Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-18

remarks of the District Of Columbia COM
mittee concerning Wyoming last year. calls
the report "a short, but good one, and
quotes In full what 1t calls "the interesting
paragraph, concerning the presence in last
years convention of David L. Burnett and
E. 8. kimball The Wyoming report also
quotes Grand Chancellor Hodges statement
about fraternal funerals here, says the Dis
trict of Columbia uniform rank is prosper
ing and calls the Pythian fair "a huge sue
cess
Pentalpha Lodge. No. %. F. A. A. NJ.
February 20, and the NJ. NJ. degree at
special on Thursday, February %.
At the meeting of Beacon Lodge, No. Is,
I. Q. o. F., on Monday evening the degree
of friendship was conferred upon Candi-
date A. Herring. The second degree will be
given next Monday evening. After the cere,
monies were over the lodge was reopened
in the third and under the head for the
good of the order lively discussion was
entered into as to the best means to en-
courage more interest in the order in this
jurisdiction.
The Patriotic Order Sons of America il
looking forward with interest to the visit
of the national officers and Past National
President Clarence f. HUH, Feb. %. This
order WIS first organized in Philadelphia
in 1S47. The national officers are: Prest-
dent, ]. Shindle Krause, Lebanon, Pa; vice
president, William H. Titon, Trenton, ".
J.; master of forms, William III. Valiant,
Laurel, Del; secretary F. E. Stees, Ph1la-
delphia, Pa; treasurer, F. T. Spiese,
Tamaqua, Pa; assistant secretary, Charles
H. Stees, Philadelphia, Pa; chaplain, Rev.
D. E. Ripley, Lock Haven, Pa; conductor,
John L. Dill. Dayton, Ohio; Inspector, F.
w. Alexander, Oak Grove, Va; guard,
Henry w. Ray, Maysville. KY. There nave
been eight camps organized in the District,
with four district presidents. The district
nv w Allison. senior
district president and representative to Ma
tional Camp; f. Jackson, southeast district
3. f. Mcfarland, northeast district; j. ..
Mastin southwest district. There Is also
connected with the order a uniform rank.
entitled the @"Commandery General.
Patriotic Order Sons of America, which is
controlled by a code of laws prepared for
it's own government.
Last Wednesday evening at the conven-
ton of Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 8. X OF
P, there was a large gathering The mem
| bers enjoyed some interesting talks from
P G.. Mccartney of Maryland and others
i who entertained the lodge. Among those
| present were Past Chancellors Wallace,
Bagby and Clifford.
J. M. Ermerins, general organizer of the
K. o. II. NJ, left Wednesday for Jersey
City and later for headquarters at Port
| Huron, Mich. He will return here about
| the Goth to assist in putting on the next
| /. The actual number initiated Monday
| night at Masonic Temple was 364. l.. X
Mangum, state commander of Maryland,
| came over from Baltimore to witness the
| class initiation. There were over loo
/ persons present Next Monday night a
| large class will be initiated in National
| Tent, and likewise in Mount Vernon on
Thursday night of next week.
| Grand Master w. H McNiel of the I. o.
| n u at ba la or rao7y1ar meet
ing of DOrcaS Rebekah Lodge, NO. A. and
| read to the members present the official
| report of the board of judges in the recent
| contest for the Rebekah banner. This is
| the first time in the history of this Juris-
| diction that such prize has been worked
| for, and Dorcas Lodge was congratulated
upon the high marking of 1925 per cent.
| The banner will be presented at the next
| meeting, February "A. 1t is the intention of
| the Grand Lodge that the banner shall be
| placed in competition in January of each
| year, and Dorcas Lodge does not wish to
| be alone in striving for victory in 1906
William w. Jermane, president of the
| Masters Association of the District of Co
| Iumbia, is one of the best-known members
| of Newspaper Row, and is secretary of the
| committee of correspondents in charge OF
II the press galleries of the Senate and House.
| He is native of Cincinnati and the son of
| a minister of the gospel He was class
| mate in high school at Sullivan. Ill, with
Senator Beveridge of Indiana and William
| s. Jennings, the retiring governor of Flor
/ ida He attended the Southern Illinois Nor
| NAL University at Cafbondale, and there
| was a classmate of A. E. Mead, the present
| governor of Washington. After long and
| active eSperierce in Illinois, Missouri and
| Minnesota journalism Mr.. Jermane came
| to Washington, representing here the
| Minneapolis Journal and Seattle Times. He
reported the Minnesota legislature in the
winter of 1928 and every subsequent ses-