Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-14


Past Supreme Chancellor Edward Dunn
and Grand Inner Guard Claude H. Wood
ward The former conspicuous in the
hard work of the very earliest days of the
lodge and order, and the latter has been a.
leading figure in the recently awakened an
imation which has put Old Franklin again
to the front in the sphere of renewed
Pythian activity Forty long years sepa-
rate the periods of their efforts, and both
were present at the visitation.
Every Pythian lodge in the Jurisdiction
was represented at the visitation. The
Grand Lodge officers of the District present
were: Past Grand Chancellor Thomas a.
Bynum. Grand Chancellor James w. Car
ter Grand Vice Chancellor Jefferson Mid
dleton, Grand Prelate Henry T. Adams.
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal Henry
]. Gasson. Grand Master of Exchequer ].
H. Mitchell Grand MaSter-at-ArmS G.
Frank Day, Grand Inner Guard Claude II.
Woodward, Grand Outer Guard r. S. Sc
bastian, Grand Lecturer w. I. Richardson,
and Grand Trustees ]. F. Skidmore and AL
bert Kahlert.
Two companies of the uniformed rank
Washington, No l, and Caldwell, No. T.
acted as escort to the grand chancellor and
Grand Lodge officers. Reports We're pre-
scented showing the order to be in a pros
porous condition.
Brief speeches were made by Supreme
Outer Guard John w. Thompson, who has
held the office for thirty-two years; w. H
White of Elicott City, Md. Homer Melck
of Myrtle Lodge, No. %; Chancellor Com
mander Freer of Decatur Lodge. No. 9,
and Past Supreme Representative Joseph
B. Conner of Excelsior Lodge, who pre-
scented Past Supreme Chancellor Edward
Dunn with bouquet of flowers. Mr.. Dunn
responded. a banquet followed In the
armory of the temple.
The next grand visitation will be to Am
aranth Lodge. No. 2s. next Monday even
ing.
Major General Arthur ]. Stobbart. sue
fo he Ia aUnente0 Cen James n
Carnahan as commander of the uniform
rank, knights of Pythias, has issued his
first general order. announcing the follow
ing temporary appointments: Brig. Gen.
Robert W. Kinsey, adjutant general, lndi-
annapolis, Ind; Brig. Gen. Harry Wade.
quartermaster general, Indianapolis Gen.
Stobbart says he has not decided finally on
the location of his headquarters, but they
will probably be at ST. Paul, Mimi, where
he resides.
Ascalon Temple, No. 81, Dramatic Order
of knights of Khorassan, held its regular
monthly meeting at Pythian Temple last
Monday evening. There was an excellent
attendance, fully one-third of the whole
membership of votaries being present
Royal Vizer Thomas A. Bynum was in the
chair. Among the visitors was Royal Prince
w H. Thornley, of Reading, Pa, who was
the first royal prince of Cashmere Tempie
of that city. He is an Old friena or the
yotaries Of Ascalon, and was cordially re-
ceived by them. Ascalon Temple has ar
ranged for formal ceremonial session
on November 0, to which Ben Hadad rem.
pie of Baltimore, Cashmere Tempe os
Reading, Pa, and La-Boo-Boo Temple OF
Trenton, N. j., have all been invited Inc
latter is the baby temple of the khorassan.
A committee has been appointed 10 take
charge of all the arrangements for the en-
tertainment of visitors. 1t is headed py
George W. Haley. grand emir of Ascaion;
The COMMITTEES on refreshments o ~ hea TSa
by Royal Prince Warren ). CONN. me
ial IT.
ton is subject to some slight change to
suit the convenience OF the visiting tent
pies.
The organization known as the Supreme
Council Of the Thirty-third and Last Degree
of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
of Freemasonry. for the United States OF
America. Their Territories and Dependent
cies" has issued large pamphlet con-
tanning statement of Its history. The
pamphlet is principally the work OF N. w.
Bayliss of this city, its sovereign grand
*con1mander. This pamphlet has been vent
to many members Of the supreme Council