Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-15

One of the Founders of the Pythian Order.
invoked the blessing; a hymn arranged ex-
preSsly for the memorial service by Dr. E.
S. Kimball and rendered by the following
quartet: Mrs. Joseph Chunn, soprano; Mrs.
Margaret koontZ Holland contralto; Mr..
Thomas L. Jones, tenor; Mr.. Dana C. Hol-
land. bass; Mrs. Thomas L. Jones, accom-
PIANIST; selections from the Book of Law
by the prelate; calling the roll of deceased
members: address by Rev. Claudius F.
Smith of Harmony Lodge, No. 81; memo
rial address by Grand Representative D. L.
Burnett, one of the founders of the order;
march (Mendelssohn), Mrs. Thos. L. Jones;
depositing myrtle on the altar tribute
to the deceased; closing prayer by the prel-
ate; closing ode, as arranged by DR.. E. S.
Kimball. the words and music by Justus H.
Rathbone. founder of the order; closing re-
marks by the chancellor commander.
The officers acting for Decatur Lodge for
the services were: Chancellor commander,
Thomas A. Bynum of Myrtle Lodge: vice
chancellor, George w. Baumann OF Capital
Lodge; prelate, Claude H. Woodward of
Franklin Lodge; master Of work, Warren J.
Coffin of Superior Lodge; master of ex-
cheQuer, w. NJ. Hodges of Columbia Lodge;
master of finance, w. r. Carver of ANA
ranth Lodge; keeper of records and seals,
H. ]. Gasson of Excelsior Lodge; master
alarms, George R. Day Of Century Lodge:
inner guard, F. t. Quigley of Decatur
Lodge; outer guard, Albert Kahlert of
Syracusians' Lodge.
Committees in Charge.
The committees were as follows: Pro-
gram, E. Lodge Hill, E. w. Morecock and
w. R. Harr; hall and decorations, E. N.
Bunker, John c. Yost and w. j. Coffin;
press, C. E. Palmer Edward Saxton and
Hugh Reid; reception, w. T. Richardson,
chairman; S. Giovennetti, John P. Hinkel,
Thos. Hughes, John NJ. Kline. jr., Geo. T.
Matthews, A. c. Mclean, John A. Minor,
VIM. II. Muckleston, John L. Neebe, all
chancellor commanders; j. w. Carter, Hen
ry Yenney, J. H. Mitchell, Jefferson Mid
dleton, Richard Sebastian, Thomas F. Lam
don, J. F. Skidmore, G. Milton Thomas, all
Grand Lodge officers; Edward Dunn, past
supreme chancellor: A. ]. Cunning, John
NJ: Kline, John T: Moling, D. Elmer Wiber.
w. H. Hines. ]. w. Bradbury, Jas. G. Nc
queen, John w. Thompson, ii. G. Wagner,
]. B. Conner, B. F. Evans, w. T. Mockbee,
J. w. Hardell, E. c. Gill, ST., Ames Med
ford, Frank H. Hosford and Nazareth
Bunch. all past grand chancellors; Harry
Coggins, w. w. Kimmel, w. H. G. Sim
mons F. W. Helbig, r. T. Whiting, Frank
r. Smith and B. W. Beebe of the Uniform
Rank.
The following were the Pythian deaths
during the year: Past grand chancellors.
Richard Goodhart, Webster Lodge. No: Z,
November 20, 1903; George w. Heisley.
Past chancellors. John Humphrey. syracu-
slams Lodge. No. TO- July II, 1903: Henry A.
Wagner. Hermione Lodge. No. IL. Decem-
Der 2, 1903; William C. Williams. Hermione
Ledge. No. II. May 3, 1904. Knights.
Charles J. Koernicke. Calanthe Lodge, NO.
IL, August 2. 1903: Louis Reinburg. Mount
| Vernon Lodge, No. 5. October Is, 1908; J..
G. Schwab. Germania Lodge. No. Is. Oc-
toter %, 1903: r. c. Hardell, Equal Lodge,
No II, January 16. 1904; Charles Kozel,
| Union Ledge, No. %. January g. 1904;
Frank P Mann. Union Lodge, No. %, Feb
ruary 16. 1904; T. M. Rudd, Harmony
Lodge, No. u, February II. 1904; ]. F.
Gladmon, Harmony Lodge, No. q. March
3, 1904; S. w. Maddox. Capital Lodge, No.
| "a, March %, 1904; Frederick Dietz, Ger
mania Lodge No. Is, April 20, 1904.