Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-01

formed rank company being represented,
an ell the grand officers being present,
excepting Grand Trustee Thomas r. Riley,
who is Ill at his home. Chancellor Conn
mander F. A. Dony gracefully welcomed
the grand chancellor and his associate
officers. After the receipt OF the grand re-
ports. all fiattering. and the exempliacation
of the secret work by Acting Grand Lee
turer Claude H Woodward the lodge was
turned over to an entertainment committee
which gave an excellent program, features
OF which were the recitations by Talbot ].
PulizH and s. III. Jacobson. Remarks by a
number of prominent Pythians closed the
program. Refreshments followed.
The present officers of Capital Lodge are
mander; A L. Gilmore. vice chancellor; w.
F. Morgan, master of work: b. E. Har-
rison, prelate; ]. w. Carter (past grand
chancellor. keeper of records anq seal:
8. l.. Gardiner. master of finance! julius
Viedt, master of exchequer: H. X. Tucker,
master at arms: b. r. Sherwood inner
guard; J. F. Skidmore. outer guard.
At the visitation to Calanthe Lodge, No
II, X. of p, Col. Alexander of Leesburg,
delivered an able address suitable to tho
occasion: Col. Alexander. who rode with
Mosby in the civil war. Is a prominent
member Of the bar. and has long been
Pythian circles. While in the city Col.
Alexander was the guest OF Past Chan
cellor David l.. Burnett of Calanthe Lodge,
who Is one OF the five men who founded"
the order In this city early In 1884.
A preliminary meeting OF Justus H. Rath-
bone and few friends was held Febru-
airy Is. 1864, at which the organization of
secret society was discussed the ritual
read 10 them. and an obligation admin
istered by Mr.. Rathbone. and pledges made
to organize lodge. Those present were
members of musical organization, the
Arion Glee Club (R A. Champions E. g,
Id II
and Messrs. Roberts and Driver). On Feb
ruary ~. 1854. a number of gentlemen met
at Temperance (Marinfs) Hall, ola z street
northwest and after organizing with ].
T. X. Plant as chairman and d. L. Burnett
as secretary Mr.. ]. II. Rathbone stated
the object OF the meeting to be the found
Ing OF secret society. having for Its OBJ
1ect friendship. benevolence and charity.
Those present subscribed to the oath laid
down afterward in the ritual. 1t was re-
solved that the order be styled the Knights
of Pythias. ritual was reported by Rath-
bone. read and adopted. Complete or
ganization Of the first lodge Of the order
was effected by electing J. II. Rathbone
as Its presiding officer and D. L. Burnett
banker. Washington Lodge. No !, Knights
Of Pythias, was thus brought into exist
ence.
The season of visitations to the several
Eastern Star cha piers OF the District by the
grand officers closed Wednesday evening.
he last NlSltdtiOn was maze TO Naomi
Chapter. No. 3, at 1907 G street northwest.
After the formalties of the official inspec-
ton were completed the chapter was re-
solved into an open meeting" and the fol-
lowing program was rendered: Presenta-
ton remarks to Worthy Grand Matron
Jeanette r. Newton. by Past Patron Eu-
gene Bernhard: lecture on the life and
poems of James Whitcomb Riley, by Rev.
J. T. Huddle of st. Pauis English Luz
theran Church. Mr. Huddle gave rendi-
ton of a number of Riley's poems. dividing
them into Realism. Childhood and .Senti-
mental" soprano solo, Mrs. Inez Seymour
Mcconnell, Flower Song from Faust"
Mrs. Mcconnell responded to an encore by
singing Bschoffs Surprising" presenta-
ton remarks to Worthy Grand Patron Will
liam F. Hunt. by Mamie Bishop; bass solo.
Arthur Middleton, Down In the Dun
geon." Alice B. Curtis and Lulu Marshall
then presented Associate Grand Matron
Clara E. Ball, member of Naomi Chap
ter and Rev. ]. T. Huddle with tokens OF
the appreciation OF the chapter. At the
conclusion of the program a banquet was
given.