Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-08

Commander Capital Tent, No. 8, X. o. T. u.
ceived his early education in the common
schools of that state and of Tennessee. His
family removed to the latter state wher
Mr.. Wood was about ten years old. Mr.
Woods father was an attorney, and the
younger man studied law in his fathers
office for several years. He, however,
abandoned the legal profession and entered
the printing business, in which he has haC
a varied experience in every branch of the
business. He was for several years editor
OF the oxford (Miss.) Eagle, the West Ten
neSsee Clarion and the New Albany miss. }
Democrat. He has for many years taken
keen interest in fraternalism being a Free
Mason an Odd Fellow, Knight of Pythias
and Red Man, well as a knight of the
Maccabees. He has been member of the
Typogra phical Union since he was eighteen
years of age, and is now member of Co
lumbia Union, No. 101. In 1895 he took n
position in the government printing office
and removed from Tennessee to this city
which he has made his residence since. Mr.
Wood assisted in organizing Capital Tent.
X. O. T. M. and was elected the first COM
mander of the tent. Saturday night he
again elected commander of Capital Tent
for the ensuing term.
Columbia Commandery, No ., Knights
Templar, conferred the order of the Red
Cross at it's regular conclave last evening.
Three new applications for membership
were acted upon. The eminent commander
of Columbia, Harry F. Riley, is at Allan
tic City, and Captain General ]. Harry Gun
ningham is acting commander at present.
The current official circular of Columbia
Commandery contains the following news
notes: The ladies of Columbia Comman-
derry, who were so pleasantly entertained
on the recent pilgrimage to Philadelphia as
the guests of Mary Commandery of that
city, have procured handsome candelabra
for presentation to the Ladies' Auxiliary of
Mary Commandery, who assisted so gra-
ciously in the entertainment. Sir Knight
John r. Garrison has recently been ap-
pointed auditor for the District of Column
bia. We congratulate Sir Knight Garrison
his preferement and likewise congratu-
late the District Commissioners on secur-
ing thorough and honest an auditor.
Past Commander j. H. Small, IT., with his
family, is at Bailey's Island. on the coast of
Maine. Sir Knight Small Is an expert
angler, so we may expect some interesting
fish stories on his return Sir Knight s. w.
StinemetZ and family have taken the sea
voyage to New York. We understand that
Sir knight StinemetZ conducted successful
ly a series of athletic contests on the voy-
age. Sir Knight ]. ]. Costinett, wife and
daughter. accompanied by Sir Knight
George Gibson's wife, two daughters and
grandchild, are sojourning at the Muskoka
lakes, in Canada, and will not return till
the middle of September
Myrtle Lodge N. 4, K of P, of Detroit,
one of the oldest in the northwest has had
on its rolls many notable Pythians since It's
institution, January q, 1873. Among its
founders was the late Past Grand Chan
cellor and Past Supreme Representative
Halvor Nelson of this Jurisdiction who died
here almost thirty years to a day after his
initiation. Another charter member was
Lieut.. F. F. KiSlingbury of Washington
who was with the party sent by the United
States government, in $780, for the purpose
of making observations in the polar re-
gions. On June 1, 1884, he died of hunger
at Cape Sabine. Among the happenings set
liar
Cross is item stating that on Sunday
May 49, 1888, they devoted the forenoon to
making a Pythian flag, and that on the fol-
lowing Wednesday, May 16, when taking
found Lieutenant Kislingbury there and
having taken the Pythian flag along they
climbed up on an iceberg, unfurled the
flag, and the lieutenant saluted it with his