Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-02

| ter and a good delegation from Washing
| ton will attend. The feature will be the
| page rank in elaborated and an unusual
| form, permitted by the supreme chancel-
lor.
Ontario is the Oldest of the Pythian do
| mains outside the limits of the United
| States. The order is prosperous in Ontario
and showed handsome gain for the past
year. The last journal is neatly printed
| and contains an excellent report by Frater-
nal Correspondent Mitchell covering many
| domains. The District of Columbia comes
! in for good notice.
One of the most enjoyable evenings of the
| year was recently held by Esther Rebekah
| Lodge, No. ), 1. o. o. f. 1t was called a
ghost party and ghosts were sold by the
| dozen, the buyers not knowing who they
were buying at auction. Many agreeable
| surprises followed. The auctoneers were
| Degree Master Easterling and Past Grands
FooSe, Billings and Davidson. Alter the
exercises were laid for one hundred
| Grand Master Bradford. Past Grand Pun
| phrey Of Central, No. /, and good repre-
Sentation were present from every Rebekah
| lodge in the jurisdiction Visitors were also
| present from Colorado and Idaho.
| Washington Commandery. No 1, knights
Templar. will hold Its next stated conclave
| Wednesday, December b. At the last ses-
| sion there was a ceremonial session for the
| Order of the Temple and the Order of
Malta. Eminent Commander w. II. Yerkes
who has been confined to his bed in the
George Washington University Hospital,
the result of severe surgical operation,
will be able to attend the next cOnclave.
Division No. 2 A. o. H. held impor
tant meeting Sunday at $40 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest Prominent speakers
were present and large attendance par
ticpated.
Sunday last at Goth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest. There was an ex-
cellent program participated in by promi-
nent members.
Columbia Camp, No. 1923, Modern Wood
men of America, had a meeting Monday
night. followed by banquet, at knights of
Malta Hall. 430 9th street northwest.
Worthy Adviser William F. Matteson acted
as presiding officer and POSTMASTER. Five
applications for membership were received,
one of them being a transfer by card from
California Bylaws were adopted and
George W. McMorris, Charles r. Bartlett
and Charles H. Becker were appointed
press committee. Messrs. Wilson. McMor-
ris, IRE and Bartlett Of Columbia Camp.
and Tallman, Cole and Cunningham of
other camps, the latter from Benton Har-
bor Mich, contributed to the evening
enjoyment, Mr.. Bartlett officiating at the
piano.
The banquet was rendered the camp by
District Deputy William G.. MaXtield and
his four assistants. the menu and details
having been attended to by Messrs. Stephen
B. Callahan and Frank H. Ellis. The first
annual election of officers will occur on
Monday next.
The members of Howard Perry Conclave
No. $50 of the Improved order Heptasophs
were invited by District Deputy Supreme
Archon NJ. II. Perry TO spend a social even
ing with him at their hall in the Typograph-
ical Temple at 423-425 G street northwest
Monday evening. Supreme Counsel Olin II.
Bryan of Baltimore, Md. gave a stirring
and instructive address covering the work
that is being done by the order, and showed
how to accomplish better work for the bene-
fit of the order, and to strengthen the con-
clave He also explained fully the growth
of the order throughout the nation and the
position in which 1t Is held by the people.
His address was supplemented by short
talk by the supreme organizer, John w.
Cruett. Mr.. Cruett, who was one of the
! founders of the order, emphasized partcu-
larly the advancement which has been
made in the past four years since the or
ganization was perfected, although the or
der had been in existence for twenty-eight
years. The addresses were followed by mu-
sic and after the program refreshments
were seved All who attended joined hands
In thanking the host for the enjoyable time
and went away feeling that the evening had
been profitably spent.
A meeting of Columbia Lodge, No. TO- /
O. o. F., was held Thursday evening No
vember 80. Several visitors were present
from lodges in this and other jurisdictions
Columbia Lodge has been making prepare
tons TO receive the Grand Lodge officers
next Thursday evening on the occasion of
their annual visitation to the lodge large
attendance is expected.
The thirty-ffth convocation of the
Grand Commandery pf Maryland Knights
Templar occurred last Tuesday evening and
was very largely attended by fraters from
the District of Columbia, Virginia and West
Virginia Among those present from Wash
ington were Grand Commander Bennett A.
Allen. Grand Generalissimo George H
Walker and Grand Captain General Frank
H. Thomas of the Grand Encampment
The latter represented officially the grand
master of Tempiars.
The annual grand visitation of Grand
Chancellor James w. Carter and his asso-
ciates to Justus II. Rathbone Lodge, No. 30 |
last evening was great success. An excel |
lent program was given and the grand
chancellor was the recipient, instead of |
flowers, of large umbrella to keep off the !
''dews and damps." The grand visitations |
close with the visitation to the grand chan
cellor's home lodge, Capital, No. "a, on |
next Tuesday evening.
Hope Lodge, No. 20, F. A A M, will
give its annual banquet next Friday even
ing, to follow the annual election of Off
GERS. The present line Is as follows: John |
H. Won Hermann, w. NJ; Edward Y. David !
son, s. W.; John F. Hoffaker, ]. W.. Will |
treasurer: Horace p. Mcintosh, marshal:
John c. Ballou, organist; Allan r. Searle, |
S. D.: Arthur +. Cook, J. D.; Wilbur S. |
Sample steward: Edward c. Dutten. stew |
ard, and John ]. Hill, tyler.
In a freight wreck on the Pennsylvania |
in deep cut two miles north of Windsor |
was killed and number of cars ditched. |
Judge was sent back to flag q regular 1