Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-18
ORDER OF PYTHIANS
FIRST ORGANIZATION EFFECTED
IN 1864. s.
Present Membership stated-to Number
Over $50, OOO-Proposed Tenn
pie In Washington.

The approach fair to be given by the
order of the knights Of Pythias has aroused
keen but generous rivalry among the subor-
dinate lodges in the domain Of the District
of Columbia, where the order was founded
The purpose of the fair-to secure sufficient
funds to insure the erection of a Pythian
castle hall in Westinghouse one that has
appealed to every Pythian. The ladies be-
longing to the families Of Pythians, and
their lady friends, have taken active in
terest and are hard at work. The Pythian
fair committees are working actively and
tremendously and the fair promises to be
the most successful event in the history Of
the order in this District tss
The early history Of the order and it's
first meeting place are of interest to the
fraternity and the general public, when 1t
is considered that from the small beginning
here in 1864 there has grown an order COM
posed of nearly 5000 lodges and more than
$50, 600 members.
Washington Lodge No. 1, K. of P, was
instituted February 10, 1864, at Temperance
(Marinis) Hall, 914 E street northwest.
First Presiding Officer.
The first presiding officer of Washington
Lodge was Joseph 7. K. Plant, now de-
ceased. Washington Lodge, No. l, I'M
furled the first Pythian banner. but after
few years Franklin, No. 2, organized April
r. 1864 at the Anacostia fire engine house,
continued the work begun by Washingto
Lodge In Franklin Lodge the Oldest ~
THAN lodge in eXistence) are some OF the
pioneers of the Pythian movement, still
active in the affairs of the order. TWO OF
the five founders of the order are members
of Washington lodges. David l.. Burnett
is member of Calanthe Lodge, No. II, and
will be in attendance at the Grand Lodge
sessions this week as a representative, ana
Edward S. Kimball is a member of Superior
Lodge, No. p.
The building Of Pythian temple in the
mother domain is matter that has en-
gagged the attention of the Grand Lodge
and subordinate lodges for some time, and
the fraternity and it's friends are now nope
full that the present plan to place an AZ
tractive building on the Pythian lot on 9th
street, near. the Carnegie Library, Will be
successful.
Meeting of Grand Lodge.
The Pythian Grand Lodge meets Thurs
day night at the castle hall of Syracusians
Lodge, 9O2 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
The following will participate in its DELHI
erations as grand representatives, each
lodge being entitled to five: Franklin, No
2, Past Supreme Chancellor Edward Dunn
N. Anderson, Alonzo Shaw, B. w. Carpen-
ter; Mount Vernon, No. 5, A. ]. Cunning
John M. Kline, Michael Wallace, ]. f.
Kleindienst, w S. Robbins; Webster, No. Z.
Richard Goodhart, Martin A. Lease, Rich
ard Whiting, Jefferson Middleton, D. Elmer
Wiber; Decatur, No. 9, F. T. Quigley, w. c.
Harrell, r. c. Sebastian, ]. A. Gottsman
e. s. Luby; Syracusians, No. 10, ]. G. Nc
Queen (grand chancellor), ]. w. Humphrey,
Albert Kahlert, D. c. Childress, ]. w. Brad
bury; Calanthe, No. IL, D. L. Burnett.
George w. Hall, N. R. Jenner, Harvey C..
Belt, G. W. Barkman, ST.; Hermione. No
II, E. ]. Journey, F. S. Neikirk, w. c..
Williams, R. P. Shelton, E. s. Walmer;
Excelsior, No. IA, ]. F. Beck. ]. B. Conner.
H. ]. Gasson. E. Volt, H. Coggins; Ger
mania, No. Is, Moritz Glaeser. F. w. Hell
big, H. A. Leimbach H. A. Nau, William
Martin; Equal, No. II, A. Lauxman, A. G.
Graves, F. ]. Henning, John w. Hardell, ]
H. MITCHELL Harmony, No. p, George W..
Heisley, M. G.. Delarue, G. Milton Thomas,
Frank Slye, w. T. Hickey; Union, No. %,
w. Haley, Charles T. Roderick; Capital,
No. "a, s. L. Gardner, G. w. Baumann, j.
w. Carter, ]. T. Skidmore c. l.. Saur;
Myrtle, No %, s. w. Edmunds, H. E..
Smith, Jacob Nussbaum, H. T. Adams, F.
B. Crown; Columbia, No. %, w. NJ. Hodges,
B. Taranlino, H. r. Biddle, N. Cocozzi, A.
Scott; Superior, No. p, Frank H. Hosford,
Harrison Dingman, George H. Walker, w.
W. Poultney, Walter 8. Harshman; Anna
ranth, No. %, John c. Yost w. r. Carver,
J. r. s. Dickens, w. E. Bradley, Arthur
Cowsill; Justus H. Rathbone, No. %, Joseph
Riley, John A. Frank, L. Percy Daniels,
Lynn H. Troutman, William w. Duffield;
Century, No. 30, Jesse F. Grant, w. w.
Muffley, n. Bunch, L. F. Livingston, ]. L.
Holland.