Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30

refreshments will be served during the trip,
and every arrangement made for an enjoy
able journey.
Coidwell Company feels proud of its rec
ord It is the youngest company in this
domain, and claims to have the best record
of winnings and percentages Of any uni
form rank company in the District of Co.
lumbia. 1t won competitive drill over
Columbia Company in 1900 at River View,
and first prize in contest with Columbia and
Washington companies in Grand Lodge
prize drill at Marshall Hall one year later.
In 1902 it was second to Washington Com
Grand Lodge prize drill. In 1913 ColdwelI
was first by a good margin in a contest
with Washington Company for prizes offer
ed by the Grand Lodge This year Coldwell
Washington winning by slight percentage.
The officers of ColdwelI, No. 7, and the
roster of the drill team follow:
Capt. Thomas E. Landon, First Lieut. c..
First sergt. Harvey Belt. Second sergt.
George Little, Recorder T. A. Bynum,
Treasurer P. G. Raissle, Chaplain F. J.
Henning. knights Loyal Thomas Arnold,
George Barkman. jr., Charles Coxen, John
Cole, John Elliott r. Grinder. Frank Hen
ming. 1. Hartsall, Burton Iglehart, William
Morgan, Randolph Poore, P G. Raissle,
Oscar Sickle. Israel Sommers, ]. Thomas
and John Taylor.
Arrangements will be made for the en-
trance of Washington companies in the en-
campment prize drills. and Judging from
the record made by these two companies of
the rank some valuable prize will doubtless
be won.
Grand Chancellor Bynum has addressed
the following letter. to each Of the subordi-
nate lodges of the knights of Pythias in
the District of Columbia, the domain over
which he presides:
Your lodge Is requested to select one
member to meet at Grand Lodge headquar-
tiers on Monday evening. August 1, at 8
O'Clock, to organize a jubilee committee,
composed of representative from each
subordinate lodge. The purpose of the
committee will be to arrange for jubilee
week in December-in the new building, If
feasible-when the third rank can be con-
ferred on all who have previously received
the first and second ranks in their respect
i've lodges Prizes Will be arranged for and
this jubilee can be made the means of add
ing hundreds to our membership, as it has
in other domains. Send a representative to
be member of this committee, and then
between September l and December ! look
out for a grand revival in Pythanism,
ending with jubilee week, and cause our
membership to pass the 2,OOO mark in this
domain. We can do 1t. Let us begin now,
and keep up the good work until this has
been accomplished.
The purpose of this organization Is to
arrange for the securing of members be-
tween September 1 and December j, prizes
fully in other domains. Jubilee week, 1t Is
said, will doubtless witness the comforting
of the knight rank upon a large number
of members Of the order by picked teams.
It is the purpose of Grand Chancellor By
mum to make the work during the fall and
winter in Pythian circles still more pro-
ductive of good results as to increase In
membership and resources of the subordi-
nate lodges.
The new Pythian temple on 9th street is
under roof.
Excelsior Lodge, No IA. K. P. will con-
fer the first rank next Tuesday evening.
Franklin Lodge, X. of P, conferred the
third rank at it's meeting Thursday.
Decatur Lodge, No. 0, K. P. will confer
the third rank on several candidates Tues
day evening.
The usual meetings of Mithras Lodge OF
Perfection, Scottish Rite Masons, have been
dispensed with for the summer, until the
first regular IN October
Washington Commandery, No. 1, Knights
Templars. held a stated conclave last We'd
nesday evening in the asylum, Masonic
Temple. All proper business matters were
dispatched.
The event of the year in Washington
Commandery, K. T.. occurred at recent
conclave. Thomas P. Morgan, grand senior
warden of the grand commandery, on be-
half of the knights Of Washington Com
mandery, presented to- Rev. ]. Russell YER
brycke, pastor of Gurley Memorial Presby-