Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09

dh 1S0O * AM q.
MONDAY. December IL: Federal City Lodge,
by the last visitation. to Beacon Lodge, No.
Is. on December 49,
The officers OF the Grand Encampment.
l. o. 0. F.. will visit Columbian Encamp-
ment. No. l. on Wednesday. December 10.
.rhe new degree team Of Eastern Lodge.
No. z. /. o. o. F., conferred the initfatory
degree upon two candidates at the regular
meeting on Wednesday night. Applications
for membership IN this lodge are being re-
cefved rapidly.
Capital Lodge, No. "A. Knights of Pythias,
was visited by Grand Chancellor James w.
Carter and his Grand Lodge officers on
Tuesday evening. The occasion was the
closing visitation OF the grand chancellor
and his coworkers. On that night Capital
and its lodge room. in Pythian Temple, was
crowded with members OF the order. The
reports showed the prosperity of the lodge
numerically and financially. This lodge now
stands at the top of the list of District
lodges in membership and finances. Grand
Chancellor Carter. Grand Lecturer w. T.
Richardson, Grand Trustee ]. F. Skidmore
and Supreme Representative George w.
Baumann, who are members OF this lodge,
along with the entire membership, were
heartily congratulated at the visitation.
After the routine work of the visitation
was completed the body adjourned to the
armory Of tho Pythian Temple, where a
ladies' committee of the lodge had set the
banquet tables. George w. Baumann acted
as POSTMASTER. Brief addresses were made
by Past Grand Chancellors Thomas A. By
mum, Joseph B. Conner, F. II. Hosford and
d. e. Wfber and Past Chancellors r. C..
Glasscock and T. E. Landon and knight
Samuel Jacobson. Arthur Collins gave rec
itations. Several members were honored
With presents. i w Carter raceiyed Nor
ris chair; w. T. Richardson and j. F. Skid
more. past chancellors' jewels, and George
w. Baumann and Chancellor Commander
Morgan bouquets of flowers. 1t was a fit
ting close of the successful series of vista
lions. Every lodge and uniform rank COM
pany and all Grand Lodge officers were
present. The following committee repre-
sented Capital Lodge: Henry Reiseberg,
J. f. Skidmore. c. L. Saur. /. Hartsball, j.
Viedt b. E. Harrison and George w. Bau-
mann.
Potomac Commandery, No g. knights
Templar. held its regular stated conclave
on wednesday evening. The session was
given over to routine business and the con-
ferring of the red cross A delegation from
Orient Commandery was present and a
pleasant evening was passed. Potomac
Commandery has decided to hold meetings
for drill in Templar tactics at the asylum
on the second and fourth Wednesdays of
each month. Sir knight r. w. Summers
will act as drill master. In his latest off,
cial circular Eminent Commander Charles
T.. Lindsey said I'VE hope that you have
all had pleasant Thanksgiving and that
you have been duly thankful. 1t is well
that we pause at least once year and count
our blessings. When we do so we find the
skies reasonably clear, and that the silver
Innings to the clouds that do appear are
thicker than the clouds themselves. Let us
not be pessimistic." Refreshments followed
the reception of Orient Commandery and
other visitors.
De Molay Mounted Commandery, No. A.
Knights Templar, gives a banquet at the
Raleigh Monday evening in honor of its
surviving charter members This is the
oldest mounted commandery in the United
States, and dates from 1872.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection. A. A. s. r..
conferred the fourth and fifth degrees at
the Scottish Rite Cathedral last Tuesday
evening.
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter No z,
r. A. NJ, at Its regular convocation last
evening had no work. but INDUCED in a So
cial reunion. followed by refreshments In
the banquet room.
Superior Lodge, No. 81, knights of Py-
thias, held its regular convention at it's cas-
tie hall in Pythian Temple on Thursday
evening. Chancellor Commander Jacobus
8. Jones presided. Announcement was made
of the sudden death of Plnckney w. Smith,
one Of the charter members Of the lodge and
long its keeper OF records and seal. Mr..
Smith was active in Odd Fellowship and
also In the District militia, in which he held
the rank of lieutenant. He was q past
grand of Columbia Lodge, /. o. o. F. In
Pythianism he had been prominent, having
united with lodge In Illinois at an early
age. He served with credit for several
years as member of the Pythian commit
tee of forty-f1ve, and as assistant director Of
the last Pythian fair did important and
highly valuable work. His funeral is to
be in charge of the Pythian and Odd Fellow
fraternities. He was forty-five years old,
and had been for nearly twenty years an
employe of the Treasury Department.
At the last stated communication of PEN
talpha Lodge. No. %, F. A. A. M, the
following officers were elected: Master.
Isaac B. Field; senior warden. Jacob W.
Collins; Junior warden. Harry MeKeldin
Luckett; secretary, William A. Kimmel;
treasurer. James B. Austin: s. D., John H.
Anderson; J. D., Castelman P. Boss; mas
ter of ceremonies. Philip Reiter: organist
George A. Whitaker; tiler. George w.
Stranahan; g. g., William Hoblitzell; ]. g..
Thomas l.. Smith; proxies to the Grand
Lodge. John H. Anderson. Castelman P.
Boss, Philip E. Brown: finance committee,
William R. Bushby, P. NJ. John P. Torbert,
P. NJ, Alexander Gordon, jr. P. M; dele
gate to Masonic board of relief. P. NJ. Will
liam ]. Naylor; representative On board Of
directors Of lodge room No. 2, P. M. Alex
Mite Society. Philip Reiter: manager Ma
sonic Temple Association. p N. William A
Kimmel; trustee lodge charity fund. P. NJ
Mathew Trimble. William A. Kimmel,
elected secretary, has served several terms
as worshipful master OF the lodge.
At the last meeting Of Congressional
Circle, No. sos, Protected Home Circle, Past
President Grant Of Capitol Circle exempli-
fed the degree in an able manner for the
new members. Nominations of officers for
the various stations were made, to be voted
on at the next meeting. Mrs. Flora John
ston, Mrs. Sasscer and Mrs. J. D. Engley of
Dupont Circle made short addresses on the
good of the order and spoke of the recep-
ton to be rendered the officers of the Su-
preme Circle when they make their frater-
nal visit.
The recent open meeting and social Of
Camp No. g. Patriotic Order Sons of Amer
lea, was declared to be decided success
The hall, No. 200 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, was crowded with members of
the various camps and their friends. The
exercises opened with the singing of Amer
ica," with Miss Ella Davidson at the piano
After a patriotic and fraternal address of
welcome by Charles G. Lehr, president of
Camp No. 9; Frederick NJ Weber, presi-
dent Of Camp No. /, and James H. Marine
of Baltimore made addresses on patriotism,
education ard fraternity as exemplifed by
the Patriotic Order Sons of America, and