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

Grand Master of odd Fellows.
Ohio. in 1874 His membership was trans
ferred to Golden Rule Lodge, No. p, of this
jurisdiction in 1891 He also holds mem
bership in Mount Neho Encampment, No.
g. and Ruth Rebekah Lodge, No. ..
The Grand Lodge l. O. o. F.. has de-
cid ed to accept an invitation to join in the
grand parade to be held in Baltimore on
Wednesday, the sd day of September,
during the Sovereign Grand Lodge con-
vention. Instead of the District Odd Fell
lows paradng as lodges they will form
one BODY as an escort to the grand officers.
committee was appointed to make ar
ransements for the parade consisting of
Philip Walker, chairman: w. w. MILAN, J.
w. Brewer. Elwyn Greene and VIM. L.
Mothershead- The invitation to partici-
pate in the parade applies to all Odd Eel
lows in Washington. whether they belong
to the local lodges or not. The committee
is preparing a circular to be sent to the
members of the different District organiza-
ions. and any non-affilia ted Odd Fellow
can receive Il cory by applying to the
chairman at 412 9TH street northwest. It
is expected that there will be a great turn
out of the Washington brethren and of
those that belong to outside lodges. 1t
has long been a source of regret that Odd
Fellows from abroad who come to WASH
lngton to reside should not become better
acquainted with the local members and
lodges. as it would much better enable
them TO care for them if taken i'll or in
need of assistance. 1t is believed that the
coming celebrations in connection with the
Sovereign Grand Lodge will lead to a bet
ter acquaintance between these two classes
of the fraternity.
The fund for the entertainment of tram
sient three-inkers in Washington was
largely raised at the very successful fair
given here last April by Canton Washing
ton, No. l, Patriarchs Militant The can
ton is continuing it's active drilling and its
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chlvalric competition at Baltimore
The Grand Lodge and Grand Encamp-
ment, L. q. .. F., will be represented at the
Baltimore convention of the Sovereien
Grand Lodge next month by distinguished
and experienced delegation. All three of
the srahd representatives from Washing
ION are ODD Fellows of long service and
distinction. All three have been both grand
masters and grand patriarchs and each ia
a sovereign Grand Lodge veteran Freder-
lex A Suer and VIM. P. Allan who will
represent the Grand Lodge at Raltimore
have each served in the sovereign body for
more than ten years. Thomas w Fowler
who will represent the Grand Encampment
IS IN his second term of service in the
Sovereign Grand Lodge Grand Renresen
tative VIM. p. Allan has announced ia his
friends that he will not be a candidate for
re-elecuon next year. His declination to he
a candidate will be felt by the Sovereign
Grand Lodge distinct loss to that bodv
He has held many important committee
PAGES and has done excellent work for the
order generally, and especially for those
members who reside in this jurisdiction
Washington Lodge, No. 10. B. P O. E.,
purchased over 1000 symbolic I,lks
badges for presentation to its visitors 90
r ing 10 ana coming from the convention at
Baltimore These badges were very hand
some, having the traditional elk's tooth
pendant from the badge proper by fine
purple ribbon. They were as popular as
thev were pretty, and vanished SO rapidly
that another supply had to be secured.
AT Elks' headquarters there is still a brisk
demand for these souvenirs but it is given
out that they are more than exhausted"
Inc Elks Grand Lodge will meet next
year at Atlantic City, and the following
year there will be sharp contest between
P1ttsburg and Cincinnati Washington EIks
are seriously considering an attempt 10
secure the convention for Washington in
l9V6 1t is long look ahead, but in these
fraternal convention matters it is known
to be well TO have a comprehensive per
spective.
In the early days of the Pythian order
fraternal correspondence between grand
lodges was carried on in a couple of grand
lodges by what was then known as the
committee on foreign correspondence n
title borrowed from the older Masonic fra
ternity. 1t was in the pine tree state that
.he WORK OF this committee was brought
TO the highest state of perfection until the
Maine correspondent" had name and
fame coeXtensive with Pythian knighthood
Martin Luther Stevens was chairman of
that committee. and he had for associates
TWO men, also now passed away, whose
names stood high, not only in public and
Pythian affairs. but also with the work
of Older fraternities. They were Josiah II
Drummond and Joseph F. Chute The
former was an illustrious Mason, Odd Eel
low and Pythian, and achieved the highest
honors In each fraternity. The high stand
ard of the work of the Maine committee
has never been elsewhere reached. 1t was
ably and most inteligently done. Today
a file of the journals of the Grand Lodge
of Maine furnishes the Pythian seeker
after truth a splendid compendium of
Pythian information covering the period
during the existence of this committee
There can be no doubt that If this work
was taken up and carried on intelligently,
free from prejudices platitudes and
along the lines of history says the
Pythian Tribune, "a well-prepared annual
report would be of inestimable value to
the order at large. The work of such a
committee should be strictly confined to
careful and exhaustive review of the
condition of the order in each domain in
Guiding such facts and happenings as go
to make history, and furnish the reader
with exact facts. So far possible the
fraternal correspondent should avoid run
ming off into side issues and should leave
the discussion of all questions until the
close of the report. where he should take
up and consider intelligently and broadly
the topics of interest worthy of attention,
referring, if he so chooses. to the con-
ditions in the various domains in illus
trating his argument or discussion of any
question"
In this domain the work of conduct
ing fraternal correspondence has long been
assigned to a committee of three. 1t is
interesting to note that one of the members
of the present committee on fraternal cor
respondence of the Grand Lodge is David
l.. Burnett. of the celebrated five
founders" who established the first Pythian
lodge here, February 10. 1864, nearly forty
years ago.
Some active local Pythians are discussing
the establishment of a degree team to be
composed exclusively of past grand chan
ceIlors and past grand vice chancellors, for
the comforting of the amplified third rank
This being the mother domain of the Pyth-