Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-02


of works; ]. H. Pratt, master of finance;
A. Kahlert, master of exchequer; ID. G.
ChildreSs, keeper of records and seal; j. q.
Mcqueen inner guard; William keener.
master-at-arms; L. b. Nye, outer guard;
w. H. Childress, delegate relief bureau;
trustees, Messrs Mcqueen, Bradbury and
Hodges. The representatives to the Grand
Lodge are: j. w. Bradbury. James G. Nc
Queen. l.. 3. Nye, Albert Kahlert, d. C..
ChildresS.
Walter S. Harshman, thirty-third degree,
venerable master of the kadosh, Albert
Pike Consistory, a. A. 5. r., has issued
neat New Year card to all members of the
consistory and other friends of the Scottish
Rite Mr.. Harshman has been one of the
most successful presiding officers in the
various bodies of the rite in Washington.
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter at a
special convocation Wednesday evening.
conferred the most excellent and royal arch
degrees. At the completion of the first spe-
cial, it held the same evening, and immed1-
ately ensuing another special convocation
at which the same degrees We're conferred.
This is illustrative of the activity which
has been displayed by the chapter through
out the year.
Martha Chapter No. 4, Order of the
Eastern Star, held largely attended pub
lie reception last evening at the handsome
hall of Naval Lodge F. a. A. NJ, 4th
The reception was largely attended by
nany persons prominent in the affairs of
the Eastern Star, and the hail was crowded
with ladies' and gentlemen interested in the
progress of Adaptive Masonry. The Grand
Chapter officers were present during the
evening, and the reception was also ia
vored by the presence of Mr.. l.. Cabell
Williamson of this city, who is the head of
the Adaptive order in the United States.
The new officers of Superior Lodge, No.
81 knights of Pythias, will be installed to-
night a the castle hall of the lodge, No.
1907 G street northwest. These will be the
first installations of the new year in this
fraternity.
Franklin Lodge, No. 2. Knights of
Pythias. the Oldest organization of this
fraternity in the world, held its annual
election Thursday evening. This lodge,
after long period during which it has
been more or less inactive, owing to the
fact that its members were becoming aged,
many of them dating from the period of
it's origin, has in the last year taken on
new spirit, and gained more rapidly in
proportion than any lodge in this jurisdic-
ton. 1t shows a gain in membership for
the year of more than sixty per cent.
The present status of = lodge is largely
due to the good work of the retiring
chancellor commander, Charles II. Fletcher,
from a sister lodge early in the year in
the hope of promoting the interests and
increasing the membership in the oldest
Pythian lodge in the world The members
of Franklin do not doubt that the news
of her greatly improved condition will be
received with interest and warmly APP
plauded in each of the nine thousand exist
ing Pythian lodges which the news may
reach Franklin Lodge will hold its next
convention at its new castle hall, 430 9th
street northwest, next Thursday evening.
On that occasion public installation of
officers will be held Grand Vice Chan
cellor Thomas A. Bynum will act as in
stalling officer, and a musical and literary
program appropriate to the occasion viii
be rendered.
The following are the newly elected off,
GERS of Franklin Lodge: Chas. E. Palmer,
c. c.: r. G. Merryman, v. c.. Claude H.
Woodward. prelate (re-elected); Frank r.
Smith. NJ. at A.; VIM. e. Matthews. l. c.;
Perry Patrick, o. G.; Thos. Adams, K Of
r. S. (re-elected): Chas. H. Fletcher NJ of
F.; w. H. G. Simmons, NJ. of E; George