Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-10
lAMQNG THE
y FRATFlNlTlES

The Pythian jubilee progressed at the new
temple for three nights of the present week.
The degree work splendidly rendered
on each evening by carefully selected teams
chosen from among the leading ritualistic
workers of the several local lodges. The
third, knights, rank was conferred on
three large classes of candidates In all
about seventy-five knights received the
rank in amplified form. The new member
ship is distributed among the several local
lodges of the order, but the work was in
charge of Franklin, Harmony and Capital
lodges.
Potentate Fred W. Behrens of Almas
Temple Mystic Shrine, and his officers and
committees are busly engaged in preparing
for the usual Christmas charity of that
body. 1t will take the form which has been
SO popular and successful in the last few
years. There will be extensive dtstr.bu-
ton of Christmas baskets and Christmas
trees for the children. Last years distrl-
button was the largest in the history of the
shrine, but it is considered probable that
new record will be established this year.
This Christmas charity has come to be one
of the established obServances of the sea-
son, and since it was inaugurated has grown
to great proportions The entire expense
Of the good work is borne by the temple,
which uses for that purpose the proceeds
of it's big annual excursions down the Poto-
mac river Last year Almas led all the
temples in the country in the amount ex-
pended for charity.
The Grand Chapter of Michigan of the
Order of the Eastern Star is of the
largest in the country, carrying on its ros-
ter 800 subordinate chapters and $1,000
members.
Moslem Temple of the Mystic Shrine has
just held it's annual election, and it was one
of the liveliest contests in the history of
that body. The following is the new line
of officers, many of whom are well-known
in Washington: Potentate, DIR. Henry C.
Corns; chief rabban, J. Frank Boydell as
sistant rabban, William w. Watts; high
priest and prophet. William Van Sickle; orr
entail guide, H. d. Rogers; treasurer Mich
olas Coulson; recorder, II. p williamson
delegates, DIR. H. c. Corns, ]. Frank Boy
dell, George w. FOwle and Frank T. Lodge
The chief contest centered on the recorder
ship, and H. 2. Williamson defeated DR.. W.
M. Bailey. who has held the Office for
number of years, by thirty votes. Dr. Bal
ley's report showed that 243 members had
been admitted by Moslem during the year
Toronto knights Templar have been this
week entertaining the fraters of Damas-
Gus Commandery of Detroit Cyrene Pre-
ceptory of Toronto was the host in this in
ternational exchange of hospitality.
The annual election of officers of District
Council, No. 1895, Royal Arcanum was held
in the council chamber in Schmidt Hall
Thursday evening. A large attendance was
present and much interest was manifested
in the baloting for the various Offices The
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: Representatives to the Grand
Council, A. r. Rngwalt and c. l.. Kraus;
alternate representatives, j. B. Morton and
G. A. Weber; regent, Charles A. Bell: vice
regent, G. c. ArntZ; orator, p F. Henkel:
secretary, A. M. Peyton; collector HI, I'D
Hollander; treasurer, c. J. Hammerley:
chaplain, r. Cow; guide, C. A. Ketcham;
warden, C. E. Miller; sentry, J. Sanger:
trustees, A. Gerhard; J. B. Morton, o. B.
Bellinger; representative to Hospital Bed
Fund Association, w. H. Brigham
Commandments BIackmar of the
Grand Army has announced the appoint
ments to the G. A. r. national committee
on on pensions en- as follows: Charles G. Bur
Cambridge. Ohio; John c. Linehan, Pena-
cook. N. H.; Bernard Kelly, Topeka, kan:
L: b Raymond. Hampton. Iowa; James
Clark Adams Boston, Mass He has also
named the following Washington comrades
as alds-de-camp at large: Potomac-E. w.
whitaker, Post No. 1; Frank A. Butts,
2; W. H. Proctor. 3: John Tweedale, s;
A. s. Perham, s, and e. r. Reynolds. 20.
The following are designated as aids for
this department: Newton Ferree, Post No.
Q. III. Oldroyd, 3; L. K. Brown, s, and
w. w. Chambers, 20. Henry S. Stevens is
named an assistant inspector general and
Arthur Hendricks special aid Judge Ivory
" tNiiiAo"ii 10 Aihuc eiisiriHaH VI the COM
mttee on legislation for veterans in the
public service, and John McElroy chair
| man of the committee on the Fredericks-
burg battlefields.
The following Is a complete list of the
past imperial princes Of the D. o. X. K,
and list of the persons who have been
designated by the present imperial prince,
w. d. Hadfield. as chairmen Of the several
committees which will have charge of the
next imperial palace meeting: Past i'm
perial princes: Howard Douglass, Cincin-
| natl, Ohio; Leo A. Caro-. Grand Rapids,
F. c. Temple, Grand Rapids, Mich; r. %.
Duncan Des. Moines Iowa; F. H. Clarke
Detroit, Mich; H. w. Bedding. st. Louis.
, Mo-; John H. Holmes, ST. Louis; c.. B.
Erase. Garden Grove, Iowa Chairmen of
standing committees-Judiciary, A. e.
Kerns, Findlay, Ohio; finance, J. L. Adler,
Sidney, Ohio; state of the order, John A.