Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
|lAMQNG TINE
u FRATERNITIES

The Grand Lodge of Knights Of Pythias
convenes next Monday evening, February
10, at Pythian Temple, and will probably
remain In session four evenings for the
transaction of its business. The meeting
will take place on the forty-second ami
versary of the establishment OF the first
Pythian lodge In the world. Washington.
No. i, IN this city. and several members of
| this early lodge will be among those at
| tending the Grand Lodge this year. There
are now nineteen lodges affiliated with the
Pythian grand body. and ninety-fve voting
representatives form the governing organ
ization. All past supreme chancellors. past
grand chanoellors and past chancAllors are
considered members of the Grand Lodge
and are permitted to attend its sessions.
There now in this domain one past su-
preme chancellor, Edward Dunn of Frank
nTand Iod sSnce Mo ana lolo twenty
Cunning. John NJ. Kline, John T.
| Moling, D. Elmer Wiber. w. H. Hines,
]. w. Bradbury, James G. Mcqueen, John
| B. Conner. BENJAMIN F. Evans, w. T.
Mockbee. John w. Hardell, Ed c. Gill,
Ames F. Medford. George w. Baumann,
William NJ Hodges, Frank H. Hosford,
John C. Yost and Nazareth Bunch. These
are given in the order Of their lodges, and
not Of seniority. There were, according to
the last report 345 past chancelfors. 1.220
knights, fifteen esQuires and twenty-five
pages holding allegiance to the Grand
Lodge.
The following standing and select COM
mittees of the Grand Lodge are completing
the work of preparing the reports which
they will submit to the session:
Judiciary-Frank B. Crown, Joseph F.
| Beck. w. E. Bradley, l.. II. Troutman, w.
M Hodges.
Grievances-C. II. Fletcher A. Lauxrnan,
Lee Mockbee.
Uniform rank-R. T Whiting. T. E. Ian
don, George Ryall.
Reports-W. R. Carver H E. Smith M
T. Pine.
Endowment rank-B. C. McQuay ]. NJ.
Cline, c. T. Roderick.
Credentials-A. Kahlert, B. Taranito,
Hugh B. Armstrong.
Rules-F w. .Helbig, ]. G. Mcqueen, NJ.
Wallace.
State of the order-John w. Hardell, R.
c. Glascock, e. Lodge Hill.
Finance-Joseph B. Conner George w.
Haley, S. L. Gardiner.
Printing!. w. Morcock. George w.
Hall, H. J. Gasson.
Fraternal correspondence-Frank H. Hos
| ford. d. l.. Burnett, d. N. Hoover.
Warrants and charters-J. r. Haskins,
| M. A. Leese, w. A. Thompson.
Necrology-R. P. Evans. s. H. Gladmon,
! L. C. GILL
Committee on extension of Pythian edu-
| cation-Thomas A. Bynum, G. w. Bau-
mann, D. E. Wiber J. L. Holland, J. r. g.
| Dickens.
Committee on Afbrary-Edwin M Kline,
|
berg, T.. H. Strang
Fraternal funerals-D. E. WIDER, John NJ
| Kline, Joseph B. Conner, F. H. Hosford
John r. Haskins.
| Potomac Commandery, No. g. Knights
| Templar, made a pilgrimage to Alexandria,
| Va, last evening and the order of the red
| cross was conferred in Old Dominion Com
| mandery.
In his recent official circular Eminent
Commander Charles T. Lindsey of Potomac
| Commandery said: AT our last concave
we were visited by Rev. Sir Knight Mayo
| of st. Elmo Commandery, Maryland; by
Sir knight Weldon of De Molay. Louis
vile, Ky; by E. Sir Knight Willis of
| .Tancred Commandery, Pittsburg, Pa, and
| by a delegation from De Molay, No. f.
| headed by Eminent Commander Maurice
| Otterback. We gladly welcomed these sir
knights. The Orders of the Temple and
| Malta were conferred on Brother Deck
man. 1t was pleasure to have V. E.
| Sir Knight Hunt in his accustomed place
and to listen to his splendid rendition OF
| the beautiful Tempar ritual"
Ascalon Temple No. 81, D. O. K k held
| a business session Monday evening at the
| Pythan Temple w S. Marquis. past
| chancellor of Myrtle Lodge, No. Is, knights
of Pythias, was installed as sheik by War
| rem ]. Coffin, acting royal vizer. There
was a large attendance at the meeting.
of business of importance for the
| near future. On February %. imme-
| dtately after the close of the
| Grand Lodge of the knights OF Pythias,
with which order the knights Of Khorassan
are affiliated. the temple will give ball.
| On March a ceremonial session will take
| place. The temple will also make pill
grimage to Baltimore March 20, and there
| Zen Hadad Temple of Baltimore. There
| will also be ten or fifteen candidates from
| this city. This is expected to be the most
| important event in Ascalons current year.
| Washington Commandery No. /, X t,
| conferred the Orders of~the Temple and
| Malta at It's stated conclave Wednesday
| evening. The last circular of Eminent
| Commander Yerkes contained a memorial
| card to the late James s. Gray who was
| knighted April u. 1889, and died January
! 81. 1906. This week the commandery suf-
| fered the loss of Sir knight ]. Frank john
| son.
Columbia Commandery. No. 2. K. T., is
completing arrangements for It's Washing
| tons birthday trip to Baltimore to attend
| the charity ball to be given that evening by
| Crusade Commandery of that city. Ind1-
| cations all favor an extensive attendance
| by fraters of Columbia and their ladies'
A special train will leave the Baltimore
| and Ohio depot at o'clock pm. and will
| start on the return TIP from Baltimore not
| later than II o'clock at night. In Baltimore
carriages Will be furnished to and from the
armory for the use OF the ladies' spe-
| ctally selected drill team of Columbia Com
mandery will give an exhibition drill under
| the command of Capt. 8. c. Redman.
Orient Commandery, No. 5, Knights
Templar, will hold its 223d stated conclave
Monday evening, upon which occasion 1t
VIII confer the Orders of the Temple and
Malta Eminent Commander Fred 8. Cav
son in his last official circular reviewed the
recent conclaves Of his commandery. He
said
Our conclave Of February was one of
the most successful of the year as far as
attendance and enthusiasm were concerned.
The large attendance of sir knights In uni
form who came prepared to take part in
our first quarterly inspection shows what
| deep interest and love they have for
their commandery. and 1t affords me much
pleasure to congratulate them on the beau
tiful manner in which they acquitted them
selves, and extend to them an invitation to
attend the next inspection"
Kosciusko kemper Of Alexandria, who
has long been prominent In Virginia Ma
sorry, has Just attained the honorable po-
sition of grand master OF Masons of the
Old Dominion. He succeeds Most Worship
full Thomas n. Davis Of Lynchburg. His
associate officers are as follows: Deputy
grand master. J. Quinn of Fredericksburg;
grand senior warden, John w. Eggieston of