Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-22

is exceeded by Mt. Horeb. which. with a
total membership of 2il, exalted Ss. Eu-
small loss.
The high priests of the various subordi-
nate bodies for this successful year were as
follows: Columbia, No. /, Charles d.
Swaine; Mt. Vernon. No. 3. Jaeobus s.
Jones; Eureka, No. 4. Benjamin F. odeu;
Lafayette. No. ., William c. Fowler;
Washington Naval, No. q. Henry K. Trip;
Mt Horeb, No, I. Joseph w. Zimmerman:
Potomac No. s. Robert l.. Middleton:
Brishtwood, No. .. Henry Yost, jr re-
elected: Hiram. No. TO- Mark +. Finley;
Capitol, No, IL. Edw. H. Tompkins; Ana
costa, No. H. Adolphus GUIDE.
Tho journal contains memorial pages TO
six past high priests, Frank y. Carver of
Washington Chapter. Samuel Baxter OF
Mount Vernon Chapter. Claudius b. Smith
of Washington Naval Chapter. Ferdinand
Gawler of Mount Horeb Chapter. William
II. Howes of Potomac Chapter, and Louis
ID. Wine of Hiram Chapter. all OF whom
passed away during the year -Four OF the
chapters reported all members clear of the
books. and in all but two the average in
debtedness less than the preceding
year. The report of the committee on for
elgn correspondence by Grand Secretary
Johnston is an extended and excellent one,
covering over fifty grand chapters.
i he standing committees for the present
year as announced BY Grand High Priest
Henry X. Simpson, are given follows:
By-Laws-Wm. X. Mendenhall. Jas. A.
L
Alex Mckenzie. Matthew Trimble. Julius
w. Tolson. Observation-Disclosures w.
Johnston, Angus LamOud Chas. +. Bald
win. ACCOMPLISHMENT NJ. Yeatman. Alva
S. Taber, Lem. Towers jr. Work and leo
tures-Geo L. Corson. Alex. Grant. VIM. S.
Parks. urisprudence-Frank L. Campbell.
Samuel R. Bond Geo. II. Walker.
Superior Lodge. No. -. knights OF Pyth-
las. held regular convention for business
and other matters last evening at Pythian
Temple. There was good attendance and
a number of visitors were present
AT the last meeting of Rathbone Temple
Rathbone Sisters, the body had the pleas
ure Of greeting Mrs. Lydia Monroe. SUI
preme chief. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Nelson the
supreme recording officer of the organiza-
ton. The visit only semi-offcal.
the ladies were here in attendance upon tho
National Congress of Women.
The Pythan Grand Lodge of Maine had
good deal of fun with its grand chancel-
Tor as Is shown by the annual journal
which is reviewed by the District OF Column
bia committee on fraternal correspondence.
1t is stated that the grand chancellor
granted a $40 fee by dispensaton to re-
vive several slow-coaCh lodges. The plan
worked well in securing increased mem
bership, but the committee on state of the
order took a polite fall out of the grand
chancellor for doing it, saying, I'VE recon-
mend that in the future this measure be
very sparingly used, believing that the
hfngntS or PythlaS mas become too old an
order and too firmly established to need
the aid of bargain-cOunter rates In our
competition with other societies" They
also took issue with his recommendation
for abolition of sick benefits. saying:
Your committee does not disapprove the
recommendation of the grand chancellor.
but desires that the Grand Lodge and
brethren understand that this step would
be change in the very foundation stones
of the Knights of PythiaS at present
constituted and would compel radical re-
vision of many other parts Of the grand
statutes and action as well by the
supreme lodge"
The Florida Grand Lodge of Pythians
met in the ancient and beautiful city OF
st. Augustine notable feature was the
delivery of an address by Past Chancellor
w. j. Bryan on Friendship" An impor-
tant event in connection with the meeting
was the organization of Grand Temple
of the Rathbone Sisters. Delegates from
eight subordinate bodies created the temple.
This domain has, like the District OF CO.
lumbia, lodges named Myrtle, Calanthe.
Capital, Rathbone, Harmony, Hermione and
Century. 1t also has one named for the
famous Indian chief Micanopy OF Semi
mole war fame.
New Jerusalem Lodge, No. ., +. 4. A. NJ.
held a special convoCation Wednesday for
the purpose of attending the funeral of the
late DR.. J. Lee Adams.
Arrangements have been made for the
second annual masked ball of Ruth Re-
bekah Lodge, No. >, to be given Thursday
April -. The ball is to be given for the
benefit of the degree team and to furnish
its paraphernalia.
Union Lodge, No II. l. o. o. F.. has an
interesting program for Its meeting next
Monday evening, at which time the initia-
tory degree will be eXemplified. The lodge
contemplates extensive improvements in itS
meeting room. situated in the National
ifaI Igap
avenue southeast, which II leased at the
time of the erection of that building and
had fitted up to meet its own ideas as to
stage settings, scenery, etc, at an eXpen-
diture of $1,000. The present elective OFF,
GERS of the lodge are n. G., Clinton f.
Wing: V. c.. Irving r. Schwinger; r. s.,
William +. Brown; +. s.. J. II. Nalley;
treasurer, Murdoch McPhee.
Washington Camp, No. 11464, Modern
Woodmen of America. viii have an initia-
ton Thursday evening, April q. At that
time class of one hundred candidates Will
learn the mysteries of woodcraft- Charles
G. Saunders, chairman of the board of d.
rectors of the head camp will make
short address. Refreshments will be pro-
Vided
At the annual election of Montgomery
Commandery, No. 13, knights Templar, OF
Gaithersburg, Md, held Thursday evening"
the following officers were elected for the
coming year: Arthur Buell. Gleason, COM
ndnueF, InOfnaS Ojlber white, general
issimo; James Barry Adams, captain gen.
eral; Joseph Reading. senior warden; Deane
Sheldon Bliss. junior warden; James Frank
lin Allen, prelate; Harry Brook Cramer. re-
corder; Perrie Etchison Waters, treasurer.
Arthur Buell. Gleason, the commander-elect,
was born in Bridgeport. Conn, and now
lives at Rockville. Nd, but is actively en-
gagged in business in this city. He was
raised in Harmony Lodge, No. II, exalted
in Mount Vernon Chapter, No. g. and
knighted in Columbia Commandery, No. 2
all of this city. Upon the organization OF
the various Masonic bodies in Montgomery
county he severed his connection in WASH
ington and has been instrumental in maxi
ing the adjacent Maryland bodies as pros
porous as they are. He was elected last \
year as the grand inspector of the thirty
first district of Maryland and Is past mas
ter of Montgomery Lodge, No. 195. He 3
was charter member of Montgomery
Chapter, No. 33, and of Mon gomery Conn
mandery, No. 13, X. T. and a member Of
Almas Temple, Mystic Shrine of this city
The Maundy Thursday observance by the
Scottish Rite Masonry of the District was