Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21

| Captain of our Salvation reduced to the one
essential law of God-love for God and love
for fellow man"
Columbias last circular contained a card
| in memory of the late Sir Knight Arthur B.
| Proctor. affiliated December 8. 1902. and
died January ). 1906.
| The ladies of Columbia Commandery met
| last evening at the asylum In Masonic Tenn
pie and had very enjoyable gathering.
The ladies have formed an auxiliary body
to assist the sir knights In their arrange
| ments for the next triennial conclase. Mrs.
/ j. Harry Cunningham, wife of the eminent
| commander. is president of the ladies' or
ganization. and Mrs. S. NJ. Ryder, wife Of
| the recorder. Is its secretary. Columbia
| Commandery is especially interested in the
next triennial because of the fact that one
| OF her members, Past Grand Commander
| Thomas. is grand captain general of the
| Grand Encampment of Knights Templar OF
| the United States.
The committee on fraternai relations Of
| the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias. met
| at Pythian Temple Thursday evening. This
| committee has been named by the Grand
Lodge with a view to securing harmonious
understanding with some other fraternities
| as to funeral and some other ceremonies in
which several fraternities necessarily par
| ticipate.
| Superior Lodge No q, knights OF Pythias,
met for the second time last Thursday even
ing In its new castle hail. in Pythian Tenn
pie There was a good attendance, includ-
| ing several of the lodge veterans, who have
not been out recently owing to absence from
| the city and business engagements. An es-
pecially hearty welcome was given to Judge
| Benjamin A. Harlan. Several officers were
| installed by Deputy Grand Chancellor Will
| liam w. Poultney. Warren j. Coffin, the
retiring chancellor commander of Superior
| Lodge. was elected grand representative to
| fill q vacancy Grand Chancellor Bynum
and Grand Inner Guard Day were among
| the visitors.
| Mrs Ida J. Maxwell. deputy state COM
/ mander for the Lady Maccabees, In the
| District of Columbia, Baltimore and Della
| ware, was here over Sunday. returning 10
| Delaware the early part of this week
| State Commander ID. w. Gall has secured
| a place in the line of march, in the inaugu-
| raj parade for the Uniform Rank. X. o. L.
| M, and such ununiformed knights as wish
| to take part Committees have been APP
| pointed at his request to take the matter
| been sent by the state commander TO the
| state commanders of Maryland. Virginia
| and West Virginia, and through the state
commanders to the uniformed ranks in their
jurisdictions. West Virginia has four d.
| visions of the uniform rank, and State Com
| mander Showalter has invited all of them to
| participate
On Monday night there was a joint install
| lation of the officers of Georgetown Tent
| and Georgetown Hive. In Odd Fellows
| Hail. on 31st street State Commander ID.
| w. Gall officiated. assisted by Deputy State
| Commander W. NJ. Michael and Mrs. Van
| Ness. D. S. c., for the District of Columbia.
| officiated for the ladies, assisted by the
guards Of Mount Vernon Hive After the
| installation services had been concluded
| all present were invited to the banquet
| room Sir Knight d. F. Finnucane acted as
| POSTMASTER, and State Commander Gall,
| Deputy State Commander Van Ness and
| Morton Wood responded to toasts. The fol-
| lowing officers were installed for the tent:
Commander, D. M. Grams; lieutenant COM
mander. w. w. Burch; record keeper John
| L. Mech; finance keeper, NJ. Wood; chap
| lain. E. Elliott; sergeant G. Shoemaker:
| master-at-arms A. c. Daigenhart; first
master of the guard. John w. Young; sec
| ond master of the guard. A. E. Binsted;
sentinel, NJ. Fielder; picket. T. A Garri-
| son
| Monday night the following officers of
| Anacostia Tent, No z, were installed: Com
| mander: A. A. Provost lieutenant COM
| mander; ]. M. Engle; record keeper, r. A.
Estep; finance keeper, ]. w. Borse: chap
| lain, J. F. Carroll; sergeant, F. T. Ash:
| physician, T. d. Mudd; master-at-arms
| ]. H. Ridgeway: first master of the guard
| I. NJ F. King; second master of the guard,
| Louis Burch sentinel, r. ]. Provost; picket,
| ]. T. Dent
| Tuesday night the state commander in
stalled the following officers for Golden
| Rule Tent No. 3: Commander, w. G. Shep-
| herd; lieutenant commander, A. J. Posen;
! record keeper. E. D. Thompson; finance
| keeper. o. w. Hammond; chaplain, ]. w.
| korman: sergeant, Henry Smith, phys-
| clan DE- E. ID. Thompson; master-at-arms.
| - X. Beck; first master of the guard, A.
| HaSel; second master of the guard, A.
! Lasker; sentinel, A. Kline; picket, H. L.
| Rubsky.
| Thomas l.. Smith, D. s. c. installed the
! following officers for Metropolitan Tent No.
| H. Tuesday night: Commander ]. r. Con-
| way; lieutenant commander, Harry Seigle;
record keeper, Thomas l.. Smith; chaplain,
| Barton Ewers; sergeant, Thomas " Caylor;
| physician. B. H. Smart; master-at- arms,
| P. II. Hoff; first master of the guard, c. A.
| Sohns;2 second master of the guard, ]. L.
| Parneli; sentinel, Jacob Stradler; picket.
| Samuel Myers.
State Commander D. w. Gall OBLIGATED at
| the installing of the officers of District
| Tent. No. s. on Thursday night, when the
| following officers were installed: Command
| er. ]. L. Wedge; lieutenant commander.
| G. w. Pettitt, jr.; record keeper. G. w.
| Pettitt. ST.: finance keeper, H. w. Abba;
sergeant, c. NJ Maston; master-at-a arms
J. L. Koehler. Louis MCKEE acted as deputy
| supreme master-at-arms in the installation
| ceremonies.
General Organizer J. M. Ermerins will ar
| rive here early next week and assist the
state commander and his deputies in an
active campaign for new members.
| Eastern Tent, No. 80: l. o: o. R.. has
| ing term: Shepard, Mrs. Ella S. Policy;
past chief ruler. Mrs. Alice Lithgow; chief
ruler. Miss Martha Brinkley; deputy ruler,
| Miss Elsie Lewis; recording secretary, Mrs.
S. E. Whitehead (re-electeD; financial sec
rotary, Miss Lillian Gayles; treasurer, Mrs.
| s. E. Boswell (ffth term): levite, Miss
Blancn Berry; inside guard, Miss Jennie
Cross; outside guard, w. w. Boswell GRE
elected.
The officers were installed by a visiting
deputy, Mrs. Murray. One candidate was
initiated. and after a busy and pleasant
meeting the lodge was dismissed by the new
chief ruler.
At the annual session of the Grand Chap
ter, o. E. s., of the District of Columbia,
the following officers were chosen for the
ensuing year: Mrs. Katie M. L. GUIDE,
w. G. matron; Mr.. George w. Mabray.
w. G. patron: Mrs. Jeanette r. Newton,
assistant grand matron; Mr. VIM. F. Hunt.
assistant grand patron: Mrs. Rose A. Yost
(re-elected). grand secretary; Mrs. Joseph
inc V. Shields (re-elected), grand treasurer;
Mrs. Mary E. Teachum (re-elected), grand
lecturer: Miss Clara E. Ball. grand con-
ductress; Mrs. Julia N. Streater, assistant
grand conductress: Mrs. M. B. Okey, grand
marshal: Mrs. Nellie d. Marcy, grand chap
lain; Mrs. Mamie Morgan. grand organist;
Mrs Annie S. Harnish. grand Adah; Mrs.
Louise Taylor, grand Ruth; Mrs. Grace
Croggon, grand Esther; Mrs Lena G.
Cheeseman, grand Martha; Mrs. Caroline j.
Wood grand Electa; Mrs. Lille M. Hunt,
grand warder; Mr.. ]. ]. Faber. grand SEN
tinel.