Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-26

Adjutant, Columbia Commandery, No. 2, K. T.
member of the Logan Rifles and later with
the Corcoran Cadet Corps. While in the lat
ter organization he creditably passed all
the examinations up to and including the
rank of major. In 1898 he entered the fresh
man class in medicine in Columbian now
George Washington University, and receiv-
ed his diploma four years later For the
next four years he served as resident phy-
stefan of Garfield Hospital
Captain Gibson was received into the mys-
teries of Masonry in Benjamin B. French
Lodge, No. 10, F. A. A. M; was exalted in
a Knight Templar In Columbia Command
cry, No. 2 K. r., and received the mystic
grip in Almas Temple, A. A. o. N NJ S.
IN the commandery he has always taken an
drill master. He was unanimously elected
10 the captafncy of the Drill Associat ton
and with the help of his brother Templars
ne hopes to add more fame and glory to
Templar field day
The annual journal of the Grand Lodge
or knights of Pythias has been issued UNI
ger the auspices and by the authority of
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal Henry
). Gasson 1t is neat volume and con-
talns the official proceedings of the forty-
second Grand Lodge convention of the
mother domain. The journal contains an
extensive review of the work done In the
other domains (ifty-five in number) bv the
committee on fraternal correspondence a
member of which, David L. Burnett was
one or the five men who founded this now
extensive fraternity here in FEBRUARY, 1864
The Introductory review extends greetings
TO the Pythians Of everywhere from those
OF the mother domain, who hold them all In
the highest esteem and fraternal regard
1t says: The mother domain has this year
particular reasons for expressing due an
probation of the Pythians of other do
mains which are our daughters and our
sisters Tor every one of the journals of
other domains has come under the notice of
your committee this year has felicitated us
upon our splendid success in temple bnild-
Ing.
The Pythian order has come into DAYS of
great success everywhere. The journals of
nearly all the domains exhibit evidences of
prosperity. Questions that have long been
Vexing, and about which there have been
varying and various opinions have been
wisely settled by Supreme and Grand Lodge
legislation The membership of the frater-
nifty Is steadily increasing In numbers. and
It's character remains of the highest Stead
lily advancing now from the six hundred
thousand to the seven hundred thousand
mark, there reason for hoping that this
grand order might pass the great total of
one million members in very few years
1t is an almost complete education in
modern Pythianism to read the reports of
fraternal correspondents and reviewing
committees of the domains which COMPRISE
the extensive territory governed by the su-
preme lodge OF our order. Comment by fra
ternal correspondents and committees
while not an expression of the views Of the
grand lodges, is still always of interest. al
though, perhaps, not always of Importance.
Your committee believes that 1t would be
well IL this grand body were to provide as
IN a number of other domains, for the
advance publication and distribution to
lodges of the fraternal correspondence re-
port of this jurisdiction; and it would also
be advantageous If the grand chancellors
annual report could be in the hands of
Tot txya to he
least one week before the meeting of that
body.
"A notable feature of work In the SUI
preme domain is the success attending the
Pythian Orphans Home in Ohio.
Washington Commandery, No. 1, Knights
Templars, expects to have over one hum
dred and fifty swords in line at the
thirtieth triennial conclave. which win
occur at Saratoga, July 0, 1907. The emil
nent commander is working energeticaIly
to secure a good representation, and has
issued a circular pointing out the inter-
He has also named the following commit
tees to have charge of all arrangements:
Executive: John s. each. chairman; J.
Claude KEEPER. Benjamin s. Graves. the
Dingman. chairman: Eldred G. Davis,
Warren H. circuit, David G. Dixon, Henry
X. Simpson. Thomas p Morgan. Chas. T.
Caldwell. Joseph A. Oliver Finance: Al
pcTt p Ok ciidlfduaus f1eHry -. MSrrfll,
Claude F. King, Jacobus s. Jones'. J. Rus
sell yerhycke. Music: Fred w Behrens
chairman: Jesse F. Grant, Nathaniel b.
Fugitt, Gabriel F. johnson, the herald, ex-
officio. Entertainment: William s. Parks
chairman; William H. Yerkes, IT., Abram r.
Server. Jesse B. k. Lee. the comm;ssary.
ex-officio.
Frank H. Thomas OF this city, who Is
captain general of the grand encampmenf
OF knights fTemplar of the United States,
was In attendance this week in his official
capacity at the great Templar c0nclave IN