Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09

session last night at National Rifles.
Armory. The short form degree was con-
ferred on several candidates. Many MOBILES
present secured exchange badges and Al
mas Temple official buttons. to be used on
the pilgrimage to Atlantic City to attend
the thirteenth annual session of the I'M
perial Council. Mystic Shrine. July 1914.
Almas' official special train will leave the
Baltimore and Ohio station at 1l:15 am.
Tuesday, July II.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection, Scottish
Rite Masons. has arranged for meeting
next Tuesday evening at Scottish Rite
Cathedral. 1907 G street northwest. when
the fourteenth degree will be worked III
full form AT the close of the meeting re-
freshments will be served
A neat. well illustrated booklet has been
issued containing the itinerary of the pill
grimage of the knights Tempar of Mary
land and the District of Columbia, 10 at
tend the worlds fair at st. Louis. thence
to Colorado Utah and California, on ac-
count of the twenty-ninth triennlal con-
clave of the order at San Francisco. sep
TENDER SO. A careful study of the book
let's pages gives a fair idea Of the scenic
pleasures to be employed on this trans
continental trip. The pamphlet was pre-.
pared by the committee of arrangements or
the Maryland and District Of Columbia
The committee on the laying Of the Pyth-
| ian Temple corner stone has finished lts
work in connection with the ceremonies
recently held and has paid all bills. 1t Is
stated that there Is a surplus and that
| refund will be made to the various lodges.
| Decatur Lodge. No. 9. X. P. conferred the
| second rank degree on several candidates
| last Tuesday night
| Of 70 Ship
| Company. No 1. Uniform Rank. X. OF r.
| celebrated the first anniversary of his mar
| rage recently by entertaining at his resi-
dence the company of which he Is mem
| ber Music was rendered by section OF
| the Marine Band. through the courtesy or
Messrs Massuella and Pfeiffer. Remarks
were made by Grand Chancellor Bynum
| and Past Grand Chancellor Connor'
| bountiful supper was served.
Washington Company. No l.. Uniform
| Rank X of P. put up a magnificent drlil
| recently at Marshall Hall, making per-
| centage of 1856. Capt. Richard T. Whiting
| is drilling his men every night in prepare
| ton for the competition at the LOUISVILLE
| encampment
Satisfactory progress is being made on
| the new Pythian temple, now In course OF
| construction on 9th street between MasSa-
| chusetts avenue and l. street. Its corner
stone ceremony, Monday. May 10. Is stiii
| fresh in the minds of the public. and Will
| order in the mother domain. The dedica-
| ton of the building is now under considera-
ton by subcommittee of Grand Lodge
officers appointed by Grand Chancellor
Bynum. consisting of Past Grand Chancel-
lor, w. NJ. Hodges, Grand Vice Chancel-
lor ]. w. Carter, Grand Master-atArms
jefferson Middleton. Grand Inner Guard
George +. Day and Grand Lecturer Claude
H Woodward. This subcommittee will out
line the details and report to a general com
mttee on dedcatOry ceremonies. consisting
of all the Grand Lodge officers, the chan
cellor commanders of the subordinate
lodges and the colonel commanding the
Uniform Rank, Harry Coggins.
A number of Pythians paid fraternal
visit to Lakeland Lodge. No. 1874 X. P, at
Berwyn, Md. Thursday evening. The party
| was composed mostly of members of Union
Lodge, No. - headed by Past Chancellor
| George w. Haley. The Grand Lodge Off
GERS We're well represented. The Berwyn
| lodge is making preparations to erect
Pythian castle hall.
The Illinois domain is listed as one of the
largest OF the Pythian order. ranking
ord only to Ohio in the number of mem
bers and Importance in the supreme do
| main. Grand Chancellor William G. Edens
| of that domain. who is we'll known in
| Washington, has had a very successful and
! prosperous aGminstra ton. Mr.. Edens is
| well remembered here through his connec-
ton with the Post Office Department in
which for number of years he was as
! c;s of free delivery All
| indirations are THAT his administration will
! he notably successful and that the Illinois
| Pvtbians will increase their membership
| this wear by sonnet hing over 5000 members
| and the number of lodges by more than
| twenty
|
| The journal of the Phvthian domain of
| NeU Tamnshire has a handsome portrait
| and extended sketch of the new grand
| chancellor George w Alien who is an
! active man of affairs legislator and mem
| har of half dozen fratarnities The ra-
| firing grand chancellor. Samuel B. Page,
| ranoTts having had an excellent wear He
| and found them he saws irnbued with the
| sDirit of Pvthianism. eager for advance
| mant-not only numerically and from a pc
| cuniary standpoint but better than that.
| awake to the fact that as the world moves
| fol ward each day in the march of civili-
! cation and enlightenment so our order
| must each day advance it's standards and
| raise higher its ideas to keep pace and re-
! fnrca CONTRIBUTING for a hatter and purer
! life
| He recommended the esta hlishment of q
| Pytbiau home cordially ind0rsed the en-
| d6vment rank and recommended an an
| pronrjation for the uniform rank.
!