Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-06

Omaha. Neb.: Lincoln. Neb.: New Britain.
Conn; Buffalo. n. Y; Spokane. Wash.
Baltimore. Md; Muncis Ind; Temple Tex:
Sa!ina. Kan; Silver city, New Mexico:
Springfield. H.; Newark. Ohio Spartan
burg, s. c.: Marion, Ohio: ST. Paul, MINI.
columbus re Al 5. c; Fairfield. IN: Freeport
Celina. Ohio; Springfield, Ohio; Ffnd,ay.
Ohio; Houston, Tex: Traverse City. Mich:
Reno. Nevada; Portland Ore: Settle.
wash; jacksonville. Fla: Chattanooga.
Tenn; Nashville. Tenn: Cincinnat Oh o:
Atlanta. Ga: Lewiston. Idaho; Trenton N
j.. and Joplin. Mo.
The Detroit knights of Khorassan have
completed the arrangements for the recep-
ton of the votar!es of the order at the
biennial session of the imperial palace Au-
gust ISIS, The hotels and street railway
have guaranteed 500 for five prizes of 500
each, to be distributed as follows TO those
appearing in both day and night parades:
SIt0. temple having greatest aggregate Of
In in not less than twenty members:
500. temple having largest attendance:
SOD. largest patrol. 500. best-drilled patrol
and 500. temple having most novel appear
ance.
Imperial Prince w. D. Hadfield OF the
Dramatic Order OF knights of Khorassan
has issued an officia! circular on the sub
1ect OF badges or lapel buttons. He says:
Thus far have kept them (buttons)
from being sold by unauthorized parties
whereby they could be procured by persons
come to my knowledge that firm OF jewel
ers in an eastern city Is making a button
similar to the one We have adopted, and all
members are cautioned against purch lsing
buttons except from the secretaries OF tenn
pies
Jan Ben Jan Temple. No. 81. d. o. X. X.
Cleveland, Ohio. has organized n hriCand
corps of twenty-five uniformed men and is
irilling to get the prize at Detroit.
grand ceremonial at Charlotte N c.. at
the time of the meeting OF the grand lodge
II. of p. This temple has not missed a oc-
casion OF this kind since it organized.
II. P. Caldwell. G. X. of r. and S. of IL
!inos Pythians, has made his report and It
shows up well The gains during the year
were 1910. They have 5S3 lodges and a
membership of o5.o0s. The assets of the
lodges amount to SS22.510.
Columbia Commandery, No. .. X. T. held
n stated conclave at the asylum in Masonic
Temple last evening and transacted consid-
cradle important business including dispo-
sition of the amendments to the command
cry bylaws.
The Grand Lodge of Michigan of the
Royal Arcanum has chosen the following
officers: Grand regent, s. S. Babcock. De-
troit: grand vice regent. u. L. Cooper Niles;
grand orator. w f. Goodman. Saginaw;
p. G. r.. ID. r. Champion. Monroe; grand
secretary. C. b. Derthck, Iona; grand
treasurer. E. c. Roberts. Lapeer: grand
chaplain, II. B. Baxter. Grand Rapids;
grand guide. E f. Bishop. Sa ginaw; grand
warden, j. A Goodman. Negaunee; grand
sentry, l.. A. Kline. Kalamazoo: grand
trustees. George ID. Hart. Almont: J. H.
ODonnell, Detroit; W. A. Price. Lansing.
The officers of the Michigan Grand Lodge
of Masons formally dedicated the new Ma
sonic Temple in Lansing Thursday. The
dedication exercises were followed by
banquet and ball. Many prominent Ma
sons from different cities of the state, in
Guiding delegation from Detroit, were
present.
Superior Lodge. No. y, knights of Pyth-
las, held a business meeting on Thursday
evening. There was excellent attend
ance. This lodge is having an excellent
year under the administration of Chancel-
lor Commander Jacobus S. Jones, who has
made distinct success in the chairs OF sew
eral different organizations of diverse fra
ternities.