Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-03

at Tenleytown. There are two divisions OF
Uniform rank. X. o. T. NJ. In this city
and two more In process of forming.
Washington appears to be in the lead
very handsomely in the effort to secure the
session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge. 1. ..
0. F., for 1908. Her successful reception OF
the returning representatives and visitors.
added to her three great victories In rltu-
putting capital city Odd Fellows far to
the front in the estimation of the three
link fraternity at large. Washington Odd
Fellows held their end up on all occa-
sions. They won three difficult contests.
and followed up that achievement by win
ming the hearts of all the visitors to the
Sovereign Grand Lodge who passed through
Washington en- route home from Baltimore.
The reception here in honor of the grand
sire and his associate grand officers was
complete success, and was followed by
splendid rendition of the Rebekah degree.
| The work was done by Olive Branch Re-
| bekah Lodge, coming from indianapolis.
| the capital of the home-state of the dis
| tingushed founder of Rebekah Odd Fellow
| ship. former Speaker and Vice-President
! Schuyler Colfax. The degree work was
done at Odd Fellows Hail. and was wit
messed by an immense audience of local
I and visiting Rebekah Odd Fellows. The
| local committees worked their hardest to
the very finish and were accorded their due
need of praise by all the visitors.
The Supreme Council of the A. A. s. r I.
southern jurisdiction, United States OF
America, will assemble at the House of the
Temple. on Sd street northwest, October 10,
and remain in session several days. This
high Masonic body has much important
| business to transact at the session, inciud-
| ing the selection of active thirty-thirds for
several jurisdictions now represented only
| by deputies.
| Grand Commander James D. Richardson
| and Allison Nailor of the Supreme Coun-
| Gill; A. A. s. R., of the southern Jurisdiction.
attended the recent session of the Northern
! Supreme Council at Boston. Grand Com
| mander Richardson Fred Weber and
| Martin Common of ST. Louis We're elected to
honorary membership in the northern juris-
diction. Grand Commander Richardson
was one of the speakers at the Supreme
Council banquet. Mr.. Richardson and Mr.:
Nailor also participated in the meeting OF
the Royal Order of Scotland, at Boston.
The Grand Commandery, X. T., has levied
a special per capita assessment on the
membership of each subordinate comman-
derry payable prior to July 1, 1904 This Is
a necessary expense incident to a grand
commanGery. Under the Grand Comman-
derry the expense of sending it's four repre-
sentatives to the grand encampment Is
shared by the five communicates, whereas
prior to the institution of the Grand Com
mandery it was necessary for each com
mandery to send three representatives to
the grand encampment.
Columbia Commandery, No. 2, X. T., con-
ferred the illustrious order of the Red
Cross last evening. The following partic1-
pated in the work by detail of Commander
Harry F. Riley: ]. J. Costinett, e. NJ. Car
ter. H. E. Claf1in. ], ]. Crawford, W. 81.
Covington, J. f. Dalgleish, R. E. Gasch, F.
C. Henry. T. F. Herring H. T. Hutton A
F. Hess R s. Lytls' J. W. M L1eas' :. a
Marble, l.. H. Posey G. w. Rae. s. M
Rocker. A. S. Riddle, c. P. SWEET, N. A
Strait and N. r. Wood
At the regular stated meeting of the Mary
Auxiliary Association of Mary Command
cry, X. T., of Philadelphia, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted: Re
solved, That the thanks of the association
be extended to our friends, the ladies or
Columbia Commandery No. 2. X. T., Wash
ington. D. c., for their very beautiful gift
of a banquet candelabra set
Mrs. Lena G. Cheesman, chairman Of the
coming Eastern Star fairs committee on
tickets and badges, issued this week a cir
cular letter to every Mason In the District.
She asks the assistance of the fraternity
generally, saying: 1--WE earnestly ask that
We confidently expect to raise sufficient
money by means Of this fair to build
home for needy and worthy Master Masons
of this Jurisdiction, their widows and
orphans and we hope for your individual
support
There are now in good standing the fol-
lowing named temples of the Dramatic
social adjunct of Pythianism: Ell Medi,
Peoria. Ill; Nabathean. Galesburg, ILL.,;
Khorassan. Minneapolis Kan. Ell Tizri,
Fargo, N. D.; Semi ON Sed. Des Moines.
Iowa; Ben de Nicer, Cedar Rapids Iowa:
Ell Zimran, Watertown. S. D.; Bah ell Wed.
Aberdeen, S. D.; Hejaz Kansas City, Mo-;
Aldeberan. Mason City, Iowa; Mek-Kah,
streator, III; Ell Tiara, Ottumwa. Iowa:
T., ut
Charleston. w Va; FL shara. Fairfield.
Iowa: FL Shereef, Sidney Ohio; Timur,
West Bridgewater, Pa; Kiron, Altoona.
Pa: Cashmere, Reading. Pa; FL Sabakah,
Salt Lake City. Utah; Boabdil, FIT Denison.
Texas; FL Katif, Brockton, Mass; Ell
Karun, Providence, R. l.: Abu Ell Feda,
Kansas City. Kan; Avicenna, Fredonia,
Kan; Zerin kapi, San Francisco. Cal: Zu-
lena. st. Louis, Mo-; Baheleh, Paramount,
w. Va; Mecca, Detroit. Mich; Islam, Sagi-
nav. E. s., Mich. -Ramadan Toledo, Ohio;
Iderim Jacksonville. Ill; Bagdad, Battle
Creek, Mich; Dahna, Wheeling. w. Va;
Ell Yemamah. Phoenix, Ariz.; Mokanna.
Osceola, Iowa; Ali Bahia, Auburn. Maine;
kaaba. Grand Rapids. Mich; Kedar Khan,
Marion, Ind; Rosel Hadd Macomb, ILL.,;
Suez, Charlotte, N c.; Ispahan1. Bellaire,
Ohio; Al Borak. Los Angeles. Cal: Jabal
All. Colorado Springs, Col: Mahrah, Min
neapolis. Mimi; Tarik, Dallas Tex: Am
grad, Louisville. Ky; Add uhl- Wahab. East
st. Louis. III; Ascalon. Washington, D. c.;
Al HooSayn, Butte, nj ont. {; Arafa, Erie, Pa.
Shadukiam. Council Bluffs, Iowa Marhaba
st. Joseph, Mo-. Moquaddem, Omaha Neb.
Al Kadr, Lincoln Neb.; Hira. New Britain,
Conn; Marseeneh, Buffalo, N Y; Ell Ma
baraZ. Spokane, Wash; Ben Hadad Balti-
more, Md. Ell Captain. Muncie, Ind; Ell
Kabah, Temple. Tex; Aidenn, Salina Kan;
Al Kahira, Silver City, N. M; Medina,
Springfield, Ill; Saladin. Lafayette, Ind;
kootah, Newark. Ohio; Affair, Spartan
burg. S. c.; koreish. Marion, Ohio; Akabah,
ST. Paul. Mimi; Taharah Columbia, s. c.;
Hajar Aswad. Fairfield, Ill; Hush, Free
port Ill; Delhi. Hastings, Neb; AL Hakem,
Watertown, N. Y; AL Shan. Celina, Ohio;
AL Yembo, Springfield, Ohio; Bokara. Find
lay. Ohio; Tex. Houston. Tex: Lalla Rookh,
Traverse City. Mich; Zaynab. Reno, New;
Abd-Uhl-Hef, Portland Ore; Kuh-ala-
Dagh, Seattle, Wash; Moharrum, Jackson
vile. Fla, and Ell Kedan, Chattanooga,
Tenn.
The total khorassan membership Is shown
by reports of Imperial Secretary E. H.
Bedding of st. Louis to be 16O4S The
largest temple is Semi ON Sed of Des
Moines which tips the beam at 90S She
is followed by Mecca of Detroit with $50
and Ell Captain of Muncie, Ind, with 500
None of the others reach the 400 mark.
The Pythian Advocate says that some
OF the newspapers are saying that the D. O.
Is. K. are asking recognition, with other
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