Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06

Mr.. Hsisley was one Of the Oldest past
grand ohancellors Of this domain. and also
past supreme reprssentstiye Of Tho
| Pythian order. His death and the relatives
" recent deaths OF Past Grand Chancellora
and Past Supreme Representatives Halvor
Nelson and Richard Goodhart have sadly
mother domain who have passed the chairs
OF the Grand Lodge and become either
voting or constructive members Of the SUI
humber s Ao o9 no within thin i've year. large
passed away. There now remain only the
toiiowing Pythians in this Jurisdiction who
nave attained the rank Of past grand CHAMP
ceiior The list as given Is by seniority Of
lodges and not by priority of service at the
head Of the Grand Lodge. The surviving
past grand ohancellors are az follows. by
| looges: Franklin Lodge, No. q Edward
Dunn, also past supreme chancellor; Mount
Kline. John T, Moiling; webster. No. 7. D.
Elmer Wiber; syracusians. No. 10. W. n,
Hines. j. w. Bradbury. J. q. McQueent
Caianthe. No. IL, John W. Thompson; Her.
mione, No. II, H. @. Wagner; Excelsior,
M Mo- a. ). E p; Conner Sn B F. Evans W.
Union, No. %, E. C. GILL: Capital, No. "a.
Ames F. Medford, Geo. w. Baumann; gu.
perior, No. q, Frank H. Hosford: Anna
go Nazareth Bunch.
Within fifteen months the Grand Lodge
has lost Past Grand Chancellors A. T.
Thompson. Halvor Nelsoon, Richard Good
hart and George w. Heisley
| The late Past Grand Chancellor Heisley
was chairman Of the Pythian grand corn.
mittee on the state Of the order. His
death makes D. c. Childress of syracusians
| Lodge, No 10. chairman of tho commits
| tee and charges him with the duty Of
making the report of the committee at the
| forthcoming meeting OF the Grand Lod9e
February 10, the fortieth anniversary OF
the foundation of the Grand Lodge in
| this city.
Columbia Commandery. No. 2, Knights
| Templar, had stated conclave last even-
Ing; The meeting was honored by the att
| tendance of past grand master Of Tenn
plars. w. La Rue Thomas. The work OF
| the evening was the comforting of the
! order of the Red Cross.
| In his last circular Eminent Commander
| Harry f. Riley of Columbia Commandery
gave some interesting information. He
| said:
"on the. occasion of our last concIavs
we had the pleasure Of visit from the
| grand commander of the Grand Conn
mandery of Maryland, e. c. Register.
past grand commanders of that state
j. w. Snyder and w. J. Cunningham; q,
Leimbach, past commander of Monu.
| mental Commandery. and H. A. Remley,
| past commander of Baltimore Comma nd.
| cry of Baltimore: George II. Walker past
| commander of Washington Commandery:
| Sir Knights w. E. Hoyt of Monroe Conn
mandery, Rochester, N. Y; d. B. Martin
| OF Reed Commandery, Dayton, Ohio, and
| Z. w. Bassett of st. Johns Commandery.
| Youngstown, Ohio. A recess was taken,
during which time the knights of Columbia
| Commandery were presented to the distin-
| guished guests Interesting remarks were
| made by some of the visiting Templars
and by Admiral w. S. Schley. Later In the
| evening the Order of the Red Cross was
| conferred. The grand commander of this
jurisdiction. Right Eminent Sir Alexander
| Mckenzie, is rapidly recovering, and 1t is
| hoped that he will soon be able to give
| his personal attention to the duties of his
| Office
|
| Chapter of Royal Arch Masons will be held
| at Masonic Temple, commencing next
| Wednesday, at Z o'clock pm. 1t is expect
| ed that the business of the convocatfon viii
occupy Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
evenings. February 10, IL and L. At the
! conclusion of the regular business of tho
| convocation on Wednesday evening the re-
| port of the committee on revision Of con-
| stitution will be made the special order
| until II o'clock. A recess will then be taken
| until Thursday evening. when The consid-
| GRAFTON of the report will be resumed. The
| election and installation of officers for the
| year will be on Friday evening. The ses-
sion of Wednesday evening will be held in
| the chapter chamber, and the sessions or
| Thursday and Friday evenings in the COM
| mandery asylum at the temple.
The ladies of Mount Vernon Hive. No 2.
| Ladies of the Maccabees, were the guests
| of the degree team of Mount Vernon Tent,
No. 4. K. 0. T, NJ, at a successful ball
| given at Maccabee Temple on Thursday
| evening.
Century Lodge No. 30, Knights of
Pythias is to give a social session on Mon
| day evening at the castle hall of the lodge,
| No 430 9th street northwest. This lodge is
| having a very active year under Its present
officers.
| The last official circular Of Eminent Com
| mander Claude F. King of Washington
| Commandery, No. /. Knights Templar.
| says: 1.-The seventy-ninth anniversary was
| one of great pleasure to all who were fortu-
| nate enough to participate therein. The
new features added to the illustrious Order
| of the Red Cross have received unstinted
praise from every frater. Never has the
| order been conferred in our asylum in a
| more dignified or impressive manner. Ths
| banquet room was indeed picture OF
| beauty. The menu and service have been
| highly complimented by the 2GO Sir knights
present. The committee deserves and VIII
| receive the hearty thanks of the COM
| mandery for the result attained.
| From the circular of Columbia Command
| cry, No. 2, K. T., of Columbia, s. c., We
learn that Harrison Dingman was guest
In the asylum on New Year eve. He was
welcomed and received with appropriate
honors. The order of the temple was con-
ferred, after which a banquet was served
at the principal hotel of Columbia. 1t In
said to have been the most elegant BAN
quet ever served In that city.
Webster Lodge, No T. knights OF
Pythias, gave an entertainment Tuesday
evening, at which there was large and APP
ture of the entertainment was a phono-
graph recitation conducted by Mr.. Andrew
Cinsell. At this meeting of the lodge an APP
plication for membership was received,
which is indicative of a progressive and
successful year. 1t is the purpose of Web
ster Lodge to give an entertainment at the
first convention of each month during the
calendar year.
Federal Lodge, No. /, will confer the
Master Masons degree on several candi-
dates Tuesday evening at the Masonic
Temple Worshipful Master Fugitt has
arranged for the participation Of nearly
all the past masters of the lodge in the
ceremonies of the degree. for the stereop-
ticon illustrations that still a novelty
to many members of this jurisdiction and
for the services of the Masonic Quartet,
consisting of Messrs. Mcfarland, Mosher.
Kaiser and Humphrey The occasion is
intended to be red-letter night in this
111th year of Federal Lodge
Royal Prussian Potash Mines.
From the Louisville CourierJournal.