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

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pensary and Casualty Hospital and has
ten years. He is alsosa member of.the Citi-
zens Association of East Washington and
OF the Board of Trade, He has. beena MEM
Der of the National Rifles SINCE their or
ganiZation In 1880
The grand high priest is member of the
Royal and Select Masters, a X. K. c. H., in
the Scottish Rite, representative OF Mlthras
Lodge of Perfection on the Masonic Temple
board, and. vice president sIef~.the Masonic
Relief Association.
Supreme Chancellop Sfiveley of the Su-
preme Lodge, Knights of Pythias, is eX-
pected to attend the forty-first annual ses-
sion of the Pythian Grand Lodge at Pythian
Temple Monday evening. Grand Chancellor
T.: A. Bynum has named the following
committee, iby lodgesD'to have charge of
past supreme chancellor: Lodge No. 5, John
NJ. Kline. past grand chancellor; Lodge NO
Z, D. r. Wiber, past grand chancellor;
Lodge No O. r. S. Sebastian, grand inner
guard; Lodge No II, David l.. Burnett, one
of the founders of the order, and the fol-
lowing representatives of other subordinate
lodges No 10, James G. MCQUEEN, past
grand chancellor; No u II. G. Wagner,
past grand chancellor; No, II, Joseph Beck;
No 10 Moritz Glaeser; No. p, Ben Nc
Quay; No. % Fl. 7. Adams No! %. VIM
M. Hodges, past grand chancellor; No: Il,
G. w Baumann, supreme representative;
NO H. John w Hardell, past grand. chan.
cellor; no. %, George w. Haley; No. u, +.
H Hosford past grand chancellor; No. y,
John G. Yost, supreme representative; NO.
% L. II. Troutman; No. 50, E. Z. Simpson.
The Grand Lodge will meet at 80 Mon.
day night at Pythian Temple. To this
meeting grand officers, grand representa-
tiyes and past chancellors will be admitted
A session of one hour will be held AT
$50 a recess of the Grand Lodge will be
taken and the meeting will then be opened
for all members of the order of knights Oh
Pythias. Knight a. j. Beveridge senator
from Indiana, has accepted an invitation
to be present After the meeting a BAN
quet will be served in the armory of the
temple.
Brightwood Castle No. A. Knights of the
Golden Eagle, held installation of officers
Monday. February II, at Brightwood Han.
The following We're installed: N. c., 5. II.
Stutzman; V. c., c.. A. Sheldon: p. C., f.
R. Common; H.. P, E. Perry; NJ of R., T.
P. Byron; C. of E., w. s. Shoots; K. of E..
G.. B. Heineeke; S. H., w. T. King: B..
H, F. J. Martin; Ensign, A. e. Lambath;
fer; first G.. T. F. Tucker; second G., p.
Graninger; w. B.. G. Preston tr
Ascalon Temple, No. 81, D. o. XXX, held
it's regular monthly ceremonial at its quar-
ters in Pythian Temple Monday night.
There was a large attendance and it was
announced that the temple will meet at its
quarters the second Monday of each month,
during the year.
In the latest issue of the Tiger and Cres-
cent, official organ of the D. o. X. X,
there appears the celebrated ode to
Skeleton, which is somewhat famillar TO.
many members of other orders, including
Editor Secretary Bedding of the Tiger and
Crescent himself. The original authorship
of this noted ode has never been determined
but Knights Tempiar have long recognized
in it's peculiar beauty and significance.
''Here in this empty cavern hung
The ready, swift and tunefnl tongue
And when it could not praise was chained;
II bold in Virtues cause it spoke,
Yet gentle concord never broke,
That tongue shall plead for thee
When Time unveils Eternity"
Constantine comrnandery. No. BAT.
knights of Malta, is rapidly gaining in
membership. Its place of meeting is in the
Northeast, Temple. The growth. of this
| order is claimed to be- greater than that of
| any other fraternal llpdy in this country at
| the present time. Over three hundred COM
| manderies have been stationed in seven
| teen states, the District Of Columbia and
Canada, and new ones are being chartered
constantly Tc
Monday night the local Maccabees in
| itiated class of over 500 at Masonic Tenn
ple one of the largest classes on record
| The work was done by the degree teams OF
National ard Mount Vernon Tents, under
| the direction of w. w.. Adamson, jr., the
captain of Mount Vernon Tent degree team.
j. M. Ermerns, general organizer of the
| order, witnessed the work. State Com
| mander d. w. Gall has made official visits
| to all the tents In this jurisdiction of re-
/ cent date. and reports all in a progressive
| condition. ~
The Grand Domain of wyoming, X. of p.
| in superficial area more than one hundred
/ times larger than the District of Columbia,
| and having something less than one-fourth
of the population, has a total Pythian men,
bership of but 943, and yet this is one of
the most prosperous of Pythian domains.
There are thirteen. lodges, most of them at
vast distances from one another, thus con-
trasting with ours nearly all meeting In one
Pythian home, and the others nearly at
hand within the sixty square miles of the
federal district This Wyoming jurisdic-
ton has seventeen past grand chanceilors.
| Fraternal Correspondent Frank Spaford.
who is, in western parlance, blown off" to
a good picture of himself in the report OF
the proceedings of the Grand Lodge, gives
a comprehensive report, which reviews the
y District Grand Lodge Journal reprints the