII conclude an uncommonly success
full years work.
The Grand Commandery. knights Tenn
plar. and the five subordinate command
erles, nave united in the formation of a
general committee for the promotion of the
visit to San Francisco. The District Tenn
plars desire to send a large delegation to
the triennial conclave. Each subordinate
commandery Is represented on this general
committee by four fraters, and the Grand
Commandery by the same number. Walter
ii. klopfer is chairman of this general
committee; Alex. Mckenzie is vice chair
man; Grand Secretary A. w. Johnston is
secretary, and B. S. Graves is treasurer
The general committee has made considera-
BILE progress with its work. and is soon to
issue a circular letter to the fraters of the
jurisdiction.
The committee on donations of the Py-
THAN fair was fully organized at a meeting
held at the Warder building Thomas R.
Riley is chairman and C. H. Fletcher Is
secretary of the committee Associated
with these gentlemen are the following Py
thians: George W. Barkman, S. D. Lin
coin, George c. Hough, ]. W. Hardell J. H
Mitchell, j. L. Marshall, Samuel C. Palmer,
Jesse Grant. E. E. Simpson, Thomas c.
Henderson. George H. Walker Arthur Cow
sill, F. w. Helbig, H. A. Nau, B. w. Beebe,
julius Veidt, George w. Blacksten, E c.
Gill, E. Lodge Hill, John B. Henderson, B.
Tarantino James NJ. Clark, C. H. Fletcher,
Claud Woodward. A. Kahlert, F. H. Hos
ford, j. F. Beck, F. w. Behrens and War
rem j. Coffin.
Grand Chancellor John G. Mcqueen of
the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias has
appointed past grand chancelors and pres
ent grand officers to install the new officers
of the several subordinate lodges The SER
vices will occur at the first regular meet
ing of each lodge in January, as follows:
Franklin, No. 2. Grand Inner Guard ]. W.
Carter; Mt. Vernon, No. s. Grand Master
alarms Thos. A. Bynum; Webster, No. Z,
public installation by the grand chancellor;
Decatur, No. 0, Supreme Representative
Chancellor James G. Mcqueen; Calanthe,
No. IL, Grand Keeper of Records and Seal,
Henry j. Gasson; Hermione, No. II, Grand
Outer Guard Richard S. Sebastian; Excel
Hosford; Germania, No Is. Past Grand
Chancellor John w. Hardell; Equal, No II,
Grand Lecturer w. H. G. Simmons; Har-
mony, No. u. public installation by the
grand chancellor; Union, No. 90, Grand
Chancellor James G. Mcqueen; Capital, No
"a, Supreme Representative Geo. w. Hes-
ley; Myrtle, No. %, Past Grand Chancellor
Geo. w. Baumann; Columbia, No. %, Grand
Keeper of Records and Seal Henry ]. Gas
son; Superior, No. 81 Past Grand Chan
celor Joseph B. Conner; Amaranth, No. 2S,
Past Grand Chancellor D. E. Wiber; JustuS
II. Rathbone, No. o. Grand Chancellor
James G. Mcqueen; Century No. &c. Grand
Vice Chancellor VIM. NJ. Hodges.
Ascalon Temple, No. 81, D. o. K X, had
well-attended reorganization meeting at
the Warder building last evening. Royal
ViZier D. Elmer Wiber presided, and Jo-
seph B. Conner filled the Office of secretary
for the first time. Motley Anderson, rep
resentative of the temple to the imperial
palace, made report of the work done by
that body at the San Francisco session.
An important change has been made In re-
spect to the sessions of the Imperial Pal
ace Heretofore they have been held at
the same time and place the biennial
sessions of the Supreme Lodge, X of P,
with which order all Knights of Khora ssan
must be affiliated. The next session of the
Supreme Lodge will, however, be at Louis
vile, and the next meeting of the Imperial
Palace at ST. Louis. during the Louisiana
purchase exposition The imperial pal
ace has created the new Khorassan dignity
of royal prince, which can only be attained
by service in the official stations OF the
lodge. Ascalon Temple has eight members
entitled to this rank.
The temple passed appropriate resolu-
lions on the death of Daniel O'Driscol, for
ceremonial session will be held in January.