Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-20
James W. Carter,

Grand Chancellor, knights OF Iythlas.
ture and carry on the noble work with bet
ter facilities and more telling results. Each
new member coming in, each lodge put in
better condition for effective work, is a step
in advance and makes possible greater
things in the future.
1t is with a great deal of pleasure and
satisfaction that l report the best of feel
ing exists in all the subordinate lodges, and
that nothing has transpired to disturb the
friendly relations between this and our sis
ter domains. l desire to thank ont and all
for your loyal support, and in laying aside
the duties of this office l pledge myself to
do all IN my power to uphold those who, in
the future may be called to take UP the
active labor of directing the work OF
Pyth!anlsm IN this domain,
Just now is the time for every Pythian
in Washington TO put his shoulder to the
wheel and push. Let us in every way give
aid and encoura cement to the Pythian fair
and assist the members Of the various COM
mittees and workers who are laboring for
the cause.
in November l received an invitation
from Past Chancellor Harry L. Price chair
man of the Baltimore jubilee committee. ex-
tending al invitation to the Grand Lodge Of
fcers and the members of this domain to
visit Baltimore to witness the comforting
of the rank of page on a large number of can
dida ties Decemher by Mountain City Lodge
of Frederick, Nd The invitation was ac
ccepted. and about two hundred members
went over to witness the initiation. | wish
to congratulate the dominion of Maryland
on receiving such large accession TO their
ranks. and to Mountain Lodge for the ex-
cellent manner IN which 1t conferred the
rank"
The report of John G. Gasson. grand
keeper of records and seal. shows Il slight
diminution IN membership for the first
time during his incumbency o. the office
The total number o. members at the close
of the year was 1.619. The fiscal state
ment for the year is as follows: Total bal
ance and receipts OF subordinate lodges,
nj glh 1y irlg to lngiO
SAT ,2s0.TS.
The Grand Lodge is composed Of five rep
resentatives from each subordinate lodge,
elected from it's past chanceIIors All past
chancellOrs also have the right of attend
ance on the sessions Of the grand body.
Losses by Death
During the year the Grand Lodge has suf-
fered severe losses by death. They were re-
ported as follows TO the Grand Lodge Past
chancellors-E. C. Niles, Harmony Lodge.
No, p, January 10. 1905: H C. Laubach,
Germania Lodge No. II, January 10, 1905
James L. Stevens, Excelsior Lodge. No.
a. .Jnuary 20, 1905; John NJ. Mitchell,
Mount Vernon Lodge No.-5 January 81,
1905; John Weide, Union Lodge No. %
April -. 1905: John +. Hayre, Franklin
Lodge, No. 2, October o, 1905; r. H. Neff,
Equal Lodge, No II, December r. 1905;
George Loehl, Germana Lodge No Is.
December 10, 1905; Wooman Gibson. Supe-
rior Lodge, No. %; w. p. ..ilan, Superior
Lodge, No. y, December -. 1895. knights
w. II. Verhoff. Union Lodge. No. %. jan
uary 81, 1905: A M Jacobs Decatur Lodge
No o. January %, 1905; i. A. LoveIace
Harmony Lodge. No. 81. February IA. 1905;
Frank NJ. Sweet, Century Lodge, No 80
April II, 1909: w. ]. Latimer sr., Myrtle
Lodge. No. 26. April 20. 1905 II. F. Volk-
man. Hermione Lodge, No. l.. May Y, 1905
T. w. RICHARDSON Union Lodge, No %
June 20. 1908; A. Z. McElroy. Mount Yer
non Lodge. No. 3, August 10, 1895; A. G.
Di Vincentz Columbia Lodge. No. 20. Sep
TENDER 80 1905; II. T. Markward, Noun,
Vernon Lodge No. 3, November /. 1908
Pinckney w. Smith. Superior Lodge, No
~, December Z, 1905.
Since the closing of the calendar year
Grand Representatives Hiram r. Riddle oil
| Columbia Lodge, No &c. and John A. Frank
OF Justus II. Rathbone Lodge. No. -, have
died increasing the total loss of ale order
| by death to twenty-three.