Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18

hopes 10 exceed ner western rival, despite
the fact that she has not such a large ter
rttory to draw from. Meetings are held
every Monday and Thursday to promote
the plans Of the jubilee and on Thursday a
social meeting was held at Pythian Castle
in order that all prospective candidates
might visit the castle, look around for
themselves and meet some of the workers
of the order
Watson of Indiana, both of whom are men,
bers of the order, are expected to attend
the jubilee and make addresses during that
part of the ceremonies which wifi be open
10 the general public. Supreme Chancellor
Shively and Vice Supreme Chancellor Baer
Will also attend and make addresses Dele
cations are to come from Delaware Vir-
gina, west Virginia and parts of New Jer-
sey, while all of the lodges throughout the
state of Maryland are expected to be pres
ent.
There will also be a large attendance
from the District of Columbia: arrange
nents for which are now being made The
big Pythian event is being announced at
each of the grand vistations which are in
progress here. While the arrangements for
the jubilee have not been completed In de-
tail, there Will be a parade, with all of the
thirty-eight lodges of Baltimore and all of
the visitors in line. Many of the out-of
town delegations will have their bands and
uniforms, and several of the local lodges
VII! have uniforms, but the greater portion
Of the procession Will be men in business
garb The line of march will be the short
est Eoute 10 tne Lyric from Pytnldn Castle,
where the parade will form.
The big class of candidates will be mi
tiated Immediately, with only members of
the order as spectators. After that time
the doors will be thrown open to the pub
lie and any one who desires will have an
opportunity of hearing prominent men
make short addresses.
At the meeting of Dorcas Rebekah lodge
this week several candidates were initiated
The degree team of this lodge which will
compete for the prize offered for best Re-
bekah work, is doing admirably The team
Is very anxious to win at the Toronto con-
vention of the Sovereign Grand Lodge and
Is eXerting every effort to that end.
Michael A. Kenney, the Supreme Wash
irgton of the Brotherhood of the Union
has issued proclamation declaring a new
name in effect January l. 1906. The name
as adopted is brotherhood of America.
The proclamation is in accordance with the
action of a recent convention of the su-
preme circle, held at Niagara Falls. At
the recent convention the name was or
dered changed by a unanimous vote. The
original resolutions looking to the change
were offered at convention held at
Wilkesbarre two years ago, and further
considered in tbs city a year ago The agi-
tatlon dates back a number of years, and
was the result of a constant confusion of
the name with that of labor organizations
The supreme trustees at a meeting held
tins week took up the matter OF making
necessary changes in the embems and para
pnernalia. The matter of changing the
charter to conform with the new name is
in charge of the solicitor of the society
The annual grand visitation of the most
WorShipful grand master and officers of the
Grand Lodge to the New Jerusalem Lodge
No. 8, L. A. A. NJ, will occur Thursday
evening November % at Masonic Temple.
Mt Vernon Lodge, No. s. Knights of
PVthi1C cOufprrad he NIL.
in full form Wednesday evening This
lodge is the second oldest one now existing
in the world, its only senior being Frank
lin Lodge No. 2, also of this city.
Grand Chancellor James w. Carter of the
knights of Pythias and the other grand Of
ncers visited two lodges this week-<Myr-
tie, No 3D. Tuesday evening, and Superior
No. q, Thursday evening. The Myrtle
lodge visitation was held in the castle hall
over the National Capital Bank on Penn
SylVania avenue southeast Superior lodge
visitation occurred at its castle hall in the
new Pythian temple. Both We're largely
attended and very successful affairs.
There was a larger attendance at Myrtle
lodge than at any other visitation of the
present year The castle hall was crowded
to its limit with members and visitors
from other lodges. At the opening every
constituent lodge of the jurisdiction but
one was represented, and among the Wis
itors were many from lodges of other ju-
risdicttons. The absence of the missing
e,
No. ., was announced in a body later in
the evening. About forty members of that
lodge were received, and then the castle
hall really was full.
The grand officers were received by the
chancellor commander and the official pro-
gram was gone through with. The Grand
Lodge officers reported the records and ac-
counts, financial and numerical status eX-
cellent, and the paraphernalia UP to date
Grand Lecturer Richardson gave an exem-
pliication of the ritual and Grand Chan
cellor Carter complimented the lodge on
its excellent showing. The visitation then
closed and the evening was turned over to
a committee on visitation, including Thos.
A. Bynum, Frank 3. Crown and Samuel w.
Edwards They offered a very attractive
program of entertainment. Jason Water
man presented Grand Chancellor Carter
with handsome floral Offering, and Thos.
A. Bynum performed the same agreeable
duty to Grand Prelate Henry Adams,
member of Myrtle lodge There were reci-
tations, both serious and comic by D. +.
Goumpf and Mr.. Common, a new member
of Myrtle Interesting remarks We're made
by number Of the members of Myrtle
and visitors, and at the close much laugh
ter was created by presentations of a
hammer" to one of the leading members
of Myrtle and leather medal to a
visitor Ample refreshments followed.
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine has
arranged to have an interesting session
Thursday, November %, but there will be
no formal ceremonial. 1 ne occasion Will
be the nomination of candidates for Of
nce to be voted on at the December cere-
monial session. and the work will be done
at the November session In the shortest
of short form.
The annual election of the shrine will
be held December %, and the polls will
be open that day all the afternoon and
early evening. The candidates to be voted
on will be those announced at the No
vember session. The elective divan offices
are now filled as follows: Carter s.
Keene, illustrious potentate; Jacobus S.
Jones, chief rabban; Francis A. Sebring
assistant rabban: Allen Bussius high
priest and prophet; John A. Ellinger, orr
entail guide; Allison Nailor. jr, treasurer
and Harrison Dingman, recorder. There
viii probably be several interesting but
friendly contests for some of these places
Others will slide in with ease but there
is sure to be a sharp contest for repre-
sentative TO the Imperial Council meet
Ing.
An enterprisng committee of Los Ange-
les shriners is in charges of arrangements
for the session Of the Imperial Council,
A A o. n. NJ. s.. to be held in that city
May and 10 of next year. 1t has adopt
ed the plan of sending out invitations to
the meeting of the Imperial Council di-
rect TO the members of the nobility in
stead of through the potentate and re-