Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26
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BY the death of the late Past Grand
Master and Past Grand Patriarch William
H. Frazier this week Washington Odd Eel
lowship lost one of its most honored leaders
Mr.. Frazier had lived in this city all OF
his long and useful life, and had been an
ODD Fellow continuously for forty-f1ve
years. He was born in Washington Novem-
Der II, 1927 In his younger days he fol-
lowed the trade of carpenter but for about
forty years had been employed as clerk
In the office of the auditor for the Navy
Department. He was initiated into the
1. O. 0. F. in Washington Lodge, No. g.
July IL, 1885, and Joined Mount Nebo En-
campment, No. 6, during the same year
He entered the Grand Lodge. /. o. o. F..
July IL. 1854 and was elected grand master
July 10, 1889. He was grand messenger to
the Sovereign Grand Lodge from 1887 to
1890. He was also elected grand patriarch
In 1882. He was first admitted to the Grand
Encampment in 1864. The deceased was
also member of the Masonic fraternity,
having been affiliated with Columbia Lodge,
No. 3, F. A. A M, since 1873.
The deceased was District veteran OF
both the Mexican and civil wars and had
been a member of the Franklin volunteer
fire company as early as 1S43. He was a
member Of Burnside Post, G. A. r. Mr..
Frazier was commissioned a Justice of the
1873 by President Grant. and afterward by
Gov. Cooke and the Commissioners He
had also been notary public since 1888
His funeral was conducted by the Odd Eel
The service at the grave was in charge
of the Odd Fellows, Noble Grand s. H.
Cutting and Chaplain William Jardine Of
floating The service of the Grand Army
mander ]. E. Kirk, Chaplain NJ. l.. Leonard
and Bugler eileen c. Dorsey. InterInent
was at Glenwood.
The grand visitations of the order OF
knights of PythiaS will close next Tuesday
evening at the Castle Hall of Myrtle Lodge
No. %, No. 316 Pennsylvania avenue south
east. This is the home lodge of the present
grand chancellor, Thomas A. Bynum. In
accordance with the custom eSta bliShed in
recent years the closing visitation occurs
each year at the lodge in which the grand
chancellor holds membership. Myrtle Lodge
has made arrangements for the appropriate
reception of the grand chancellor and his
associate officers upon this occasion. The
lodge has every reason to be gratified at
the success attending the administration of
the first grand chancellor it has given to
the domain. During his year Grand Chan
cellor Bynum has seen the laying of the
cornerstone and the completion of the new
Pythian Temple, which is the consumma-
ton of the hopes and desires of Washing
ton knights for a long period of years.
In many other respects Mr.. Bynum al
ministration of Pythian affairs has been
rendered notable.
The visitation to Myrtle Lodge is the
last of nineteen, each of which the grand
chancellor has attended and at nearly all
of which he has been accompanied by the
entire line of grand officers and escorted
by detail from the District regiment of
the Uniform Rank of the order. The fol-
lowing are the dates upon which the pre-
cedng grand vistations were held
Thursday, October 6, Franklin. No. 2;
Tuesday, Oceober II, Webster, No. Z; We'd
nesday, October IL, Mt. Vernon, No. 3; Fri
day, October IA, Syracusians, No. 10; Tues