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The Washington times., 1902-06-01
PYTHiAN NOTES.

Justus II. Rathbone Lodge, No. 90. X.
of p. will give complimentary excur
sion TO Marshall Hall Monday evening.
June o. Master of Work Richard d.
Cromwell is chairman of the committee
in charge CT the excursion.
Superior Lodge. No. :, K. OF p, has
decided to celebrate it's fifth anniversary
by giving a banquet in honor of promi
nent Washington Pythans. The follow
ing committee has been appointed to
take charge Of the details: Past Grand
Chancellor Frank II. Hosford Past Chan
cellor w. :. Harshman, Past Chancellor
W ". pGuitney, Warren J. Coffin, and
Pinckncy W. Smith.
Washington Company No. /, and Mel
son Company No. >. Uniformed Rank, X.
Of p, each gave largely attended excur-
sions TO Gettysburg on Decoration Day
Washington Company and its friends
vent over the Baltimore and Ohio. while
Nelson Company and friends went over
the Pennsylvania Road.
The joint committee, composed of the
Knights of Pythias Hall Association and
the committee OF fortyflve. Will give an
excursion Wednesday. June %, 1902, TO
Marshall Hall the proceeds to be devot-
ed to the cause OF liquidating the debt on
the lot en- Ninth Street. The date has
been selected as the day for the COM
petitive drill bet~een the several COM
ranies of the military branch Of the or
der for the Grand Lodge trophies, con-
sisting Of two prizes. The drill will take
place in the field at o'clock .. m. The
committee have also decided to award
10 the person holding the lucky number
4 gentleman's $50 gold watch.
The Washington times., 1902-06-01

Yorker by birth. and is now in his six
ty-seventh year. Tut ir the best of
health. and as active as most men OF
forty.
In 1861 he entered the service Of his
country as a member Of Company c.
Sixty fourth New York ard was elect
ed first lieutenant At the battle of Fair
Oaks. June l. 1862, Lieutenant L9cnis
while leading his cbmnany. was severe
ly wounded in arm and leg. While at
homo nursing his wounds. he assisted Ii
recruiting the 15i,h New Yorh. and was
commissioned its lieutenant colanel. The
-cSiu,r ri was mustered into the three
yc service. September -. iSj2.
CalCr-l ioCmIS camo 20 E.-5as and
scit.ci 1T WirGcll thirty-tvJ years ago
nd was tho first county clcr!: Ct Cow
ley county. Ec has been 4 leading fac
tor in tho development and prosperity
CT his city and its mayor for three
years. He is Il prominent member OF
several benevolent and fraternal organ
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
THE GRAND GENERALISSIM0.

Grand Gencralissimo Andrew ". Kel-
ley, OF the Grand Commandery. X. T..
is one of the best known business men
and Masons in this jurisdiction. He has
been the head of the familiar firm of
Kelley & Chamberlain, commission
merchants, for many years. His con-
nection with the Masonic institution has
been long and notable. He was made a
Master Mason April Ii. 1861. in New
Jerusalem Lodge. No. .. of which he has
ever since been a member. He passed
tho chairs in his lodge and was wor-
shipful master in 1878. He has been a
Chapter Mason 70: thirty and a knight
Tcmplar for twenty years. He was
kGighted in Columbia Commandery, No.
2. K. T.. in 1871. and Omitted in 1872
TO become 9 charter member of De Mo-
lay Mounted Commandery, No. 4. OF
which he has ever since been a mem
Der. He filed nearly all the offices in
De Mclay, and was her eminent COM
nander in 1877. He has been n Noble of
the Mystic Shrine for many years. and
for five years was an officer OF Almas
Temple. He has for a quarter of a
century been a Scottish Rite Mason OF
the thirty-second degree. Captain Kel
ley has been long actively identified
with military affairs in the District of
Columbia, and is still in service. He
was active from the first in the move
ment for a new Masonic temple and is
from De Molay Comman-
derry in the Masonic Temple Association
and also director of that body.
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
GOSSIP OF THE NOBILITY.

Tho -oSility CT Aimas and their ladies
are oil for San Francisco, headed by IL
lustricus Petentate Frank X. Raymond
and his associates. The party is some
thing over fifty strong, and viii return
10 Washington after a lively three
weeks outing.
The last Almas circular contained
picture Of Almas' Arab patrol. which
body is now ccrciituted as follows:
Capt. s. Porter House, First Lieut..
George a. Won Dachenhausen. Second
Lieut.. E. W. Zea. Secretary William B.
Hardy. Treasurer William l.. Hughes,
and Mobiles Charles S. Hyer, c. ]. Ub-
hofI. Thomas Ii. Mitchell, II. o. Bailey,
f. H. Hchof, W. l.. Ashby, Melvin A.
wertz. John J. Crawford. William F.
Bowen. A. e. Burklin, Edward Gardi
ner. pr. II. l. Gosling, r. d. James, DR..
c. II. Blumer, Charles w. King. jr.,
Charles s. Woodin, Frederick sillers.
Charles G. Zange. DR.. 5. Clifford Cox. E.
e. Jones. F. o. McNew, William L. Con-
ley. Edward L. Brice, Herbert G. Nc
Lean. and George F. Brown.
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
THE RED MEN.

Seltese Tribe. No. is. Improved Order
of Red Men, conferred all their degrees
on 'palefaces' Joseph Taggart, David
Moxley. and c. 4. Rcbey, Tuesday night,
at their wigwan. 80 Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. northwest. The degree work was
very impressive and the team. which
was composed OF members of Seltese
and visiting brothers, made very cred
liable showing. The team was made up
as follows: Prophet. Mavin: sachem,
White; senior sycamore. Asther; junior
sycamore. Jordan: first sannap, Tippett;
second sannap. Watt: first mystery man.
Long: second mystery man, Clark: first
warrior. Click; second warrior. Raseu:
third warrior. Crabtree; fourth warrior.
Flanagan: first brave, Kirk: second
brave, Inzer: third brave. Bates; fourth
brave, Haughtman. The brass band OF
Idaho Tribe, No. Is. kindly volunteered
its services and rendered selections dur
ing the ceremonies After the candi-
dates we're initiated, refreshments were
served and the members entertained by
several of the brothers with songs and
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
SIDE DEGREE FOR SISTERS.

A number of Androgynous degrees
we're practiced in the United States
many years before the advent of the
present Order OF the Eastern Star. They
were called side degrees" and were
conferred upon Masons and their female
relatives. One called the "Mason's
Wife, was conferred only on Master
Masons. their wives. unmarried daugh
Iers and sisters. and their widowed
mothers Another knows as the Hero
inc OF Jericho" was conferred only on
ne wives and daughters of Royal Arch
Nasons. And still another, styled the
rGood Samaritan" which was confined
10 Royal Arch Ma5ons and their wives.
The last was the only one of these
= side degrees" that made any preten-
sion to ceremony and ritual. In some
arts O. the country these degrees were
very popular, while in others they were
limos: unknown. and their practice for
riddcn. There existed in this country
during the latter part Of the eighteenth
century an order OF the Eastern Star,
aith probably the same characters as
those employed TO teach the lessons of
the order at the present day.
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
!. 0. MECHANICS.

Union Commandery. No. I. Uniform
Degree. has accepted an invitation to
attend and confer the uniform degree
on the occasion of the institution OF a
new commandery in Baltimore on the
2Sd CT next month
The third of the series of social grand
visitations was to Capital Lodge. No. IL,
in Society Temple. Grand Architect ].
T. Heare and his associate grand OH
GERS being under escort of Union Com
nandery. No. 1. Uniform Degree, Lieut..
j. A. Nagel in command. and were re-
ccived with cordial remarks by Worthy
Master ]. Thomas Taylor
In accord with the request OF Grand
Architect Heare. that lodges endeavor
to have candidates for a degree in
order to practically exemplify the work
on these visitation occasions. Capital
Ledge had three candidates for the
third degree. and the degree was ad-
mirably conferred by the following
team: Israel Sommers. senior master:
Samuel t. Ernest. worthy master: J. ".
Thomas. junior mastep: 4. G. Stevens,
chaplain; Ed. E. Culver, conductor: Ed
ward Stevens, potiphar; W. E. osmond.
E. Nordby. viii Stevens. C. W. Spates
Glu ffe0Ty fTeulStT. gUdFU5.
Luncheon and cigars we're served un-
der the supervision OF Grand Treasurer
Ralph T. Brickc-. SspTeme Repre-
sentative F. W. Ernst. and Past Master
Isaac Benham.
Union Commaldery. No. l. Uniform
Degree. have been requested to give an
exhibition drill at River View on the oc-
casion Of the joint excursion under the
auspices of Union Lodge, No. 1. Ladies'
OF the 7. O. NJ. and Anchor Lodge. Nc.
.. and Lafayette Lodge. No. 10. |. o. M.
The comuitte for the excursion on the
tn. part OF Union Lodge is Mesdames
Elizabeth Meinikheim. A. NJ. Best. and
Sadie ]. Charnccy. and the committee
on program is Grand Conductor C. W.
Spates. and Mesdames A. NJ. Best and
Lizzie Meinikheim
The special social grand visitation last
Monday evening by the grand officers to
Union Lodge. No. |. Ladies' Of the I. o.
NJ. was grand success. socially and
otherwise. Grand Architect ]. T. Heare
and the officers OF the Grand Lodge
were Under escort of Union Lodge, No. I.
Uniform Degree. Capt. Edward Stevens
N command. and on entering /. o. NJ.
Hall made an imposing appearance. and
were received with happy remarks Of
welcome by Mrs. A. NJ Best worthy
president pro tempore.
The program of the evening was:
Piano solo. by Miss Katie Bruner; reci-
tation. by Mrs. S. ]. Chauncey, and re-
marks by Past Supreme Rulers J. W.
Thompson and L. Fl. Patterson. Past
Grand Architects Israel Sommers and
A. G. Stevens. Past Masters uriah Heet-
er and F. W. Reese. Vice Grand Archi-
tect Henry Franklin. and Grand Com
mander C. W. Spates.
Ice cream and cake was literally
served by the good-of- committee,
consisting of Mesdames Sadie j. Chaun-
cey. Lizzie Meinikheim. Elizabeth Heet-
er. Cora Goodyear. Mamie Spates. Lille
Hulloy. Geo-gie Taylor. Charlotte d.
Clark, Mrs. McConvey. and Mrs. Ben
ne-
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
TO MARYLAND COMMANDERY.

Maryland Conmandery. X. r, of Bal
tinorc, the mother commandery of the
various Templar organizations Of the
District of Columbia, celebrated its 1l2th
anniversary at Baltimore Friday night.
Grand Commander George L. Corson.
Deputy Grand Commander Alexander
Mckenzie, Junior Grand Warden Frank
il. Thomas. Past Grand Commanders
Harrison Dingman and George Gibson,
Eminent Commander Alexander Grant. of
Columbia Commandery No. .; Past
Commander c. W. Hancock. of Columbia
No. 2, Grand High Priest Harry Standi-
ford, Deputy Grand Master George II.
Walker, and Ross p. Andrews were
among the invited guests from Washing
Ton. The party went over to Baltimore
on a special car provided by MARYLAND
Comnandery. They were received with
every attention and took part in a fine
Templar banquet Judge Savage. of Bal
timore. presided as toastmaster and sew
eral OF the Washington orators were
among those making appropriate re-
sponses
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
U. 0. GOLDEN CROSS.

The twenty-sixth annual session OF the
executive officers and trustees Of the
Supreme Commandcry. U. o. G. c.. was
held May 90 and 21 at the st. James
Hotel. in this city. There were present
Supreme Commander Dr.. John ID.
Young. OF Massachusetts; Supreme Keep
er OF Records W. +. Cooper. of Ternes-
see; Supreme Treasurer John y. Ehie.
OF this city; Supreme Medical Director
DR.. John c. Stewart. OF Maine; Supreme
Advisor W. II. Powers. of Massachusetts.
and Supreme Trustees George E. Bar
ber and J. p. Burlingame. of Connecti-
cut. and J. w. Mccall. of Kentucky. The
reports Of the Supreme Commander and
Supreme Keeror ol Records for the year
ended April so indicated very satis-
factory condition OF the order. all the
grand jurisdictions having made sub
stantial gains in membership and all
working in perfect harmony with the
Supreme Commandory. Not n single
grievance CT complaint was received
from any of the 900 or mere subordinate
commanderies during the entire year.
The Efforts OF the Supreme Commander.
who is charged with the general man
agcment of the order have been wisely
exerted in the direction OF building up
and strengthening the old companderics.
The resourceful manner in which he has
accomplished this purpose poir:s un-
crrinsly to him as the right man in the
right place.
The report OF the Supreme Treasurer
showed upward of $4,000 received by
him during the year. and over half
million paid over in death benefits.
nearly $4,000 having been paid to the
beneliciaries of deceased members in this
city.
The supreme medical director reported
over four thousand applications receiv-
ed and acted on By him during the
year. and the supreme adviser showed
there are at this time fewer clair,s un-
der investigation on prima facie evil
dcnce OF fraud than has been known for
many years past. So. altogether. the
order enters upon its twenty-seventh
year in a prosperous condition, and with
every Indication of continuing so.
Under the auspices Of the Grand Com
niandery Of the District of Columbia.
the supreme officers were rendered an
informal reception on Wednesday even
ing at Masonic Hall. Fourth and Penn
sylvania Avenue southeast. About
three hundred members OF the local
were present, the grand
E. ]. Pattee. presiding. Af-
ter appropriate remarks by the grand
Supreme Representative
Wilson. OF this city. was introduced.
and delivered an eloquent address of
greeting to the guests on behalf OF the
OF the District Of Column
bia. to which brief responses were made
By the supreme commander. supreme |
keeper OF records, supreme treasurer.
supreme medical director. and Supreme
Trustee Mccall. Vocal solos were given
by Madame Esputa and Mr.. van Nagle, |
which were heartily encored. Miss Clara
VI. Ellis and Miss Ethel VI. Pattee rem
iered exquisite selections on the piano. /
and during the evening Prof. Hart's
orchestra entertained the audience by
frequent selections of patriotic and
other music, which were greatly
At the close. cof-
fee and other refreshments were served.
and a half hour spent in introductions. l
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
EQUAL LODGE PARTY.

The euchre party of Equal Lodge, No.
IL. was very successful. The commit
Zee. W. J. johnson, John Feister. Frank
fleming. 7. F. Armstrong. John MINIS.
deserves much credit. There were fifty
tables and some very handsome prizes
distributed. After the party broke Up
ice cream and cake were served.
Equal Lcdgc meetings are well attend
ed. Every cfiicer has been present SO
lar this term and several applications
are promised for next month. \ past
chanccllor's jewel was presented TO
Ercther Theo. Armstrong en- Monday
evening. Past Grand Chancellor John ".
Hardtil making the presentation speech.
Brother Armstrong was very much
surprised and thanked the members OF
Equal Ledge.
Chancellor rilandcr c. Y. Hc-
Cauloy, Frank J. HenninE, ard Dennis
Brown. Of EQUAL Ledge, are members
of the prize company of the Uniformed
Rank. Caldwell Commandery, No. I. on
every other Monday evening ice cream
and cake will be served during the sum
mer and all visitors will be welcome.
The Washington times., 1902-06-01

That's scheme of the enterprising res
ident Pythians to fascinate the visitors
and make them yearn for more. And
more they can see. for arrangements
are completed for side excursions every
where; to the Big Trees-those giant Sc
quotas that were waving skyward a
thousand years before the Roman le-
gions ruled the world; to Mount Tamal-
pals, the high mountain that overlooks
San Francisco and the broad ocean that
washes the Orient; to Santa Cruz-by-
the-Sea, the Newport of the Pacific; TO
San Jose and the great Lick observato-
ry: to Del Mon5e. the famous all-thc-
ycar-around hotel on Monterey Bay; to
the raisin vineyards OF Fresno: 10 the
orange groves OF Porterville. Riverside,
and Oroville; to Pasadena and up above
the clouds by electric railway to Mount
Lowe. These are only a few things
these Pythian travellers will see. The
whole excursion will be a California
panorama. The railroads have made
special cross continent rates and al
ready tickets and trunks are being Sc
cured for the prospective tour"
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
FOR AN ODD FELLOWS HOME.

The recent suggestion in the fraternal
department of The Times. relative to
the establishment of an Odd Fellows
Home in the District of Columbia, has
found lodgment in the heart of our
eminent brother Odd Fellow Thomas w.
Fowler. grand representative, who has
urged the subject with enthusiasm and
earnestncss upon his hearers at the
semi-annual grand visitation of the
grand cnCampment officers to the sew
eral subordinate encampments. This Is
grand and glorious work. No cne duty
or responsibility OF Odd Fellowship
comma nds more attention, or has been
more highly appreciated than the care
and education OF the orphans. and no
sctter advocate could he found than
Brother Fowler. There should be moth
ing so dear to an Odd Fellows heart
as his brothers orphan and this grand
work should receive the approval OF ev-
cry Odd Fellow and ReScbah in the ju-
-isdiction.
Some OF us know what it is to be left
alone in the world an orphan. No IA
TIERS protecting care: no mothers gen
tie love; no place to call home
There was owned by the ODD Fellows
in the various grand jurisdictions at the
close of 1860 thirty-one homes. Con-
nected with these were ALSO acres OF
land for gardening and farming lands.
The cost of homes end land was 1856. ZIG.
the balance of which had increased to
s1.211, ,975.25 1t is hoped the |. o. o. F.
help committee and the Daughters OF
Rebekah will supplement the effort OF
our grand representatives and bring
~ II.
about a deep. abiding interest in this
most worthy branch OF our work in this
Jurisdiction.
WILLIAM p. ALLEN.
Grand Representative.
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
WASHINGTON C0MMANDERY.

Washington Commandery, No. !, X
T. conferred the Illustrious Order of the
Red Cross last Wednesday.
Commander Behrens has issued a cir
cular showing Washington Ccmmandery
10 have the following new roster: Fred
w. Behrens, commander; Claude F.
King. generalissimo; Jacobus S. Jones.
captain general; William II. Yerkes, jr..
senior warden; James A. Rutherford,
Junior warden; Rev. ]. Russell Yer
brycke, prelate: Albert F. Fox, treas
urcr: Henry s. Merrill, recorder; John
s. Beach, standard bearer; j. Claude
KEEPER. sword bearer; Benjamin S.
Graves. warden; Ralph W. Lee, guard;
Nathaniel p. Fugitt. guard; Edward
Kolb. sentinel; S. Porter House, adiu-
tant; George L. Strobel, Quartermasters
Millard F. Lord, commissary; Thomas
II. Mitchell. herald; Gabriel i. Johns
ton, musical director; Gabriel +. Johns
ION, Rev. Richard p. Williams, Rev. Ira
W. Kimmel, and Albion X. Paris, asso-
ciate prelates; J. Gregg Custis, u. Percy
Hickiing, e. c. c. Winter. and George y.
Perry surgeons.
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
SHRINE PHILOSOPHY.

The most recent circular of Almas
Temple, No. 81, A. A. o. n. NJ. s., was
an interesting one. and contains many
pleasant paragraphs, some original and
some scissored from other circulars, all
however, good reading for mobiles and
their friends. The following proverbs,
or problems, appeared:
Woman clings to her Bible through
belief; man through hope.
THE usual order of things is reversed
in matrimonial warfare. First comes
the surrender. then the engagement and
last, but not least. the call to arms.
When a widow calls bachelor by his
drst name it indicates that she has de-
signs on his last name.
"A wise girl never turns down an offer
OF marriage until she gets a strapgle
hold on better one.
Its not surprising. when a man
spends his time painting the town red,
that his nose takes on a sympathetic
color.
"One cents worth of mirth is better
than dollars worth of anger.
BLESSED is the man who can repeat
the ten commandments after suddenly
coming in contact with an icy sidewalk
When a man stops planting flowers
on his wife's grave he is buying suppers
for two.
Whether or not the rainy-day skirt is
the proper thing depends upon the shape
of the wearer's foot.
Some men plan so carefully about
their pleasures that they swear off
drinking just for the fun of being able
to swear on again.
THE man who speaks Of my lawyer
is generally the one who asks him a
question casually when they are riding
down town in street car in the hope OF
getting legal advice without having to
pay for it.
Going into politics is something like
setting on a keg of powder or inviting
your mother -in-law to spend the sum
mer"
p Also an entertaining "pome' entitled.
IT'S SHRINE NIGHT.
"'Tis Shrine night. dearest, don't sit up,
] may be late, sou see;
] hardly know what friends. I'll meet,
And then have my key"
'sli right she answered with a smile
Her words were always few:
But she suggested ere ! went
Tha; ! take tho kcyhole too.
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
A. O. HIBERNIANS.

Rev. DR.. D. ). Stafford on last We'd
nesday evening at the New National
Theater delivered his lecture on Julius
Caesar" This lecture was given under
the auspices of the Ancient Order Of
Hibernians of the District OF Columbia
and was for the purpose of raising funds
to defray the expenses of the delegates
from this jurisdiction to the national
convention to be held in Denver, Col,
next July. 1t proved a success.
Division No. 2, A. o. H, held a meet
ing Sunday, President John ]. Dolan in
the chair. Attendance was not so large
as usual. A discussion as to holding an
initiation under the first and second de-
grees at an early date, owing to the
large number awaiting membership, re-
suited in the appointment of a commit
tee consisting OF the president and finan-
cial and corresponding secretaries to CO.
operate with the other divisions in max
ing arrangements.
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
LU LU AND MECCA.

william Ross, the celebrated recorder
OF Lu Lu Temple, A. A. o. n. NJ. S. says
in his last circular that Lu Du is pleased
ito announce that We have at last sue
ceeded in reaching the figures which we
have been striving for in our member
ship. and at the present time can num-
her on our rolls 1892 mobiles" He adds:
"In all probability there win be a fur
thcr increase before the next session. In
September. whereby We can count at
least 1900. No temple within the juris-
diction Of North America has a greater
proportion Of diligent workers than Lu
Lu. When we got into our new temple.
now in prospective, those who have
horne the burden and heat Of the day
viii loudly rejoice. Have . little pa
titncc. II viii come aro.ud all right.
Such undertakings require much thought
and study, and proper reflection. that
everything may be done In the way Of
providing for our comfort and pleasure
tp a business-like and correct manner.
The fnancicriIg part OF it will be
croblem in which every noble will be
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
SAN FRANCISCO SIGHTS.

The Pythian press committee ut San
Francisco has Just sent to the two Dis
tIict supreme representatives to san
Francisco the following enthusiastic let
.er: "All knights OF Pythias of the
United State AID CanadG-and there
are thousand of then-who are plan
=ing TO go TO California in August next
viii have tho chance of lifetime to
see many wonderful things in a short
time. First thcre'll be the big gather
.ny in San Francisco August II to 90,
where fully 100000 Pythan pilgrims will
greet one another and take part in all
sorts of enjoyable functlCr5. Right in
The city these visitors. during Intervals
Of business. will sec California In min
isture in the way of collections of min
erals and trees and flowers and fruits
from all the counties of the State.