Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-20

was read and the first steps toward organi-
cation were taken forty years ago last
night. when MIR. Rathbone and his FRIENDS
met at the room of the late Robert "a,
Champion. the. occasion being a rehearsal
of the Arion Club. Later In the same week
another meeting was held and the preiim-
mary organiza ton completed. The supreme
Lodge was organized in 1865 and subse-
quently Incorporated by Congress me
fraternity grew marvelously, and today.
while one of the youngest of such orders,
it is among the largest and most fourishing
from every viewpoint. In addition to the
grand lodge in every state and territory OF
the United States the order has jurisdic-
tons in British Columbia, Mexico, the ma
rhine provinces, Manitoba, Ontario. Ha-
wall. Ala ska and Cuba. The order now has
about COO 600 members in all its dfty-four
domains or jurisdictions.
Officers of the Grand Lodge.
The present officers of the District Grand
Lodge are as follows: Grand chancellor,
William M. Hodges; grand vice chancellor,
Thomas A. Bynum; grand prelate. Henry
Yenney; grand keeper of records and seal
Henry j. Gasson; grand master of ex-
chequer, John Mitchell; grand master-at-
arms, James w. Carter; grand inner guard
Jefferson Middleton; grand outer guard.
Richard S. Sebastian: grand lecturer, Geo.
c. Hough; grand trustees, Thomas 70. Lam
don. j. f. Skidmore and G. Milton Thomas !:
supreme representatives, John C. YoSt ana
George w. Beumann: grand tribunal Amos
j. Cunning. chief tribune; n. Bunch ID. f.
Wiber. John M. Kline and III. G. Wagner.
All the grand tribunes are past grand chan
Cellors.
The Grand Lodge committees In charge OF
| the annual reports submitted at the present
convention. are as follows: Judiciary. A. j.
Cunning. Geo. II. Walker, N. r. Jenner, M.
| G. Delarue Zone vacancy; grievances, John
A. Frank, r. 2. Shelton, A. LauXman
| printing. Geo. W. Hall, H. ]. Gasson. f. L.
| Quigley; uniform rank, w. III. G. Simmons,
| John W. Hardell, c. L. Saur; fraterna1 cor
| respondence, Frank III. Hosford, ID. r. WI
| Der, d. l., Burnett; reports. W. X. carver,
| S. w Edmunds. Jesse F. Grant; credentials,
! Carpenter; endowment rank, John NJ.
Kline, G. Milton Thomas, c. I. Roderick;
| rules. F. w. Helbig, b. Tarantino, D. j.
| Journey; state of the order, d. c. Childress,
j. A. Gottsman Zone vacancy; finance; JOS.
| b. Common, Geo. w. Haley, s. l.. Gardlnef'
warrants and charters. ]. III. Mitchell II. 70.
| Smith N Anderson; neurology. E. c. Gill.
| A Kahlert. ]. l.. Holland: committee to eX-
anime grand statutes. John NJ Kline, IL. j.
| Gasson, L. Fl. Troutman
| Grand Representatives.
| The following is a complete list of the
grand representatives who sit for the exist
| ing local lodges in the Pythian Grand Lodge
| at it's present anniversary session Eact
| lodge is entitled to five grand representa-.
| tiveS, who are elected from its past chan
cellorS. In the list composing the voting
| membership of the present Grand Lodge
there Is one past supreme representative
Edward Dunn, and ten past grand chan
cellors. By lodges the grand representa-
tiVeS are:
Franklin, No 2-George Ryall, Edward
Dunn P. s. c.. Alonzo d. Shaw, W. H. G.
Simmons, Claude H. Woodward.
Mount Vernon Lodge, No. Amos j.