Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-14
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The Knights of Pythias have arranged to
lay the corner stone of the new Pythian
Temple next Monday. The ceremony VIII
have unusual significance to the order, this
city being its birthplace. The first lodge
was formed here February 10, 1864. A COM
mittee waited on President Roosevelt We'd
nesday to invite him to attend the corner
stone laying The President sent letter
yesterday saying he could not attend but
offering an autograph letter, which will
be placed in the stone.
Among those who have been invited to
attend are Supreme Chancellor 7. x. Bangs
of Grand Forks. N. D.. and all the Supreme
Lodge officers; also the grand chancellors
of Maryland and Virginia and the heads OF
all the fraternal orders of the District.
The temple is being erected by board
which is chartered under the District laws
as the Knights of Pythias Hall Associa-
ton. The board is composed OF the follow
ing: John T. Clark, Harry Coggins. Amos
J. Cunning. John w. Hardell. II. ]. Gasson.
d. e Wiber, Thomas r. Riley, III. ]. Wag-
ner and John G. Yost.
Mr.. d. Tarantine of Columbia Lodge. No.
%. has given the corner stone. The gavel
to be used by Grand Chancellor Thomas A.
Bynum is that used by the first presiding
officer OF Franklin Lodge. No. 2, the Oldest
of the order. Lodge No has gone out or
existence
A procession will form at 5 pm. Monday
at 10Th street and Pennsylvania avenue.
1t will be headed by Haley's Band: then
will come seven companies of the uniformed
rank and members OF the nineteen subordi-
nate lodges OF the District. These will act
as escort to the Grand Lodge officers, who
are: Thomas A. Bynum, G. c.; James w.
Carter. G. v. c.; Henry Yenney G. p;
Henry j. Gasson. G. X. of r. and s.: H.
Mitchell. G. NJ. OF E.. Jefferson Middleton,
O. M Of A; George F. Day. G. /. c.; Rich
ard s Sebastian. G. o. G.; Claude H.
Woodward. G. L.; Thomas E. Landon,
q. T.; j. +. Skidmore. @. T.; G. Milton
Thomas. G.. T.: George W. Baumann. s.
r., and John c. Yost, s. r.
The procession will move down the ave-
nue. to 10th street, north to X, on X to 9th.
on 9th 10 the temple. which is between
Massachusetts avenue and l. street. The
ceremony will begin at $50 O'Clock. and
will include an invocation by Rev. F. J..
Prettyman, addresses by Commissioner
Macfarland and Mr.. William f. Broening
p G. c., OF Maryland; the Pythian cere-
mony and the benediction by Rev. Z. l..
Hubbard.
A party of eminent Masons, which will
include Representative James d. Richard
son. the ranking Mason Of the world and
Admiral Schley left Washington today for
trip through the southwest. heretofore
stated in The Star. The members go to at
tend reunions of Masonic lodges in that sec
ton of the country. The trip is to be taken
for educational purposes. one OF It's prime
objects being to encourage local members
of the f aternity to make the organizations
OF this city the models for the country. The
party left this city at 2:30 pm. and will re-
turn June 1.
The itinerary will be as follows: Memphis,
May Is: Little Rock May 10 to 10; Guthrie,
May 10 to p; Wichita May % to IS; st.
Louis May 20 to 30. and Cincinnati, May
81. The party will be composed of James
ID. Richardson, thirty-third degree. grand
commander OF the Supreme Council. South
ern Jurisdiction; Frederick Weber, thirty
third degree. secretary general of the Su-
preme Council; r. j. Mum. thirty-thrd
degree. inspector general for Georgia; DIR.