Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25
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Lucius l.. Houghton, one Of the most
prominent Masons of Michigan, died at
Lansing last week, aged eighty-six years.
He had belonged to the fraternity more than
half a century. He busted himself during
the last years of his life making canoes
which he presented to members of the
Masonic fraternity with a request that they
be carried at his funeral. The services
were held Wednesday under the auspices of
Capital Lodge, No. &C, F. A. A. NJ.
Harry ]. Gasson, grand keeper of records
and seal Of the Grand Lodge, knights of
Pythias has completed the preparation of
the journal of the last Grand Lodge con-
vention, and it will be one of the most
prompt in issue in the entire supreme do
main. There is usually delay of some
ninety days in the issuance of publications
of this character, but Mr.. Gasson will have
his printed in about thirty days from the
adjournment of the convention. The report
shows the largest increase in membership
for several years, and illustrates effectively
the excellent administration of Past Grand
Chancellor Thomas A. Bynum, which has
just closed.
A large portion Of the journal, as hereto
fore alluded to, is taken up with the frater-
nal correspondence reports, prepared by
committee composed of two past grand
chancellors and David L. Burnett, one of
the surviving founders of the order. In
this report alluSion is made to Representa-
tive E. S. Gambler of Mississippi, present
grand chancellor of that state, as follows:
Your committee take this occasion to
acknowledge their warm appreciation and
regard for Mississippfs grand chancellor,
who is also representative in Congress
from the state. He has repeatedly visited
our lodges, and had accepted invitation
to address the present convention of our
Grand Lodge but was prevented from doing
SO by Illness
Supreme Representative-elect D. e. WI
Der prepared that portion Of the report
pertaining to Missouri, and pleasantly al
luded to his own visit to the fraternaI
building at the st. Louis worlds fair. He
said: Missouri boasts of most successful
Pythian year, which is amply verified by
the report of the various Grand Lodge off,
GERS and subordinate lodges. Grand Chan
cellor Crowther, in his report, asks the
question, What methods shall be devised
to stop suspensions? and leaves it to the
membership to answer. The committee on
the knights Of Pythias room In the fra
terna1 building of the worlds fair says:
The room assigned to the Knights of
Pythias Is of the most handsomely
decorated and furnished rooms in the build
ing. Up to and including the week of
October 8 there have been registered 1908
visiting knights of Pythias, and the fater-
nal building has become very popular re-
sort on the worlds. fair ground. 1t Is a
gratifying report that the room Of the
Knights of Pythias has received more Wis
cation save that of the Masons.'
1.-The writer was one of the thousands
who visited the fraternal building, and can
add his little mite Of praise to the project,
and believes only good can result from
such enterprises"
The report says that the Nebraska Grand
Lodge convention was welcomed by Govern
or Mickey. Two new lodges wer instituted.
| Total membership, 1915. Grand Chancellor
| Phillips favors maintaining the Uniform
| Rank, but is "sot agin" the Endowment
Rank. OF the Uniform Rank he says: There
| is nothing more attractive than the Uni
| form Rank with their uniforms on and in
| a public parade. / know of nothing that
| would attract the young men to our order
| as readily as this would.
A case of double suicide-man and wife
with keenly pathetic fraternal interest
occurred at Saginaw. Mich, on st. Patrick's
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Stadlander
were the parties who committed the act Of
self-destruction. The man had been in
| financial straits, which seem to have been
petty, but 1t Is not this condition that APP
peals to the remote and dsinterested fra.
ternal reader. The woman who killed her.
self after her husband had started on ths
long journey. left remarkable letter Gin
| GERMANY to her mother. in which. among
other things, she said: Herman Is the
| only one for whom l live; separate our
selves we cannot. Herman has always
| been a good husband to me, only he mas
made one mistake, and is so willing to pay
back everything. What we intend to do
now is my wish, and I hope you will not
place the blame on him. Herman has a
good heart for every one, and we hope that
our plans will succeed and that you will
forgive US. for we cannot help 1t. Now,
mother. my wish is that you shall have ev-
erything that is in our home and do with
| Ii whatever you wish. My Maccabee In
| surance you and Ed should divide. It pains
| me very much to cause you this sorrow.
| but cannot do otherwise. hope you will
l always think well of my dear husband. MY
1 desire Is that the knights Temptar bury
1 Herman and the Eastern Star bury me.
/ Goodbye, from son and daughter"
Enclosed in the letter were diamond
ring of good sire and quality and breast