Evening star., 1905-11-04
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Grand Chancellor James w Carter of
the Knights of Pythias, accompanied by
the Grand Lodge officers, made annual
visitations to two subordinate lodges this
week. He visited Calanthe Lodge, No. H.
Monday evening and Columbia Lodge,
No. 26, on Wednesday evening, and favor
able reports as to the financial and numeri-
cal standing of both lodges were made by
the grand lodge officers. At Calenthe
Lodge among the speakers was Grand Rep
resentative d. L. Burnett, one of the origi-
nal members of the order; at Columbia
Lodge Past Grand Vice Chancellor John
A. Frank addressed the lodge with others
and both meetings were full of interest to
the membership Flowers were presented
to grand lodge officers. Refreshments
were served on both occasions
The knights of Pythias fair committee
held an interesting meeting last evening at
Grand Lodge headquarters in the Pythian
Temple Officers were elected and plans
outlined for the fair. which it is proposed
to hold In April, 1906 beginning on Mon
day, the 10th.
The grand visitations of the ensuing week
will be on Monday. to Century Lodge. No.
80. and on Wednesday, to Union. No. 20.
be as follows: Mrytle, No. 25, November
IA: Superior, No u, November 10; Excel
sior, No. 13. November q; Equal, No II.
November 81; Hermione No. II, November
tai, No. "a. December 8.
Ascalon Temple, No. 81. D. o. K X, will
hold a special ceremonial at Pythian Tenn
pie this evening. 1t will be the last meet
ing before the forthcoming visit from Ben
Hadad Temple Of Baltimore. and on this
occasion candidates will be voted ON, and
business passed upon preliminary to the cer-
emonial session, which has been fixed for
next Thursday evening at Pythian Temple
This last event Is announced by Royal
Vizier Thomas A. Bynum and Secretary A
J. David, and attention of the votaries is
called to the fact that Ben Hadad Temple
No 90, d. o. x. K. of Baltimore will be
with us our guests on the twelfth day
of Ramadan, year Of the hegira, 1923, and
with It's team will perform the ceremony
in the main hall, Pythian Temple. Let us
give them royal welcome and present fifty
'tyros' for their tiger to feed upon that
our old friends from Cashmere Temple of
Reading, Pa, and several Arabs from the
young temple. Ahl Bedoo, No. 125. of Tren-
ton, n. j., will join Ascalon in a night of
pure Khorassan enjoyment"
Superior Lodge, No. 27, X. of p. conferred
the rank of knight at its regular session on
Thursday evening. There was good at
tendance of knights from various lodges
and Superior membership also turned out
we'll This rank has long been speciality
with Superior Lodge, and the work on this
occasion was exceptionally good.
washington Commandery, No. l. Knights
Templar. conferred the orders of the temple
and Malta at Its last conclave. Past Com
mander Jacobus s. Jones offlciated during
the conferring of the order of the temple.
and Captain General John 8. Beach had
charge Of the order of Malta. In his last
official circular Eminent Commander Will
lam n. Yerkes jr., inserts memorial card
for Sir knight Eben S. McCleary affiliated
January %. 1852, and died October s, 1906.
after twenty-three years OF membership. He
also made the following handsome allusion
to the field day contests and the result:
standing the GOODNESS Of the weather and