Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-01
PYTHIANs ELECT OFFICERS.
Local Lodges Of That Order Make
Selections for the Year.


The local Pythian lodges last night COM
pleted the election of their officers for the
ensuing year. Mount Vernon Lodge, No.
5, the next to the oldest lodge in the world
elected Edward M. Kline, c. c.; Raymond
o. Kleindinst, v. c.; Henry Yenney, pre-
late; Joseph E. Kleindinst, NJ. Of W.; w.
S. Robbins, K. Of r. and S.; John M.
Kline, M. Of F. (twenty-fifth year,; w. S.
Beachum, M. of E.; A. r. Seal, M; Of A;
G. F. Fugel, l. G.; G. G. Campbell, o. G.
Trustees-A. ]. Cunning, John NJ. Kline.
M. Wallace. Representatives to Grand
Lodge-A. ]. Cunning, John M. Kline, M.
Wallace, ]. E. Kleindenst and w. s. Rob-
bins. Delegate to relief bureau, H. B.
| Armstrong. Edward NJ. Kline, the new
chancellor commander, is the son Of Past
the most prominent Pythians in the do
| main, and a member Of Mount Vernon
Lodge for a third of century. 1t is a
| rather remarkable fact that four Of the
year by sons Of past chancellors, each Of
the latter being members of the lodges
over which their sons preside.
Hermione Lodge. K. of p, last night
elected the following officers: Chancellor
commander, 8. " Mace; vice chancellor, q.
r. Thompson; prelate, E. S. Walmer; mas
ter Of exchequer, S. c. Palmer; master of
finance, H. G. Wagner; keeper of records
and seal. F. S. Neikirk; master at arms, H.
w. Boteler; inner guard, c. D. Cation; outer
guard. w. c. Williams; master Of work, X.
r. Shelton; representatives to Grand Lodge,
E. ]. Journey. F. s. Neikirk, w. c. Will
liams, r. p. Shelton, E. S. Walmer; trus-
tees. H. G. Wagner, S. c. Palmer, B. r.
Harper.
Germania Lodge, No. Is, K. of p, elected,
Tuesday. December 80, the following off,
| GERS: John P. Hinkel, chancellor COM
mander; G. P. Pitt, vice chancellor; Henry
Winter. prelate; Geo. Bakersmith, master
Of work; F. w. Helbig. master Of ex-
chequer; VIM. Esher, master Of finance:
Henry c. Laubach. keeper OF records and
seal; Henry A. Man, master at arms; Geo.
Groener, inside guard; Jos. Hump; outer
guard; Henry ]. Laubach, delegate to re-
lief bureau; Geo. Angermann, NJ. CHASER,
F. w. Helbig, H. A. Leimbach, H. A. Man.
VIM. Martin, representatives to the Grand
Lodge
Evcelsior Lodge. No. "A. knights Of
Pythias, has elected the following to serve
the ensuing term: E. B. Hedgeman, c. c.
E.. ]. l.. Mech, v. c.; J. J. Burke, p; c.
A. Sparshott, M. Of the W.; B. F. Evans
K. Of R. s. Nwenty-eighth term: Jos. B.
NJ of E. (re-elected); c. W. Jones, NJ at A. !;
N. Wigginton l. G.; j. H. Gibbons, o. G. !:
representatives to Grand Lodge: ]. F.
Beck. J. B. Conner, H. ]. Gasson, E. Wolff
and H: Coggins: representative to relief bu-
reau, ]. F. Beck; trustees: W. A. Wilding
H. ]. Gasson and ]. E. Collins.
The following named were elected as off,
GERS for the ensuing year by Decatur Lodge,
No. 9, Knights of Pythias, at its meeting
held December 80:
H. A. LAWSON. c. c.: David Pollock, v.
c.; e. w. Morcock, prelate; Wells c. Har-
rell, M. of W.; 6. Albert Freer, master Of
finance; Jacob Faye, master of excheuuer
R. L. Graves, keeper of records and seal;
]. E. Paul, master-at-arms; Daniel E. Greg
ory, inner guard; Ed. Bryan, outer guard; ;
E. w. Morcock, Fred Trede and Charles
Graft. trustees; F. T. Quigley, w. C. Har-
rell Richard Sebastian, J. A. Gottsman and
E. 8. Luby representatives to Grand Lodge;
D. Pollock, delegate to relief bureau.